Electronic circuit with temperature detection element
An electronic circuit including: a circuit board; a temperature detection element mounted on the circuit board to detect an ambient temperature; and a circuit element mounted on the circuit board and generating heat in conjunction with circuit operation. The circuit board has a conductive pattern with a heat transfer property that is electrically connected to any terminal of the circuit element and transfers the heat generated by the circuit element. The conductive pattern with a heat transfer property is formed in an area outside a range within a predetermined distance from the temperature detection element. In the case where the temperature detection element is electrically connected to the conductive pattern with a heat transfer property, the connection is made via a linear wiring pattern or a linear wiring member.
1. An electronic circuit with a temperature detection element, the electronic circuit comprising:
a circuit board;
the temperature detection element that is mounted on the circuit board to detect an ambient temperature; and
a circuit element that is mounted on the circuit board and that generates heat in conjunction with a circuit operation, wherein
the circuit board has a conductive pattern, with a heat transfer property, that is electrically connected to any terminal of the circuit element and that transfers the heat generated by the circuit element, the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property is formed in an area outside a range within a predetermined distance from the temperature detection element, and in a case that the temperature detection element is electrically connected to the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property, the connection is made via a linear wiring pattern or a linear wiring member, and
the linear wiring pattern or the linear wiring member has at least one bent portion in a path from the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property at one end to the temperature detection element at the other end.
2. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property is a ground pattern of the circuit element.
3. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property is a power supply pattern of the circuit element.
4. An electronic circuit with a temperature detection element, the electronic circuit comprising:
a circuit board;
the temperature detection element that is mounted on the circuit board to detect an ambient temperature; and
a circuit element that is mounted on the circuit board and that generates heat in conjunction with a circuit operation, wherein
the circuit board has a conductive pattern, with a heat transfer property, that is electrically connected to any terminal of the circuit element and that transfers the heat generated by the circuit element, the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property is formed in an area outside a range within a predetermined distance from the temperature detection element, and in a case that the temperature detection element is electrically connected to the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property, the connection is made via a linear wiring pattern or a linear wiring member,
the circuit board is a multilayer board, and
each of the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property and the linear wiring pattern or the linear wiring member includes a plurality of through-hole vias that is formed in a path from the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property on one end side to the temperature detection element on the other end side.
5. An electronic circuit with a temperature detection element, the electronic circuit comprising:
a circuit board;
the temperature detection element that is mounted on the circuit board to detect an ambient temperature;
a circuit element that is mounted on the circuit board and that generates heat in conjunction with a circuit operation; and
a support member, with a heat transfer property, that supports the circuit board, wherein
the circuit board has a conductive pattern, with a heat transfer property, that is electrically connected to any terminal of the circuit element and that transfers the heat generated by the circuit element, the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property is formed in an area outside a range within a predetermined distance from the temperature detection element, and in a case that the temperature detection element is electrically connected to the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property, the connection is made via a linear wiring pattern or a linear wiring member, and
the linear wiring pattern or the linear wiring member has a portion that thermally contacts the support member in a path from the conductive pattern with the heat transfer property on one end side to the temperature detection element on the other end side.