INSTRUMENT PANEL SUBSTRATE WITH PIN POSITIONING PATTERN FOR CORRECT PLACEMENT OF MULTIPLE ECU ATTACHMENTS

摘要

A panel-ECU bracket attachment system that prevents the placement of an ECU at an incorrect location within a motor vehicle. The panel-ECU bracket attachment system includes a panel, e.g. an instrument panel, with a first ECU bracket attachment site and a second ECU bracket attachment site. The first ECU bracket attachment site has a first pair of alignment pins spaced apart by a first distance therebetween and the second ECU bracket attachment site has a second pair of alignment pins spaced apart by a second distance therebetween. The second distance is not equal to the first distance. The instrument panel-ECU bracket attachment system also includes a first ECU bracket with a first pair of pin apertures that are spaced apart from each other by the first distance and a second ECU bracket with a second pair of pin apertures that are spaced apart from each other by the second distance.

主权项

1. An instrument panel-ECU bracket attachment system comprising:
an instrument panel (IP) having a first ECU bracket attachment site and a second ECU bracket attachment site; said first ECU bracket attachment site having a first pair of alignment pins, said first pair of alignment pins spaced apart by a first distance therebetween; said second ECU bracket attachment site having a second pair of alignment pins, said second pair of alignment pins spaced apart by a second distance therebetween, said second distance not equal to said first distance; a first ECU bracket and a second ECU bracket, said first ECU bracket having a first pair of pin apertures spaced apart from each other by said first distance and said second ECU bracket having a second pair of pin apertures spaced apart from each other by said second distance; said first ECU bracket attachable to said IP only at said first ECU bracket attachment site and said second ECU bracket attachable to said IP only at said second ECU bracket attachment site.