Motorola Corporation

Ronald Li

Lawrence R Poglitsch

Amy McKernan

Alan S Kang

Steven G Sharkey

Todd Ringa

Rick Cihak

A ground connector assembly ( ) having a substrate ( ) and a ground member ( ). The substrate ( ) is used to retain an electrical circuit and has a ground region ( ), a ground hole ( ), and at least one strain relief slot ( ). The ground member ( ) is attached within the ground hole ( ). The ground region ( ) surrounds the ground hole ( ) and is at least partially interposed between the ground hole ( ) and the strain relief slot ( ). The ground connector assembly ( ) may further include a conductive ring ( ), such as a copper ring, surrounding the ground hole ( ) and attached to the ground region ( ). There is also a method of making the ground connector assembly ( ).

Ground connector assembly with substrate strain relief and method of making same

An electronic control module (40) includes a base plate (12) bent about first and second major bend axis (27, 28). The base plate includes first and second grooves (29, 30) formed at an upper surface (15a) coextensive with the first and second major bend axis (27, 28). A flexible film (18) is asymmetrically bonded by adhesive films (31, 32) about the first and second major bend axis (27, 28). The asymmetrical bonding of the flexible film (18) about the major bend axis (27, 28) causes non-bonded loop portions (35) of the flexible film (18) to assume a serpentine pattern and deflect away from the major bend axis (27, 28) when the base plate (12) is bent about the major bend axis (27, 28). The bonding arrangement of the flexible film (18) to the base plate (12) permits an electrical connector (36) to be attached to the backside of the electronic control module (40).

Electronic control module

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