IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,801,887
Granted Patent B2
US 11,801,887 · App. 17/034,336 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

Drive device

Inventor: Masashi Yamasaki (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
B62D5/0403B62D5/046B62D5/0481H02K5/225H02K11/33
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Patent No.
US 11,801,887
App. No.
17/034,336
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector portion includes a first system connector that holds a first power supply terminal and a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal that holds a second power supply terminal and a second system connector. An insertion/removal direction of the first system connector is the same as the insertion/removal direction of the second system connector. The first system connector and the second system connector are arranged close to each other such that the interval between the connectors is smaller than the width in a short length direction of both connectors. The first power supply terminal is arranged closer to the second system connector than the first signal terminals in a frontage of the first system connector. The second power supply terminal is arranged closer to the first system connector than the second signal terminal in a frontage of the second system connector.

Claims (27)

1. A drive device comprising:

a motor having winding sets in two systems;

a control portion arranged coaxially with the motor and being configured to control a drive of the motor;

a connector portion configured to connect an external connector which is a connector of an external cable, wherein

the control portion includes a first system control portion configured to control energization of one of the winding sets, and a second system control portion configured to control energization of the other winding set,

the first system control portion and the second system control portion are mounted on one circuit board,

the connector portion includes a first power supply terminal configured to supply power to the first system control portion, a first signal terminal configured to input a signal to the first system control portion, a first system connector configures to hold the first power supply terminal and the first signal terminal, a second power supply terminal configured to supply power to the second system control portion, a second signal terminal configured to input a signal to the second system control portion, and a second system connector configured to hold the second power supply terminal and the second signal terminal,

an insertion/removal direction of the first system connector is the same as the insertion/removal direction of the second system connector,

the first system connector and the second system connector are arranged close to each other such that the interval between the connectors is smaller than the width in a short length direction of both connectors,

the first power supply terminal is arranged closer to the second system connector in the frontage of the first system connector than the first signal terminal, and

the second power supply terminal is arranged closer to the first system connector in the frontage of the second system connector than the second signal terminal.

2. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first system connector and the second system connector are arranged such that the long length directions of the frontages of the connectors are aligned.

3. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first system connector and the second system connector are arranged such that the long length directions of the frontages of the connectors are aligned, and are integrally formed.

4. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first system control portion includes a first rotation angle detector that detects a rotation angle of the motor,

the second system control portion includes a second rotation angle detector that detects a rotation angle of the motor,

the first rotation angle detector has a power supply line and a signal line independent of the second rotation angle detector, and is packaged together with the second rotation angle detector to form a rotation angle sensor, and

the first system control portion and the second system control portion are separated by a boundary surface that passes through the rotation angle sensor and is parallel to an axis of the motor.

5. The drive device according to claim 4 , wherein

the first system control portion includes a first power system component connected to the first power supply terminal, and a first control system component connected to the first signal terminal,

the second system control portion includes a second power system component connected to the second power supply terminal, and a second control system component connected to the second signal terminal, and

the first power system component and the second power system component are located closer to the first system connector and the second system connector on the circuit board with respect to the first control system component and the second control system component.

6. The drive device according to claim 4 , wherein

on one side with respect to the boundary surface, the first power supply terminal and the first signal terminal are arranged in order from the boundary surface,

on the other side with respect to the boundary surface, the second power supply terminal and the second signal terminal are arranged in order from the boundary surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2020
From: YAMASAKI, MASASHI
To: DENSO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053902/0801 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-075412 · Apr 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019015271 · Apr 8, 2019
Related Publication 20210009192A1 · Jan 14, 2021