EP1533864B1 - Antenna amplifier with connector between amplifier and line - Google Patents

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EP1533864B1
EP1533864B1 EP20040022496 EP04022496A EP1533864B1 EP 1533864 B1 EP1533864 B1 EP 1533864B1 EP 20040022496 EP20040022496 EP 20040022496 EP 04022496 A EP04022496 A EP 04022496A EP 1533864 B1 EP1533864 B1 EP 1533864B1
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Jürgen HEUSER
Günter LIPKA
Ortwin Zoller
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  • the invention relates to a method for assembling a signal processing unit, in particular an antenna amplifier for a vehicle, according to the features of the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • a signal processing unit in particular an antenna amplifier, known for a vehicle.
  • This unit is arranged in a certain area of the body or a part thereof in the vehicle.
  • contacting means are provided for contacting antenna conductor structures applied to a window of the vehicle.
  • the antenna conductor structures are connected to the disc via electrical leads to the signal processing unit.
  • a cantilever arm is provided between the housing of the signal processing unit and the contacting means, the cantilever arm being fixedly connected to the housing of the signal processing unit and spaced therefrom carrying the contacting means at its end.
  • the electrical lead or the corresponding required number of leads between the contacting means and the signal processing unit are arranged on or in the cantilever arm and are pre-assembled such that the housing of the signal processing unit with its cantilever arm (or even more cantilever arms) with the arranged at the end contacting means form a unit. Since such a unit must be installed in the production of the vehicle in this, it is necessary to make a firm electrical connection between the contacting means and the signal processing unit.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object, a method for assembling a signal processing unit - as described above - to improve so that the disadvantages are avoided.
  • the electrical supply line has the contacting means at its one end, the contacting means having a spring element being designed for detachably contacting contact points of the antenna structure on the vehicle writing and the switching means with the electrical supply line in the region of a body panel receiving the vehicle window , are arranged and fixed in position, wherein the signal processing unit is a housing and the other end of the electrical supply line is connected via a present in the housing connector with the signal processing unit after the signal processing unit was placed at its designated location in the vehicle, wherein the fixed to the body part contacting means with the contact points of the antenna structure in Be associated.
  • This has the advantage that the signal-processing unit can be handled separately from the contacting means via which the contacting with the antenna conductor structure takes place.
  • the signal processing unit forms with their contacting a complex entity no longer, but it can in the production of the vehicle, the signal processing unit (or possibly more) are mounted in the space provided, as well as the contacting, so that both the signal processing unit as Also, the contacting means can be arranged and fixed in position exactly at the point that are provided for them. Subsequently, the attachment of the electrical supply line to the signal processing unit, wherein it is possible on the one hand, that this electrical supply line is already fixedly arranged on the contacting means or there, the electrical supply line is detachably connectable to the contacting means.
  • the manner of construction and the contacting of the contacting means is arbitrary and can be adapted to the particular application, in particular the available space.
  • various types of electrical leads come into consideration, in particular round cables, flat cables or the like. It is important that in each case a contact point, which is connected to a part of the antenna conductor structure, can be connected via the contacting means and the electrical supply line to the signal processing unit.
  • the figure shows a schematic representation of a signal processing unit 1, which is, for example, an antenna amplifier.
  • This signal-processing unit 1 has, for example, a one-part or multi-part housing 2, in particular a plastic housing.
  • a circuit board 3 with not shown here electronic components and other accessories, such as connectors and the like, arranged.
  • an electrical supply line 4 is shown schematically in the figure, wherein at the one end of the electrical supply line 4 contacting means 5 are present.
  • the structure of the contacting means 5 is not relevant in this context, it being noted for the sake of completeness that these contacting means 5 may be constructed, for example, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 (together with the associated description) DE 196 05 999 A1 is disclosed.
  • These contacting means comprise a carrier with an electrical connection line, wherein the electrical connection line is designed as a flexible conductor strip, which connects the signal processing unit with the associated contact point of the antenna structure.
