Elektrisch verbindbares Modul.

摘要

An electrically connectable module is manufactured from a substrate (s) of an electrically insulating polymer matrix doped with an electrically insulating fibrous filler capable of heat conversion to an electrically conductive fibrous filler to form a fibre-doped substrate (s). One end (12) of an electrical connector (10) is embedded in the fibre-doped substrate (s) to locate the one end (12) adjacent the surface (14) of the substrate (s) while exposing an opposite end (16) of the electrical connector (10). The surface (14) of the fibre-doped substrate (s) is locally heated preferably with a laser to form a conductive trace (20) by the in-situ heat conversion of the electrically insulating fibrous filler, the localised heating including the one end (12) of the electrical connector (10) to electrically connect the electrical connector (10) to the conductive trace. In another embodiment, a conductive material is electrodeposited on the conductive trace (20) by applying a voltage to the opposite end (16) of the electrical connector (10). The substrate (s) is moulded into a desired shape to form the module, and a plurality of electrical connectors (10) can be embedded into the substrate (s) in any one of several different standardised arrangements.