Overmolded electronic assembly
View Patent ↗A partially overmolded component having a precisely defined overmolding edge includes a component having a protruding elongate rib and the overmolding having a terminal edge abutting the protruding elongate rib. The rib defines surfaces that provide a greater area of contact between the component and an overmolding tool and a more tortuous flow path to bleed-through.
1. An electrical component assembly comprising:
a substrate for supporting electrical components;
at least one electrical device carried on said substrate;
at least one interface component carried on said substrate in-circuit with said electrical device, said interface component having an outer perimeter surface and an elongate rib protruding outwardly from said outer perimeter surface, said elongate rib defining an inwardly facing abutment surface and an outwardly facing abutment surface spaced from said inwardly facing abutment surface; and
overmolding material partially encasing said interface component, said overmolding material defining an outwardly facing terminal edge adjacent said component perimeter surface abutting said inwardly facing abutment surface and exposing said outwardly facing abutment surface.
2. The electrical component assembly of claim 1 , wherein said outer abutment surface is substantially planar and extends substantially normally from said outer perimeter surface.
3. The electrical component assembly of claim 1 , wherein both said outer abutment surface and said outer perimeter surface comprise portions of an overmolding material shutoff in combination with an adjacent overmolding tool.
4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the component is an electrical component.
5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the component is an electrical connector.
6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a circuit board.
7. The assembly of claim 6 , wherein the substrate is attached to a backplate, and wherein the backplate, component and overmolding together define a housing for the substrate.