Electronic component unit and wire harness
View Patent ↗An electronic component unit includes a plate made of a resin material configured to embed metallic bus bars in the resin material and mount electronic components thereon, and a supporting member to which the plate is assembled. The plate has a plurality of exposed ends at which the bus bars are partially exposed on edge surfaces of the plate. The supporting member includes protrusions that are formed on opposed surfaces facing the edge surfaces of the plate such that the protrusions face the edge surfaces of the plate, protrude from the opposed surfaces toward the edge surface sides of the plate, and are each located between the adjacent exposed ends in an arrangement direction of the multiple exposed ends.
1. An electronic component unit comprising:
a plate made of a resin material configured to embed a metallic bus bar in the resin material and mount an electronic component thereon; and
a supporting member to which the plate is assembled, wherein
the plate has a plurality of exposed ends at which the bus bar is partially exposed on an edge surface of the plate, and
the supporting member includes a protrusion that is formed on an opposed surface of the supporting member facing the edge surface of the plate such that the protrusion faces the edge surface of the plate, protrudes from the opposed surface toward the edge surface side of the plate, and is located between the adjacent exposed ends in an arrangement direction of the plurality of exposed ends,
wherein the plate has a width, a length, and a height, the height being shorter than each of the length and the width,
wherein the edge surface of the plate is defined by the height and one of the width and the length, and
wherein a main surface of the plate, which is configured to mount the electronic component therein, is defined by the length and the width.
2. The electronic component unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the protrusion includes a protruded rib that is formed on the opposed surface such that the protruded rib faces the edge surface of the plate, protrudes from the opposed surface toward the edge surface side of the plate, and is located between the adjacent exposed ends in the arrangement direction of the plurality of exposed ends, in a state where the plate is assembled to the supporting member.
3. The electronic component unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the protrusion includes a projecting wall portion that is formed such that a wall body including the opposed surface is depressed toward the edge surface side of the plate, faces the edge surface of the plate, and is located between the adjacent exposed ends in the arrangement direction of the plurality of exposed ends, in a state where the plate is assembled to the supporting member.
4. The electronic component unit according to claim 3 , wherein
a protruding amount of the protrusion from the opposed surface toward the edge surface side of the plate is larger than a clearance between the exposed ends and the opposed surface.
5. The electronic component unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the supporting member includes a base to which the plate is assembled and a lid that covers the plate assembled to the base from the side opposite the base, and the plate is assembled to an inside of the supporting member, the inside being defined by the base and the lid, and
the protrusion extends along a direction in which the base, the plate, and the lid are stacked.
6. The electronic component unit according to claim 2 , wherein
a protruding amount of the protrusion from the opposed surface toward the edge surface side of the plate is larger than a clearance between the exposed ends and the opposed surface.
7. The electronic component unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the plate has the plurality of exposed ends on each of paired opposite edge surfaces,
the protrusion comprises one or more protrusions, and
at least one protrusion of the one or more protrusions is disposed on each opposed surface of the supporting member facing the corresponding paired opposite edge surfaces.
8. The electronic component unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the protrusion includes a projecting wall portion that is formed such that a wall body including the opposed surface is depressed toward the edge surface side of the plate, faces the edge surface of the plate, and is located between the adjacent exposed ends in the arrangement direction of the plurality of exposed ends, in a state where the plate is assembled to the supporting member.
9. The electronic component unit according to claim 8 , wherein
the supporting member includes a base to which the plate is assembled and a lid that covers the plate assembled to the base from the side opposite the base, and the plate is assembled to an inside of the supporting member, the inside being defined by the base and the lid, and
the protrusion extends along a direction in which the base, the plate, and the lid are stacked.
10. The electronic component unit according to claim 9 , wherein
the opposed surface is an inner wall surface of the lid, and
the base includes a fitting recessed portion to which the protrusion is capable of being fitted.
11. The electronic component unit according to claim 10 , wherein
the guide portion has a tapered surface that is tilted toward outside of the edge surface of the plate.
12. The electronic component unit according to claim 8 , wherein
a protruding amount of the protrusion from the opposed surface toward the edge surface side of the plate is larger than a clearance between the exposed ends and the opposed surface.
13. The electronic component unit according to claim 8 , wherein
the plate has the plurality of exposed ends on each of paired opposite edge surfaces,
the protrusion comprises one or more protrusions, and
at least one protrusion of the one or more protrusions is disposed on each opposed surface of the supporting member facing the corresponding paired opposite edge surfaces.
14. The electronic component unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the supporting member includes a base to which the plate is assembled and a lid that covers the plate assembled to the base from the side opposite the base, and the plate is assembled to an inside of the supporting member, the inside being defined by the base and the lid, and
the protrusion extends along a direction in which the base, the plate, and the lid are stacked.
15. The electronic component unit according to claim 14 , wherein
a protruding amount of the protrusion from the opposed surface toward the edge surface side of the plate is larger than a clearance between the exposed ends and the opposed surface.
16. The electronic component unit according to claim 1 , wherein
a protruding amount of the protrusion from the opposed surface toward the edge surface side of the plate is larger than a clearance between the exposed ends and the opposed surface.
17. The electronic component unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the plate has the plurality of exposed ends on each of paired opposite edge surfaces,
the protrusion comprises one or more protrusions, and
at least one protrusion of the one or more protrusions is disposed on each opposed surface of the supporting member facing the corresponding paired opposite edge surfaces.
18. The electronic component unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the supporting member includes a base to which the plate is assembled and a lid that covers the plate assembled to the base from the side opposite the base, and the plate is assembled to an inside of the supporting member, the inside being defined by the base and the lid,
the opposed surface is an inner wall surface of the lid, and
the plate includes a guide portion that is formed on a surface facing the lid, and guides a top end of the protrusion outside the edge surface of the plate, in a state where the plate is assembled to the inside of the supporting member.
19. The electronic component unit according to claim 1 , wherein
a top end of the protrusion in a protruding direction abuts the edge surface of the plate.
20. A wire harness comprising:
an electric wire; and
an electronic component unit electrically connected to the electric wire, wherein
the electronic component unit includes
a plate made of a resin material configured to embed a metallic bus bar in the resin material and mount an electronic component thereon, and
a supporting member to which the plate is assembled,
the plate has a plurality of exposed ends at which the bus bar is partially exposed on an edge surface of the plate, and
the supporting member includes a protrusion that is formed on an opposed surface of the supporting member facing the edge surface of the plate such that the protrusion faces the edge surface of the plate, protrudes from the opposed surface toward the edge surface side of the plate, and is located between the adjacent exposed ends in an arrangement direction of the plurality of exposed ends,
wherein the plate has a width, a length, and a height, the height being shorter than each of the length and the width,
wherein the edge surface of the plate is defined by the height and one of the width and the length, and
wherein a main surface of the plate, which is configured to mount the electronic component therein, is defined by the length and the width.