阅读说明：本技术 角度检测装置 (Angle detection device ) 是由 W·瓦尔拉芬 于 2020-03-19 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种角度检测装置,特别是用于燃料液位检测装置的角度检测装置,其中,所述角度检测装置具有：载体(10)；罩盖(20),其借助于至少一个焊接连接层或粘合连接层(30)与载体(10)连接；和用于无接触地检测磁体(100)的磁场方向的传感器(40；41),其中,传感器(40；41)被布置在由载体(10)和罩盖(20)限定的内部空间(50)中,特别是被布置在载体(10)上。(The invention relates to an angle detection device, in particular for a fuel level detection device, wherein the angle detection device comprises: a carrier (10); a cover (20) which is connected to the carrier (10) by means of at least one solder or adhesive bonding layer (30); and a sensor (40; 41) for contactlessly detecting the magnetic field direction of the magnet (100), wherein the sensor (40; 41) is arranged in an interior space (50) defined by the carrier (10) and the cover (20), in particular on the carrier (10).)

1. An angle detection device, in particular for a fuel level detection device, wherein the angle detection device has:

a carrier (10);

a cover (20) which is connected to the carrier (10) by means of at least one solder or adhesive bonding layer (30); and

a sensor (40; 41) for contactlessly detecting the direction of the magnetic field of the magnet (100),

wherein the sensor (40; 41) is arranged in an interior space (50) defined by the carrier (10) and the cover (20), in particular on the carrier (10).

2. The angle detection device according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge (31) of the connection layer (30) is at least 1mm and at most 15mm from the outer edge (11) of the carrier (10).

3. The angle detection device according to one of the preceding claims, having at least one conductor line (60-62) which is arranged, in particular in a material-bonded manner, on a carrier (10).

4. The angle detection device according to the preceding claim, wherein the conductor line (60, 61) is arranged completely or partially on the carrier (10) in the interior space (50), in particular:

is led out of the inner space (50) between the carrier (10) and the cover (20); and/or

Is connected to an electrical lead, in particular a plated-through hole (90), which passes at least partially through the carrier (10) or the cover (20), and/or is connected to an interface (301), in particular by means of at least one further conductor track (62), which is arranged on the side of the carrier (10) facing the cover or facing away from the cover.

5. The angle detection device according to one of the preceding claims, having an evaluation circuit (40; 42) for evaluating the sensor (40; 41), which evaluation circuit is in particular programmable via the at least one conductor line (60-62), which evaluation circuit is arranged in the interior space (50), in particular on the carrier (10), in particular designed as a bare chip and/or as an integrated circuit (40) with the sensor, or is designed separately from the sensor.

6. The angle detection device according to one of the preceding claims, having at least one electrical component, in particular a capacitor (43), which is arranged in the interior space (50), in particular on the carrier (10), and is electrically connected to the sensor (41) and/or the evaluation circuit (42), in particular by means of the at least one conductor line (60, 61).

7. Angle detection device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier (10) has at least one electrically insulating surface region and/or a ceramic material, a glass material, a plastic material and/or an epoxy material and/or the cover (20) has a metallic and/or non-ferromagnetic material and/or a recess in which the sensor (40; 41) is at least partially received and/or the interior space (50) is at least partially filled with a gas or an elastic filling or is evacuated.

8. Angle detection device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one electrical insulation (70) is arranged between the carrier (10) and the cover cap (20), and/or wherein at least one fixing layer (71) is arranged, in particular on the at least one electrical insulation (70) or on the carrier (10), on which the connecting layer (30) is arranged.

9. An angle detection arrangement with an angle detection device according to any one of the preceding claims and a movable magnet (100), wherein the carrier (10) is arranged between the cover (20) and the magnet (100), or the cover (20) is arranged between the carrier (10) and the magnet (100), and/or the magnet (100) is rotatably supported about a rotational axis (R) which intersects the interior space (50) and/or encloses an angle with a vertical axis of the carrier (10) in the direction of its wall thickness, which angle is at most 45 °.

