EP3948194A1 - Sensormodul, insbesondere zur messung der umgebungstemperatur - Google Patents
Sensormodul, insbesondere zur messung der umgebungstemperaturInfo
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- EP3948194A1 EP3948194A1 EP20717178.6A EP20717178A EP3948194A1 EP 3948194 A1 EP3948194 A1 EP 3948194A1 EP 20717178 A EP20717178 A EP 20717178A EP 3948194 A1 EP3948194 A1 EP 3948194A1
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a sensor module for measuring a measured variable, in particular an ambient temperature.
- Such sensors can e.g. used in a vehicle to measure the temperature in a passenger compartment.
- fans are often provided which generate an air flow which is fed to a sensor of the sensor module, the sensor being arranged upstream of the fan coaxially to the axis of rotation of the fan and being connected to a circuit board via a cable connection or rigid soldered connections.
- the air flow is usually drawn in axially, i.e. in the direction of the axis of rotation, and discharged in the radial direction of the rotor of the fan.
- DE 100 21 067 A1 describes an electric motor-driven fan for ventilating a sensor, e.g. in the form of a temperature sensor, the sensor being arranged at or in the inlet of the fan housing.
- the sensor is held by means of a support rod and positioned coaxially to the axis of rotation of the fan.
- the present invention is based on the object of creating a sensor module that can be produced efficiently and has a sufficiently simple and compact design.
- a sensor module for measuring at least one measured variable is disclosed, with:
- a housing having a flow channel with an air inlet and an air outlet, the housing surrounding an interior of the housing,
- connection arranged on the circuit board for making electrical contact with the sensor module
- a fan having a motor and a rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation by means of the motor, the motor being electrically conductively connected to the circuit board, and the fan being designed to generate an air flow in the flow channel between the air inlet and the air outlet , so that the air stream flows past the sensor and flows upstream of the sensor in the area of the air inlet along a direction of flow that runs at an angle to the axis of rotation that is in the range of 45 ° to 90 °.
- the senor is arranged upstream of the fan with respect to the direction of flow.
- Such an arrangement of the sensor in the suction area of the fan is advantageous because it means that the ambient air or the air flow to be measured is not heated by the fan, which leads to more precise measurement results.
- said angle is in the range from 60 ° to 90 °, in particular in the range from 75 ° to 90 °, in particular in the range from 80 ° to 90 °.
- the angle is preferably 90 °, i.e. the air flow in the area of the air inlet flows along a flow direction which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
- the at least one measured variable is one of the following measured variables: a temperature of the air flow passed the sensor, a relative humidity of the air flow passed the sensor, a gas concentration of the air flow passed the sensor.
- the sensor can measure more than one measured variable.
- the sensor can be designed to measure the temperature and / or the relative humidity and / or a gas concentration of an air flow passed past the sensor.
- the sensor can be designed as a gas sensor or have such a gas sensor.
- the gas sensor can e.g. be a MOX gas sensor, e.g. according to EP2765410, or an optical gas sensor, e.g. according to EP3144663 or an electrochemical gas sensor, e.g. according to EP2896962.
- the senor or gas sensor is designed in particular to measure a C0 2 concentration and / or a concentration of at least one volatile organic compound.
- the sensor or gas sensor can have a gas sensor chip.
- the gas sensor chip can contain a semiconductor substrate, for example made of silicon, in which semiconductor substrate a circuit can be integrated.
- Various layers, for example CMOS layers, can be provided to create the circuit.
- the sensor and the connection are preferably arranged on the printed circuit board, so that a particularly compact design of the sensor module is possible.
- the fan can be connected to the circuit board via a cable (e.g. via a further connector on the circuit board that can be connected to the cable).
- the connection can be implemented by a plug connection, a soldered connection or some other suitable electrically conductive connection.
- the fan can also be arranged on the circuit board.
- connection is preferably designed for making electrical contact with the sensor and / or for supplying the sensor module with an operating voltage (in particular for the motor and the sensor). Furthermore, an output signal from the sensor is preferably applied to the connection so that the measured temperature (or the relative humidity or the gas concentration) can be read out via the connection.
