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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2013
Mauro P. Bidinost, El Paso, TX (US);
Hector Sanchez Rojas, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
Mauro P. Bidinost, El Paso, TX (US);
Hector Sanchez Rojas, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A component for a vehicle latch assembly is provided, the component having: an electrical sub-system having a plurality of circuit paths each being electrically connected to a common ground, the electrical sub-system being molded into a pre-mold by a first molding process, the pre-mold comprising an encapsulation layer molded around the common ground and an at least one structural member secured to the encapsulation layer and at least one of the plurality of circuit paths, the structural member providing rigidity to the pre-mold; and a plurality of locating features extending from at least one of the encapsulation layer and the structural member.