# US 12,114,455 B2 · Circuit unit

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- Number: US 12,114,455 B2
- Document ID: US12114455B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/918,268
- Filed: 2021-04-23
- Published: 2023-06-01
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2020-04-24
- Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Applicants: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Inventors: Yusuke Isaji; Hitoshi Takeda
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114455B2

## CPC

- B60R 16/0238: {Electrical distribution centers}
- H05K 7/06: on insulating boards {, e.g. wiring harnesses (for printed circuits H05K1/18, H05K3/30)}
- H02G 3/16: structurally associated with support for line-connecting terminals within the box
- H05K 7/026: {Multiple connections subassemblies}
- H05K 7/1427: {Housings}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES

## Abstract

Disclosed is a circuit unit with a novel structure that can counter the heat generation by resistors while suppressing an increase in size and cost of the circuit unit. A circuit unit includes a wiring member, a lower case that holds the wiring member, an upper case that covers the lower case, and resistors connected to the wiring member, wherein the upper case include wall portions that surround peripheries of the resistors, and wherein, in a first orthogonal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the resistors, the separation distance between intermediate portions in the longitudinal direction of the resistors and the wall portions of the upper case is greater than the separation distance between end portions in the longitudinal direction of the resistors and the wall portions of the upper case.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A circuit unit comprising:
a wiring member,
a lower case that holds the wiring member,
an upper case that covers the lower case, and
a resistor connected to the wiring member,
wherein the upper case includes a wall portion that surrounds a circumference of the resistor,
wherein, in a first orthogonal direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the resistor, a separation distance between an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the resistor and the wall portion of the upper case is greater than a separation distance between end portions in the longitudinal direction of the resistor and the wall portion of the upper case, and
wherein, in a second orthogonal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the resistor, a separation distance between the intermediate portion of the resistor and the lower case is greater than a separation distance between the end portions of the resistor and the lower case.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The circuit unit of claim 1, wherein the upper case includes presser portions that are in contact with a top surface of the resistor.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The circuit unit of claim 1, wherein the lower case includes positioning ribs into which the end portions of the resistor are inserted.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The circuit unit of claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion of the resistor is a portion located between a pair of terminal portions in the longitudinal direction of the resistor that protrudes from a bottom surface of the resistor.