Control unit for occupant protection means for a vehicle and a method for assembling a control unit of this type
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsManfred Moser, Mark Wonner, Roland Cupal
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Abstract
A control unit and a method for assembling a control unit for occupant protection means for a vehicle are described. A p.c. board is enclosed between a plastic cover and a plastic base and assembled. A non-positive and/or positive connection is implemented for this assembly, and the control unit is pre-attached. The at least one connection is produced without tools.
Claims14
A control unit for an occupant protection device for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one printed circuit board for accommodating electronic components;
- a housing of the control unit, the housing including a plastic cover and a plastic base, between which the at least one printed circuit board is situated;
- wherein:
- the housing is attachable to the vehicle using a connecting element that fastens the plastic cover, the plastic base, and the at least one printed circuit board to each other;
- and
- the plastic cover and the plastic base are attachable to each other, during a pre-attachment, which is prior to the attachment of the housing to the vehicle, by at least one connection between a first component and a second component, each of the first component and the second component being respectively integral with at least one of the plastic cover and the plastic base.
A method for assembling a control unit for an occupant protection device for a vehicle, comprising:
- situating at least one printed circuit board between a plastic cover and a plastic base of a housing of the control unit;
- and
- prior to an attachment of the housing to the vehicle, pre-attaching the plastic cover and the plastic base to each other by at least one connection between a first component and a second component, each of the first component and the second component being respectively integral with at least one of the plastic cover and the plastic base.
A control unit for an occupant protection device for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one printed circuit board for accommodating electronic components;
- and
- a housing including a plastic cover and a plastic base, between which the at least one printed circuit board is situated and that are attached to each other by at least one of a welded connection and an adhesive connection, the housing being configured for the attachment of the plastic cover and the plastic base to each other prior to installation of the housing in the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.