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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2002
Kevin D. Moore, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Kevin D. Moore, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A flexible circuit board () having a substantially rigid substrate () and an electrical resistance heater trace (). The substantially rigid substrate () has a first portion (), a second portion (), and a bend region (). The bend region () interconnects the first portion () and the second portion (). The electrical resistance heater trace () is formed on the bend region () of the substrate (). The first portion () of the substrate () is capable of being folded relative to the second portion () of the substrate () to form at least one bend () in the bend region () when an electric current is applied to the heater trace (). There is also an electronic control unit () that includes the flexible circuit board () and a method of assembling an electronic control unit ().