Arrangement and method for connecting an electrical component to a leadframe
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorGaetan Vich
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Abstract
An automotive component assembly comprises an input circuit portion for a sensor and a component portion. The input circuit portion is aligned with the component portion in a desired assembly position. A pocket is at least partially defined by the component portion to receive the input circuit portion and a clamping force retains the input circuit portion between a first layer and a second layer of the component portion forming the pocket. An overmold material is applied to retain the input circuit portion and the component portion to one another.
Claims16
A component assembly comprising:
- a input circuit portion for an electronic component;
- a component portion, wherein the input circuit portion is aligned with the component portion in a desired assembly position;
- a pocket at least partially defined by the component portion to receive the input circuit portion;
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- wherein a clamping force retains the input circuit portion between a first layer and a second layer of the component portion forming the pocket
A method of assembling an automotive component assembly comprising:
- aligning an input circuit portion with a component portion in a desired assembly position;
- applying a clamping force to press a first layer and an second layer of the component portion toward one another, such that the input circuit portion is secured between the first layer and the second layer;
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- applying an overmold material to the assembled input circuit portion and the component portion to retain the input circuit portion and the component portion to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.