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US 9,723,740 · App. 14/139,854 · Granted Aug 1, 2017

Electronic control apparatus for vehicle

Inventors: Sun Jae Yang (Gunpo-si, KR); Hyung Joon Moon (Seoul, KR); Chang Geun Shin (Yongin-si, KR); Dong Gi Lee (Incheon, KR); Jun Ho Lee (Seoul, KR)
H05K5/063B60R16/023B60R16/0238B60R16/0239H05K5/0052H05K5/061H05K7/1427
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Patent No.
US 9,723,740
App. No.
14/139,854
Granted
Aug 1, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic control apparatus for a vehicle, and the electronic control apparatus of the present disclosure includes: an electronic control element which includes an electronic control board which electrically controls each part of a vehicle, and a heating element which is positioned on a surface of the electronic control board; a cover and a base which accommodate the electronic control element; and a connector which is coupled to the electronic control element, in which an edge part where the cover and the base come into contact with each other is configured in a multi-step bent shape.

Claims (18)

1. An electronic control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

an electronic control element which includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a heating element installed on a surface of the PCB;

a cover and a base which accommodate the electronic control element; and

a connector which is coupled to the electronic control element,

wherein contact surfaces of the electronic control apparatus where the cover and the base come into contact with each other comprise a binding part having a groove portion and a protruding portion that are formed toward an outer edge of the cover and the base, respectively, and an edge part having a multi-step bent shape, the multi-step bent shape formed by bending an end portion of the binding part and an intermediate portion of the edge part,

wherein an end of the edge part having the multi-step bent shape extends away from the PCB and a multi-step of the multi-step bent shape continually steps down toward the outer edge of the cover and the base, such that a sealing member is inserted in a channel between the cover and the base that extends away from the PCB along with the multi-step bent shape toward the outer edge of the cover and the base,

wherein an edge of the PCB is inserted in the channel such that the PCB directly contacts and is sandwiched between the cover and the base.

2. The electronic control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sealing member is inserted between the protruding portion and the groove portion of the binding part.

3. The electronic control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the edge part is extended from the binding part to the outer edge of the contact surfaces.

4. The electronic control apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the sealing member is included between the cover and the base at the binding part.

5. An electronic control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

an electronic control element which includes an electronic control board which electrically controls each part of a vehicle, and a heating element which is positioned on a surface of the electronic control board;

a cover and a base which accommodate the electronic control element; and

a connector which is coupled to the electronic control element,

wherein contact surfaces of the electronic control apparatus where the cover and the base come into contact with each other include a binding part which have a protruding portion and a groove portion that are formed at the cover and the base, respectively, and an edge part having a multi-step bent shape, the edge part is extended from the binding part to the outer edge of the contact surfaces, the multi-step bent shape formed by bending an end portion of the binding part and an intermediate portion of the edge part,

wherein an end of the edge part having the multi-step bent shape extends away from the PCB and a multi-step of the multi-step bent shape continually steps down toward the outer edge of the cover and the base, such that a sealing member is inserted in a channel between the cover and the base that extends away from the PCB along with the multi-step bent shape toward the outer edge of the cover and the base,

wherein an edge of the PCB is inserted in the channel such that the PCB directly contacts and is sandwiched between the cover and the base.

6. The electronic control apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealing member is included between the cover and the base at the binding part.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2021
From: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
To: HYUNDAI KEFICO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055092/0734 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2013
From: YANG, SUN JAE; MOON, HYUNG JOON; SHIN, CHANG GEUN; LEE, DONG GI; LEE, JUN HO
To: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031846/0337 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0053181 · May 10, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140334115A1 · Nov 13, 2014