10. A fuel level detection device, in particular for a motor vehicle, having an angle detection device according to one of the preceding claims, a magnet (100) and a float (201) coupled thereto, wherein the magnetic field direction of the magnet (100) can be detected contactlessly by means of a sensor (40; 41), in particular having an angle detection arrangement according to the preceding claim.

11. Method for detecting an angle by means of an angle detection device, in particular an angle detection arrangement, according to one of the preceding claims, in particular for detecting a fuel level height by means of a fuel level detection device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the magnetic field direction of the magnet (100) is detected contactlessly by means of a sensor (40; 41), and is correspondingly output, in particular by an evaluation circuit (40; 41) and/or on the basis of a characteristic curve stored in the angle detection device, a processed signal, in particular by means of at least one conductor line (60-62).

12. Method for producing at least one angle detection device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cover (20) and the carrier (10) are connected to one another by means of a connection layer (30), in particular by reflow soldering of at least one solder layer (30), and/or wherein a carrier plate (400) is equipped with a plurality of sensors (40; 41) and is subsequently divided into carriers (10) for the angle detection device.

Technical Field

The invention relates to an angle detection device, an angle detection arrangement and a fuel level detection device having an angle detection device, and to a method for detecting an angle by means of an angle detection device, in particular an angle detection arrangement, a method for detecting a fuel level height by means of a fuel level detection device, and a method for producing an angle detection device.

Background

A passive magnetic position sensor with a contact structure which can be deflected by magnetic means is known from DE 19648539C 2.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of embodiments of the present invention to provide a new, preferably improved, angle detection device or angle detection arrangement, in particular a fuel level detection device, and/or to improve the manufacture and/or the function thereof.

This object is achieved by an angle detection device having the features of claim 1. Claims 9 to 12 provide an angle detection arrangement or a fuel level detection device having an angle detection device described herein or a method for detecting an angle by means of an angle detection device, in particular an angle detection arrangement, described herein, in particular for detecting a fuel level height by means of a fuel level detection device described herein, or a method for producing an angle detection device described herein. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject matter of the dependent claims.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the angle detection device has a carrier, a cover which is connected to the carrier by means of one or more weld/solder connection layers, which are annular in one embodiment, or one or more adhesive connection layers, which are annular in one embodiment, and a sensor which detects the magnetic field direction of the magnet without contact or is provided, in particular set or applied, for this purpose.

In one embodiment, the sensor is a hall (effect) sensor, in particular a 2D vertical hall sensor or a 2D lateral hall sensor, in particular a differential sensor or a triaxial sensor, an xMR sensor, in particular an AMR, GMR or TMR sensor, a magnetic saturation sensor or the like.

In one embodiment, in particular in comparison to the contact structure known from DE 19648539C 2, wear can be reduced by the sensor detecting without contact and thus reliability, accuracy and/or service life can be improved in one embodiment.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the sensor is arranged in an interior space which is completely or partially defined by the carrier and the cover connected to the carrier, in one embodiment on the carrier, in one development inside an annular solder or adhesive bonding layer, in one embodiment in a material-bonded manner, in one development by means of soldering and/or bare-chip packaging ("chip on board" technology, COB).

Thus, in one embodiment, the sensor may advantageously be protected from environmental influences. By means of the welded or adhesive connection layer(s), in one embodiment the carrier and the cover are connected to one another in a sealed manner, in one embodiment in a gas-and/or liquid-tight manner, in particular in a water-, gasoline-and/or diesel-tight manner, whereby the sensor can be (more) advantageously protected from environmental influences.

In particular for this purpose, in one embodiment the welded or bonded connection (respectively) is fuel-resistant, in particular gasoline-resistant and/or diesel-resistant. In one embodiment, in particular for this purpose, the solder connection layer or at least one of the solder connection layer(s) has a metal alloy, in particular a tin alloy and/or a silver alloy and/or a glass, in particular a glass solder, which can in particular be formed from these metal alloys.

