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US 2008/0173494 A1Published application
Lockable cover for electronic control unit
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorChris Lang
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Abstract
An electronic control unit (ECU) may include a central processing unit (CPU); an interface that can engage with at least one vehicle component; and, a lockable ECU cover that covers at least a portion of the ECU and that limits access to the ECU.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a locomotion device;
- an ECU assembly supported to the frame and comprising:
- (a) a CPU;
- (b) an interface that engages with at least one locomotion related component;
- and,
- (c) a lockable ECU cover that covers at least a portion of the ECU and that limits access to the ECU;
- a key that can unlock the ECU cover and that can be used to start the locomotion device;
- and,
- a theft-deterrent system that is operatively connected to the ECU assembly and that prevents the locomotion device from starting unless the key is a pre-determined key.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- providing a vehicle with an ECU;
- and,
- limiting access to the ECU with a lockable ECU cover, supported by the vehicle, that covers at least a portion of the ECU.
An ECU assembly comprising:
- a CPU;
- an interface that can engage with at least one associated vehicle component;
- and,
- a lockable ECU cover that covers at least a portion of the ECU and that limits access to the ECU.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.