Electronic control unit
First Claim
1. An electronic control unit, comprising:
- a printed circuit board on which a plurality of electrical and/or electronic components are mounted,a casing containing the printed circuit board and comprising an intermediate structure of molded plastic material having a frame,at least two electrically conductive members partially incorporated in the intermediate structure during the course of molding and connected to said printed circuit board, andat least two flexible conductors provided with corresponding electrically insulating coverings for connection to an apparatus controlled by the control unit, each conductor having an end permanently connected to a respective one of the conductive members, the connection between the conductors and the conductive members being covered and sealed in a fluid-tight way by an electrically insulating material;
wherein a peripheral compartment is formed in the intermediate structure, the ends of the conductors extend into the compartment where they are permanently connected to the conductive members, and the electrically insulating material fills the compartment.
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Abstract
An electronic control unit, has a casing accommodating a printed circuit board. The casing has a molded plastic intermediate structure having a frame. Two electrically conductive members are partially embedded in the intermediate structure during the course of molding and are connected to the printed circuit board forming output terminals of the control unit. Two flexible conductors, provided with corresponding electrically insulating coverings, connect the control unit to an apparatus to be controlled. Each conductor has an end permanently connected to a respective one of the conductive members and the connection between the conductors and the conductive members are covered and sealed in a fluid-tight way by an electrically insulating material.
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1. An electronic control unit, comprising:
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a printed circuit board on which a plurality of electrical and/or electronic components are mounted, a casing containing the printed circuit board and comprising an intermediate structure of molded plastic material having a frame, at least two electrically conductive members partially incorporated in the intermediate structure during the course of molding and connected to said printed circuit board, and at least two flexible conductors provided with corresponding electrically insulating coverings for connection to an apparatus controlled by the control unit, each conductor having an end permanently connected to a respective one of the conductive members, the connection between the conductors and the conductive members being covered and sealed in a fluid-tight way by an electrically insulating material; wherein a peripheral compartment is formed in the intermediate structure, the ends of the conductors extend into the compartment where they are permanently connected to the conductive members, and the electrically insulating material fills the compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic control unit, comprising:
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a printed circuit board on which a plurality of electrical and/or electronic components are mounted; a casing containing the printed circuit board and comprising an intermediate structure of molded plastic material, the intermediate structure comprising two peripheral formations which face each other and which are spaced from each other with a gap formed between them; at least two electrically conductive members partially incorporated in the intermediate structure during the course of molding and connected to said printed circuit board; and at least two flexible conductors provided with corresponding electrically insulating coverings for connection to an apparatus controlled by the control unit, each conductor having an end electrically connected to a respective one of the conductive members, the connection between the conductors and the conductive members being covered and sealed in a fluid-tight way by an electrically insulating material; wherein the conductors extend from outside to inside of the casing through the two peripheral formations, the conductors, with their electrically insulating coverings, being incorporated in a fluid-tight way in said formations during the course of the molding of the intermediate structure. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic control unit, comprising:
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a printed circuit board on which a plurality of electrical and/or electronic components are mounted; a casing containing the printed circuit board and comprising an intermediate structure of molded plastic material, the intermediate structure comprising two peripheral formations which face each other and which are spaced from each other with a gap formed therebetween, and said gap being sealed in a fluid-tight way with an electrically insulating material; at least two electrically conductive members received in the intermediate structure and connected to the printed circuit board; and at least two flexible conductors provided with corresponding electrically insulating coverings extending into the casing through the peripheral formations and being covered by the electrically insulating material, each conductor having an end connected to a respective one of the conductive members, the connection between the conductors and the conductive members being covered and sealed in a fluid-tight way. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification