Control device and method of manufacturing thereof
View Patent ↗A module comprises a metallic terminal pins for connection and a circuit board with electronic components mounted thereon, a circuit board connecting side of the connector. The electronic components and the circuit board with the electronic components mounted thereon are encapsulated with the same resin. A metallic base is united to the module to obtain an electric conduction between the metallic base and the circuit board.
1. A control device comprising:
plural electronic components for forming a control circuit;
connector pins for connecting electrically the control circuit to external equipment;
a circuit board with the connector pins and the plural electronic components installed on both sides thereof;
a metallic member having a metallic projection for mounting the circuit board thereon, and connected electrically to the circuit board, and
a screw is provided to fix the circuit board to the metallic projection,
wherein the plural electronic components, the circuit board and a part of the connector pins are encapsulated in a resin molding compound.
2. The control device according to claim 1 , further comprising solder applied to the circuit board and encapsulated in the resin molding compound together in the plural electronic components, the circuit board and the connector pins,
wherein the circuit board and the metallic member are electrically connected with each other through the solder.
3. The control device according to claim 1 , further comprising a metallic spacer fixed to the circuit board and encapsulated with the resin molding compound together in the plural electronic components, the circuit board and the connector pins,
wherein the circuit board and the metallic member are electrically connected with each other through the metallic spacer.
4. The control device according to claim 3 , wherein the circuit board and the metallic member are electrically connected with each other through the screw.
5. The control device according to claim 1 , the circuit board and the metallic member are electrically bonded with each other through a conductive adhesive.
6. A control device comprising:
plural electronic components for forming a control circuit;
connector pins for connecting electrically the control circuit to external equipment;
a circuit board with the connector pins and the plural electronic components installed on both sides thereof;
a metallic member having a metallic projection for mounting the circuit board thereon, and connected electrically to the circuit board, and
a screw is provided to fix the circuit board to the metallic projection,
wherein the plural electronic components, the circuit board and a part of the connector pins are encapsulated in a resin molding compound, and an at least partial region of the resin molding compound is sandwiched by the metallic member and electronic components.
7. The control device according to claim 6 , wherein the metallic member is electrically connected to the circuit board in at least two positions.
8. The control device according to claim 6 , the circuit board and the metallic member are electrically connected with each other in the sandwiched partial regions of the resin molding compound.
9. The control device according to claim 6 , wherein, a thermal expansion coefficient of the resin molding compound is smaller than that of the metallic member.
10. The control device according to claim 6 , further comprising solder applied to the circuit board and encapsulated in the resin molding compound together in the plural electronic components, the circuit board and the connector pins,
wherein the circuit board and the metallic member are electrically connected with each other through the solder.
11. The control device according to claim 6 , further comprising a metallic spacer fixed to the circuit board and encapsulated with the resin molding compound together in the plural electronic components, the circuit board and the connector pins,
wherein the circuit board and the metallic member are electrically connected with each other through the metallic spacer.
12. The control device according to claim 11 , wherein the circuit board and the metallic member are electrically connected with each other through the screw.
13. The control device according to claim 6 , the circuit board and the metallic member are electrically bonded with each other through a conductive adhesive.