IP Library Granted Patent US 12,374,967
Granted Patent B2
US 12,374,967 · App. 17/795,118 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Motor drive device and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Masato Watanabe (Yamanashi-ken, JP); Taku Sasaki (Yamanashi-ken, JP)
Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
H02K11/33H02K5/225H05K1/181H02K2211/03
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Patent No.
US 12,374,967
App. No.
17/795,118
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a motor drive device that reduces the likelihood of mounting error during manufacture, and a method for manufacturing the same. The motor drive device is provided with: a substrate; a first mounting region for mounting first circuit component; a second mounting region for mounting a second circuit component; a first pair of connection points for connecting a first connecting wire member, constituting a first path for supplying electric current to the first circuit component, onto the substrate such that at least a part of the first connecting wire member overlaps the second mounting region; and a second pair of connection points for connecting second connecting wire member, constituting a second path for supplying electric current to the second circuit component, onto the substrate such that at least a part of the second connecting wire member overlaps the first mounting region.

Claims (29)

1. A motor driving device, comprising:

a wiring board;

a first mounting region on the wiring board, the first mounting region being configured to enable a first circuit component to be mounted therein;

a second mounting region on the wiring board, the second mounting region being configured to enable a second circuit component to be mounted therein;

a first pair of connecting points configured to connect a first connecting wire member, which constitutes a first path through which an electrical current is supplied to the first circuit component, onto the wiring board in a manner so that at least a portion of the first connecting wire member overlaps with the second mounting region; and

a second pair of connecting points configured to connect a second connecting wire member, which constitutes a second path through which an electrical current is supplied to the second circuit component, onto the wiring board in a manner so that at least a portion of the second connecting wire member overlaps with the first mounting region,

wherein

the first pair of connecting points and the second pair of connecting points are arranged outside the first mounting region and the second mounting region,

in a case where the first connecting wire member is connected to the first pair of connecting points, mounting of the second circuit component in the second mounting region is inhibited by the first connecting wire member that overlaps with the second mounting region, and

in a case where the second connecting wire member is connected to the second pair of connecting points, mounting of the first circuit component in the first mounting region is inhibited by the second connecting wire member that overlaps with the first mounting region.

2. The motor driving device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first mounting region and the second mounting region is visibly and distinguishably displayed on the wiring board.

3. The motor driving device according to claim 1 , wherein an interval between the first pair of connecting points and an interval between the second pair of connecting points are substantially identical to each other.

4. The motor driving device according to claim 3 , wherein the first connecting wire member is an identical member to the second connecting wire member.

5. The motor driving device according to claim 1 , wherein:

one of the first circuit component or the second circuit component is a component for use with a large electrical current; and

another one of the first circuit component or the second circuit component is a component for use with a small electrical current.

6. The motor driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the first circuit component and the second circuit component are components used for detecting an electrical current.

7. A method for manufacturing a motor driving device, the method comprising:

a preparation step of preparing a printed wiring board, the printed wiring board including

a first mounting region configured to enable a first circuit component to be mounted therein,

a second mounting region configured to enable a second circuit component to be mounted therein,

a first pair of connecting points on a wiring board which, by being connected to each other, constitute a portion of a first path through which an electrical current is supplied to the first circuit component, and

a second pair of connecting points on the wiring board which, by being connected to each other, constitute a portion of a second path through which an electrical current is supplied to the second circuit component;

a mounting step of mounting the first circuit component in the first mounting region, or alternatively, mounting the second circuit component in the second mounting region; and

a connection step of connecting the first pair of connecting points by a first connecting wire member at least a portion of which overlaps with the second mounting region, in a case that the first circuit component is mounted in the mounting step, and connecting the second pair of connecting points by a second connecting wire member at least a portion of which overlaps with the first mounting region, in a case that the second circuit component is mounted in the mounting step,

wherein

the first pair of connecting points and the second pair of connecting points are arranged outside the first mounting region and the second mounting region,

in a case where the first connecting wire member is connected to the first pair of connecting points, mounting of the second circuit component in the second mounting region is inhibited by the first connecting wire member that overlaps with the second mounting region, and

in a case where the second connecting wire member is connected to the second pair of connecting points, mounting of the first circuit component in the first mounting region is inhibited by the second connecting wire member that overlaps with the first mounting region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2022
From: WATANABE, MASATO; SASAKI, TAKU
To: FANUC CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-014835 · Jan 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230066238A1 · Mar 2, 2023
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