IP Library Patent Application 16769642
Patent Application
App. No. 16/769,642

ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE

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App. No.
16/769,642
Abstract

An electronic control device includes a substrate, a heat generating component mounted on the substrate, a heat dissipation unit thermally coupled to a surface of the heat generating component located on a side opposite to the substrate side, and a cooling mechanism thermally coupled to the heat dissipation unit. The heat dissipation unit includes a porous thermal conductor and a semi-cured resin which includes a heat conductive filler and is formed between at least the porous thermal conductor and the surface of the heat generating component.

Claims (29)

1 . An electronic control device comprising:

a substrate;

a heat generating component mounted on the substrate;

a heat dissipation unit thermally coupled to a surface of the heat generating component located on a side opposite to the substrate side; and

a cooling mechanism thermally coupled to the heat dissipation unit, wherein

the heat dissipation unit includes:

a porous thermal conductor; and

a semi-cured resin which includes a heat conductive filler and is formed between at least the porous thermal conductor and the surface of the heat generating component.

2 . The electronic control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the heat dissipation unit further includes a semi-cured resin which includes a heat conductive filler and is formed between the porous thermal conductor and the cooling mechanism.

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

the heat dissipation unit further includes a solder layer formed between the porous thermal conductor and the cooling mechanism.

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

a semi-cured resin including a heat conductive filler is filled in a pore of the porous thermal conductor.

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

the porous thermal conductor covers an entire region of the surface of the heat generating component.

6 . The electronic control device according to claim 1 , wherein

a protruding portion surrounding an outer periphery of the porous thermal conductor and extending to the substrate side is provided on a surface of the cooling mechanism on the heat generating component side.

7 . The electronic control device according to claim 6 , wherein

the heat generating component includes a lower back portion having a thickness smaller than that of a central portion on a peripheral portion on the surface side, and

a semi-cured resin including a heat conductive filler is formed between a top surface of the protruding portion and the lower back portion of the heat generating component.

8 . The electronic control device according to claim 7 , wherein

the top surface of the protruding portion is disposed closer to the lower back portion side than the surface of the central portion of the heat generating component.

9 . The electronic control device according to claim 6 , wherein

the protruding portion is formed to cover an outer periphery of the heat generating component, and a semi-cured resin including a heat conductive filler is formed between a top surface of the protruding portion and a peripheral portion of the heat generating component.

10 . The electronic control device according to claim 9 , wherein

the top surface of the protruding portion is disposed closer to the substrate side than the surface of the heat generating component.

11 . The electronic control device according to claim 7 , wherein

an inner region of the protruding portion is formed to be thicker than an outer periphery side region of the protruding portion.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 22, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058598/0321 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2020
From: TERANISHI, MINAMI; KAWAKITA, SHINYA; SAKAMOTO, HIDEYUKI
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054019/0268 →