Battery current sensor for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A battery current sensing device for the battery of a vehicle, the device comprising:
- a current sensor connected to the battery to receive current flow of the battery;
a substrate having a measuring circuit; and
a connecting element having first and second ends, one end of the connecting element being electrically and mechanically connected to the substrate and the other end of the connecting element being electrically and mechanically connected to the current sensor such that the connecting element electrically and mechanically connects the substrate in a fixed position to the current sensor with the measuring circuit being electrically connected to the current sensor, wherein the first end of the connecting element includes a press-fit contact for establishing the connection to one of the current sensor and the substrate.
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Abstract
A battery current sensing device for the battery of a vehicle includes a current sensor, a substrate having a measuring circuit, and a connecting element having first and second ends. The current sensor is connected to the battery to receive current flow of the battery. One end of the connecting element is electrically and mechanically connected to the substrate and the other end of the connecting element is electrically and mechanically connected to the current sensor such that the connecting element electrically and mechanically connects the substrate in a fixed position to the current sensor with the measuring circuit being electrically connected to the current sensor. The first end of the connecting element includes a press-fit contact for establishing the connection to one of the current sensor and the substrate.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery current sensing device for the battery of a vehicle, the device comprising:
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a current sensor connected to the battery to receive current flow of the battery;
a substrate having a measuring circuit; and
a connecting element having first and second ends, one end of the connecting element being electrically and mechanically connected to the substrate and the other end of the connecting element being electrically and mechanically connected to the current sensor such that the connecting element electrically and mechanically connects the substrate in a fixed position to the current sensor with the measuring circuit being electrically connected to the current sensor, wherein the first end of the connecting element includes a press-fit contact for establishing the connection to one of the current sensor and the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery current sensing device for the battery of a vehicle, the device comprising:
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a current sensor connected to the battery to receive current flow of the battery;
a substrate having a measuring circuit; and
a plurality of connecting elements, each connecting element having a first end and a second end, the first end of each connecting element being electrically and mechanically connected to the substrate and the second end of each connecting element being electrically and mechanically connected to the current sensor such that the connecting elements electrically and mechanically connect the substrate in a fixed position to the current sensor with the measuring circuit being electrically connected to the current sensor, wherein the first end of each connecting element includes an elastic press-fit contact for establishing the connection to the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A battery current sensing device for the battery of a vehicle, the device comprising:
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a current sensor connected to the battery to receive current flow of the battery;
a substrate having a measuring circuit; and
a plurality of connecting elements, each connecting element having a first end and a second end, the first end of each connecting element being electrically and mechanically connected to the current sensor and the second end of each connecting element being electrically and mechanically connected to the substrate such that the connecting elements electrically and mechanically connect the substrate in a fixed position to the current sensor with the measuring circuit being electrically connected to the current sensor, wherein the first end of each connecting element includes an elastic press-fit contact for establishing the connection to the current sensor, wherein each connecting element has an elastic middle region between the elastic press-fit contact and the second end of the connecting element.
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