In one embodiment, the outer edge of the solder or adhesive connecting layer or at least one of the solder or adhesive connecting layer(s) is arranged at least 1mm and at most 15mm, in particular at most 10mm, from the outer edge of the carrier.

In one embodiment, the sealing and/or production of the angle detection device can thereby be improved, in particular in comparison to edge welding and in particular to edge fusion welding. In one embodiment, a segmented/step-and-repeat production (nutzenfertiging) can thus advantageously be achieved, wherein the (entire) carrier plate is first equipped with a plurality of sensors and covers and subsequently the carrier plate is divided into carriers for the individual angle sensors.

In one embodiment, the angle detection device has one or more, preferably two or three conductor lines, which are arranged (respectively) in a bonded manner on and/or in the carrier in one embodiment and are provided, in particular designed or applied, in one embodiment for the transmission of electrical signals or as electrical conductor lines. The carrier may thus have a substrate, in particular a substrate, on which the conductor track(s) is/are arranged, in particular on which, in one embodiment, it is/are designed as a circuit carrier or circuit board.

In one embodiment, the angle detection device can thus be designed (more) compactly and/or (more) reliably and/or (more) simply.

In one embodiment, the sensor is arranged, in particular in a bonded manner, at least partially on the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines or, in one embodiment, (respectively) at least partially covers the conductor line. In one embodiment, this may improve the fixation of the sensor, in particular the material bond.

In one embodiment, the conductor line or one or more conductor lines thereof is (respectively) arranged completely or (only) partially in the interior.

In one refinement, the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines is/are led out of the interior between the carrier and the cover, in one embodiment with an electrical insulation and/or an adhesive connecting layer, wherein the electrical insulation or the adhesive connecting layer covers the conductor line(s) in one embodiment at least in places.

The sealing and/or production of the angle detection device can thereby be (further) improved in one embodiment, in which a through-opening through the carrier in the interior space is avoided, which impairs the (permanent) sealing of the interior space and/or has to be (more) complicated to produce and/or seal.

In addition or alternatively, the conductor track or one or more of the conductor tracks is/are (respectively) connected to an electrical lead, in one embodiment to a metallized via/plated via/vertical interconnect channel ("DuKo"), which passes completely or (only) partially through the carrier or the cover lid and is in one embodiment connected to a further conductor track, which in one embodiment is arranged, in particular in a bonded manner, on a surface of the carrier facing away from the cover lid.

In one embodiment, the lead or the metallized through hole or one or more of the leads or the metallized through holes (respectively) has a through-passage in the carrier or the cover, which through-passage passes through the carrier or the cover, wherein the through-passage is conductively filled or (inner) walls thereof are conductively coated, so that a conductor line connected thereto, which is arranged at least partially in the inner space, can be supplied and/or tapped/routed (abgegriffen) through the lead or the metallized through hole, in one embodiment, from a side of the carrier facing away from the cover.

In one embodiment, the lead or the metallized through hole or one or more of the leads or the metallized through holes (respectively) is/are closed or sealed in a gas-and/or liquid-tight manner, in particular in a water-, gasoline-and/or diesel-tight manner, in one embodiment in a material-bonded manner, in particular by welding, in one embodiment by metal or glass welding, or by gluing.

In one embodiment, one end of the lead or one or more of the leads (respectively) is arranged in the inner space. In one embodiment, both ends of the lead or one or more of the leads are arranged (respectively) outside the inner space.

In one embodiment, the signal transmission from the interior can thereby be realized in each case, in particular in a combination of two or more of the features, in a (more) simple, (more) compact and/or (more) reliable manner.

