US 12,193,191 B2
Domestic appliance and board housing
Aldo Vincent Kremmel, Palmyra, IN (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/884,696.
Prior Publication US 2024/0057293 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20445 (2013.01) [A47L 15/4274 (2013.01); H05K 5/0226 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An appliance board housing comprising:
a housing pan defining an internal bottom surface;
a printed circuit board (PCB) held within the housing pan above the internal bottom surface;
a spacer frame comprising a skeletal platform extending beneath the PCB in support thereof; and
a thermally conductive insulator pad (TCIP) held on the spacer frame between PCB and the housing pan,
wherein the internal bottom surface comprises a raised ridge aligned with the TCIP.