Patent ID: 11965366
Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 9:
10. A method of communicating a location of a component of a latch assembly to an electronic control unit removably secured to an exterior of a housing of the latch assembly, the electronic control unit having a printed circuit board assembly secured into a housing of the electronic control unit, wherein the printed circuit board assembly when inserted into the housing of the electronic control unit is press fit into electrical communication with a first pair of terminals molded into the housing of the electronic control unit, wherein the first pair of terminals are configured to have an interference fit with a second pair of terminals molded into a housing of the latch assembly when the electronic control unit is secured to the latch assembly, the method comprising:
molding a plurality of metal traces into a cover of the housing of the latch assembly;
securing the electronic control unit to the exterior of the housing;
detecting a magnetic field of a magnet located on a first lever pivotally mounted to a back plate of the latch assembly for rotation about a first axis via a Hall-effect sensor located on a printed circuit board assembly of the electronic control unit with one of the plurality of metal traces as the first lever moves about the first axis; and
detecting a magnetic field of a magnet located on a second lever pivotally mounted to the back plate of the latch assembly for rotation about a second axis via a Hall-effect sensor located on the printed circuit board assembly of the electronic control unit with another one of the plurality of metal traces as the second lever moves about the second axis.