NL2006706C2 - Electronic interface device for connecting a trailer lighting system to a vehicle lighting system. - Google Patents

Electronic interface device for connecting a trailer lighting system to a vehicle lighting system. Download PDF

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NL2006706C2
NL2006706C2 NL2006706A NL2006706A NL2006706C2 NL 2006706 C2 NL2006706 C2 NL 2006706C2 NL 2006706 A NL2006706 A NL 2006706A NL 2006706 A NL2006706 A NL 2006706A NL 2006706 C2 NL2006706 C2 NL 2006706C2
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Cornelis Adriaan Arnold Marie Verhagen
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Martinus Hubertus Cornelis Marie Dekkers
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Description

Electronic interface device for connecting a trailer lighting system to a vehicle lighting system
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an electronic interface device for connecting an auxiliary lighting system, such as a trailer lighting system, to a vehicle lighting system of a vehicle and driving the auxiliary lighting system from the vehicle lighting system.
5 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
When connecting e.g. a trailer to a vehicle, it is required to connect the trailer lighting system to the vehicle lighting system in such a manner that the lamps of the trailer are operated in accordance with the corresponding lights of the vehicle. For example, the rear lights, the left and right indicator lights and the brake light(s) of the trailer have to illuminate 10 together with the rear lights, the left and right indicator lights and the brake light(s) of the vehicle to which the trailer is connected. It may further be required for some lamps that specific lamps are only illuminated on the trailer, while the corresponding lamp of the vehicle remains dark. For example, legislation may require that the fog lamp of the vehicle is not illuminated once a trailer is connected to the vehicle. Similarly, when other devices are 15 connected to the vehicle’s towbar, such as a bicycle carrier rack, the bicycle rack may hamper visibility of the vehicle’s light, and it may be necessary to also connect an auxiliary lighting system in a similar manner as when connecting a trailer.
Hereto, it is known to use an electronic interface device for connecting an auxiliary lighting system, such as a trailer lighting system, to a vehicle lighting system of a 20 vehicle and driving the auxiliary lighting system from the vehicle lighting system. In known systems, the interface device may comprise an input power terminal for electrically connecting to a power supply circuit in the vehicle, an output power terminal for electrically connecting to the auxiliary lighting system, a control terminal for electrically connecting to the vehicle lighting system for receiving a control signal corresponding to an operation of a 25 lamp of the vehicle lighting system, a semiconductor switching device electrically connected to the input power terminal and to the control terminal for selectively connecting the output power terminal to the input power terminal in dependence on the control signal for operating a lamp of the auxiliary lighting system corresponding to the lamp of the vehicle lighting 2 system, and a towbar cable extending from a towbar cable end to the output power terminal. The input power terminal may e.g. be a cable end of a 2,5 mm2 power cable that is connected in the vehicle’s fuse box to the vehicle’s power supply circuit to obtain power from the vehicle’s battery. The output power terminal is provided at the other end of towbar cable and 5 connects to a pin in a towbar socket connector, such as e.g. the corresponding pin in a seven-pin connector defined in the seven-pin trailer connection system ISO 1724 or a thirteen-pin connector defined in the thirteen-pin trailer connection system DIN 11446:2004, or extended or alternative connectors. The control terminal may e.g. be a control cable end connecting to the vehicle’s lighting control signal lines, e.g. using T-shaped connectors, such as an 10 analogue line or a CAN-bus. The semiconductor switching device may in particular be a Power Transistor, such as a MOSFET power transistor. In known interface devices, the semiconductor switching device is arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB) in a module housing. The control cable, the towbar cable and the power cable are connected to the printed circuit board via detachable connectors, e.g. with female cable connectors provided at the 15 cables that connect to respective male board connectors provided on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is provided with conductive copper traces which connect the male board connectors to the semiconductor switching device. Some known interface devices directly connect the control cable with its control signal to the semiconductor switching device, while other known interface devices connect the control cable with its control signal 20 to the semiconductor switching device via a microcontroller which may e.g. transform the control signal to a signal suitable for operating the semiconductor switching device. Typically, a lamp of a vehicle as well as a lamp of a trailer is operated at the battery voltage of the vehicle, i.e. at 9 - 14V, and a current in the range of 5 - 7 A.
During operation, the semiconductor switching device and other electrical 25 components in the module housing may generate a significant amount of heat. Combined with the environmental conditions in a vehicle, the temperature in the module may hereby increase to temperatures of e.g. 80 - 140 °C. A robust operation of a semiconductor switching device, such as a power transistor, under these conditions may require the use of high-graded devices, which may be costly. This may also apply to the other electrical 30 components. Further, the temperatures achieved during operation may limit the possible positions in the vehicle where the module can be placed. Also, the temperatures achieved during operation may impose a practical limit as to size of the interface device or one of its components, such as e.g. the module housing.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It would be advantageous to have an improved interface device. In particular may it be a wish to have an interface device which is cheaper. It may be additional or alternative wishes to be more robust and/or more compact. To better address at least one of 5 these wishes, a first aspect of the invention provides an electronic interface device for connecting an auxiliary lighting system, such as a trailer lighting system, to a vehicle lighting system of a vehicle and driving the auxiliary lighting system from the vehicle lighting system, the interface device comprising: an input power terminal for electrically connecting to a power supply 10 circuit in the vehicle, an output power terminal for electrically connecting to the auxiliary lighting system, a control terminal for electrically connecting to the vehicle lighting system for receiving a control signal corresponding to an operation of a 15 lamp of the vehicle lighting system, a semiconductor switching device electrically connected to the input power terminal and to the control terminal for selectively connecting the output power terminal to the input power terminal in dependence on the control signal for operating a lamp of the auxiliary lighting system 20 corresponding to the lamp of the vehicle lighting system, a printed circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite of the first side, the semiconductor switching device being arranged on a placement area on the first side of the printed circuit board, 25 the printed circuit board having a plurality of vias extending through the printed circuit board from at least part of the placement area on the first side to an output interface area on the second side and electrically connecting the semiconductor switching device to the output interface area, and 30 - a towbar cable extending from a towbar cable end to the output power terminal, the towbar cable end being soldered onto the output interface area and electrically connected to the output interface area.
By having the plurality of vias extending through the printed circuit board from at least part of the placement area on the first side to the output interface area on the 4 second side and electrically connecting the semiconductor switching device to the output interface area, and having the towbar cable end being soldered onto the output interface area and electrically connected to the output interface area, the semiconductor switching device is connected with a reduced electrical resistance as well as a reduced thermal resistance to the 5 towbar cable. The temperature levels reached in the semiconductor switching device may hereby be reduced. The reduced electrical resistance may in particular reduce the amount of dissipated heat because of reduced resistive losses. The reduced thermal resistance may in particular improve the heat transfer away from the semiconductor switching device. The reduction if the electrical and thermal resistance may e.g. result from the reduction of the 10 length, or even substantially removal, of the conductive path through relatively thin layers on the printed circuit board from the semiconductor switching device to the towbar cable end, as no routing of the high currents is anymore necessary if the towbar cable end is substantially only connected to the semiconductor switching device via the vias. Also, the use of a solder connection to replace the male-female connectors may correspond to a reduced contact 15 resistance and thereby contribute to the reduction of the electrical and thermal resistance.
In an embodiment, the printed circuit board comprises a cutout extending from the first side to the second side of the printed circuit board and the output interface area comprises an output interface area extension extending to the cutout, the towbar cable end being received in the cutout, and 20 the towbar cable end being soldered onto the output interface area extension of the output interface area and electrically and thermally connected to the output interface area extension of the output interface area.
