Patent ID: 11910544
Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES USA, LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A method for making a control unit, comprising the steps of:
providing a base plate;
providing a printed circuit board (PCB); and
providing circuitry mounted to the PCB;
providing a connector shroud;
providing at least one circumferential flange being part of the connector shroud;
placing the PCB in contact with the base plate;
overmolding an epoxy around portions of the base plate, portions of the circuitry, and portions of the PCB to form an encapsulation housing which connects the base plate to the PCB;
mounting the connector shroud to the PCB in an area unoccupied by the encapsulation housing such that the at least one circumferential flange is in contact with the PCB, and a portion of the circuitry is surrounded by the connector shroud; and
over molding the epoxy is around portions of the base plate and the PCB such that the at least one circumferential flange is disposed between a portion of the encapsulation housing and the PCB, securing the connector shroud to the PCB.