Control apparatus, in particular for a motor vehicle

A control apparatus, comprising:

• a housing;
• a first one-piece integral multilayered printed circuit board having a first part populated with electrical and/or electronic components, a second part electrically and mechanically connected to at least one contact pin of a first plug-type connector, and a third part connecting said first and second parts to one another and said first printed circuit board being flexible or at least bendable in said third part;
• a second one-piece integral multilayered printed circuit board having a first part populated with electrical and/or electronic components, a second part electrically and mechanically connected to a contact pin of a second plug-type connector, and a third part connecting said first and second parts of said second printed circuit board to one another and said second printed circuit board being flexible or at least bendable in said third part thereof;
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• at least one connecting element electrically connecting said first parts of said first and second printed circuit boards to one another via a plug-type connection;
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• said first parts of said first printed circuit board and said second printed circuit board being mechanically connected to one another by way of said at least one connecting element, said first part of said first printed circuit board being held mechanically on said housing, and said first part of said second printed circuit board not being fastened to said housing, only one of said first or second printed circuit boards being in thermally conductive contact with said housing;
• and components with comparatively high power losses being disposed on the respective said printed circuit board that is thermally connected to said housing, and components with comparatively low power losses being disposed on the respective said printed circuit board that is not thermally connected to said housing.