The cutout may facilitate the positioning of the towbar cable end relative to the output interface area. Soldering the towbar cable end while being received in the cutout 25 may improve the mechanical strength and/or the thermal resistance of the soldering connection. In this embodiment, the towbar cable end is preferably received substantially perpendicular to the printed circuit board. The cutout may e.g. be a cutout provided at an edge of the printed circuit board, allowing to position the towbar cable in the cutout sideways. The cutout may alternatively be e.g. a though-hole away from the edge of the printed 30 circuit board, allowing to position the towbar cable in the cutout by passing it through the hole from e.g. the first side of the printed circuit board until it projects out on the second side.
In a further embodiment, the placement area comprises a placement area extension extending to the cutout, the towbar cable end further being soldered onto the placement area extension of the placement area and electrically and thermally connected to the placement 35 area extension of the placement area.
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The towbar cable end is thus soldered onto the printed circuit board on both sides of the printed circuit board, which may further improve the easy of manufacturing and/or the strength of the connection, and/or the thermal resistance of the soldering connection.
5 In an embodiment, the cutout is engaged with the towbar cable end with a clamping force.
The cutout may e.g. be shaped so as to provide a clamping force when the towbar cable end is received in the cutout. The clamping force may hold the towbar cable end in position while soldering. The clamping force may further improve the mechanical strength 10 of the connection.
The plurality of vias may have a total cross-section in a range of 0,5 - 5,0 mm2, such as in a range of 1,0 - 2,0 mm2, for example about 1,5 mm2. Each of the vias may be substantially filled with copper. A plurality of copper vias with such cross-section may provide a particularly suitable thermal conductivity for leading heat away from the 15 semiconductor switching device.
The plurality of vias extend preferably through the printed circuit board from substantially the whole of the placement area to the output interface area. Hereby, the thermal and electrical resistance of the connection through the printed circuit board may be reduced.
The placement area preferably comprises a footprint of the semiconductor 20 switching device. The placement area may correspond to the footprint of the semiconductor switching device. Hereby, thermal contact may be improved relative to the complete area of the semiconductor switching device that faces the printed circuit board.
In an embodiment, the electronic interface device further comprises a power supply cable extending from the input power terminal to a supply cable end, the supply cable 25 end being soldered to an input interface area on the first side, and the input interface area being electrically connected to the semiconductor switching device via a conductive structure arranged on the first side of the printed circuit board.
Hereby, the electrical and/or thermal resistance of the power supply and power distribution may be improved in an analogous manner as described above in relation to the 30 towbar cable connection, which may further contribute to a reduced thermal load.
Further, it may be advantageous e.g. for reasons of achievable compactness of the printed circuit board if the input cable is soldered on the same side on the printed circuit boards as the semiconductor switching device and with the input cable and towbar cable being soldered on the opposite sides of the printed circuit board.
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In an alternative embodiment, the electronic interface device further comprises a power supply cable extending from the input power terminal to a supply cable end, the supply cable end being soldered to an input interface area on the second side, and the input interface area being electrically connected to the semiconductor switching device via a 5 conductive structure on the second side of the printed circuit board and a further plurality of vias extending from the second side of the printed circuit board to the first side.
Hereby, the electrical and/or thermal resistance of the power supply and power distribution may be improved in an analogous manner as described above in relation to the towbar cable connection, which may further contribute to a reduced thermal load.
10 Further, electrical design may be facilitated in view of the input cable being soldered on an opposite side on the printed circuit board as the semiconductor switching device and with the input cable and towbar cable being soldered on the same side, i.e., the second side, of the printed circuit board. For example, all other electronic circuitry, such as a microcontroller, control signal distribution and monitor functions may be placed and routed 15 on the first side, together with the semiconductor switching device. Alternatively, the other electronic circuitry may e.g. be distributed over both the first and the second side, which may reduce the size of the printed circuit board.
In a further embodiment, the printed circuit board comprises an input cutout extending from the first side to the second side of the printed circuit board and the input 20 interface area comprises an input interface area extension extending to the input cutout, the supply cable end being received in the input cutout, and the supply cable end being soldered onto the input interface area extension of the input interface area and electrically and thermally connected to the input interface area extension of the input interface area.
The input cutout may facilitate the positioning of the supply cable end relative 25 to the input interface area. Soldering the supply cable end while being received in the input cutout may improve the mechanical strength and/or the thermal resistance of the soldering connection.
In a further embodiment, the conductive structure comprises a conductive layer arranged on the printed circuit board and defining an input power plane.
30 The input power plane may thus act as a shielding against external disturbances.
In an embodiment, the conductive layer has a thickness in a range of 10 - 50 pm, preferably in the range of 20 - 40 pm.
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With such relatively thin layers, cost of the interface device may be reduced. As a comparison, in known systems, conductive layers of a thickness in the range of 75 - 150 pm are used.
In an embodiment, the towbar cable has a cross-section on a range of 1,0 - 5,0 5 mm2, preferably in a range of 1,0 - 2,5 mm2.
This may provide a good thermal conductivity for conducting heat away from the output interface area and, via the plurality of vias, the semiconductor device. The towbar cable preferably is made of a metal or a metal allow, such as copper or a copper-alloy.
In an embodiment, the plurality of vias has a total conductive cross-section in 10 a range of 1,0 - 5,0 mm2, preferably in a range of 1,0 - 2,5 mm2.
This may provide a good thermal conductivity for conducting heat away from the semiconductor switching device to the output interface area.
In an embodiment, the electronic interface device further comprises: a further output power terminal, 15 - a further control terminal for electrically connecting to the vehicle lighting system for receiving a further control signal corresponding to an operation of a further lamp of the vehicle lighting system, a corresponding further semiconductor switching device electrically connected to the input power terminal and to the further control terminal 20 for selectively connecting the further output power terminal to the input power terminal in dependence on the further control signal for operating a further lamp of the auxiliary lighting system corresponding to the further lamp of the vehicle lighting system, the corresponding further semiconductor switching device arranged on 25 the first side on a further placement area of the printed circuit board, a corresponding further plurality of vias extending through the printed circuit board from at least part of the further placement area on the first side to a further output interface area on the second side and electrically and thermally connecting the further semiconductor switching device to 30 the further output interface area, a corresponding further towbar cable extending from a further towbar cable end to the further output power terminal, the further towbar cable end being soldered onto the further output interface area and electrically and thermally connected to the further output interface area.
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The electronic interface device may thus be suitable for connecting and driving a plurality of different lamps in the auxiliary lighting system, such a brake light from the first output power terminal and a rear light from the second output terminal.
In a further embodiment, the towbar cable and the further towbar cable are 5 arranged in a cable harness.
The towbar cable and further towbar cable may thus be conveniently handled.
In an embodiment, the control terminal is arranged to electrically connect to a vehicle signal bus of the vehicle lighting system to receive the control signal from the vehicle signal bus.
10 The interface device may thus accept control signals from the vehicle’s signal bus. The interface device may comprise a bus controller, e.g. a microcontroller, arranged to receive the control signal from the control terminal in a form as provided by the vehicle signal bus, and e.g. transform this control signal into a form suitable for operating the semiconductor device. The vehicle signal bus may e.g. be a CAN-bus and the bus controller 15 may e.g. be a CAN-bus controller.
This may particularly be advantageous in an embodiment for connecting a plurality of lamps. Therefore, in an embodiment, are one and the same control terminal and arranged to electrically connect to the vehicle signal bus of the vehicle lighting system to receive the control signal as well as the further control signal from the vehicle signal bus. The 20 bus controller may, in this embodiment, be arranged to the control signal and the further control signal and from the control terminal in a form as provided by the vehicle signal bus, and e.g. transform the control signal and the further control signal into signal forms suitable for operating the semiconductor device and the further semiconductor device.
In an embodiment, the further control terminal is arranged to electrically 25 connect to a vehicle break light control line of the vehicle lighting system via a break control line to receive the further control signal.
