1. A sense resistor and integrated circuit package, comprising:
a package lead frame having a plurality of landing zones associated therewith and a die mounting area for mounting of a die thereon, said die having a plurality of bond pads associated therewith;
a first bond wire connected between a first one of said landing zones and a second one of said landing zones, wherein said second one of said landing zones is associated with said die mounting area, said first bond wire forming a sense resistor with a resistance of a known value;
wherein said second one of said landing zones is associated with system ground, wherein current flowing into said first one of said landing zones to ground through said first bond wire generates a voltage there across that is sensed at said first bond pad in a low side sensing operation; and
a second bond wire connected between said first one of said landing zones and a first one of said bond pads.
2. The sense resistor and integrated circuit package of claim 1, and further comprising a plurality of bond wires in parallel to said first bond wire.
3. The sense resistor and integrated circuit package of claim 1, wherein said first and second bond wires are fabricated from different materials.
4. The sense resistor and integrated circuit package of claim 1, wherein said first and second bond wires are different diameters.
5. The sense resistor and integrated circuit package of claim 1, wherein said second landing zone is interfaced with said die, said die having voltage sense circuitry thereon for sensing the voltage across said first bond wire.
6. The sense resistor and integrated circuit package of claim 5, wherein said voltage sense circuitry has trim circuitry associated therewith for effectively trimming the resistance value of said first bond wire.
7. A sense resistor and integrated circuit package, comprising:
a package lead frame having a plurality of landing zones associated therewith and a die mounting area for mounting of a die thereon, said die having a plurality of bond pads associated therewith;
a resistive connection disposed between a first one of said landing zones and a second one of said landing zones, wherein said second one of said landing zones is associated with said die mounting area, said resistive connection forming a sense resistor with a resistance of a known value between said first and second landing zones;
wherein said second one of said landing zones is associated with system ground, wherein current flowing into said first one of said landing zones to ground through said first bond wire generates a voltage there across that is sensed at said first bond pad in a low side sensing operation; and
a first bond wire connected between said first one of said landing zones and a first one of said bond pads.
8. The sense resistor and integrated circuit package of claim 7, wherein said first and second landing zones are adjacent each other.
9. The sense resistor and integrated circuit package of claim 7, wherein said first and second bond wires are different diameters.
10. A sense resistor and integrated circuit package, comprising:
a package lead frame having a plurality of landing zones associated therewith and a die mounting area for mounting of a die thereon, said die having a plurality of bond pads associated therewith;
a resistive connection disposed between a first one of said landing zones and a second one of said landing zones, wherein said resistive connection does not comprise a portion of the package lead frame, said resistive connection forming a sense resistor with a resistance of a known value between said first and second landing zones; and
a first bond wire connected between said first one of said landing zones and a first one of said bond pads.
11. The sense resistor and integrated circuit package of claim 10, and further comprising a second bond wire connected between said second landing zone and a second bond pad on said die, wherein current flowing into said first one of said landing zones from external to the integrated circuit package to said second one of said landing zones through said resistive connection generates a voltage there across that is sensed at said first and second bond pads in a high side sensing operation with substantially no current flowing through said first and second bond pads.
12. The sense resistor and integrated circuit package of claim 10, wherein said second one of said landing zones is associated with system ground, wherein current flowing into said first one of said landing zones to ground through said first bond wire generates a voltage there across that is sensed at said first bond pad in a low side sensing operation.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A mounting housing (1) for electrical andor optical conductors, fluid lines, mechanical components such as articulated shafts of Bowden cables and the like, comprising:
a housing body (2),
a feed-through extending through the housing body (2),
an access opening (14) to the feed-through through the housing body (2),
a cover (18) movably connected with the housing body (2) for closing and clearing the access opening (14), characterised by
a retaining means (30) for securing the cover (18) in its closed condition by means of a clamping connection at the housing body (2).
2. The mounting housing according to claim 1, characterised in that
the cover (18) comprises an extended area (24), and
the extended area (24) in the closed condition of the cover (18) is secured between the retaining means (30) and the housing body (2).
3. The mounting housing according to claim 2, characterised in that
the housing body (2) comprises a contact area (28) which is formed for a positive contact with the extended area (24) of the cover (18), and
the extended area (24) of the cover (18) in the closed condition of the cover (18) is secured between the retaining means (30) and the contact area (28).
4. The mounting housing according to claim 2 or 3, characterised in that
the extended area (24) includes a contoured area (26) which comprises recesses formed in the cover (18).
5. The mounting housing according to claim 4, characterised in that
the extended area (24) is elastically deformable at least in the contoured area (26).
6. The mounting housing according to one of the previous claims, characterised in that
an elastic sealing element (16) is arranged in the area of the access opening (14), which in the closed and secured condition of the cover (18) is elastically deformed due to an active connection with same.
7. The mounting housing according to one of the previous claims, characterised in that
the retaining means (30) is a retaining nut, and
the housing body (2) comprises a thread (32) for installing the retaining means (30).
8. The mounting housing according to claim 7, characterised in that
the thread (32) is spaced in the longitudinal direction of the feed-through from the contact area (28) or encompasses the contact area (28).
9. The mounting housing according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that
the retaining means (30) is a retaining sleeve which can be slid on the housing body (2).
10. The mounting housing according to claim 9, characterised in that
the housing body (2) comprises locking elements andor clamping elements for releasably securing the retaining sleeve.
11. The mounting housing according to claim 9 or 10, characterised in that
the retaining sleeve is elastically deformable for releasing its secured position at the housing body (2).
12. The mounting housing according to one of the previous claims, characterised in that
the housing body (2) comprises a mounting flange (8) at a first end with holes (12) formed therein which can be accessed in the closed condition of the cover (18).
13. The mounting housing according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterised in that
the housing body (2) comprises locking elements at a first end which can be actuated in the closed condition of the cover (18).
14. The mounting housing according to one of the previous claims, characterised in that
the cover (18) is movably hooked in the housing body (2) by using structures (20, 22) formed at the cover (18) and the housing body (2), or
the cover (18) is movably connected with the housing body (2) by means of shafts or pins being in active connection with same and the housing body (2).
15. The mounting housing according to one of the previous claims, characterised in that
the housing body (2) comprises fastening elements (34) at a second end opposite the first end for devices to be arranged at the housing body (2).
16. The mounting housing according to one of the previous claims, characterised in that
the housing body (2) is an angled, curved, or oblong body.
17. The mounting housing according to one of the previous claims, characterised in that
the feed-through through the housing body (2) has an essentially round or rectangular cross-section.
18. The mounting housing according to one of claims 3 to 17, characterised in that
the housing body (2) has a round cross-section at least in the area of the thread (32).