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AssigneeBrose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
InventorsHerbert Becker, Uwe Klippert, Gerhard Dumbser, Jurgen Seeberger, Karl-Heinz Rosenthal
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The present invention provides a mechanical interface apparatus (1) for a motor drive unit (2) in motor vehicles, in particular in a motor vehicle door, which is firmly connected to the drive unit (2) and has holding and guide devices (4, 6) for holding a control or plug unit (3a, 3b), with a cut-out (5), which passes all the way through, being formed between the interface apparatus (1) and the drive unit (2) in order to pass through at least one plug contact (30), a component mount (31) or the like for the control or plug unit (3a, 3b); and with at least two guide devices (8, 9) being provided in or close to the drive unit (2) for guiding the plug contacts (30) and/or the component mounts (31) or various control or plug units (3a, 3b) of this type.
A mechanical interface apparatus (1) for a motor drive unit (2) in motor vehicles, in particular in a motor vehicle door, which is firmly connected to the drive unit (2) and has holding and guide devices (4, 6) for holding a control or plug unit (3a, 3b), with a cut-out (5), which passes all the way through, being formed between the interface apparatus (1) and the drive unit (2) in order to pass through at least one plug contact, a component mount (31) or the like for the control or plug unit (3a, 3b);
The interface apparatus as claimed in at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guide devices (8;
The interface apparatus as claimed in at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one guide device (8;
The interface apparatus as claimed in at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the component mount (31) for the control or plug unit (3a, 3b) comprises a finger (31) of a printed circuit board, of a stamped grid, of a lead frame, of a part of an MID base or the like, on which components, such as a sensor (33);
The interface apparatus as claimed in at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the component mount (31) is flexible.
The interface apparatus as claimed in at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control or plug unit (3a, 3b) engages in an interlocking manner with the cut-out (5) in the operating state.
The interface apparatus as claimed in at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one sealing device (12), in particular a sealing ring or a multistage laminate seal, is provided between the cut-out (5) and the housing of the control or plug unit (3a, 3b).
The interface apparatus as claimed in at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one guide device is at least partially formed by motor contacts (10a, 10b) which are provided in the drive unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.