Patent ID: 6881077

Claim:
An automotive electronic control module assembly comprising: a housing defining an inner cavity; a printed circuit board positioned within said cavity and mounted to said housing; a cover plate positioned over said cavity to enclose said printed circuit board within said housing; a plurality of resilient members formed on said housing; and a retaining surface formed on said cover wherein said resilient members engage said retaining surface to securely attach said cover plate to said housing wherein said cover plate is positioned in an overlapping non-contact relationship with said printed circuit board and is spaced apart from said printed circuit board by a gap to form a heat sink wherein said housing includes a first pair of opposing outer side walls, a second pair of opposing outer side walls extending between both of said first pair of opposing outer side walls to define said cavity, and a pair of opposing inner side walls parallel to and spaced apart from said first pair of opposing outer side walls wherein said inner side walls engage at least a portion of said retaining surface.