A vehicle control apparatus is disposed inside a housing for accommodating a transmission. The vehicle control apparatus includes a metal base, a resin case, a printed circuit board on which an electronic component mounts, and an oil-tight seal member. The metal base is made of metal. The resin case is attached to the metal base to form an interior space. The printed circuit board is disposed in the interior space. The oil-tight seal member is disposed between the metal base and the resin case to surround the printed circuit board. The electronic component is included in a control circuit for the transmission. The metal base and the oil-tight seal member are at a hydrogen bonding state, and the rein case and the oil-tight seal member are at a covalent bonding state.

An electronic module of a control device of a vehicle includes at least one interconnect device, with electronic structural elements as the control unit, and at least one electronic component electrically connected to the interconnect device via a connecting region, wherein the structural elements of the interconnect device and each connecting region between the interconnect device and each dedicated electronic component are coated with an encapsulating material. Furthermore, a method for encapsulating an electronic module is disclosed.

A control device for a gearbox control system of a motor vehicle includes electric components having different high dissipated power, a rigid circuit board which is equipped on both sides with electric components, at least one cooling body on the same side as the circuit board on which the power components are arranged, and a potting compound, which at least partially surrounds the components. The circuit board is secured directly adjacent to the cooling body.

A control unit is provided, in particular a transmission control unit, which is designed to be attached to an outer side or to an inner side of a housing, in particular to a transmission housing, wherein the control unit comprises a circuit board as well as at least one plug which is arranged on the circuit board and whose pins are connected to corresponding conducting paths of the circuit board, which is arranged in such a way that it reaches into an opening within the housing and to produce an electrical and/or signal connection between the outer side and the inner side of the housing via conducting paths that are arranged on the circuit board, wherein an overmolding is enclosing at least the circuit board and the plug(s).

A transmission control device, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a circuit board element, and an electrical-connector housing. The circuit board element has electronic components. The electrical-connector housing is configured to receive an electrical connector, and to electrically connect the electrical connector to the circuit board element. The electrical-connector housing substantially consists of a thermoset material, and partially encloses the circuit board element via direct contact in an integrally bonded fashion.

A control circuit device for vehicle automatic transmission includes a control circuit unit having a body with a built-in control circuit for vehicle automatic transmission and tab-like terminals extending from the body while being lined in an arrangement direction. A cover covers the control circuit unit from one side in an intersection direction intersecting the arrangement direction. An insulating protection tube collectively surrounds the terminals and has partition walls to be disposed between adjacent terminals. The cover and the protection tube include locks configured to lock the cover and the protection tube to each other and positioning structures configured to position the control circuit unit. The control circuit unit is held positioned with respect to the cover and the protection tube with the cover and the protection tube locked by the locks.

Providing a highly reliable electronic control device capable of achieving both low cost and productivity. An electronic control device including an electronic component, a control substrate on which the electronic component is mounted, and a sealing resin that seals the control substrate, the electronic control device being installed outside the vehicle cabin or in the engine compartment, the electronic control device further including a housing case that fixes the control substrate, and an outer periphery of the housing case being covered with a sealing resin.

An apparatus may include a press-fit connection for a printed circuit board and a connecting element, where the connecting element is pressed into the printed circuit board in that the connecting element is tapered at the end facing the printed circuit board, and where an insertion depth to which the tapered section is inserted in the printed circuit board ensures a compensation for tolerances.

A control module for actuating at least one electrically operable actuator includes an actuator housing, a housing part, a casting space, a circuit carrier, and an electronic control circuit. The actuator housing accommodates the electrically operable actuator. The housing part is formed as one piece on the actuator housing. The casting space is formed on the housing part. The circuit carrier is introduced into the casting space. The electronic control circuit is arranged on the circuit carrier. The circuit carrier is surrounded with a casting mass in the casting space and embedded therein, and electrical connection elements of the circuit carrier are guided outwards out of the casting space.

A SOM circuit board includes a main body having a first face surface, an opposing second face surface, a first side surface, an opposing second side surface, a first end surface, and an opposing second end surface. The first and second side surfaces have maximum lengths along a longitudinal direction which are greater than maximum lengths of the first and second end surfaces along a lateral direction. The SOM circuit board further includes a plurality of computing components, each of the plurality of computing components mounted on one of the first face surface or the second face surface. The SOM circuit board further includes an input/output connector mounted on the second face surface. The SOM circuit board further includes a plurality of mounting holes extending along the transverse direction through and between the first face surface and the second face surface.