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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2004
Gerhard Wetzel, Korntal-Muenchingen, DE;
Gerhard Wetzel, Korntal-Muenchingen, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a control unit (), for automotive applications in particular, with: a frame () that includes a recess () across which electrical conductive tracks () extend to supply electrical power; a base plate () that is inserted in the frame (); a circuit carrier () on which electronic components are mounted and which is installed on the base plate (); an electrical connection () for connecting the circuit carrier () with the conductive tracks (); and a cover () for hermetically sealing the control unit (), the cover including a shaped section that is insertable in the associated recess () in the frame (); whereby a sealing gel () is provided in recess () with a viscosity such that the sealing gel () can flow around the electrical conductive tracks () that extend across the recess (). The present invention further relates to a manufacturing method for manufacturing a control unit () of this type.