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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1990
Filed:
May. 05, 1989
Reinhold Jocham, Mossingen, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A pressure equalizing element for an electrical device enclosure, e.g. for a control device under the hood of a vehicle, features a water-tight but air-transmitting region (6) which equalizes pressure between the interior airspace of the enclosure and ambient airspace. The element is preferably thimble-shaped so that all exterior surfaces are curved and water will not pool on it and clog the air pores. Thus, it will be operative, and can be installed, in any desired orientation. The thimble-shaped element preferably has a threaded (40) or dovetailed (4) rim which facilitates engagement with a correspondingly shaped aperture in the wall of the electrical device enclosure.