# US 12,193,172 B2 · Electronics housing and assembly method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,193,172 B2 - Document ID: US12193172B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/921,394 - Filed: 2021-03-29 - Published: 2023-06-22 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2020-04-27 - Assignees: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG - Applicants: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG - Inventors: Tobias Köninger; Michael Bohnert - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12193172B2 ## CPC - H05K 5/0069: {having connector relating features for connecting the connector pins with the PCB or for mounting the connector body with the housing} - H01R 12/585: {Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board} - H05K 5/0082: {specially adapted for transmission control units, e.g. gearbox controllers} - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electronics housing (10) including a circuit board (3) that is through-plated via press-fit connections (5), and including guide pins (6, 7) extending through circuit board through-holes (8, 9) provided in the circuit board (3). In order to simplify the assembly of the electronics housing (10), the guide pins (6, 7) protrude from a first press-fit body (4) of at least one first press-fit connection (5), and a second press-fit body of at least one second press-fit connection is guided onto the guide pins (6, 7) of the first press-fit body (4) on a side of the circuit board (3) facing away from the first press-fit body (4). ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronics housing, comprising: a circuit board that is contacted via press-fit connections; guide pins extending through circuit board through-holes provided in the circuit board; the guide pins protrude from a first press-fit body that includes at least a first one of the press-fit connections; and a second press-fit body that includes at least a second one of the press-fit connections is guided onto the guide pins of the first press-fit body on a side of the circuit board facing away from the first press-fit body; wherein each of the circuit board, the first press-fit body, and the second press-fit body include at least one through hole for receiving at least one fastener, and the at least one fastener secures the circuit board, the first press-fit body, and the second press-fit body to a first housing part. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronics housing according to claim 1, wherein the first and second press-fit connections are joined to the press-fit bodies from opposite sides of the circuit board. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronics housing according to claim 1, wherein the second press-fit body is combined with a second housing part which has guide recesses for the guide pins of the first press-fit body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronics housing according to claim 3, wherein the circuit board is fixed between the second housing part and the first housing part. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronics housing according to claim 4, wherein the first press-fit body is fixed between the circuit board and the first housing part. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The electronics housing according to claim 4, further comprising a plug connection arranged between the guide recesses on the second housing part. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A method for assembling an electronics housing according to claim 1, the method comprising: joining the first press-fit body with the guide pins and the at least one first press-fit connection through the circuit board from one side, before joining the second press-fit body with the at least one second press-fit connection through the circuit board from an opposite side, and guiding the second press-fit body onto the guide pins of the first press-fit body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, further comprising assembling an assembly unit including the circuit board and the press-fit bodies with the joined press-fit connections with the first housing part. ### Claim 9 An electronics housing, comprising: a circuit board that is contacted via press-fit connections; guide pins extending through circuit board through-holes provided in the circuit board; the guide pins protrude from a first press-fit body that includes at least a first one of the press-fit connections; and a second press-fit body located on a side of the circuit board facing away from the first press-fit body, the second press-fit body including at least a second one of the press-fit connections and guide recesses which receive the guide pins of the first press-fit body, such that distal ends of the guide pins are prevented from protruding through the guide recesses. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronics housing according to claim 9, wherein the first and second press-fit connections are joined to the press-fit bodies from opposite sides of the circuit board. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The electronics housing according to claim 9, wherein the second press-fit body is combined with a housing part which has the guide recesses for the guide pins of the first press-fit body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronics housing according to claim 11, wherein the circuit board is fixed between the housing part and a further housing part. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronics housing according to claim 12, wherein the first press-fit body is fixed between the circuit board and one of the housing parts. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronics housing according to claim 12, further comprising a plug connection arranged between the guide recesses on one of the housing parts. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronics housing according to claim 1, wherein the at least one fastener comprises at least one screw. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronics housing according to claim 15, wherein the at least one screw is configured to thread into the first housing part. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The electronics housing according to claim 1, wherein the at least one fastener is positioned further from a center of the circuit board than the guide pins.