Fixing element for connecting printed circuit board and busbar, and power distributor having the same
A fixing element may include a pin connecting surface configured to conductively contact a pin of a busbar, and a detent configured to latch with the pin. The detent may be disposed above the pin connecting surface and bent in a first direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fixing element. The fixing element may also include a tab separated from the detent along the longitudinal axis of the fixing element, and a board connecting surface joined to the tab. The board connecting surface may be bent in a second direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fixing element. The second direction may be opposite to the first direction.
1. A fixing element comprising:
a pin connecting surface configured to conductively contact a pin of a busbar;
a detent configured to latch with the pin, wherein the detent is disposed above the pin connecting surface and bent in a first direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fixing element;
a tab separated from the detent along the longitudinal axis of the fixing element; and
a board connecting surface joined to the tab, wherein the board connecting surface is bent in a second direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fixing element, and the second direction is opposite to the first direction.
2. The fixing element according to claim 1 , wherein the detent is configured to latch with an engagement groove of the pin.
3. The fixing element according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing element is made of a conductive material.
4. The fixing element according to claim 1 , wherein the pin connecting surface and the board connecting surface are configured to be disposed on a same side of the pin.
5. The fixing element according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing element includes a stamped or bent part.
6. The fixing element according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing element comprises a plurality of pin connecting surfaces.
7. The fixing element according to claim 6 , wherein the fixing element comprises a plurality of board connecting surfaces configured to conductively contact a printed circuit board.
8. The fixing element according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of pin connecting surfaces and the plurality of board connecting surfaces are configured in an alternating pattern along the longitudinal axis of the fixing element.
9. A power distributor comprising:
a housing;
a busbar fastened to the housing and including:
an insert-molding made from a heat-resistant plastic; and
a pin disposed on the insert-molding and including an engagement groove on a lateral surface of the pin;
a printed circuit board mounted onto the pin, wherein the pin extends through a through hole of the printed circuit board; and
a fixing element conductively connecting the printed circuit board to the pin in a form-locked manner.
10. The power distributor according to claim 9 , wherein the fixing element includes:
a pin connecting surface configured to conductively contact the pin of the busbar;
a detent configured to latch with the pin, wherein the detent is disposed above the pin connecting surface and bent in a first direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fixing element;
a tab separated from the detent along the longitudinal axis of the fixing element; and
a board connecting surface joined to the tab, wherein the board connecting surface is bent in a second direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fixing element, and the second direction is opposite to the first direction.
11. The power distributor according to claim 10 , wherein the board connecting surface is configured to at least partially seat on the printed circuit board.
12. The power distributor according to claim 10 , wherein the detent of the fixing element is in a latching engagement with the engagement groove of the pin.
13. The power distributor according to claim 9 , wherein the fixing element is made of a conductive material.
14. The power distributor according to claim 9 , wherein the fixing element includes a stamped or bent part.
15. The power distributor according to claim 9 , wherein the insert-molding of the busbar is configured such that an upper end of the pin is exposed and protrudes upward.
16. The power distributor according to claim 9 , wherein the busbar comprises:
a heat sink integrated into the insert-molding, wherein the heat sink includes a cooling fin.
17. The power distributor according to claim 10 , wherein the board connecting surface is configured to conductively contact the printed circuit board.
18. The power distributor according to claim 10 , wherein the pin connecting surface and the board connecting surface are configured to be disposed on a same side of the pin.
19. The power distributor according to claim 10 , wherein the fixing element comprises:
a plurality of pin connecting surfaces; and
a plurality of board connecting surfaces configured to conductively contact the printed circuit board.
20. The power distributor according to claim 19 , wherein the plurality of pin connecting surfaces and the plurality of board connecting surfaces are configured in an alternating pattern along the longitudinal axis of the fixing element.