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Encapsulation housing for electronic circuit boards or the like and method of encapsulating

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1. An improved protective enclosure for encapsulating an electrical control circuit arranged on a circuit board, comprising a housing structure formed with a base, vertically upstanding side walls and front and back end walls, open at the top, with a pair of guide rails, each rail extending verticaly on the interior of a respective one of said side walls, said guide rails defining a pair of congruent channels in said side walls extending contiguous to one of the end walls for guiding the control circuit board to a poSition flatly against the one end wall upon inserting the control board into the housing; said housing further including a ledge extending laterally and outwardly from the top of one end wall, said ledge having a bottom edge, said other end wall having a top edge, the height of the bottom edge of said ledge above said base in relation to the height of the top edge of the other end wall above said base being dimensioned such that said housing is adaptable for stacking in multiple units in a vertical, side-by-side relation whereby said laterally extending ledge of one housing overlies the top edge of the next adjacent housing.
2. An improved protective enclosure in accordance with claim 1 wherein the width of each of said channels measured in a plane parallel to the side walls progressively tapers from a point at the top of the side walls to a point toward the bottom of the side walls whereby the associated control circuit board may be inserted from a vertical direction and positioned as aforesaid within said housing by the action of gravity.
3. An improved protective enclosure in accordance with claim 2 wherein the width of each channel tapers progressively along the entire length of the channel.
4. An improved protective enclosure in accordance with claim 2 wherein the one end wall is the front end wall, the other wall is the back end wall and the channels are contiguous the back end wall.
5. An improved protective enclosure in accordance with claim 4 wherein the ledge extends the full width of the front end wall, the ledge having a top edge surface, each side wall having a portion extending to the top edge surface of the ledge, the portion being formed as a smooth extension of the channel.
6. An improved protective enclosure in accordance with claim 1 wherein said housing is formed of non-metallic, thermosetting but permanently stabilized material when set notwithstanding being subjected to elevated ambient operating temperatures, which housing being compatible with encapsulating techniques.
7. An improved protective enclosure in accordance with claim 1 wherein said housing further includes a shallow trough positioned centrally of said laterally extending ledge for confining a stream of encapsulating material when poured into the interior of said housing to essentially the area of said trough.
8. An improved protective enclosure in accordance with claim 7 wherein said housing includes a pair of apertures extending through said front and back walls but sealed off from the interior of said housing, said apertures being of a size and configuration to permit mounting of said housing at a plurality of locations as well as being adaptable for providing a means of support for stacking of said housings together in multiple units during assembly and encapsulation of the associated control circuit board.
9. An improved protective enclosure in accordance with claim 1 wherein said edges each lie in a plane substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis of the housing.
10. An improved method of encapsulating control devices assembled on a circuit board comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of housings, each housing being open at its top, with guide rails extending vertically downwardly in the interior thereof and a lip extending laterally and outwardly from a top portion; vertically stacking a plurality of said housings in a side-by-side relation whereby said lip of one housing overlaps a top portion of the next adjacent housing; inserting an associated circuit board in each of said housings, positioning each circuit board within its respective housing by guiding the same on said guide rails; and continuously pouring encapsulating material into each housing consecutively in an amount sufficient to cover the circuit board in each housing.
11. An improved method of encapsulating control devices in accordance with claim 10 wherein the positioning step includes guiding the circuit board on said guide rails unDer the force of gravity to a position flatly against one of the end walls.
12. An improved method of encapsulating control devices in accordance with claim 10 wherein the forming step includes providing each said lip with a shallow trough in a substantially central location thereof, and further comprising the step of constraining the encapsulation material within essentially the area defined by said troughs during the pouring of the encapsulation material into said housings.
13. An improved method of encapsulating control devices in accordance with claim 10 wherein the forming step includes providing mounting holes in the bodies of said housings and the step of vertically stacking the plurality of housings in a side-by-side relation includes inserting rod-like members through said mounting holes to support said housings as a group.
14. An improved method of encapsulating control devices in accordance with claidm 10 wherein the step of forming said plurality of housings includes the fabrication of the same by compression molding from a non-metallic, thermosetting, but permanently stabilized plastic material.
15. An improved method of encapsulating control devices in accordance with claim 10 wherein the pouring step includes first continuously pouring sand into said individual housings consecutively, said sand filling at least half of the internal volume of the respective housings, and then continuously pouring encapsulating material into each of said housings consecutively to fill the remaining volume thereof and further comprising curing the encapsulating material.
16. An improved method of encapsulating a control device assembled on a heat sink circuit board comprising the steps of: forming a housing having a base, upstanding front and rear end walls and side walls, open at its top, with a pair of guide rails each rail extending vertically downwardly on the interior of a respective one of the side walls; inserting the circuit board into the housing; positioning the circuit board within the housing flatly against one of the end walls by guiding the side edges of the circuit board on the guide rails; and pouring encapsulating material into the housing in an amount sufficient to cover the control device assembled on the circuit board.
17. The method of encapsulating a control device assembled on a heat sink circuit board as claimed in claim 16 wherein the forming step includes forming a plurality of the housings, each housing having a lip extending laterally and outwardly from a top portion of one of the end walls, further comprising vertically stacking a plurality of the housings in a side-by-side relation whereby the lip of one housing overlaps a top portion of the next adjacent housing, inserting and positioning a circuit board into each housing as aforesaid, and continuously pouring encapsulating material into each housing consecutively in an amount sufficient to cover the circuit board in each housing.
18. The method of encapsulating a control device assembled on a heat sink circuit board as claimed in claim 17 wherein the lip extends from one end wall and the positioning step includes positioning the circuit board against the other end wall.
19. An encapsulated electrical control circuit comprising a housing structure formed by a base and vertically upstanding side walls and two end walls, open at the top, with a pair of congruent guide channels, each channel being in a respective one of the side walls and extending contiguous to one of the end walls, the housing defining an open cavity, a circuit board having side edges and two major surfaces and being dimensioned for receipt within the housing structure an electrical control circuit mounted on one of the major surface areas of the circuit board and dimensioned for encapsulation within the housing structure at least one electrical lead connected to the control circuit, the circuit board being received within the cavity of the housing and the side edges of the ccircuit board being received within the guide channels, the circuit board being juxtaposed one end wall in flat touching relation therewith along substantially all of the one of its major surface areas which is away from the major surface area on which the electrical control circuit is mounted, the electrical lead extending externally of the housing, and encapsulating material filling the remainder of the cavity of the housing located adjacent the major surface area of the circuit board on which the electrical control circuit is mounted in an amount sufficient to cover the electrical control circuit.
20. An encapsulated electrical control circuit as claimed in claim 19 wherein the circuit board is a metallic heat sink and is also fully encapsulated by the encapsulating material, and further comprising a pair of apertures extending through the front and back walls of the housing but sealed off from the interior of the housing, said apertures being of a size and dimensioned for mounting of said housing at a plurality of locations.
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