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Integrated Electric Power Steering Apparatus

Abstract: An integral-type electric power steering device 15 configured in such a way that a motor component (40), a reduction mechanism (20), and a control device (50) are integrally fixed, and the control device (50) includes at least heating elements (531) having the control-circuit elements, which are operated so as to generate heat, a control board (53) on which the heating elements (531) are mounted, and a mechanism components (500) for fixing the control board (50); and at least a part of the heat, which is generated by the heating elements (531), is conducted to the mechanism components (500) via a thermal-conductive component (57). [Figure: 5]

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
21 February 2019
Publication Number
15/2019
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Status
Email
patent@depenning.com
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2023-11-21
Renewal Date

Applicants

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100- 8310, Japan

Inventors

1. TANAKA, Daisuke
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310, Japan
2. ASAO, Yoshihito
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310, Japan

Specification

We Claim:
1. An integral-type electric power steering device comprising:
a motor component (40) including a motor that generates an assist torque corresponding to a steering torque caused by a driver in a car and applies the generated assist torque to a steering shaft (10) of the car via a reduction mechanism (20); and
a control device (50) including control-circuit elements for controlling the motor in a state where the motor component (40), the reduction mechanism (20), and the control device (50) are integrally fixed; wherein the control device (50) includes at least heating elements (531) such as a microcomputer and an FET-driving circuit, which generate heat when operated, a control board (53) on which the heating elements (531) are mounted, a power board (54) on which a power semiconductor element (541) is mounted, a mechanism component (500), to which the control board (53) and the power board (54) are fixed and an inner space of the control device which includes the control board
(53) and the power board (54); and
heat generated by the power semiconductor element
(541) is conducted to the mechanism component (500), while at least a part of the heat, which is generated by the heating elements (531), is conducted to the mechanism component (500) via a thermal-conductive component (57), wherein
the motor component (40) is arranged between the reduction mechanism (20) and the control device (50), and
the mechanism components (500) include a motor-side case
(520), which is connected to the motor component (40), and a motor-opposite-side case (510), and the control board (53) is fixed to the motor-side case (520), and the heating elements (531) are mounted on a surface of the control board (53), which faces to a wall surface of the motor-side case (520), and the thermal-conductive component (57) is arranged between the heating elements (531) and the wall surface of the motor-side case (520).
2. An integral-type electric power steering device as recited in claim 1, wherein the motor-side case
(520) includes a convex portion (5201), which is contacted to the thermal-conductive component (57), on

the wall surface.
3. An integral-type electric power steering device as recited in claim 1 or 2, wherein the control-circuit elements include a power-circuit element, which control power supplied to the motor, and a power board (54) on which at least the power-circuit element is mounted, and the power board (54) is contacted to the motor-side case (520) so as to be mounted.
4. An integral-type electric power steering device as recited in any one of claims 1 through 3, wherein a control-device-integrated motor (30) is configured in such a way that the motor component (40) and the control device (50) are integrally fixed to a rotor shaft (43) of the motor in a direction where the rotor shaft (43) is extended.
5. An integral-type electric power steering device as recited in claim 2, wherein a contact-thermal-resister-reduction means is provided on a surface of the convex portion, which is contacted to the thermal-conductive component (57).
6. An integral-type electric power steering device as recited in any one of claims 1 through 5, wherein the thermal-conductive component (57) is formed in a sheet shape.
7. An integral-type electric power steering device as recited in any one of claims 1 through 5, wherein the thermal-conductive component (57) is made from a thermal-curable resin.
8. An integral-type electric power steering device as recited in claim 7, wherein the thermal-conductive component (57), which is made from a thermal-curable resin, is installed in the control device (50) in a state where the resin is not stiffened, and then, the resin is stiffened."

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Application Documents

# Name Date
1 201948006872-IntimationOfGrant21-11-2023.pdf 2023-11-21
1 201948006872-TRANSLATIOIN OF PRIOIRTY DOCUMENTS ETC. [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
2 201948006872-PatentCertificate21-11-2023.pdf 2023-11-21
2 201948006872-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
3 201948006872-REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION (FORM-18) [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
3 201948006872-FER.pdf 2021-10-18
4 201948006872-PROOF OF RIGHT [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
4 201948006872-FORM 3 [28-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-28
5 201948006872-PRIORITY DOCUMENTS [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
5 201948006872-FORM 3 [22-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-22
6 201948006872-POWER OF AUTHORITY [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
6 201948006872-FORM 3 [13-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-13
7 201948006872-FORM 18 [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
7 201948006872-CLAIMS [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
8 201948006872-FORM 1 [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
8 201948006872-FER_SER_REPLY [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
9 201948006872-FIGURE OF ABSTRACT [21-02-2019(online)].jpg 2019-02-21
9 201948006872-FORM 3 [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
10 201948006872-DRAWINGS [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
10 201948006872-FORM-26 [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
11 201948006872-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
11 201948006872-Information under section 8(2) [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
12 201948006872-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
12 201948006872-OTHERS [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
13 201948006872-CLAIMS UNDER RULE 1 (PROVISIO) OF RULE 20 [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
13 201948006872-FORM 3 [07-04-2020(online)].pdf 2020-04-07
14 201948006872-FORM 3 [04-12-2019(online)].pdf 2019-12-04
14 Correspondence by Agent_Form1_07-03-2019.pdf 2019-03-07
15 201948006872-FORM 3 [14-06-2019(online)].pdf 2019-06-14
16 201948006872-FORM 3 [04-12-2019(online)].pdf 2019-12-04
16 Correspondence by Agent_Form1_07-03-2019.pdf 2019-03-07
17 201948006872-FORM 3 [07-04-2020(online)].pdf 2020-04-07
17 201948006872-CLAIMS UNDER RULE 1 (PROVISIO) OF RULE 20 [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
18 201948006872-OTHERS [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
18 201948006872-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
19 201948006872-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
19 201948006872-Information under section 8(2) [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
20 201948006872-DRAWINGS [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
20 201948006872-FORM-26 [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
21 201948006872-FIGURE OF ABSTRACT [21-02-2019(online)].jpg 2019-02-21
21 201948006872-FORM 3 [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
22 201948006872-FER_SER_REPLY [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
22 201948006872-FORM 1 [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
23 201948006872-CLAIMS [28-04-2021(online)].pdf 2021-04-28
23 201948006872-FORM 18 [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
24 201948006872-FORM 3 [13-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-13
24 201948006872-POWER OF AUTHORITY [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
25 201948006872-PRIORITY DOCUMENTS [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
25 201948006872-FORM 3 [22-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-22
26 201948006872-PROOF OF RIGHT [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
26 201948006872-FORM 3 [28-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-28
27 201948006872-REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION (FORM-18) [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
27 201948006872-FER.pdf 2021-10-18
28 201948006872-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
28 201948006872-PatentCertificate21-11-2023.pdf 2023-11-21
29 201948006872-TRANSLATIOIN OF PRIOIRTY DOCUMENTS ETC. [21-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-21
29 201948006872-IntimationOfGrant21-11-2023.pdf 2023-11-21

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1 201948006872E_22-07-2020.pdf

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