Contacting unit for electrically contacting at least one electronics segment of an electronics module and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10923773-B2
Application number	US-201816220840-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2018
Priority date	Dec 14, 2017
Publication date	Feb 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 16, 2021

Abstract

A contact unit for electrically contacting an electronic segment of an electronic module is provided. The contact unit generally includes a flexible substrate with a contact side. The contact side includes a module connector and a segment connector. The module connector includes a first unit terminal connected to a second unit terminal by a terminal conductor extending along a longitudinal axis thereof. The segment connector includes a first contact connected to the terminal conductor by a first contact conductor and a first fold of the flexible substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A contact unit comprising:
a flexible substrate with a contact side having a module connector having a first unit terminal connected to a second unit terminal by a terminal conductor extending along a longitudinal axis thereof, and a segment connector having a first contact connected to the terminal conductor by a first contact conductor and a first fold of the flexible substrate, the first fold extends along a first folding axis that is formed at an oblique angle α with respect the longitudinal axis, the first contact electrically connects with a first electrical terminal of an electronic segment of an electronic module, the segment connector includes a second contact for contacting a second terminal of the electronic segment.

2. The contact unit of claim 1 , further comprising a management unit communicating with the module connector.

3. The contact unit of claim 1 , wherein the segment connector electrically connects with a pole of an electronic segment of an electronic module.

4. The contact unit of claim 1 , further comprising a monitoring unit connecting the first contact conductor to the terminal conductor.

5. The contact unit of claim 4 , wherein the monitoring unit includes a communication unit.

6. The contact unit of claim 5 , wherein the monitoring unit includes an evaluation unit.

7. The contact unit of claim 1 , wherein the second contact is connected to the terminal conductor through a second contact conductor.

8. The contact unit of claim 7 , wherein each of the first contact and the second contact includes a pair of contact terminals.

9. The contact unit of claim 7 , wherein the segment connector includes a second fold of the flexible substrate that extends along a second folding axis parallel to the longitudinal axis.

10. The contact unit of claim 9 , wherein the first contact conductor includes a third fold along a third folding axis that extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

11. The contact unit of claim 10 , wherein the contact side includes an arm connector.

12. The contact unit of claim 11 , wherein the arm connector includes a linkage arm terminal connecting to the electronic module.

13. The contact unit of claim 12 , wherein the linkage arm terminal connects to one of the first unit terminal or the second unit terminal using a linkage arm conductor.

14. The contact unit of claim 13 , wherein the linkage arm conductor includes a fourth fold of the flexible substrate.

15. The contact unit of claim 14 , wherein the fourth fold is positioned along a fourth folding axis that forms an oblique angle δ of 45° with the longitudinal axis.

16. A contact unit comprising:
a flexible substrate with a contact side having a module connector having a first unit terminal connected to a second unit terminal by a terminal conductor extending along a longitudinal axis thereof, and a segment connector having a first contact connected to the terminal conductor by a first contact conductor and a first fold of the flexible substrate, the first fold extends along a first folding axis that is formed at an oblique angle α with respect the longitudinal axis; and
a monitoring unit connecting the first contact conductor to the terminal conductor.

17. The contact unit of claim 16 , wherein the monitoring unit includes a communication unit.

18. The contact unit of claim 17 , wherein the monitoring unit includes an evaluation unit.

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Michael Mathias
• Becker Tobias

Classifications

• H01M10/486

  for measuring temperature · CPC title

• H01M10/482

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H01M50/503

  characterised by the shape of the interconnectors · CPC title

• H01M10/425 Primary

  Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00) · CPC title

• H05K1/118 Primary

  specially for flexible printed circuits, e.g. using folded portions · CPC title