Controller assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017250493-A1
Application number	US-201715426505-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 7, 2017
Priority date	Feb 29, 2016
Publication date	Aug 31, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A controller assembly includes a plurality of controller units, and a heat dissipating unit interposed between the controller units. Male and female connectors are disposed in the controller units, and the connectors thereof are fitted to female and male connectors of the heat dissipating unit to thereby establish electrical contact therebetween. Upon driving electric actuators, heat generated in circuit boards of the controller units is dissipated to the exterior through a plurality of heat dissipating protrusions provided on the heat dissipating unit, so that heat generating sources of the circuit boards are cooled.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A controller assembly comprising a plurality of controller units connected respectively to actuators, and a heat dissipating unit interposed between the controller units, wherein the heat dissipating unit comprises a plurality of heat dissipating protrusions configured to dissipate heat that is generated by heat generating sources of the controller units, to exterior.

2 . The controller assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipating unit includes connectors configured to be connected electrically to respective connectors of the controller units.

3 . The controller assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipating unit is attachable and detachable with respect to the controller units.

4 . The controller assembly according to claim 2 , wherein each of the controller units and the heat dissipating unit has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a fitting projection is provided on one surface of each of the controller units and the heat dissipating unit, while a fitting recess is provided on another surface thereof, and the controller units and the heat dissipating unit are connected together by the fitting projection of each of the controller units being fitted into the fitting recess of the heat dissipating unit, and the fitting projection of the heat dissipating unit being fitted into the fitting recess of the controller units.

5 . The controller assembly according to claim 4 , wherein a dust-proof or drip-proof sealing member is provided around a periphery of the fitting projection of each of the controller units and the heat dissipating unit.

6 . The controller assembly according to claim 4 , wherein openings through which the connectors are exposed are disposed respectively on inner sides of the fitting projection and the fitting recess of each of the controller units and the heat dissipating unit.

7 . The controller assembly according to claim 4 , wherein one surface of each of the controller units comprises a heat dissipating plate, and another surface of the heat dissipating unit is placed in contact with the heat dissipating plate.

8 . The controller assembly according to claim 7 , wherein a heat dissipating sheet is provided on the other surface of the heat dissipating unit, and the heat dissipating sheet is placed in contact with the heat dissipating plate.

9 . The controller assembly according to claim 8 , wherein a recessed portion is provided on the other surface of the heat dissipating unit, and the heat dissipating sheet is disposed in the recessed portion.

Assignees

• Smc Corp

Inventors

• Iijima Eiji
• Fujiwara Atsushi
• Hirose Takeshi

Classifications

• H05K7/1471

  Modules for controlling actuators · CPC title

• H01R9/2658

  with built-in data-bus connection · CPC title

• H01R13/5202

  Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings · CPC title

• H01R13/514 Primary

  composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them · CPC title

• H05K7/20436 Primary

  Inner thermal coupling elements in heat dissipating housings, e.g. protrusions or depressions integrally formed in the housing · CPC title