Electronic control unit having flexible wires connecting connector to circuit board
US6466447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K1/148
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an electronic control unit for controlling operation of various devices, a circuit board carrying electronic components thereon and a connector for connecting the control unit to outside devices are electrically connected through a flexible printed-circuit sheet. A casing of the control unit is designed to contain therein a circuit board selected from variously sized circuit boards. The circuit board may be functionally divided into a certain number of circuit boards. Some varieties of each functionally divided circuit board are prepared, and circuit boards meeting a particular requirement are selected from the varieties and used in a control unit. Thus, the electronic control units meeting various requirements are efficiently and economically manufactured.
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