  • the contacting means 5 and the electrical supply line 4 are arranged in the region of a body part 6 of the vehicle, wherein it is the body part 6, for example, a metal frame which receives a vehicle window.
  • An antenna conductor structure is then applied or arranged in this vehicle window, wherein the parts of the antenna conductor structure to be contacted by the signal processing unit 1 have contact points A, which are brought into contact with the contacting means 5.
  • the end of the electrical supply line 4 facing away from the contacting means 5 is detachably arranged on the signal-processing unit 1.
  • a detachable connection is a connector 7, which consist of a socket 8 and a plug 9, wherein at the end of the electrical supply line 4, the socket 8 and the signal processing unit 1 of the plug 9 (or vice versa) is arranged ,
  • the Socket 8 and the plug 9 have mutually connectable contact partners (the plug 9, for example, a contact 10, which is designed as a pin) on.
  • the plug 9 In the component of the connector 7 in the direct area of the signal processing unit 1, here the plug 9, is present, it is an element that is part of either only the circuit board 3, or only the housing 2 or a combination thereof. This means that with installation of the circuit board in the housing 2, the plug 9 protrudes through a recess in the housing 2, so that this signal processing unit 1 placed at its designated location and then the contacting of the electrical supply line 4 with the socket 8 through Plugging into the plug 9 can be done. As a result, both the contacting means 5 and the signal processing unit 1 can be accurately and precisely placed at their intended installation location.
  • the housing of the plug 9 (or alternatively the socket 8) can not be mounted on the circuit board 3, but is part of the housing 2, so that with installation of the circuit board 3 with the there arranged contact partner 10 only the full Plug 9 is realized.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Montage einer signalverarbeitenden Einheit, insbesondere einen Antennenverstärker für ein Fahrzeug, gemäß den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffes des Patentanspruchs 1.The invention relates to a method for assembling a signal processing unit, in particular an antenna amplifier for a vehicle, according to the features of the preamble of patent claim 1.

Aus der DE 196 05 999 A1 ist eine signalverarbeitende Einheit, insbesondere ein Antennenverstärker, für ein Fahrzeug bekannt. Diese Einheit ist in einem bestimmten Bereich der Karosserie oder eines Teiles davon im Fahrzeug angeordnet. Davon entfernt sind Kontaktierungsmittel vorhanden, um Antennenleiterstrukturen, die auf einer Scheibe des Fahrzeuges aufgebracht sind, zu kontaktieren. Über diese Kontaktierungsmittel, z.B. Federelemente, werden die Antennenleiterstrukturen auf der Scheibe über elektrische Zuleitungen mit der signalverarbeitenden Einheit verbunden. Zu diesem Zweck ist zwischen dem Gehäuse der signalverarbeitenden Einheit und den Kontaktierungsmitteln ein Auslegerarm vorhanden, wobei der Auslegerarm fest mit dem Gehäuse der signalverarbeitenden Einheit verbunden ist und davon beabstandet an seinem Ende die Kontaktierungsmittel trägt. Die elektrische Zuleitung oder die entsprechende erforderliche Anzahl von Zuleitungen zwischen den Kontaktierungsmitteln und der signalverarbeitenden Einheit sind auf oder in dem Auslegerarm angeordnet und werden derart vormontiert, dass das Gehäuse der signalverarbeitenden Einheit mit seinem Auslegerarm (oder auch mehreren Auslegerarmen) mit den am Ende angeordneten Kontaktierungsmitteln eine Einheit bilden. Da eine solche Einheit bei der Produktion des Fahrzeuges in diese eingebaut werden muß, ist es erforderlich, schon eine feste elektrische Verbindung zwischen den Kontaktierungsmitteln und der signalverarbeitenden Einheit vorzunehmen. Dies bedingt eine komplexe Bauweise dieser gesamten vormontierbaren Einheit, die einerseits Probleme bei der Lagerhaltung und dem Transport mit sich bringt und andererseits Toleranzprobleme aufweist, da die Kontaktierungsmittel an dieser vormontierbaren Einheit immer an vorgegebenen Stellen (Kontaktstellen) an der Antennenleiterstruktur zur Anlage kommen müssen, was aufgrund von Toleranzen bei der Fertigung sowohl der vormontierbaren Einheit als auch der Kontaktstellen auf der Fahrzeugscheibe nicht der Fall ist. Darüber hinaus stellt sich beim Transport das Problem, dass die Auslegerarme mit den daran angeordneten Kontaktierungsmitteln verbiegen oder abbrechen oder in sonstiger Weise beschädigt werden können, wodurch die gesamte Einheit unbrauchbar wird. Gleiches gilt für den Fall, dass die gesamte Einheit bei einem Unfall beschädigt wird, so dass sie in ihrer Gesamtheit ausgetauscht werden