In one embodiment, the conductor tracks arranged completely or completely in the interior space or one or more of the conductor tracks (respectively) are therefore connected to a lead(s) which is/are likewise arranged with one end in the interior space, in particular with this end, wherein in one embodiment the other end of the lead can be connected to another conductor track on the surface of the carrier facing away from the cover.

In addition or alternatively, in one embodiment, the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines (respectively) which is/are led out of the interior between the carrier and the cover are connected to a (said) lead, the two ends of which are arranged outside the interior, in particular connected to one of said ends, wherein in one embodiment the other end of the lead can be connected to another conductor line on the surface of the carrier facing away from the cover.

In one embodiment, the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines, in particular the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines which is/are led out of the interior between the carrier and the cover, or the conductor line or the conductor lines which is/are connected to an (electrical) lead(s) which runs through the carrier or the cover, in particular is/are arranged completely in the interior, are (respectively) connected in one embodiment to an (electrical) interface by means of at least one further conductor line, which interface is arranged in one embodiment on the side of the carrier which faces the cover and in another embodiment on the side of the carrier which faces away from the cover. The connection/lead can be fixed to the interface in one embodiment, in one embodiment the connection can be fixed by material bonding, in particular by welding, or by force locking, in particular by means of a clip.

In one embodiment, the angle detection device can be designed (more) compactly by means of the cover-side interface, and in one embodiment, the surface of the carrier facing away from the cover can be better or jointly utilized by means of the interface facing away from the cover.

In one embodiment, the angle detection device has an evaluation circuit which is arranged in the interior, in particular in one embodiment in a material-bonded manner, on the carrier, in one embodiment by means of a bare chip package (COB), and/or evaluates, in particular processes, signals of the sensor or is provided, in particular set or applied, for this purpose.

In one embodiment, the evaluation or processing of the signals of the sensor is thereby at least partially carried out by the angle detection device itself, and thus in one embodiment the connection and/or use of the angle detection device is improved.

In a further development, the evaluation circuit, in one embodiment by way of the conductor line or one or more conductor lines thereof, is programmed or the evaluation circuit and, if appropriate, the conductor line(s) are provided, in particular set or applied, for this purpose. In particular, a characteristic curve for the sensor, which is variable in one embodiment, can be stored in the evaluation circuit and/or preset, in particular changed, by the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines.

In one embodiment, the angle detection device can thus advantageously be adjusted in situ (first or again).

Additionally or alternatively, the evaluation circuit is designed in one embodiment as a bare chip ("bare die").

Thereby, in one embodiment, the manufacturing may be (further) improved and/or the angle detection device may be (more) compactly designed.

Additionally or alternatively, the evaluation circuit is designed in one embodiment as an integrated circuit with the sensor or combined with the sensor into an integrated circuit.

Thereby, in one embodiment, the manufacturing may be (further) improved and/or the angle detection device may be (more) compactly designed.

In an alternative embodiment, the evaluation circuit is designed separately from the sensor, in particular the evaluation circuit and the sensor are arranged on the carrier separately and/or at a distance from one another in one embodiment.

In one embodiment, the production of the different angle detection devices can thereby be simplified.

In one embodiment, the angle detection device has one or more electrical components, in particular a capacitor(s) or the like, which are arranged in the interior, in one embodiment on the carrier and/or in a bonded manner, and are electrically connected to the sensor and/or the evaluation circuit, in particular via the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines.

In one embodiment, signal filtering and/or protection, in particular electrical protection, in particular interference voltage protection or overload protection, can thereby be advantageously implemented.

In one embodiment, the sensor, the evaluation circuit and/or the electrical component or one or more electrical components therein are (respectively) connected to the conductor track or one or more conductor tracks thereof in one embodiment by means of contacts and/or connections, in particular jumpers/crimp wires or the like.

