CN106255374A - A kind of controller for electric vehicle - Google Patents

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CN106255374A
CN106255374A CN201610613309.7A CN201610613309A CN106255374A CN 106255374 A CN106255374 A CN 106255374A CN 201610613309 A CN201610613309 A CN 201610613309A CN 106255374 A CN106255374 A CN 106255374A
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    • HELECTRICITY
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of controller for electric vehicle, all use between housing and housing, housing and each interface and seal structure, power-line terminal had both played connection control circuit plate and power supply and the effect of motor, also functioning to the effect of fixing control circuit plate, enclosure interior is full of cooling oil, uses oily cold mode to dispel the heat simultaneously, it is greatly improved controller radiating efficiency, have and reasonable, compact conformation is set, connect and feature easy to use, safe and reliable.

Description

A kind of controller for electric vehicle
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of controller for electric vehicle technology, specifically have seal waterproof heat-dissipation effect good electric motor car Controller.
Background technology
At present controller for electric vehicle mainly includes power interface, control circuit plate and motor signal interface, the most electronic three Wheel car and electric automobile due to power is relatively big thus control circuit plate needs the electronic devices and components that use power bigger, so control During circuit board work, caloric value is relatively big, the highest to the cooling requirements of controller, and current common practice is to increase the body of controller Long-pending, radiator fan is set in inside and carrys out improving radiating effect;Controller is typically mounted at vehicle bottom, and vehicle is in the process of moving Have situation of colliding with and paddle, controller inner inlet can be caused, if controller to be arranged on vehicle interior maintenance inconvenience, body Long-pending excessive vehicle interior is fitted without space, and various reasons causes the output of existing controller to be restricted, or controls The reliability of device is the highest.
Being the open a kind of oily cold controller for electric vehicle of CN 104320956 A for this such as notification number, this oil cold control is adopted Dispel the heat by oily cold mode, be greatly improved controller radiating efficiency, but owing to motor signal interface design is unreasonable, control electricity There is no supporting interface between road plate and motor signal interface, cause wiring to bother, simultaneously data-interface complicated structure, Assembling inconvenience.
Summary of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of controller for electric vehicle, the structure mainly for motor signal interface changes Entering, use needle stand and seal gasket to coordinate and play fine sealing effectiveness, the winding displacement pin of motor signal interface internal connection holds simultaneously It is placed in lower Keyseat for wiring displacement, supporting connection-peg straight cutting can be used in lower Keyseat for wiring displacement, on the one hand ensure connection reliability, with Time also increase by one sealing, the present invention have arrange rationally, compact conformation, connect and feature easy to use, safe and reliable.
The most by the following technical solutions:
A kind of controller for electric vehicle, including control circuit plate and housing, described housing includes upper shell 1 and lower house 2, its feature It is: on upper and lower casing faying face, offer seal groove, sealing ring 4 is installed, on the surface of described upper shell 1 in seal groove Offer power supply input and output through hole 11, through hole 11 internal diameter be gradually increased from top to bottom in frustum cone structure, outside through hole 11 Enclose and be provided with a circle insulating base 12, in described truncated cone-shaped through hole 11, be placed with the seal gasket 13 of truncated cone-shaped, in insulating base 12 Being placed with insulation spacer 14, binding post 15 is through the centre bore of insulating base 14, through hole 11 and the center of truncated cone-shaped seal gasket 13 Hole is connected with control circuit plate 3;Described control circuit plate 3 with offer a connecting hole at the junction point being connected post 15, even Connect post 15 pass connecting hole and control circuit plate 3 connected post 15 and control electric with being connected connected realization of post 15 simultaneously by nut The electrical connection of road plate 3;Described upper shell 1 surface is further opened with oil filler point 16, is full of cooling oil, sets at oil filler point 16 in housing There is sealing-plug;Described upper shell 1 or lower house 2 are further opened with slotted eye 17, motor signal interface is set at slotted eye 17, electricity Machine signaling interface is electrically connected with control circuit plate 3 by winding displacement;Described slotted eye 17 to be provided around some exterior surface protruding Projection 18, the inner side of each projection 18 has blind hole 19;Described motor signal interface includes the company being made up of insulant Joint chair 5, connects seat about 5 both sides and is respectively arranged with Keyseat for wiring displacement 51 and lower Keyseat for wiring displacement 52, connect seat about 5 Keyseat for wiring displacement Periphery arranges the fixing hole 53 that some and inside projection 18 blind holes 19 are corresponding, and screw is spirally connected through fixing hole 53 with blind hole 19 And connection seat 5 is fixed at slotted eye 17;The bottom of upper and lower Keyseat for wiring displacement is connected by pin hole, holds bottom lower Keyseat for wiring displacement 52 Being equipped with and the needle stand 54 of lower Keyseat for wiring displacement 52 mating shapes, the lower section of needle stand 54 is additionally provided with and lower Keyseat for wiring displacement 52 shape phase Joining seal gasket 56, seal gasket 56 has and the sealing pin hole of winding displacement pin 55 interference fit, needle stand 54 is provided with transfixion pin The winding displacement pin 55 of seat, the top of winding displacement pin 55 extends to Keyseat for wiring displacement 51 port through pin hole, and winding displacement pin 55 bottom is through close The sealing pin hole of potting pad 56 extends to lower Keyseat for wiring displacement 52 port.