muß.From the DE 196 05 999 A1 is a signal processing unit, in particular an antenna amplifier, known for a vehicle. This unit is arranged in a certain area of the body or a part thereof in the vehicle. Therefrom contacting means are provided for contacting antenna conductor structures applied to a window of the vehicle. About this contacting means, such as spring elements, the antenna conductor structures are connected to the disc via electrical leads to the signal processing unit. For this purpose, a cantilever arm is provided between the housing of the signal processing unit and the contacting means, the cantilever arm being fixedly connected to the housing of the signal processing unit and spaced therefrom carrying the contacting means at its end. The electrical lead or the corresponding required number of leads between the contacting means and the signal processing unit are arranged on or in the cantilever arm and are pre-assembled such that the housing of the signal processing unit with its cantilever arm (or even more cantilever arms) with the arranged at the end contacting means form a unit. Since such a unit must be installed in the production of the vehicle in this, it is necessary to make a firm electrical connection between the contacting means and the signal processing unit. This requires a complex design of this entire preassembled unit, which brings problems with warehousing and transport on the one hand and on the other hand has tolerance problems, since the contacting of this preassembled unit always at predetermined locations (contact points) on the Antennenleitererstruktur must come to rest, which is not the case due to tolerances in the production of both the preassembled unit and the contact points on the vehicle window. In addition, during transport, the problem arises that the cantilever arms with the contact means arranged thereon can bend or break off or otherwise be damaged, as a result of which the entire unit becomes unusable. The same applies in the event that the entire unit is damaged in an accident, so they must be replaced in their entirety.

Aus der DE 202 10 286 U ist ein Adapter zur Anbindung flächiger Anschlusskontakte von Leiterbahnen, die auf einem dielektrischen Material angeordnet sind, an einen Steckeranschluss weiterführender Netzwerke bekannt. Bei diesem Stand der Technik ist die signalverarbeitende Einheit eine Verstärkerschaltung, an die ein Stecker anschließbar ist. Damit ist die Verbindung zwischen der signalverarbeitenden Einheit und der elektrischen Zuleitung lösbar, Im Gegensatz hierzu ist die Verbindung der elektrischen Zuleitung zu Kontaktflächen auf einer Fahrzeugscheibe nicht lösbar, da im Bereich der Kontaktfläche auf der Fahrzeugscheibe ein Kontaktadapter aufgeklebt wird, der nach dem Klebevorgang nicht mehr von der Scheibe entfernt werden kann. Dadurch wird eine Reparatur im Defektfalle erschwert, da mit Austausch der Scheibe auch der Kontaktadapter komplett mit der Zuleitung und dem daran befindlichen Stecker ausgetauscht werden muss. Gleiches gilt für den Fall, dass die Einheit, bestehend aus Stecker, elektrischer Zuleitung und Kontaktadapter defekt ist und diese ausgetauscht werden muss. In diesem Fall ist auch der Austausch der kompletten Fahrzeugscheibe erforderlich, was arbeits- und kostenintensiv ist.From the DE 202 10 286 U is an adapter for connecting flat terminal contacts of printed conductors, which are arranged on a dielectric material, known to a connector plug of continuing networks. In this prior art, the signal processing unit is an amplifier circuit to which a plug can be connected. Thus, the connection between the signal processing unit and the electrical supply line is solvable, in contrast, the connection of the electrical lead to contact surfaces on a vehicle window is not solvable because in the area of the contact surface on the vehicle window, a contact adapter is glued, which no longer after the bonding process can be removed from the disc. As a result, a repair is difficult in the event of a defect, since with replacement of the disc and the contact adapter must be completely replaced with the supply line and the connector located thereon. The same applies in the event that the unit consisting of plug, electrical supply and contact adapter is defective and this must be replaced. In this case, the replacement of the entire vehicle window is required, which is labor-intensive and cost-intensive.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren zur Montage einer signalverarbeitenden Einheit - wie eingangs beschrieben - so zu verbessern, dass die geschilderten Nachteile vermieden werden.The invention is therefore based on the object, a method for assembling a signal processing unit - as described above - to improve so that the disadvantages are avoided.

