Abstract: A housing for electronic components within a vehicle, the housing comprising: a main compartment adapted to house one or more electronic components; and a venting arrangement to allow a gas flow path between an interior of the main compartment and the exterior of the main compartment, wherein the venting arrangement comprises: a shield portion positioned on the exterior of the main compartment and defining a flow pathway having first and second apertures at respective first and second ends thereof, at which the flow pathway is in communication with the atmosphere; and a communication passage extending between the interior of the main compartment and the flow pathway, and joining the flow pathway at a position between the first and second ends thereof, wherein the communication passage meets the flow pathway at a point which is nearer to the first end than the second end.

Abstract: A housing for electronic components within a vehicle, the housing comprising: a main compartment adapted to house one or more electronic components; and a venting arrangement to allow a gas flow path between an interior of the main compartment and the exterior of the main compartment, wherein the venting arrangement comprises: a shield portion positioned on the exterior of the main compartment and defining a flow pathway having first and second apertures at respective first and second ends thereof, at which the flow pathway is in communication with the atmosphere; and a communication passage extending between the interior of the main compartment and the flow pathway, and joining the flow pathway at a position between the first and second ends thereof, wherein the communication passage meets the flow pathway at a point which is nearer to the first end than the second end.

Abstract: An electronic control unit having a housing containing a circuit board. The housing includes a base and a cover between which the circuit board is located, and the unit being characterized in that the base and the cover are connected to one another via interference fit interengagement around at least a major part of a peripheral edge of the cover.

Abstract: An electronic control unit (1) having a housing (2) containing a circuit board (5). The housing (2) includes a base (3) and a cover (4) between which the circuit board (5) is located, and the unit being characterised in that the base (3) and the cover (4) are connected to one another via interference fit interengagement around at least a major part of a peripheral edge (20) of the cover (4).