Attachment Part for a Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle Comprising an Attachment Part of this Type, and Production Method

Abstract

An attachment part for a motor vehicle includes a main body and a securing element where the attachment part is mechanically securable to the motor vehicle by the securing element. An electrical consumer is integrated into the attachment part. Connection conductor tracks are attached to the main body, contact the electrical consumer, and extend as far as the securing element where the electrical consumer is electrically connectable to a power supply on the motor vehicle by the connection conductor tracks.

Claims

1.-11. (canceled)

12. An attachment part for a motor vehicle, comprising: a main body; a securing element, wherein the attachment part is mechanically securable to the motor vehicle by the securing element; an electrical consumer integrated into the attachment part; and connection conductor tracks, wherein the connection conductor tracks are attached to the main body, contact the electrical consumer, and extend as far as the securing element and wherein the electrical consumer is electrically connectable to a power supply on the motor vehicle by the connection conductor tracks.

13. The attachment part according to claim 12, wherein the electrical consumer is a surface heating system and has a conductor track structure attached to the main body.

14. The attachment part according to claim 12, wherein the main body has a visible side and an inner side opposite the visible side, wherein the securing element protrudes from the inner side, and wherein the connection conductor tracks are disposed on opposite side faces of the securing element.

15. The an attachment part according to claim 12, further comprising: a capacitive sensor array disposed on the main body and having a further conductor track structure; and sensor connection conductor tracks which extend from the capacitive sensor array as far as the securing element.

16. The attachment part according to claim 15, wherein the electrical consumer is a surface heating system and has a conductor track structure attached to the main body and wherein the connection conductor tracks, the conductor track structure, the sensor connection conductor tracks, and the further conductor track structure of the capacitive sensor array are printed onto the main body by a printing process.

17. A motor vehicle, comprising: the attachment part according to claim 12; and a mating securing element disposed on the motor vehicle; wherein the attachment part is secured to the motor vehicle by an engagement of the securing element with the mating securing element; wherein the mating securing element is configured as an electrical mating contact for the connection conductor tracks such that the electrical consumer is connected to an electrical or electronic device on the motor vehicle by the engagement of the securing element and the mating securing element.

18. The motor vehicle according to claim 17, wherein the securing element and the mating securing element are clip elements or clamping elements.

19. A method for producing an attachment part for a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of: providing a main body and a securing element disposed on the main body; attaching an electrical consumer to or in the main body; and applying connection conductor tracks to the main body that contact the electrical consumer and extend as far as the securing element.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising the step of printing the connection conductor tracks onto the main body.

21. The method according to claim 19, wherein the electrical consumer has a conductor track structure printed on the main body.

22. The method according to claim 19, further comprising the steps of: arranging a capacitive sensor array on the main body; and printing a further conductor track structure and sensor connection conductor tracks on the main body, wherein the sensor connection conductor tracks contact the further conductor track structure and extend as far as the securing element.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] FIG. 1 is a plan view of an exemplary attachment part;

[0029] FIG. 2 is a side view of the attachment from FIG. 1;

[0030] FIG. 3 is a side view of the attachment part from FIG. 1 installed in a vehicle; and

[0031] FIG. 4 is an exemplary mating securing element.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] An exemplary attachment part 1 includes a main body 10. FIG. 1 shows a plan view of an inner side 12 of the attachment part 10. A visible side opposite the inner side 12 is directed into the image plane.

[0033] Securing elements 20, 22 are arranged on the inner side 12 and serve to mechanically secure the attachment part to the vehicle. Two securing elements 20, 22 are shown as an example; more or fewer securing elements can also be provided.

[0034] Furthermore, an electrical consumer 30 in the form of a surface heating system is arranged on the inner side 12 of the attachment part 10. The surface heating system has a conductor track structure 32, which is formed as a heating portion and can be heated by applying an electrical power. The conductor track structure is contacted via connection conductor tracks 40, 42. The connection conductor tracks run over the main body 10 and are continued as far as the securing element 20.

[0035] FIG. 2 shows a side view of the attachment part 1 from FIG. 1. It can be seen that the securing elements 20, 22 each protrude from the inner side of the attachment part 1. The connection conductor tracks 40, 42 are led up on opposite sides of the securing element 20 and extend up into a securing portion of the securing element 20. In the end region, the connection conductor tracks 40, 42 can be widened to enable better contact.

[0036] To assemble the attachment part 10 on the vehicle, it is secured to a further component 50, which can be part of the vehicle body, for example, see FIG. 3. For this purpose, the securing elements 20, 22 are guided through recesses in the component 50, wherein their securing portions engage with corresponding mating securing elements 60, 62 on the vehicle. In the present case, the securing elements 40, 42 and the mating securing elements 60, 62 are a clamping and latching connection.

[0037] An exemplary mating securing element 60 is shown in FIG. 4. When the securing element 20 is pushed into the mating securing element 60, the spring structure of the mating securing element 60 ensures that the inner limbs 63, 64 come into contact with the securing element 20. This achieves a mechanical securing. The mating securing element 60 furthermore has detent lugs 68, which press into the inserted securing element 20 and make disassembly more difficult or prevent it.

[0038] The mating securing element 60 is also formed as an electrical contact. For this purpose, it has a contact connection on each of the inner limbs 63, 64 (in FIG. 4, only one contact connection 66 can be seen on the inner limb 61), which provides an electrical connection to a power supply on the vehicle via cables 70, 72. These contact terminals correspond to the connection conductor tracks 40, 42 on the securing element 20, so that electrical contact is provided when the securing element 20 and mating securing element 60 engage with each other. Consequently, the mechanical securing of the attachment part also results in electrical contact with the surface heating system at the same time.

[0039] FIG. 5 shows a plan view of a further exemplary attachment part 1A. In addition to the attachment part 1 described in FIG. 1, this attachment part has a capacitive sensor array 80 with a further conductor track structure, not shown in more detail, as well as sensor connection conductor tracks 90, 92, which are routed from the sensor array to the securing element 20 for electrical contacting of the sensor array with a vehicle-side power supply and/or a control unit. The sensor array 80 is configured, for example, to be able to set operating modes of the surface heating system or to be able to switch it on or off.

[0040] The sensor array 80 can then be electrically contacted analogously to the described contacting of the surface heating system 30. For this purpose, additional electrical contacts would have to be provided on the mating securing element 60, which correspond to the sensor connection conductor tracks 90, 92 on the securing element 20 and provide, for example, an electrical contact to a control unit or the like.

[0041] The conductor tracks 40, 42, the conductive track structure 32 of the surface heating system 30, the conductor track structure of the sensor array 80, and the sensor connection conductor tracks 90, 92 are preferably printed on the main body 10 using printing technology.

LIST OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS

[0042] 1, 1A attachment part

[0043] 10 main body

[0044] 12 inner side

[0045] 20, 22 securing elements

[0046] 30 electrical consumer

[0047] 32 conductor track structure

[0048] 40, 42 connection conductor tracks

[0049] 50 component

[0050] 60, 62 mating securing element

[0051] 63, 64 inner limb

[0052] 66 contact connection

[0053] 68 detent lugs

[0054] 70, 72 cable

[0055] 80 sensor array

[0056] 90, 92 sensor connection conductor tracks