Diese Aufgabe ist durch die Merkmale des Patentanspruchs 1 gelöst.This object is solved by the features of patent claim 1.

Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, dass die elektrische Zuleitung an ihrem einen Ende die Kontaktierungsmittel aufweist, wobei die ein Federelement aufweisenden Kontaktierungsmittel zur lösbaren Kontaktierung von Kontaktstellen der Antennenstruktur auf der Fahrzeugschreibe ausgebildet sind und die Kvntaktierungsmittel mit der elektrischen Zuleitung im Bereich eines Karosserietelles, das die Fahrzeugscheibe aufnimmt, angeordnet und lagefixiert werden, wobei die signalverarbeitende Einheit ein Gehäuse aufweist und das andere Ende der elektrischen Zuleitung über eine in dem Gehäuse vorhandene Steckverbindung mit der signalverarbeitenden Einheit verbunden wird, nachdem die signalverarbeitende Einheit an ihrem dafür vorgesehenen Einbauort in dem Fahrzeug platziert wurde, wobei die an dem Karosserieteil lagefixierten Kontaktierungsmittel mit den Kontaktstellen der Antennenstruktur in Verbindung gebracht werden. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass die signalverarbeitende Einheit separat von den Kontaktierungsmitteln, über die die Kontaktierung zu der Antennenleiterstruktur erfolgt, gehandhabt werden kann. Somit bildet die signalverarbeitende Einheit mit ihren Kontaktierungsmitteln keine komplexe Einheit mehr, sondern es können bei der Produktion des Fahrzeuges die signalverarbeitende Einheit (oder gegebenenfalls auch mehrere) in dem dafür vorgesehenen Bauraum montiert werden, ebenso wie die Kontaktierungsmittel, so dass sowohl die signalverarbeitende Einheit als auch die Kontaktierungsmittel genau an der Stelle angeordnet und lagefixiert werden können, die für sie vorgesehen sind. Anschließend erfolgt die Anbringung der elektrischen Zuleitung an der signalverarbeitenden Einheit, wobei es einerseits möglich ist, dass diese elektrische Zuleitung schon fest an den Kontaktierungsmitteln angeordnet ist oder auch dort die elektrische Zuleitung lösbar mit den Kontaktierungsmitteln verbindbar ist. Somit besteht also die Möglichkeit, die elektrische Zuleitung zwischen der signalverarbeitenden Einheit und dem zugehörigen Kontaktierungsmittel lösbar an der signalverarbeitenden Einheit und/oder lösbar an den Kontaktierungsmitteln anzuordnen. Darüber hinaus besteht die Möglichkeit, auf dem Wege zwischen den Kontaktierungsmitteln und der signalverarbeitenden Einheit weitere lösbare Verbindungen vorzusehen.According to the invention, the electrical supply line has the contacting means at its one end, the contacting means having a spring element being designed for detachably contacting contact points of the antenna structure on the vehicle writing and the switching means with the electrical supply line in the region of a body panel receiving the vehicle window , are arranged and fixed in position, wherein the signal processing unit is a housing and the other end of the electrical supply line is connected via a present in the housing connector with the signal processing unit after the signal processing unit was placed at its designated location in the vehicle, wherein the fixed to the body part contacting means with the contact points of the antenna structure in Be associated. This has the advantage that the signal-processing unit can be handled separately from the contacting means via which the contacting with the antenna conductor structure takes place. Thus, the signal processing unit forms with their contacting a complex entity no longer, but it can in the production of the vehicle, the signal processing unit (or possibly more) are mounted in the space provided, as well as the contacting, so that both the signal processing unit as Also, the contacting means can be arranged and fixed in position exactly at the point that are provided for them. Subsequently, the attachment of the electrical supply line to the signal processing unit, wherein it is possible on the one hand, that this electrical supply line is already fixedly arranged on the contacting means or there, the electrical supply line is detachably connectable to the contacting means. Thus, there is thus the possibility of detachably attaching the electrical supply line between the signal-processing unit and the associated contacting means to the signal-processing unit and / or to the contacting means. In addition, it is possible to provide on the way between the contacting means and the signal processing unit further detachable connections.

