Method for contacting a contact surface on a flexible circuit with a metal contact, crimping part, connection of flexible circuit and metal contact and control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10886644-B2
Application number	US-201916436680-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2019
Priority date	Dec 22, 2016
Publication date	Jan 5, 2021
Grant date	Jan 5, 2021

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method for contacting a contact surface on a flexible circuit board with a metal contact outside the flexible circuit board, with the aid of a press-fit pin. An attachment piece having a sleeve for receiving the press-fit pin is a mechanically and electrically coupled to the flexible circuit board.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control device for a motor vehicle, the control device comprising:
a flexible circuit board;
a stamped plate having a metal contact; and
a press-fit pin, the press-fit pin providing a connection between the flexible circuit board and the metal contact; and an attachment piece comprising a sleeve in which at least part of the press-fit pin is inserted, the attachment piece being mechanically connected to the flexible circuit board, the press-fit pin being electrically connected to the stamped plate.

2. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises a metal composition, the sleeve providing an electrical connection between the press-fit pin and the flexible circuit board.

3. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the attachment piece is electrically connected to the stamped plate via the press-fit pin, wherein the connection between the attachment piece and the flexible circuit board comprises a solder connection or a laminate connection.

4. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the attachment piece is electrically connected to the stamped plate via the press-fit pin, wherein the attachment piece comprises a crimping part having a first region with one or more crimping plates which extends through one or more through-holes of the flexible circuit board, and a second region having the sleeve through which the press-fit pin is disposed, a distal end of each crimping plate extending through the flexible circuit board and being bent so as to form the mechanical connection with the flexible circuit board.

5. The control device of claim 4 , wherein the crimping part provides an electrical connection between the press-fit pin and a contact surface of the flexible circuit board.

6. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the attachment piece is electrically connected to the stamped plate via the press-fit pin, the attachment piece comprising a rigid circuit board having a degree of rigidity that is greater than a degree of rigidity of the flexible circuit board.

7. The control device of claim 6 , wherein the sleeve comprises a through-hole clad with metal, the press-fit pin being disposed in the through-hole of the rigid circuit board and provides a press-fit connection between the press-fit pin and the rigid circuit board.

8. The control device of claim 7 , wherein the metal which clads the through-hole extends along a first surface of the rigid circuit board other than a surface of the through-hole thereof, the mechanical connection between the flexible circuit board and the rigid circuit board comprising a solder connection between the metal along the first surface of the rigid circuit board and the flexible circuit board.

9. The control device of claim 2 , wherein the mechanical connection between the attachment piece and the flexible circuit board comprises a solder connection between the sleeve and the flexible circuit board, the press-fit pin extends through the stamped plate and through the flexible circuit board and has a press-fit connection with the sleeve.

10. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the attachment piece is electrically connected to the stamped plate via the press-fit pin, wherein the mechanical connection between the attachment piece and the flexible circuit board comprises a laminate connection.

Assignees

• Cpt Zwei Gmbh
• Vitesco Technologies Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Taschner Nikolaus
• Liebl Tilo

Classifications

• H05K2201/2009

  Reinforced areas, e.g. for a specific part of a flexible printed circuit · CPC title

• H05K2201/1059

  Connections made by press-fit insertion · CPC title

• H05K2201/1034

  Edge terminals, i.e. separate pieces of metal attached to the edge of the printed circuit board [PCB] · CPC title

• H05K2201/1031

  Surface mounted metallic connector elements · CPC title

• H05K2201/10303

  Pin-in-hole mounted pins · CPC title