# US 2023/0406243 A1 · Electromagnetic compatibility (emc) shielded vehicle electrical modules > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0406243 A1 - Document ID: US20230406243A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/844,332 - Filed: 2022-06-20 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Earliest claimed: 2022-06-20 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Mohammed Michael Baydoun; Leena Shah; Robert Vitali - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230406243A1 ## CPC - B60R 16/023: for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems - H02G 3/08: Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes - H05K 9/0026: {integrally formed from metal sheet} - H05K 9/0045: {being rigid plastic containers having a coating of shielding material} - H05K 9/0047: {being rigid plastic containers having conductive particles, fibres or mesh embedded therein} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract Electrical module designs are disclosed for motor vehicles. An exemplary electrical module (e.g., a junction box, etc.) may include a polymer-based housing assembly and an EMC shield that is adapted to influence an electromagnetic compatibility of the polymer-based housing assembly. The EMC shield may include a metallic foil, a metallic filler, a metallic coating, or combinations thereof. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle electrical module, comprising: a housing assembly including a polymer-based substrate and an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shield adapted to influence an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of the polymer-based substrate, wherein the vehicle electrical module is a high voltage junction box. ### Claim 2 (canceled) ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 1, wherein, together, the polymer-based substrate and the EMC shield establish a wall of the housing assembly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 3, wherein the wall is part of a cover of the housing assembly. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 3, wherein the wall is part of a base of the housing assembly. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 3, wherein the wall is an interior facing wall of the housing assembly. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 1, wherein the EMC shield includes a metallic foil that is secured to the polymer-based substrate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 1, wherein the EMC shield includes a metallic filler provided within the polymer-based substrate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 1, wherein the EMC shield includes a metallic foil that is secured to the polymer-based substrate and a metallic filler provided within the polymer-based substrate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 1, wherein the EMC shield includes a metallic coating applied to the polymer-based substrate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 10, wherein the metallic coating includes an aluminum powder paint. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 1, wherein the EMC shield includes a metallic coating applied to the polymer-based substrate and a metallic foil positioned over the metallic coating. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 1, wherein the EMC shield includes a metallic filler provided within the polymer-based substrate and a metallic coating applied to the polymer-based substrate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The vehicle electrical module as recited in claim 1, comprising an electronic housed within an interior of the housing assembly. ### Claim 15 A motor vehicle, comprising: an electrical module including: a first polymer-based housing section; a second polymer-based housing section; an electronic housed within an interior established by the first and second polymer-based housing sections; and an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shield adapted to increase an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of the electrical module, wherein the electrical module is a high voltage junction box. ### Claim 16 (canceled) ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 15, wherein the EMC shield includes a metallic foil. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 15, wherein the EMC shield includes a metallic filler or a metallic coating. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 15, wherein the EMC shield includes a metallic foil and either a metallic filler or a metallic coating. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 15, wherein the electronic is a relay, a fuse, or a bus bar. ### Claim 21 A motor vehicle, comprising: an electrical device; a high voltage junction box configured to distribute electrical power to the electrical device, wherein the high voltage junction box includes: a first polymer-based housing section; a second polymer-based housing section; an electronic housed within an interior established by the first and second polymer-based housing sections; and an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shield adapted to increase an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of the high voltage junction box, wherein the EMC shield includes a metallic foil that is secured to a polymer-based substrate of the first polymer-based housing section for the second polymer-based housing section, and a metallic filler provided within a resin of the polymer-based substrate. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 21, wherein the high voltage junction box includes a connector mounted to the first polymer-based housing section or the second polymer-based housing section, the connector establishing a connection point for connecting a cable of the electrical device to the high voltage junction box.