Abnormality determination apparatus for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9659416-B2
Application number	US-201414895860-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 1, 2014
Priority date	Jun 4, 2013
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

There is provided a heat flux sensor with first and second interlayer connection members composed of different metals from each other of which metal atoms maintain a predetermined crystal structure embedded in first and second via holes of a thermoplastic resin made insulating substrate, the first and the second interlayer connection members are connected in series alternately, and a control unit that performs abnormality determination of a heating element disposed in a vehicle. The heat flux sensor is provided to the heating element and outputs a sensor signal corresponding to heat flux between the heating element and an outside air, and the control unit determines based on the sensor signal that there is abnormality in the heating element when the heat flux between the heating element and the outside air is out of a predetermined range.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An abnormality determination apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
a heat flux sensor having a thermoplastic resin made insulating substrate to which a plurality of first and second via holes penetrating in a thickness direction thereof are formed, first and second interlayer connection members composed of different metals from each other that are embedded in the first and the second via holes, the first and the second interlayer connection members being connected in series alternately; and
a control unit that performs abnormality determination of a heating element disposed in a vehicle; wherein,
at least one of the metal forming the first and the second interlayer connection member is a sintered alloy that is solid-phase sintered in a state where a plurality of metal atoms maintaining a crystal structure of the metal atoms;
the heat flux sensor is provided to the heating element and outputs a sensor signal corresponding to heat flux between the heating element and an outside air; and
the control unit determines based on the sensor signal that there is abnormality in the heating element when the heat flux between the heating element and the outside air is out of a predetermined range.

2. The abnormality determination apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein,
the heat flux sensor includes a front surface protective member to which front surface patterns are formed disposed on a front surface of the insulating substrate and a back surface protective member to which back surface patterns are formed disposed on a back surface that is an opposite side of the front surface, and the back surface protective member, the insulating substrate, and the front surface protective member are integrated.

3. The abnormality determination apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein,
the heating element is a vehicle ECU.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Tanaka Yasuhiro
• Sakaida Atusi
• Taniguchi Toshihisa
• Gouko Norio
• Yazaki Yoshitaro
• Shiraishi Yoshihiko
• Harada Toshikazu
• Shimizu Motoki
• Saitou Keita

Classifications

• G01K17/08

  based upon measurement of temperature difference {or of a temperature} · CPC title

• B60R16/023 Primary

  for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems · CPC title

• G01K1/08

  Protective devices, e.g. casings · CPC title

• G07C5/08 Primary

  Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time · CPC title

• G01K17/00

  Measuring quantity of heat (measuring temperature by calorimetry G01K3/00 - G01K11/00; specially adapted for measuring thermal properties of materials, e.g. specific heat, heat of combustion G01N) · CPC title