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Electronic control unit with a contact pin, and method of producing the control unit

US6180880A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 6, 1998
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53191
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic control unit has a housing with a base plate and a plastic hood. A circuit support is fastened to the base plate. A contact pin is fastened in the plastic hood. When the plastic hood is joined to the base plate, the contact pin is plugged through an opening in the base plate and an electric connection between the contact pin and a conductor track support is produced.

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