- the sensor and / or the connection and / or the fan can each be designed as an SMD or connected to the circuit board by means of THT or by means of a press connection.
- a plug which is a counterpart, is provided on the circuit board for contacting the fan receives, which is arranged on the cable of the fan.
- the fan can also be connected to the circuit board by a soldered connection or some other electrically conductive connection.
- SMD stands for surface-mounted device, i.e. for a component that, in contrast to THT (Through Hole Technology), has no wire connections, but can be soldered directly to the circuit board using solderable connection surfaces (SMT for surface- mounting technology).
- THT Through Hole Technology
- SMT solderable connection surfaces
- the respective component has connecting wires, the respective connecting wire being inserted through an associated hole in the circuit board and being soldered to the circuit board.
- the respective component (sensor and / or connection and / or fan) is preferably soldered to the circuit board by means of reflow soldering or wave soldering.
- the senor is an SMD, i.e. a surface-mounted component (see above).
- no flexible line connections are provided in addition to the circuit board for electrically connecting the sensor and / or the connector and / or the fan to the circuit board.
- the circuit board has a carrier section on which the sensor is arranged, the carrier section being connected to a base section of the circuit board via at least one first connection area of the carrier section.
- the carrier section is integrally connected to the base section via the said first connecting region or is formed in one piece thereon.
- the carrier section or the first connection area perpendicular to a direction in which the carrier section protrudes from the base section has a smaller width than the base section perpendicular to said direction.
- the direction considered here preferably extends parallel to an upper side or to an underside of the printed circuit board facing away from the upper side.
- the circuit board has its smallest extension normal to the bottom or top. This corresponds to the thickness of the circuit board.
- the carrier section protrudes into the flow channel, so that the sensor is arranged in the flow channel.
- the carrier section is therefore preferably designed to be elongated.
- the carrier section has an end region opposite the first connection region of the carrier section, on which the sensor is arranged.
- the end region of the carrier section protrudes over the entire base section and / or protrudes into the air inlet in the said direction (in which the carrier section protrudes from the base section).
- the carrier section protrudes in a recess of the base section from the base section in said direction.
- the recess is preferably delimited by a middle edge of the base section and by two opposite side edges of the base section, which are connected to one another via the middle edge.
- the middle edge can be arranged at right angles to the two side edges.
- other edge courses, in particular rounded transitions between the edges, are also possible.
- the carrier section protrudes from the middle edge of the base section.
- the carrier section protrudes from one of the lateral edges, in particular such that the base section and the carrier section together delimit an L-shaped recess or an L-shaped cutout of the circuit board.
- the carrier section has a meandering course.
- the carrier section is also conceivable in which it does not have a free end area, but is connected to the base section via a second connection area in addition to the first connection area, so that the carrier section and the base section together delimit a, for example, rectangular through-opening in the circuit board.
- the sensor is arranged on a central region of the carrier section, which is arranged between the first and second connection regions of the carrier and connects the first and second connection regions of the carrier section to one another. In this way, too, the sensor can advantageously be placed in the flow channel and the air flow generated flows around it.
- the housing has a housing cover and a housing base opposite the housing cover, the housing cover and the housing base being connected to one another via a side wall of the housing.
- the housing comprises e.g. an upper housing part and a lower housing part connected thereto, wherein the upper housing part has the housing cover, and wherein the lower housing part has the housing bottom, and wherein the side wall is preferably formed by the upper housing part and / or the lower housing part.
- the air inlet to the flow channel is formed in the side wall of the housing.
- the air inlet is formed by a connector protruding from the side wall.
- the connecting piece can be of cylindrical design, at least in sections.
- the circuit board has a top side and an underside facing away from the top side.
- the flow channel is delimited by a wall section which is opposite the top side of the circuit board and slopes towards the top side of the circuit board, that is, runs inclined to the top side or forms an acute angle with it.
