Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit and method for producing a wrist unit of same, method for producing a finger unit of same and method for producing a thumb unit of same

Abstract

The invention relates to a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) for monitoring and evaluating the assembly quality of a plug connector, wherein the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) comprises at least one wrist unit (2), at least one thumb unit (3), and at least one finger unit (4), wherein the at least one wrist unit (2), the at least one thumb unit (3), and the at least one finger unit (4) each have at least one circuit board (24, 41, 310, 311, 312), and the wrist unit (2) and the thumb unit (3) are each provided with at least one microphone (9) on their respective at least one circuit board (24, 311), wherein the respective microphone (9) is sealed off from the surroundings of the wrist unit (2) and the thumb unit (3) by a combination of at least one membrane (82) and at least one sealing element (80).

Description

[0001] P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0002] 1

[0003] Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit, as well as a method for manufacturing a wrist unit of such a unit, a method for manufacturing a finger unit of such a unit, and a method for manufacturing a thumb unit of such a unit.

[0004] The invention relates to a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit for monitoring and evaluating the assembly quality of a connector, wherein the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit comprises at least one wrist unit, at least one thumb unit and at least one finger unit, wherein the at least one wrist unit, the at least one thumb unit and the at least one finger unit each comprise at least one printed circuit board, a method for manufacturing a wrist unit of such a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit, a method for manufacturing a finger unit of such a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit and a method for manufacturing a thumb unit of such a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit.

[0005] Methods and devices, particularly in the form of mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation units, for checking and evaluating the quality of a connector connection that emits a characteristic acoustic click signal during mating are known in the prior art. During mating, the plug and socket parts of the connector, or parts thereof, are locked together, emitting an audible click signal during this locking process. Such connectors are typically assembled manually. Often, it is not immediately apparent during assembly whether the connection is complete and correct, i.e., whether a complete, secure, and proper locking has occurred, and thus whether the connection is secure.The assembly force is strongly influenced by the individual performing the work, depends on the executing hand, the hand position, the sequence of movements and any P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

[0006] 2

[0007] Tilting of the components being assembled. As a rule, an improper connector connection will be discovered at the latest during end-of-line testing. However, an incorrectly executed connection of such a connector requires complex and therefore expensive rework to rectify the problem. For this reason, control systems and procedures for checking the assembly of connectors in particular are known, including the use of mobile sensor devices.

[0008] From WO 2013 / 131632 A1, for example, a control system and a method for monitoring the assembly of a coupling device are known, comprising at least one connector, wherein a mobile sensor device is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the connector's signal source. The signal is an electronic and / or acoustic or sound signal. The signal emitted during the mating process is detected and evaluated. If a sound signal, i.e., the characteristic noise of a mating process, such as the characteristic noise of a connector locking or clicking, is emitted as the signal, it is detected during the mating process and evaluated in an evaluation unit. The detected signal orThe sound can be separated from interference signals, especially background noise, and then checked to ensure proper locking, i.e., a secure connection. The mobile sensor device is designed to detect a sound signal transmitted through the body and / or air. The mobile sensor device is arranged on or integrated into a carrier material, wherein the carrier material is, for example, a work glove and / or a garment and / or a device wearable on a person's body, such as a belt, a watch, or a wristband, into which the mobile sensor device can be or is integrated.

[0009] From WO 2016 / 070984 A1, a device and a method for monitoring the assembly of two components using a click-fit fastener for connecting the components are known, wherein a sensor for detecting an assembly force and a sound receiver are provided. During assembly P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0010] 3. The force applied to at least one of the two components by means of a device used to connect them, and the sound generated during assembly, are measured. Additionally, the acceleration of a finger and / or hand of an operator performing the assembly is measured during assembly. The acoustic sensor is susceptible to interference from distant background noise, such as the noise level in an assembly hall.

[0011] From WO 2015 / 053936 A1, a system for ensuring the joining of a connector is known, in which a microphone is arranged near the joining zone of electrical connectors, the microphone being designed to detect an audible sound as soon as the electrical connector is joined. Furthermore, an output unit is provided, which is connected to the microphone and receives the audio signals from the microphone. The output unit processes the audio signals to ensure the joining connection.

[0012] WO 2017 / 062124 A1 also discloses a system for ensuring the joining of a connector. This system comprises a user-worn sensor unit, worn near or on the operator's hand, wherein the sensor unit includes an acoustic sensor positioned near the joining zone of electrical connectors. The acoustic sensor can detect an audible sound as soon as the electrical connector is joined. The system further comprises a user-worn controller connected to the acoustic sensor, wherein the controller receives the audio signals from the acoustic sensor and processes the audio signals to determine the joining status of a connector. The controller provides feedback to the operator regarding the joining status of the connector.

[0013] From WO 2017 / 062122 A1, another system for ensuring a joining connection of a connector is known. This comprises an acoustic sensor that is arranged near a joining zone of electrical connectors, P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0014] 4. The acoustic sensor is designed to detect audible noises as soon as the electrical connector is joined. Furthermore, a connector identification sensor is provided, which is positioned near the electrical connectors. The connector identification sensor identifies the presence of electrical connectors. The system also includes a controller, which is connected to the acoustic sensor and the connector identification sensor. The controller receives the connector identification signals from the connector identification sensor, as well as the acoustic signals from the acoustic sensor. The controller processes the connector identification signals and the acoustic signals for safety verification of the joint.

[0015] Furthermore, FR 3 024 522 B1 discloses a system and a method for determining the locking status of a manual connection of a latching quick connector. In this system, a carrier is fixed to an operator, and at least one acoustic sensor is provided for measuring acoustic signals emitted by the connection. The measured acoustic signal is recorded. The recorded acoustic signals are filtered and compared with acoustic reference signals that are representative of the locking state of the connector, thereby simultaneously obtaining the result of this comparison. A message is then sent to the operator indicating whether a locked state has been achieved or not.

[0016] From DE 10 2014 016 153 A1, a device and a method are known that are suitable for monitoring the assembly of two components to be joined by means of a clip fastening, wherein a sensor for detecting an assembly force and a sound receiver are provided. The sensor for detecting an assembly force and / or the sound receiver are arranged on a glove. In the method for monitoring the assembly of two components to be joined by means of a clip fastening, the force applied to one of the two components during the assembly of the two components is measured by means of a device that connects the two components.

[0017] 5

[0018] The components used are measured, and the sound generated during the assembly of the two components is measured.

[0019] WO 2022 / 146260 A1 discloses a detection device for a connector locking state, comprising at least one body positioned on a hand, wherein at least one accelerometer is arranged near a finger to detect the vibration movement of the hand, at least one gyroscope is arranged near the finger to detect the orientation of the hand, at least one acoustic sensor is arranged near the finger to detect the noise of the connector, at least one feedback module is arranged on the body of the detection device to generate visual and haptic feedback to the user, at least one energy source is also arranged on the body of the detection device, and at least one controller is arranged on the body of the detection device and is configured for the accelerometer, the gyroscope, and the acoustic sensor.

[0020] Depending on the specific connector, the acoustic signal to be detected, which is used to evaluate whether a successful mating operation has occurred and thus assess the quality of the connection, can be a very faint clicking sound that is to be captured by a microphone. Therefore, it can sometimes be very difficult to capture precisely this sound in order to use it as the basis for evaluation. Accordingly, ensuring the targeted reception of acoustic signals seems desirable.

[0021] The present invention is therefore based on the objective of providing a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit for monitoring and evaluating the assembly quality of a connector, wherein the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit comprises at least one wrist unit, at least one thumb unit and at least one finger unit, as well as a method for manufacturing its components, i.e. the at least one wrist unit, which comprises at least P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0022] 6. To further develop a thumb unit and at least one finger unit in such a way that targeted reception of acoustic signals can be ensured during the assembly of a connector.

[0023] The problem is solved for a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the preamble of claim 1 in that the at least one wrist unit, the at least one thumb unit and the at least one finger unit each have at least one printed circuit board and the wrist unit and the thumb unit are each provided with at least one microphone on their respective at least one printed circuit board, wherein the respective microphone is sealed from the environment of the wrist unit and the thumb unit by a combination of at least one membrane and at least one sealing element.The problem is solved for a method for manufacturing a wrist unit of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit by mounting at least one microphone on at least one printed circuit board in the area of ​​a through-opening formed therein as a sound channel, and by applying at least one sealing element with at least one membrane around the sound channel and covering it with the membrane on the outside of the printed circuit board opposite the microphone to protect and seal the microphone, inserting the printed circuit board into a first housing part and fixing it therein, arranging further functional components of the wrist unit in the first housing part, and connecting the first housing part to at least a second housing part.The problem is solved for a method for manufacturing a thumb unit of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit by connecting at least one electrical line to at least one printed circuit board on which at least one microphone is mounted in the area of ​​a through-hole serving as a sound channel, and at least one sealing element provided with at least one membrane for protecting and sealing the at least one microphone, surrounding the sound channel and covering it with the at least one membrane, is mounted on the printed circuit board on the outside opposite the arrangement of the at least one microphone, P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

[0024] 7. At least one printed circuit board is inserted into a base body of the thumb unit, and the assembly is overmolded with overmolding material to form an outer housing. Further developments of the invention are defined in the dependent claims.

[0025] This creates a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit for monitoring and evaluating the assembly quality of a connector, comprising at least one wrist unit, at least one thumb unit, and at least one finger unit. Each wrist unit and thumb unit includes at least one microphone, optimally sealed externally by a combination of at least one diaphragm and at least one sealing element. By positioning the microphone on one outer surface of the circuit board and the combination of the sealing element and diaphragm on the opposite outer surface of the circuit board, and connecting them via a sound channel formed as a through-hole in the circuit board, the acoustic signals can be directed precisely to the microphone.Furthermore, the combination of at least one sealing element and at least one membrane ensures that the sound channel, which is formed as a through-hole in the circuit board in front of the microphone, remains free of dust particles and other contaminants that could otherwise impede the reception of acoustic signals. This guarantees that the acoustic signals arrive at the at least one microphone undisturbed and can be received by it.

