Electric circuit device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9966193-B2
Application number	US-201615270798-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2016
Priority date	Dec 24, 2015
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

An electric circuit device connecting first and second external elements, the electric circuit device including: a first electronic component; a first bus bar electrically connected to the first electronic component; a second bus bar electrically connected to the electronic component and overlapped with the first bus bar in a direction perpendicular to main surfaces of the first and second bus bars; a first external terminal electrically connecting the first bus bar to the first external element; a second external terminal electrically connecting the second bus bar to the second external element; a first region in the first external terminal electrically coupled to the first external element; and a second region in the second external terminal electrically coupled to the second external element, and at least partially overlapped with the first region in the direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric circuit device connecting first and second external elements, the electric circuit device comprising:
a first electronic component;
a first bus bar electrically connected to the first electronic component;
a second bus bar electrically connected to the electronic component and overlapped with the first bus bar in a direction perpendicular to main surfaces of the first and second bus bars;
a first external terminal electrically connecting the first bus bar to the first external element;
a second external terminal electrically connecting the second bus bar to the second external element;
a first region in the first external terminal electrically coupled to the first external element; a second region in the second external terminal electrically coupled to the second external element, and at least partially overlapped with the first region in the direction;
a first hole formed in the first external terminal;
a second hole formed in the second external terminal, the first hole and the second hole at least partially overlapping with each other in the direction; and
contact members penetrating the first hole and the second hole, making the first external conductor contact with the first region, and making the second external conductor contact with the second region.

2. The electric circuit device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first external conductor of the first external element contacting the first region; and
a second external conductor of the second external element contacting the second region.

3. The electric circuit device according to claim 1 , further comprising an insulating layer located between the first external terminal and the second external terminal.

4. An electric circuit device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic component is a capacitor.

5. An electric circuit device connecting first and second external elements, the electric circuit device comprising:
a first electronic component;
a first bus bar electrically connected to the first electronic component;
a second bus bar electrically connected to the electronic component and overlapped with the first bus bar in a direction perpendicular to main surfaces of the first and second bus bars;
a first external terminal electrically connecting the first bus bar to the first external element;
a second external terminal electrically connecting the second bus bar to the second external element;
a first region in the first external terminal electrically coupled to the first external element; a second region in the second external terminal electrically coupled to the second external element, and at least partially overlapped with the first region in the direction;
a first hole formed in the first external terminal;
a second hole formed in the second external terminal, the first hole and the second hole at least partially overlapping with each other in the direction;
at least one additional electronic component;
first terminals connecting a first external electrode of the first electronic component to the first bus bar;
the other first terminals connecting a first external electrode of the additional electronic component to the first bus bar;
second terminals connecting a second external electrode of the first electronic component to the second bus bar; and
other second terminals connecting a second external electrode of the additional electronic component to the second bus bar.

6. The electric circuit device according to claim 5 , wherein the first and the additional electronic component overlap with the first bus bar and the second bus bar in the direction.

7. The electric circuit device according to claim 5 , wherein:
the first electronic component is located on a side of the first bus bar, and the additional electronic component is located on a side of the second bus bar.

8. The electric circuit device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
first positions at which the first terminals connect to the first bus bar respectively; and
second positions at which the other first terminals connect to the first bus bar respectively;
wherein the first positions overlap with the second positions in the direction.

9. The electric circuit device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
third positions at which the second terminals connect to the second bus bar respectively; and
fourth positions at which the other second terminals connect to the second bus bar respectively;
wherein the third positions overlap with the fourth positions in the direction.

Assignees

• Taiyo Yuden Kk
• Taiyo Yuden Kk

Inventors

• Matsumoto Kenji
• Nakada Yousuke
• Shimura Tetsuo
• Sato Kazuya

Classifications

• H10W90/811

  Multiple chips on leadframes · CPC title

• H10W90/00

  Package configurations · CPC title

• H10W70/481

  for devices being provided for in groups H10D8/00 - H10D48/00 · CPC title

• H01G4/228 Primary

  Terminals · CPC title

• H01L25/072

  Electricity · mapped topic