Heat dissipation from a control unit
US8885343B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49002
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control unit, in particular for a motor vehicle, the control unit having a housing, which has at least one heat dissipating area in which at least one electrical and/or electronic module having at least one heat dissipating element is situated, it being provided that the heat dissipating element is heat conductively connected to the heat dissipating area via a heat conducting medium which is introduced into the interior of the housing through at least one housing opening and which has a paste-like consistency, at least when introduced. A corresponding method for manufacturing a control unit is also described.
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