The further semiconductor switching device may thus operate the break light of the auxiliary lighting system substantially directly from the vehicle break light control line, even when the other lamps of the vehicle and the auxiliary lighting system are operated via a 30 CAN-bus or another signal bus. The well-functioning of the brake light may thus be better guaranteed than if it would be operated from a further control signal provided on the same signal bus as the control signal(s) for the other lamps.
In an embodiment, a towbar socket is moulded-on to the towbar cable or the cable harness.
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Hereby, the mechanical robustness of the mechanical connection from the output cable to the towbar socket may be improved.
A second aspect provides a lighting system comprising a vehicle lighting system, an auxiliary lighting system, such as a trailer lighting system, and an interface device 5 according to any one of the embodiments described above, the interface device electrically connecting the auxiliary lighting system to the vehicle lighting system and arranged to drive the auxiliary lighting system from the vehicle lighting system.
A third aspect provides a vehicle comprising a vehicle lighting system and an interface device according to any one of the embodiments described above, the electronic 10 interface device being arranged to connect an auxiliary lighting system, such as a trailer lighting system, to the vehicle lighting system of the vehicle and to, when connected, drive the auxiliary lighting system from the vehicle lighting system.
A fourth aspect provides a method of manufacturing an electronic interface device according to any one of the embodiments described above for connecting an auxiliary 15 lighting system, such as a trailer lighting system, to a vehicle lighting system of a vehicle and driving the auxiliary lighting system from the vehicle lighting system. According to the fourth aspect, the method comprises: providing a printed circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite of the first side, 20 a semiconductor switching device being arranged on a placement area on the first side of the printed circuit board , the printed circuit board having a plurality of vias extending through the printed circuit board from at least part of the placement area on the first side to an output interface area on the second side and electrically and 25 thermally connecting the semiconductor switching device to the output interface area, connecting an input power terminal to the printed circuit board, the input power terminal being arranged to electrically connect to a power supply circuit in the vehicle, 30 - connecting an output power terminal to the printed circuit board, the output power terminal being arranged to electrically connect to the auxiliary lighting system, and connecting a control terminal to the printed circuit board, the control terminal being arranged to electrically connect to the vehicle lighting 10 system for receiving a control signal corresponding to an operation of a lamp of the vehicle lighting system, whereby the semiconductor switching device is electrically connected to the input power terminal and to the control terminal, the semiconductor 5 switching device being arranged to selectively connect the output power terminal to the input power terminal in dependence on the control signal for operating a lamp of the auxiliary lighting system corresponding to the lamp of the vehicle lighting system; wherein connecting the output power terminal to the printed circuit board comprises: 10 - providing a towbar cable extending from a towbar cable end to a towbar cable terminal, and soldering the towbar cable end onto the output interface area, whereby the towbar cable end is electrically and thermally connected to the output interface area and the towbar cable terminal forms the output power 15 terminal.
Hereby, an interface device is provided which may have improved electrical and thermal resistance between the semiconductor switching device and the towbar cable, which may result in a reduced heat dissipation and an improved heat conduction away from the semiconductor switching device to the towbar cable.
20 In an embodiment, the printed circuit board comprises a cutout extending from the first side to the second side of the printed circuit board and the output interface area comprises an output interface area extension extending to the cutout, and connecting the output power terminal to the printed circuit board comprises arranging the towbar cable end in the cutout, and soldering the towbar cable end onto the output interface area extension of 25 the output interface area, whereby the towbar cable end is electrically and thermally connected to the output interface area extension of the output interface area.
Hereby, soldering the towbar cable end is facilitated and an improved connection and/or an improved thermal conductivity away from the semiconductor switching device may be provided.
30 In an embodiment, the placement area comprises a placement area extension extending to the cutout, and connecting the output power terminal to the printed circuit board comprises soldering the towbar cable end onto the placement area extension of the placement area, whereby the towbar cable end is electrically and thermally connected to the placement area extension of the placement area.
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Hereby, an further improved connection and/or an further improved thermal conductivity away may be provided.
In an embodiment, arranging the towbar cable end in the cutout comprises arranging the towbar cable in a handling device, the handling device comprising a thermal 5 conductive material and the towbar cable being arranged with its cladding in contact with the thermal conductive material, and receiving the towbar cable end of the towbar cable in a position in the cutout, and the method comprises holding the towbar cable in the position in the cutout using the handling device while soldering the towbar cable end.
Hereby, the handling of the towbar cable during soldering may be facilitated. 10 Also, the integrity of the towbar cable may be improved, e.g. because of a reduced risk of solder penetration into the towbar cable.
Further advantages of the second, third and fourth aspects may be derived from the description given above for embodiments of the first aspects.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that two or more of the above-15 mentioned embodiments, implementations, and/or aspects of the invention may be combined in any way deemed useful.
Modifications and variations of the lighting system, the vehicle and/or the method, which correspond to the described modifications and variations of the electronic interface device, can be carried out by a person skilled in the art on the basis of the 20 present description.
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These and other aspects of the invention are apparent from and will be elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter. In the drawings,
Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a lighting system comprising a vehicle lighting 25 system, a trailer lighting system and an interface device;
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 schematically illustrate an interface device according to the prior art;
Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 schematically illustrate embodiments of interface devices according to embodiments; 30 Fig. 9 schematically illustrates a method of manufacturing according to an embodiments; and
Fig. 10 schematically illustrates an interface device according to an embodiment.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a lighting system 100 comprising a vehicle lighting system 110 of a vehicle, a trailer lighting system 210 of a trailer and an interface device 300 for connecting the trailer lighting system 210 to the vehicle lighting system 110.
5 The vehicle lighting system 110 comprises a vehicle power and control system 112 connected to a battery (not shown), to a plurality of vehicle lamps 120 with respective vehicle lamp switched power lines L, 58L, 54, 54g, 58R and R, and to a vehicles common with ground line 31. Herein, the vehicle lamp switched power lines L, 58L, 54, 54g, 58R and R and ground line 31 are indicated with commonly used reference symbols, wherein L 10 indicates a left indicator light, 58L indicates a left rear light, 54 indicates a brake light, 54g indicates a fog light, 58R indicates a right rear light, R indicates a right indicator light and 31 indicates a ground line. The vehicle power and control system 112 comprises, in the example shown, a CAN-bus for communicating control signals through the vehicle, including control signals for operating the lamps. However, other control signal means may be provided 15 alternatively or additionally. For example, the vehicle switched power line 54, corresponding to the operation of the brake light, may directly controlled from the break pedal.
The trailer lighting system 210 has a plurality of trailer lamps 220 which are connected with trailer lamp power lines L, 58L, 54, 54g, 58R and R and a trailer common line 31 to respective trailer terminals 212. It is remarked that the same reference numbers are 20 used for the trailer lamp power lines as for the vehicle, as this is common practice in the field of trailer lighting. Where a specific reference to a trailer lamp power line is meant, an additional “_T” may be added to the reference symbols, e.g. L_T indicating the left indicator light of the trailer. The trailer terminals 212 are arranged in a plug, in this example a 7-pole plug according to the seven-pin trailer connection system ISO 1724.
25 The interface device 300 is installed in the vehicle. The interface device 300 has an input cable harness 310, an output cable harness 370 (which may also be referred to as a towbar cable harness 370), and an interface module 360. The interface module 360 is connected to the vehicle lighting system 110 with the input cable harness 310. The input cable harness connects with a bidirectional communication line 315a, 315b, a 12Y - 15A 30 supply line 330a, a 12V - 5A supply line 330b, a brake control line 354, a signal bus 340 and a ground line 331. The 12V - 15A supply line 330a and the 12V - 5A supply line 330b may together be referred to as supply line 330. The ground line is provided with an eye 332 for connecting the ground line to the vehicle’s chassis. The output cable harness 370 connects the interface module 360 to a towbar socket, in this example a 7-pole socket 380 according to 13 the seven-pin trailer connection system ISO 1724. The 7-pole socket has seven pins 382, labeled as L, 58L, 54, 54g, 58R, R and 31, again using same reference numbers as for the vehicle power lines and trailer power lines in view of the common practice in the field of trailer lighting. The pins 382 are arranged to receive the corresponding trailer terminals 212.
