Veoneer Us, Inc.

Trw Limited

Floyd J Malecke

Luis Fernando Sanchez

Michael C McCarthy

Demetri Stilianos

Michael G Fullerton

Jacob Jay Yoder

Mark A Mehney

An apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board, a sealant and a baseplate. The housing may have a shelf and a flange along an open side. The circuit board may be (i) disposed on the shelf of the housing and inside the flange of the housing and (ii) secured to the housing. The sealant may be dispensed (i) through the open side of the housing and (ii) along a gap between the flange and the circuit board. The baseplate may be compressed to the housing thereby causing the sealant to flow between (i) the baseplate and the circuit board and (ii) the baseplate and the flange.

Bonded electronic control unit

An apparatus includes an upper housing, a gasket, and a lower housing. The upper housing generally comprises a plurality of tabs and a plurality of threaded sockets. The lower housing generally comprises a plurality of openings configured to engage the tabs of the upper housing and a plurality of holes configured to align with the plurality of threaded sockets when assembled to the upper housing.

Sealed electronic control module

An apparatus includes a terminal carrier and a housing shell. The terminal carrier generally comprises a plurality of terminals and a plurality of fastening tabs. The terminals have a first end with a shoulder on a first side of the terminal carrier and a second end on a second side of the terminal carrier with a bend formed a predetermined distance from the second side of the terminal carrier. The housing shell generally has an integral support. The integral support generally comprises a plurality of ports through which the second ends of the terminals extend, with the shoulders on the first end of the terminals providing support to the terminals for a press fit force applied to the first end of the terminals during assembly to a printed circuit board.

Sealed electronic control module housing with integral terminal carrier design

An apparatus (10) has a vehicle seat frame (30), a weight sensor apparatus (22, 22, 22, 22), and a vehicle occupant protection device (102) responsive to the weight sensor apparatus (22, 22, 22, 22). The seat frame (30) has a bottom portion (32) and a back portion (34) which together bear a vehicle occupant weight load. A deflectable seat cushion (38) covers the bottom portion (32) of the frame (30). The weight sensor apparatus (22, 22, 22, 22) measures the entire magnitude of the vehicle occupant weight load acting on the frame (30) independently of deflection of the cushion (38).

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South Lyon, MI, United States of America

Floyd J Malecke