- the circuit board (in particular the base section) extends in sections below the fan, in particular below the rotor, so that a section of the circuit board in a direction running parallel to the axis of rotation of the fan, in particular the rotor , opposite.
- the housing of the sensor module extends along a central axis
- the air inlet or the connection piece is arranged offset to the central axis in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
- the circuit board and / or said direction along which the carrier section protrudes from the base section of the circuit board extends perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
- the top of the circuit board faces the housing cover.
- the printed circuit board and / or said direction along which the carrier section protrudes from the base section of the printed circuit board extends parallel to the axis of rotation.
- the top side of the circuit board is preferably facing the fan or the side wall of the housing.
- the fan is a radial fan, the rotor being configured to suck in the air flow in the direction of the axis of rotation and to output it in the radial direction of the rotor.
- the fan is an axial fan, the rotor being configured to suck in the air flow in the direction of the axis of rotation and to output it in the same direction.
- the fan is particularly preferably arranged on the circuit board, specifically preferably on said base section of the circuit board.
- the motor of the fan has a coil which is preferably arranged on the circuit board, in particular on the base section. Furthermore, according to one embodiment, the motor of the fan has a magnet which is arranged on the rotor.
- the motor has a shaft extending along the axis of rotation which is supported by means of a bearing, the bearing preferably being held by means of a bearing holder which protrudes from the housing base or is fixed to it.
- the Storage formed integrally with the housing base, for example molded in one piece on this.
- At least one further electronic component is arranged on the circuit board.
- the further electronic component can be one of the following components: a microcontroller, a LIN interface, a power regulator, a device for protecting against an electrostatic discharge.
- a Local Interconnect Network (LIN for short) is a serial communication system for networking e.g. Sensors, especially according to the ISO 17987-1 standard.
- the senor can also be designed to measure the relative humidity (RH), e.g. according to DE20201105119.
- RH relative humidity
- the sensor is preferably designed to measure the temperature and the relative air humidity of the air flow guided past the sensor.
- the further electronic component can also be a further sensor.
- the further sensor can e.g. act around a gas sensor, which can be configured in the manner already set out above.
- the at least one further electronic component is arranged on the underside of the circuit board.
- the senor is arranged on the underside of the circuit board. This enables simple assembly of the circuit board and soldering of the components to the circuit board.
- the senor is arranged on the top of the circuit board. Under certain circumstances, this ensures a better flow to the sensor.
- connection is designed as a plug connector.
- connection or the plug connector is preferably arranged on the top of the printed circuit board. According to one embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the plug connector for electrically contacting the sensor module has a plurality of electrically conductive (in particular parallel) contact pins.
- the contact pins protrude perpendicular to the circuit board from the top of the circuit board.
- one embodiment of the invention provides that the housing forms a guide for the connector, the guide preferably surrounding the contact pins and being designed to accommodate a plug contacting the contact pins.
- the guide is formed in the lower housing part or in the upper housing part.
- the sensor module has a further connection arranged on the circuit board via which the fan is connected to the circuit board in an electrically conductive manner.
- the further connection is preferably designed as a plug connector.
- the further connection for the fan or the plug connection is preferably arranged on the top of the printed circuit board.
- the plug connector for the fan has a plurality of electrically conductive (in particular parallel) contact pins for electrically contacting the sensor module. According to one embodiment, these contact pins in turn protrude perpendicular to the circuit board from the top of the circuit board.
- the further connection has a guide, the guide preferably surrounding the contact pins and designed to accommodate a plug contacting the contact pins is, the plug is suitably electrically connected to the fan, e.g. by means of a flexible line.
- the flow channel extends to an underside of the rotor facing the housing base, so that the air flow is sucked in through the rotor in a direction facing the housing cover.
- the air outlet of the sensor module is formed in the housing cover or in the side wall of the housing.
- one embodiment of the invention provides that the flow channel extends to an upper side of the rotor facing the housing cover, so that the air flow is sucked in through the rotor in a direction toward the housing bottom.
- the air outlet is formed in the housing base or in the side wall.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of an embodiment of a sensor module according to the invention with a fan in the form of an axial fan;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of that shown in FIG.
