Electrical contact arrangement for an electric motor and method for producing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9730326-B2
Application number	US-201414911595-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2014
Priority date	Aug 20, 2013
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

Electrical contact arrangement for an electric motor and method for producing same. The present invention relates to an electrical contact arrangement for an electric motor, in particular for an EC drive of a motor vehicle fan, comprising an elongate contact which runs perpendicular to a planar basic conductor, wherein the basic conductor is in the form of a leadframe, and a conductive cohesive and/or form-fitting and/or force-fitting connection is provided between the leadframe and the contact. The present invention also relates to a method for the production of said electrical contact arrangement.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical contact arrangement for an electric motor, comprising:
an elongate contact which extends perpendicularly to a planar base conductor;
wherein:
the planar base conductor is formed as a lead frame and wherein at least one of a conductive integral and a positive connection is provided between the lead frame and the contact, wherein the conductive connection has a contact foot which is angled perpendicularly away from the contact and which extends in parallel with the lead frame, and

wherein the contact is guided through the lead frame and the contact foot makes contact with the lead frame at the side of said foot which is oriented towards the contact and is welded on the surface of the lead frame.

2. An electrical contact arrangement for an electric motor, comprising an elongate contact which extends perpendicularly to a planar base conductor, wherein:
the base conductor is formed as a lead frame;
at least one of a conductive integral and a non-positive connection is provided between the lead frame and the elongate contact; and
the conductive integral and non-positive connection comprises a tab formed in the lead frame, the tab including a back which is positioned perpendicularly to the lead frame and two tab wings which are angled perpendicularly to the back, the contact being introduced into the tab between the tab wings and fastened therein.

3. The arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the tab is formed in one piece with the lead frame and comprises a strut which is connected to the back and by means of which said tab is connected to the lead frame.

4. A method for producing an electrical contact arrangement, comprising steps of:
providing a flat lead frame and an elongate contact;
arranging the elongate contact perpendicularly to the flat lead frame; and
producing a conductive integral and/or positive and/or non-positive connection between the elongate contact and the flat lead frame;
wherein the connection is produced using a contact foot, which is formed on the elongate contact and is perpendicularly angled thereto and extends in parallel with the flat lead frame, comprising the following steps:
guiding the contact foot through an opening in the lead frame and placing a surface of the contact foot oriented towards the elongate contact on the lead frame, or positioning a surface of the contact foot oriented away from the contact on the lead frame; and

welding the contact foot onto the lead frame.

5. A method for producing an electrical contact arrangement, comprising steps of:
providing a flat lead frame and an elongate contact;
arranging the elongate contact perpendicularly to the flat lead frame;
producing and/or positive and/or non-positive connection between the elongate contact and the flat lead frame, wherein the connection is produced using a tab, which is formed in one piece in the flat lead frame and comprises a back, a strut connected to the back and to the flat lead frame, and two tab wings which are angled perpendicularly to the back, comprising the following steps:
positioning the back perpendicularly relative to the flat lead frame;
angling the tab wings perpendicularly relative to the back;
introducing the elongate contact into the tab between the tab wings; and
staking the tab and the elongate contact.

6. The arrangement of claim 1 , which is configured to be used for an EC drive of a motor vehicle fan.

7. The arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the contact is staked into the tab.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the method is used to produce an electrical contact arrangement for an electric motor.

9. The arrangement of claim 2 , which is configured to be used for an EC drive of a motor vehicle fan.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the method is used to produce an electrical contact arrangement for an electric motor.

Assignees

• Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co Kg
• Brose Fahrzeugteile

Inventors

• Ehrmann Steffen
• Gerlach Katharina
• Schmidt Artur
• Fleischmann Karl-Heinz

Classifications

• H01R12/53 Primary

  connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables · CPC title

• H01R9/226

  comprising a plurality of conductive flat strips providing connection between wires or components (H01R9/2425 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R4/242

  the contact members being plates having a single slot · CPC title

• H05K1/181 Primary

  associated with surface mounted components · CPC title

• B23K31/02

  relating to soldering or welding · CPC title