In one embodiment, the sensor, the evaluation circuit and/or the electrical component or one or more of the electrical components are supplied with power and/or tapped by the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines, and/or an in particular electrical signal is transmitted from the sensor, the evaluation circuit and/or the electrical component or one or more of the electrical components, and/or an in particular electrical signal is transmitted to the sensor, the evaluation circuit and/or the electrical component or one or more of the electrical components by the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines, or the conductor line(s) is/are applied for this purpose or the conductor line(s) is/are provided, in particular set for this purpose.

Thereby, manufacturing and/or electrical connection may (further) be improved in one embodiment.

In one embodiment, the carrier has one or more electrically insulating surface regions, in a refinement a single-or multi-layer substrate or a single-or multi-layer base body made of an electrically insulating material.

In one embodiment, the conductor lines can thus advantageously be electrically insulated from one another.

In one embodiment, the cover cap is made of a metallic and/or non-ferromagnetic material, for example ceramic, plastic or the like, and the cover cap can in particular be made entirely of metal or in an alternative embodiment be coated with metal on the edge of the base body, which is connected to the connection layer and which in one embodiment is made of a non-ferromagnetic material.

The metal cover or the cover with the metallized edge can be welded particularly advantageously in one embodiment. In a cover made at least partially of a non-ferromagnetic material, the magnet detected by the sensor may advantageously be arranged on the cover side.

In one embodiment, the cover has a recess in which the sensor is at least partially received. In particular, the cover can be designed in the form of a can.

Thereby, in an embodiment, the sensor may be protected and/or the angle detection means may be (more) compactly designed.

In one embodiment, the interior space is completely or partially filled with a gas and/or an elastomeric filler or is evacuated.

In one embodiment, the sensor, the evaluation circuit and/or the one or more electrical components can thereby be advantageously protected.

In one embodiment, at least one, in one embodiment annular, electrical insulation is arranged between the carrier and the cover, which in one embodiment at least partially covers the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines therein and/or is arranged in a bonded manner on the carrier or the cover. In addition or alternatively, at least one, in one embodiment metallic and/or annular, fastening layer is arranged between the carrier and the cover cap, in one embodiment on the carrier or the electrical insulation and/or in a materially bonded manner, on which the or at least one solder or adhesive bonding layer is arranged. In a further embodiment, the solder or adhesive bonding layer or at least one of the solder or adhesive bonding layers is arranged on an electrical insulation or a carrier.

In one embodiment, the conductor lines can advantageously be guided out of the interior space between the carrier and the cover, in particular welded, and/or in particular electrically insulated from one another by an electrical insulation. In one embodiment, the adhesive connecting layer may at least partially form an electrical insulation. In one embodiment, the construction of the solder connection layer can be improved by the fixing layer.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the angle detection arrangement has the angle detection device described here and a movable magnet, wherein in one embodiment the magnetic field direction of the magnet is or can be detected contactlessly by a sensor.

In one embodiment, the carrier is arranged between the cover and the magnet, or the magnet is arranged on the side of the carrier facing away from the cover.

Thus, in one embodiment, the cover may be made of a metal having ferromagnetic properties.

In an alternative embodiment, the cover is arranged between the carrier and the magnet, or the magnet is arranged on the side of the cover facing away from the carrier.

In one embodiment, a metallized through-hole through the carrier can thus be realized particularly advantageously. In addition or alternatively, the distance between the magnet and the sensor can thereby be reduced, in particular in the case of a non-ferromagnetic cover.

In one embodiment, the magnet can be rotated (supported) about a rotational axis, in particular a kinematic axis, which in particular virtually intersects the interior and/or encloses an angle of at most 45 °, in particular at most 30 °, in one embodiment at most 15 °, in particular thus at least substantially perpendicularly, on the carrier or its plane, with a vertical axis of the carrier extending in the direction of its (in particular smallest) wall thickness.

Thereby, in an embodiment, the angle detection arrangement may be (more) compactly designed and/or (more) accurately detect the orientation or angular position of the magnet.

