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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1997
David Williams, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
John Brett Barry, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Glynn Russell Ashdown, Lake Bluff, IL (US);
Power Trends, Inc., Warrenville, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a housing for an auxiliary circuit to be connected to a main circuit. The housing includes a heat tab for conducting the heat away from the auxiliary circuit components and an insulating case which is molded together with the heat tab to interlock the heat tab to the case. The case is molded around a chamfered edge of the heat tab. The insulating case includes a back and two sides extending from the back to define an area which contains the auxiliary circuit components. The heat tab is molded into the back and faces the component area so heat generated from the components can be spread to the main circuit by the heat tab. Openings may be provided through the back of the insulating case. The heat tab and legs on the sides of the housing are used to mount the power supply to a circuit board.