IP Library Granted Patent US 9,750,154
Granted Patent B2
US 9,750,154 · App. 14/499,919 · Granted Aug 29, 2017

Power-supply device, light fixture, and vehicle

Inventors: Kosaku Arita (Niigata, JP); Masahiro Nishikawa (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
H05K7/1427B60Q1/0094F21S48/10H05K5/0247H05K5/03H05K7/1432
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Patent No.
US 9,750,154
App. No.
14/499,919
Granted
Aug 29, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power-supply device including: a casing having a space therein and formed by metal stamping or having a thickness ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 mm; and a circuit board disposed inside the casing, wherein the casing includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion, the casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and the cover portion includes a storage portion bulging outward from the casing, the storage portion storing either one of an electronic component provided to a face of the circuit board which faces the cover portion and an electronic component provided across the circuit board.

Claims (67)

1. A power-supply device comprising:

a casing formed by metal stamping and having a space therein; and

a circuit board disposed inside the casing,

wherein the casing includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion,

the casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and

the cover portion includes a storage portion bulging outward from the casing, the storage portion storing either one of an electronic component provided to a face of the circuit board which faces the cover portion and an electronic component provided across the circuit board.

2. A power-supply device comprising:

a casing made of metal and having a thickness ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 mm and a space therein; and

a circuit board disposed inside the casing,

wherein the casing includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion,

the casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and

the cover portion includes a storage portion bulging outward from the casing, the storage portion storing either one of an electronic component provided to a face of the circuit board which faces the cover portion and an electronic component provided across the circuit board.

3. The power-supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the through hole is surrounded by a wall portion.

4. The power-supply device according to claim 3 ,

wherein when the cover portion is seen in a planar view, the storage portion and the wall portion do not overlap each other.

5. The power supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the electronic component is a transformer.

6. The power supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the cover portion has a thickness ranging from 0.8 to 3.0 mm, and

the casing portion has a thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.0 mm.

7. The power supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuit board is fixed to the cover portion.

8. The power supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the casing portion includes a body portion and a protruding portion, the protruding portion being part of a top face of the body portion that protrudes outward, and

the through hole is provided to a top face of the protruding portion.

9. The power supply device according to claim 8 ,

wherein a groove is formed in an inner face of the cover portion to surround the circuit board.

10. A light fixture comprising:

a housing including a light extraction portion;

a light source disposed inside the housing; and

the power-supply device according to claim 1 that is disposed outside the housing and supplies power to the light source.

11. A vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body; and

the light fixture according to claim 10 .

12. A light fixture comprising:

a housing including a light extraction portion;

a light source disposed inside the housing; and

the power-supply device according to claim 2 that is disposed outside the housing and supplies power to the light source.

13. A light fixture comprising:

a housing including a light extraction portion;

a light source disposed inside the housing; and

the power-supply device according to claim 3 that is disposed outside the housing and supplies power to the light source.

14. A light fixture comprising:

a housing including a light extraction portion;

a light source disposed inside the housing; and

the power-supply device according to claim 4 that is disposed outside the housing and supplies power to the light source.

15. A light fixture comprising:

a housing including a light extraction portion;

a light source disposed inside the housing; and

the power-supply device according to claim 5 that is disposed outside the housing and supplies power to the light source.

16. A light fixture comprising:

a housing including a light extraction portion;

a light source disposed inside the housing; and

the power-supply device according to claim 6 that is disposed outside the housing and supplies power to the light source.

17. A light fixture comprising:

a housing including a light extraction portion;

a light source disposed inside the housing; and

the power-supply device according to claim 7 that is disposed outside the housing and supplies power to the light source.

18. A light fixture comprising:

a housing including a light extraction portion;

a light source disposed inside the housing; and

the power-supply device according to claim 8 that is disposed outside the housing and supplies power to the light source.

19. A light fixture comprising:

a housing including a light extraction portion;

a light source disposed inside the housing; and

the power-supply device according to claim 9 that is disposed outside the housing and supplies power to the light source.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2015
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034794/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2014
From: ARITA, KOSAKU; NISHIKAWA, MASAHIRO
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034273/0421 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-207584 · Oct 2, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150092432A1 · Apr 2, 2015