5 In the example given, the signal bus is a CAN-bus. In the example give, the brake control line 354 is directly taken from the vehicle switched power line 54 corresponding to the operation of the brake light.
Fig. 2 schematically illustrates an interface module 360 according to the prior art. The input cable harness 310 and the output cable harness 370 are only drawn in part in 10 order not to obscure the figure. The supply line 330 of the input cable harness will further be referred to as power supply cable 330. One end 3302 of the power supply cable is received in an input cable connector 3140. This one end may further be referred to as the supply cable end. The other end (not shown in Fig. 2) of the power supply cable 330 that is connected to the vehicle lighting system may further be referred to as input power terminal 3301. One end 15 of the signal bus 340 is received in the input cable connector 3140. This one end may further be referred to as the input signal bus end. The other end of the signal bus 340 that is connected to the vehicle lighting system may further be referred to as control terminal 3401. In Fig. 2, only four of the seven lines of the output cable harness 370 are drawn, of which one line is labeled as 371. Line 371 of the output cable harness may further be referred to as 20 towbar cable 371. One end 3712 of the towbar cable 371 is received in an output cable connector 3740. This end 3712 may further be referred to as the towbar cable end 3712. The other end (not shown in Fig. 2) of the towbar cable in the towbar socket may further be referred to as output power terminal 3711. In the example shown, the input cable connector 3140 and the output cable connector 3740 are drawn as two separate connectors, but prior art 25 devices are also known wherein the two connectors are formed as a single physical device.
The interface module 360 comprises a printed circuit board 3600 having a first side 3601 and a second side 3602. The interface module 360 carries an input board connector 3640 wherein the input cable connector 3140 is received. The interface module 360 carries an output board connector 3670 wherein the output cable connector 3740 is received. An 30 interface controller unit 3620 is arranged on the first side 3601 and connected via board input control lines 3641 to the input board connector 3640 as well as, with a plurality of control lines 3640, to respective control inputs of respective semiconductor switching devices 3610 of a respective plurality of semiconductor switching devices, each in the form of a power transistor. Each of the semiconductor switching devices 3610 is connected with input power 35 lines 3632 to the supply cable via the input board connector 3640 and the input cable 14 connector 3140. Each of the semiconductor switching devices 3610 is connected with output power lines 3612 to respective towbar cable end 3712 via the output board connector 3670 and the output cable connector 3740. The interface controller unit 3620 is connected with board control lines 3643 semiconductor switching devices 3610 for selectively switching the 5 each of the semiconductor switching devices 3610 in dependence on a respective control signal received or derived from the signal bus 340. The selective switching relates to, as the skilled person will understand, switching between a first switching state and a second switching state. In the first state, the respective semiconductor switching device 3610 provides its output power lines 3612 with the supply voltage received from the input power 10 lines 3632, for supplying the corresponding pin 382 of the towbar socket 380 with a voltage and, if a lamp is connected, a current for turning on the lamp in accordance with the control signal. In the second state, the respective semiconductor switching device 3610 sets its output pin connected to the output power lines 3612 into a high-impedance state wherein a pulldown resistor (not shown) pulls the output power lines 3612 substantially to the common 15 voltage to turn off the lamp.
Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional detail of the interface module 360 of the prior art device of Fig. 2. The detail shows one of the semiconductor switching devices 3610, arranged on a placement area 3630 on the first side 3601 of the PCB and connected via vias 3614 extending through the PCB to its board control line 3643, provided 20 as a trace on the second side 3602 of the PCB. The input power lines 3632 and its connection to the semiconductor switching device 3610 is not visible in the cross-section shown. The output power lines 3612 is provided on the first side 3601 and is connected to a lead 3613 semiconductor switching devices 3610, from where it extends as a trace on the PCB to the output board connector 3670. As shown, the output board connector 3670 is mechanically 25 and electrically connected to the PCB 3600 and substantially comprises a metal male part, which is received in a metal female part of the output cable connector 3740. The metal female part of the output cable connector 3740 is connected to the towbar cable end 3712 of the towbar cable 371.
In the prior art device, the thickness of traces 3612, 3642 and other traces on 30 the PCB is about 75 pm.
The semiconductor switching devices 3610 on the known device of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are high-class devices, operated typically at temperatures of 120 - 140 °C and designed to withstand the temperatures up to about 160 °C in order to be sufficiently robust against the temperatures that may occur during use, e.g. in a moving car with all lights on and 35 a relatively large amount of heat generation due to dissipation in the device, and especially in 15 the semiconductor switching devices 3610 as well as in the traces on the PCB forming the output power lines 3612. The inventors have found that, under such conditions, the generated heat is lead away only to a very small amount by convection or radiation from the relatively small surface of the semiconductor device 3610 itself. The inventors have also found that the 5 generated heat is partially conducted via the traces on the PCB forming the output power lines 3612, the output board connector 3670 and the output cable connector 3740 to the towbar cable 371.
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 schematically illustrate an interface module 360 according to an embodiment. The interface module 360 shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 differs from that shown 10 in Fig. 3 and 4 in at least the following manner.
The towbar cable end 3712 is not connected to the printed circuit board 3600 via an output board connector 3670 and output cable connector 3740, but is directly soldered onto an output interface area 3713 on the second side 3602 of the PCB 3600. The output interface area 3713 is provided immediately opposite the placement area 3630 of the 15 semiconductor switching devices 3610 on the first side 3601. The placement area 3630 and the output interface area 3713 are connected with a plurality of vias 3714. Hereby, the plurality vias 3714 provides a path with a low electrical as well as a low thermal resistance from the placement area 3630 to the output interface area 3713, and, thereby, from the semiconductor switching device 3610 to the towbar cable 371. This may reduce heat 20 generation because of lower resistive losses and may at the same time improve the transfer of heat away from the semiconductor switching device 3610 to the towbar cable 371. The plurality of vias may e.g. be filled with copper and comprise a total cross-section of about 1,5 mm2. The semiconductor switching device 3610 is, in the example of Fig. 5, a p-type FET in a surface mount package with its switched output provided via a substrate 361 la at a bottom 25 side of the semiconductor switching device 3610, its supply voltage provided via a lead 3613a and a control input provided via a further lead (not shown).
Another difference is that the supply cable end 3302 is not connected to the printed circuit board 3600 via an input board connector 3640 and an input cable connector 3140, but is directly soldered onto an input interface area 3633. A further plurality of vias 30 3634 is extending through the PCB in the vicinity of the semiconductor switching device 3610 from the input interface area 3633 (optionally via a intermediate trace 3632) to an input power connection trace 3635 on the first side of the PCB and from there connected to the lead 3613a of the semiconductor switching device 3610.
In Fig. 5, the input interface area 3633 is arranged on the second side 3602, 35 whereby the supply cable end 3302 is soldered to the PCB on the same side as the towbar 16 cable 371. Board control lines 3643 (see Fig. 4; not shown in Fig. 5) are arranged on the same side as the semiconductor switching device 3610.
In the device according to this embodiment, the thickness of traces 3643, 3633, 3632 and other traces on the PCB is about 35 μιη, but could in alternative 5 embodiments be another thickness in the range of 20 - 50 μιη, but could also be larger, such as 75 μιη. A thickness of 75 μιη may be advantageous in terms of e.g. further reducing the resistive losses. A thickness of 20 - 35 μιη may be advantageous in terms of e.g. PCB manufacturing cost.
