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US 12,713,569 B2Granted
Apparatus for providing an electronic unit with clips for attachment to a panel
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorsJianing Chen, Jon Curry, David Jia
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Abstract
An electronics unit including a plurality of electronics positioned therein that generate electromagnetic interference (EMI) and/or thermal energy. The electronics unit may include a housing defining a plurality of openings positioned on a first side thereof, and a plurality of clips attached to the housing. A corresponding clip of the plurality of clips is positioned in a corresponding opening of the plurality of opening for attachment to a vehicle. The plurality of clips enables thermal energy to be transmitted from the plurality of electronics to a first portion of the vehicle, and mitigates the EMI, when the electronics unit is attached to the vehicle.
Claims20
An electronics unit comprising:
- a plurality of electronics positioned therein that generate electromagnetic interference (EMI);
- a housing defining a plurality of openings positioned on a first side thereof;
- and
- a plurality of clips being attached to the housing, wherein a corresponding clip of the plurality of clips is positioned in a corresponding opening of the plurality of openings for attachment to a vehicle, wherein each clip includes a base, a support extending outwardly from the base, and a first projection and a second projection both extending from a distal end of the support toward the base at an angle of 45 degrees or less relative to the support when the clip is fully seated into an opening of a panel, and
- wherein outer ends of the first projection and the second projection are configured to compress inward toward the support upon insertion into the panel and retract or spring back in response to being fully received into the panel, thereby retaining the plurality of clips and the housing fixed to the panel, and
- wherein the plurality of clips (i) enables thermal energy to be transmitted from the plurality of electronics to a first portion of the vehicle, and (ii) mitigates the EMI, when the electronics unit is attached to the vehicle.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an electronics unit including a plurality of electronics positioned therein that generate thermal energy, the electronics unit further including:
- a housing defining a plurality of openings positioned on a first side thereof;
- and
- a plurality of clips being attached to the housing, wherein a corresponding clip of the plurality of clips is positioned in a corresponding opening of the plurality of openings for attachment to a vehicle, wherein each clip includes a base, a support extending outwardly from the base, and a first projection and a second projection both extending from a distal end of the support toward the base at an angle of 45 degrees or less relative to the support when the clip is fully seated into an opening of a panel, and
- wherein outer ends of the first projection and the second projection are configured to compress inward toward the support upon insertion into the panel and retract or spring back in response to being fully received into the panel, thereby retaining the plurality of clips and the housing fixed to the panel,
- wherein the plurality of clips enables thermal energy to be transmitted from the electronics to a first portion of the vehicle.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an electronics unit including a plurality of electronics positioned therein that generate electromagnetic interference (EMI), the electronics unit further including:
- a housing defining a plurality of openings positioned on a first side thereof;
- and
- a plurality of clips being attached to the housing, wherein a corresponding clip of the plurality of clips is positioned in a corresponding opening of the plurality of openings for attachment to a vehicle, wherein each clip includes a base, a support extending outwardly from the base, and a first projection and a second projection both extending from a distal end of the support toward the base at an angle of 45 degrees or less relative to the support when the clip is fully seated into an opening of a panel, and
- wherein outer ends of the first projection and the second projection are configured to compress inward toward the support upon insertion into the panel and retract or spring back in response to being fully received into the panel, thereby retaining the plurality of clips and the housing fixed to the panel,
- wherein the plurality of clips mitigates the EMI, when the electronics unit is attached to the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.