Electrical contact system for contacting a coil

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9431722-B2
Application number	US-201314648584-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 4, 2013
Priority date	Nov 29, 2012
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

An electrical contact system is provided for contacting a coil, in particular a coil of a rotational speed sensor, having: a holding body, the holding body being electrically insulated, a line segment, at least one electrical line, the electrical line being surrounded by an electrical insulating layer, at least one spring element, the at least one spring element being electrically conductive, the at least one spring element having at least one opening, the at least one opening forming a cutting edge in at least some regions of its edge, the at least one spring element being pressed with the at least one cutting edge against the line segment in such a way that the at least one cutting edge pierces through the electrical insulating layer and an electrical contact is produced between the at least one spring element and the at least one line segment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical contact system for contacting a coil, comprising:
a holding body, the holding body being electrically insulating;
a line segment of at least one electrical line, the electrical line being surrounded by an electrical insulating layer;
at least one spring element, wherein:
the spring element is electrically conductive,
the spring element includes at least one opening,
the opening forms a cutting edge in at least some regions of an edge of the opening, and
the spring element is pressed with the cutting edge against the line segment in such a way that the cutting edge penetrates the electrical insulating layer and an electrical contact is produced between the spring element and the line segment; and

at least one bus bar, wherein:
the bus bar is electrically conductive,
at least one of the holding body and the bus bar includes a clamping arrangement, and
the bus bar is fixedly clamped on the holding body by the clamping arrangement so that the spring element is tensioned between the bus bar and a contact region of the holding body, so that the line segment is electrically contacted with the bus bar by the spring element.

2. The electrical contact system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the coil is a coil of a rotational speed sensor.

3. The electrical contact system as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the spring element includes a flexible spring formed from a metal strip, and
the spring element immediately electrically contacts the at least one bus bar.

4. The electrical contact system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the bus bar is detachably connected to the holding body.

5. The electrical contact system as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the contacting region includes a snap indentation opening having at least one snap indentation,
the spring element includes at least one spring element snap nose, and
the spring element engages, with the spring element snap nose, in the snap indentation opening, and grasps the snap indentation.

6. The electrical contact system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the bus bar engages at its end in an opening of the spring element, forming a pivot bearing for the bus bar.

7. The electrical contact system as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the clamping arrangement on the holding body includes at least one pin, and
the bas bar includes at least one socket-type opening in such a way that the pin is accommodated in the socket-type opening, forming a non-positive connection between the pin and the socket-type opening.

8. The electrical contact system as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one spring element includes at least one flexible clip,
the flexible clip is bent around the bus bar in such a way that the spring element is fixed on the bus bar.

9. The electrical contact system as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the spring element includes two clamping arms that stand out toward the holding body and that surround the holding body at least in some regions in the contact region,
the clamping arms include ends having spring clips,
the bus bar includes two clamping jaws that stand out toward the holding body, and
the bus bar is pushed with its clamping jaws over the clamping arms of the spring element in such a way that the spring clips are tensioned between the clamping jaws and the holding body.

10. The electrical contact system as recited in claim 1 , wherein one of:
the line segment is situated between the holding body and the spring element, and
the line segment is situated between the spring element and the bus bar.

11. A use of an electrical contact system for contacting a coil, comprising a holding body, the holding body being electrically insulating; a line segment of at least one electrical line, the electrical line being surrounded by an electrical insulating layer; at least one spring element, wherein the spring element is electrically conductive, the spring element includes at least one opening, the opening forms a cutting edge in at least some regions of an edge of the opening, and the spring element is pressed with the cutting edge against the line segment in such a way that the cutting edge penetrates the electrical insulating layer and an electrical contact is produced between the spring element and the line segment; and at least one bus bar, wherein the bus bar is electrically conductive, at least one of the holding body and the bus bar includes a clamping arrangement, and the bus bar is fixedly clamped on the holding body by the clamping arrangement so that the spring element is tensioned between the bus bar and a contact region of the holding body, so that the line segment is electrically contacted with the bus bar by the spring element, the electrical contact system being used in a rotational speed sensor for acquiring a rotational speed in an exhaust gas turbocharger.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Lerchenmueller Klaus
• Lindenthal Konstantin

Classifications

• H01F27/29

  Terminals; Tapping arrangements {for signal inductances} · CPC title

• H01R4/24 Primary

  Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands · CPC title

• H01F5/04 Primary

  Arrangements of electric connections to coils, e.g. leads · CPC title

• H01R4/2416 Primary

  the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type · CPC title

• H01R4/247

  the contact members penetrating the insulation being actuated by springs · CPC title