Patent ID: 8605449

Claim:
An electronic control unit, comprising: a printed circuit board on which a plurality of electrical and/or electronic components are mounted, a casing containing the printed circuit board and comprising an intermediate structure of molded plastic material having a frame, at least two electrically conductive members partially incorporated in the intermediate structure during the course of molding and connected to said printed circuit board, and at least two flexible conductors provided with corresponding electrically insulating coverings for connection to an apparatus controlled by the control unit, each conductor having an end permanently connected to a respective one of the conductive members, the connection between the conductors and the conductive members being covered and sealed in a fluid-tight way by an electrically insulating material; wherein a peripheral compartment is formed in the intermediate structure, the ends of the conductors extend into the compartment where they are permanently connected to the conductive members, and the electrically insulating material fills the compartment.