Patent · US Expired

Circuit structure of electric power steering device

US6972501B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 31, 2003
Grant dateDec 6, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K2211/03
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A low-noise electric structure of an electric power steering device for automotive vehicles is provided which includes a controller including a substrate on which drive devices working to drive an electric motor are installed. The drive devices, power supply terminal joints, and motor terminal joints are concentrated on a portion of the substrate, thereby permitting a path of current flowing from the power supply terminal joints to the motor terminal joints to be shortened. This results in a decrease in quantity of heat generated from a circuit line extending between the power supply terminal joints and the motor terminal joints.

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