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US 7,817,421 · App. 12/440,169 · Granted Oct 19, 2010

Motor controller

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
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Patent No.
US 7,817,421
App. No.
12/440,169
Granted
Oct 19, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor controller capable of relaxing the temperature of a heat source which generates heat by driving the motor controller, and capable of realizing miniaturization and low price is provided. In a motor controller in which a power semiconductor module ( 2 ) which closely contact a heat sink ( 1 ) is mounted on a substrate ( 4 ), and a fan ( 6 ) is attached to the heat sink ( 1 ) by a fan case ( 8 ), portions of fins ( 1 g ) of the heat sink ( 1 ) are formed with a bell mouth ( 1 c ) and a circular-arc-shaped guide ( 1 h ), and the radiating capability of the fins ( 1 g ) is improved by effectively using the wind of the fan ( 6 ).

Claims (23)

1. A motor controller comprising:

a heat sink having fins,

a power semiconductor module having a plurality of external electrode terminals which closely contact the heat sink,

a substrate to which the plurality of external electrode terminals are connected,

a fan having a connecting cable attached to the heat sink,

a cable for connecting the connecting cable of the fan with the substrate, and

a fan case for fixing the fan and the heat sink together, wherein

a fan placing portion is formed in a fin portion of the heat sink so that the fan is placed thereon.

2. The motor controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the fan placing portion is constituted from bosses provided on the heat sink.

3. The motor controller according to claim 1 , wherein

a bell mouth is formed at a fin portion on which the fan is placed.

4. The motor controller according to claim 1 , wherein

a guide is formed between the bell mouth and side plates by a gentle circle arc.

5. The motor controller according to claim 1 , wherein

ends of the fins on the side of the bell mouth of the heat sink are made short in accordance with the circular-arc inclination of the guide.

6. The motor controller according to claim 1 , wherein

a cable holding portion is formed at the fin portion on which the fan of the heat sink is placed directly.

7. The motor controller according to claim 1 , wherein

a projection which restrains the attachment direction of the fan in one direction is formed at the fin portion where the fan of the heat sink is placed directly, and

a recess which is engaged with the projection is formed at a placing face of the fan.

8. The motor controller according to claim 7 , wherein

the recess is a cutout formed in a side portion of the fan.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2009
From: NAGATOMO, SHIGEKATSU; NUKI, KOJI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
Reel/Frame 022352/0432 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2006-248199 · Sep 13, 2006 · national
JP 2007-008925 · Jan 18, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090244845A1 · Oct 1, 2009