Connection arrangement between a sensor and connection leads

US6025710A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Thomas Schneider · Villa Park, US
• Roland Schmid · Ann Arbor, US
• Reinhold Jocham · Hechingen, DE
• Thomas Ullmann · Arnstadt, DE
• Hans-Juergen Herderich · Weingarten, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 6, 1995
• Grant date: Feb 15, 2000
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01P1/00
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In a connection arrangement between a sensor and connection leads, only a small installation space is required. To this end, the connection arrangement has a signal amplifier, which is electrically contacted by means of bond connections with the sensor and the connection leads. This is achieved by means of connecting elements, which are designed as thin sheet-metal shaped parts and are fixed with tab-shaped end sections in a housing of plastic, in which the signal amplifier is also inserted. The end sections, the signal amplifier, and the bond connections are arranged in a space-saving manner in roughly one plane. The connection arrangement is especially suited for sensors used to measure the speed of motor vehicles.