Support, especially for taillights of motor vehicles, as well as method for fastening electronic components, preferably leds, to such a support
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1. A support for a taillight of a motor vehicle, said support comprising:
- a support member (3, 3′
);
electric leads connected to said support member (3, 3′
);
electronic components (8, 8′
) connected by laser welding seams (17, 18) to said electric leads (7, 7′
), each said electric component having at least one L-shaped connecting part (9′
, 10′
) comprised of a first leg (15′
, 16′
) and a second leg, said second leg forming a unitary part of each said electric component (8, 8′
), wherein said first leg (15′
, 16′
) is connected by one of said laser welding seams to said support member (3′
), wherein said first leg (15′
, 16′
) is connected to said electric leads (7, 7′
) of said support member (3, 3′
) without interposition of a further connecting piece between said first leg (15′
, 16′
) and said electric leads (7, 7′
), such that said first leg (15′
, 16′
) lies flat on said electric leads (7, 7′
), and wherein said second leg is a unitary part of each said electronic component (8, 8′
).
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Abstract
A support for a taillight of a motor vehicle has a support member and electric leads connected thereto. Electronic components are connected by welding seams produced by laser welding to the electric leads.
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11 Claims
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1. A support for a taillight of a motor vehicle, said support comprising:
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a support member (3, 3′
);
electric leads connected to said support member (3, 3′
);
electronic components (8, 8′
) connected by laser welding seams (17, 18) to said electric leads (7, 7′
), each said electric component having at least one L-shaped connecting part (9′
, 10′
) comprised of a first leg (15′
, 16′
) and a second leg, said second leg forming a unitary part of each said electric component (8, 8′
), wherein said first leg (15′
, 16′
) is connected by one of said laser welding seams to said support member (3′
), wherein said first leg (15′
, 16′
) is connected to said electric leads (7, 7′
) of said support member (3, 3′
) without interposition of a further connecting piece between said first leg (15′
, 16′
) and said electric leads (7, 7′
), such that said first leg (15′
, 16′
) lies flat on said electric leads (7, 7′
), and wherein said second leg is a unitary part of each said electronic component (8, 8′
).- View Dependent Claims (2, 4)
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3. A support for a taillight of a motor vehicle1 said support comprising:
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a support member (3, 3′
);
electric leads (7, 7′
) connected to said support member (3, 3′
);
electronic components (8, 8′
) connected by welding seams (17, 18) produced by laser welding to said electric leads (7, 7′
);
wherein said support member (3, 3′
) has a front side (13) and a back side (6), wherein said welding seams (17, 18) are located at least at one of said front side (113) and said back side (6);
wherein said support member (3, 3′
) has at least one through bore (11, 12) and said electronic components (8, 8′
) each have at least one connecting part (9, 10), wherein said at least one connecting part (9, 10) projects through said at least one through bore (11, 12), wherein said at least one connecting part (9, 10) has a projecting end (15, 16) connected by one of said welding seams to said back side (6).
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5. A method for fastening electronic components to a support, said method comprising the steps of:
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placing electronic components (8, 8′
) on a support member (3, 3′
) having electrical leads (7, 7′
);
providing each one of said electronic components (8, 8′
) with at least one L-shaped connecting part (9, 10;
9, 10′
), said at least one L-shaped connecting part having a first leg (15′
, 16′
) and a second leg, said second leg forming a unitary part of said electric component (8, 8′
);
laser-welding said first leg of said electronic components (8, 8′
) to said electrical leads (7, 7′
) without interposition of a further connecting piece between said first leg (15′
, 16′
) and said electric leads (7, 7′
), such that said first leg (15′
, 16′
) lies flat on said electric leads (7, 7′
).- View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A taillight for a motor vehicle having a cover portion, comprising:
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a support, including a support member (3, 3′
) positioned at a distance from said cover portion;
electric leads (7, 7′
) connected to said support member (3, 3′
);
electronic components (8, 8′
) connected by at least one welding seam (17, 18) produced by laser welding to said electric leads (7, 7′
), wherein said support member (3, 3′
) has at least one through bore (11, 12) and said electronic components (8, 8′
) each have at least one connecting part (9, 10), said at least one connecting part (9, 10,) projecting through said at least one bore (11, 12) and having a projecting end (15, 16) connected by one of said welding seams to a side (6) of said support member.
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9. A support for a taillight of a motor vehicle, said support comprising:
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a support member (3, 3′
) having at least one through bore (11, 12);
electric leads (7, 7′
) connected to said support member (3, 3′
);
electronic components (8, 8′
) each having at least one connecting part (9, 10), said at least one connecting part (9, 10) projecting through said at least one through bore (11, 12), said at least one connecting part (9, 10) including an abutment portion (20, 21) extending outwardly therefrom, said abutment portion abutted against a side of said support member (3, 3′
) when said connecting portion (9, 10) is projected through said at least one bore, wherein said at least one connecting part (9, 10) has a projecting end (15, 16) connected by a welding seam to a side of said support member.
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10. A taillight of a motor vehicle having a cover portion, comprising:
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a support, including a support member (3, 3′
) positioned at a distance from said cover portion and having at least one through bore (11, 12);
electric leads (7, 7′
) connected to said support member (3, 3′
);
electronic components (8, 8′
) each having at least one connecting part (9, 10), said at least one connecting part (9, 10) projecting through said at least one through bore (11, 12), said at least one connecting part (9, 10) including an abutment portion (20, 21) extending outwardly therefrom, said abutment portion abutted against a side of said support member (3, 3′
) when said connecting portion (9, 10) is projected through said at least one bore, wherein said at least one connecting part (9, 10) has a projecting end (15, 16) connected by a welding seam to a side of said support member.
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11. A method for fastening electronic components to a support, said method comprising the steps of:
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placing electronic components (8, 8′
) on a support member (3, 3′
) having electric leads (7, 7′
);
providing each one of said electronic components (8, 8′
) with at least one connecting part (9, 10;
9′
, 10′
), wherein in said step of placing, said at least one connecting part (9, 10;
9′
, 10′
) is positioned onto said support member (3, 3′
) and said at least one connecting part (9, 10;
9′
, 10′
) is welded to said electric leads (7, 7′
);
laser-welding said at least one connecting part (9, 10;
9′
, 10′
) to said electric leads (7, 7′
); and
providing said support member (3) with through bores (11, 12), inserting said at least one connecting part (9, 10) into one of said through bores (11, 12) and in said step of laser-welding, welding a projecting end (15, 16) of said at least one connecting part (9, 10) to said electric leads (7, 7′
).
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Current AssigneeReitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
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Original AssigneeReitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
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InventorsKugler, Achim, Weber, Christine
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Primary Examiner(s)Sember, Thomas M.
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Application NumberUS09/133,364Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,763 DaysField of Search362/543, 362/544, 362/545, 362/249, 362/252, 362/800, 439/83, 439/56, 219/121.63, 219/121.64US Class Current362/543CPC Class CodesB60Q 1/2696 Mounting of devices using LEDsF21S 43/14 Light emitting diodes [LED]F21S 43/195 Details of lamp holders, te...F21V 19/001 the light sources being sem...H05K 2201/10628 Leaded surface mounted devi...H05K 2203/107 Using laser light shaping a...H05K 3/328 by weldingY10S 362/80 Light emitting diode
