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Housing for motor vehicle electronic system

  • US 5,311,398 A
  • Filed: 10/28/1992
  • Issued: 05/10/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A housing for installation in motor vehicles to accommodate electronic components, comprising:

  • a multi-layer circuit board or a multi-layer film which, on one side, is equipped with SMD electronic components;

    a metal plate as the carrier for the multi-layer circuit board or the multi-layer film, with the planar expanse of said metal plate being greater than the planar expanse of said multi-layer circuit board or said multi-layer film, wherein the multi-layer circuit board or the multi-layer film is disposed on, attached to and insulated from the metal plate;

    power components, disposed on the surface of the metal plate in a region not covered by the multi-layer circuit board or multi-layer film, with said metal plate serving as a heat sink for said power components;

    a connector mounted on the metal plate in a further region covered by the multi-layer circuit board or the multi-layer film, such that connection pins of the connector are brought into the multi-layer circuit board or multi-layer film, and the coupling side of the connector lies on the planar side of the metal plate which is opposite the side carrying the multi-layer circuit board or multi-layer film; and

    mechanical cover means attached to the metal plate to form a flat housing, said mechanical cover means covering only the side of the metal plate carrying the multi-layer circuit board or multi-layer film.

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