Patent ID: 6493232
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
A housing for an electronic control device in vehicles, said housing comprising:a bottom part made of plastic having an embedded metallic baseplate; and a cover part made of plastic, said bottom part having a front wall rising up from said baseplate and a plug collar being integrally molded with said front wall, said plug collar defining an accommodation for a contact pin carrier formed as a flat strip with through holes for passing contact pins, said contact pin carrier being adapted to be inserted into said plug collar from inside of said housing, said contact pin carrier being able to be locked in said plug collar, said contact pins being attached to a printed circuit board of the electronic control device, said printed circuit board being directly electrically connected to said baseplate by at least one contact element. 2.The housing according to claim 1 wherein said printed circuit board is mounted on support elements that are molded to said bottom part so that said printed circuit board is slightly spaced from said baseplate.