Piece of metal pressing plate 6, faying face between fixing hole 53 top and blind hole 19 also it is pressed with bottom described fixing hole 53 Place is provided with sealing gasket 7, and screw is spirally connected with blind hole 19 also cross metal platen 6, fixing hole 53 and sealing gasket 7 thus will be connected seat 5 are fastened at slotted eye 17 sealing simultaneously ensureing between connection seat 5 and slotted eye 17.
The position of described needle stand 54 top and the bottom correspondence winding displacement pin 55 is arranged to tapered protrusion portion, described pin hole and sealing Pin hole is correspondingly provided with the depressed part of taper, and lobe and depressed part cooperate and play better seal effect.
Also set up winding displacement in the outside of described slotted eye 17 and connect protective cover 8.
Controller housing is sealed structure with being connected between post and motor signal interface employing by the present invention so that enclosure interior Can inject cooling oil, use the cold mode of oil to dispel the heat, relative to the existing air-cooled and mode of natural cooling, the present invention is cold The most in hgher efficiency, the controller of same volume has higher output, and the most totally enclosed structurally waterproof performance more preferably, can Controller to be installed to the bottom of vehicle, do not limited by inner space, be more suitable for the requirement of high power electric vehicle, Being suitably modified the structure of motor signal interface, this Standard is simpler simultaneously, and grafting is convenient;The present invention has knot Structure is compact, and radiating efficiency is high, safe and reliable, easy to connect feature.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the internal structure schematic diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation that upper shell of the present invention coordinates with binding post;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation that upper shell of the present invention coordinates other direction with binding post;
Fig. 5 is top view of the present invention;
Fig. 6 be in Fig. 5 of the present invention A-A to sectional view;
Fig. 7 be in Fig. 5 of the present invention B-B to sectional view;
Fig. 8 is that the present invention connects seat and upper shell decomposition texture schematic diagram;
Fig. 9 is the internal structure schematic diagram of motor signal interface of the present invention.
