CA1043899A - Arrangement for mounting electronic circuit boards on an engine air filter housing - Google Patents

Arrangement for mounting electronic circuit boards on an engine air filter housing

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CA1043899A
CA1043899A CA244,900A CA244900A CA1043899A CA 1043899 A CA1043899 A CA 1043899A CA 244900 A CA244900 A CA 244900A CA 1043899 A CA1043899 A CA 1043899A
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circuit board
engine
filter housing
air filter
housing
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Ivor W. Carter
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Old Carco LLC
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Chrysler Corp
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60RVEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B60R16/023Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
    • B60R16/0239Electronic boxes
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60KARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K13/00Arrangement in connection with combustion air intake or gas exhaust of propulsion units
    • B60K13/02Arrangement in connection with combustion air intake or gas exhaust of propulsion units concerning intake
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02DCONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D41/00Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
    • F02D41/30Controlling fuel injection
    • F02D41/3005Details not otherwise provided for
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/20Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
    • H05K7/20845Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating for automotive electronic casings
    • H05K7/20863Forced ventilation, e.g. on heat dissipaters coupled to components
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02DCONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D2200/00Input parameters for engine control
    • F02D2200/02Input parameters for engine control the parameters being related to the engine
    • F02D2200/04Engine intake system parameters
    • F02D2200/0414Air temperature
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02DCONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D2400/00Control systems adapted for specific engine types; Special features of engine control systems not otherwise provided for; Power supply, connectors or cabling for engine control systems
    • F02D2400/18Packaging of the electronic circuit in a casing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05CINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F05C2225/00Synthetic polymers, e.g. plastics; Rubber
    • F05C2225/08Thermoplastics

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Casings For Electric Apparatus (AREA)
  • Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)
  • Cooling, Air Intake And Gas Exhaust, And Fuel Tank Arrangements In Propulsion Units (AREA)

Abstract

ARRANGEMENT FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARDS
ON AN ENGINE AIR FILTER HOUSING
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

An electronic engine control system for an internal combustion engine has at least a portion of its circuitry mounted on circuit boards which are disposed generally in the path of induction air drawn into the engine via the engine air filter housing. The circuit boards are mounted within a molded plastic circuit board mounting housing which is disposed over openings in the sidewll of the sheet metal air filter housing and which is removably mounted thereon by means of attaching screws. An inlet snorkel via which induction air is drawn into the air filter housing is a moulded plastic element secured to the circuit board mounting housing with the circuit board mounting housing being disposed between the snorkel and the air filter housing.

Description

This invention relates to a novel arrangement for mounting electronic circuit component~ in the engine compart-ment of a vehicle and in particular to a novel arrangement for mounting the circuit boards on the engine air filter housing.
The invention is used in an engine powered vehicle having an induction air intake system for the engine including -~
an air filter housing and lncluding electronic engine control .
circuitry. The invention relates to the improvement comprising: :
means mounting at least portions of the control circuitry on -a circuit board, and means mounting the circuit board on the air filter housing in the path of induction air drawn lnto ~- . :
the air filter housing by the engine. ~ .
Among the features and objects of the present ~ .:
invention are to provide an.improved mounting arrangement .~ ~
for electronic circuit boards containing engine control . ~:
circuitry: whichjcan be eaeily a~sembled into and disassembled i . :~
from an engine air filter housing, in which the circuit com- .. ;
ponents are well protected; in which the circuit components are exposed to cooling via the induction air drawn into the ..
air filter housing; which provides easy connectabillty with system components located outside the air filter housing;
which provides an advantageous construction; and which offers other benefits and advantages as will appear more fully . .. :
hereinafter in the detailed description.
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BRIEF DE~S RIPTION OF THE DRAWING
The drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of the present invention according to the best mode presently contemplated in carrying out the invention.
Fig. 1 is a plan view having portions broken ~-away of an arrangement for mounting electronic circuit , boards on the engine air filter housing according to principles of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the arrangement of Fig. 1.
,. ,'' :' DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODLMENT

The drawing illustrates a sheet metal air filter housing 10 of generally cylindrical shape, a cylindrical ,~ annular air filter 12 contained within housing 10, a plastic circuit board mounting housing 14 and a moulded plastic ; ~ -intake snorkel 16. Hollsing 10 and filter 12 are generally '1 . , of conventional construction and mount on the engine in the ~J usual fashion; however, in accordance with principles of the present invention certain modiications may be made to the housing 10 which include ~he provision of one or more openings 18 formed in the side wall of the housing, a plurality of attaching brackets 20 for attachment of circuit board housing 14, and the height of the side wall of the hou~lng 10 may be somewhat increased. The cover for housing ¦ 10 has not been shown in the drawing in the interest of clarity.
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Hous1ng 14 is of generally concave shape extending circumferentjally of housing 10 and disposed over the openings 18. Housing 14 attaches to hous1ng lO by means of attachment screws 22 which are threaded into brackets 20. An annular seal-ing gasket 24 seals between the two housings and is compressed to a limited extent when the screws 22 are tightened to draw the lO housing 14 against housing lO. A leak-proof seal is attained by providing a plurality of individual protuberances such as 26 at locations around the inner edges of ~he upper and lower walls of housing 14. With this arrangement, when the screws 22 are . tightened the gasket 24 will be controllably compressed with the 15 compression thereof being limited by the protuberances 26 abutting ~! the wall of the air filter housing lO, A continuous backup flange 28 is provided for gasket 24. The radially outer edge of housing 14 terminates in an opening over which snorkel 16 is disposed. Snorkel 16 is a tubular element and its inner peripher ;
20 is provided with a flange wh;ch abuts the radially outer peripher of housing 14 and the two elements 14 and 16 are secured together by any suitable securing means. Desirably, a sealing gasket 30 rnay be provided between the two. When the engine ;s operated induction air is drawn through snorkel 16 and housing 14, through 25 openings 18 and through air ~ilter 12 into the engine carburetor to be mixed with ~uel for combustion in the engine.
The inveiltion provides within housing 14 the mounting of electronic circuitry which is associated with a control system for the engine, for example electronic fuel metering controls, 30 electronic spark t;ming controls, or electronic fuel injection controls. The circuitry in the illustrated embodiment is con-tained in a number of individual electronic circuit modules 32 of the plug-in type which plug into electronic circuit boards 34 , ~_ _ . ~ 3~-~3 ~
Iwhich are removably secured within houslng 14. The two circuit .~ Iboards 34 are removably mounted on housing 14 by means of attach-¦;ng screws 36 which pass throuyh open;ngs in the boards to engage ¦threadedly threaded holes in molded structural ribs 38'which are . l integrally formed in housing 14. The modules 32 removably mount on boards 34 by means of plug-in type terminals. The modules may contain individual electronic circuit boards 38 having in-dividual circuit components thereon, the boards 38 being potted by means of suitable potting material within sheet metal receptacl s 40. Lead wires from the circuit boards 34 terminate in connec~or . plugs 42 which mount in the bottom wall of housing 14. Plugs 42. 15 are mateable with matching connector plugs (not shown) to effect connection of the circuits on the boards with additional portions . of the system which are located exteriorly of housing 14. Inter-nal connections between the individual modules and circuit boards . can be accomplished by in~ernal connections. The loca~ion of modules 32 within housing 14 is such that adequate clearance is provided to permit induction air to pass freely into the engine . . without apprec;able obstruction while a~ the same time exposingthe c;rcuit components to the conduct;ve cooling afforded. by the ;nduct;on air. Thus, even in the hok environment of an under-~ 25 hood eng;ne compartment, the electronic circuit components can be : ma;nta;ned ;n a thermal env;ronment which is no~ detrimental tothe cTrcuit components. A further system component 44 ;s shown d;sposed on snorkel 16 and extending through an opening in the snorkel to be disposed ;n the path of travel o~ the induction air.
Th;s element could be any of a number of possible devices and ;s illustratlvely shown as a probe for monitor;ng the velocity of . ;ntake air flow through snorkel 16. An electronic circu;t module 46 is contained in assoc;ation with element 44 w;th;n a cover 48 wh;ch mounts on snorkel 16~
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The invention provides an advantageous mounting arrange-. ¦ ment for circuit components wh~ch excellently accompl;shes the above-noted features. It will be apprecia~ed that various con-l figurations are contemplated within the scope of the invention ¦ and that the preferred embodiment is to be considered in an ;1-¦ lustrative and not a limiting sense.