The angle detection device or the angle detection arrangement according to the invention can be used or provided particularly advantageously for detecting, in particular for detecting, the fuel level height, in particular on the basis of an advantageous sealing and/or angle detection.

Accordingly, according to one embodiment of the invention, a fuel level (height) detection device, in particular for a motor vehicle, has in one embodiment of the motor vehicle the angle detection device described here and a magnet or the angle detection arrangement described here, the magnetic field direction of which is detected or can be detected contactlessly by a sensor of the angle detection device.

In one embodiment, the float is coupled, in one embodiment mechanically, in particular by a linkage or the like, to the magnet or to the magnet of the angle detection arrangement of the fuel level (height) detection device and/or in such a way that a change in the level height causes a, in particular defined, rotation of the magnet about an axis of rotation or the axis of rotation or a corresponding change in the direction of its magnetic field, which change can be detected or detected by the sensor.

According to one embodiment of the invention, in order to detect an angle by means of the angle detection device described here, in particular the angle detection arrangement, in one embodiment for detecting the fuel level height by means of the fuel level (height) detection device described here, the direction of the magnetic field of one or of the magnets is detected contactlessly by means of a sensor and a corresponding signal is output in one embodiment by means of the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines, in one embodiment by means of an evaluation circuit and/or on the basis of a signal stored in the angle detection device, in particular the evaluation circuit, in one embodiment preset, in particular changed, characteristic curve by means of the conductor line or conductor lines.

According to one embodiment of the invention, for producing the angle detection device described here, the cover cap and the carrier are connected to one another by means of a solder connection layer(s) or an adhesive connection layer, in one embodiment by reflow soldering ("reflow soldering") of at least one solder layer.

In addition or alternatively, according to one embodiment of the invention, in order to produce a plurality of angle detection devices of the type described here, which are structurally identical in one embodiment, a plurality of sensors is first of all fitted to a, in particular, one-piece carrier plate, in one embodiment additionally a plurality of evaluation circuits and/or electrical components, and the carrier plate is then divided into carriers for the individual angle sensors.

In one embodiment, after the assembly of the sensor and, if appropriate, of the evaluation circuit and/or the electrical component for the carrier board, the plurality of covers are connected to the carrier board, which is still integral in one embodiment, by means of the respective solder connection layer(s) or adhesive connection layer, in one embodiment by reflow soldering, so that one of the sensors and, if appropriate, one or more of the evaluation circuit and/or the electrical component, respectively, is arranged in the interior space defined by the carrier board and the respective cover, and the carrier board thus assembled is subsequently divided or separated into carriers for the one or more individual angle detection devices. In particular, the carrier plate can therefore be segmented, or the angle detection device can be produced by means of segmented production.

In one embodiment, the sensor, the evaluation circuit and/or the one or more electrical components of the angle detection device or of one or more of the angle detection devices are electrically connected to the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines, in one embodiment in a bonded manner, by means of contacts and/or by means of wires, in particular jumpers, in one embodiment during or after the assembly of the sensor, the evaluation circuit or the electrical components to the carrier plate and before the connection to the cover.

In one embodiment, the carrier with the one or more conductor lines is (designed as) a circuit board or a circuit carrier, or the carrier board is (designed as) a total circuit board.

Additionally or alternatively, in one embodiment, the carrier has a ceramic material, a glass material, a plastic material and/or an epoxy material, in particular ceramic laminates and/or composites, glass laminates and/or composites, plastic laminates and/or composites and/or epoxy laminates and/or composites, in one embodiment with a plastic material and/or an epoxy material, in particular with polyimide, polytetrafluoroethylene or hydrocarbon resin, in particular with glass fibres and/or ceramic, in particular ceramic, fillers, in particular from which, in particular, from ceramic materials, epoxy glass fibre composites, hydrocarbon resins with ceramic fillers, polytetrafluoroethylene composites with ceramics or polyimide composites with glass fibres.