- FIGS. 3-7 are schematic top views of different embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 shows a schematic exploded view of the sensor module shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;
- FIG. 9 shows a schematic sectional view of a further embodiment of a sensor module according to the invention, the printed circuit board extending in sections below the sensor module;
- FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of that shown in FIG.
- FIG. 11 shows a schematic plan view of a further embodiment of a sensor module according to the invention, the air inlet or nozzle being arranged here asymmetrically to the central axis of the housing of the sensor module;
- Fig. 12 shows a schematic sectional view of a further embodiment of a sensor module according to the invention, the printed circuit board here being oriented vertically;
- Fig. 13 is a schematic plan view of the side wall of the
- FIGS. 12 and 13 shows a schematic plan view of the sensor module shown in FIGS. 12 and 13;
- FIG. 15 shows a schematic plan view of a further embodiment of a sensor module according to the invention, the fan here being designed as a radial fan;
- FIG. 16 is a schematic sectional view of that shown in FIG.
- FIG. 17 shows a schematic plan view of a further embodiment of a sensor module according to the invention, the fan here being arranged on an upper side of the circuit board;
- FIG. 18 is a schematic sectional view of that shown in FIG.
- FIG. 19 shows a schematic sectional view of a further embodiment of a sensor module according to the invention, the rotor of the fan being supported here via a bearing, the bearing holder of which is connected to the housing bottom of the housing of the sensor module;
- FIG. 20 is a schematic exploded view of that shown in FIG. 19
- FIG. 21 shows a schematic sectional view of a modification of the sensor module shown in FIG. 20, the sensor here being arranged on an upper side of the circuit board, in contrast to further electronic components which are arranged on the lower side of the circuit board;
- FIG. 22 shows a schematic sectional view of a further embodiment of a sensor module according to the invention, the fan here being designed as a radial fan and the flow channel being led to an upper side of the rotor of the radial fan, the air flow generated by the rotor via a one in the side wall of the housing of the sensor module provided air outlet is issued; and 23 shows a schematic sectional view of a further embodiment of a sensor module according to the invention, in which, in contrast to FIG. 23, the fan is designed as an axial fan and the air flow generated by the rotor is output accordingly via an air outlet provided in the housing base of the sensor module;
- FIG. 24 shows a sectional view of a further embodiment of a sensor module according to the invention, which represents a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 12;
- FIG. 25 shows a plan view of a housing cover of the sensor module according to FIG.
- FIG. 26 shows a plan view of a housing base of the sensor module according to FIG.
- FIG. 27 shows a view of a front side of the sensor module according to FIG. 24.
- FIG. 28 shows a view of a rear side of the sensor module according to FIG. 24.
- FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a sensor module 1 according to the invention for measuring an ambient temperature.
- the sensor module has a housing 2, which forms a flow channel 23 with an air inlet 21 and an air outlet 22 and surrounds an interior space 20 for receiving components of the sensor module 1.
- a printed circuit board 4 is arranged in the interior 20 of the sensor module 1, with a sensor 3 being arranged on the printed circuit board 4, which is preferably a surface-mounted component (SMD) (which has no connecting wires passed through the printed circuit board) 3 is designed to measure, for example, a temperature and / or a relative humidity and / or a gas concentration of an air flow L guided past the sensor 3.
- SMD surface-mounted component
- connection 5 for electrically contacting the sensor module 1 is provided on the circuit board 4, the connection being designed in particular for electrically contacting the sensor 3 and / or for supplying the sensor module 1 with an operating voltage (in particular for the motor and the sensor). Furthermore, an output signal from the sensor is preferably applied to the connection so that the measured values (for example temperature, relative humidity and / or gas concentration) can be read out via connection 5.
