Contacting Unit For Electrically Contacting At Least One Electronics Segment Of An Electronics Module And Method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019190084-A1
Application number	US-201816220840-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 14, 2018
Priority date	Dec 14, 2017
Publication date	Jun 20, 2019
Grant date	—

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.

2 . The contact unit of claim 1 , wherein the first fold extends along a first folding axis that is formed at an oblique angle α with respect the longitudinal axis.

3 . The contact unit of claim 2 , further comprising a monitoring unit connecting the first contact conductor to the terminal conductor.

4 . The contact unit of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring unit includes a communication unit.

5 . The contact unit of claim 4 , wherein the monitoring unit includes an evaluation unit.

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

7 . The contact unit of claim 2 , wherein the segment connector electrically connects with a pole of an electronic segment of an electronic module.

8 . The contact unit of claim 2 , wherein the first contact electrically connects with a first electrical terminal of an electronic segment of an electronic module.

9 . The contact unit of claim 8 , wherein the segment connector includes a second contact for contacting a second terminal of the electronic segment.

10 . The contact unit of claim 9 , wherein the second contact is connected to the terminal conductor through a second contact conductor.

11 . The contact unit of claim 10 , wherein each of the first contact and the second contact includes a pair of contact terminals.

12 . The contact unit of claim 10 , wherein the segment connector includes a second fold of the flexible substrate that extends along a second folding axis parallel to the longitudinal axis.

13 . The contact unit of claim 12 , wherein the first contact conductor includes a third fold along a third folding axis that extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

14 . The contact unit of claim 13 , wherein the contact side includes an arm connector.

15 . The contact unit of claim 14 , wherein the arm connector includes a linkage arm terminal connecting to the electronic module.

16 . The contact unit of claim 15 , wherein the linkage arm terminal connects to one of the first unit terminal or the second unit terminal using a linkage arm conductor.

17 . The contact unit of claim 16 , wherein the linkage arm conductor includes a fourth fold of the flexible substrate.

18 . The contact unit of claim 17 , wherein the fourth fold is positioned along a fourth folding axis that forms an oblique angle δ of 45° with the longitudinal axis.

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Michael Mathias
• Becker Tobias

Classifications

• H01B7/08

  Flat or ribbon cables · CPC title

• H05K1/028

  Bending or folding regions of flexible printed circuits (H05K1/0283 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M10/4285

  Testing apparatus · 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

• H01M2010/4271

  Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing · CPC title