Patent ID: 6640645
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
An electronic control apparatus having both electrical and mechanical functions, including the measurement of a pressure medium, comprising:a) a housing, b) a cover for said housing, c) at least one printed circuit board attached to the interior side of said cover, said at least one printed circuit board having a first side facing the interior of said housing, and a second side, opposite to said first side, facing said interior side of said cover, d) electronic components mounted on said first and second sides of said at least one printed circuit board, e) at least one pressure sensor and at least one other electronic component mounted on said first side of said at least one printed circuit board, f) a pressure conduit, mounted within said housing, having a first open end for receiving said pressure medium to be measured, g) said pressure conduit having a second open end for channeling said pressure medium to said at least one pressure sensor, wherein said pressure conduit encloses said at least one pressure sensor within said second open end in a pressure tight seal against said first side of said at least one printed circuit board thereby to form a pressure tight chamber on said first side of said at least one printed circuit board which separates said at least one pressure sensor from said at least one other electronic component.