Motorola Corporation

Mark D Gunderson

Stanton Rak

Romy Sheynis

George T Maly

An electronic control module ( ) comprising a housing ( ), a printed circuit board ( ), and a rigidizer ( ). The housing ( ) has an opening or window ( ) for a removable connector ( ). The printed circuit board ( ) has a first side ( ), a second side ( ), and a plurality of contact pads ( ). The first side ( ) of the board ( ) is used to retain components and circuitry. The plurality of contact pads ( ) is positioned on the first side ( ) of the printed circuit board ( ). The rigidizer ( ) is attached to the second side ( ) of the printed circuit board ( ) and provides structural backing for the printed circuit board ( ) to compensate for any pressure induced to the first side ( ) of the printed circuit board ( ) by the removable connector ( ). The window ( ) in the housing ( ) is positioned adjacent to the plurality of contact pads ( ) on the first side ( ) of the printed circuit board ( ) to provide a single opening to each of the contact pads ( ). There is also method of assembling the electronic control module ( ).

Electronic control module for a removable connector and methods of assembling same

An actuator drive and energy recovery system (50) includes a power supply (52), a charge switching element (58), a recovery switching element (60), a resonating inductor (64) for increasing a voltage supplied to a load (66) thereby providing a single path through the single inductor (64) for charging and recovering energy between the power supply (52) and the load (66).

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Gurnee, IL, United States of America

Mark D Gunderson