IP Library Granted Patent US 12,538,439
Granted Patent B2
US 12,538,439 · App. 18/560,559 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Vehicle control device

Inventor: Takatoshi Uchida (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
H05K5/0052
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Patent No.
US 12,538,439
App. No.
18/560,559
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control device including a snap-fit portion capable of improving waterproof performance and reducing a protruding amount of protruding to the inside or outside of a housing with a simple shape. A vehicle control device according to the present invention includes: a substrate 1 which includes an electronic circuit for controlling a vehicle; a case 3 which has an opening portion at one end and fixed in a state where the substrate 1 is inserted; and a cover 4 which is assembled to the case 3 so as to cover the opening portion. A fitting recess 33 is provided in the case 3 , and a first snap-fit portion 41 having a first fitting protrusion 42 fitted in the fitting recess 33 is provided in the cover 4 . The fitting recess 33 does not penetrate a member of the case 3 and is provided in a state where a side opposite to a side to which the first fitting protrusion 42 is fitted is closed. The first fitting protrusion 42 is inserted into the case 3 to be fitted into the fitting recess 33.

Claims (30)

1 . A vehicle control device comprising:

a substrate which includes an electronic circuit for controlling a vehicle;

a case which has an opening portion at one end and fixed in a state where the substrate is inserted; and

a cover which is assembled to the case so as to cover the opening portion,

wherein

a fitting recess is provided in the case, and a first snap-fit portion having a first fitting protrusion fitted in the fitting recess is provided in the cover,

the fitting recess does not penetrate a member of the case and is provided in a state where a side opposite to a side to which the first fitting protrusion is fitted is closed, and

the first fitting protrusion is inserted into the case to be fitted into the fitting recess, wherein

a fitting hole is provided in the case, and a second snap-fit portion having a second fitting protrusion fitted in the fitting hole is provided in the cover, and

the fitting hole is provided so as to penetrate a member of the case.

2 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the fitting recess is provided in a state where the side opposite to the side to which the first fitting protrusion is fitted is closed by an outer peripheral surface of the case.

3 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle control device is mounted such that an outer peripheral surface portion of the case provided with the fitting recess faces upward, and an outer peripheral surface portion of the case provided with the fitting hole faces downward.

4 . The vehicle control device according to claim 2 , wherein the case has a groove formed on an outer peripheral surface side of a portion where the fitting recess is formed.

5 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the second fitting protrusion is press-fitted into the fitting hole provided on a side of the case.

6 . The vehicle control device according to claim 5 , wherein a maximum cross-sectional area of a cross section perpendicular to the fitting direction of the second fitting protrusion is larger than an opening portion area of the fitting hole.

7 . The vehicle control device according to claim 6 , wherein the second fitting protrusion has a polygonal pyramid shape or a conical shape in the cross section perpendicular to the fitting direction.

8 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein an opening portion area of the fitting hole is larger than a cross-sectional area perpendicular to a depth direction of the fitting recess.

9 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the first fitting protrusion is larger than a depth of the fitting recess.

10 . A vehicle control device comprising:

a substrate which includes an electronic circuit for controlling a vehicle;

a case which has an opening portion at one end and fixed in a state where the substrate is inserted; and

a cover which is assembled to the case so as to cover the opening portion,

wherein

a fitting recess is provided in the case, and a first snap-fit portion having a first fitting protrusion fitted in the fitting recess is provided in the cover,

the fitting recess does not penetrate a member of the case and is provided in a state where a side opposite to a side to which the first fitting protrusion is fitted is closed, and

the first fitting protrusion is inserted into the case to be fitted into the fitting recess, wherein

a recess is provided in one of an end surface formed around the opening portion of the case and a facing surface of the cover facing the end surface of the case, and a projection is provided in the other of the end surface and the facing surface,

the projection is formed continuously with the case or the cover on which the projection is provided, and

the recess and the projection engage with each other to exert a fixing force for fixing the cover and the case.

11 . The vehicle control device according to claim 10 , wherein the projection extends along a periphery of the opening portion of the case, and has a triangular cross-sectional shape perpendicular to an extending direction of the projection.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: UCHIDA, TAKATOSHI
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 065544/0940 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-086771 · May 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240260204A1 · Aug 1, 2024
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