Electrical component and process for the manufacture thereof

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EP 1 132 935 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	04.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/23

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	12.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/37

(21)	Application number: 01105565.4

(22)	Date of filing: 06.03.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01H 50/44, H01H 50/30, G10K 11/16

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

08.03.2000 EP 00104952

(71)	Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
	64625 Bensheim (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	Breitlow-Hertzfeldt, Jürgen 13055 Berlin (DE) Hoffmann, Ralf 12349 Berlin (DE)

(74)	Representative: Heinz-Schäfer, Marion
	Tyco Electronics Logistics AG Ampèrestrasse 3 9323 Steinach 9323 Steinach (CH)

(54)	Electrical component and process for the manufacture thereof

(57) The invention relates to an electrical component having a functional unit (2) which is secured to a header (1) and which generates or is sensitive to sound, and having terminal elements (3) which are mechanically secured to the header (1) and electrically and acoustically coupled to the functional unit (2) and which project through holes in the header (1) onto the side of the header (1) remote from the functional unit (2) and which have a modulus of elasticity of E_A > 50 MPa, in which the terminal elements are partially encased in a viskoelastic material (4) having a modulus of elasticity of E_w < 10 MPa. By encasing the terminal elements (3) in a viskoelastic material (4), effective sound-damping can be produced. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for manufacturing the component.

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