Rotary actuator having board fixing member meshing with case fastening member
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsMikine Kume, Hiroyuki Kado
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Abstract
A rotary actuator is used in a shift-by-wire system for a vehicle. The actuator includes a motor, a controller, an upper case, a lower case, a case fastening member, and a board fixing member. The controller controls the motor. The upper case is made from resin and houses the controller. The lower case houses the motor together with the upper case. The case fastening member is made from metal and fastens the upper case and the lower case to each other. The board fixing member fixes a board of the controller to the case fastening member.
Claims6
A rotary actuator used in a shift-by-wire system for a vehicle, the actuator comprising:
- a motor;
- a controller that controls the motor;
- an upper case that is made from resin and houses the controller;
- a lower case that houses the motor together with the upper case;
- a case fastening member that is made from metal and fastens the upper case and the lower case to each other;
- and
- a board fixing member that fixes a board of the controller to the case fastening member,
- wherein
- the lower case is made of resin and an insert nut is insert-molded with the lower case,
- the case fastening member includes a head and a screw portion extending from the head,
- the screw portion is meshed with the insert nut,
- the case fastening member is a bolt having a female thread formed on the head, and
- the board fixing member is a screw that meshes with the female thread.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.