Patent ID: 8873242
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An automotive control unit having waterproof structure, comprising: a board on which an electronic device is mounted; a first connector directly inserted into a device to be controlled upon attachment; a second connector for connecting to another control unit; and a housing which houses and holds the board therein, the first and second connectors being attached to the housing; wherein the first connector is configured to be secured to the housing from the outside of the housing, and the second connector is held by and secured onto the board and then secured to the housing from the inside of the control unit; a hole into which an end of the first connector is inserted into the housing and a protrusion protruding toward outside of the housing around the hole, are formed with the housing; a groove facing the protrusion is formed on an end of the first connector on a housing-side of the first connector; and the protrusion formed with the housing fits the groove formed on the first connector.