Electronic control device

Inventors: Kentaro Urimoto (Tokyo, JP); Akira Kimishima (Tokyo, JP); Takahisa Kawaguchi (Tokyo, JP); Takanori Ichikawa (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Cornoration

H05K5/0069 H01R12/58 H05K5/0047

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Patent No.: US 11,540,401
App. No.: 17/048,802
Granted: Dec 27, 2022
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An electronic control device includes first extended terminals extended from a multiple of terminals of opposing connectors respectively and second extended terminals extended from opposing control boards respectively. A hole is formed between the opposing connectors in a connector case, each of the first extended terminals and each of the second extended terminals oppose and approach each other toward the hole, in addition to which first extended terminals and second extended terminals are formed heading toward an exterior of the connector case from the hole, and the first extended terminal and the first extended terminal come into contact with differing side faces of the second extended terminal and the second extended terminal.

Claims (30)

1. An electronic control device, comprising:

a connector case;

connectors disposed opposing in an exterior of the connector case and each having a multiple of terminals;

control boards disposed opposing in an interior of the connector case;

first extended terminals extended from the multiple of terminals of the opposing connectors respectively; and

second extended terminals extended from the opposing control boards respectively, wherein

a hole is formed between the opposing connectors in the connector case, each of the first extended terminals and each of the second extended terminals oppose and approach each other toward the hole, and first externally extending terminals of the first extended terminals and second externally extending terminals of the second extended terminals are formed to penetrate the hole and exit to the exterior of the connector case from the hole, and pairs of the first externally extending terminals contact each other along first side faces thereof, and pairs of the second externally extending terminals contact each other along second side faces thereof that are opposite the first side faces.

2. The electronic control device according to claim 1 , wherein one of the second extended terminals and the other of the second extended terminals have a separating portion in a direction perpendicular to a direction of opposition,

one of the first externally extending terminals comes into contact with one of the second externally extending terminals, and the other of the first externally extending terminals comes into contact with the other of the second externally extending terminals.

3. The electronic control device according to claim 2 , wherein the hole is formed so as to have a long diameter in a direction perpendicular to the direction of opposition of the first externally extending terminals or the second externally extending terminals, in addition to which a wall portion is disposed protruding from the connector case in a periphery of the hole, and

respective contact portions of the first externally extending terminal and the second externally extending terminal and the other of the first externally extending terminal and the second externally extending terminal protrude further to the exterior than the wall portion.

4. The electronic control device according to claim 3 , wherein the terminals of the connectors, the first extended terminals and the first externally extending terminals, and the second extended terminals and the second externally extending terminals, are each configured of the same member.

5. The electronic control device according to claim 2 , wherein a height of a leading end portion of each of the first externally extending terminals and the second externally extending terminals is formed to be lower than a height of a wall portion of the connector case, in addition to which a cover that covers the wall portion is provided.

6. The electronic control device according to claim 5 , wherein the terminals of the connectors, the first extended terminals and the first externally extending terminals, and the second extended terminals and the second externally extending terminals, are each configured of the same member.

7. The electronic control device according to claim 2 , wherein the terminals of the connectors, the first extended terminals and the first externally extending terminals, and the second extended terminals and the second externally extending terminals, are each configured of the same member.

8. The electronic control device according to claim 1 , wherein one of the second externally extending terminals and the other of the second externally extending terminals are aligned on a line that can be considered to be a straight line, one of the first externally extending terminals comes into contact with one of the second externally extending terminals, and the other of the first externally extending terminals comes into contact with the other of the second externally extending terminals.

9. The electronic control device according to claim 8 , wherein the hole has a long diameter in a direction perpendicular to the direction of opposition of the first externally extending terminals or the second externally extending terminals, and is formed in a form that deviates in the direction of opposition of the first externally extending terminals or the second externally extending terminals in a longitudinal direction central portion of the hole, in addition to which a wall portion is disposed protruding from the connector case in a periphery of the hole, and respective contact portions of the first externally extending terminal and the second externally extending terminal and the other of the first externally extending terminal and the second externally extending terminal protrude further to the exterior than the wall portion.

10. The electronic control device according to claim 9 , wherein the terminals of the connectors, the first extended terminals and the first externally extending terminals, and the second extended terminals and the second externally extending terminals, are each configured of the same member.

11. The electronic control device according to claim 8 , wherein the hole is formed so as to have a long diameter in a direction perpendicular to the direction of opposition of the first externally extending terminals or the second externally extending terminals, in addition to which a wall portion is disposed protruding from the connector case in a periphery of the hole, and

12. The electronic control device according to claim 11 , wherein the terminals of the connectors, the first extended terminals and the first externally extending terminals, and the second extended terminals and the second externally extending terminals, are each configured of the same member.

13. The electronic control device according to claim 8 , wherein a height of a leading end portion of each of the first externally extending terminals and the second externally extending terminals is formed to be lower than a height of a wall portion of the connector case, in addition to which a cover that covers the wall portion is provided.

14. The electronic control device according to claim 13 , wherein the terminals of the connectors, the first extended terminals and the first externally extending terminals, and the second extended terminals and the second externally extending terminals, are each configured of the same member.

15. The electronic control device according to claim 8 , wherein the terminals of the connectors, the first extended terminals and the first externally extending terminals, and the second extended terminals and the second externally extending terminals, are each configured of the same member.

16. The electronic control device according to claim 1 , wherein the hole is formed so as to have a long diameter in a direction perpendicular to the direction of opposition of the first externally extending terminals or the second externally extending terminals, in addition to which a wall portion is disposed protruding from the connector case in a periphery of the hole, and

17. The electronic control device according to claim 16 , wherein the terminals of the connectors, the first extended terminals and the first externally extending terminals, and the second extended terminals and the second externally extending terminals, are each configured of the same member.

18. The electronic control device according to claim 1 , wherein a height of a leading end portion of each of the first externally extending terminals and the second externally extending terminals is formed to be lower than a height of a wall portion of the connector case, in addition to which a cover that covers the wall portion is provided.

19. The electronic control device according to claim 18 , wherein the terminals of the connectors, the first extended terminals and the first externally extending terminals, and the second extended terminals and the second externally extending terminals, are each configured of the same member.

20. The electronic control device according to claim 1 , wherein the terminals of the connectors, the first externally extending terminals and the first extended terminals, and the second externally extending terminals and the second extended terminals, are each configured of the same member.

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 Oct 20, 2020

From: URIMOTO, KENTARO; KIMISHIMA, AKIRA; KAWAGUCHI, TAKAHISA; ICHIKAWA, TAKANORI

To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

Reel/Frame 054108/0735 →