Method for manufacturing an automotive mirror
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing an automotive mirror, comprising the following steps:
- forming a printed circuit board as a flexible printed circuit board comprising n+1 branches, n c N;
providing n modules each comprising at least one electronic element housed within a plastic casting and connected to conducting paths on at least one of the surfaces of the plastic casting; and
at least one of a standard gripping point, guiding structure, snap connection element and sealing member provided by the plastic casting;
connecting up to n of said branches to one module each and connecting one branch to cables or a cable harness to be connected to at least one of a power supply and a control unit outside the mirror;
providing mirror parts free of electronic elements;
assembling the mirror parts and the modules;
providing a gripping device with at least one gripping unit;
the at least one gripping unit gripping at least one of the mirror part, the modules and the flexible printed circuit board at the standard gripping point; and
assembling the at least one of the mirror part, the modules and the flexible printed circuit board by controlling the gripping device.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing an automotive mirror, in particular a side mirror, includes forming a printed circuit board as flexible printed circuit board with n+1 branches, nϵN, providing n modules each including at least one electronic element housed within a plastic casting and connected to conducting paths on at least one of the surfaces of the plastic casting, and at least one standard gripping point, guiding structure, snap connection element and/or sealing member provided by the plastic casting, connecting up to n of said branches to one module each and connecting one branch to cables or a cable harness to be connected to a power supply and/or a control unit outside the mirror, providing mirror parts free of electronic elements, and assembling the mirror parts and the modules.
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1. A method for manufacturing an automotive mirror, comprising the following steps:
- forming a printed circuit board as a flexible printed circuit board comprising n+1 branches, n c N;
providing n modules each comprising at least one electronic element housed within a plastic casting and connected to conducting paths on at least one of the surfaces of the plastic casting; and
at least one of a standard gripping point, guiding structure, snap connection element and sealing member provided by the plastic casting;
connecting up to n of said branches to one module each and connecting one branch to cables or a cable harness to be connected to at least one of a power supply and a control unit outside the mirror;
providing mirror parts free of electronic elements;
assembling the mirror parts and the modules;
providing a gripping device with at least one gripping unit;
the at least one gripping unit gripping at least one of the mirror part, the modules and the flexible printed circuit board at the standard gripping point; and
assembling the at least one of the mirror part, the modules and the flexible printed circuit board by controlling the gripping device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- forming a printed circuit board as a flexible printed circuit board comprising n+1 branches, n c N;
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