Fig. 6 schematically illustrates an interface module 360 according to an 10 alternative embodiment. The interface module 360 shown in Fig. 6 differs from that shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 in at least that, in Fig. 6, the input interface area 3633 is arranged on the first side 3601, whereby the supply cable end 3302 is soldered to the PCB on the opposite side as the towbar cable 371. The semiconductor device 3610 is an n-type FET in a surface mount package with its supply voltage provided via a substrate 3611b at a bottom side of the 15 semiconductor switching device 3610, its switched output provided via a lead 3513b and its control input provided via a further lead (not shown).
Board control lines 3643 are arranged on the second side, i.e. on the opposite side of the PCB than where the semiconductor switching device 3610 is mounted: a (small) plurality of vias (not shown in this cross-section) extending through the PCB connects the 20 board control lines 3643 to the semiconductor switching device 3610 via lead 1513b.
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 schematically illustrate an interface module 360 according to again another embodiment. The interface module 360 shown in Fig. 6 differs from that shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 in at least that the placement area 3630 comprises a placement area extension 3630e and the output interface area 3713 comprises an output interface area 25 extension 3713e, whereby the placement area 3630 and the output interface area 3713 extend respectively with the placement area extension 3630e and the output interface area extension 3713e from an immediate vicinity of the semiconductor switching device 3610 towards a plurality of cutouts 3650 in the PCB 3600. The plurality of cutouts 3650 extend from the first side 3601 to the second side 3602 of the PCB along respective cutouts walls 3650. The 30 towbar cables 371 are positioned with their towbar cable ends 3712 in the respective cutouts 3650 against the walls 3650. The towbar cables 371 are soldered with their towbar cable ends 3712 onto the first side 3601 of the PCB 3600 to the placement area extension 3630e of the placement area 3630 to form an electrical and thermal contact with the placement area 3630 and onto the second side 3602 of the PCB 3600 to the output interface area extension 3713e 35 of the output interface area 3713 to form an electrical and thermal contact with the output 17 interface area 3713. Hereby, the thermal resistance from each of the semiconductor switching device 3600 to the respective towbar cable 371 may be reduced, while at the same time a robust mechanical connection may be provided between the towbar cables 371 and the PCB 3600. In further embodiments, the power supply cable 330 is connected in a similar manner 5 with its supply cable end 3302 received in a similar cutout.
Fig. 8 schematically illustrates the PCB 3600 with the cutouts 3650. In Fig. 8, most components shown in Fig. 7 are not drawn in order not to obscure the figure. Fig. 8 shows that the semiconductor switching device 3600 is positioned on the placement area 3630, which extends with its placement area extension 3630e towards a respective cutout 10 3650. Also, the output interface area 3713 extends, on the opposite side of the PCB, with its output interface area extension 3713e to the respective cutout 3650. In the example shown, the cutouts 3650 are V-shaped, allowing to receive the towbar cable ends 3712 in well-defined positions. In alternative embodiments, the cutouts 3650 may be shaped alternatively, with other shapes suitable to receive the towbar cable ends 3712. The cutouts 3650 may 15 further be shaped to provide a clamping force to hold the towbar cable ends 3712. The cutouts 3650 may e.g. have been formed by drilling, cutting or sawing. The cutouts 3650 may further be provided with a copper layer on its wall 3651.
Fig. 9 illustrates a method of connecting the plurality of towbar cables 371 of the output cable harness 370 to a PCB 3600 provided with such cutouts 3650. All other 20 components on the PCB, e.g. as shown in Fig. 7, are not drawn in order not to obscure the figure. Fig. 9 shows a handling device 800, e.g. as a chuck. The handling device 800 is arranged to temporarily receive the plurality of towbar cables 371 at their insulating cladding 3722 at mutual distances corresponding to the distances between the cutouts 3650 provided in the PCB 3600. The handling device 800 can hereby be operated to place the plurality of 25 towbar cables 371 with their cable ends 3712 in the respective cutouts 3650 in the PCB 3600, allowing to solder the cable ends 3712 to the PCB 3600 in direct contact with the placement area 3630 as well as the output interface area 3713. The handling device 800 comprises a thermally conductive material, e.g. a suitable metal. The thermally conductive material is in contact with the cladding 3722 during the soldering, allowing to transfer the heat generated 30 by the soldering away from the cladding 3722 and preventing the solder to penetrate into the towbar cable 371. Such penetration could be disadvantageous, at it could e.g. reduce the flexibility of the towbar cable 371.
Fig. 10 schematically illustrates a use of an interface device 300 according to embodiments. Fig. 10 schematically shows an interface device 300 connected to a vehicle 35 lighting system 110 of a vehicle. The interface device 300 has an input cable harness 310, an 18 output cable harness 370 (which may also be referred to as a towbar cable harness 370), and an interface module 360. The interface module 360 is connected to the vehicle lighting system 110 with the input cable harness 310. The interface module 360 is connected to a towbar socket 380 with the output cable harness 370. In this embodiment, the towbar socket 5 380 is moulded onto the output cable harness 370, whereby the part of the system that is exposed to an outside environment may be made more moisture-resistant.
It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the invention, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design many alternative 10 embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. Use of the verb "comprise" and its conjugations does not exclude the presence of elements or steps other than those stated in a claim. The article "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The invention may be implemented by 15 means of hardware comprising several distinct elements, and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the device claim enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage.

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Een elektronische koppelinrichting (300) voor het aansluiten van een hulpverlichtingsysteem (210), zoals een aanhangerverlichtingsysteem, aan een voertuigverlichtingsysteem (110) van een voertuig en het aansturen van het hulpverlichtingsysteem vanuit het voertuigverlichtingsysteem, de koppelinrichting (300) 5 omvattend: een ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3301) voor het elektrisch verbinden aan een voedingsschakeling (112) in het voertuig, een uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3711) voor het elektrisch verbinden aan het hulpverlichtingsysteem, 10. een aanstuuraansluitingspunt (3401)) voor het elektrisch verbinden aan het voertuigverlichtingsysteem voor het ontvangen van een stuursignaal corresponderend met een aansturing van een lamp (120) van het voertuigverlichtingsysteem (110), een halfgeleiderschakelinrichting (3610) elektrisch verbonden met het 15 ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3 3 01) en met het aanstuuraansluitingspunt (3401) voor het selectief verbinden van het uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3711) aan het ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt(3301) in afhankelijkheid van het stuursignaal voor het aansturen van een lamp (220) van het hulpverlichtingsysteem (210) welke 20 correspondeert met een lamp (120) van het voertuigverlichtingsysteem (110), een printplaat (3600) met een eerste zijde (3601) en een tweede zijde (3602) tegenover de eerste zijde, waarbij de halfgeleiderschakelinrichting (3610) is gerangschikt op een 25 plaatsingsgebied (3630) op de eerste zijde (3601) van de printplaat (3600), de printplaat (3600) omvattende een veelvoud van vias (3714) welke zich uitstrekken door de printplaat (3600) van tenminste een deel van het plaatsingsgebied (3630) op de eerste zijde (3601) tot een uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713) op de tweede zijde (3602) en waarmee de halfgeleiderschakelinrichting (3610) elektrisch en thermisch verbonden is met het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713), en een trekhaakkabel (371) welke zich uitstrekt van een trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) tot aan het uitgangsvermogen-5 aansluitingspunt (3711), waarbij het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) is vastgesoldereerd aan het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713) en elektrisch en thermisch is verbonden met het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713).An electronic coupling device (300) for connecting an auxiliary lighting system (210), such as a trailer lighting system, to a vehicle lighting system (110) of a vehicle and controlling the auxiliary lighting system from the vehicle lighting system, the coupling device (300) comprising: a input power connection