Assembly comprising at least an electrical component mounted on a substrate, a component suitable for such an assembly as well as a method for mounting an electrical component on a substrate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9854676-B2
Application number	US-201514951491-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2015
Priority date	Nov 28, 2014
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

An assembly comprising at least an electrical component mounted on a substrate. The component includes at least a first electrode and a second electrode. The substrate includes at least a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor. The first electrode is electrically connected to the first electrical conductor and the second electrode is electrically connected to the second electrical conductor. In a direction perpendicular to the substrate, the first electrode is located between the first electrical conductor and the second electrode. The second electrode is connected to the second electrical conductor by a connecting element extending between the second electrode and the second electrical conductor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly comprising:
at least an electrical component comprising at least a first electrode located on a first side of the electrical component and a second electrode located on a second side of the electrical component the first side of the electrical component being opposite of the second side of the electrical component;
a substrate comprising at least a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor; and
a mounting element having a sensor side and a machine mounting side, the mounting element is fabricated of a rigid material, the sensor side and the machine mounting side being on opposite one another on the mounting element, the mounting element having a size and shape configured to be mounted upon a machine element with a surface of the machine mounting side formed to mount flushly on a mating surface of the machine element;
wherein the electrical component is permanently mounted on the substrate,
whereby the first electrode is electrically connected to the first electrical conductor and the second electrode is electrically connected to the second electrical conductor,
wherein the first electrode is located between the first electrical conductor and the second electrode in a direction perpendicular to the substrate,
wherein the second electrode is connected to the second electrical conductor by a connecting element extending between the second electrode and the second electrical conductor,
wherein a side of the substrate opposite to the at least the electrical component is permanently mounted to the sensor side of the mounting element.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , the connecting element further comprising a metal strip connected to the second electrode and to the second electrical conductor.

3. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the second electrical conductor is located on at least two opposite sides of the electrical component,
wherein the metal strip is connected with at least two ends at opposite sides of the electrical component to the second connector and with a part located between the at least two ends to the second electrode.

4. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the metal strip is connected to at least one of the second electrode and the second electrical conductor by one of solder or electrically conducting glue.

5. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting element is a flexible foil provided with a third electrical conductor, which flexible foil is connected to the substrate,
wherein a first end of the third electrical conductor is connected to the second electrical conductor whilst a second end of the third electrical conductor is connected to the second electrode.

6. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the second end of the third electrical conductor is connected to the second electrode by one of solder or electrically conducting glue.

7. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the substrate is a flexible foil forming a hole with the flexible foil of the connecting element.

8. The assembly according to claim 1 , the substrate further comprising a hole, wherein the first electrode is located at least partially around the hole.

9. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the component is a sensor.

10. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the sensor is selected from a group of sensors, the group of sensors comprising: an acoustic emission sensor, a vibration sensor, an ultrasound sensor, a shear vibration crystal sensor, or other piezoelectric sensors.

11. The assembly according to claim 1 , the assembly further comprising one of a bearing or a structure making contact with a bearing onto which the one of the bearing or the structure the substrate is mounted thereon.

12. A component suitable for assembly onto a mounting element, the component comprising:
a first electrode located on a first side of the electrical component and a second electrode located on a second side of the electrical component the first side of the electrical component being opposite of the second side of the electrical component;
a connecting element including a metal strip; and
a mounting element having a sensor side and a machine mounting side, the mounting element is fabricated of a rigid material, the sensor side and the machine mounting side being on opposite one another on the mounting element, the mounting element having a size and shape configured to be mounted upon a machine element with a surface of the machine mounting side formed to mount flushly on a mating surface of the machine element;
wherein the metal strip is connected to the second electrode, whilst at least one end of the metal strip is located in a same plane as the first electrode;
a substrate comprising:
at least a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor,
wherein the component is permanently mounted on the substrate,

whereby the first electrode is electrically connected to the first electrical conductor and the second electrode is electrically connected to the second electrical conductor,
wherein the first electrode is located between the first electrical conductor and the second electrode in a direction perpendicular to the substrate,
wherein the second electrode is connected to the second electrical conductor by the connecting element extending between the second electrode and the second electrical conductor,
wherein a side of the substrate opposite to the electrical component is permanently mounted to the sensor side of the mounting element.

13. A method for mounting an electrical component on a mounting element, the electrical component comprising at least a first electrode located on a first side of the electrical component and a second electrode located on a second side of the electrical component the first side of the electrical component being opposite of the second side of the electrical component, wherein a substrate comprises at least a first and second electrical conductor, the method comprising steps of:
electrically connecting the first electrode to the first electrical conductor using a permanent electro-mechanical connection, wherein the first electrode is located between the first electrical conductor and the second electrode in a direction perpendicular to the substrate;
electrically connecting the second electrode to the second electrical conductor by a connecting element extending between the second electrode and the second electrical conductor;
obtaining a mounting element, the mounting element having a sensor side and a machine mounting side, the mounting element is fabricated of a rigid material, the sensor side and the machine mounting side being on opposite one another on the mounting element, the mounting element having a size and shape configured to be mounted upon a machine element with a surface of the machine mounting side formed to mount flushly on a mating surface of the machine element; and
mounting a side of the substrate opposite to a side of the substrate having the at least the electrical component permanently mounted thereto to the sensor side of the mounting element.

14. The method according to claim 13 , the method further comprising a step of:
electrically connecting a metal strip of the connecting element to the second electrode and to the second electrical conductor by one of solder or electrically conducting glue.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the connecting element is a flexible foil provided with a third electrical conductor, the method further comprising a step of:
electrically connecting the flexible foil to the substrate,
wherein a fir

Assignees

• Erskine Joseph
• Hardie Alan
• Mcgoogan Gerard
• Skf Ab

Inventors

• Erskine Joseph
• Hardie Alan
• Mcgoogan Gerard

Classifications

• H05K2201/10621

  Components characterised by their electrical contacts · CPC title

• H05K2201/10151

  Sensor · CPC title

• H05K3/321 Primary

  by conductive adhesives · CPC title

• H05K2201/053

  Tails · CPC title

• H05K1/181

  associated with surface mounted components · CPC title