In one embodiment, it is thereby possible to (further) improve the production and/or the sealing, in particular the service life, of the angle detection device or the fuel level detection device, and/or to manufacture the angle detection device or the fuel level detection device more simply, in particular in a combination of two or more of the above-mentioned features.

In one embodiment, the cover is arranged above the carrier. Additionally or alternatively, in one embodiment, the carrier completely covers the cover. In addition or alternatively, the conductor line or one or more of the conductor lines is/are arranged flat (planar) on or in the carrier, in particular on or in the carrier.

In one embodiment, the angle detection device can thus be produced in a separate manner, in particular in a combination of two or more of the features, in an advantageous, in particular simple and/or compact manner.

Drawings

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Further advantageous developments of the invention emerge from the dependent claims and the following description of preferred embodiments. This section shows schematically:

figure 1 shows a fuel level detection arrangement comprising an angle detection arrangement with angle detection means according to one embodiment of the present invention,

figure 2 shows an angle detection arrangement in a top view,

figure 3 shows the angle detection arrangement in a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in figure 2,

figure 4 shows in a view corresponding to figure 3 an angle detection arrangement according to another embodiment of the invention,

fig. 5 shows a top view of the carrier plate during the manufacture of the angle detection device.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows a fuel level detection device according to one embodiment of the present invention having an angle detection arrangement with an angle detection device arranged in a fuel tank 200.

The float 201 is coupled to the permanent magnet 100 of the detection device in such a way that a change in the liquid level causes the magnet 100 to rotate about a rotational axis R, which is perpendicular to the plane of the drawing of fig. 1.

Fig. 2 shows the angle detection arrangement in a top view and fig. 3 shows the angle detection arrangement in a cross-sectional view along the line III-III in fig. 2.

The angle detection device of the angle detection arrangement has a carrier 10 and a cover 20.

On the surface (upper side in fig. 3) of the carrier 10, two conductor lines 60, 61 and an annular electrical insulation 70 are arranged in a bonded manner, which covers the two conductor lines 60, 61.

A metallic fastening layer 71 is arranged on the electrically insulating part 70 in a materially bonded manner, to which the cover lid 20 is connected by means of the welded connection layer 30, so that the carrier 10 and the cover lid 20 delimit an interior space 50.

The distance between the outer edge 31 of the solder connection layer 30 and the outer edge 11 of the carrier 10 is between 1mm and 15 mm.

Arranged in the interior 50 is a sensor for the contactless detection of the direction of the magnetic field of the magnet 100, which in the exemplary embodiment of fig. 2 and 3 is combined with an evaluation circuit to form an integrated circuit 40, which is arranged on the carrier 10 in a bonded manner and is connected via a jumper 80 to a conductor line 60, 61, which is itself led out of the interior 50 between the carrier 10 and the cover 20 and via which, on the one hand, a signal of the integrated circuit 40 can be output to a line 300, which is connected to the conductor line 60, 61 in a bonded manner or in a force-fitting manner at an interface 301 and, on the other hand, via which, in turn, a characteristic curve, in particular a reprogramming, of the evaluation circuit of the integrated circuit 40 for the evaluation sensor can be programmed in situ/in situ.

In the embodiment of fig. 2, 3, the carrier 10 is arranged between the cover 20 and a magnet 100, the axis of rotation R of which intersects the inner space 50 and encloses an angle of about 0 ° with the vertical axis of the carrier in the direction of its wall thickness (vertical in fig. 3).

In order to detect the liquid level, the magnetic field direction of the magnet 100 is detected in a contactless manner by means of the sensor of the integrated circuit 40, and a corresponding signal, which is processed by the evaluation circuit of the integrated circuit 40 on the basis of the characteristic curve stored or programmed therein, is output via the conductor lines 60, 61 to the line 300.

