IP Library Granted Patent US 12,563,687
Granted Patent B2
US 12,563,687 · App. 18/268,593 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Control device

Inventor: Hajime Takagi (Nagano, JP)
Assignee: NIDEC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
H05K7/1402H05K7/20145H05K7/20154
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Patent No.
US 12,563,687
App. No.
18/268,593
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control circuit board includes a signal output connector having an output terminal for outputting a control signal, a DC voltage input connector to which power generated by a power supply circuit board is input, and a power output connector including an output terminal for outputting the power. A drive circuit board includes a signal input connector having an input terminal for inputting a control signal, and a power input connector having an input terminal for inputting the power. The power supply circuit board includes a power output part for outputting power. The drive circuit board is held on the control circuit board in such a posture as to rise from a board surface of the control circuit board by connection between the signal input connector and the signal output connector, and connection between the power input connector and the power output connector.

Claims (15)

1 . Control device comprising:

a drive circuit board having a drive circuit for driving a motor;

a control circuit board having a control circuit that generates a control signal to be transmitted to the drive circuit board; and

a power supply circuit board having a power supply circuit that generates power becoming a source of motor drive power to be supplied to the motor, and that supplies the power to the drive circuit board;

a host control board having a CPU, the host control board being provided separately from the control circuit board;

a housing that houses the host control board, the power supply circuit board, and the control circuit board, wherein

the control circuit board includes a signal output connector having an output terminal for outputting the control signal,

the drive circuit board includes a signal input connector having an input terminal for inputting the control signal, and a power input connector having an input terminal for inputting the power generated by the power supply circuit,

the power supply circuit board includes a power output part for outputting power,

the control circuit board includes a power input part to which the power generated by the power supply circuit is input, and a power output connector having an output terminal for outputting the power,

the power output part and the power input part are connected by a cable,

the drive circuit board includes a radiator,

a wall on one side in a predetermined direction of the housing includes an intake port for sucking outside air,

a wall on the other side in the predetermined direction of the housing includes an exhaust port for discharging air of the housing, and

the drive circuit board is held only by the control circuit board in such a posture as to rise from a board surface of the control circuit board by connection between the signal input connector and the signal output connector of the control circuit board, and connection between the power input connector and the power output connector of the control circuit board, and as to extend a heat radiation plate of the radiator in a direction parallel to the predetermined direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2023
From: TAKAGI, HAJIME
To: NIDEC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064065/0186 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-216174 · Dec 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240276665A1 · Aug 15, 2024
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