[0026] The at least one sealing element and the at least one membrane advantageously form a unit that can be attached, in particular glued, to the at least one circuit board of the wrist unit or thumb unit. The at least one membrane covers the sound channel in front of the at least one microphone. The at least one membrane is advantageously an acoustic membrane, so that the transmission of acoustic signals through the sound channel in the at least one circuit board can be ensured. The at least one sealing element can further advantageously consist of at least one P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0027] The sealing elements consist of 8 compressible material, in particular at least one foam, and are provided with a central through-opening. The central through-opening is preferably arranged in line with the sound channel of the circuit board, so that this sound channel can be extended. By forming the at least one sealing element from compressible material, it can be compressed, particularly during assembly, and thus inserted into the respective housing of the wrist unit and the thumb unit with an optimal seal. The sealing elements used for the thumb unit and / or the wrist unit advantageously have damping suitable for the load exerted on the sealing element. Therefore, sealing elements with different damping properties can be used for the thumb unit and the wrist unit, so that they are optimally adapted to the forces acting on the respective sealing element.are adapted to the loads.

[0028] To facilitate easy assembly of the unit consisting of the at least one membrane and the at least one sealing element, the at least one membrane can be connected to the at least one sealing element on one of its outer surfaces by at least one first adhesive or bonding device, and to the at least one printed circuit board of the thumb unit or wrist unit on its opposite outer surface by at least one second adhesive or bonding device. By connecting the at least one sealing element to the at least one membrane by the at least one first adhesive or bonding device, the desired unit of sealing element and membrane can be created. This unit can then be easily attached or bonded to the at least one printed circuit board of the thumb unit or wrist unit by means of the at least one second adhesive or bonding device.

[0029] The at least one sound channel can extend not only through the through-hole in the at least one circuit board and through the through-hole in the sealing element, but advantageously also at least one sound channel in a housing or housing part of the thumb unit, in particular in the overmolding material forming an outer housing of the P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0030] 9

[0031] Thumb unit, be or be designed. Furthermore, it is advantageous that at least one sound channel in the form of a through-opening is also formed in the housing cover part of the wrist unit, which is arranged approximately in alignment with the inner through-opening of the at least one sealing element and the at least one through-opening in the at least one circuit board, so that a substantially continuous sound channel can be formed in front of the at least one microphone.

[0032] The at least one thumb unit of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit advantageously comprises at least one at least partially flexible printed circuit board, in particular a multi-part printed circuit board, in which a first printed circuit board part and at least a second printed circuit board part are connected to the first printed circuit board part via a flexible printed circuit board connection, wherein the at least one second printed circuit board part is provided with the at least one microphone.Advantageously, the first printed circuit board part, equipped with at least one microphone, can be arranged in the fully assembled thumb unit approximately perpendicular to the at least one second printed circuit board part, and the at least one microphone can point towards the interior of the thumb unit, in particular the at least one microphone can be arranged on the first outer surface of the first printed circuit board part pointing towards the interior of the thumb unit, and the at least one sealing element and the at least one membrane can be located on the second outer surface of the first printed circuit board part opposite the first outer surface.The multi-part design of the circuit board makes it possible to position the first circuit board section, equipped with at least one microphone, approximately perpendicular to the second circuit board section. This allows the microphone, located on one outer surface of the first circuit board section, to be protected within the thumb unit, while the combination or unit consisting of at least one sealing element and at least one diaphragm is located on the outward-facing outer surface of the first circuit board section. This allows the sound channel in front of the microphone to be easily aligned towards the sound source, resulting in a very compact design for the thumb unit. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

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[0034] The thumb unit can further comprise a base body with at least one receptacle or recess inside it and a protective element. The at least one printed circuit board, in particular the at least one second printed circuit board part of the thumb unit, can first be provided with at least one electrical conductor during its manufacture. The at least one second printed circuit board part can then be inserted into the receptacle in the base body of the thumb unit. The at least one protective element can then be slid onto the first printed circuit board part, arranged approximately perpendicular to the second printed circuit board part, and onto the base body, with the protective element covering the unit consisting of the at least one sealing element and the at least one membrane. The assembly consisting of the base body with printed circuit board or...The first printed circuit board (PCB) section, the at least one second PCB section with its attached electrical conductor and protective element, can be placed in an injection mold and overmolded. The first PCB section is covered by the protective element of the thumb unit, which is slid onto the base body, after the at least one second PCB of the thumb unit has been inserted into its base body. The first PCB section, equipped with the at least one microphone, is then positioned approximately perpendicular to the at least one second PCB section in the finished, assembled thumb unit, with the at least one microphone pointing towards the interior of the thumb unit.This design protects at least one microphone inside the thumb unit, while the combination of at least one sealing element and at least one diaphragm is located on the opposite outer surface of the first circuit board section and serves to protect the microphone from external elements. In the fully assembled thumb unit, the combination of the sealing element and at least one diaphragm is thus positioned between the first circuit board section and the protective element, so that the inner opening of the sealing element is aligned with both the sound channel in the circuit board and the sound channel formed in the overmolding material of the thumb unit during the injection molding process. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

[0035] 11

[0036] To keep open and / or create the sound channel in the overmolded material in the area in front of the at least one microphone and the combination or unit consisting of the at least one sealing element and the at least one diaphragm of the thumb unit, a core pull device in the injection mold can press on the protective element of the thumb unit, thereby compressing the at least one sealing element. The pressure is exerted against the counter-pressure generated by the base body of the thumb unit, which is fixed in the injection mold. The base body of the thumb unit is fixed in the injection mold for the injection molding process so that the base body and the protective element can be overmolded in the injection mold. This fixed position can be used to generate counter-pressure against the pressure exerted on the protective element by the core pull device. Since the sealing element is advantageously made of a compressible orIf the material is compressible, such as a foam material, it is compressed between the protective element and the base body of the thumb unit when this pressure is applied by the core pulling device, so that the desired sound channel can be formed in the overmolding material of the thumb unit by the core pulling device.

[0037] Furthermore, at least one guide element can be provided or arranged to guide and align the circuit board, which is equipped with at least one sound channel, to the inner through-opening in the sealing element and a sound channel in the housing cover of the wrist unit, or to a through-opening in a protective element of the thumb unit. This enables optimal reception of acoustic signals, since the at least one guide element aligns the sound channel in the circuit board in a manner that allows the sound signal to enter the microphone or acoustic sensor in a way that is aligned with or concentric to the inner through-opening of the sealing element and the sound channel of the housing cover, or, in the case of the thumb unit, to allow the sound signal to enter the microphone or its corresponding acoustic sensor, a through-opening in the protective element and the inner through-opening in the sealing element can be aligned for optimal sound entry into the microphone or its corresponding acoustic sensor.P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

[0038] 12

[0039] Furthermore, it would be desirable to be able to always position the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit correctly and optimally on an assembly glove worn by a person performing a plug-in operation, and to allow for easy switching from one assembly glove to another, so that, for example, a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit is not required for every worker, i.e., every person, but rather for each workstation, which is then changed between the workers in shifts.

[0040] According to a further aspect of the present invention, the finger unit and / or the thumb unit can therefore have at least one connecting contour for positive interlocking with a retaining device of a textile carrier for attaching the finger unit and / or thumb unit to the textile carrier. Furthermore, the wrist unit can have at least one through-opening or at least one connecting contour for positive or non-positive interlocking with a retaining device of a textile carrier for attaching the wrist unit to the textile carrier. In this context, a textile carrier is understood to be a device that can be attached to an assembly glove worn by a person performing the plug-in operation of the connector.Such an assembly glove can be a complete glove or a very rudimentary version, consisting of a first section that can be attached to a finger to hold the finger unit, a second section that can be attached to the thumb to hold the thumb unit of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit, and a third section that extends over the hand towards the wrist to hold the wrist unit of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit. Alternatively or additionally, the wrist unit can be attached to a cuff, band, or section of a cuff, which in turn can be attached to the wrist.By providing a connection contour on the finger unit and / or the P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

[0041] 13

[0042] The thumb unit and / or wrist unit allow for the finger unit, thumb unit, or wrist unit to be designed to be detachable from the textile carrier and thus from the assembly glove. This makes it easy to transfer the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit to another assembly glove equipped with a suitable textile carrier.

[0043] Such a textile carrier advantageously comprises at least one elastic material to enable forced deformation and elastic rebound of the textile carrier when the finger unit, thumb unit, or wrist unit is locked onto the respective textile carrier. Furthermore, the textile carrier may advantageously have non-uniformly shaped bridge elements, and the at least one finger unit, in particular its at least one base body, and / or the at least one thumb unit, in particular its base body, may have recesses, grooves, or interlocking elements shaped opposite to the bridge elements of the textile carrier for unambiguous interlocking with the bridge elements to prevent the finger unit from being reversed on a person's finger and the thumb unit from being reversed on the person's thumb.Furthermore, the support element for connecting to a finger unit and the support element for connecting to the thumb unit can be designed differently to reliably prevent accidental swapping of the finger and thumb units when attaching the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit to an assembly glove. The interlocking of the web elements and recesses, grooves, and / or other elements that engage with the web elements can, for example, be designed like a dovetail guide, whereby the uneven shape of the web elements is achieved by recesses arranged off-center along them and locking lugs on the finger unit and / or the thumb unit that engage with these recesses.By means of such an uneven shaping of the bridge elements and oppositely shaped recesses, grooves or other elements interlocking with the bridge elements, it is possible to easily achieve a unique positioning of the respective finger unit or the respective P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

[0044] 14

[0045] The thumb unit is designed for the finger and thumb of a person performing a connector insertion operation. The respective finger unit or thumb unit fits onto the textile carrier, which is mounted on the assembly glove worn by the person assembling the connector, only in a very specific position. For example, the textile carrier has a central, cross-sectional element extending only over a portion of its length, and adjacent to this, two further cross-sectional elements that project in an L-shape and define a recess for inserting correspondingly shaped cross-sectional elements on the finger unit or thumb unit. The connection contour of the textile carrier is thus symmetrical. Such a symmetrical design can also be provided for a textile carrier of the wrist unit.This symmetrical design of the connecting contour of the respective textile carrier allows for the trouble-free use of the textile carrier for both left-handed and right-handed gloves. Such a textile carrier can therefore be used universally for both left-handed and right-handed gloves.

[0046] The base body of the finger unit and / or the base body of the thumb unit and / or an outer surface of the wrist unit can further be provided with at least one light-guiding cutout or area as an optical indicator of the success of a mating operation. In particular, it is possible to provide at least one translucent indicator area and / or light guide on the upper surface, i.e., the visible surface, of the finger unit, the thumb unit, and the wrist unit. The corresponding recesses for arranging the respective translucent indicator areas or light guides can have any desired shape. It is thus particularly possible to create a larger-area and simultaneously diffuse light distribution (when translucent areas are provided) for the optical indicator, so that, compared to providing only a point-like indicator as is provided in the prior art, the success of a mating operation can be indicated even more accurately.It can be detected more easily and quickly because there is a larger diffusely backlit or illuminated area. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

[0047] 15

[0048] The finger unit can be manufactured, for example, by connecting at least one electrical conductor to at least one printed circuit board (PCB), inserting this PCB, equipped with at least one electrical conductor, into a recess in the base body, and then placing the assembly consisting of the base body, PCB, and connected electrical conductor into an injection mold and overmolding it. Manufacturing the finger unit is thus simpler than manufacturing the thumb unit, since the finger unit does not include a microphone, but merely the optical display with a diffuse light distribution, provided at least one translucent backlit area is included, and in particular, an accelerometer.

