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(43) Date of publication: 20.03.2019 Bulletin 2019/12 (21) Application number: 17722769.1 (22) Date of filing: 10.05.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H05K 3/36(2006.01) H05K 3/28(2006.01) H05K 3/40(2006.01) H05K 3/32(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2017/061210 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/194618 (16.11.2017 Gazette 2017/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 11.05.2016 US 201615152218 11.05.2016 DE 202016102522 U (71) Applicant: Flex Automotive GmbH 70794 Filderstadt (DE)	(72) Inventors: LUTZ, Peter 72202 Nagold (DE) BUERMANN, Kevin Lakeville Minnesota 55044 (US) (74) Representative: Rupprecht, Kay et al Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Widenmayerstraße 47 80538 München 80538 München (DE)