Trw Automotive Electronics & Components Gmbh & Co. Kg

Uwe Sch&ouml;n

Cornelius Peter

Joachim Korherr

Dieter Bornhorst

Frank Hacke

Joachim J&uuml;ngst

The invention relates to an Ultrasound Sensor, especially for a vehicle and the passenger compartment thereof, comprising a can-shaped housing, a housing base, a housing closure and a sensor element arranged at the base inside the housing, and in the area of the housing closure there is arranged a contact device which is attachable, in locally fixed fashion, inside housing; the contact device presenting, in the direction of the longitudinal axis, a penetrating recess and being connected, in electrically conductive fashion, in at least one contact point with at least one electrode of the sensor element by means of thick-stranded wire. The invention also relates to a method for producing the Ultrasound Sensor.

Ultrasound sensor

A fuse apparatus ( ) is provided for selectively interrupting a load current (I ) flowing between a pair of associated conductor leads. The fuse apparatus includes at least two spaced apart electrically conductive contact elements ( ) operatively connected with the associated conductor leads. A fuse element ( ) is connected to the contact elements ( ) using an electrically conductive connection material ( ) to allow the current (I ) to flow between the pair of associated conductor leads. The connection material ( ) is adapted to electrically disconnect the fuse element ( ) from the contact elements ( ) when the current (I ) exceeds a predetermined current intensity. The connection material ( ) has an intrinsic electrical transition resistance characteristic whereby the material develops a temperature in proportion to an intensity of the current. The connection material melts as the current increases to separate the fuse element from the contact elements.

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Neunkirchen, Germany

Uwe Schön

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Neunkirchen, Germany

Uwe Sch&ouml;n

Uwe Schön