[0049] Furthermore, it would be desirable to provide a particularly efficient, space-saving and well-sealed design for the wrist unit, whereby the wrist unit is particularly usable for both left-handed and right-handed users without any changes to its design.

[0050] The wrist unit of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit therefore advantageously comprises a housing with at least one housing base part and at least one housing cover part, at least one printed circuit board, at least one microphone and a number of functional components, wherein the at least one printed circuit board and the number of electrical and electronic components are arranged as a stack in the housing and the at least one microphone is arranged at the edge of the at least one printed circuit board.The wrist unit can advantageously further comprise, as functional components, at least one vibration device, in particular a vibration motor, and at least one energy storage device, in particular a battery, wherein spring contacts are arranged on the at least one circuit board for contacting the at least one circuit board with the at least one vibration device, the at least one circuit board with the at least one energy storage device, and the at least one circuit board with at least one charger arranged outside the wrist unit. The at least one vibration device, in particular P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

[0051] 16. A vibration motor is used to emit vibration signals to indicate the quality of a connector by vibration, i.e., by providing haptic feedback. The at least one energy storage device, in particular a battery, is advantageously rechargeable, and charging can be carried out via an external charger and the spring contacts. The spring contacts are arranged on the at least one circuit board and serve to connect the at least one circuit board to the at least one vibration device, the at least one circuit board to the at least one energy storage device, and the at least one circuit board to at least one charger for charging the rechargeable energy storage device, in particular the battery. The spring contacts can thus be used to charge the wrist unit in a charging station. Alternatively, it is also possible to provide an electrical connector on the wrist unit for wired charging via an electrical cable.A device for inductive charging can also be provided on the wrist unit.

[0052] By arranging the individual components of the wrist unit as a stack on top of each other, a space-saving design and efficient assembly of the wrist unit can be achieved. In this arrangement, the vibration device, which includes at least one circuit board with at least one microphone and at least one sealing element for protecting and sealing the microphone, at least one spacer element, at least one energy storage device, and at least one housing seal, can be stacked on top of each other in the housing cover part of the wrist unit. The housing base part is then attached to the housing cover part to form a closed housing for the wrist unit. The spring contacts can be positioned, in particular, in the housing base part before the two housing parts are finally joined together, especially by being pressed in there.The assembly of such a wrist unit is therefore straightforward, as the individual components are inserted one after the other into the housing cover of the wrist unit, and finally the housing base is attached to the housing cover and connected to it, for example by screwing it to the housing cover. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

[0053] 17

[0054] Advantageously, the wrist unit can have at least one sound channel in its housing cover, with the at least one microphone arranged flush with this channel. Advantageously, at least one sealing element is arranged between the sound channel and the at least one microphone to protect and seal the microphone, in particular the combination of the at least one diaphragm and the at least one sealing element. Advantageously, the at least one microphone is first mounted on the at least one circuit board in the area of ​​the through-opening formed therein as a sound channel. To protect and seal the at least one microphone, the at least one sealing element, provided with the at least one diaphragm, is applied to the circuit board on the outer side opposite the at least one microphone, surrounding the sound channel and covering it with the at least one diaphragm.The circuit board is inserted into the housing cover part and secured therein, and the other functional components of the wrist unit are arranged in the housing cover part and the housing cover part with at least one.

[0055] The base of the housing is connected. The opening for the sound channel is visible on the top of the housing cover; the sound channel terminates there. Ambient noise, and thus background noise, is picked up by the wrist unit and used to determine and filter out the desired click signal, which is then captured by the microphone in the thumb unit.

[0056] Before closing the housing of the wrist unit, which is thus formed from the housing cover and the housing base, two electrical conductors are advantageously inserted into it. These conductors are plugged into the circuit board or the connectors located there on one side, and are permanently connected at their opposite end to the finger unit or thumb unit, respectively. The electrical conductors connecting the wrist unit to the thumb unit and the wrist unit to the at least one finger unit are preferably arranged one above the other on the wrist unit. This makes it possible to change the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit from a left-handed glove to a right-handed glove or P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0057] 18 Conversely, to avoid accidental crossing of the electrical lines.

[0058] Furthermore, it is advantageous for the operating elements and at least a section or at least a translucent display area, serving as an optical display, particularly backlit by at least one LED and / or light guide, to be arranged on the upper side of the wrist unit along an axis of symmetry from it and / or symmetrically to each other. This also makes it possible to maintain the assignment of the operating elements and the optical display when switching the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit from a left-handed glove to a right-handed glove and vice versa, which simultaneously leads to improved and faster usability.

[0059] It is further advantageous to provide a multi-layered assembly glove, in particular a two-layered assembly glove, on which the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit can be arranged or is arranged, with the electrical cables of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit being arranged between the two layers. This allows the electrical cables of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit to be guided very well and, at the same time, to be particularly well protected on the assembly glove.

[0060] To further explain the invention, exemplary embodiments are described below with reference to the drawings. These show:

[0061] Figure 1 is a perspective top view of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention, comprising a wrist unit according to the invention, a finger unit according to the invention with a textile carrier according to the invention, and a thumb unit according to the invention, wherein the wrist unit is connected to the finger unit and the thumb unit by an electrical conductor, respectively. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0063] Figure 2 shows a perspective top view of an assembly glove with the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit mounted on it according to Figure 1, wherein the finger unit and the thumb unit are attached to the assembly glove via the respective textile carrier and the wrist unit is attached to the edge of the assembly glove in the wrist area.

[0064] Figure 3 shows a perspective side view of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to Figure 1.

[0065] Figure 4a shows a top view of a housing cover part of the wrist unit according to Figure 1 ,

[0066] Figure 4b shows a sectional view of the housing cover part according to Figure 4a along line AA,

[0067] Figure 4c shows a bottom view of the housing cover part according to Figure 4a,

[0068] Figure 5a shows a perspective top view of a housing base part according to the invention for the wrist unit of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to Figure 1.

[0069] Figure 5b shows a bottom view of the housing base part according to Figure 5a,

[0070] Figure 6 shows a perspective exploded view of the mobile

[0071] Assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to Figure 1 ,

[0072] Figure 7 shows a perspective top view of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention as shown in Figure 1, wherein the wrist unit is provided with a cuff, a strap or a section of a cuff for attaching to a person's wrist,

[0073] Figure 8 shows a perspective top view of a person's hand on which a second embodiment of an assembly glove according to the invention with a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention attached to it.

[0074] Figure 9a shows a perspective front view of a thumb unit according to the invention arranged on a textile carrier according to the invention.

[0075] Figure 9b shows a side view of the thumb unit not yet attached to the textile carrier, as shown in Figure 9a, P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0077] Figure 9c shows a perspective top view of the thumb unit and textile carrier according to Figure 9a in the disassembled, i.e., separated, state.

[0078] Figure 10a shows a bottom view of a thumb unit according to the invention for a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention.

[0079] Figure 10b shows a side view of the thumb unit according to Figure 10a,

[0080] Figure 10c shows a front view of a sound channel leading to a microphone in the housing of the thumb unit according to Figure 10a,

[0081] Figure 10d is a perspective top view of the thumb unit according to Figure 10a,

[0082] Figure 11 shows a perspective exploded view of a base body, a multi-part circuit board, an electrical conductor, a sealing element membrane unit and a protective element as components of a thumb unit according to the invention for a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention.

[0083] Figure 12 shows a perspective bottom view of the thumb unit according to Figure 11, Figures 13a to 13c show perspective views of three assembly steps of the thumb unit according to the invention according to Figures 11 and 12,

[0084] Figure 14a shows a perspective view of a finger unit according to the invention of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention, arranged on a textile carrier according to the invention.

[0085] Figure 14b shows a perspective view of the finger unit and textile carrier according to Figure 14a, with the finger unit and textile carrier separated from each other.

[0086] Figure 15a shows a bottom view of only the finger unit according to Figures 14a and 14b,

[0087] Figure 15b shows a side view of the finger unit according to Figure 15a,

[0088] Figures 16a to 16d are perspective views of four assembly steps of a finger unit according to the invention of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention.

[0089] Figure 17a is a perspective top view of a textile carrier according to the invention for mounting a thumb unit according to the invention P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0090] 21 of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention on an assembly glove,

[0091] Figure 17b shows a front view of the textile support according to Figure 17a,

[0092] Figure 17c shows a top view of the textile support according to Figure 17a,

[0093] Figure 17d shows a rear view of the textile support according to Figure 17a,

[0094] Figure 17e shows a bottom view of the textile support according to Figure 17a,

[0095] Figure 17f shows a perspective top view of a textile carrier according to the invention for mounting a finger unit according to the invention of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention on an assembly glove,

[0096] Figure 18a shows a perspective front view of a protective element according to the invention for a thumb unit according to the invention, comprising a sound channel,

[0097] Figure 18b shows a rear view of the protective element according to Figure 18a,

[0098] Figure 18c shows a longitudinal section view through the protective element according to Figure 18b along line BB,

[0099] Figure 19a shows a perspective view of the basic body of the thumb unit according to Figures 11 to 13c,

[0100] Figure 19b shows a partially cut-away bottom view of the basic body according to Figure 19a,

[0101] Figure 19c shows a top view of the basic body according to Figure 19a,

[0102] Figure 19d shows a side view of the basic body according to Figure 19a,

[0103] Figure 19e shows a front view of the basic body according to Figure 19a,

[0104] Figure 19f shows a rear view of the basic body according to Figure 19a,

[0105] Figure 20a shows a perspective view of the basic body of the finger unit according to Figures 16a to 16d,

[0106] Figure 20b shows a partially cut-away bottom view of the basic body according to Figure 20a.

