US 12,446,172 B2
Housing assembly having breakaway leg members
Tushar Honrao, Farmington Hills, MI (US); David Germany, Southfield, MI (US); Anjani Kumar, Northville, MI (US); and Manojkumar Subhash Sonawane, Pune (IN)
Assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen (DE)
Filed by ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen (DE)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/991,081.
Prior Publication US 2024/0172379 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2025.01); H05K 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0234 (2013.01) [H05K 5/0026 (2013.01); H05K 5/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A housing assembly comprising:
a housing structure; and
a plurality of leg members, wherein each leg member of the plurality of leg members comprises a foot portion and a plurality of connecting portions that interface with a side surface of the housing structure,
wherein each leg member defines, extending from a bottom surface thereof, a first concave portion disposed between the foot portion and a first convex portion also on the bottom surface, wherein the first convex portion is disposed between the first concave portion and a second concave portion, wherein a radius of the first concave portion is equal to a radius of the first convex portion.
 
11. A housing assembly comprising:
a housing structure; and
an electronic control unit disposed within the housing structure;
a plurality of leg members, wherein each leg member of the plurality of leg members comprises a foot portion and a plurality of connecting portions that interface with a side surface of the housing structure, wherein the connection portions are separated from one another to define a gap therebetween,
wherein each leg member defines a first concave portion disposed between the foot portion and a first convex portion,
wherein the first convex portion is disposed between the first concave portion and a second concave portion,
wherein a radius of the first concave portion is equal to a radius of the first convex portion.
 
20. A housing assembly comprising:
a diecast housing structure; and
an electronic control unit disposed within the diecast housing structure;
a plurality of leg members, wherein each leg member of the plurality of leg members comprises a foot portion and a plurality of connecting portions,
wherein each leg member defines a first concave portion disposed between the foot portion and a first convex portion disposed on a bottom surface of the leg member, wherein the first convex portion is disposed between the first concave portion and a second concave portion, wherein a radius of the first concave portion is equal to a radius of the first convex portion.