Drive apparatus

US2016174392A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016174392-A1
Application numberUS-201414906678-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateAug 5, 2014
Priority dateAug 23, 2013
Publication dateJun 16, 2016
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Abstract

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Plug having common specifications are arranged on the side surfaces of each of the devices of different types included in the drive apparatus that controls an electric motor, and the plugs are positioned such that the side surfaces of the devices are in close contact with each other by connecting the plugs and the devices of different types are integrated.

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1 . A drive apparatus that controls an electric motor and includes a first device and a second device, the first device having a surface on which a first connector is arranged, the second device having a surface on which a second connector, which has a same standard as the first connector, is arranged and having a function that is different from a function of the first device, wherein the first connector of the first device is connectable to the second connector of the second device, and an arrangement position of the first connector on the surface of the first device and an arrangement position of the second connector on the surface of the second device correspond to each other. 2 . The drive apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the surface of the first device on which the first connector is arranged and the surface of the second device on which the second connector is arranged are in close contact with each other. 3 . A drive apparatus that controls an electric motor and includes a first device and a second device, the first device having a surface on which a first connector is arranged, the second device having a surface on which a second connector, which has a same standard as the first connector, is arranged and having a function that is different from a function of the first device, wherein the first connector of the first device is connectable to the second connector of the second device, and the first device includes a cable connection terminal adapted to a connection with another device by a cable. 4 . The drive apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the first connector and the cable connection terminal are arranged on a same substrate. 5 . The drive apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the first device is a device that includes a servo amplifier functional unit, the second device is a device that includes an inverter functional unit, and the first device and the second device are connected by the first connector and the second connector, and the first device is connected to a motor by the cable connection terminal. 6 . A drive apparatus that controls an electric motor and includes a first device and a second device, the first device having a surface on which a first connector is arranged, the second device having a surface on which a second connector, which has a same standard as the first connector, is arranged and having a function that is different from a function of the first device, wherein the first connector of the first device is connectable to the second connector of the second device, and the surface of the first device on which the first connector is arranged and the surface of the second device on which the second connector is arranged have a lock structure with which the first device is capable of being coupled to the second device.

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Classifications

  • H05K5/30Primary

    Side-by-side or stacked arrangements · CPC title

  • Regulating or controlling the amount of current drawn or delivered by the motor for controlling the mechanical load · CPC title

  • H05K5/0021Primary

    Electricity · mapped topic

  • B60L53/80Primary

    Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries · CPC title

  • Electric machine technologies in electromobility · CPC title

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What does patent US2016174392A1 cover?
Plug having common specifications are arranged on the side surfaces of each of the devices of different types included in the drive apparatus that controls an electric motor, and the plugs are positioned such that the side surfaces of the devices are in close contact with each other by connecting the plugs and the devices of different types are integrated.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K5/30. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Jun 16 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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