[0107] Figure 20c shows a top view of the basic body according to Figure 20a,

[0108] Figure 20d shows a side view of the basic body according to Figure 20a,

[0109] Figure 20e shows a front view of the basic body according to Figure 20a,

[0110] Figure 20f shows a rear view of the basic body according to Figure 20a,

[0111] Figure 21 shows a longitudinal sectional view through a unit according to the invention consisting of a sealing element and a membrane, which is part of the invention P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0113] A thumb unit and a wrist unit according to the invention can be arranged in a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention to protect and seal a respective microphone,

[0114] Figure 22 shows a schematic diagram of a section of a thumb unit or wrist unit according to the invention in the area of ​​a microphone which is arranged on an outer side of a printed circuit board, protected and sealed by a unit of sealing element and membrane which is arranged on the opposite outer side of the printed circuit board, and a wall section of a housing of the thumb unit or wrist unit, respectively.

[0115] Figure 23 shows a longitudinal section view, rotated by 90° relative to the representation in Figure 22, through the assembly consisting of a circuit board with microphone, the unit of sealing element and membrane, and a wall section of a housing of a thumb unit or a wrist unit.

[0116] Figure 24 shows a perspective exploded view of a further embodiment of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to the invention, the wrist unit of which is attached to an assembly glove via a textile carrier,

[0117] Figure 25a shows a bottom view of the textile support according to Figure 24,

[0118] Figure 25b shows a front view of the textile carrier according to Figure 24.

[0119] Figure 25c shows a top view of the textile support according to Figure 24,

[0120] Figure 25d shows a first side view of the textile support according to Figure 24,

[0121] Figure 25e shows a second side view of the textile support according to Figure 24 from the side opposite the side shown in Figure 25d,

[0122] Figure 26 shows a side view of part of the thumb unit according to Figure 11, in which the multi-part circuit board is already mounted in the protective element.

[0123] Figure 26a shows a sectional view of the thumb unit according to Figure 26 along line CC,

[0124] Figure 27 shows a front view of the thumb unit according to Figure 26, P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0126] Figure 27a shows a sectional view of the thumb unit according to Figure 26, cut along line DD from Figure 27.

[0127] Figure 28 shows a bottom view of the housing cover part according to Figure 4a with a circuit board inserted therein, having two guide holes into which guide pins engage, and

[0128] Figure 28a shows a cross-sectional view of the housing cover part with circuit board according to Figure 28, cut along the line EE in the area of ​​a guide pin as well as the sound channel in the housing cover part and the unit of sealing element and membrane, wherein the inner through-opening of the sealing element is arranged in alignment or concentricity with the sound channel.

[0129] Figures 1 to 3, 7, and 8 show a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit 1 comprising a wrist unit 2, a thumb unit 3, and a finger unit 4. The wrist unit 2 is electrically and signal-connected to the thumb unit 3 via a first electrical line 100 and to the finger unit 4 via a second electrical line 101. The thumb unit 3 and the finger unit 4 are connected by textile carriers 5 and 50, respectively, which allow the thumb unit 3 and finger unit 4 to be attached to an assembly glove 6. Such an assembly glove 6 is worn on the hand of a person performing the connection of components of a connector, in particular the plug part and the socket part. An example of such a person's hand 120 is shown in Figure 8.In Figures 2 and 8, the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit 1 is attached to the assembly gloves 6 and 60, which are designed differently in the two figures. The assembly glove 6 according to Figure 2 extends, like a conventional glove, over the entire hand 120 of the respective person, while the assembly glove 60 according to Figure 8 is only very rudimentary and has a section 61 for placement on a finger, here the index finger 121 of the person's hand 120, another section 62 that can be placed on the thumb 122 of the person's hand 120, and another section 63 that extends to the wrist 123 of the hand 120. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

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[0131] The person can be arranged. Sections 61 and 62 are connected to section 63 of the assembly glove 60 via a connecting section 64. The textile carrier 50 of the finger unit 4 is attached to the finger section 61 of the assembly glove 60, the textile carrier 5 of the thumb unit 3 is attached to the thumb section 62 of the assembly glove 60, and the wrist unit 2 of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit 1 is attached to the wrist section 63, as can also be seen in Figure 8.In the design of the assembly glove 6 according to Figure 2, the finger unit 4 is attached to the finger section 65 of the assembly glove 6 via the textile carrier 50 connected to it, wherein this finger section 65 is that of the index finger of the hand of the person who performs a plugging operation of a connector, the thumb unit 3 is attached to the thumb section 66 of the assembly glove 6 via its textile carrier 5 and the wrist unit 2 is located in the wrist area 67 of the assembly glove 6 according to Figure 2.

[0132] As can be seen not only in Figures 1 to 3, but especially in Figure 7, instead of connecting the wrist unit 2 to the assembly glove 6 or 60, it is also possible to attach it directly to the wrist 123 of a person's hand 120 via a cuff 7. Alternatively to a cuff, a strap or just a section of a cuff can be provided for attachment to the wrist 123 of a person's hand 120. Depending on the design of the assembly glove 6 or 60, this can prove advantageous, since the respective assembly glove does not need to extend beyond the wrist 123 of a person's hand 120 with its respective wrist section 63 or wrist area 67, but can also end before the wrist 123. The cuff 7 is arranged through corresponding through-openings 22 in the base part 21 of the housing 20 of the wrist unit 2.the material passes through it. The passage openings 22 are accordingly designed as elongated slots, as can be clearly seen not only in Figure 7, but also in Figures 3, 5a and 6. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

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[0134] For the detachable connection of the wrist unit 2 to the assembly glove 6 or 60, a textile carrier 150 can also be provided, as shown in Figures 24 to 25e. The textile carrier 150 has a slightly curved base plate 151, as can be seen particularly in the front view of the textile carrier 150 in Figure 25b. The curvature of the base plate 151 corresponds to the shape of the housing base part 21, which is also slightly curved, as can be clearly seen in Figure 6. For attaching the textile carrier 150 to the assembly glove 6 or 60, the curved base plate 151 has four elongated slots 152, 153, 154, 155, as can be clearly seen in Figures 24, 25a, and 25c. Connecting it to the assembly glove 6 or 60 is easily possible, for example, by sewing it on. Furthermore, a strap, such as a textile strap, can be threaded through the elongated slots 152, 153, 154, 155 and attached to the assembly glove 6 or 60.60 can be connected. Furthermore, a band or cuff, such as the cuff 7, can also be pulled through the elongated slots 152, 153, 154, 155 and thereby connected to the curved base plate 151 of the textile carrier 150.

[0135] To connect the textile carrier 150 to the wrist unit 2, locking elements 156, 157 with end locking lugs 158, 159 project from the convex upper surface 255 of the curved base plate 151 adjacent to the two elongated slots 152 and 155. The locking elements 156, 157 can extend through through-holes 160 arranged at the edge of the housing base 21 of the wrist unit 2 and engage via the locking lugs 158, 159 on the housing base 21 of the wrist unit 2. The locking elements 156, 157 with end locking lugs 158, 159 thus form retaining devices on the textile carrier, which serve to detachably fasten the wrist unit 2 to the textile carrier 150. Figures 25d and 25e, as well as Figure 24, show that the locking elements 156, 157 extend only over a portion of the length of the curved base plate 151 of the textile carrier 150. This is sufficient to ensure a stable hold on the base part 21 of the wrist unit 2.By providing a curvature to the base plate 151 of the textile carrier 150 and by forming the textile carrier 150 preferably from at least one elastic material, the P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

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[0137] The locking elements 156, 157 are slightly deformed when the textile carrier 150 is mounted on the base part 21 of the wrist unit 2, but subsequently spring back elastically to allow optimal engagement of the locking lugs 158, 159 with the two opposing through-openings 160 on the base part 21. The provision of the textile carrier 150 and the possibility of reversibly locking the wrist unit 2 to the textile carrier 150, or of its locking elements 156, 157 with locking lugs 158, 159 with the through-openings 160 on the base part 21, allows for detachable attachment of the wrist unit 2 to the assembly glove 6 or 60.

[0138] Figures 4a to 4c show a housing cover part 23 of the housing 20 of the thumb unit 3. The housing cover part 23 has operating elements 231 and translucent optical display areas 232, 233, and 234 on its upper surface. The translucent optical display areas 232, 233, and 234 can be formed as recesses or cutouts in the housing cover part 23, into which backlit or backlit translucent inserts are inserted. These areas can be provided, in particular, with LEDs or light guides for backlighting in order to visually indicate the detected status or quality of a plug connection.

[0139] As can be seen in particular from the top view of the housing cover part 23 in Figure 4a, the operating elements 231 are arranged along an axis of symmetry S, and the translucent optical display areas 232, 233, and 234 are each arranged symmetrically to the axis of symmetry S of the housing cover part 23. This makes it possible to use the wrist unit 3 without any problems with both left-handed and right-handed assembly gloves. The assignment of the operating elements and optical display areas remains unchanged even when switching from left-handed to right-handed use or vice versa. The symmetrical arrangement of the operating elements 231 also leads to improved usability of the operating elements 231, since they are independent of whether they are used with a left-handed assembly glove or a P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0141] Right-handed assembly gloves are always positioned along the axis of symmetry S or symmetrically to it at the wrist unit 3.

[0142] On the underside 235 of the housing cover part 23 of the wrist unit 2, not only can the arrangement of the control elements 231 and the translucent optical display areas 232, 233, 234 be seen again, but also the positioning of a microphone and a sealing element with a diaphragm, which can also be added there for sealing and protection, as shown in detail in Figure 21. Accordingly, a unit consisting of a sealing element and diaphragm, as well as a microphone 9, can be arranged in the area of ​​the microphone-sealing element-diaphragm receptacle 236 in the housing cover part 23 of the wrist unit 2. In this area, a through-opening is provided through the housing cover part 23, which, after the microphone and the unit consisting of a sealing element and diaphragm have been arranged, forms a sound channel part 228.

[0143] Furthermore, the housing cover part 23, as can also be seen from its underside 235 in Figure 4c, has two mounting openings 237 in the area of ​​each of the two operating elements 231. These openings are for attaching a circuit board, in particular by screwing it to the housing cover part 23, and further mounting openings 238 at the edges, which serve for connecting it to the housing base part 21, in particular also by means of a screw connection. The housing cover part 23 also includes a cable entry opening 239 for routing the first electrical line 100 and the second electrical line 101 for connecting them to the corresponding electrical and electronic components of the wrist unit 2, which are not shown in Figures 4a to 4c.

