CONNECTING SUPPORT FOR CONNECTING ELECTRIC FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS

• US 20100194223A1
• Filed: 10/02/2007
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Lauk, Detlef, Huesges, Mario, Bohn, Roland
• Granted Patent: US 8,125,111 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 310/71
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/33 Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics H02K11/38 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/148 Slidably supported brushes
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/225 Terminal boxes or connection arrangements specially adapted for submersible motors H02K5/132

Abstract

The invention relates to a connecting support (20) for connecting electric functional elements (46) in an auxiliary drive (2) of a vehicle. The connecting support (20) comprises at least one electrically conductive metal strip (28) for establishing an electric contact. The connecting support (20) is designed in one piece or has an upper part (22) and a lower (24) part. Both parts an are detachably connected with each other. The electrically conductive metal strip (28) can be housed in a receptacle (26) of the upper and lower parts (22, 24). The connecting support (20) substantially encompasses the metal strip (28).

Claims

1. A connecting support (20) for connecting electrical functional elements (46) in an auxiliary drive (2) of a vehicle, wherein the connecting support (20) has at least one electrically conductive metal strip (28) for making an electrical contact, characterized in that the connecting support (20) has an upper part (22) and a lower part (24) which are detachably connected to one another, where in the electrically conductive metal strip (28) is held in a receptacle (26) in the upper and/or lower part (22, 24), and wherein the connecting support (20) essentially completely surrounds the metal strip (28).

3. The connecting support as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the upper part (22) and the lower part (24) of the connecting support (20) can be clipped, latched or screwed to one another, and/or are connected to one another via at least one hinge.

4. The connecting support as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the connecting support (20) has two or more metal strips (28), wherein the metal strips (28) are adequately separated from one another such that there is no mutual electrical contact, wherein the upper part (22) and/or the lower part (24) of the connecting support (20) in this case have/has two or more receptacles (26) in order to hold two or more metal strips (28).

5. The connecting support as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the receptacle (26) is in the form of a depression or is formed by projections, and wherein the depression is designed such that the metal strip (28) can be inserted horizontally or vertically therein.

6. The connecting support as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the metal strips (28) may have different widths, depending on a respective current load, wherein the receptacles (26) are matched to the different widths.

7. The connecting support as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the connecting support (20) has, at least one end, a plug housing (36) with a plug (38) or has a control contact pick-up (32) with a contact spring (34) which are respectively firm or detachably connected to the connecting support (20) and to the metal strip (28).

8. The connecting support as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the connecting support (20) is designed such that it can be attached to the auxiliary drive (2), transmission housing (40) and/or transmission housing cover, by means of screwing, adhesive bonding, welding and/or clipping.

9. The connecting support as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the connecting support (20) is composed essentially of an electrically non-conductive material.

2. (canceled)

10. An electric-motor auxiliary drive for use in vehicles, the auxiliary drive having a connecting support (20) for connecting electrical functional elements (46) in the auxiliary drive (2), wherein the connecting support (20) has at least one electrically conductive metal strip (28) for making an electrical contact, the connecting support (20) essentially completely surrounding the metal strip (28), and the connecting support (20) being formed integrally or having an upper part (22) and a lower part (24) which are detachably connected to one another with the electrically conductive metal strip (28) being held in a receptacle (26) in the upper and/or lower part (22, 24), wherein the auxiliary drive (2) is a windshield wiper drive, a window winder drive, a sliding-roof drive, a seat adjustment drive or an air-conditioning or fan drive.

11. A connecting support (20) for connecting electrical functional elements (46) in an auxiliary drive (2) of a vehicle, wherein the connecting support (20) has at least one electrically conductive metal strip (28) for making an electrical contact, characterized in that the connecting support (20) is formed integrally, and wherein the connecting support (20) essentially completely surrounds the metal strip (28).

12. The connecting support as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the connecting support (20) is formed integrally by extrusion coating of the metal strip (28).

13. The connecting support as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the connecting support (20) has two or more metal strips (28), wherein the metal strips (28) are adequately separated from one another such that there is no mutual electrical contact.

14. The connecting support as claimed in claim 13, characterized in that the metal strips (28) may have different widths, depending on a respective current load.

15. The connecting support as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the connecting support (20) has, at least one end, a plug housing (36) with a plug (38) or has a control contact pick-up (32) with a contact spring (34) which are respectively firm or detachably connected to the connecting support (20) and to the metal strip (28).

16. The connecting support as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the connecting support (20) is designed such that it can be attached to the auxiliary drive (2), transmission housing (40) and/or transmission housing cover, by means of screwing, adhesive bonding, welding and/or clipping.

17. The connecting support as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the connecting support (20) is composed essentially of an electrically non-conductive material.