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Control unit with flexible circuit board

US8004849B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

11Claims

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Assignee

Siemens VDO Automotive AG · US

Inventors

Gerald Hauer · Weilheim, DE
Josef Loibl · Bad Abbach, DE
Thomas Röhrl · Barbing, DE
Mike Vogel · Regensburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2006
Grant date	Aug 23, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 13, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K2203/049
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control unit for a vehicle component, such as a transmission, is constructed by transferring electronic components from a rigid circuit board to a flexible circuit board. The flexible circuit board is guided through a housing that accommodates the rigid circuit board and a portion of the flexible circuit board. Some electronic components are disposed on the rigid circuit board and some electronic components are disposed on the flexible circuit board.

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