Detailed description of the invention
As shown in figs 1-9, a kind of controller for electric vehicle, including control circuit plate and housing, described housing includes upper shell 1 With lower house 2, it is characterised in that: offer seal groove on upper and lower casing faying face, sealing ring 4 is installed, described in seal groove The surface of upper shell 1 offer power supply input and the through hole 11 of output, through hole 11 internal diameter be gradually increased from top to bottom in circle Platform structure, through hole 11 periphery is provided with a circle insulating base 12, is placed with the fluid sealant of truncated cone-shaped in described truncated cone-shaped through hole 11 Pad 13, is placed with insulation spacer 14 in insulating base 12, binding post 15 is close through the centre bore of insulating base 14, through hole 11 and truncated cone-shaped The centre bore of potting pad 13 is connected with control circuit plate 3;Offer at the junction point being connected post 15 at described control circuit plate 3 Have a connecting hole, connect post 15 through connecting hole and by nut by control circuit plate 3 be connected the connected company of realization simultaneously of post 15 Connect the electrical connection of post 15 and control circuit plate 3;Described upper shell 1 surface is further opened with oil filler point 16, is full of cooling in housing Oil, is provided with sealing-plug at oil filler point 16;Described upper shell 1 or lower house 2 are further opened with slotted eye 17, arrange at slotted eye 17 Motor signal interface, motor signal interface is electrically connected with control circuit plate 3 by winding displacement;If being provided around of described slotted eye 17 The projection 18 that dry exterior surface is protruding, the inner side of each projection 18 has blind hole 19;Described motor signal interface includes by absolutely The connection seat 5 that edge material is made, connects seat about 5 both sides and is respectively arranged with Keyseat for wiring displacement 51 and lower Keyseat for wiring displacement 52, connect Seat about 5 Keyseat for wiring displacement peripheries arrange the fixing hole 53 that some and inside projection 18 blind holes 19 are corresponding, and screw is through fixing Hole 53 is spirally connected with blind hole 19 and is fixed on being connected seat 5 at slotted eye 17;The bottom of upper and lower Keyseat for wiring displacement is connected by pin hole, under Being equipped with bottom Keyseat for wiring displacement 52 and the needle stand 54 of lower Keyseat for wiring displacement 52 mating shapes, the lower section of needle stand 54 is additionally provided with and lower row Line slot 52 mating shapes seal gasket 56, seal gasket 56 has and the sealing pin hole of winding displacement pin 55 interference fit, pin Seat 54 is provided with the winding displacement pin 55 running through needle stand, and the top of winding displacement pin 55 extends to Keyseat for wiring displacement 51 port through pin hole, row Line pin 55 bottom extends to lower Keyseat for wiring displacement 52 port through the sealing pin hole of seal gasket 56.
Piece of metal pressing plate 6, faying face between fixing hole 53 top and blind hole 19 also it is pressed with bottom described fixing hole 53 Place is provided with sealing gasket 7, and screw is spirally connected with blind hole 19 also cross metal platen 6, fixing hole 53 and sealing gasket 7 thus will be connected seat 5 are fastened at slotted eye 17 sealing simultaneously ensureing between connection seat 5 and slotted eye 17.Described needle stand 54 top and the bottom correspondence winding displacement The position of pin 55 is arranged to tapered protrusion portion, and described pin hole and seal gasket are correspondingly provided with the depressed part of taper, protruding Portion and depressed part cooperate and play better seal effect.Also set up winding displacement in the outside of described slotted eye 17 and connect protective cover 8。
Motor signal interface is suitably modified by the present invention, coordinates lifting motor to believe by needle stand 54 with seal gasket 56 The sealing of number interface internal, the position of described needle stand 54 top and the bottom correspondence winding displacement pin 55 is arranged to tapered protrusion portion, described Pin hole and seal gasket be correspondingly provided with the depressed part of taper, lobe and depressed part cooperate and play better seal Effect, additionally winding displacement pin is placed in lower Keyseat for wiring displacement, and control circuit plate can use supporting connection-peg straight cutting to insert to lower winding displacement In groove, on the one hand ensure that connection reliability, the most also extruding needle stand 54 and seal gasket 56 increase while ensureing sealing effectiveness Seal together;When the employing this structural shell body temperature of the present invention raises, the connection-peg of control circuit plate can be pressed further by Needle stand and seal gasket, internal temperature more high sealing is the best.
Additionally the surface of upper shell 1 is offered power supply input by the present invention and the through hole 11 exported arranges frustum cone structure, interior Truncated cone-shaped seal gasket 13 is placed in portion, and when truncated cone-shaped seal gasket 13 is squeezed, sealing effectiveness is more preferable, it is ensured that binding post 15 And the sealing effectiveness between through hole 11;Additionally the present invention is connecting between seat 5 and slotted eye 17, needle stand 54 be connected between seat 5 all Use and seal structure, thus ensure the sealing that controller housing is overall so that enclosure interior can be dispelled the heat to use oily cold mode, The most existing air-cooled structure present invention has more preferable water resistance, more safe and reliable, can be installed at the bottom of vehicle by controller Portion, is not limited by inner space;This common fin type of cooling relatively, radiating efficiency of the present invention is higher, equal-wattage merit The controller volume of the present invention of rate is less, it is simple to install;It is simultaneously connected with post 15 and motor signal interface all uses encapsulation process, knot Structure is compact, install and easy to connect.
