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Granted Patent B2
US 10,038,315 · App. 15/543,585 · Granted Jul 31, 2018

Circuit assembly and electrical junction box

Inventor: Tatsuya Sumida (Mie, JP)
Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
H02G3/16H05K1/0209H05K7/205H05K7/20409H05K7/20418H05K7/20854H05K1/0204H05K2201/066
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Patent No.
US 10,038,315
App. No.
15/543,585
Granted
Jul 31, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a circuit assembly that enables suppression of a decrease in heat dissipation properties. A circuit assembly includes a circuit board having a conductive path, a heat dissipation member on which the circuit board is placed, and an insulating layer that is interposed between the circuit board and the heat dissipation member. A surface of the heat dissipation member that faces the circuit board is a rough surface having protrusions and recessions, and the circuit board and the heat dissipation member are fixed to each other by the insulating layer penetrating the protrusions and recessions of the rough surface.

Claims (21)

1. A circuit assembly comprising:

a circuit board having a conductive path;

a heat dissipation member on which the circuit board is placed; and

an insulating layer that is interposed between the circuit board and the heat dissipation member,

wherein a surface of the heat dissipation member that faces the circuit board is a rough surface having protrusions and recessions, and

the circuit board and the heat dissipation member are fixed to each other by the insulating layer penetrating the protrusions and recessions of the rough surface; and

a plurality of low-heat generating components and a plurality of high-heat generating components that generate more heat than the plurality of low-heat generating components are mounted on the circuit board, and

a heat insulating groove is formed in the circuit board and the insulating layer at a location between the plurality of low-heat generating components and the plurality of high-heat generating components, the heat insulating groove passing through the circuit board and the insulating layer.

2. The circuit assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the rough surface is formed by chemical processing or laser processing.

3. The circuit assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board is fastened to the insulating layer with a fixing member.

4. The circuit assembly according to claim 3 , wherein a fixed portion for fixation of a terminal of the circuit board with the fixing member is formed in the insulating layer.

5. The circuit assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a connector housing in which a terminal of the circuit board is accommodated is formed in the insulating layer.

6. The circuit assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a heat dissipation grease is disposed in a region which is located between the circuit board and the insulating layer and over which at least one of the plurality of high-heat generating components is disposed.

7. The circuit assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation member is formed in a region in which the plurality of high-heat generating components are mounted, without overlapping a region in which the plurality of low-heat generating components are mounted.

8. An electrical junction box comprising the circuit assembly according to claim 1 and a case that accommodates the circuit assembly.

9. A circuit assembly comprising:

a circuit board having a conductive path;

a heat dissipation member on which the circuit board is placed; and

an insulating layer that is interposed between the circuit board and the heat dissipation member,

wherein a surface of the heat dissipation member that faces the circuit board is a rough surface having protrusions and recessions, and

the circuit board and the heat dissipation member are fixed to each other by the insulating layer penetrating the protrusions and recessions of the rough surface, wherein the protrusions are wider at a leading end side than at a base end side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2017
From: SUMIDA, TATSUYA
To: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-006685 · Jan 16, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180006441A1 · Jan 4, 2018
Cited By (1)
US 12,707,606