US5285010A
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Electrical control device with metal-coated plastic housing
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1992-11-13
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Granted: 1994-02-08
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Expires: 2012-11-13
Abstract
Abstract In a control device (11), the strip conductors (29) are applied to the interior wall (28) of the housing (15), consisting of plastic, with integrated plugs (16) with the aid of novel deposition processes. In this case the laser-assisted deposition process or the Ivonding® process can be used in a particularly advantageous manner. It is possible by means of these types of manufacture to dispose the plug connectors (24) in a simple manner in a through-bore (23) in the housing (15) and to connect them directly with the strip conductors (29) on the interior wall (28). Bonded connections (31) for connecting hybrid circuits (13), for example, can be attached in a simple manner at the other end of the strip conductors (29). Because of this, it is possible to automate the manufacturing process to a large degree and to make it inexpensive.
Inventors
- 👤 Elmar Huber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 07:31
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K5/00; H05K5/0026; H05K5/0069; H05K3/00; H05K3/40; H05K3/4092; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/03; H01R13/035; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09009; H05K2201/09118; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09654; H05K2201/09754; H05K2201/09818; H05K2201/0999; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
An electrical control device (11) with a base plate (10) adapted to support electrical components of an electrical circuit (13), and a housing (15) of plastic with a plug (16) integrated therewith, said base plate (10) and said housing (15) being interengaged (17,18) to define an interior space therebetween; wherein said housing (15) has an interior wall or surface (28) adjacent said interior space and an exterior wall or surface, and is formed with an opening (20), along a peripheral edge of which said interior and exterior surfaces meet; said housing(15) is formed with a plurality of through-bores (23) which receive respective plug connectors (24) of the plug (16); an elongated metal deposit, having at least two ends, is applied on the interior wall (28) of the housing (15), thereby defining a strip conductor (29); this deposit (29) is connected with the plug connectors (24); and one of the ends of the metal deposit (29) extends across said peripheral edge of said opening (20), thereby defining an electrical contact area (30) on said exterior wall of said housing (15).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
An electrical control device (11) with a base plate (10) adapted to support electrical components of an electrical circuit (13), and a housing (15) of plastic with a plug (16) integrated therewith, said base plate (10) and said housing (15) being interengaged (17,18) to define an interior space therebetween; wherein said housing (15) has an interior wall or surface (28) adjacent said interior space and an exterior wall or surface, and is formed with an opening (20), along a peripheral edge of which said interior and exterior surfaces meet; said housing(15) is formed with a plurality of through-bores (23) which receive respective plug connectors (24) of the plug (16); an elongated metal deposit, having at least two ends, is applied on the interior wall (28) of the housing (15), thereby defining a strip conductor (29); this deposit (29) is connected with the plug connectors (24); and one of the ends of the metal deposit (29) extends across said peripheral edge of said opening (20), thereby defining an electrical contact area (30) on said exterior wall of said housing (15).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An electrical control device in accordance with claim 1, further comprising an electrical conductor (31) extending from the electrical circuit (13) to the electrical contact area (30) of said metal deposit (29).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electrical control device in accordance with claim 2, wherein said electrical conductor (31) is a bonding wire.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electrical control device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the deposit (29) extends into at least one throughbore (23) in which one of said lug connectors (24) is disposed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrical control device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the deposit (29) and the plug connectors (24) terminate flush at the interior wall (28) of the housing (15) adjacent said plug (16).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electrical control device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the deposit (29) is produced in accordance with a Laser-Assisted Deposition process.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrical control device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the deposit (29) is produced in accordance with a Molded Interconnection Device process.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrical control device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the deposit (29) is produced by hot-stamping onto a thermoplastic a copper foil having on its underside and adhesive layer activatable by compression.
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