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Granted Patent B2
US 12,185,457 · App. 17/610,387 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Control unit having a wiring board on which a connector is disposed

Inventors: Yusuke Sato (Sagamihara, JP); Hideyuki Mamiya (Mishima, JP); Katsunori Yamashita (Chigasaki, JP); Hirohisa Yukawa (Machida, JP); Akira Suwabayashi (Isehara, JP)
Assignees: JATCO LTD; NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
H05K1/0278H05K1/189H05K2201/10189
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Patent No.
US 12,185,457
App. No.
17/610,387
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The control unit includes a wiring board on which a connector is disposed. The connector is disposed on a back surface of the wiring board, the back surface being a back surface on a back side of a facing surface facing a body of the control unit. The wiring board includes legs protruding from the back surface on the back side of the facing surface facing the body.

Claims (22)

1. A control unit comprising:

a wiring board comprising a plate member, on which a connector and plural wires are disposed, wherein

the connector is disposed on a back surface of the wiring board, the back surface being a surface on a back side of a facing surface of the wiring board facing a body of the control unit,

the plural wires are bundled and fixed to the wiring board,

the wiring board includes two legs protruding from the back surface on the back side of the facing surface facing the body,

the connector is disposed between the two legs when viewed in a longitudinal direction of the body and when viewed in a width direction of the body,

lengths of the legs are set such that tips of the legs are located below a tip of the connector when the legs are placed downward; and

the control unit is one of a control valve unit for hydraulic control of a transmission or an inverter for controlling a motor.

2. The control unit according to claim 1 , wherein

a connection portion of a terminal portion of the connector faces the body.

3. The control unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the legs have a shape obtained by bending an end portion of the wiring board.

4. The control unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the wiring board is disposed between the body and a lid portion of a case.

5. The control unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a protrusion shorter than the legs on the body in a direction in which the legs protrude.

6. The control unit according to claim 5 , wherein

the protrusion is a bolt.

7. The control unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the legs are offset inward from an end portion of the body.

8. The control unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit is a control valve unit or an inverter unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2021
From: SATO, YUSUKE; MAMIYA, HIDEYUKI; YAMASHITA, KATSUNORI; YUKAWA, HIROHISA; SUWABAYASHI, AKIRA
To: JATCO LTD; NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058076/0792 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-106154 · Jun 6, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220248529A1 · Aug 4, 2022