Fixed conductive plates are buried in a case. In its internal space, a first contact surface, which is part of each fixed conductive plate, and a second contact surface, which is an inner surface of the case, are opposite to each other, and an elastic conductive plate is interposed in this opposing portion. The elastic conductive plate is structured so that, in a restricting portion, a support piece portion is fitted to the thin plate portion of the fixed conductive plate and that an elastic arm portion extends from the support piece portion.

A sensor unit includes a physical quantity sensor, a connecter to be coupled to the outside, a board on which the physical quantity sensor and the connecter are installed, and a container accommodating the board. The board is provided with a first region in which the connecter is installed, a second region in which the physical quantity sensor is installed, and a coupling region disposed between the first and second regions and having a sectional area S3 that is smaller than a sectional area S1 of the first region and a sectional area S2 of the second region in a sectional view as seen in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first region and the second region are arranged, and a region in the second region of the board on the coupling region side is attached to the container via a fixation member.

In some embodiments, a storage device includes a printed circuit board, a memory device coupled to the printed circuit board, a storage controller which controls the memory device and is coupled to the printed circuit board, an active interposer including a logic element coupled to the printed circuit board, a sensor disposed inside the active interposer and configured to sense an impact and provide a sensor signal of the impact to the storage controller, and a strain gauge disposed inside the active interposer and configured to measure a physical strain and provide a signal about the physical strain to the storage controller.

A passenger protection control device for effectively preventing an infiltration of water into the interior of a case without the use of a sealant includes: a printed circuit board; a connector; and a case that accommodates such that, while a connection end surface with a wire harness of the connector is exposed, the printed circuit board is isolated from the outside. The case is formed by: a box shaped cover in which the periphery of a ceiling wall is enclosed by side walls and a floor surface is opened; and a rear cover that plugs the floor surface of the cover. The connector is installed in an opening provided in the side wall of the cover. The rear cover has a first standing wall projecting so as to face a connector in the portion of the cover in which the connector is installed. The first standing wall of the rear cover has a planar region in a head top part. The planar region has an inclined surface having a falling gradient facing outwardly from the cover.

A sensor including a system-in-package module, wherein electrical contacts can be contact-connected by way of a mating connector. An associated method and an associated sensor arrangement are also disclosed.

An apparatus includes a housing base and a circuit board. The housing base contains a cavity, a boss containing a mounting bore, and a support pad connected to the boss. The circuit board is positioned in the cavity so that an accelerometer carried by the circuit board is disposed directly above the support pad.

An apparatus includes a sensor package, a housing, and one or more stitched terminals. The housing comprises a first cavity configured to receive the sensor package, a second cavity configured to receive an electrical connector, and a wall separating the cavities. The first cavity has a support surface located between a sensor receiving opening and the wall. The one or more stitched terminals are generally stitched into the wall, each having a sensor contact end extending into the first cavity and a connector contact end extending into the second cavity. At least one of the sensor package and the stitched terminals is positionable to align electrical contact pads of the sensor package with the sensor contact ends of the stitched terminals. The sensor package, when positioned between the support surface and the sensor contact ends of the stitched terminals, is essentially uncompressed.

A shock-isolated mounting device and a method and system are provided. For example, the shock-isolated mounting device includes an enclosure configured to support the mounting device, at least one damper attached between the mounting device and the enclosure, and a thermally-conductive element disposed on a surface of the mounting device and configured to thermally couple the mounting device to the enclosure. The thermally-conductive element facilitates the dissipation of heat generated by electronic components mounted onto the shock-isolated mounting device.

A device is described for ensuring the installation of a component at the designated installation location of said component in a system, made up of two parts, the first part of the device being attached to the component, and the second part of the device being attached to the system to which the component will be attached, and, during installation of the component into the system at the designated installation location of said component, the first part of the device and the second part of the device interlock precisely and enable assembly, in that the first part of the device and the second part of the device interact exclusively mechanically and exclusively enable the ensuring of the installation of the component at the designated installation location of the component in the system. When installing the component at a non-designated installation location on the system, the interaction of the first part of the device and the second part of the device, which form a poka-yoke system with each other, prevents installation.

Fixed conductive plates are buried in a case. In its internal space, a first contact surface, which is part of each fixed conductive plate, and a second contact surface, which is an inner surface of the case, are opposite to each other, and an elastic conductive plate is interposed in this opposing portion. The support piece portion of the elastic conductive plate, is constrained from above by a restricting support portion and from below by a restricting opposing portion at a position close to a boundary portion with an elastic arm portion.