Electron-beam-supported production of electrical components
View Patent ↗A method for producing an electrical component is provided. The method includes steps of providing a continuous strip material and separating a section from the continuous strip material using an electron beam.
1. A method for producing an electrical component, comprising the following steps:
providing a continuous strip material consisting of a single metal sheet;
separating a section from the continuous strip material;
partially hardening a portion of the section using an electron beam; and
partially softening a separate portion of the section using the electron beam directly on a surface of the section.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein separating of the portion is performed using the electron beam.
3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising the step of hardening the separate portion.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein separating the section is performed using another electron beam.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the section is a contact element.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the continuous strip material includes a carrier.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the section is partially separated from the carrier.
8. A method for producing an electrical component, comprising the following steps:
providing a continuous strip material consisting of a single metal sheet;
separating a section from the continuous strip material;
partially softening a portion of the section using an electron beam directly on a surface of the section; and
partially hardening the portion of the section.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein separating of the portion is performed using the electron beam.
10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein hardening of the portion is performed using the electron beam.
11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein separating the section is performed using another electron beam.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein hardening of the portion is performed using an additional electron beam.
13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the section is a contact element.
14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the continuous strip material includes a carrier.
15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the section is partially separated from the carrier.
16. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of bending the section along the softened separate portion.
17. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising the step of bending the section along the softened portion prior to partially hardening the portion of the section.
18. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the electron beam is used in a vacuum in the separating step.
19. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the electron beam is used in a vacuum in the separating step.