Die Art und Weise des Aufbaus und der Kontaktierung der Kontaktierungsmittel ist beliebig und kann den jeweiligen Einsatzzwecken, insbesondere dem zur Verfügung stehenden Bauraum, angepaßt werden. Ebenso kommen verschiedene Arten von elektrischen Zuleitungen in Betracht, insbesondere Rundleitungen, Flachkabel oder dergleiche. Wichtig ist, dass jeweils eine Kontaktstelle, die mit einem Teil der Antennenleiterstruktur verbunden ist, über die Kontaktierungsmittel und die elektrische Zuleitung mit der signalverarbeitenden Einheit verbunden werden kann.The manner of construction and the contacting of the contacting means is arbitrary and can be adapted to the particular application, in particular the available space. Likewise, various types of electrical leads come into consideration, in particular round cables, flat cables or the like. It is important that in each case a contact point, which is connected to a part of the antenna conductor structure, can be connected via the contacting means and the electrical supply line to the signal processing unit.

Weitere Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung, aus denen sich vorteilhafte Wirkungen ergeben, sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben.Further embodiments of the invention, from which there are advantageous effects, are specified in the subclaims.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel, auf das die Erfindung jedoch nicht beschränkt ist, ist im folgenden beschrieben und anhand der Figur erläutert.An embodiment, to which the invention is not limited, is described below and explained with reference to the figure.

Die Figur zeigt in einer Prinzipdarstellung eine signalverarbeitende Einheit 1, bei der es sich beispielsweise um einen Antennenverstärker handelt. Diese signalverarbeitende Einheit 1 weist beispielsweise ein ein- oder mehrteiliges Gehäuse 2, insbesondere ein Kunststoffgehäuse auf. Innerhalb des Gehäuses 2 ist eine Schaltungsplatine 3 mit hier nicht dargestellten elektronischen Bauteilen und sonstigen Zubehörteilen, wie Steckverbindem und dergleichen, angeordnet. Weiterhin ist in der Figur schematisch eine elektrische Zuleitung 4 gezeigt, wobei an dem einen Ende der elektrischen Zuleitung 4 Kontaktierungsmittel 5 vorhanden sind. Auf den Aufbau der Kontaktierungsmittel 5 kommt es in diesem Zusammenhang nicht an, wobei der Vollständigkeit halber zu erwähnen ist, dass diese Kontaktierungsmittel 5 beispielsweise so aufgebaut sein können, wie dies in den Figuren 2 bis 4 (nebst zugehöriger Beschreibung) der DE 196 05 999 A1 offenbart ist. Diese Kontaktierungsmittel umfassen einen Träger mit einer elektrischen Anschlussleitung, wobei die elektrische Anschlussleitung als flexibles Leiterband ausgeführt ist, welches die signalverarbeitende Einheit mit der zugehörigen Kontaktstelle der Antennenstruktur verbindet.The figure shows a schematic representation of a signal processing unit 1, which is, for example, an antenna amplifier. This signal-processing unit 1 has, for example, a one-part or multi-part housing 2, in particular a plastic housing. Within the housing 2, a circuit board 3 with not shown here electronic components and other accessories, such as connectors and the like, arranged. Furthermore, an electrical supply line 4 is shown schematically in the figure, wherein at the one end of the electrical supply line 4 contacting means 5 are present. The structure of the contacting means 5 is not relevant in this context, it being noted for the sake of completeness that these contacting means 5 may be constructed, for example, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 (together with the associated description) DE 196 05 999 A1 is disclosed. These contacting means comprise a carrier with an electrical connection line, wherein the electrical connection line is designed as a flexible conductor strip, which connects the signal processing unit with the associated contact point of the antenna structure.

