IP Library Patent Application 17365399
Patent Application
App. No. 17/365,399

CONNECTING MEMBER

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Patent No.
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App. No.
17/365,399
Abstract

A connecting member includes a first electrically-conductive member, a second electrically-conductive member, and an insulating member that accommodates the first electrically-conductive member and the second electrically-conductive member. Each of the first electrically-conductive member and the second electrically-conductive member includes an electric power supply-side connecting portion, a first substrate-side connecting portion, a second substrate-side connecting portion, and a branching portion that branches off to a second electric power supply channel to the second substrate-side connecting portion, at an intermediate point on a first electric power supply channel from the electric power supply-side connecting portion to the first substrate-side connecting portion. The branching portion of the first electrically-conductive member and the branching portion of the second electrically-conductive member are disposed inside the insulating member.

Claims (13)

1 . A connecting member comprising:

a first electrically-conductive member that electrically connects an electric power source and a functional part of a first system on a substrate, the functional part being a target of electric power supply, and electrically connects the electric power source and a functional part of a second system on the substrate;

a second electrically-conductive member that electrically connects a ground and the functional part of the first system on the substrate and electrically connects the ground and the functional part of the second system on the substrate; and

an insulating member that accommodates the first electrically-conductive member and the second electrically-conductive member, wherein

each of the first electrically-conductive member and the second electrically-conductive member includes a single electric power supply-side connecting portion to be connected to a connection terminal provided in the electric power source, a first substrate-side connecting portion connected to the functional part of the first system on the substrate, a second substrate-side connecting portion connected to the functional part of the second system on the substrate, and a branching portion that branches off to a second electric power supply channel to the second substrate-side connecting portion, at an intermediate point on a first electric power supply channel from the electric power supply-side connecting portion to the first substrate-side connecting portion, and

the branching portion of the first electrically-conductive member and the branching portion of the second electrically-conductive member are disposed inside the insulating member so as not to be exposed on a surface of the insulating member.

2 . The connecting member according to claim 1 , wherein:

the substrate includes a first region on which the functional part of the first system is mounted and a second region on which the functional part of the second system is mounted; and

each of the electric power supply-side connecting portions is disposed in such a manner as to overlap only one of the first region and the second region as viewed in a thickness direction of the substrate.

3 . The connecting member according to claim 1 , wherein:

the substrate includes a power substrate and a control substrate, a power element group that controls electric current to be supplied to a motor is mounted on the power substrate, the control substrate and the power substrate are disposed in such a manner as to face each other in a thickness direction and a control element group that controls driving of the motor is mounted on the control substrate;

the control substrate is provided between the electric power supply-side connecting portions and the power substrate; and

the first substrate-side connecting portions and the second substrate-side connecting portions are connected to the power substrate in a state in which the first electric power supply channel and the second electric power supply channel are inserted through the control substrate via respective through-holes provided in the control substrate.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 11, 2022
From: JTEKT CORPORATION
To: JTEKT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061088/0251 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2021
From: ODA, MASATO; SATO, YUTO
To: JTEKT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056736/0643 →