US 12,432,866 B2
Control unit having a contacting concept for a ground connection
Julian Botiov, Bühl (DE)
Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Appl. No. 18/024,118
Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
PCT Filed Aug. 6, 2021, PCT No. PCT/DE2021/100677
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 1, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/053100, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 17, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 102020123816.9 (DE), filed on Sep. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0276582 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60R 16/06 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0217 (2013.01) [H05K 7/1427 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control unit for a motor vehicle, the control unit comprising:
a housing;
at least one electronic component accommodated in the housing;
at least one screw-receiving hole provided in the housing and a mounting screw that is received in the at least one screw-receiving hole;
a bridging element consisting of metal and used for a ground connection of the at least one electronic component, the bridging element having a first end region which is located inside the housing and is electrically connected to the electronic component, and a second end region which is resiliently deformable along the screw-receiving hole is arranged in a support region configured for axial support of a screw head of the mounting screw.