# US 12,003,168 B2 · Rotary electric machine

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- Number: US 12,003,168 B2
- Document ID: US12003168B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/615,731
- Filed: 2020-03-26
- Published: 2022-08-04
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-06-14
- Assignees: KYB Corporation
- Applicants: Kyb Corporation
- Inventors: Yuu Eguchi; Haruki Tomita; Shun Matsuda
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003168B2

## CPC

- H02K 9/22: by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
- H02K 11/33: Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics (H02K11/38 takes precedence)
- H02K 5/04: Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof
- H02K 5/225: {Terminal boxes or connection arrangements (specially adapted for submersible motors H02K5/132)}
- H02K 9/223: {Heat bridges}
- H02K 9/227: {Heat sinks}
- H02K 11/215: Magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-effect or magneto-resistive elements
- H05K 7/20: Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
- H02K 2211/03: Machines characterised by circuit boards, e.g. pcb
- H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53})
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

Increase the heat dissipation effect of the heat sink on the heat generating element. In the rotary electric machine, the portions of the circuit board that are installed in the first and the second installation portion of the heat-sink are configured as non-coated portions, and the non-coated portion is not coated with resist. Therefore, the circuit board can be installed in the first and the second installation portion of the heat-sink without being affected by the variation in the film thickness of the resist. Thus, the gap between the FET mounted on the circuit board and the first to third heat dissipating portion of the heat-sink can be set as small as possible. Therefore, the heat generated by the FET can be efficiently transferred to the heat-sink. As described above, the heat dissipation effect of the heat-sink on the FET can be enhanced.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rotary electric machine, comprising:
a motor unit with a bottomed cylindrical housing with one end in the axial direction closed;
a heat-sink that closes the opening of the housing and has a protruding installation portion;
a substrate that is fixed to the installation portion and is configured as a non-coating portion to which the portion installed in the installation portion is not coated with a resist;
a heat generating element mounted on a surface of the substrate facing the heat-sink; and
a heat transfer member provided between the heat-sink and the heat generating element;
the installation portion having a first installation portion extending in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral portion of the heat-sink;
a ground pattern being formed on the non-coated portion installed in the first installation portion; and
the heat generating element being arranged inside the first installation portion when viewed from the plate thickness direction of the substrate.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rotary electric machine according to claim 1 wherein:
the length of the first installation portion in the longitudinal direction is set to ½ or more of the length of the entire circumference of the heat-sink in the circumferential direction.