[0144] As can be seen in Figures 5a and 5b, the base housing part 21 of the wrist unit 2 also has four through-openings 210 along its edges, through which fastening elements, such as fastening screws in particular, are passed in order to connect the base housing part 21 to the cover housing part 23. Furthermore, the base housing part 21, as shown in its top view in Figure 5b, also has... P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0146] As can be seen in the bottom view in Figure 5a, two spring contacts 211, 212 are located between two of the four through-openings 210, pressed in through the material of the housing base part 21. The two spring contacts serve, among other things, for the electrical contacting of individual components of the wrist unit 2 with its circuit board inside the housing 20 of the wrist unit 2, and also for contacting a charger for electrically charging, in particular, an energy storage device of the wrist unit 2. For the latter purpose, however, electrical plugs and an electrical cable can alternatively be used.

[0147] At the edge of the housing base 21 of the wrist unit 2, opposite the two spring contacts 211, 212, a U-shaped retaining element 213 is arranged. This element serves to secure the two electrical leads 100, 101 inside the housing 20 of the wrist unit 2. The two electrical leads 100, 101 are routed through this element, and their end electrical connectors are plugged into the designated slots on a circuit board of the wrist unit 2. The U-shaped retaining element 213 engages in one of the grooves on the molded strain relief 106 connecting the two electrical leads 100, 101. This groove does not contain either of the two O-rings 107, 108. The retaining element 213 is positively locked in this groove.

[0148] The individual functional components of the wrist unit 2, arranged within its housing, can be seen in the exploded view of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit 1 in Figure 6. To emit a vibration signal at the wrist 123 of a person wearing the wrist unit 2 during connector assembly, thereby indicating the quality of the connection, a vibration motor (not shown in Figure 6) is first inserted into the housing cover 23 and secured there, in particular by gluing. Various electrical and electronic components, including a microphone 9, are mounted on a circuit board 24 of the wrist unit 2. This microphone is also indicated in Figure 6. It is located on the side of the circuit board 24 that is protected from the housing cover 23, in which the circuit board 24 is subsequently mounted. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0149] 29 is turned away. Before the printed circuit board 24 is inserted into the housing cover part 23, the unit 8, consisting of sealing element 80 and diaphragm 82, is arranged on the opposite side of the printed circuit board 24, facing the housing cover part 23. The microphone 9 and the unit 8, consisting of sealing element and diaphragm, are thus arranged on two opposite sides of the printed circuit board 24, as can be seen particularly in Figure 23 in combination with Figure 21. In the area of ​​the microphone 9, the printed circuit board 24 is provided with a through-opening to form a sound channel 240, which is not visible in Figure 6, but is visible in Figure 23. The diaphragm 82 of the unit 8, consisting of sealing element 80 and diaphragm 82, covers the sound channel in the direction of the housing cover part 23. An inner through-opening 81 of the sealing element 80 of the unit 8 consisting of sealing element 80 and membrane 82 is arranged in alignment with the sound channel 240.

[0150] Figure 21 shows the detailed structure of unit 8, consisting of a sealing element and a membrane. The sealing element 80 is compressible and preferably made of a foam material. It has an inner through-opening 81. On one of its outer surfaces 83, the sealing element 80 is provided with the membrane 82. The membrane 82 is attached there by an adhesive or bonding agent 84. The membrane 82 and the sealing element 80 are thus firmly connected to each other via the adhesive or bonding agent 84. As can also be clearly seen in Figure 21, the membrane 82 covers the inner through-opening 81 of the sealing element 80. This effectively prevents the passage of dust or other contaminants, as well as liquids, through the inner through-opening 81 of the sealing element 80 towards the microphone 9, and thus through the sound channel 240 in the circuit board 24.The diaphragm 82 is an acoustic diaphragm designed to transmit or allow sound to pass through to the microphone 9. To enable the unit 8, consisting of the sealing element 80 and the diaphragm 82, to be attached, particularly to the circuit board 24, the free outer surface 85 of the diaphragm 82 has an adhesive or bonding agent 86. This is also shown in Figure 21. This adhesive or bonding agent 86 thus makes it possible, in particular, to easily adhere the unit 8, consisting of the sealing element 80 and the diaphragm 82, to the circuit board 24. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

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[0152] After the unit 8, consisting of sealing element 80 and membrane 82, is attached to the circuit board 24, the fully assembled circuit board 24 is inserted into the housing cover part 23 and secured there. This can be done using the fastening screws 241 shown in Figure 6.

[0153] For the reception of acoustic signals, it is advantageous if the sound channel 240 in the circuit board 24 is aligned as closely as possible with the inner through-opening 81 of the sealing element 80 and the sound channel 28 of the housing cover part 23 to allow the sound signal to enter the direction of the microphone 9 or acoustic sensor, as can be clearly seen in Figure 23. To ensure this, two guide pins 200 are arranged in the wrist unit 2, which can engage in two guide bores 242, 243 in the circuit board 24. This is clearly shown in Figures 28 and 28a. Figure 28a also shows the sealing element 80, its inner through-opening 81, the diaphragm 82, the sound channel 28 in the housing cover part 23, and the sound channel 240 in the circuit board 24.Figure 28a also shows the guide pin 200 engaging in the guide bore 242, which accordingly aligns the circuit board 24 precisely so that its sound channel 240 is aligned concentrically and in line with, on the one hand, the inner through-opening 81 in the sealing element 80 and, on the other hand, with the sound channel 28 in the housing cover part 23.

[0154] Figure 6 shows, by way of example, four fastening screws 241, which engage in the fastening openings 237 (see Figure 4c) in the housing cover part 23 and are held in place therein. However, more or fewer fastening screws 241 and, accordingly, more or fewer fastening openings 237 can also be provided or arranged in the housing cover part 23. A spacer element 25 is arranged on the circuit board 24, covering at least part of it, as also shown in Figure 6. In the embodiment shown in Figure 6, the spacer element 25 has four through-openings 250, in which, in this embodiment, the heads P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0155] 31 of the fastening screws 241 can be accommodated and protected accordingly. The spacer element 25 has various differently shaped recesses in which correspondingly higher-profile sections of the circuit board 24, or sections equipped with corresponding components, such as the electrical connectors of the two electrical lines 100, 101 and the spring contacts 211, 212, can be arranged and protected by the spacer element 25, and the distance between the circuit board 24 and the energy storage device 26 for the spring contacts 211, 212 can be adjusted.

[0156] As can also be seen in Figure 6, an energy storage device 26 is mounted onto the spacer element 25. After mounting it on the spacer element 25, the energy storage device 26 can be connected to corresponding electrical contacts on the circuit board 24, so that the electrical and electronic components on the circuit board 24 can be supplied with electrical energy by the energy storage device 26. The energy storage device 26 can, for example, be a rechargeable battery that can be connected to an electrical power source outside the wrist unit 2 via the aforementioned spring contacts 211, 212, in order to allow the energy storage device 26 to be recharged.

[0157] To seal the two housing parts, the housing cover part 23 and the housing base part 21, against each other, a housing gasket 27 is attached to the edge of the housing cover part 23 in a next step, as can also be seen in Figure 6. It can also be pre-assembled as a so-called cured-in-place gasket on the housing base part 21. If not already done, in a further assembly step the spring contacts 211, 212 are pressed into the housing base part 21, and subsequently the housing base part 21 is placed onto the housing cover part 23 and connected to it. For this purpose, four fastening screws 215 are shown by way of example in the embodiment according to Figure 6, which are inserted into the corresponding P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0159] The fastening openings 238 in the housing cover part 23 can engage and tighten themselves into it.

[0160] Figure 6 also shows the two other components of the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit 1, namely the thumb unit 3 and the finger unit 4, which are already permanently connected to the first electrical line 100 and the second electrical line 101, respectively. The ends 102, 103 of the two electrical lines 100, 101 opposite the thumb unit 3 and finger unit 4 are provided with electrical connectors 104, 105, as can also be seen in Figure 6. Furthermore, a strain relief 106 has already been applied to the area of ​​the two ends 102, 103 of the two electrical lines 100, 101, in particular by overmolding onto these areas of the two electrical lines 100, 101. Two O-rings 107, 108, which are also shown in Figure 6, can be inserted into corresponding circumferential grooves of the strain relief 106.

[0161] This assembled unit, consisting of thumb unit 3 and finger unit 4 with the attached electrical leads 100, 101 and strain relief 106, is inserted into the housing cover 23 no later than before the energy storage unit 26 is inserted. For this purpose, the strain relief 106 is inserted into the cable entry opening 239 in the housing cover 23. The two O-rings 107, 108, in combination with the strain relief 106, then serve to seal the interior of the housing 20 of the wrist unit 2 from the external environment. The two electrical connectors 104, 105 are plugged into corresponding slots on the circuit board 24 in the housing cover 23, and the thumb unit 3 and finger unit 4 are thus electrically and signal-connected to the wrist unit 2 via the two electrical leads 100, 101.After connecting the two electrical connectors 104, 105 to the corresponding slots on the circuit board 24, the spacer element 25, if not already attached to the circuit board 24, can be attached to it, and subsequently the energy storage device 26 can be attached to the spacer element 25. After connecting the housing cover part 23 and P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

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[0163] The housing base part 21, in particular by screwing it together, closes the housing 20 of the wrist unit 2 and seals it to the outside. The mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit 1 is now complete.

[0164] The thumb unit 3 can be seen in detail in Figures 9a to 9c, 10a to 10d, and parts thereof in Figures 11 to 13c. Figures 11 to 13c show the individual steps of the assembly of the thumb unit 3 up to the overmolding stage, while Figures 9a to 10d show the fully assembled, i.e., overmolded, thumb unit 3. As can be seen in Figures 11 to 13c, the thumb unit 3 comprises a base body 30, a multi-part circuit board 31, a protective element 32, and an outer housing 33, which is produced by overmolding the assembly consisting of the base body 30, the multi-part circuit board 31, and the protective element 32, and can be seen in Figures 9a to 10d. During the injection molding of the housing 33, a cable retaining sleeve 34 is simultaneously molded in, which can be seen in Figures 9a to 10d. This serves to fix the electrical cable 100 in the housing 33 and accordingly also for strain relief.

