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Method for manufacturing a mounting element with an angle sensor

US8339124B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

19Claims

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Erwin Schneider · Fulda, DE
Werner Wallrafen · Schwalbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2007
Grant date	Dec 25, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 1, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01D5/145
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The method is used for manufacturing a mounting element with an angle sensor for an actuator in an internal combustion engine. The mounting element has electrical connections (20) and contains an angle sensor (24, 26, 30). To simplify manufacture, electronic components (24, 26, 30) are electrically connected directly to a leadframe (12). Next, the leadframe (12) with the electronic components (24, 26, 30) is overmoulded with thermoset (132), and the resultant angle sensor module (10) is assembled with a preproduced mounting element. The mounting element itself may be made of thermoplastic or thermoset and comprises a plug connection (20).

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