Electronic control unit
AssigneeJtekt Corporation
InventorTakahito HIEDA
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Abstract
An electronic control unit includes a first circuit board and an electrical connection module disposed on a base of a body housing, a first connector group electrically connected to the electrical connection module, and a second connector group disposed on a wall of the body housing. The first connector group and the second connector group are arranged in a first direction along the wall. The base, the electrical connection module, and the first circuit board have respective positioning holes for positioning relative to each other. A positioning pin is insertable into openings of the second positioning hole and the first positioning hole, and another positioning pin is insertable into openings of the third positioning hole and the first positioning hole.
Claims7
An electronic control unit that controls a rotary electric machine, the electronic control unit comprising:
- a housing including a wall defining an accommodation space, and a base extending from the wall into the accommodation space;
- a circuit board disposed on the base in the accommodation space;
- an electrical connection module disposed at a position different from the circuit board on the base in the accommodation space and electrically connected to the circuit board;
- a first connector group electrically connected to the electrical connection module;
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- a second connector group disposed on the wall and electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein:
- the first connector group and the second connector group are arranged in a first direction along the wall;
- the base, the electrical connection module, and the circuit board respectively have a first positioning hole, a second positioning hole, and a third positioning hole for positioning relative to each other;
- a first positioning pin is insertable into an opening of the first positioning hole through the second positioning hole;
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- a second positioning pin is insertable into another opening of the first positioning hole through the third positioning hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.