[0165] The base body 30 of the thumb unit 3, shown in detail in Figures 19a to 19f, has an internal recess 300 for receiving a portion of the multi-part circuit board 31. Furthermore, the base body 30 has projecting connecting webs 301, 302 on its front side, by means of which a plug connection is possible by interlocking with the protective element 32. On its underside 303, the base body 30 has a connecting contour in the form of two laterally arranged connecting webs 304, 305 with a recess 306 arranged between them (see also Figure 12). A corresponding connecting contour of the textile carrier 5 can interlock with both the connecting webs 304, 305 and the recess 306, as can be seen in particular in Figures 9a to 9c and also in the detailed view of the textile carrier 5 in Figures 17a to 17e.For this purpose, the textile carrier 5 has a central projecting connecting web 51 which can engage in the recess 306, as well as two L-shaped retaining webs 52, 53 arranged adjacent to the central connecting web 51, which are connected to the P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

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[0167] Connecting webs 304, 305 of the base body 30 interlock and thus hold it securely on the textile carrier 5. For the locking of the L-shaped retaining webs 52, 53 of the respective textile carrier 5 to the base body 30 or in the area of ​​its connecting webs 304, 305, a respective locking cam 307 can be arranged in a recess of the base body 30 adjacent to these, as indicated in Figure 12 and Figures 19b, 19f. The locking cam 307 can engage with a correspondingly shaped locking recess 54 in the L-shaped retaining web 52 or locking recess 55 in the L-shaped retaining web 53 and thus lock the base body 30 of the thumb unit 3 to the textile carrier 5.

[0168] On the upper surface 308 of the base body 30 of the thumb unit 3, opposite the connecting webs 304, 305 and the recess 306, the base body 30 is provided with a raised, translucent optical indicator area 309. In the embodiment shown in Figures 10c to 13c and 19a to 19f, this indicator area is V-shaped. It can, of course, also have a different shape. The optical indicator area 309 can be formed by providing a correspondingly shaped recess in the base body 30 and inserting a translucent element that subsequently projects beyond the remaining surface of the base body 30 and can be backlit by an LED 12 or a light guide. The optical indicator area 309 serves to visually indicate the quality of the connection, i.e., whether a successful connection process has been carried out or not.Accordingly, the quality of a connection process is indicated not only on the upper surface of the wrist unit 2, but also on the upper surface 308 of the base body 30 of the thumb unit 3. The base body 30 has an opening or bore 330 between the legs of the translucent optical display area 309. This opening is located spatially above or over the LED 12. Before the base body and the other components of the thumb unit 3 are overmolded, this opening is filled, in particular with a transparent adhesive, to prevent overmolding or potting material from entering the opening and thus the interior of the base body 30. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

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[0170] As can be seen in particular from Figures 11 and 12 as well as 13a, the multi-part printed circuit board 31 comprises a first printed circuit board part 310, a second printed circuit board part 311, and a flexible printed circuit board connector 312. The flexible printed circuit board connector 312 connects the first printed circuit board part 310 to the second printed circuit board part 311. The two printed circuit board parts 310, 311 are essentially rigid, whereas the flexible printed circuit board connector 312 allows them to be positioned approximately at right angles to each other, as can be seen from Figures 11 and 12 as well as 13a. This allows for a space-saving and, at the same time, optimal positioning of the microphone 9 and the unit 8 consisting of sealing element 80 and diaphragm 82. For the assembly of the thumb unit 3, the first printed circuit board part 310 is first electrically connected to the first electrical line 100.connected, as already shown in Figure 12. The first electrical conductor 100 can consist of a number of individual electrical conductors joined together in an electrical connector 109. The electrical connector 109 is plugged onto the underside of the first printed circuit board part 310. On the top side of the first printed circuit board part 310, it is equipped with a number of electronic components 10, as can be seen, for example, in Figures 11 and 13a. The flexible printed circuit board connection 312 connects the first printed circuit board part 310 to the second printed circuit board part 311 for electrical and signal transmission purposes. The microphone 9 is mounted on a first outer surface 313 of the second printed circuit board part 311. The second printed circuit board part 311 has a sound channel 315 at this point. This is indicated in Figure 11.On the second outer surface 314 of the second printed circuit board part 311, opposite the first outer surface 313, the unit 8 consisting of sealing element 80 and membrane 82 is attached to the free outer surface 85 of the membrane 82 by means of the adhesive or bonding agent 86. The inner through-opening 81 of the sealing element 80 is then aligned with the sound channel 315 of the second printed circuit board part 311. This can be seen from Figures 13a and 13b, i.e., in a corresponding form as shown in Figure 23 for the printed circuit board 24 and its sound channel 240. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

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[0172] In the next assembly step of thumb unit 3, the first circuit board part is

[0173] 310 is inserted into the inner receptacle 300 of the base body 30 of the thumb unit 3, whereby the first electrical conductor 100 first passes through a corresponding through-opening 316 in the base body 30 (see Figures 19b, 19c and 19f) and subsequently the first circuit board part 310, connected to the first electrical conductor 100, is received in the inner receptacle 300 of the base body 30. After the first circuit board part 310 has been completely inserted into the inner receptacle 300 of the base body 30 of the thumb unit 3, the second circuit board part 311, arranged approximately perpendicular to the first circuit board part 310, is supported with its two edge-projecting webs 317, 318 on the two projecting connecting webs 301, 302 of the base body 30, as can be clearly seen in Figure 13b.In this position, the second circuit board section 311 rests against support surfaces 319 of the base body 30, which are arranged adjacent to the two projecting connecting webs 301, 302. Subsequently, the protective element 32 is slid onto the two projecting connecting webs 301, 302 and thus onto the base body 30, with the two projecting connecting webs 301, 302 of the base body 30 engaging in two receiving grooves 320, 321 of the protective element 32. This can be seen in Figure 13c. The protective element 32 also has projecting connecting webs 322, 323 adjacent to the two receiving grooves 320, 321, which engage under the two projecting connecting webs 301, 302 of the base body 30, as can also be clearly seen in Figure 13c.

[0174] The protective element 32 also has a direction towards the second circuit board part.

[0175] 311 has a receiving groove 324 for receiving the front section of the sealing element 80, which points towards the protective element 32. Furthermore, a through-opening 325 is formed in the protective element 32 in the area of ​​the receiving groove 324, as can be clearly seen in Figure 18c. The through-opening 325 in the protective element 32 is aligned with the inner through-opening 81 of the sealing element 80 and, accordingly, also with the sound channel 315 in the second circuit board part 311, in order to ensure the unimpeded transmission of a clicking sound to the microphone 9, which is located on the first outer surface 313 of the second circuit board part 311 and thus directly P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0176] 37 is arranged adjacent to the sound channel 315. The protective element 32 thus has a positioning function for the second circuit board part 311 of the thumb unit 3 with regard to the alignment of the sound channel. On the outer side opposite the receiving groove 324

[0177] 326 of the protective element 32 of the thumb unit 3 is another recording groove

[0178] 327, as can be seen particularly well in Figures 18a to 18c. Especially in the area of ​​the receiving groove 327, during the overmolding process of the assembly consisting of the base body 30 with the multi-part printed circuit board 31 and the protective element 32 held therein, a core pull device in the injection mold can press against the protective element 32 to keep the through-opening 325 in the protective element 32 and, accordingly, the entire sound channel open and free of overmolding material. When a compressive force is applied to the protective element 32, particularly in the area of ​​its receiving groove 327, the compressible sealing element 80 is compressed, since this element is located between the base body 30 and the second printed circuit board part 311 attached to it.The fixed position in the injection mold creates a counter-pressure, allowing the sound channel to be released, thus also forming a corresponding sound channel in the overmolding material that forms the outer housing 33 of the thumb unit 3. This ensures that not only the sound channel 315 provided inside the housing 33 formed in front of the microphone is created.

[0179] 9 protected against overmolding or overmolding with overmolding material. Due to its compressibility, the compressible sealing element 80 can build up a preload against the pressure of the core pull device. In addition, the protective element 32 can prevent overmolding and / or deformation of the sealing element 80 by the pressure during injection molding.

[0180] To enable alignment and coordination of the through-opening 325 in the protective element 32 and the inner through-opening 81 in the sealing element 80 for optimal sound penetration into the microphone 9 or its corresponding acoustic sensor, the protective element 32 has guide contours 328, 329 on its rear side, which is provided with the projecting connecting webs 322, 323. These guide contours partially encompass the outer contour of the second circuit board part 311 and thus form a P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0181] 38. This enables the correct positioning of the second circuit board part 311 on the protective element 32. This can be clearly seen in Figures 26, 26a and 27, 27a. For clarity, the base body 30 of the thumb unit 3 is not shown there. The lower guide contours 329 are formed in the two projecting connecting webs 322, 323, and the upper guide contours on two upper projecting webs 422, 423, as can be seen in Figure 26a. In Figure 27a, the concentric alignment of the through-opening 81 in the sealing element 80 and of the sound channel 315 in the second circuit board part 311 is clearly visible.

[0182] In the assembly sequence, the protective element 32 can also be first attached to the second circuit board part 311 before the first circuit board part 310 is inserted into the inner receptacle 300 of the base body 30 of the thumb unit 3.

[0183] The fully assembled and overmolded thumb unit 3 is shown in Figures 9a to 10d. The housing 33 also includes the V-shaped optical display area 309 of the thumb unit 3. The front sound channel 35 in the housing 33 of the thumb unit 3 can also be seen in particular in Figures 9a to 9c and 10c and 10d.

[0184] The respective locking cam 307 of the thumb unit 3 and the locking recesses 54, 55 of the textile carrier 5 are not arranged centrally along the retaining ribs 52, 53 and the recess 306 of the thumb unit 3, respectively. This prevents the thumb unit 3 from being accidentally moved on the thumb 122 of a person's hand 120. The microphone 9 of the thumb unit 3 is therefore always correctly positioned and aligned on the thumb 122 of a person's hand 120. A so-called Poka-Yoke can thus be created by the central connecting rib 51 and the corresponding locking recesses 54, 55 of the textile carrier 5 on the one hand, and the correspondingly opposing connecting ribs 304, 305, as well as the recess 306 and the locking cam 307 on the underside 303 of the thumb unit 3, which are designed to interlock in a form-fitting manner. This is particularly evident with regard to the proper positioning of the P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0186] The sound channel 35 and, accordingly, the microphone 9 of the thumb unit 3 are very advantageous for easily detecting a click sound when connecting a plug connector. Furthermore, accidental exchange of the finger unit 4 and the thumb unit 3 can be reliably prevented by the different design, in particular the different dimensions and / or positioning, of the central connecting bridges 51 and 57, as well as the locking recesses and locking cams on the thumb unit 3 and the finger unit 4.

