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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2000
Dwight D. Smith, Lynchburg City, VA (US);
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
An electronics enclosure ( ) utilizing thermal insulating ceramic coating ( ) includes a first member ( ) having a first surface ( ), and a second member ( ) having a second surface ( ). The first and second members ( ) are movable relative to each other between an enclosing position wherein a plurality of electronic components ( ) are enclosed within an interior chamber ( ) of the electronics enclosure ( ), and an open position wherein the plurality of electronic components ( ) are accessible for servicing. With the first and second members ( ) in the enclosing position, the first and second surfaces ( ) face and extend around the interior chamber ( ). The first and second members ( ) have third and fourth surfaces ( ), respectively, facing oppositely from the first and second surfaces ( ) and defining the exterior of the first and second members ( ), respectively. The electronics enclosure ( ) further includes a thermal insulating coating ( ) adhered to and covering a majority of at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth surfaces ( and ). The ceramic coating ( ) has a thickness of about 0.005 ″ or greater, and includes ceramic particles suspended in a binder.