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Process for producing wire connections on an electronic component assembly carrier made by the process
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1998-01-28
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Granted: 2001-05-15
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Expires: 2018-01-28
Abstract
Abstract Electronic components on an assembly carrier are connected with conductor paths on the assembly carrier by welding a first ball-shaped end of a first wire to an electronic component, welding a first ball-shaped end of a second wire to the conductor path, and welding second broadened ends of both wires to a connection surface located between the electronic component and the conductor path.
Inventors
- 👤 Joachim Schmidt
- 👤 Jens Sabotke
- 👤 Frank-Dieter Hauschild
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:37
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/90; H10W72/071; H10W72/0711; H10W72/07141; H10W72/075; H10W72/07531; H10W72/07532; H10W72/07533; H10W72/07551; H10W72/07554; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/5363; H10W72/541; H10W72/5445; H10W72/5449; H10W72/547; H10W72/5473; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/59; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W72/934; H10W72/951; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
285 words
An assembly comprising an assembly carrier; at least one electrical or electronic component arranged on the assembly carrier; conductor paths arranged on the assembly carrier; a plurality of connection surfaces located between the component and the conductor paths at a distance from the conductor paths; first wires connecting the connection surfaces with at least a part of the connections of the component; and second wires connecting connection surfaces with the conductor paths, so that a first end of one of the first wires is connected with one of the connections of the component, a first end of one of the second wires is connected with one of the conductor paths, while a second end of the same first wire and a second end of the same second wire are connected with one of the connection surfaces associated with the one conductor path, the first end of the one first wire being connected with the one connection of the component and the first end of the one second wire being connected with the one conductor path by first ball-shaped deforming each of the first ends and then welding each ball-shaped deformed first end to the one connection of the component and to the one conductor path correspondingly, the second end of the same first wire and the second end of the same second wire being connected to the one connection surface by broadening out of each second end and then welding each broadened out second end to the one connection surface, and the connection surfaces being arranged between the component and ends of the conductor paths in several rows with offset relative to one another and also being arranged in a common plane on assembly carrier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
285 words
An assembly comprising an assembly carrier; at least one electrical or electronic component arranged on the assembly carrier; conductor paths arranged on the assembly carrier; a plurality of connection surfaces located between the component and the conductor paths at a distance from the conductor paths; first wires connecting the connection surfaces with at least a part of the connections of the component; and second wires connecting connection surfaces with the conductor paths, so that a first end of one of the first wires is connected with one of the connections of the component, a first end of one of the second wires is connected with one of the conductor paths, while a second end of the same first wire and a second end of the same second wire are connected with one of the connection surfaces associated with the one conductor path, the first end of the one first wire being connected with the one connection of the component and the first end of the one second wire being connected with the one conductor path by first ball-shaped deforming each of the first ends and then welding each ball-shaped deformed first end to the one connection of the component and to the one conductor path correspondingly, the second end of the same first wire and the second end of the same second wire being connected to the one connection surface by broadening out of each second end and then welding each broadened out second end to the one connection surface, and the connection surfaces being arranged between the component and ends of the conductor paths in several rows with offset relative to one another and also being arranged in a common plane on assembly carrier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An assembly according to claim 1 , wherein every other connection of the component is connected with one of the connection surfaces which is directly connected to one of the conductor paths.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
An assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first ends of the first wires and the second wires have bonding surfaces with a smaller width than bonding surfaces of the second ends of the first wires and the second wires.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
An assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of the connection surfaces has a width which is greater than a sum of a width of an associated one of the conductor paths and both distances from the associated conductor path to neighboring ones of the conductor paths.
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