Electrical contact for battery package or similar device
First Claim
1. An assembly including an electrical contact, comprising:
- a housing having multiple walls and having at least one opening in at least one of said walls; and
a circuit assembly situated within said housing, the circuit assembly comprising;
a substrate material having two major opposed faces;
a conductive circuit pattern on at least one face of said substrate material; and
a conductive member having first and second portions, said first portion bonded to said substrate with a polymeric, non-conductive adhesive and electrically connected to said conductive circuit pattern by means of a plated through hole, said second portion having a shape substantially the same as said housing opening and situated within said opening to form an electrical contact in said housing wall.
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Abstract
An electrical contact (150) in a housing (110) is created by forming an opening (112) in a wall of the housing. A circuit assembly (130) situated inside the housing (110) has a conductive member (140) that is formed to be of substantially the same shape as the opening (112) in the housing. A portion (150) of the conductive member (140) fits into the opening (112) and a second portion is adhesive bonded to the circuit assembly (130). The electrical interconnection (145) between the conductive member (140) and a copper circuit pattern (134) on the circuit assembly (130) is made by creating a hole or via (145) through the conductive member down to the copper circuit pattern and plating copper (147) into the hole or filling the hole with conductive polymers. A battery package (100) is made by adding additional electrical components to the circuit assembly (130) and connecting a plurality of cells (120) to the circuit assembly.
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19 Claims
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1. An assembly including an electrical contact, comprising:
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a housing having multiple walls and having at least one opening in at least one of said walls; and a circuit assembly situated within said housing, the circuit assembly comprising; a substrate material having two major opposed faces; a conductive circuit pattern on at least one face of said substrate material; and a conductive member having first and second portions, said first portion bonded to said substrate with a polymeric, non-conductive adhesive and electrically connected to said conductive circuit pattern by means of a plated through hole, said second portion having a shape substantially the same as said housing opening and situated within said opening to form an electrical contact in said housing wall.
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2. A housing including an electrical contact, comprising:
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a housing having multiple walls and having at least one opening in at least one of said walls; and a flexible circuit situated within said housing, the flexible circuit comprising; a flexible film material having two opposed faces; a conductive circuit pattern on at least one face of said flexible film material; a polymer adhesive material bonded to at least a portion of said flexible circuit; an integral conductive member having first and second portions, said first portion bonded to said polymer adhesive material and electrically connected to said conductive circuit pattern, said second portion having a shape substantially the same as said housing opening and situated within said opening to form an electrical contact in said housing wall; and said conductive member formed during the fabrication of the flexible circuit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A battery package, comprising:
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a housing having multiple walls and having at least one opening in at least one of said walls; a plurality of cells situated within said housing; and a flexible circuit electrically connected to said plurality of cells and situated within said housing, the flexible circuit comprising; an insulating flexible film having two opposed faces; a copper circuit pattern on at least one face of said flexible film; a polymer adhesive material bonded to at least a portion of said copper circuit pattern or said flexible film; a conductive member having first and second portions, said first portion bonded to said adhesive material and electrically connected to said copper circuit pattern by means of at least one plated through hole, said second portion having a shape substantially the same as said housing opening and formed so as to substantially fit within said opening to form an electrical contact in said battery housing wall; said conductive member being an integral part of the flexible circuit and formed during fabrication of the flexible circuit; and one or more electrical components selected from the group consisting of resistors, diodes, transistors, capacitors, switches, and thermistors, said components soldered to said copper circuit pattern. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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