- the sensor module 1 has a fan 6 which comprises a motor 60 and a rotor 61 which can be rotated about an axis of rotation z by means of the motor 60, the motor 60 being electrically conductively connected to the circuit board 4, and the fan 6 being designed for this purpose to suck in an air flow L via the air inlet 21 into the flow channel 23 and output it through the air outlet 22 from the housing 2 or the flow channel 23, so that the air flow L in the housing 2 or in the flow channel 23 flows past the sensor 3 and upstream of the sensor 3 flows in the air inlet 21 along a flow direction x which runs in particular perpendicular to the axis of rotation z, ie is at an angle V to the axis of rotation z, which can be, for example, 90 ° or can assume the values given above.
- a fan 6 which comprises a motor 60 and a rotor 61 which can be rotated about an axis of rotation z by means of the motor 60, the motor 60 being electrically conductively connected to the
- the circuit board 4 can have etched conductor tracks made of copper for the electrical connection of the individual components arranged on the circuit board 4, to which the electronic components e.g. are connected via SMT or THT.
- the printed circuit board 4 preferably has a carrier section 40 (cf. also FIGS. 3 to 7) on which the sensor 3 is arranged, the carrier section 40 being connected to a base section 43 of the printed circuit board 4 via at least one first connection area 41 of the carrier section 40, and preferably in one piece, the first connecting region 41 perpendicular to a direction T in which the carrier section 40 protrudes from the base section 43, having a width B1 which is smaller than a width B2 of the base section 43 perpendicular to the same direction T.
- the Said direction T extends preferably parallel to an upper side 4a or to an underside 4b of the printed circuit board 4 facing away from the upper side 4a. Normal to the lower or upper side 4b, 4a, that is, normal to the plane of the drawing in FIG smallest extension (thickness).
- the carrier section 40 protrudes into the flow channel 23 so that the sensor 3 is arranged in the flow channel 23 and can be adequately contacted there by the air flow L to be measured.
- the sensor 3 can be arranged on the underside 4a of the printed circuit board 4, as shown in FIG. 1 (as an alternative to this, an arrangement on the upper side 4b is also possible, see below).
- the sensor module 1 can thus determine an ambient temperature of the sensor module 1 by sucking in and measuring an air flow L which has the ambient temperature.
- the housing 2 of the sensor module 1 has, as can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, a housing cover 2a and a cover 2a opposite the housing cover 2a Housing bottom 2c, the housing cover 2a and the housing bottom 2c being connected to one another via a side wall 2b of the housing 2.
- the housing of the sensor module 1 can basically have an upper housing part 24 and a lower housing part 25 connected to it, the upper housing part 24 forming the housing cover 2a, and the lower housing part 25 forming the housing bottom 2c.
- the side wall 2b can be formed by the upper housing part 24 and / or the lower housing part 25.
- the air inlet 21 is formed by a connecting piece 26 protruding from the side wall 2b, which e.g. can be designed as a hollow cylinder.
- the flow channel 23 can be delimited downstream of the air inlet or nozzle 21 according to FIG W is arranged on the top 4a of the circuit board 4. Furthermore, the top side 4a of the printed circuit board 4 faces, in particular, the housing cover 2a.
- the wall section 23a can in particular also have a rounding.
- said direction T along which the carrier section 40 protrudes from the base section 43 of the printed circuit board 4, extends perpendicular to the axis of rotation z and further preferably parallel to the flow direction x of the air flow L in the area of the air inlet 21 of the housing 2 Air flow L can thus be guided along or past the carrier section 40 on which the sensor 3 is arranged, so that the air flow L can flow against the sensor 3 in an advantageous manner.
- the fan 6 can be designed as an axial fan, the rotor 61 being configured to suck in the air flow L in the direction of the axis of rotation z and to output it in the same direction.
- the flow channel 23 extends, starting from the air inlet 21 along the housing base 2c to an underside 61b of the rotor 61 facing the housing base 2c, so that the air flow L through the rotor 61 in a direction (parallel to the axis of rotation z) is sucked in.
- the air outlet 22 of the housing 2 or flow channel 23 is in this case preferably formed in the housing cover 2a of the housing 2.
