Contacting device, method of manufacturing a contacting device and assembly
AssigneeFraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
InventorsChristian Degel, Steffen Tretbar
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Abstract
A contacting device is proposed. The contacting device comprises a plurality of electrical conductors extending from a first side of the contacting device to a second side of the contacting device different from the first side, so that a first electrical contact surface is in each case formed on the first side by a respective first end of each of the plurality of electrical conductors and a second electrical contact surface is in each case formed on the second side by a respective second end of each of the plurality of electrical conductors. A number of first electrical contact surfaces per unit area is different from a number of second electrical contact surfaces per unit area.
Claims17
An electrical component assembly comprising:
- a contacting device comprising:
- a plurality of electrical conductors extending from a first side of the contacting device to a second side of the contacting device different from the first side, so that a first electrical contact surface is in each case formed on the first side by a respective first end of each of the plurality of electrical conductors and a second electrical contact surface is in each case formed on the second side by a respective second end of each of the plurality of electrical conductors,
- wherein a number of first electrical contact surfaces per unit area is different from a number of second electrical contact surfaces per unit area, and wherein the plurality of electrical conductors is embedded in a carrier material so that gaps between individual electrical conductors of the plurality of electrical conductors are filled with the carrier material;
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- a plurality of electrical components, wherein the plurality of electrical components is arranged on the first side, and wherein electrical contacts of the plurality of electrical components each contact one of the plurality of first electrical contact surfaces, and wherein the plurality of electrical components comprises a plurality of sensors and/or a plurality of actuators.
A method of manufacturing an electrical component assembly, the method comprising:
- manufacturing a contacting device, comprising:
- generating a plurality of electrical conductors extending from a first side of the contacting device to a second side of the contacting device different from the first side, so that a first electrical contact surface is in each case formed on the first side by a respective first end of each of the plurality of electrical conductors and a second electrical contact surface is in each case formed on the second side by a respective second end of each of the plurality of electrical conductors, wherein the number of first electrical contact surfaces per unit area is different from the number of second electrical contact surfaces per unit area, and embedding the plurality of electrical conductors in a carrier material so that gaps between individual electrical conductors of the plurality of electrical conductors are filled with the carrier material;
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- arranging a plurality of electrical components on the first side of the contacting device, wherein electrical contacts of the plurality of electrical components each contact one of the plurality of first electrical contact surfaces, and wherein the plurality of electrical components comprises a plurality of sensors and/or a plurality of actuators.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.