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Claims (18)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. In an engine powered vehicle having an induction air intake system for the engine including an air filter housing and in-cluding electronic engine control circuitry, the improvement comprising: means mounting at least portions of said control circuitry on a circuit board, and means mounting said circuit board on said air filter housing in the path of induction air drawn into said air filter housing by the engine.
2. The improvement according to claim 1 wherein said circuit board is contained within a circuit board mounting housing dis-posed over one or more openings in a side wall of said air filter housing.
3. The improvement according to claim 2 including an intake snorkel via which air is inducted into said air filter housing, said circuit board mounting housing being disposed between said snorkel and said air filter housing.
4. The improvement according to claim 3 wherein said snorkel and said circuit board mounting housing are separate plastic elements secured together.
5. The improvement according to claim 1 including a receptacle and means potting said circuit board in said re-ceptacle.
6. The improvement according to claim 5 wherein said circuit board and receptacle mount on a second circuit board which is also disposed in the path of induction air drawn into said air filter housing by the engine, said circuitry portion on said first-mentioned circuit board being electrically con-nected with said second circuit board.
7. The improvement according to claim 6 including connector plug means connected electrically with said second circuit board and via which external connections of said cir-cuitry portions on said first-mentioned circuit board are effected.
8. In an engine powered vehicle comprising an in-duction air intake system for the engine including an air filter housing and comprising electronic engine control cir-cuitry, the improvement comprising:
means mounting at least-a portion of said control circuitry on a circuit board; and means mounting said circuit board and said control circuitry thereon on said air filter housing in the path of induction air drawn into the engine via said air intake system.
9. The improvement according to claim 8 wherein said induction air intake system comprises intake means attached to and leading from said air filter housing via which air for the engine is inducted into said housing, and thence into the engine, and said circuit board and said control circuitry portion thereon are disposed within said intake means.
10. The improvement according to claim 9 wherein said intake means comprises a circuit board mounting housing dis-posed over one or more openings in said air filter housing, and attached thereto, and containing said circuit board and said control circuitry portion thereon.
11. The improvement according to claim 10 wherein said intake means further comprises a snorkel attached to said circuit board mounting housing and disposed such that air inducted by the engine passes through said snorkel, then through said circuit board mounting housing, and then through said air filter housing.
12. The improvement according to claim 8 wherein said induction air intake system includes intake structure attached to said air filter housing through which induction air enters said housing and said last-mentioned means includes a portion of said intake structure.
13. In an engine powered vehicle comprising induction air intake structure including an air filter housing and intake means leading from said air filter housing via which air for the engine is inducted into said housing, and thence into the engine, and comprising electronic engine control circuitry, the improvement comprising:
means mounting at least a portion of said control circuitry on a circuit board; and means mounting said circuit board and said control circuitry portion thereon on said intake means in the path of induction air drawn therethrough.
14. The improvement according to claim 13 wherein said intake means comprises a circuit board mounting housing con-taining said circuit board and said control circuitry portion thereon.
15. The improvement according to claim 14 wherein said circuit board mounting housing is disposed over one or more openings in said air filter housing and is attached thereto.
16. In an engine powered vehicle comprising induction air intake structure via which air is inducted into the engine and comprising electronic engine control circuitry, the improvement comprising:
means mounting at least a portion of said control circuitry on a circuit board; and means mounting said circuit board and said control circuitry portion thereon on a selected portion of said in-duction air intake structure with said curcuit board and said control curcuitry portion disposed in the path of induction air inducted into the engine via said induction air intake structure.
17. The improvement according to claim 16 wherein said induction air intake structure comprises an air filter housing and intake means leading from said air filter housing, said circuit board and said control circuitry portion thereon being disposed in said intake means.
18. The improvement according to claim 17 wherein said intake means comprises a circuit board mounting housing con-taining said circuit board and said control circuitry portion thereon.
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