- connection 5 which is attached in particular to the upper side 4a of the circuit board 4, is preferably designed as a plug connector and can have a large number of electrically conductive contact pins 50 for electrically contacting the sensor module 1, which preferably protrude perpendicular to the circuit board 4 from the upper side 4a of the circuit board 4.
- the housing 2 can have an opening above the contact pins 50, which opening forms a guide 51 or receptacle for the plug connector 5 and can be designed to receive a plug that contacts the contact pins 50 in a form-fitting manner.
- FIGS. 3 to 7 show different possibilities for forming the carrier section 40 of the circuit board 4 of the sensor module 1, the variant shown in FIG. 3 in a plan view corresponding to the circuit board 4 according to FIG.
- the carrier section 40 is preferably designed to be elongated and has a free end area 44 opposite the first connection area 41 of the carrier section 40, on which the sensor 3 is arranged.
- the carrier section 40 protrudes from the base section 43 in the aforementioned direction T in a recess 46 of the base section 43 of the circuit board 4, the recess 46 in particular by a central edge 43a of the base section 43 and by two opposite lateral edges 43b of the base section 43 is bordered, which are connected to one another via the middle edge 43a.
- the support portion 40 may e.g. protrude from the central edge 43a of the base portion 43.
- the end region 44 does not protrude in the direction T beyond the base section 43.
- FIG. 4 shows an alternative configuration of the printed circuit board 4, in which the end region 44, in contrast to FIG. 3, projects in the aforementioned direction T over the entire base section 43.
- Such a configuration can be used, for example, to allow the end region 44 or the sensor 3 to protrude into the air inlet 21.
- the recess 46 allows the air flow L to pass the carrier section 40 or the sensor 3.
- the carrier section 40 according to FIG. 5 can also protrude from a lateral edge 43b, so that an L-shaped recess 46 results.
- the carrier section 40 e.g. protruding from the middle edge 43a
- the carrier section 40 is designed in a meandering manner.
- the carrier section 40 according to FIG. 6 can furthermore also be connected to the base section 43 via a second connecting region 42, so that the carrier section 40 and the base section 43 together form an e.g. Limit rectangular through opening or recess 47 of the circuit board 4.
- the sensor 3 can be arranged on a central area 45 of the carrier section 40, which is arranged between the first and second connection areas 41, 42 of the carrier section 40 and connects the first and second connection areas 41, 42 of the carrier section 40 to one another.
- FIG. 8 shows a possibility for mounting a sensor module 1 according to the invention.
- the housing 2 is divided into two parts to achieve a simple construction of the sensor module 1 and has a lower housing part 25 and an upper housing part 24 (see also above).
- the circuit board 4 and the fan 6 can first be inserted into the lower housing part 25, the connection 5 and the sensor 3 already being arranged on the circuit board 4.
- the fan 6 is already electrically connected to the circuit board 4 (and can also be arranged on the circuit board 4).
- the upper housing part 24 is fixed to the lower housing part 25.
- the air inlet 21 or connecting piece 21 can together with the wall section 23a e.g. be formed on the upper housing part 24 (as an alternative to this, the connecting piece 21 / wall section 23a can also be formed on the lower housing part 25).
- the circuit board 4, in particular the base section 43 extends in sections below the fan 6 (in particular below the rotor 61) so that a corresponding section of the circuit board 4 or the base section 43 is opposite the fan 6, in particular the rotor 61, in a direction running parallel to the axis of rotation z.
- An electrical connection of the fan 6 to the circuit board 4 can hereby be facilitated.
- the connecting piece 21 can be arranged offset with respect to a central axis M along which the housing 2 of the sensor module 1 can extend according to the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the printed circuit board 4 or the carrier section 40 can extend in the interior 20 of the housing 2 perpendicular to the axis of rotation z of the rotor 61.
- an embodiment of the sensor module 1 is also provided in which the circuit board 4 or the aforementioned direction T, along which the carrier section 40 protrudes from the base section 43 of the circuit board 4, extends parallel to the axis of rotation z.
- the side of the printed circuit board 4 designated as the upper side 4a faces the fan 6 or the side wall 2b of the housing 2.
