Method of forming a device by selectively thermal spraying a metallic conductive material thereon
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- (a) a printed circuit board assembly having a plurality of electronic components forming an electronic circuit;
(b) a three-dimensional molded housing comprised of plastic, the three-dimensional molded housing including;
(i) an inner surface disposed about the electronic circuit, wherein at least a part of the inner surface has a ground shield comprised of a metallic conductive material thermally sprayed thereon; and
(ii) a plurality of molded elements, wherein selected areas of the plurality of molded elements are thermally sprayed with a metallic conductive material.
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Abstract
The method disclosed herein begins with a molded housing (13 or 31). In one embodiment (20) the molded housing (13) has a ground shield (14) that is formed by thermally spraying a metallic conductive material onto the housing (13). Electrical connections are then made to link an electronic circuit on a printed circuit board assembly (21) to the ground shield (14). In another embodiment (30), the molded housing (31) has a plurality of elements (such as an indented channel (32), extrusions (33), a slot connector (34), and a notch (35)) that are thermally sprayed in selected areas to form a plurality of connective elements required by the electronic circuit of the printed circuit board assembly.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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(a) a printed circuit board assembly having a plurality of electronic components forming an electronic circuit; (b) a three-dimensional molded housing comprised of plastic, the three-dimensional molded housing including; (i) an inner surface disposed about the electronic circuit, wherein at least a part of the inner surface has a ground shield comprised of a metallic conductive material thermally sprayed thereon; and (ii) a plurality of molded elements, wherein selected areas of the plurality of molded elements are thermally sprayed with a metallic conductive material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device comprising:
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(a) a printed circuit board assembly having a plurality of electronic components forming an electronic circuit; (b) a three-dimensional molded housing comprised of plastic, the three-dimensional molded housing including; (i) an inner surface disposed about the electronic circuit, wherein at least a part of the inner surface has a ground shield comprised of a metallic conductive material thermally sprayed thereon; and (ii) a plurality of molded elements, wherein selected areas of the plurality of molded elements are thermally sprayed with a metallic conductive material, wherein the plurality of molded elements includes a slot connector.
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