Abstract: A device to determine a state of an ultrasound welding process, which can be carried out using an ultrasound tool, includes a sensor element and an evaluation unit. The sensor element is configured to detect an electrical control signal from an ultrasound tool. The evaluation unit is configured to determine a signal property of the control signal and to determine the status of the ultrasound welding process based on a reference signal profile and on the determined signal property. An assembly with an ultrasound welding system and a method are also included.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a heat transfer between a base plate and at least one cell module of a battery, wherein the base plate of a frame of the battery is placed on a vacuum cushion, the vacuum cushion is plastically molded and a negative pressure is generated in the vacuum cushion in order to harden the vacuum cushion, then the cell module of the battery is pressed into a thermal paste previously applied to a surface of at least one of the base plate and the cell module, while the base plate is supported substantially over the entire surface by the hardened vacuum cushion, wherein the thermal paste is laterally distributed between the cell module and the base plate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a gasket for a double busbar is disclosed. The double busbar may be composed of two separate electrically insulated flat conductors. The conductors may be arranged one above the other. The double busbar may be placed in a mold cavity for molding the gasket. The mold cavity may be closed around the double busbar and filled with a sealing material. The introduced sealing material flows around the flat conductors, adhering to the flat conductors, and solidifying in the mold cavity to form a gasket molded to the double busbar.

Abstract: An electronic fuse circuit for safeguarding a multi-channel electronic power distributor includes a driver circuit for each channel of the power distributor configured to control an electronic switch of a corresponding channel to assume a certain state, and a microcontroller interface configured to receive from a microcontroller a command for setting the state of the electronic switch of a corresponding channel. The driver circuit of the corresponding channel is configured to set the state of the electronic switch of the corresponding channel according to the command from the microcontroller. The electronic fuse circuit further includes a safety circuit for detecting a malfunction in the microcontroller and/or the power distributor. In the event of a detected malfunction in the microcontroller and/or the power distributor, the driver circuit of each channel is configured to set the state of the electronic switch of the corresponding channel according to a channel-specific preconfigured safety state.

Abstract: A method for non-destructive testing of a quality of an ultrasonic weld from a welding process includes detecting of a time-dependent measurement value over a period of time, where the measurement value is characteristic of a mechanical or electrical vibration behavior of a welding process to be tested. The method includes evaluating a measurement-value course of the detected time-dependent measurement value by using a Fourier analysis. The method further includes comparing a result of the evaluation to a reference value in order to test the quality of the weld. A measuring device and an ultrasonic welding system are also included.

Abstract: A device for mounting a dual rail on a vehicle includes an elastic cushion and a mounting bracket. The elastic cushion includes a first and a second cavity for receiving receive a first rail or a second rail of the dual rail. The elastic cushion further includes at least one slot for enabling a lateral insertion of both rails of the dual rail into the cavities. The mounting bracket includes a recess for receiving the elastic cushion and a mounting mechanism for mounting the mounting bracket on a vehicle. The device further includes a fastening mechanism for fastening the mounting bracket on the elastic cushion.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a test system for optically checking an electrical line, including a test area for arranging the electric line; a plurality of prisms surrounding the test area; a camera directed at the prisms, which is designed to optically detect the electric line arranged in the test area through the prisms from different sides; a shielding mechanism, the curved inner contour of which encloses the test area and the prisms at least in the radial direction; an air duct, which is at least indirectly connected to a nozzle directed towards the test area and which is designed to apply a cleaning air stream to at least some prism surfaces facing the test area and thereby to entrain dirt particles present on these prism surfaces; and further air ducts opening into an area of the inner contour of the shielding.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cross car beam for a vehicle including a first main body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end, at least a first upper fixing point and a first lower fixing point at the first end of the first main body, and at least a second upper fixing point and a second lower fixing point at the second end of the first main body. A first center line runs, or extends, through the first upper fixing point at the first end and the second upper fixing point at the second end. The first main body has a u-shaped first cross section following the first center line. The cross car beam is formed integrally by at least one fiber reinforced polymer.

Abstract: A method and system for thermal connection of a heat source of a battery system to a heat sink of the battery system are provided. The method includes implementing of a placing process using a placing device, wherein a distance between an electrically conducting housing surface of the heat source and an electrically conducting heat-transmission surface that is part of the heat sink or is adjacent to it, is reduced by compression of an electrically insulating heat-conducting material. The method also includes implementing of a continuous measurement of capacitance between the housing surface and the heat-transmission surface during the placing process using a measuring device. Additionally, the method includes monitoring of a layer thickness of the heat-conducting material and controlling of the placing device using a control device until a prescribed layer thickness of the heat-conducting material is attained based on the capacitance measurement.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cross car beam for a vehicle, the cross car beam including a first main body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end. The first main body has a u-shaped cross section following the longitudinal direction. The cross car beam is formed integrally by at least one fiber reinforced polymer.