point (3301) for electrically connecting to a power supply circuit (112) in the vehicle, an output power connection point (3711) for electrically connecting to the auxiliary lighting system, 10. a control connection point (3401)) for electrically connecting to the vehicle lighting system for receiving a control signal corresponding to a control of a lamp (120) of the vehicle lighting system (110), a semiconductor switching device (3610) electrically connected to the input power terminal (3 01) and to the control terminal (3401) for the connecting it selectively output power connection point (3711) to the input power connection point (3301) in dependence on the control signal for controlling a lamp (220) of the auxiliary lighting system (210) corresponding to a lamp (120) of the vehicle lighting system (110), a printed circuit board (3600) with a first side (3601) and a second side (3602) opposite the first side, the semiconductor switching device (3610) being arranged on a placement area (3630) on the first side (3601) of the printed circuit board (3601) 3600), the printed circuit board (3600) comprising a plurality of vias (3714) extending through the printed circuit board (3600) from at least a portion of the placement area (3630) on the first side (3601) to an output terminal area (3713) on the second side (3602) and with which the semiconductor switching device (3610) is electrically and thermally connected to the output terminal region (3713), and a tow bar cable (371) extending from a tre khook cable end (3712) up to the output power connection point (3711), the tow hook cable end (3712) being soldered to the output connection area (3713) and electrically and thermally connected to the output connection area (3713). 2. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens conclusie 1, waarbij de printplaat 10 (3600) een uitsnede omvat (3650) welke zich uitstrekt van de eerste zijde (3601) tot de tweede zijde van de printplaat (3602) en waarbij het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713) een uitgangs-aansluitingsgebiedverlenging omvat (3713e) welke zich uitstrekt tot de uitsnede (3650), waarbij het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) opgenomen is in de uitsnede (3650), en 15 het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) vastgesoldeerd is op de uitgangs- aansluitingsgebiedverlenging (3713e) van het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713) en elektrisch en thermisch is verbonden met de uitgangs-aansluitingsgebiedverlenging(3713e) van het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713).The electronic coupling device of claim 1, wherein the circuit board 10 (3600) comprises a cutout (3650) extending from the first side (3601) to the second side of the circuit board (3602) and wherein the output terminal area (3713 ) includes an output terminal area extension (3713e) extending to the cutout (3650), the towbar cable end (3712) being included in the cutout (3650), and the towing hook cable end (3712) soldered to the output terminal area extension (3713e) ) of the output terminal area (3713) and electrically and thermally connected to the output terminal area extension (3713e) of the output terminal area (3713). 3. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens conclusie 2, waarbij het plaatsingsgebied (3630) een plaatsingsgebiedverlenging omvat (3630e) welke zich uitstrekt tot de uitsnede (3650), en waarbij het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) is vastgesoldeerd op de de plaatsingsgebiedverlenging (3630e) van het plaatsingsgebied (3630) en elektrisch en thermisch is verbonden met de plaatsingsgebiedverlenging (3630e) van het plaatsingsgebied 25 (3630).The electronic coupling device of claim 2, wherein the placement area (3630) comprises a placement area extension (3630e) extending to the cutout (3650), and wherein the tow bar cable end (3712) is soldered to the placement area extension (3630e) of the placement area (3630) and is electrically and thermally connected to the placement area extension (3630e) of the placement area 25 (3630). 4. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens conclusie 2 of 3, waarbij de uitsnede (3650) met een klemkracht is gekoppeld aan het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712).The electronic coupling device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the cutout (3650) is coupled with a clamping force to the towbar cable end (3712). 5. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het veelvoud van vias zich uitstrekt door de printplaat vanaf in hoofdzaak het gehele plaatsingsgebied tot het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied.The electronic coupling device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of vias extends through the printed circuit board from substantially the entire placement area to the output terminal area. 6. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de conclusies 1 - 5, verder omvattend: een voedingskabel (330) welke zich uitstrekt van het ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3301) tot aan een 5 voedingskabeluiteinde (3302), waarbij het voedingskabeluiteinde (3302) is vastgesoldeerd aan een ingangsaansluitingsgebied (3633) op de eerste zijde (3601), en het ingangsaansluitingsgebied (3633) elektrisch is verbonden met de halfgeleiderschakelinrichting (3610) via een geleidende structuur op de 10 eerste zijde (3601) van de printplaat.The electronic coupling device according to any of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: a power cable (330) extending from the input power connection point (3301) to a power cable end (3302), the power cable end (3302) being soldered to an input terminal region (3633) on the first side (3601), and the input terminal region (3633) is electrically connected to the semiconductor switching device (3610) via a conductive structure on the first side (3601) of the printed circuit board. 7. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de conclusies 1-5, verder omvattend: een voedingskabel (330) welke zich uitstrekt van het 15 ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3301) tot aan een voedingskabeluiteinde (3302), waarbij het voedingskabeluiteinde (3302) is vastgesoldeerd aan een ingangsaansluitingsgebied (3633) op de tweede zijde (3602), het ingangsaansluitingsgebied (3633) elektrisch is verbonden met de 20 halfgeleiderschakelinrichting (3610) via een geleidende structuur op de tweede zijde (3602) van de printplaat en een verder veelvoud van vias (3634) zich uitstrekt van de tweede zijde van de printplaat naar de eerste zijde.7. The electronic coupling device according to any of claims 1-5, further comprising: a power cable (330) extending from the input power connection point (3301) to a power cable end (3302), the power cable end (3302) being soldered to an input terminal region (3633) on the second side (3602), the input terminal region (3633) is electrically connected to the semiconductor switching device (3610) via a conductive structure on the second side (3602) of the printed circuit board and a further plurality of vias ( 3634) extends from the second side of the printed circuit board to the first side. 8. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens conclusie 6 of 7, waarbij de printplaat (3600) een ingangsuitsnede omvat welke zich uitstrekt van de eerste zijde (3601) tot aan de tweede zijde van de printplaat (3602) en het ingangsaansluitingsgebied (3633) een ingangsaansluitingsgebiedverlenging omvat welke zich uitstrekt tot aan de ingangsuitsnede, waarbij 30 het voedingskabeluiteinde (3302) is opgenomen in de ingangsuitsnede, en het voedingskabeluiteinde (3302) is vastgesoldeerd op de ingangsaansluitingsgebiedverlenging van het ingangsaansluitingsgebied (3633) en elektrisch en thermisch is verbonden met de ingangsaansluitingsgebiedverlenging van het ingangsaansluitingsgebied (3633).The electronic coupling device of claim 6 or 7, wherein the printed circuit board (3600) comprises an input cut that extends from the first side (3601) to the second side of the printed circuit board (3602) and the input terminal area (3633) comprises an input terminal area extension which extends to the input cut-out, the power cable end (3302) being included in the input cut-out, and the power supply cable end (3302) being soldered to the input terminal area extension of the input terminal area (3633) and electrically and thermally connected to the input terminal area extension of the input terminal area (3633). 9. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de conclusies 6-8, waarbij de geleidende structuur een geleidende laag omvat welke op de printplaat is aangebracht en welke een ingangsvoedingsvlak definieert. 5The electronic coupling device according to any of claims 6-8, wherein the conductive structure comprises a conductive layer which is applied to the printed circuit board and which defines an input power plane. 5 10. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens conclusie 9, waarbij de geleidende laag een dikte heeft in een gebied van 10-50 pm, bij voorkeur in een gebied van of 20 - 40 pm.The electronic coupling device of claim 9, wherein the conductive layer has a thickness in a range of 10-50 µm, preferably in a range of or 20-40 µm. 11. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de trekhaakkabel (371) een geleidende doorsnede heeft in een gebied van 1,0-5,0 mm2, bijvoorkeur in een gebied van 1,0 - 2,5 mm2.The electronic coupling device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the towbar cable (371) has a conductive cross-section in a range of 1.0-5.0 mm 2, preferably in a range of 1.0 - 2.5 mm 2. 12. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, 15 waarbij het veelvoud van vias (3714) een totale geleidende doorsnede heeft in een gebied van 1,0 - 5,0 mm2, bij voorkeur in een gebied van 1,0 - 2,5 mm2.The electronic coupling device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of vias (3714) has a total conductive cross-section in a range of 1.0 - 5.0 mm 2, preferably in a range of 1.0 - 2 , 5 mm 2. 13. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het aanstuuraansluitingspunt (3401) is ingericht om elektrisch te worden aangesloten 20 aan een voertuigsignaalbus van het voertuigverlichtingsysteem voor het ontvangen van het stuursignaal van de voertuigsignaalbus.13. The electronic coupling device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the control terminal (3401) is adapted to be electrically connected to a vehicle signal bus of the vehicle lighting system for receiving the control signal from the vehicle signal bus. 14. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens conclusie 13, waarbij de voertuigsignaalbus een CAN-bus is. 25The electronic coupling device of claim 13, wherein the vehicle signal bus is a CAN bus. 25 15. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, omvattende: een verder uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt, een verder aanstuuraansluitingspunt voor het elektrisch verbinden aan 30 het voertuigverlichtingsysteem voor het ontvangen van een verder stuursignaal corresponderend met een bediening van een verdere lamp van het voertuigverlichtingsysteem, een daarmee corresponderende verdere halfgeleiderschakelinrichting elektrisch verbonden met het ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt en met het verdere aanstuuraansluitingspunt voor het selectief verbinden van het verdere uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt aan het ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt in afhankelijkheid van het verdere stuursignaal voor het aansturen van een verdere lamp van het hulpverlichtingsysteem welke 5 correspondeert met een verdere lamp van het voertuigverlichtingsysteem, een daarmee corresponderende verdere halfgeleiderschakelinrichting welke is gerangschikt op een verder plaatsingsgebied op de eerste zijde van de printplaat, een daarmee corresponderend verder veelvoud van vias welke zich 10 uitstrekken door de printplaat van tenminste een deel van het verdere plaatsingsgebied op de eerste zijde tot een verder uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied op de tweede zijde en waarmee de verdere halfgeleiderschakelinrichting elektrisch en thermisch is verbonden met het verdere uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied, en 15. een daarmee corresponderende verdere trekhaakkabel welke zich uitstrekt van een verder trekhaakkabeluiteinde tot een verder uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt, waarbij het verdere trekhaakkabeluiteinde vastgesoldereerd is aan het verdere uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied en elektrisch en thermisch verbonden is met het verdere 20 uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied.15. The electronic coupling device according to any of the preceding claims, comprising: a further output power connection point, a further control connection point for electrically connecting to the vehicle lighting system for receiving a further control signal corresponding to an operation of a further lamp of the vehicle lighting system, a corresponding further semiconductor switching device electrically connected to the input power connection point and to the further control connection point for selectively connecting the further output power connection point to the input power connection point in dependence on the further control signal for controlling a further lamp of the auxiliary lighting system which corresponds to a further lamp of the vehicle lighting system, a further semiconductor switching device corresponding thereto which is arranged in a further placement area on the the first side of the printed circuit board, a further plurality of vias corresponding thereto extending through the printed circuit board from at least a part of the further placement area on the first side to a further output terminal area on the second side and with which the further semiconductor switching device electrically and is thermally connected to the further output terminal area, and 15. a corresponding further towbar cable extending from a further towbar cable end to a further output power connection point, the further towbar cable end being soldered to the further output terminal area and electrically and thermally connected with the further output terminal area. 16. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens conclusie 15 voor zover afhankelijk van conclusie 13, waarbij het verdere aanstuuraansluitingspunt en het aanstuuraansluitingspunt een-en-hetzelfde aanstuuraansluitingspunt zijn welk is ingericht om 25 elektrisch te worden verbonden aan de voertuigsignaalbus van het voertuigverlichtingsysteem voor het ontvangen van zowel het stuursignaal als van het verdere stuursignaal van de voertuigsignaalbus.16. The electronic coupling device according to claim 15 insofar as dependent on claim 13, wherein the further control connection point and the control connection point are one and the same control connection point which is adapted to be electrically connected to the vehicle signal bus of the vehicle lighting system for receiving both the control signal as of the further control signal of the vehicle signal bus. 17. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens conclusie 15, waarbij het verdere 30 aanstuuraansluitingspunt is ingericht om elektrisch te worden verbonden aan een voortuigremlichtaanstuurlijn (54) van het voertuigverlichtingsysteem via een remlichtaanstuurlijn (354) voor het ontvangen van het verdere stuursignaal.17. The electronic coupling device of claim 15, wherein the further control terminal is adapted to be electrically connected to a vehicle brake light control line (54) of the vehicle lighting system via a brake light control line (354) for receiving the further control signal. 18. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de conclusies 15 - 17, waarbij de trekhaakkabel en de verdere trekhaakkabel in een kabelboom (370) zijn opgenomen.The electronic coupling device according to any of claims 15 to 17, wherein the towbar cable and the further towbar cable are included in a cable harness (370). 19. De elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij een trekhaakstekkerdoos (380) is aangespoten aan de trekhaakkabel (371) of, voor zover afhankelijk van conclusie 18, de kabelboom (370).The electronic coupling device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a towbar plug socket (380) is molded to the towbar cable (371) or, as far as dependent on claim 18, the cable harness (370). 20. Een verlichtingssysteem (100) omvattende een voertuigverlichtingsysteem 10 (HO), een hulpverlichtingsysteem (210), zoals een aanhangerverlichtingsysteem, en een elektronische koppelinrichting (300) volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, welke koppelinrichting (300) het hulpverlichtingsysteem elektrisch verbindt aan het voertuigverlichtingsysteem en is ingericht om het hulpverlichtingsysteem vanuit het voertuigverlichtingsysteem aan te sturen. 15A lighting system (100) comprising a vehicle lighting system 10 (HO), an auxiliary lighting system (210), such as a trailer lighting system, and an electronic coupling device (300) according to any of the preceding claims, which coupling device (300) electrically connects the auxiliary lighting system to the vehicle lighting system and is arranged to control the auxiliary lighting system from the vehicle lighting system. 15 21. Een voertuig omvattende een voertuigverlichtingsysteem (110) en een elektronische koppelinrichting (300) volgens een van de conclusies 1-19, welke elektronische koppelinrichting (300) is ingericht voor het verbinden van een hulpverlichtingsysteem (210), zoals een aanhangerverlichtingsysteem, met het 20 voertuigverlichtingsysteem van het voertuig en, wanneer verbonden, voor het aansturen van het hulpverlichtingsysteem vanuit het voertuigverlichtingsysteem.A vehicle comprising a vehicle lighting system (110) and an electronic coupling device (300) according to any of claims 1-19, which electronic coupling device (300) is adapted to connect an auxiliary lighting system (210), such as a trailer lighting system, to the The vehicle lighting system of the vehicle and, when connected, for controlling the auxiliary lighting system from the vehicle lighting system. 