Die Kontaktierungsmittel 5 sowie die elektrische Zuleitung 4 werden im Bereich eines Karosserieteiles 6 des Fahrzeuges angeordnet, wobei es sich bei dem Karosserieteil 6 beispielsweise um einen metallenen Rahmen handelt, der eine Fahrzeugscheibe aufnimmt. Auf dieser Fahrzeugscheibe ist dann eine Antennenleiterstruktur aufgebracht oder darin angeordnet, wobei die mit der signalverarbeitenden Einheit 1 zu kontaktierenden Teile der Antennenleiterstruktur Kontaktstellen A aufweisen, die mit den Kontaktierungsmitteln 5 in Verbindung gebracht werden.The contacting means 5 and the electrical supply line 4 are arranged in the region of a body part 6 of the vehicle, wherein it is the body part 6, for example, a metal frame which receives a vehicle window. An antenna conductor structure is then applied or arranged in this vehicle window, wherein the parts of the antenna conductor structure to be contacted by the signal processing unit 1 have contact points A, which are brought into contact with the contacting means 5.

Zur Vermeidung der eingangs geschilderten Probleme ist schon vorgesehen, dass das den Kontaktierungsmitteln 5 abgewandte Ende der elektrischen Zuleitung 4 lösbar an der signalverarbeitenden Einheit 1 angeordnet ist. Bei einer solchen lösbaren Verbindung handelt es sich insbesondere um eine Steckverbindung 7, die aus einer Buchse 8 und einem Stecker 9 bestehen, wobei am Ende der elektrischen Zuleitung 4 die Buchse 8 und an der signalverarbeitenden Einheit 1 der Stecker 9 (oder umgekehrt) angeordnet ist. Die Buchse 8 und der Stecker 9 weisen miteinander verbindbare Kontaktpartner (beim Stecker 9 beispielsweise ein Kontaktpartner 10, der als Steckerstift ausgebildet ist) auf. Dabei sind so viele Kontaktpartner in der Steckverbindung 7 vorhanden, wie es ggf. bei der Vollbelegung Kontaktierungsmittel 5 gibt. Dabei ist denkbar, dass jeweils über ein Kontaktierungsmittel 5 eine Kontaktstelle A über jeweils eine elektrische Zuleitung 4 und eine zugehörige Steckverbindung 7 mit der signalverarbeitenden Einheit 1 verbunden wird. Darüber hinaus ist es aber auch denkbar, dass eine bestimmte Anzahl von Kontaktierungsmitteln 5 über jeweils zugehörige elektrische Zuleitungen 4 einer Buchse 8 zugeführt und somit dort gebündelt werden, um mehrere Kontaktierungsmittel 5 über eine mehrpolige Steckverbindung 7 der signalverarbeitenden Einheit 1 zuzuführen.To avoid the above-described problems, it is already provided that the end of the electrical supply line 4 facing away from the contacting means 5 is detachably arranged on the signal-processing unit 1. In particular, such a detachable connection is a connector 7, which consist of a socket 8 and a plug 9, wherein at the end of the electrical supply line 4, the socket 8 and the signal processing unit 1 of the plug 9 (or vice versa) is arranged , The Socket 8 and the plug 9 have mutually connectable contact partners (the plug 9, for example, a contact 10, which is designed as a pin) on. In this case, there are as many contact partners in the plug-in connection 7 as there may be in the case of full occupancy contacting means 5. It is conceivable that in each case via a contacting means 5, a contact point A via each an electrical lead 4 and an associated connector 7 is connected to the signal processing unit 1. In addition, however, it is also conceivable that a certain number of contacting means 5 are fed via respective associated electrical leads 4 a socket 8 and thus bundled there to supply a plurality of contacting means 5 via a multi-pin connector 7 of the signal processing unit 1.