[0187] As can be clearly seen in Figures 9a to 9c, but especially also in Figures 17a, 17c and 17e, the textile carrier 5 has through-openings 56 at its edges, which can be used to attach the textile carrier 5 to the assembly glove 6 or 60. For example, it is possible to connect them by sewing. Figures 17a, 17c and 17e also show the off-center arrangement of the respective locking recesses 54, 55, which is provided to prevent the thumb unit 3 from being incorrectly positioned on the textile carrier 5, as well as the design of the two L-shaped retaining strips 52, 53 and the central connecting strip 51 between them, which do not extend over the entire length of the textile carrier 5. The textile carrier 5 preferably consists of an elastic material, e.g.The textile support is made of polycarbonate to allow for forced deformation and elastic rebound when the thumb unit 3 is locked onto it, thus enabling a smooth, snap-fit ​​connection between the thumb unit 3 and the textile support 5. Furthermore, the textile support has a curved shape in side view, as can be seen particularly well in Figures 17b and 17d. This allows for optimal adaptation to the shape of the thumb 122 of a hand.

[0188] The textile carrier 5 serves to attach the thumb unit 3 to the assembly glove 6 or 60, and the textile carrier 50 serves to attach the finger unit 4 to the assembly glove 6 or 60. The textile carrier 50, shown in Figure 17f, differs from the textile carrier 5 in that the central connecting web 57 is narrower than the central connecting web 51 of the textile carrier 5. Furthermore, the textile carrier 50 is also shown in the P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0190] The area of ​​the retaining contours 52, 53 is narrower than that of the textile support 5. This can be clearly seen by comparing Figures 17a and 17f. The remaining shape of the textile support 50 does not differ from that of the textile support 5, as can also be seen in these two figures.

[0191] As can be seen in Figures 14a to 15b and 20a to 20f, the finger unit 4 is also provided with a shape on its base body 40 suitable for connecting to the textile carrier 50, essentially corresponding to the shape of the base body 30 of the thumb unit 3 on its underside 303. The base body 40 also has connecting ribs 404 and 405 on its underside 403, as well as a recess 406 arranged between them. The latter is significantly narrower than the recess 306 in order to fit with the narrower central connecting rib 57 of the textile carrier 50. The base body 40 also has two locking lugs 407, which can engage with the locking recesses 54, 55 of the textile carrier 50. One of the locking cams 407 can be seen in Figure 20b, both locking cams 407 in Figure 20f.The locking lugs 407 are also arranged asymmetrically with respect to the longitudinal extent of the connecting webs 404, 405 on the base body 40 of the finger unit 4, in order to ensure unambiguous positioning of the finger unit 4 on the textile carrier 5 and thus reliably prevent accidental reversal of the finger unit 4's position on the index finger 121 of a person's hand 120. The textile carrier 50 is attached to the assembly glove in the correct position, so that the finger unit 4 is always automatically slid onto it in the correct position, since sliding it on and, more importantly, holding it in place on the textile carrier 50 is only possible in the correct position. The above description of the base body 30 and the thumb unit 3 regarding their positioning on the thumb 122 also applies accordingly to the finger unit 4 and its base body 40.By providing central connecting bridges 51, 57 of different widths on the textile carriers 5, 50, accidental exchange of the finger unit 4 and the thumb unit 3 on the assembly glove 6 or 60 can also be prevented. P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo.

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[0193] As can be seen in particular in Figure 20a, the base body 40 of the finger unit 4 also has an internal recess 400. A printed circuit board 41 of the finger unit 4 is inserted into the internal recess 400, as indicated in Figures 16c and 16d. The printed circuit board 41 is first electrically connected via an electrical connector 110, which is arranged at its end on individual electrical conductors of the second electrical line 101. The electrical connector 110 is plugged onto the underside of the printed circuit board 41. Electrical or electronic components 11 are arranged on the top side of the printed circuit board 41, as can be clearly seen in Figures 16a and 16b.In a second assembly step of the finger unit 4, the second electrical conductor 101 is first passed through the inner receptacle 400 and an end-side through-opening 416 of the base body 40 of the finger unit 4, and after the second electrical conductor 101 has completely passed through, the circuit board 41 is positioned in the inner receptacle 400 of the base body 40 of the finger unit 4, as shown in Figures 16c and 16d.

[0194] As can be seen from these figures, and also from the detailed views of the base body 40 in Figures 20a to 20f, particularly Figures 20a and 20c, the base body 40 has a raised translucent optical display area 409 on its upper surface 408. This is shown as an example in the shape of a V, but can also have any other shape. This optical display area 409 can be backlit by an LED 13, which is arranged, in particular, on the circuit board 41, or formed or backlit by a suitable light guide. The optical display area 409 also serves to optically indicate the quality of a connection. Thus, an optical indication can be provided not only in the area of ​​the wrist unit 2 and the thumb unit 3, but also at the finger unit 4, indicating success or failure of the connection process.

[0195] In finger unit 4, an opening or bore 410 is also arranged in the base body 40 of the finger unit 4 between the legs of the V-shaped translucent optical display area 409. This is, like the opening or P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0197] Bore 330 of the thumb unit 3 is also spatially arranged above or over the LED 13. It is sealed before the base body 40 and the other components of the finger unit 4 are overmolded with adhesive, in particular a transparent or translucent adhesive, in order to prevent overmolding material or potting compound from getting into it and thus into the interior of the base body 40.

[0198] After the printed circuit board 41 has been fully inserted into the base body 40, i.e., in the position shown in Figure 16d, this assembly can be placed in an injection mold and overmolded accordingly. After the overmolding process, the finger unit 40 has the housing 43 shown in Figures 14a, 14b, 15a, and 15b. A cable retaining sleeve 44 is also integrally formed on this housing, through which the second electrical conductor 101 extends, with the cable retaining sleeve 44 serving as strain relief for the second electrical conductor 101. Furthermore, the optical display area 409 is molded into the overmolding material on the upper side of the finger unit 4, so that the optical display area 409, like the optical display area 309 of the thumb unit 3, does not protrude beyond its upper side, as can be seen in Figures 14a, 14b and 9a, 9b, 9c, 10c and 10d.

[0199] As can be seen in Figures 1 to 3 and 7 and 8, the two electrical conductors 100, 101 of the thumb unit 3 and the finger unit 4, respectively, are arranged one above the other on the wrist unit 2 in the area of ​​its cable entry opening 239. This prevents the two electrical conductors 100, 101 from crossing when switching between a left-handed and a right-handed glove, or vice versa. Thus, a clear assignment of the thumb unit 3 and the finger unit 4 on the wrist unit 2 with respect to the two electrical conductors 100, 101 is always ensured.

[0200] In addition to the embodiment variants of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit for monitoring and evaluating the assembly quality of a plug-in process described above and shown in the figures, the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

[0201] 43 comprising at least one wrist unit, at least one thumb unit and at least one finger unit, numerous other variants can be formed, in particular any combinations of the aforementioned features of these, wherein the wrist unit and the thumb unit are each provided with at least one microphone on their respective at least one circuit board, and wherein the respective microphone is sealed from the environment of the wrist unit or the thumb unit by a combination of at least one diaphragm and at least one sealing element.

[0202] P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0204] Reference symbol list

[0205] 1 Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit

[0206] 2 Wrist unit

[0207] 3 Thumb unit

[0208] 4-finger unit

[0209] 5 textile carriers

[0210] 6 assembly gloves

[0211] 7 cuff

[0212] 8 Unit consisting of sealing element and membrane

[0213] 9 microphone

[0214] 10 electrical / electronic components

[0215] 11 electrical / electronic components

[0216] 12 LED

[0217] 13 LED

[0218] 20 cases

[0219] 21 Housing base part

[0220] 22 Passage opening for 7

[0221] 23 Housing cover part

[0222] 24 circuit boards

[0223] 25 spacer elements

[0224] 26 Energy storage

[0225] 27 Housing seal

[0226] 28 Sound channel

[0227] 30 basic shapes

[0228] 31 multi-part printed circuit board

[0229] 32 protective elements

[0230] 33 cases

[0231] 34 Cable receptacle

[0232] 35 Sound channel

[0233] 40 basic shapes

[0234] 41 Circuit board

[0235] 43 cases

[0236] 44 Cable Receptacle P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0238] 50 textile carriers

[0239] 51 middle connecting bridge

[0240] 52 L-shaped support bracket

[0241] 53 L-shaped support bracket

[0242] 54 Locking recess

[0243] 55 Locking recess

[0244] 56 edge-side passage opening

[0245] 57 middle connecting bridge

[0246] 60 assembly gloves

[0247] 61 finger section of 60

[0248] 62 Thumb section of 60

[0249] 63 Wrist section of 60

[0250] 64 connecting section of 60

[0251] 65 finger section of 6

[0252] 66 Thumb section of 6

[0253] 67 wrist area of ​​6

[0254] 80 sealing element

[0255] 81 inner passage opening

[0256] 82 Membran

[0257] 83 Outside

[0258] 84 Adhesives or adhesives

[0259] 85 Outside

[0260] 86 Adhesives or adhesives

[0261] 100 first electrical line

[0262] 101 second electrical line

[0263] 102 End of 100

[0264] 103 End of 101

[0265] 104 electrical connectors

[0266] 105 electrical connectors

[0267] 106 Strain relief

[0268] 107 O-ring

[0269] 108 O-ring

[0270] 109 electrical connectors

[0271] 110 electrical connectors P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0273] 120 hand of a person

[0274] 121 Fingers / Index Fingers

[0275] 122 thumbs up

[0276] 123 Wrist

[0277] 150 textile carriers

[0278] 151 curved base plate

[0279] 152 Long slot

[0280] 153 Long slot

[0281] 154 Long slot

[0282] 155 Long slot

[0283] 156 Latching element

[0284] 157 Latching element

[0285] 158 Rastnase

[0286] 159 Rastnase

[0287] 160 Passage opening at 21

[0288] 200 guide pins

[0289] 210 Passage opening

[0290] 211 Spring contact

[0291] 212 Spring contact

[0292] 213 U-shaped retaining element

[0293] 215 Mounting screw

[0294] 228 sound channel section in 23

[0295] 230 Top

[0296] 231 Control element

[0297] 232 translucent optical display area

[0298] 233 translucent optical display area

[0299] 234 translucent optical display area

[0300] 235 Underside

[0301] 236 Microphone sealing element membrane recording

[0302] 237 Mounting opening

[0303] 238 Mounting opening

[0304] 239 Cable entry opening

[0305] 240 sound channel

[0306] 241 Fastening screw P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0308] 242 Guide hole