- the vertical arrangement of the printed circuit board 4 allows a particularly simple arrangement of the sensor 3 in the flow channel 23 opposite the air inlet 21, as can be seen in particular from FIG. Due to the vertical arrangement of the circuit board 4, the receptacle or guide 51 of the connector 5 is provided laterally on the side wall 2b (see FIG. 14), so that easy access to the contact pins 50 from the outside is ensured.
- FIGS. 15 to 16 show a modification of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in which, in contrast to FIGS. 1 and 2, the fan 6 is designed as a radial fan, the rotor 61 being configured to direct the air flow L in the direction the axis of rotation z to suck in and output in the radial direction R of the rotor 61.
- the flow channel 23 extends from the air inlet 21 along the housing bottom 2c to an underside 61b of the rotor 61 facing the housing bottom 2c, so that the air flow L is first sucked in towards the housing cover 2a, but then through the rotor 61 in the radial direction R.
- the fan 6 can in principle also be arranged on the circuit board 4, in particular on its upper side 4a, preferably on the base section 43 and immediately connected electrically there, for example by soldering corresponding contacts of the fan 6 with associated conductor tracks of the circuit board 4.
- the fan 6 can also be connected to the circuit board 4 via a further connection (for example in the form of a plug connector).
- the motor 60 of the fan 6 according to FIGS. 19 to 21 can have a coil 62 which is arranged on the upper side 4a of the circuit board 4, in particular on the base section 43, and there is connected to conductor tracks of the circuit board 4 by soldered connections .
- the motor 60 can furthermore have a magnet 63 which is arranged on the rotor 61 and lies opposite the coil 62.
- the rotor 61 is preferably on a shaft extending along the axis of rotation z
- the bearing holder 66 is integrally formed on the housing base 2c, e.g. by injection molding the housing bottom 2c and the bearing holder 66.
- 66 can also extend through a through opening 4c in the circuit board 4. This allows a simple electrical connection of the fan 6 to the circuit board 4 and a secure mounting of the shaft 64 on the housing base 2c.
- the sensor module 1 can be installed by providing a lower housing part 25 of the housing 2, the bearing holder 66 which accommodates the bearing 65 already being formed on the housing base 2c of the lower part 25.
- the circuit board 4, on which the sensor 3 (and possibly further electronic components 70, 71, 72), the connection 5 and the coil 62 for the fan 6 are already arranged, can be arranged on this. After the circuit board 4 has been arranged, the rotor 61 with the shaft 64 can be inserted into the bearing 65, the bearing 65 being accessible via the through opening 4c of the circuit board 4.
- further electronic components 70, 71, 72 can be arranged on the printed circuit board 4, as shown in FIGS. 19 to 21.
- This can be, for example, a LIN transceiver 72, a microcontroller 70, an ESD Protective component 71 as well as a motor control, which can be arranged in the fan 6, act.
- the further components 70, 71, 72 are preferably arranged, like the sensor 3, on the underside 4a of the circuit board 4, which faces the housing base 2c.
- the arrangement on the same side of the circuit board 4 enables the circuit board 4 to be fitted and soldered easily.
- the sensor 3 provided on the end region 44 of the carrier section 40 is arranged on the upper side 4a of the printed circuit board 4, which under certain circumstances provides a better flow to the sensor 3 through the fan 6 generated Air flow L allows.
- FIGS. 22 and 23 show further embodiments of the sensor module 1, in which, in contrast to the embodiments described above, the flow channel 23 is guided starting from the air inlet 21 along the housing cover 2a to an upper side 61a of the rotor 61 which faces the housing cover 2a.
- the air flow L can thus initially be sucked in through the rotor 61 in FIGS. 22 and 23 in the direction of the axis of rotation z towards the housing base 2c.
- the fan 6 is designed as a radial fan 6 so that the air flow L is output in the radial direction R of the rotor 61 through an air outlet 22 from the housing 2, which is formed in the side wall 2b of the housing 2.