Binding post 15 of the present invention is outside is isolated with housing by insulation spacer 14, the internal seal gasket 13 by truncated cone-shaped Isolating with housing, insulation spacer 14 and seal gasket 13 also act as the effect of link post simultaneously so that binding post 15 is permissible Supporting internal control circuit plate 3, additionally the seal gasket 13 of truncated cone-shaped coordinates can preferably ensure with frustum cone structure through hole 11 Through hole 11 and the sealing being connected post 15.

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1. a controller for electric vehicle, including control circuit plate and housing, described housing includes upper shell (1) and lower house (2), It is characterized in that: on upper and lower casing faying face, offer seal groove, sealing ring (4) is installed, at described upper shell in seal groove (1) surface offer power supply input and output through hole (11), through hole (11) internal diameter be gradually increased from top to bottom in round platform Structure, through hole (11) periphery is provided with a circle insulating base (12), is placed with the close of truncated cone-shaped in described truncated cone-shaped through hole (11) Potting pad (13), is placed with insulation spacer (14) in insulating base (12), binding post (15) passes the centre bore of insulating base (14), leads to The centre bore of hole (11) and truncated cone-shaped seal gasket (13) is connected with control circuit plate (3);Described control circuit plate (3) with Connect and at the junction point of post (15), offer a connecting hole, connect post (15) and through connecting hole and pass through nut by control circuit plate (3) with the electrical connection being connected connected realization connection post (15) simultaneously of post (15) and control circuit plate (3);Described upper shell (1) Surface is further opened with oil filler point (16), is full of cooling oil in housing, and oil filler point (16) place is provided with sealing-plug;At described upper shell (1) or be further opened with slotted eye (17) on lower house (2), slotted eye (17) place arranges motor signal interface, and motor signal interface is passed through Winding displacement electrically connects with control circuit plate (3);The projection (18) being provided around some exterior surface projection of described slotted eye (17), The inner side of each projection (18) has blind hole (19);Described motor signal interface includes the connection seat being made up of insulant (5), connect seat (5) both sides up and down and be respectively arranged with Keyseat for wiring displacement (51) and lower Keyseat for wiring displacement (52), connect seat (5) and arrange up and down Line slot periphery arranges that some (fixing hole (53) that blind hole (19) inside 18 is corresponding, screw passes fixing hole with projection (53) it is spirally connected with blind hole (19) and seat (5) will be connected is fixed on slotted eye (17) place;The bottom of upper and lower Keyseat for wiring displacement is by pin hole even Logical, lower Keyseat for wiring displacement (52) bottom is equipped with and the needle stand (54) of lower Keyseat for wiring displacement (52) mating shapes, under needle stand (54) Side is additionally provided with and lower Keyseat for wiring displacement (52) mating shapes seal gasket (56), seal gasket (56) has and winding displacement pin (55) The sealing pin hole of interference fit, needle stand (54) is provided with the winding displacement pin (55) running through needle stand, and the top of winding displacement pin (55) passes pin Hole extends to Keyseat for wiring displacement (51) port, and winding displacement pin (55) bottom extends to lower row through the sealing pin hole of seal gasket (56) Line slot (52) port.
2. a kind of controller for electric vehicle as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: described fixing hole (53) bottom is also pressed with Piece of metal pressing plate (6), is provided with sealing gasket (7) at faying face between fixing hole (53) top and blind hole (19), screw is worn simultaneously Cross metal platen (6), fixing hole (53) and sealing gasket (7) to be spirally connected with blind hole (19) thus seat (5) will be connected and be fastened on slotted eye (17) place ensures to connect the sealing between seat (5) and slotted eye (17) simultaneously.
3. a kind of controller for electric vehicle as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: described needle stand (54) top and the bottom correspondence row The position of line pin (55) is arranged to tapered protrusion portion (57), described pin hole and sealing pin hole and is correspondingly provided with the depression of taper Portion (58), lobe (57) and depressed part (58) cooperate and play better seal effect.
4. a kind of controller for electric vehicle as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: also set in the outside of described slotted eye (17) Put winding displacement and connect protective cover (8).
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