Method for producing a modular electrical connector assembly for a control unit in a motor vehicle

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PATENT NO 9876306
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14775223

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A method for producing a modular electrical connector assembly for a vehicle control unit, the connector assembly having a module carrier and at least two connector modules disposed side-by-side on the carrier. Each connector module has a connector housing collar and a plurality of contact elements disposed in a contact area within the connector housing collar. First, one of the connector modules is placed in an opening in the module carrier and positioned precisely relative to the module carrier. The connector module is pressed with a hold-down device against the module carrier retained in a holding device. In this state, the connector module is laser-welded to the carrier in an attachment region with a laser beam. Laser welding permits a reliably stable and fluid-tight, material-locking connection between the components, and an advantageous, space-saving placement of the attachment region laterally within the collar, with higher manufacturing precision and small manufacturing tolerances.

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ROBERT BOSCH GMBHPOSTFACH 30 02 20 70442 STUTTGART 70442

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Finnah, Guido Bernd Weissach, DE 4 2
Hickl, Hubert Weinstadt, DE 2 25
Kaesser, Rainer Althuette, DE 2 8
Ludwig, Dieter Lugwigsburg, DE 6 60

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