IP Library Granted Patent US 9,425,517
Granted Patent B2
US 9,425,517 · App. 14/125,904 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

Method for producing a pane having an electrical connection element

Inventors: Andreas Schlarb (Wuppertal, DE); Bernhard Reul (Herzogenrath, DE); Mitja Rateiczak (Wuerselen, DE); Lothar Lesmeister (Landgraaf, NL)
Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
H01R4/02B23K1/0008B23K1/19B23K35/0244B23K35/26B23K35/36B23K35/362B23K35/40C22C12/00C22C13/00C22C38/18H01R43/0256H05B3/84B23K2201/006H05B2203/016
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Patent No.
US 9,425,517
App. No.
14/125,904
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of producing a pane having at least one electrical connection element is described. The method includes: applying soldering compound to at least one contact face of the connection element, arranging the connection element over the soldering compound on a region of an electrically conductive structure on a substrate, and connecting the connection element to the electrically conductive structure by means of the soldering compound with introduction of heat.

Claims (29)

1. An electrical connection element with at least one contact surface, comprising:

solder material disposed on a contact surface;

at least one recess disposed in the solder material; and

a flux disposed at least in the at least one recess,

wherein the solder material is disposed on the contact surface of the connection element via a contact side that has each recess containing the flux, and

wherein the connection element is disposed via the solder material on a portion of an electrically conductive structure on a substrate.

2. The connection element according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element contains at least an iron-nickel alloy, an iron-nickel-cobalt alloy, or an iron-chromium alloy.

3. The connection element according to claim 2 , wherein the connection element contains at least 50 wt.-% to 75 wt.-% iron, 25 wt.-% to 50 wt.-% nickel, 0 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% cobalt, 0 wt.-% to 1.5 wt.-% magnesium, 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% silicon, 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% carbon, or 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% manganese.

4. The connection element according to claim 2 , wherein the connection element contains at least 50 wt.-% to 89.5 wt.-% iron, 10.5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% chromium, 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% carbon, 0 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% nickel, 0 wt.-% to 2 wt.-% manganese, 0 wt.-% to 2.5 wt.-% molybdenum, or 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% titanium.

5. The connection element according to claim 1 , wherein the solder material contains tin and a) bismuth, b) indium, c) zinc, d) copper, e) silver, or compositions of metals a)-e),

the proportion of tin in the solder composition is preferably 3 wt.-% to 99.5 wt.-%, and

the proportion of a) bismuth, b) indium, c) zinc, d) copper, e) silver, or compositions of metals a)-e) is preferably 0.5 wt.-% to 97 wt.-%.

6. The connection element according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element is coated with nickel, tin, copper, and/or silver.

7. The connection element according to claim 6 , wherein the connection element is coated with 0.1 μm to 0.3 μm nickel and/or 3 μm to 20 μm silver.

8. The connection element according to claim 1 , wherein a proportion of flux in a totality of solder material and flux is from 0.1 wt.-% to 5 wt.-%.

9. The connection element according to claim 8 , wherein the proportion of flux in the totality of solder material and flux is from 0.3 wt.-% to 4 wt.-%, preferably from 0.5 wt.-% to 3 wt.-%.

10. The connection element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one recess is partially or completely filled with the flux.

11. The connection element according to claim 1 , wherein the flux is disposed in at least one indentation in a region of the contact surface of the connection element.

12. A method, comprising:

using the connection element according to claim 1 for contacting electrically conductive structures, preferably heating conductors and/or antenna conductors, on a pane in means of transportation for travel on land, in the air, or on water, in particular in motor vehicles, in buildings, in functional and/or decorative individual pieces.

13. A method of producing a pane with at least one electrical connection element, comprising:

applying a solder material to at least one contact surface of the connection element, the solder material having at least one recess with a flux;

disposing the connection element over the solder material on a portion of an electrically conductive structure on a substrate; and

connecting the connection element to the electrically conductive structure by means of the solder material under input of heat,

wherein in applying the solder material is first formed with at least one recess, the flux is then disposed at least in the at least one recess, and the solder material is then disposed on the contact surface of the connection element via a contact side that has each recess containing the flux.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein a portion of a contact side, via which a recess is introduced into the solder material, is shaped a) as a rectangle, b) as an oval, c) as an ellipse, d) as a circle, or combinations of shapes a)-d).

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the flux is applied as a solution on the solder material, and the solution of the flux contains at least 50 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% solvent, 0 wt.-% to 30 wt.-% colophonium, 0 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% dicarboxylic acids, 0 wt.-% to 8 wt.-% terpenes, and 0 wt.-% to 7 wt.-% solvent naphtha.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the 50 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% solvent is alcohol, preferably propan-2-ol or ethanol.

17. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the, 0 wt.-% to 8 wt.-% terpenes is orange terpenes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2014
From: SCHLARB, ANDREAS; REUL, BERNHARD; RATEICZAK, MITJA; LESMEISTER, LOTHAR
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 032272/0697 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 11172484 · Jul 4, 2011 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140158424A1 · Jun 12, 2014