Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation

Irvin Automotive Products, Inc.

Michael Thorum

Michael C Trombley

Andreas Rekofsky

Helmut Gander

Jeffery Price

An automotive control module includes a plastic housing with a snap-fit metal cover. A printed circuit board is positioned within a cavity formed in the housing, and is attached to the housing with a plurality of fasteners. Resilient tabs are formed on side walls of the housing and grip a cover plate surface to define a snap-fit attachment. Once the cover is attached to the plastic housing, the printed circuit board is enclosed within the cavity between the cover and the housing. The cover includes a plurality of heat transfer fins and/or stamped indentations that form surfaces that are positioned in close proximity to the printed circuit board. The cover utilizes these fins and surfaces to form a heat sink for cooling electronics mounted to the printed circuit board.

Automotive control module housing

A method of mounting a mechatronics control module ( ) includes an electronic control unit ( ) having a flex foil circuit ( ) with a multiple of mounted electronic components including sensors ( ) which sense the hydraulic state of the transmission clutch or other frictional engagement elements within the transmission system. The sensor is mounted to a base plate ( ) which is mounted to a fixture ( ) which folds the flap ( ) When the base plate ( ) and mounted sensor are removed from the fixture ( ), the flap ( ) unfolds so that the circuit traces of the flex foil ( ) are adjacent the contacts ( ) In a final step, the circuit traces ( ) are electrically connected to the contacts ( )

Method for assembling a mechatronics sensor

A mechatronics control module ( ) includes an electronic control unit ( ) having a flex foil circuit ( ) with a multiple of mounted electronic components including sensors ( ) which sense the hydraulic state of the transmission clutch or other frictional engagement elements within the transmission system ( ) Multiple mounting arrangements are provided which increase the mounting area to provide for the mounting of the mechatronics control module ( ) within the transmission case ( )

Mechatronics sensor

A security shade support assembly for mounting a roller tube having a flexible panel wound thereon within a motor vehicle includes a housing extending axially, an axle extending through the housing, a bearing receiving the axle and cooperating with the housing and attached to the roller tube, and a spring disposed within the housing for biasing the bearing and a groove extending axially along the bearing and the housing to allow the roller tube and shade panel to extend over at least a portion of the housing.

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Michael Thorum