Paul Fleischner

US Patent:

52493555, Oct 5, 1993

Filed:

Oct 31, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/785859

Inventors:

David J. Miehls - Placentia CA
Felipe J. Martin - Trabuco Canyon CA
Ramona G. Pond - Downey CA
Paul S. Fleischner - Long Beach CA

Assignee:

Hughes Aircraft Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

H05K 336

US Classification:

29830

Abstract:

An electrically conductive stripline (16) is formed on a thermally fusible sheet (10), with a portion (16a) of the stripline (16) extending adjacent to an edge (10a) of the sheet (10). A cavity (18) is formed in another thermally fusible sheet (12) having an end (18a) at an edge (12a) thereof. The sheets (10,12) are laminated together with their edges (10a,12a) aligned, and the cavity (18) aligned with and facing the edge portion (16a) of the stripline (16). A retaining pin (20) may be temporarily inserted into the cavity (18) to prevent collapse thereof during the lamination step. The laminated sheets (10,12) are heated to thermally fuse them together. An electrically conductive pin (28) is partially inserted into the cavity (18) and ohmically bonded to the stripline (18) to provide an external connection.