Electrically conductive film
AssigneeGentherm Incorporated
InventorMartin Schaetzle
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electrically conductive film (10) having an electrically nonconductive substrate layer (12), and an electrically conductive metal layer (14) that has a structure produced by material removal and that on a first side is joined, at least in sections, to the substrate layer (12).
Claims26
An electrically conductive film comprising:
- an electrically nonconductive substrate layer;
- and
- an electrically conductive metal layer that has a structure produced by material removal and that on a first side is joined, at least in sections, to the electrically nonconductive substrate layer;
- and
- wherein the electrically conductive metal layer is made of copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, and/or an aluminum alloy.
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An electrical heating device having
- one or more electrically conductive films comprising:
- an electrically nonconductive substrate layer;
- and
- an electrically conductive metal layer that has a structure produced by material removal and that on a first side is joined, at least in sections, to the electrically nonconductive substrate layer;
- wherein the electrically conductive metal layer is made of copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, and/or an aluminum alloy.
A cell contacting unit for a battery, in particular a vehicle battery, comprising:
- one or more electrically conductive films comprising:
- an electrically nonconductive substrate layer;
- and
- an electrically conductive metal layer that has a structure produced by material removal and that on a first side is joined, at least in sections, to the electrically nonconductive substrate layer;
- wherein the electrically conductive metal layer is made of copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, and/or an aluminum alloy.
A cell voltage tap for a battery, in particular a vehicle battery, comprising:
- one or more electrically conductive films comprising:
- an electrically nonconductive substrate layer;
- and
- an electrically conductive metal layer that has a structure produced by material removal and that on a first side is joined, at least in sections, to the electrically nonconductive substrate layer;
- wherein the electrically conductive metal layer is made of copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, and/or an aluminum alloy.
A manufacturing method for an electrically conductive film, comprising the steps:
- providing a film that has at least one electrically nonconductive substrate layer and at least one electrically conductive metal layer and
- producing a structure of the electrically conductive metal layer by means of a material-removing process, in particular a machining process;
- wherein during production of the structure of the metal layer, one or more strip conductors are created which have at least one bent section;
- and wherein the electrically conductive metal layer is made of copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, and/or an aluminum alloy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.