Patent ID: 7193852

Claim:
A control unit ( 1 ), for automotive applications in particular, with: a frame ( 8 ) that includes a recess ( 9 ) across which electrical conductive tracks ( 10 ) extend to supply electrical power; a base plate ( 11 ) that is inserted in the frame ( 8 ); a circuit carrier ( 12 ) on which electronic components are mounted and which is installed on the base plate ( 11 ); an electrical connection ( 14 ) for connecting the circuit carrier ( 12 ) with the conductive tracks ( 10 ); and with a cover ( 4 ) for hermetically sealing the control unit ( 1 ), the cover including a shaped section that is insertable in the associated recess ( 9 ) in the frame ( 8 ); wherein a sealing gel ( 16 ) is provided in recess ( 9 ) with a viscosity such that the sealing gel ( 16 ) can flow around the electrical conductive tracks ( 10 ) that extend across the recess ( 9 ).