# US 10,375,841 B2 · Electronic control device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,375,841 B2 - Document ID: US10375841B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/552,457 - Filed: 2016-02-05 - Published: 2018-02-01 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-18 - Assignees: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. - Applicants: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. - Inventors: Susumu Kaneko - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10375841B2 ## CPC - B60T 8/368: {combined with other mechanical components, e.g. pump units, master cylinders} - B60R 16/0231: {Circuits relating to the driving or the functioning of the vehicle (monitoring tyres B60C23/00; indicating overspeed B60K31/00; for dash boards B60K37/00, B60Q3/10; for indicating emergencies B60Q1/52; brake control systems B60T; registering or indicating the working of vehicles G07C5/00; measuring distance G01C, e.g. combinations of speed and distance G01C23/00; engine indicators G01L; measuring speed or acceleration G01P)} - B60T 8/34: having a fluid pressure regulator responsive to a speed condition - H01R 12/7005: {Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors (for printed circuit boards H05K)} - H05K 5/006: {characterized by features for holding the PCB within the housing} - H05K 5/0065: {wherein modules are associated together, e.g. electromechanical assemblies, modular structures} - H05K 5/0247: {Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring} - H05K 3/306: with lead-in-hole components (H05K3/32 takes precedence) - B60T: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract Electronic control device has case, circuit board and cover. Case bottom wall section has insertion guide rising up from top surface thereof. Insertion guide has guide hole in top section wall, through which terminal of solenoid coil is inserted, and guide groove surrounding at least three sides of terminal is formed to be continuous with guide hole. Terminal is inserted into insertion hole through guide groove from the bottom section of insertion guide, is guided to guide hole by guide groove, and projects from insertion guide through guide hole. Top section wall and circuit board are adjacent, and through hole is disposed directly above guide hole, thereby terminal projecting from insertion guide is guided to and inserted into through hole. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic control device, comprising: a case made of synthetic resin; and a circuit board fixed to the case, wherein the case includes a first surface opposite to the circuit board and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface, a terminal of an electronic component disposed on the second surface is fixed to a through hole of the circuit board through the case, the first surface is formed with an insertion guide rising up in a form of a concave shape from the first surface toward the circuit board, a guide hole through which the terminal is inserted is opened on a top section wall of the insertion guide, and the top section wall of the insertion guide is in a non-contact state to the circuit board. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic control device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion guide includes the top section wall and a peripheral wall extending from the first surface to the top section wall, and wherein the insertion guide is formed in an inverted-L shape in cross section which has a part opened to one side. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic control device according to claim 2, wherein the terminal of the electronic component is bent so as to project sideways from the opened part of the insertion guide. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The electronic control device according to claim 2, wherein the insertion guide includes a groove formed so as to surround three sides of the terminal, and wherein the guide hole is formed to be continuous with the groove. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic control device according to claim 1, wherein a pair of the guide holes is opened on the top section wall of the insertion guide, and wherein each of a pair of the terminals of one electronic component is inserted into one of the guide holes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic control device according to claim 1, wherein two pairs of the guide holes are opened on the top section wall of the insertion guide, and wherein in a state in which back surfaces of two electronic components have been butted to each other, the terminals of the electronic components are inserted into the respective guide holes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic control device according to claim 1, wherein height of the top section wall of the insertion guide is set so as not to interfere with a solder fillet on a surface of the circuit board opposite to the insertion guide. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic control device according to claim 1, further comprising an insertion guide plate including: a plurality of through holes through which the respective terminals of the electronic components are inserted; a positioning part to the circuit board; and a positioning part to the case, wherein the through hole is formed in a tapered shape in which a diameter of a part at the circuit board side of the through hole is small. ### Claim 9 An electronic control device, comprising: a case made of synthetic resin; and a circuit board fixed to the case, wherein the case includes a first surface opposite to the circuit board and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface, a terminal of an electronic component disposed on the second surface is fixed to a through hole of the circuit board through the case, the first surface is formed with an insertion guide rising up in a form of a concave shape from the first surface toward the circuit board, two pairs of the guide holes are opened on the top section wall of the insertion guide, and in a state in which back surfaces of two electronic components have been butted to each other, the terminals of the electronic components are inserted into the respective guide holes. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic control device according to claim 9, wherein the insertion guide includes the top section wall and a peripheral wall extending from the first surface to the top section wall, and wherein the insertion guide is formed in an inverted-L shape in cross section which has a part opened to one side. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic control device according to claim 10, wherein the terminal of the electronic component is bent so as to project sideways from the opened part of the insertion guide. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electronic control device according to claim 10, wherein the insertion guide includes a groove formed so as to surround three sides of the terminal, and wherein the guide hole is formed to be continuous with the groove. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The electronic control device according to claim 9, wherein a pair of the guide holes is opened on the top section wall of the insertion guide, and wherein each of a pair of the terminals of one electronic component is inserted into one of the guide holes. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The electronic control device according to claim 9, wherein height of the top section wall of the insertion guide is set so as not to interfere with a solder fillet on a surface of the circuit board opposite to the insertion guide. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The electronic control device according to claim 9, further comprising an insertion guide plate including: a plurality of through holes through which the respective terminals of the electronic components are inserted; a positioning part to the circuit board; and a positioning part to the case, wherein the through hole is formed in a tapered shape in which a diameter of a part at the circuit board side of the through hole is small.