Patent ID: 8694101

Claim:
A coupling element ( 1 ) configured to mechanically and electrically couple a passive and/or active electrical unit ( 2 ) to an electrical circuit unit ( 3 ), comprising: at least one electrical contact element ( 10 , 11 ) configured for electrical contact of the passive and/or active electrical unit ( 2 ) with the electrical circuit unit ( 3 ); at least one mechanical coupling ( 14 ) configured to mechanically couple said the electrical circuit unit ( 3 ); a first side, which faces toward the passive and/or active electrical unit ( 2 ); a second side ( 13 ), which faces toward the electrical circuit unit ( 3 ), wherein said at least one mechanical coupling ( 14 ) is fixedly attached to the second side ( 13 ); wherein the at least one electrical contact element ( 10 , 11 ) comprises terminal surfaces that form a soldered electrical connection to provide said electrical contact between the passive and/or active electrical unit ( 2 ) and the electrical circuit unit ( 3 ), through use of a surface-mounting technology; and, wherein the at least one mechanical coupling ( 14 ) comprises surfaces that form a soldered mechanical connection between the coupling element ( 1 ) and the electrical circuit unit ( 3 ), through use of said surface-mounting technology, but which does not provide said electrical contact between the passive and/or active electrical unit ( 2 ) and the electrical circuit unit ( 3 ).