# US 10,873,141 B2 · Electrical contact assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,873,141 B2 - Document ID: US10873141B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/603,513 - Filed: 2018-03-27 - Published: 2020-02-13 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-11 - Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH - Applicants: Robert Bosch GmbH - Inventors: Steffen Waldenmeier; Uwe Katzenwadel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873141B2 ## CPC - H01R 12/585: {Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board} - H01R 12/57: surface mounting terminals - H05K 3/301: {by means of a mounting structure (H05K3/325 takes precedence)} - H01R 2201/26: for vehicles - H05K 2201/10189: Non-printed connector - H05K 2201/10265: Metallic coils or springs, e.g. as part of a connection element - H05K 2201/10318: Surface mounted metallic pins - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract An electrical contact assembly for connecting a press-in contact to an electronic circuit includes a circuit board, which is provided with the electronic circuit, a receiving opening for pressing in a press-in contact, which receiving opening is continuously provided with an electrically conductive inner wall, and at least one conducting track of the circuit board, which conducting track is electrically connected to the inner wall and to the electronic circuit. The receiving opening is formed on a contact body electrically connected to the conducting track, which contact body is applied to a component side of the circuit board as an SMT-capable component. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical contact assembly for connecting a press-in contact to an electronic circuit, comprising: a printed circuit board on which the electronic circuit is arranged; a contact body defining a receiving opening configured to receive a press-in contact, the receiving opening defined by an electrically conductive inner wall throughout; and at least one conductor track of the printed circuit board, the conductor track electrically connected to the inner wall and to the electronic circuit, wherein the contact body is electrically connected to the conductor track and is deposited onto a component fitting side of the printed circuit board as an SMT-capable component, wherein: the contact body has a mounting face facing the printed circuit board, an outer face facing away from the mounting face, and a circumferential peripheral face, and the receiving opening, starting from the outer face, extends into the contact body perpendicular to the component fitting side of the printed circuit board, and wherein: the electronic circuit is covered at least partially with a potting compound on the component fitting side, the potting compound encloses the peripheral face of the contact body in a sealing manner, and the contact body projects outwardly with the outer face protruding through the potting compound such that the receiving opening is accessible for pressing in a press-in contact. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrical contact assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving opening is formed as a through-opening which passes through the contact body from the outer face to the mounting face. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electrical contact assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the printed circuit board has a recess which adjoins the receiving opening. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electrical contact assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the contact body has a centering collar configured to align the contact body with the printed circuit board, the centering collar protruding from the mounting face and projecting into the recess of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The electrical contact assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the recess is coaxial with the receiving opening. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electrical contact assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the contact body is configured as a socket with a circumferential, cylindrical peripheral face, and the receiving opening is defined centrally in the contact body as a cylindrical channel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electrical contact assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the contact body is directly deposited with the mounting face on a contact face, which is connected to the conductor track and is arranged on the component fitting side of the printed circuit board, and the peripheral face is at least partially electrically and mechanically connected to the contact face by a solder application encircling the peripheral face. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electrical contact assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contact body is formed completely from metal or as a plastics material part with a metallic inner sleeve in which the receiving opening is defined. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electrical contact assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical contact assembly is included in a transmission control module for controlling a motor vehicle transmission. ### Claim 10 An electrical contact assembly for connecting a press-in contact to an electronic circuit, comprising: a printed circuit board on which the electronic circuit is arranged; a contact body defining a receiving opening configured to receive a press-in contact, the receiving opening defined by an electrically conductive inner wall throughout; and at least one conductor track of the printed circuit board, the conductor track electrically connected to the inner wall and to the electronic circuit, wherein the contact body is electrically connected to the conductor track and is deposited onto a component fitting side of the printed circuit board as an SMT-capable component, wherein: the contact body has a mounting face facing the printed circuit board, an outer face facing away from the mounting face, and a circumferential peripheral face, and the receiving opening, starting from the outer face, extends into the contact body perpendicular to the component fitting side of the printed circuit board, and wherein: the electronic circuit is covered at least partially with a potting compound on the component fitting side, and the potting compound encloses the peripheral face and the outer face of the contact body in a sealing manner. ### Claim 11 An electrical contact assembly for connecting a press-in contact to an electronic circuit, comprising: a printed circuit board on which the electronic circuit is arranged; a contact body defining a receiving opening configured to receive a press-in contact, the receiving opening defined by an electrically conductive inner wall throughout; and at least one conductor track of the printed circuit board, the conductor track electrically connected to the inner wall and to the electronic circuit, wherein the contact body is electrically connected to the conductor track and is deposited onto a component fitting side of the printed circuit board as an SMT-capable component, and wherein the electrical contact assembly is included in a transmission control module for controlling a motor vehicle transmission.