Continental Automotive Systems Corporation

Lukasz Koczwara

James D Baer

Donald J Zito

Edward Hribar

Raymond Lewandowski

An electronic control module which has a housing, a cavity formed as part of the housing, and a connector. The control module also includes a plurality of pins, and a portion of the housing is integrally formed around the pins such that a first end of each of the pins are part of the connector, and a second end of each of the pins is located in the cavity. The control module also has a cover with a large portion and a small portion. A sealant is disposed between part of the cover and the housing to provide a seal between the cover and the housing. The small portion of the cover is bendable relative to the large portion to allow an inspection of the pins after the pins are press-fitted into the circuit board as the cover is connected to the housing.

Electronic control module having a cover allowing for inspection of right angle press-fit pins

A lead frame assembly which allows for the connection of multiple individual fixed components in various locations, while alleviating tolerance concerns by having a flexible lead frame. The lead frame assembly includes several sub-lead frames, and a plurality of interconnects which connect each of the sub-lead frames together. The lead frame assembly also includes a plurality of segments, and each segment surrounds one of the sub-lead frames, to electrically isolate each sub-lead frame. Various components are electrically connected by incorporating stamped receptacles, or slot terminals, in the sub-lead frames. The interconnects along with plastic voids allow the various attached components to have tolerance flexibility relative to one another, as various components are attached to each of the slot terminals.

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Bloomingdale, IL, United States of America

Lukasz Koczwara