Electronic control device for motor vehicles

• US 20060007663A1
• Filed: 06/29/2005
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arvinmeritor Light Vehicle Systems FRA (Meritor, Inc. (Nevada))
• Original Assignee: Arvinmeritor Light Vehicle Systems FRA (Meritor, Inc. (Nevada))
• Inventors: Mersch, Gerhard
• Application Number:
  US11/169,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20060007663A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/785
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/697 Motor units therefor, e.g. geared motors
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/40 Control units therefore
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/652 by bus
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/70 Retrofitting of elements
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/55 Windows
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/14 Structural association of two or more printed circuits providing electric connection to or between printed circuits H05K1/11, H01R12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10189 Non-printed connector
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/366 substantially perpendicularly to each other H05K3/361 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1432 specially adapted for power drive units or power converters
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/14327 having supplementary functional units, e.g. data transfer modules or displays or user interfaces

Abstract

An electronic control device for motor vehicles includes a controller arranged on a basic circuit board that controls standard functions of a vehicular component. The electronic control device further includes a first plug connector linked with the controller. Also included is an add-on module with at least one additional circuit board on which electrical elements are arranged to control additional functions of the vehicular component. The add-on module is attached on the first plug connector and has a second plug connector.

Claims

1. An electronic control device for motor vehicles comprising:

a controller arranged on a basic circuit board to control standard functions of a vehicular component;

a first plug connector linked with the controller; and

an add-on module including at least one additional circuit board on which electrical elements are arranged to control additional functions of the vehicular component, wherein the add-on module is attached on the first plug connector and has a second plug connector.

2. The electronic control device according to claim 1 wherein the first plug connector includes specific connection lines that are associated with the standard functions, and wherein the specific connection lines are looped through the add-on module to the second plug connector.

3. The electronic control device according to claim 1 wherein the first plug connector has at least one connection pin connected to the at least one additional circuit board of the add-on module.

4. The electronic control device according to claim 1 wherein a physical format of the second plug connector is identical to a physical format of the first plug connector.

5. The electronic control device according to claim 1 wherein the add-on module has at least one integrated circuit that is addressed by the controller as a slave input/output unit.

6. The electronic control device according to claim 1 wherein the add-on module is fastened to a housing of the electronic control device.

7. The electronic control device according to claim 1 wherein the controller activates an electric motor.

8. The electronic control device according to claim 7 wherein the electric motor comprises a drive motor for a window lifter drive.

9. The electronic control device according to claim 1 wherein the electronic control device comprises a door control device.

10. The electronic control device according to claim 1 wherein the second plug connector is adapted for connection to a vehicle bus system.