IP Library Granted Patent US 9,185,803
Granted Patent B2
US 9,185,803 · App. 14/122,026 · Granted Nov 10, 2015

Circuit board for electric components and circuit board system

Inventors: Roland Brey (Eschlkam, DE); Andreas Bernhardt (Wenzenbach, DE)
Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
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Patent No.
US 9,185,803
App. No.
14/122,026
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A circuit board for electric components has at least one current conductor, which is configured as a molded part, and at least one unhoused electric component affixed to the current conductor. The circuit board exhibits improved operating reliability.

Claims (27)

1. A circuit board for electric components, comprising:

a carrier body;

at least one current conductor on said carrier body, said at least one current conductor being configured as a molded part; and

at least one unhoused electric component attached to said at least one current conductor;

at least one layer of electrically insulating material at least partially covering said carrier body, said at least one current conductor, and said at least one unhoused electric component; and

said layer of electrically insulating material having formed therein at least one breakthrough for contacting therethrough said at least one unhoused electric component.

2. The circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one current conductor is a solid ribbon conductor with a rectangular cross section.

3. The circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one current conductor is configured to conduct current having a current strength above 500 amperes.

4. The circuit board according to claim 1 , which further comprises an intermediate layer of heat-conducting material disposed to attach said unhoused electric component to said current conductor.

5. The circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein:

said at least one current conductor is one of at least two current conductors each formed as a molded part;

said at least one unhoused electric component is a semiconductor switch attached to one of said current conductors and electrically connected to the other said current conductor through said at least one breakthrough formed in said electrically insulating layer.

6. The circuit board according to claim 1 , further comprising an electronic control system electrically connected to said unhoused electric component through said breakthrough.

7. The circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein said carrier body is formed with at least one cutout for accommodating said current conductor, and wherein said at least one current conductor is disposed in said cutout of said carrier body.

8. The circuit board according to claim 1 , comprising a layer of electrically conductive material applied to said electrically insulating layer and configured as an electrical conductor structure, and wherein said at least one unhoused electric component is electrically connected to said electrically conductive layer through said at least one breakthrough.

9. A circuit board assembly, comprising:

a first circuit board according to claim 1 ;

a second circuit board with electric components; and

a connecting section of electrically insulating material connecting said first circuit board and said second circuit board.

10. The circuit board assembly according to claim 9 , wherein said connecting section is an electrically insulating layer formed between a main face of said first circuit board and a main face of said second circuit board.

11. The circuit board assembly according to claim 9 , wherein said first and second circuit boards have a common carrier body, a section of said common carrier body, disposed between said first circuit board and said second circuit board, constitutes said connecting section and is shaped such that two main faces of said first circuit board and of said second circuit board face one another.

12. The circuit board assembly according to claim 9 , wherein at least one or both of said first circuit board or said second circuit board are formed as a multi-layer circuit board.

13. The circuit board assembly according to claim 9 , wherein said second circuit board carries an electronic control system.

14. A motor vehicle, comprising:

at least one electric motor generator;

at least one electrical energy accumulator electrically connected to said motor generator; and

a control device configured for controlling a flow of electrical energy between said at least one electrical energy accumulator and said at least one motor generator, said control device having at least one circuit board according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2020
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 053323/0914 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2014
From: BREY, ROLAND; BERNHARDT, ANDREAS
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 032240/0818 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2011 076 273 · May 23, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140085827A1 · Mar 27, 2014