[0309] 243 Guide hole

[0310] 250 Through opening

[0311] 255 Top side of 151

[0312] 300 internal recording

[0313] 301 projecting connecting web

[0314] 302 projecting connecting web

[0315] 303 Underside

[0316] 304 Connecting bridge

[0317] 305 Connecting bridge

[0318] 306 recess

[0319] 307 Locking cams

[0320] 308 Top

[0321] 309 translucent optical display area

[0322] 310 first circuit board section

[0323] 31 1 second circuit board part

[0324] 312 flexible printed circuit board connections

[0325] 313 first outside of 31 1

[0326] 314 second outside of 31 1

[0327] 315 Sound channel

[0328] 316 Passage opening

[0329] 317 projecting bridge

[0330] 318 projecting bridge

[0331] 319 Support surface

[0332] 320 recordings

[0333] 321 recordings

[0334] 322 projecting connecting web

[0335] 323 projecting connecting web

[0336] 324 recordings

[0337] 325 Through opening

[0338] 326 Outside

[0339] 327 recordings

[0340] 328 Guideline

[0341] 329 Guide contour P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo

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[0343] 330 Bore / Opening

[0344] 400 internal recording

[0345] 403 Underside

[0346] 404 Connecting bridge

[0347] 405 Connecting bridge

[0348] 406 recess

[0349] 407 Locking cams

[0350] 408 Top

[0351] 409 translucent optical display area

[0352] 410 Bore / Opening

[0353] 416 Passage opening

[0354] 422 cantilevered jetty 423 cantilevered jetty

[0355] S axis of symmetry

Claims

P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo 49 Claims 1. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) for monitoring and evaluating the assembly quality of a connector, wherein the mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) comprises at least one wrist unit (2), at least one thumb unit (3) and at least one finger unit (4), characterized in that the at least one wrist unit (2), the at least one thumb unit (3) and the at least one finger unit (4) each have at least one printed circuit board (24, 41, 310, 311, 312) and the wrist unit (2) and the thumb unit (3) are each provided with at least one microphone (9) on their respective at least one printed circuit board (24, 311), wherein the respective microphone (9) is sealed from the environment of the wrist unit (2) and the thumb unit (3) by a combination of at least one diaphragm (82) and at least one sealing element (80).

2. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one sealing element (80) and the at least one membrane (82) form a unit (8), wherein the at least one sealing element (80) consists of at least one compressible material, in particular at least one foam, and is provided with a central through-opening (81), and the at least one membrane (82) is an acoustic membrane.

3. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the at least one membrane (82) is connected on one outer side to the at least one sealing element (80) by at least one first adhesive or bonding device (84) and with its opposite P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo 50 other outer surface (85) is connected by at least a second adhesive or bonding device (86) to the at least one circuit board (24, 311) of the wrist unit (2) or thumb unit (3).

4. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one sound channel (35) is formed in a housing (33) or housing part of the thumb unit (3), in particular in an overmolding material of the thumb unit (3) forming a housing (33) of the thumb unit (3), and a sound channel (28) is formed in the housing (20) of the wrist unit (2).

5. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one thumb unit (3) has at least one at least partially flexible printed circuit board, in particular a multi-part printed circuit board (31) in which at least one first printed circuit board part (310) and at least one second printed circuit board part (311) which is provided with the at least one microphone (9) are connected to each other via at least one flexible printed circuit board connection (312).

6. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the second printed circuit board part (311) provided with the at least one microphone (9) is arranged in the fully assembled thumb unit (3) approximately perpendicular to the at least one first printed circuit board part (310) and the at least one microphone (9) points towards the interior of the thumb unit (3), in particular the at least one microphone (9) on the first outer surface (313) of the second printed circuit board part (311) pointing towards the interior of the thumb unit (3). P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo 51 is arranged and the at least one sealing element (80) and the at least one membrane (82) are located on the second outer surface (314) of the second printed circuit board part (311) opposite the first outer surface (313).

7. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one guide element (200, 242, 243, 328, 329) is provided or arranged for guiding and aligning the circuit board (24, 311) provided with the at least one sound channel (240, 315) to the inner through-opening (81) in the sealing element (80) and a sound channel (28) in the housing cover part (23) of the wrist unit (2) or a through-opening (325) in a protective element (32) of the thumb unit (3).

8. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims or according to the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that The finger unit (4) and / or thumb unit (3) shall have at least one connecting contour for form-fitting interlocking with a holding device of a textile carrier (5, 50) for attaching the finger unit (4) and / or thumb unit (3) to the textile carrier (5, 50), in particular the finger unit (4) and the thumb unit (3) shall have a connecting contour formed from at least one connecting web (304, 305, 404, 405) and at least one recess (306, 406) and the textile carrier (5, 50) shall have a central connecting web (51, 57) and L-shaped holding webs (52, 53) in cross-section as a holding device.

9. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the wrist unit (2) has at least one through-opening (160) or at least one connecting contour for positive locking or P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo 52 force-locking interlocking with at least one holding device (156, 157, 158, 159) of a textile carrier (150) for releasably attaching the wrist unit (2) to the textile carrier (150).

10. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the textile carrier (5, 50, 150) consists of at least one elastic material to enable forced deformation and elastic rebound of the textile carrier (5, 50, 150) when locking finger unit (4) or thumb unit (3) or wrist unit to the textile carrier (5, 50).

11. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to claim 7 or 9, characterized in that the textile carrier (5, 50) has non-uniformly shaped bridge elements, in particular L-shaped retaining bridges (52, 53), and the finger unit (4), in particular the at least one base body (40) of the finger unit (4), or the thumb unit (3), in particular the at least one base body (30) of the thumb unit (3), has connecting bridges (304, 305, 404, 405) shaped in opposition to the bridge elements, in particular L-shaped retaining bridges (52, 53), grooves, or interlocking elements, in particular locking cams (307, 407), with at least one section on the bridge elements, in particular a locking recess (54, 55), for unambiguous interlocking with the bridge elements to prevent the position of the finger unit (4) on a finger, in particular index finger (121), of a person and / or the Thumb unit (3) on the thumb (122) of a person.

12. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo 53 the or a base body (40) of the finger unit (4) and / or the or a base body (30) of the thumb unit (3) and / or an outer surface of the wrist unit (2) are provided with at least one light-guiding cutout or optical display area (232, 233, 234, 309, 409) as an optical indicator of the quality of a mating operation.

13. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims or according to the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that the wrist unit (2) comprises a housing (20) with at least one housing base part (21) and at least one housing cover part (23), at least one printed circuit board (24), at least one microphone (9) and a number of functional components, wherein the at least one printed circuit board (24) and the number of functional components are arranged as a stack in the housing and the at least one microphone (9) is arranged at the edge of the at least one printed circuit board (24).

14. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit according to claim 12, characterized in that the wrist unit (2) comprises as functional components at least one vibration device, in particular a vibration motor, and at least one energy storage device (26), in particular a battery, wherein spring contacts (211, 212) are arranged on the at least one circuit board (24) for contacting the at least one circuit board (24) with the at least one vibration device, the at least one circuit board (24) with the at least one energy storage device (26), and the at least one circuit board (24) with at least one charger arranged outside the wrist unit (2).

15. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo 54 the wrist unit (2) has at least one sound channel (28) in its housing cover part (23), wherein the at least one microphone (9) is arranged in alignment with this, and wherein at least one sealing element (80) for protecting and sealing the microphone (9) is arranged between the sound channel (28) and the at least one microphone (9).

16. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the electrical lines (100, 101 ) connecting the wrist unit (2) with the thumb unit (3) and the wrist unit (2) with the at least one finger unit (4) are arranged spatially one above the other on the wrist unit (2).

17. Mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims or according to the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that Control elements (231) and at least a cutout or at least a translucent display area (232, 233, 234) as an optical display, in particular backlit by at least one LED and / or at least one light guide, are arranged on the top of the wrist unit (2) along an axis of symmetry (S) of this and / or symmetrically to each other.

18. Method for manufacturing a wrist unit (2) of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one microphone (9) is mounted on at least one printed circuit board (24) in the area of ​​a through-opening formed therein as a sound channel (240) and, for the protection and sealing of the at least one microphone (9), at least one sealing element (80) provided with at least one membrane (82) surrounds the sound channel (240) and covers it through the at least one membrane (82). P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo 55 of the circuit board (24) is applied to the outer side opposite the at least one microphone (9), the circuit board (24) is inserted into a housing cover part (23) and secured therein, and further functional components of the wrist unit (2) are arranged in the housing cover part (23) and the housing cover part (23) is connected to at least one housing base part (21).

19. Method for manufacturing a thumb unit (3) of a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that at least one electrical line (100) is connected to at least one printed circuit board (310, 311, 312) on which at least one microphone (9) is mounted in the area of ​​a through-opening serving as a sound channel (315), and at least one sealing element (80) provided with at least one membrane (82) for protecting and sealing the at least one microphone (9), surrounding the sound channel (315) and covering it with the at least one membrane (82), is mounted on the printed circuit board (311) on the outer side (314) opposite the arrangement of the at least one microphone (9).which at least one printed circuit board (310) is inserted into a base body (30) of the thumb unit (3) and the assembly is overmolded with overmolding material to form an outer housing (33).

20. Method according to claim 18, characterized in that the at least one printed circuit board provided with the at least one electrical conductor (100) is a multi-part printed circuit board (31) and comprises a first printed circuit board part (310) and at least a second printed circuit board part (311) which is provided with the at least one sealing element (80) provided with the at least one membrane (82) and the at least one microphone (9), wherein the two printed circuit board parts (310, 311) P2980PCT / VOSS Automotive GmbH / R-bo 56 are connected to each other, in which at least one first printed circuit board part (310) is inserted into a receptacle (300) in the base body (30) of the thumb unit (3), at least one protective element (32) is pushed onto the second printed circuit board part (311) and the base body (30), covering the unit (8) consisting of at least one sealing element (80) and at least one membrane (82), and the assembly consisting of base body (30) with printed circuit board (31) and electrical conductor (100) and protective element (32) connected thereto is placed into an injection mold and overmolded.

21. Method according to claim 19, characterized in that, in order to keep open and / or create a sound channel (35) in the overmolding material in front of the unit (8) consisting of the at least one sealing element (80) and the at least one membrane (82) and the at least one microphone (9), a core pull device in the injection mold presses on the protective element (32) and thereby compresses the at least one sealing element (80), wherein the pressure is against a counter-pressure generated by the base body (30) of the thumb unit (3) fixed in the injection mold.

22. Method for manufacturing a finger unit (4) for a mobile assembly monitoring and evaluation unit (1) according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that at least one electrical line (101) is connected to at least one printed circuit board (41), at least one printed circuit board (41) provided with the at least one electrical line (101) is inserted into a receptacle (400) of a base body (40), and the assembly consisting of base body (40) with printed circuit board (41) and electrical line (101) connected thereto is placed into an injection mold and overmolded.

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