Electronic device
First Claim
1. An electronic device that functions according to one or more operating modes comprising:
- a housing configured to permit the electronic device to be mounted in a support structure in a vehicle passenger compartment;
a main circuit board disposed in the housing, the main circuit board including a cantilevered portion at an edge of the main circuit board and a plurality of contact surfaces located at the cantilevered portion at the edge of the main circuit board;
an aperture in the housing, the aperture being positioned to permit access to the main circuit board from the vehicle passenger compartment when the electronic device is mounted therein; and
wherein programming data received via the contact surfaces updates functionality of at least one of the operating modes.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a housing having an aperture and a main circuit board disposed in housing. The main circuit board includes an edge and a plurality of contact surfaces located at the edge proximate to the aperture, whereby a mating connector is connectable to the contact surfaces by inserting the mating connector into the housing from outside of the housing via the aperture. An update connector adapter includes a support structure and a mating connector mounted on the support structure. The mating connector includes a plurality of contact terminals for contacting the contact surfaces. The update connector adapter further includes an update connector mounted to the support structure. A programming unit is connectable to the update connector for programming the main circuit board. The control unit may be programmed by inserting the update connector adapter into the aperture and connecting the mating connector to the contact surfaces.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic device that functions according to one or more operating modes comprising:
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a housing configured to permit the electronic device to be mounted in a support structure in a vehicle passenger compartment; a main circuit board disposed in the housing, the main circuit board including a cantilevered portion at an edge of the main circuit board and a plurality of contact surfaces located at the cantilevered portion at the edge of the main circuit board; an aperture in the housing, the aperture being positioned to permit access to the main circuit board from the vehicle passenger compartment when the electronic device is mounted therein; and wherein programming data received via the contact surfaces updates functionality of at least one of the operating modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An update connector adapter for updating a main circuit board in an electronic device mounted in a vehicle passenger compartment that functions according to one more operating modes, comprising:
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a support board; an edge connector mounted on the support board to which a cantilevered portion at an edge of the main circuit board is engageable from the vehicle passenger compartment via an aperture in a housing on the electronic device, the edge connector including a plurality of contact terminals for contacting contact surfaces provided at the cantilevered portion at the edge of the main circuit board; an update connector to which a programming unit is connectable for programming the main circuit board, the update connector mounted to the support board; and wherein programming data uploaded to the main circuit board via the contact terminals updates functionality of at least one of the operating modes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A control unit programming system, comprising:
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an electronic device that functions according to one or more operating modes, the electronic device including a housing and a main circuit board disposed in the housing, the housing permits the electronic device to be mounted in a support structure in a vehicle passenger compartment, the main circuit board including a cantilevered portion at an edge of the main circuit board and a plurality of contact surfaces located at the cantilevered portion at the edge of the main circuit board, an aperture in the housing, the aperture being positioned to permit access to the main circuit board from the vehicle passenger compartment when the electronic device is mounted therein; an update connector adapter including a support board and an edge connector mounted on the support board, the update connector adapter is engageable to the cantilevered portion at the edge of the main circuit board from the vehicle passenger compartment via the aperture in the housing on the electronic device, the edge connector including a plurality of contact terminals for contacting the contact surfaces, where the edge connector is connected to the contact surfaces at the cantilevered portion at the edge of the main circuit board, the update connector adapter further including an update connector to which a programming unit is connectable for programming the main circuit board, the update connector mounted to the support board; and wherein programming data unloaded from the update connector adapter to the electronic device updates functionality of at least one of the operating modes. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for programming a control unit of an electronic device from within a vehicle passenger compartment wherein the electronic device functions according to one or more operation modes, the method comprising the steps of:
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inserting an update connector adapter into an aperture of a housing of the electronic device while the electronic device is mounted in a support structure in the vehicle passenger compartment; connecting an edge connector provided on the update connector adapter to contact surfaces provided on a cantilevered portion at an edge of a main circuit board disposed in the housing of the electronic device, the contact surfaces facing the aperture; transmitting programming data to the control unit via the update connector adapter; and updating functionality of at least one of the operating modes based on the programming data received at the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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Specification