Bei dem Bestandteil der Steckverbindung 7 der im direkten Bereich der signalverarbeitenden Einheit 1, hier der Stecker 9, vorhanden ist, handelt es sich um ein Element, das Bestandteil entweder nur der Schaltungsplatine 3, oder nur des Gehäuses 2 oder einer Kombination davon ist. Das bedeutet, dass mit Einbau der Schaltungsplatine in das Gehäuse 2 der Stecker 9 durch eine Aussparung in dem Gehäuse 2 hinaus ragt, so dass diese signalverarbeitende Einheit 1 an ihrem dafür vorgesehenen Einbauort plaziert und dann die Kontaktierung der elektrischen Zuleitung 4 mit der Buchse 8 durch Einstecken in den Stecker 9 erfolgen kann. Dadurch lassen sich sowohl die Kontaktierungsmittel 5 als auch die signalverarbeitende Einheit 1 genau und präzise an ihrem dafür vorgesehenen Einbauort plazieren. Daneben ist es auch denkbar, dass das Gehäuse des Steckers 9 (oder alternativ der Buchse 8) nicht auf der Schaltungsplatine 3 montierbar ist, sondern Bestandteil des Gehäuses 2 ist, so dass mit Einbau der Schaltungsplatine 3 mit dem dort angeordneten Kontaktpartner 10 erst der vollständige Stecker 9 realisiert wird. Darüber hinaus ist es denkbar, dass Teile des Steckers 9, insbesondere dessen Gehäuse und dessen Kontaktpartner, sowohl Tellbestandteile der Schaltungsplatine 3 als auch des Gehäuses 2 sind und erst durch die endgültige Montage der signalverarbeitenden Einheit 1 der Stecker oder die Buchse realisiert wird.In the component of the connector 7 in the direct area of the signal processing unit 1, here the plug 9, is present, it is an element that is part of either only the circuit board 3, or only the housing 2 or a combination thereof. This means that with installation of the circuit board in the housing 2, the plug 9 protrudes through a recess in the housing 2, so that this signal processing unit 1 placed at its designated location and then the contacting of the electrical supply line 4 with the socket 8 through Plugging into the plug 9 can be done. As a result, both the contacting means 5 and the signal processing unit 1 can be accurately and precisely placed at their intended installation location. In addition, it is also conceivable that the housing of the plug 9 (or alternatively the socket 8) can not be mounted on the circuit board 3, but is part of the housing 2, so that with installation of the circuit board 3 with the there arranged contact partner 10 only the full Plug 9 is realized. In addition, it is conceivable that parts of the plug 9, in particular its housing and its contact partners, both Tellbestandteile the circuit board 3 and the housing 2 and only by the final assembly of the signal processing unit 1 of the plug or socket is realized.

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  1. Method for mounting a signal-processing unit (1) in a vehicle with at least one electrical supply line (4) to contact-making means (5), in order to electrically connect the signal-processing unit (1) to an antenna structure on a vehicle pane, characterized in that the electrical supply line (4) has the contact-making means (5) at one of its ends, with the contact-making means (5), which has a spring element, being designed for releasably making contact with contact points of the antenna structure on the vehicle pane, and the contact-making means (5) together with the electrical supply line (4) being arranged and fixed in position in the region of a vehicle body part (6) which accommodates the vehicle pane, with the signal-processing unit (1) having a housing (2), and the other end of the electrical supply line (4) is connected to the signal-processing unit (1) by means of a plug connection (7), which is present in the housing (2), after the signal-processing unit (1) has been placed at its installation site, which is provided for this purpose, in the vehicle, with the contact-making means (5) which is fixed in position on the vehicle body part (6) being connected to the contact points (A) of the antenna structure.
  2. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the releasable connection used is a plug connection (7).
  3. Method according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the connection can be locked.
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