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Control unit for a motor vehicle with a shock hazard protection cover

US9781856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2014
Grant dateOct 3, 2017
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/14327
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a control unit for an electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle. The control unit has a housing enclosing a cavity. The housing has a housing lid and a housing opening, wherein the housing lid is designed to close the housing opening. According to the invention, the control unit has an electrically insulating shock hazard protection cover, which has at least one projection region extending transversely with respect to a surface of the shock hazard protection cover. The housing lid has at least one receptacle for the projection region, wherein the cutout is designed to retain the projection region in a force-locking manner. The shock hazard protection cover has at least one latching hook designed to latch in a positively locking manner, or additionally in a force-locking manner, with the housing or a part of the control unit in the interior of the housing which is connected to the housing.

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