IP Library Granted Patent US 9,221,438
Granted Patent B2
US 9,221,438 · App. 14/303,330 · Granted Dec 29, 2015

Electronic control unit and vehicle behavior control device

Inventors: Masatoshi Iyatani (Nagano, JP); Naoki Obuse (Nagano, JP)
Assignee: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
B60T8/17B60T8/368H05K7/02
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Patent No.
US 9,221,438
App. No.
14/303,330
Granted
Dec 29, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic control unit which includes: a sensor board to which a sensor for detecting a predetermined physical quantity is attached; a control board which controls an operation of an electric part based on the physical quantity detected by the sensor; and a housing which accommodates the sensor board and the control board, wherein the housing has a first room for accommodating the electric part, a second room for accommodating the sensor board and the control board in a stacked condition, and a partition portion for separating the first room and the second room from each other, wherein a recess which is opened to the second room is formed in the partition portion, and a sensor accommodating portion for accommodating the sensor is formed using the recess.

Claims (39)

1. An electronic control unit comprising:

a sensor board to which a sensor for detecting a predetermined physical quantity is attached;

a control board which controls an operation of an electric part based on the physical quantity detected by the sensor; and

a housing which accommodates the sensor board and the control board,

wherein the housing has a first room for accommodating the electric part, a second room for accommodating the sensor board and the control board in a stacked condition, and a partition portion for separating the first room and the second room from each other,

wherein a recess which is opened to the second room is formed in the partition portion, and a sensor accommodating portion for accommodating the sensor is formed using the recess,

wherein the sensor accommodating portion is enclosed by the sensor board directly contacting the partition portion, and

wherein the control board directly contacts the partition portion.

2. An electronic control unit comprising:

a sensor board to which a sensor for detecting a predetermined physical quantity is attached;

a control board which controls an operation of an electric part based on the physical quantity detected by the sensor; and

a housing which accommodates the sensor board and the control board,

wherein the housing has a first room for accommodating the electric part, a second room for accommodating the sensor board and the control board in a stacked condition, a partition portion for separating the first room and the second room from each other, and a sensor accommodating portion communicating with the second room,

wherein the sensor accommodating portion is formed so as to protrude into the first room using an opening formed in the partition portion, and the sensor is accommodated in the sensor accommodating portion,

wherein the sensor accommodating portion is enclosed by the sensor board directly contacting the partition portion.

3. The electronic control unit according to claim 2 ,

wherein the sensor accommodating portion and the first room are separated from each other by a conductive shielding member;

wherein a connection terminal for feeding power to motorized parts disposed outside the housing is accommodated in the housing, and the conductive shielding member and the motorized parts are electrically connected via the connection terminal.

4. The electronic control unit according to claim 3 , wherein the sensor board is mounted on a face of the partition portion at the second room side.

5. The electronic control unit according to claim 4 , wherein the sensor comprises an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor.

6. A vehicle behavior control device comprising a base body having a brake fluid path formed therein, and the electronic control unit according to claim 5 ,

wherein the control board controls a brake fluid pressure in the brake fluid path by controlling an operation of the electric part based on a behavior of a vehicle body detected by the sensor.

7. The electronic control unit according to claim 3 , wherein the sensor comprises an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor.

8. A vehicle behavior control device comprising a base body having a brake fluid path formed therein, and the electronic control unit according to claim 7 ,

wherein the control board controls a brake fluid pressure in the brake fluid path by controlling an operation of the electric part based on a behavior of a vehicle body detected by the sensor.

9. The electronic control unit according to claim 2 , wherein the sensor board is mounted on a face of the partition portion at the second room side.

10. The electronic control unit according to claim 9 , wherein the sensor comprises an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor.

11. A vehicle behavior control device comprising a base body having a brake fluid path formed therein, and the electronic control unit according to claim 10 ,

wherein the control board controls a brake fluid pressure in the brake fluid path by controlling an operation of the electric part based on a behavior of a vehicle body detected by the sensor.

12. The electronic control unit according to claim 2 , wherein the sensor comprises an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor.

13. A vehicle behavior control device comprising a base body having a brake fluid path formed therein, and the electronic control unit according to claim 12 ,

wherein the control board controls a brake fluid pressure in the brake fluid path by controlling an operation of the electric part based on a behavior of a vehicle body detected by the sensor.

14. A vehicle behavior control device comprising a base body having a brake fluid path formed therein and an electronic control unit, the electronic control unit comprising:

a sensor board to which a sensor for detecting a predetermined physical quantity is attached, the sensor comprising an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor;

a control board which controls an operation of an electric part based on the physical quantity detected by the sensor; and

a housing which accommodates the sensor board and the control board, the housing having a first room for accommodating the electric part, a second room for accommodating the sensor board and the control board in a stacked condition, a partition portion for separating the first room and the second room from each other, and a sensor accommodating portion communicating with the second room,

wherein the sensor accommodating portion is formed so as to protrude into the first room using an opening formed in the partition portion, and the sensor is accommodated in the sensor accommodating portion,

wherein the control board controls a brake fluid pressure in the brake fluid path by controlling an operation of the electric part based on a behavior of a vehicle body detected by the sensor,

wherein the sensor accommodating portion is enclosed by the sensor board directly contacting the partition portion.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2016
From: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
To: AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039525/0198 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2016
From: AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.
To: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038080/0278 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2016
From: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
To: AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037557/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2014
From: IYATANI, MASATOSHI; OBUSE, NAOKI
To: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033099/0088 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-137463 · May 27, 2008 · national
JP 2009-103551 · Apr 22, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12472991 · May 27, 2009
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