Patent ID: 9476398
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B23K,F02B,F02P,H01H,H02H,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A control device suitable for use in a vehicle, said control device comprising: a circuit board having a circuit element electrically connected thereat; a spring element engaged with said circuit element and biased to exert a force at said circuit element in a direction generally parallel to a surface of said circuit board; wherein said circuit element is electrically connected at said circuit board via a solder joint; and wherein, when a temperature at said solder joint exceeds a threshold temperature, said spring element moves said circuit element along the surface of said circuit board to break the electrical connection at said solder joint; wherein said spring element is biased during assembly of said control device; and wherein said spring element includes an engaging tab that engages said circuit element and at least one biasing tab that engages a portion of a housing of said control device during assembly of said control device, and wherein, when said at least one biasing tab engages the portion of said housing during assembly of said control device, said spring element flexes so that said engaging tab exerts a force at said circuit element.