22. Een werkwijze voor het vervaardigen van een elektronische koppelinrichting volgens een van de conclusies 1-19, welke elektronische koppelinrichting is ingericht voor 25 het verbinden van een hulpverlichtingsysteem (210), zoals een aanhangerverlichtingsysteem, aan een voertuigverlichtingsysteem (110) van een voertuig en het aansturen van het hulpverlichtingsysteem vanuit het voertuigverlichtingsysteem, waarbij de werkwijze omvat: het verschaffen van een printplaat (3600) met een tweede zijde (3602) tegenover de eerste zijde, waarbij: 30 een halfgeleiderschakelinrichting (3610) is geplaatst op een plaatsingsgebied (3630) op de eerste zijde (3601) van de printplaat (3600), de printplaat (3600) een veelvoud van vias (3714) heeft welke zich uitstrekken door de printplaat (3600) van tenminste een deel van het plaatsingsgebied (3630) op de eerste zijde (3601) tot een uitgangs- aansluitingsgebied (3713) op de tweede zijde (3602) en waarmee de halfgeleiderschakelinrichting (3610) elektrisch en thermisch verbonden is met het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713), het verbinden van een ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3301) aan 5 de printplaat (3600), waarbij het ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt is ingericht om elektrisch te worden verbonden aan een voedingsschakeling (112) van het voertuig, het verbinden van een uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3711) aan de printplaat (3600), waarbij het uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt is 10 ingericht om elektrisch te worden verbonden aan het hulpverlichtingsysteem, en het verbinden van een aanstuuraansluitingspunt (3401) aan de printplaat (3600), waarbij het aanstuuraansluitingspunt is ingericht om elektrisch te worden verbonden aan het voertuigverlichtingsysteem voor 15 het ontvangen van een stuursignaal corresponderend met een bediening van een lamp (120) van het voertuigverlichtingsysteem (110), waarbij de halfgeleiderschakelinrichting (3610) elektrisch is verbonden aan het ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3301) en aan het aanstuuraansluitingspunt (3401), en de halfgeleiderschakelinrichting 20 (3610) is ingericht voor het selectief verbinden het uitgangsvermogen- aansluitingspunt (3711) aan het ingangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt(3301) in afhankelijkheid van het stuursignaal voor het aansturen van een lamp (220) van het hulpverlichtingsysteem (210) welke correspondeert met een lamp (120) van het voertuigverlichtingsysteem (110); 25 waarbij het verbinden van het uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3711) aan de printplaat (3600) omvat: het verschaffen van een trekhaakkabel (371) welke zich uitstrekt van een trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) tot een trekhaakkabelaansluitingspunt (3711), en 30. het vastsolderen van de trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) aan het uitgangs- aansluitingsgebied (3713), waardoor het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) elektrisch en thermisch wordt verbonden met het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713) en het trekhaakkabelaansluitingspunt (3711) the uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3711) vormt.22. A method for manufacturing an electronic coupling device according to any of claims 1-19, which electronic coupling device is adapted for connecting an auxiliary lighting system (210), such as a trailer lighting system, to a vehicle lighting system (110) of a vehicle and driving the auxiliary lighting system from the vehicle lighting system, the method comprising: providing a printed circuit board (3600) with a second side (3602) opposite the first side, wherein: a semiconductor switching device (3610) is disposed on a placement area (3630) on the first side (3601) of the circuit board (3600), the circuit board (3600) has a plurality of vias (3714) extending through the circuit board (3600) of at least a portion of the placement area (3630) on the first side (3601) to an output terminal region (3713) on the second side (3602) and with which the semiconductor switching device (3610) and is thermally connected to the output terminal area (3713), connecting an input power terminal (3301) to the circuit board (3600), the input power terminal being arranged to be electrically connected to a power supply circuit (112) of the vehicle, connecting an output power connection point (3711) to the printed circuit board (3600), the output power connection point being adapted to be electrically connected to the auxiliary lighting system, and connecting a drive connection point (3401) to the printed circuit board (3600), wherein the driving terminal is arranged to be electrically connected to the vehicle lighting system for receiving a control signal corresponding to an operation of a lamp (120) of the vehicle lighting system (110), the semiconductor switching device (3610) being electrically connected at the input power connection point (3301) and at h The driving terminal (3401), and the semiconductor switching device 20 (3610) is adapted to selectively connect the output power terminal (3711) to the input power terminal (3301) in dependence on the control signal for driving a lamp (220) of the auxiliary lighting system (210) corresponding to a lamp (120) of the vehicle lighting system (110); Wherein connecting the output power connection point (3711) to the circuit board (3600) comprises: providing a tow bar cable (371) extending from a tow bar cable end (3712) to a tow bar cable terminal (3711), and 30. soldering the towbar cable end (3712) at the output terminal area (3713), whereby the towbar cable end (3712) is electrically and thermally connected to the output terminal area (3713) and the towbar cable terminal (3711) forms the output power terminal (3711). 23. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 22, waarbij de printplaat (3600) een uitsnede omvat (3650) welke zich uitstrekt van de eerste zijde (3601) tot de tweede zijde van de printplaat (3602) en waarbij de uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713) een uitgangs- 5 aansluitingsgebiedverlenging omvat (3713e) welke zich uitstrekt tot de uitsnede (3650), en waarbij het verbinden van het uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3711) aan de printplaat (3600) omvat: het plaatsen van het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) in de uitsnede (3650), en 10. het vastsolderen van het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) aan de de uitgangs-aansluitingsgebiedverlenging (3713e) van het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied (3713), waardoor het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) elektrisch en thermisch wordt verbonden met de uitgangs-aansluitingsgebiedverlenging (3713e) van het uitgangs-aansluitingsgebied 15 (3713).The method of claim 22, wherein the circuit board (3600) comprises a cutout (3650) extending from the first side (3601) to the second side of the circuit board (3602) and wherein the output terminal area (3713) output terminal area extension (3713e) extending to the cutout (3650), and wherein connecting the output power terminal (3711) to the circuit board (3600) comprises: placing the tow bar cable end (3712) in the cutout ( 3650), and 10. soldering the towbar cable end (3712) to the output terminal area extension (3713e) of the output terminal area (3713), thereby electrically and thermally connecting the towbar cable end (3712) to the output terminal area extension (3713e) ) of the output terminal area 15 (3713). 24. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 23, waarbij het plaatsingsgebied (3630) een plaatsingsgebiedverlenging omvat (3630e) welke zich uitstrekt tot de uitsnede (3650, en het verbinden van het uitgangsvermogen-aansluitingspunt (3711) aan de printplaat (3600) omvat: 20. het vastsolderen van het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) aan de plaatsingsgebiedverlenging (3630e) van het plaatsingsgebied (3630), waardoor het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) elektrisch en thermisch wordt verbonden met de plaatsingsgebiedverlenging (3630e) van het plaatsingsgebied (3630). 25The method of claim 23, wherein the placement area (3630) comprises a placement area extension (3630e) which extends to the cutout (3650, and connecting the output power connection point (3711) to the circuit board (3600): 20. soldering the towbar cable end (3712) to the placement area extension (3630e) of the placement area (3630), thereby electrically and thermally connecting the towbar cable end (3712) to the placement area extension (3630e) of the placement area (3630). 25. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 23 of 24, waarbij het plaatsen van het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) in de uitsnede (3650) omvat: het plaatsen van de trekhaakkabel (371) in een hanteringsinrichting (800), welke hanteringsinrichting (800) een thermisch geleidend material 30 omvat en de trekhaakkabel (371) wordt geplaatst met haar buitenmantel in contact met het thermisch geleidend material, en het opnemen van het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712) van de trekhaakkabel (371) in een positie in de uitsnede (3650); waarbij het trekhaakkabel (371) in de positie in de uitsnede (3650) wordt gehouden met behulp van de hanteringsinrichting (800) tijdens het vastsolderen van het trekhaakkabeluiteinde (3712).The method of claim 23 or 24, wherein placing the tow bar cable end (3712) in the cutout (3650) comprises: placing the tow bar cable (371) in a handling device (800), which handling device (800) conducts a thermally conductive material 30 and the tow bar cable (371) is placed with its outer sheath in contact with the thermally conductive material, and receiving the tow bar cable end (3712) of the tow bar cable (371) in a position in the cutout (3650); wherein the towbar cable (371) is held in the position in the cutout (3650) using the handling device (800) while soldering the towbar cable end (3712).
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