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Granted Patent B2
US 10,874,031 · App. 16/434,415 · Granted Dec 22, 2020

Control device

Inventor: Yoshihiro Kojima (Okazaki, JP)
Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
H05K7/2049H05K5/0052H05K7/20409H05K1/0215H05K5/006H05K5/0056
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Patent No.
US 10,874,031
App. No.
16/434,415
Granted
Dec 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A housing includes a case made of a resin material and having an open side, and a cover that covers the open side of the case. Screw holes that are open toward the cover are formed in a side wall of the case. Through holes are formed in the cover at positions facing the respective screw holes. The cover is fastened to the case by screwing cover bolts into the respective screw holes through the respective through holes. Insertion holes are formed to extend through the side wall in an assembly direction of the cover with respect to the case. The housing is attached to an attachment target made of a metal material, by screwing attachment bolts into respective attachment holes in the attachment target through the respective insertion holes. The attachment bolts are formed to press the cover against the side wall when inserted in the respective attachment holes.

Claims (26)

1. A control device comprising:

a case made of a resin material and having an open side;

a cover that covers the open side of the case to define a housing when the cover is fastened to the case;

a circuit board housed in the housing; and

a seal member that seals between the case and the cover; wherein

screw holes that are open toward the cover are formed in the case;

through holes are formed in the cover at positions facing the respective screw holes;

the cover is fastened to the case by screwing cover bolts into the respective screw holes through the respective through holes;

insertion holes are formed to extend through the case in an assembly direction of the cover with respect to the case;

the housing is attached to an attachment target made of a metal material, by screwing attachment bolts into respective attachment holes in the attachment target through the respective insertion holes; and

the attachment bolts are formed to press the cover against the case when the attachment bolts are inserted in the respective attachment holes,

wherein projections are provided at peripheral edges of the respective insertion holes in the case, the projections facing heads of the respective attachment bolts in the assembly direction, and having a projecting height equal to or less than a thickness of the cover,

further comprising cylindrical collars that are inserted into the respective insertion holes; wherein

an end portion of each of the collars defines one of the projections.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the collars are made of a metal material.

3. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the cover and the attachment bolts are made of a metal material; and

a conductive member is disposed between the cover and the circuit board to electrically conduct the cover and the circuit board.

4. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the cover and the attachment bolts are made of a metal material; and

the cover includes a radiation portion that is in contact with the circuit board.

5. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the cover has a raised portion at a part facing the circuit board, the raised portion being raised in a direction opposite to the case; and

the attachment bolts have a greater diameter than the cover bolts, and are disposed closer to an outer peripheral edge of the cover than the cover bolts are.

6. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein projections are provided at peripheral edges of the respective insertion holes in the case, the projections facing heads of the respective attachment bolts in the assembly direction, and having a projecting height equal to or less than a thickness of the cover.

7. The control device according to claim 6 , wherein the cover includes fitting portions that fit to the respective projections.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2019
From: KOJIMA, YOSHIHIRO
To: JTEKT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049402/0566 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-112064 · Jun 12, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190380226A1 · Dec 12, 2019