IP Library Granted Patent US 10,985,628
Granted Patent B2
US 10,985,628 · App. 16/319,646 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Electric drive device

Inventors: Hideya Nishikawa (Tokyo, JP); Yoshihito Asao (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
H02K5/225H01R27/02H02K11/24H02K11/33H02K11/40B62D5/0403B62D5/0463B62D6/08
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Patent No.
US 10,985,628
App. No.
16/319,646
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electric drive device capable of achieving redundant supply of power from outside and achieving downsizing. An electric drive device, including: a motor; a controller configured to control driving of the motor; and a power supply connector electrically connected to the controller, the power supply connector including: a power supply connector housing; and a first power supply terminal and a second power supply terminal, which are provided in the power supply connector housing and electrically connected to separate external power sources, respectively.

Claims (28)

1. An electric drive device, comprising:

a motor;

a controller configured to control driving of the motor; and

a power supply connector electrically connected to the controller, and including:

a power supply connector housing,

a first power supply terminal and a second power supply terminal, which are provided in the power supply connector housing and electrically connected to separate external power sources, respectively, to achieve a redundant supply of power from outside, and

a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal which are provided in the power supply connector housing and electrically connected to an external ground,

wherein the first power terminal, the first ground terminal, the second ground terminal, and the second power supply terminal are aligned in the power supply connector housing in this order, and

the first ground terminal and the second ground terminal are arranged next to each other.

2. An electric drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply connector further includes a power supply connector partition wall formed on the power supply connector housing and configured to isolate the first power supply terminal and the second power supply terminal from each other.

3. An electric drive device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a vehicle signal connector electrically connected to the controller; and

a torque sensor connector electrically connected to the controller,

wherein the vehicle signal connector includes a first vehicle signal terminal and a second vehicle signal terminal electrically connected to separate vehicle signal emitting devices, respectively, and

wherein the torque sensor connector includes a first torque sensor signal terminal and a second torque sensor signal terminal electrically connected to separate torque sensors, respectively.

4. An electric drive device according to claim 3 , wherein the vehicle signal connector further includes a vehicle signal connector housing in which the first vehicle signal terminal and the second vehicle signal terminal are provided, and

wherein the torque sensor connector further includes a torque sensor connector housing in which the first torque sensor signal terminal and the second torque sensor signal terminal are provided.

5. An electric drive device according to claim 4 , wherein the vehicle signal connector further includes a vehicle signal connector partition wall formed on the vehicle signal connector housing and configured to isolate the first vehicle signal terminal and the second vehicle signal terminal from each other, and

wherein the torque sensor connector further includes a torque sensor connector partition wall formed on the torque sensor connector housing and configured to isolate the first torque sensor signal terminal and the second torque sensor signal terminal from each other.

6. An electric drive device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first connector and a second connector electrically connected to the controller,

wherein the first connector includes:

a first vehicle signal terminal electrically connected to a first vehicle signal emitting device;

a first torque sensor signal terminal electrically connected to a first torque sensor; and

a first connector housing in which the first vehicle signal terminal and the first torque sensor signal terminal are provided, and

wherein the second connector includes:

a second vehicle signal terminal electrically connected to a second vehicle signal emitting device;

a second torque sensor signal terminal electrically connected to a second torque sensor; and

a second connector housing in which the second vehicle signal terminal and the second torque sensor signal terminal are provided.

Assignments (2)
COMPANY SPLIT Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC MOBILITY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068834/0585 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2019
From: NISHIKAWA, HIDEYA; ASAO, YOSHIHITO
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048093/0320 →