Abstract: A retaining component for securing at least one cable, includes a main body with a base and a foot element formed on the base. Two webs extend from the base. Both webs extend essentially parallel to one another in the longitudinal direction and form a receiving area for receiving at least one cable. At least one of the webs includes a latching element disposed on an outer side configured to be brought into friction-locking and/or positive-locking engagement with a cover element. The cover element features two holes configured to be brought into engagement with the latching element of a web of the retaining component in a closed position. The cover element is connected to the retaining component to produce a friction-locking and/or positive-locking connection between the webs and the cover element.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cross car beam for a vehicle including a first main body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end. The first main body has a substantially u-shaped cross section following the longitudinal direction. The cross car beam is formed integrally by at least one fiber reinforced polymer.

Abstract: A method for covering a screw head of a screw which penetrates through a workpiece surface in a sealed manner by means of a viscous coating material is disclosed. The method includes the steps of applying a first strip of the viscous coating material onto the workpiece surface at a first inclination relative to the workpiece surface, the first strip of the viscous coating material, after having been applied, at most partially covering the screw head; and applying a second strip of the viscous coating material to the workpiece surface at a second inclination relative to the workpiece surface, the second strip of the viscous coating material, after having been applied, overlapping the first strip in such a way that the screw head is fully covered, the first inclination and the second inclination being opposite one another. The invention furthermore relates to an application system.

Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a light guide body having a first outer surface free from a dedicated light decoupling structure, and a second outer surface, in which the outer surfaces are spaced from each other by a thickness of the light guide body. On the light guide body, a light coupling surface and a light decoupling region are provided by a dedicated light decoupling structure being formed on the second outer surface. The light decoupling structure includes a light decoupling element. When in an illuminated operating mode, the light decoupling region is an opaque region of the light guide body, inhibiting the visibility of a portion of a design element for a human viewer, and in a non-illuminated operating mode the light decoupling region is a transparent region of the light guide body, permitting the visibility of a design element for a human viewer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite includes providing a first template including a cutout for a first layer of the composite, disposing the first layer in the cutout, and disposing a tablet, provided with an adhesive, on the first layer such that the first layer adheres to the tablet. Next, the tablet is removed, together with the first layer adhered thereto, from the cutout, and an adhesive is applied to a side of the first layer facing away from the tablet. A second template is provided that includes a cutout for a second layer of the composite, and then the second layer is disposed in the cutout. The tablet, together with the first layer adhered thereto, is disposed on the second layer disposed in the cutout of the second template, and the tablet is removed, together with the composite produced from the first and second layers, from the second template.

Abstract: A cooling array for cooling of an electronic component includes the electronic component, a housing which at least partially enclosing the electronic component, a heat sink support connected to the housing in a fluid-tight manner, and a heat sink which is accommodated in the heat sink support. The heat sink is thermally coupled to the electronic component in order to disperse heat generated by the electronic component.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a four-port diplexer device which includes a first port configured to pass signals within a first frequency band and to block signals within a second frequency band; a second port configured to pass signals within the second frequency band and to block signals within the first frequency band; a third port configured to transmit a first signal portion of a combination of the signals received from the first port and the signals received from the second port; and a fourth port configured to transmit a second signal portion of the combination of the signals received from the first port and the signals received from the second port.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a temperature measuring device for measuring a temperature of a pin-shaped electrical contact element, which includes a flexible circuit board with a first thermally conducting and electrically insulating substrate layer. The first substrate layer includes a contact surface that is configured to lie flat against a flange of the pin-shaped electrical contact element and an opening disposed in the contact surface. The pin-shaped electrical contact element is disposed at least partially in the opening. The flexible circuit board further includes a second thermally and electrically conducting layer that is disposed on a sensor surface opposite the contact surface of the first substrate layer and includes a sensor element connected to the sensor surface. The sensor element is configured to record a temperature of the pin-shaped electrical contact element when the pin-shaped electrical contact element is at least partially disposed in the opening.

Abstract: A battery system for an electric vehicle is disclosed having a first battery connectable to a first electric drive; a second, redundant battery, connectable to a second, redundant electric drive; and an electronic power switch having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal, the first input terminal being electrically connected to the first battery, the second input terminal being electrically connected to the second battery, and the output terminal being electrically connectable to an electrical accessory, the electronic power switch being configured to selectively and electrically connect the output terminal to the first input terminal or the second input terminal to provide electrical power from the first battery or the second battery to the electrical accessory.

Abstract: A multifunction carrier for receiving circuit components of a battery system for an electric vehicle is disclosed, wherein the multifunction carrier includes: a busbar assembly with at least one charging connection rail and a drive connection rail; and an insulating housing in which the busbar assembly is embedded, wherein the insulating housing has openings exposing contact surfaces of the connecting rails, and wherein the insulating housing has plug connectors which are designed to provide a pluggable mechanical and electrical contact between the circuit components of the battery system with the open contact surfaces of the connecting rails. The invention further relates to a high-voltage contactor for a battery system of an electric vehicle.