- the fan 6 according to FIG. 23 is designed as an axial fan 6, the air flow L being output axially here through an air outlet 22 provided in the housing bottom 2c.
- FIG. 24 shows, in connection with FIGS. 25 to 28, a further embodiment of a sensor module 1 according to the invention for measuring an ambient temperature, which is a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the sensor module 1 has a housing 2 which forms a longitudinally extended flow channel 23 with an air inlet 21 and an air outlet 22.
- a printed circuit board 4 is arranged in the interior 20 of the sensor module 1, the sensor 3 being arranged on the printed circuit board 4 (e.g. a surface-mounted component (SMD)), which is designed for this purpose, e.g. a temperature and / or a relative humidity, and / or a gas concentration of the to measure the air flow L passed by the sensor 3.
- SMD surface-mounted component
- a connection 5 is provided for electrically contacting the sensor module 1, the connection being designed in particular for electrically contacting the sensor 3 and / or for supplying the sensor module 1 with an operating voltage (in particular for the motor and the sensor).
- an output signal from the sensor 3 can be applied to the connection so that measured values (e.g. temperature, relative humidity and / or gas concentration) can be read out via the connection 5.
- the fan 6 arranged in the interior 20 of the sensor module 1 has a rotor 61 rotatable about an axis of rotation z and is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the circuit board 4 via a connection 52 which is arranged on the top 4a of the circuit board 4.
- the air flow L generated by the fan 6 is sucked into the flow channel 23 of the sensor module 1 via the air inlet 21 and is output from the housing 2 or the flow channel 23 through the air outlet 22 formed in the housing cover 2a, so that the air flow L in the housing 2 or flows past sensor 3 in flow channel 23 and flows upstream of sensor 3 in air inlet 21 along a flow direction x that is preferably perpendicular to axis of rotation z, ie at an angle V to axis of rotation z, which is preferably 90 °.
- the printed circuit board 4 can according to FIGS. 27 and 28 (as previously for example with reference to FIGS.
- the sensor 3 can e.g. be arranged on the bottom 4b or the top 4a of the circuit board 4.
- the underside 4b faces the air inlet 21.
- the top 4a of the circuit board 4 faces the fan 6.
- the printed circuit board 4 is preferably arranged parallel to the axis of rotation z of the rotor 61 of the fan 6 and perpendicular to the direction of flow x.
- the fan 6 is designed as an axial fan which sucks in air via the underside 61b of the rotor 61 and ejects it from the air outlet 22 in the direction of the axis of rotation z.
- the housing 2 of the sensor module 1 has, as can be seen from FIGS. 25 and 26, a housing cover 2a and a housing bottom 2c opposite the housing cover 2a, the housing cover 2a and the housing bottom 2c being connected to one another via a side wall 2b of the housing 2 (see Fig. 24).
- the housing 2 of the sensor module 1 has an upper housing part 24 and a lower housing part 25 connected to it, the upper housing part 24 forming the housing cover 2a and the lower housing part 25 forming the housing bottom 2c.
- the side wall 2b can be formed by the upper housing part 24 and the lower housing part 25.
- connection 5 attached in particular on the top side 4a of the circuit board 4 is preferably designed as a plug connector and has a plurality of electrically conductive contact pins 50 which preferably protrude perpendicular to the circuit board 4 from the top side 4a of the circuit board 4.
- the housing 2 has an opening 51 extending perpendicular to the contact pins 50 on the housing base 2c or lower part 25 of the housing, which forms a guide 51 or receptacle for the connector 5 and can be designed to receive a connector contacting the contact pins 50 in a form-fitting manner.
- the guide or plug receptacle 51 is shown in particular in FIG. 28, which shows the part of the side wall 2b of the housing 2 facing away from the inlet opening 21.
- the upper housing part 24 can be connected to the lower housing part 25 via latching lugs provided on the upper housing part 24, which engage in corresponding openings in the lower housing part.
- the locking lugs can of course also be provided on the lower part of the housing. The corresponding openings would then be arranged on the upper part of the housing.
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