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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Rainer Kaesser, Althuette, DE;
Dieter Ludwig, Lugwigsburg, DE;
Hubert Hickl, Weinstadt, DE;
Guido Bernd Finnah, Weissach, DE;
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
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.