Temperature detection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11054316-B2
Application number	US-201716305732-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2017
Priority date	Jun 23, 2016
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

A temperature detection device includes a thermistor element that includes a thermosensitive body configured to sense heat of a coil element and an electric wire electrically connected to the thermosensitive body, and a holder assembling the thermistor element to the coil element. The holder includes a thermosensitive body holder that holds a reinforcing portion of the thermosensitive body disposed sideways along a front surface of the coil element and is provided with a first resin reservoir enclosing a thermosensitive body contact portion of the thermosensitive body, and an electric wire holder holding the electric wire. The thermosensitive body contact portion is in contact with the coil element while being enclosed with the first resin reservoir. According to the temperature detection device, it is possible to more accurately detect temperature of a coil with high responsiveness while promoting miniaturization of the temperature detection device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A temperature detection device, comprising:
a temperature sensor element that includes a thermosensitive body configured to sense heat of a coil element used as a part of a coil and an electric wire electrically connected to the thermosensitive body;
a holder assembling the temperature sensor element to the coil element, wherein
the holder includes a thermosensitive body holder that holds a part of the thermosensitive body disposed sideways along a surface of the coil element and is provided with a first resin reservoir enclosing another part of the thermosensitive body, and
the another part of the thermosensitive body being in contact with the coil element while being enclosed with the first resin reservoir; and
a resin mold mutually fixing the temperature sensor element, the holder, and the coil element.

2. The temperature detection device according to claim 1 , wherein
the thermosensitive body includes a thermosensitive main body electrically connected to the electric wire, a cover material covering the thermosensitive main body, and a reinforcing portion reinforcing a part where the electric wire is drawn out from the cover material,
the reinforcing portion is held as the part of the thermosensitive body by the thermosensitive body holder, and
the cover material is in contact with the coil element while being enclosed, as the another part of the thermosensitive body, with the first resin reservoir.

3. The temperature detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the thermosensitive body is in contact with the coil element through a resin that is higher in thermal conductivity than the resin mold.

4. The temperature detection device according to claim 3 , wherein
an electric wire exposed part that is a part of the electric wire is disposed between the thermosensitive body holder and an electric wire holder, and
the thermosensitive body holder and the electric wire holder include a second resin reservoir that encloses the electric wire exposed part.

5. The temperature detection device according to claim 1 , wherein
the thermosensitive body holder includes a grip part gripping the coil element from both sides in a width direction, a holding part holding the part of the thermosensitive body in contact with the coil element, and an accommodation part that accommodates the another part of the thermosensitive body and the first resin reservoir, and includes an opening communicating with outside of the thermosensitive body holder, and
a resin configuring the first resin reservoir is filled inside the accommodation part from the opening.

6. The temperature detection device according to claim 5 , wherein the accommodation part extends along a direction orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to a surface of the coil element.

7. The temperature detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the holder further comprises an electric wire holder holding the electric wire.

8. The temperature detection device according to claim 7 , wherein
the electric wire includes a first electric wire drawn out from the thermosensitive body and a second electric wire connected to the first electric wire, the second electric wire is inserted into the electric wire holder, and a crimping member that crimps a connection portion between the first electric wire and the second electric wire is locked to the electric wire holder.

9. The temperature detection device according to claim 7 , wherein
an electric wire exposed part that is a part of the electric wire is disposed between the thermosensitive body holder and the electric wire holder, and
the thermosensitive body holder and the electric wire holder include a second resin reservoir that encloses the electric wire exposed part.

10. The temperature detection device according to claim 9 , wherein at least the second resin reservoir out of the first resin reservoir and the second resin reservoir is a part of the resin mold.

11. The temperature detection device according to claim 9 , wherein one of the thermosensitive body holder and the electric wire holder includes a protrusion that protrudes toward the other holder and relatively positions the thermosensitive body holder and the electric wire holder.

12. The temperature detection device according to claim 9 , wherein the electric wire holder includes a partition wall that protrudes toward the thermosensitive body holder to separate the electric wire exposed part from a surface of the coil element.

13. A method of manufacturing a temperature detection device, the temperature detection device including a temperature sensor element that includes a thermosensitive body configured to sense heat of a coil element used as a part of a coil and an electric wire electrically connected to the thermosensitive body, and a holder assembling the temperature sensor element to the coil element, the thermosensitive body being disposed sideways along a surface of the coil element, the method comprising:
a step of causing a thermosensitive body holder configuring the holder to hold a part of the thermosensitive body;
a step of providing, in the thermosensitive body holder, a resin reservoir that encloses another part of the thermosensitive body after the part of the thermosensitive body is held by the thermosensitive body holder;
a step of bringing the another part of the thermosensitive body into contact with the coil element while the another part of the thermosensitive body is enclosed with the resin reservoir; and
an injection molding step of forming, by injection molding, a resin mold that mutually fixes the temperature sensor element, the holder, and the coil element.

14. The method of manufacturing the temperature detection device according to claim 13 , further comprising a step of causing an electric wire holder configuring the holder to hold the electric wire.

15. The method of manufacturing the temperature detection device according to claim 13 , wherein in the injection molding step, the injection molding of the resin mold is performed to integrate the resin mold and the resin reservoir.

16. The method of manufacturing the temperature detection device according to claim 15 , wherein
the thermosensitive body holder comprises an accommodation part which accommodates the another part of the thermosensitive body and includes an opening communicating with outside of the thermosensitive body holder, and
the method further comprises, before the injection molding step, a step of supplying a resin higher in thermal conductivity than the resin mold to an inside of the accommodation part from the opening.

17. The method of manufacturing the temperature detection device according to claim 13 , wherein in the injection molding step, the injection molding of the resin mold is performed to cause the resin mold to include the resin reservoir.

18. The method of manufacturing the temperature detection device according to claim 17 , wherein
the thermosensitive body holder comprises an accommodation part which accommodates the another part of the thermosensitive body and includes an opening communicating with outside of the thermosensitive body holder, and
the method further comprises, before the injection molding step, a step of supplying a resin higher in thermal conductivity than the resin mold to an inside of the accommodation part from the opening.

Assignees

• Shibaura Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoshihara Takamasa

Classifications

• G01K1/14 Primary

  Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations · CPC title

• G01K1/08

  Protective devices, e.g. casings · CPC title

• G01K7/36 Primary

  using magnetic elements, e.g. magnets, coils (magnetic elements per se H01F) · CPC title

• H02K11/25

  Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby · CPC title

• G01K7/223

  characterised by the shape of the resistive element · CPC title