Electronic control device

US8929079B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8929079-B2
Application numberUS-201213606353-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 7, 2012
Priority dateSep 7, 2011
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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Abstract

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An electronic control device comprises a circuit board having a heat generating part mounted thereon; a case for installing therein the circuit board, the case having a heat receiving portion that is in contact with the heat generating part; at least two first fixing units that are constructed and arranged to fix a peripheral portion of the circuit board to the case; and at least one second fixing unit that is arranged to fix a given area of the circuit board to the case while pressing the given area against the heat receiving portion through the heat generating part, the given area being an area where the heat generating part is placed.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic control device comprising: a circuit board having a heat generating part mounted thereon; a case for installing therein the circuit board, the case having a heat receiving portion that is in contact with the heat generating part; at least two first fixing units that are constructed and arranged to fix a peripheral portion of the circuit board to the case; at least one second fixing unit that is arranged to fix a given area of the circuit…

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What does patent US8929079B2 cover?
An electronic control device comprises a circuit board having a heat generating part mounted thereon; a case for installing therein the circuit board, the case having a heat receiving portion that is in contact with the heat generating part; at least two first fixing units that are constructed and arranged to fix a peripheral portion of the circuit board to the case; and at least one second fix…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Watanabe Hirofumi, Nakano Kazuhiko, Yasukawa Daisuke, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K7/20854. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).