IP Library Granted Patent US 9,776,514
Granted Patent B2
US 9,776,514 · App. 14/653,420 · Granted Oct 3, 2017

DC-DC converter

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Patent No.
US 9,776,514
App. No.
14/653,420
Granted
Oct 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

As an object of reducing a noise resulted from the mutual influences between circuit-configuring components, a DC-DC converter includes a high voltage circuit section that is electrically connected to a transformer, a low voltage circuit section that is electrically connected to the transformer, a housing in which the high voltage circuit section and the low voltage circuit section are accommodated, a control circuit board that controls the driving of the low voltage circuit section, and a frame that supports the control circuit board. The frame is arranged on a position facing a bottom surface of the housing while crossing the low voltage circuit section. The housing includes a first wall that separates a first space in which the high voltage circuit section is accommodated and a second space in which circuit components configuring the low voltage circuit section are accommodated. The frame forms a second wall that protrudes toward a direction approaching a leading end of the first wall.

Claims (31)

1. A DC-DC converter comprising:

a high voltage circuit section that is electrically connected to a transformer;

a low voltage circuit section that is electrically connected to the transformer;

a housing in which the high voltage circuit section and the low voltage circuit section are accommodated;

a control circuit board that controls the driving of the low voltage circuit section; and

a frame that supports the control circuit board,

wherein the frame is arranged on a position facing a bottom surface of the housing while crossing the low voltage circuit section,

wherein the frame includes a second wall that protrudes toward a direction approaching a bottom surface of the housing, and

wherein the second wall separates a first space in which the high voltage circuit section is accommodated and a second space in which circuit components configuring the low voltage circuit section are accommodated.

2. The DC-DC converter according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control circuit board includes a first area on which a circuit section that outputs a control signal controlling the high voltage circuit section is mounted, and a second area on which a circuit section that outputs a control signal controlling the low voltage circuit section is mounted, and

wherein the control circuit board is arranged in such a manner that the first area faces the high voltage circuit section and the second area faces the low voltage circuit section.

3. The DC-DC converter according to claim 1 ,

wherein the frame forms a third wall that protrudes toward a direction opposite to the direction toward which the second wall protrudes, and

wherein the third wall is arranged on a position that separates a third space between the frame and the control circuit board and the first space.

4. The DC-DC converter according to claim 3 ,

wherein the high voltage circuit section is configured to include a high voltage side switching circuit portion and a capacitor having a filtering function,

wherein the high voltage side switching circuit portion is arranged on the bottom surface of the housing, and

wherein the capacitor is arranged in a position further away from the bottom surface of the housing than the high voltage side switching circuit portion is.

5. The DC-DC converter according to claim 1 ,

wherein the housing includes a first wall that separates the first space and the second space.

6. The DC-DC converter according to claim 5 ,

wherein the control circuit board includes a first area on which a circuit section that outputs a control signal controlling the high voltage circuit section is mounted, and a second area on which a circuit section that outputs a control signal controlling the low voltage circuit section is mounted, and

wherein the control circuit board is arranged in such a manner that the first area faces the high voltage circuit section and the second area faces the low voltage circuit section.

7. The DC-DC converter according to claim 5 ,

wherein the frame forms a third wall that protrudes toward a direction opposite to the direction toward which the second wall protrudes, and

wherein the third wall is arranged on a position that separates a third space between the frame and the control circuit board and the first space.

8. The DC-DC converter according to claim 7 ,

wherein the high voltage circuit section is configured to include a high voltage side switching circuit portion and a capacitor having a filtering function,

wherein the high voltage side switching circuit portion is arranged on the bottom surface of the housing, and

wherein the capacitor is arranged in a position further away from the bottom surface of the housing than the high voltage side switching circuit portion is.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056299/0447 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2015
From: SOBU, YUUJI; KOMATSU, MIKITO; FUKUMASU, KEISUKE; NAKAZAWA, TATSUYA
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035861/0069 →