In order to produce a plurality of structurally identical angle detection devices of the type described above, a plurality of integrated circuits 40 are first assembled for a carrier plate 400, which is shown in dashed lines in fig. 3 and on whose surface the respective conductor tracks 60, 61 are arranged, before, in parallel with or after which a respective electrical insulation 70 is arranged and on which metallic fastening layers 71 are arranged, which are subsequently connected to a respective cover lid 20 by reflow soldering of a solder layer, which here forms a respective solder connection layer 30, and this assembled carrier plate 400 is subsequently divided into the individual carriers 10 for the one or more individual carriers 10.

Fig. 4 shows, in a diagram corresponding to fig. 3, an angle detection arrangement according to another embodiment of the invention, which can be used in the fuel level detection device of fig. 1 instead of the angle detection arrangement of fig. 2, 3.

In this case, identical or functionally identical features are denoted by the same reference numerals, so that reference is made to the previous description and only the differences will be discussed below.

In the exemplary embodiment of fig. 4, the conductor lines 60, 61 are not led out of the interior 50 between the carrier 10 and the cover 20, but are connected to a metallized via/plated via/vertical interconnection channel 90 which passes through the carrier 10 and is itself connected to the conductor line 62, which is arranged on the surface of the carrier 10 facing away from the cover (lower part in fig. 4). The metallized through holes 90 are sealed with a filler 92.

Furthermore, in the exemplary embodiment of fig. 4, the sensor 41 for contactless detection of the magnetic field direction of the magnet 100, the evaluation circuit in the form of the bare chip 42 and the capacitor 43 are designed separately, are each arranged in a bonded manner on the carrier 10 and are connected to the conductor lines 60, 61 by means of jumpers 80.

Furthermore, in the embodiment of fig. 4, the cover lid 20 is arranged between the carrier 10 and the magnet 100 and is connected to the carrier 10 without the electrical insulation 70 by means of the solder connection layer 30.

For this purpose, the cover 20 has a base body 21 made of a non-ferromagnetic material, the edges of which are metallized and which is connected to the solder connection layer 30 by reflow soldering in the segment production described above. The metal fastening layer 71 is arranged on the carrier 10 in a material-bonded manner.

Fig. 5 shows a top view of the carrier plate 400 during the manufacture of the angle detection device(s).

While exemplary embodiments have been illustrated in the foregoing description, it should be noted that a vast number of variations can be implemented.

Thus, in particular instead of the two conductor lines shown, three or more conductor lines can also be provided.

Additionally or alternatively, the features explained with reference to the exemplary embodiment of fig. 4 and vice versa, i.e. in particular the carrier-side arrangement of the metal cover 20, the integrated circuit 40 and/or the magnet 100 in the exemplary embodiment of fig. 4 and/or the separate arrangement of the sensor 41, the evaluation circuit 42 and/or the capacitor 43, the non-ferromagnetic base body 21 and/or the cover-side arrangement of the magnet 100 in the exemplary embodiment of fig. 2 and 3, can also be realized in the exemplary embodiment of fig. 2 and 3.

In addition or alternatively, instead of the solder connection layer 30, an adhesive connection layer can be provided separately or already separately. In this case, the fastening layer or the metallization and/or adhesive bonding layer at the edge of the cover cap can be dispensed with and at the same time an electrical insulation can be formed, in particular in the exemplary embodiment of fig. 2 and 3 with conductor tracks 60, 61 which are led out of the interior between the carrier and the cover.

Additionally or alternatively, the sensor 40 or 41 can be arranged in one embodiment in a material-bonded manner, partially on or already on the two conductor lines 60, 61 or on one of the two conductor lines 60, 61, or (respectively) partially cover the two conductor lines in one embodiment.

It should also be noted that the exemplary embodiments are only examples, and should not limit the scope, applicability, and configuration in any way. Rather, the foregoing description will provide those skilled in the art with a guidance for implementing at least one exemplary embodiment, in which various changes may be made, particularly in matters of function and arrangement of parts described without departing from the scope of protection afforded by the claims and the equivalents thereof.