Method for the production of a connecting element, connecting element, and sensor arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018277393-A1
Application number	US-201815992703-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 30, 2018
Priority date	Nov 30, 2015
Publication date	Sep 27, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing a connecting element, wherein electrical connections are defined by selective stamping-out. The invention further relates to a connecting element produced in this way and to a sensor arrangement having a connecting element of this kind.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for producing a connecting element used for selectively producing electrical connections between the plurality of input terminals and the plurality of output terminals, comprising the steps of:
providing a leadframe; providing a plurality of input terminals; providing a plurality of output terminals; providing at least one output element having a plurality of electrically conductive webs; arranging the at least one output element in the leadframe; selectively stamping out one or more of the plurality of electrically conductive webs from the output element to provide one or more electrical connections between the input terminals and the output terminals; using the connecting element to selectively produce electrical connections between the plurality of input terminals and the plurality of output terminals.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
providing one or more components; using one or more of the plurality of electrically conductive webs to provide contact and electrical communication between the one or more components.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising the steps of selecting the one or more components from the group consisting of capacitors, resistors, jumpers, diodes, passive components, and active components.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising the steps of:
providing at least one respective shorting web; shorting at least one of the one or more components by using the at least one respective shorting web prior to stamping out one or more of the plurality of electrically conductive webs from the output element.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising the steps of stamping out the at least one respective shorting web during the step of selectively stamping out one or more of the plurality of electrically conductive webs from the output element.

6 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising the steps of selectively stamping out one or more of the plurality of electrically conductive webs from the output element such that the at least one respective shorting web remains.

7 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising the steps of providing at least one dam bar being part of the leadframe.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising the steps of:
providing a molded body; encasing the at least one respective shorting web and the one or more components with the molded body.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising the steps of at least partially limiting the molded body by the at least one dam bar.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising the steps of stamping out the at least one dam bar during the step of selectively stamping out one or more of the plurality of electrically conductive webs from the output element.

11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of support pins being part of the leadframe; supporting the molded body using the plurality of support pins.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising the steps of:
providing a further molded body made of a material that is different compared to the material used for the molded body; encasing the molded body with the further molded body.

13 . The method claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of input terminals; and providing a plurality of output terminals; associating the plurality of input terminals and the plurality of output terminals with predefined allocations.

14 . The method claim 13 , further comprising the steps of providing the predefined allocations to be at least one of supply voltage, ground or output.

15 . A connecting element for selectively producing electrical connections between a plurality of input terminals and a plurality of output terminals, comprising:
a leadframe; a plurality of input terminals; a plurality of output terminals; and at least one output element having a plurality of electrically conductive webs, the at least one output element being arranged in the leadframe, and one or more of the plurality of electrically conductive webs are stamped out from the output element to provide one or more electrical connections between the plurality of input terminals and the plurality of output terminals; wherein the connecting element selectively produces electrical connections between the plurality of input terminals and the plurality of output terminals.

16 . A sensor arrangement, comprising;
a sensor; and a connecting element further comprising:
a leadframe;
a plurality of input terminals;
a plurality of output terminals; and
at least one output element having a plurality of electrically conductive webs, the at least one output element being arranged in the leadframe, and one or more of the plurality of electrically conductive webs are stamped out from the output element to provide one or more electrical connections between the plurality of input terminals and the plurality of output terminals;
wherein the sensor is electrically connected to the output terminals of the connecting element, and the connecting element selectively produces electrical connections between the plurality of input terminals and the plurality of output terminals.

Assignees

• Continental Teves Ag & Co Ohg

Inventors

• Huber Dietmar
• Raukopf Svenja
• Schillinger Jakob
• Throm Martin

Classifications

• H10W72/30

  Die-attach connectors · CPC title

• H10W70/048

  Mechanical treatments, e.g. punching, cutting, deforming or cold welding · CPC title

• H10W70/40

  Leadframes · CPC title

• H10W70/041 Primary

  Connecting or disconnecting interconnections to or from leadframes, e.g. connecting bond wires or bumps · CPC title

• H01L24/26

  Electricity · mapped topic