WO2023127620A1 - 車載部品内回路ユニット - Google Patents

車載部品内回路ユニット Download PDF

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WO2023127620A1
WO2023127620A1 PCT/JP2022/047016 JP2022047016W WO2023127620A1 WO 2023127620 A1 WO2023127620 A1 WO 2023127620A1 JP 2022047016 W JP2022047016 W JP 2022047016W WO 2023127620 A1 WO2023127620 A1 WO 2023127620A1
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泰次 柳田
洋樹 下田
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Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
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    • H02G3/08—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
    • H02G3/081—Bases, casings or covers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B60R16/023—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
    • B60R16/0239—Electronic boxes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02—Details
    • H02G3/08—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
    • H02G3/16—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes structurally associated with support for line-connecting terminals within the box
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G5/00—Installations of bus-bars
    • H02G5/06—Totally-enclosed installations, e.g. in metal casings
    • H02G5/08—Connection boxes therefor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/02—Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure
    • H05K7/06—Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure on insulating boards, e.g. wiring harnesses

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  • the present invention relates to an in-vehicle component circuit unit.
  • Patent Document 1 shows a structure in which a circuit unit such as a junction box is housed together with a battery module, a battery control system, etc. in the housing of a battery pack, which is an in-vehicle component mounted on a vehicle.
  • a connector to which an external mating connector is connected is provided on the peripheral wall of the housing, and the connector and the circuit unit are connected.
  • a structure is adopted in which the gaps are electrically connected by relay parts such as covered electric wires and bus bars.
  • an in-vehicle component internal circuit unit is disclosed that is capable of simplifying the connection structure between the external connection portion of the in-vehicle component circuit unit and the connector provided on the housing of the in-vehicle component and improving connection workability.
  • An in-vehicle component internal circuit unit of the present disclosure is an in-vehicle component internal circuit unit housed within a housing of an in-vehicle component, comprising: a circuit component; an insulating case that accommodates the circuit component; an internal connection portion accommodated and conductively connected to a circuit side connection portion provided in the circuit component; an external connection portion conductively connected to a connector side connection portion of a connector provided in the housing; a first window portion provided in the case and arranged to face the internal connection portion of the connection bus bar and a first bolt insertion hole provided in the internal connection portion; a second window portion provided in the case and disposed facing the external connection portion of the connection bus bar and a second bolt insertion hole provided in the external connection portion, wherein the first bolt insertion hole and the second bolt insertion hole are provided with a size including a tolerance absorption gap extending in the tolerance absorption direction, and the connection bus bar is accommodated in the case so as to be displaceable in the tolerance absorption direction.
  • the first window portion is opened to a size that allows a bolt fastening operation to the circuit-side connection portion of the internal connection portion through the first window portion from the outside of the case.
  • the window has a size that allows a bolt fastening operation from the outside of the case to the connector-side connecting portion of the external connecting portion through the second window.
  • the in-vehicle component circuit unit can simplify the connection structure between the external connection part of the in-vehicle component circuit unit and the connector provided on the housing of the in-vehicle component and improve the connection workability. can be provided.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an in-vehicle component internal circuit unit according to Embodiment 1 is housed in an in-vehicle component housing and bolts are fastened.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing, in an exploded state, a state in which the circuit unit in the vehicle-mounted component is accommodated in the housing of the vehicle-mounted component shown in FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded state of the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit shown in FIG. 2 from the front side.
  • 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded state of the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit shown in FIG. 3 from the rear side.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an in-vehicle component internal circuit unit according to Embodiment 1 is housed in an in-vehicle component housing and bolts are fastened.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing, in an exploded state, a state in which the circuit unit in the
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an in-vehicle component internal circuit unit housed in the in-vehicle component housing shown in FIG. 1, with the lid of the housing omitted.
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit shown in FIG. 5 with the cover portion omitted.
  • FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit shown in FIG. 6 with the connection bus bar omitted.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view from the plane side of a cover portion that constitutes the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the cover shown in FIG. 11 from the bottom side.
  • 13 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing an enlarged fitting portion between a fitting hole and a fitting projection in the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the relationship between the first and second bolt insertion holes in the connection bus bar and the first and second bolts inserted through the first and second bolt insertion holes.
  • 15 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 16 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit shown in FIG. 1 is accommodated in the housing of the in-vehicle component in an unfastened state with bolts, corresponding to FIG. 9 .
  • FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a connection bus bar that constitutes an in-vehicle component internal circuit unit according to another aspect of the present disclosure.
  • the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit of the present disclosure is (1) An in-vehicle component internal circuit unit to be housed in a housing of an in-vehicle component, comprising: a circuit component; an insulating case for containing the circuit component; a connection bus bar having an internal connection portion conductively connected to a circuit-side connection portion provided on a member, and an external connection portion conductively connected to a connector-side connection portion of a connector provided on the housing; a first window portion provided in the case and arranged to face the internal connection portion of the connection bus bar and a first bolt insertion hole provided in the internal connection portion; a second window portion disposed facing the external connection portion of the bus bar and a second bolt insertion hole provided in the external connection portion, wherein the first bolt insertion hole and the second bolt insertion hole is provided with a size including a tolerance absorption gap extending in the tolerance absorption direction, the
  • connection bus bar that electrically connects the circuit-side connection portion and the connector-side connection portion is housed in the case in such a manner that it can be displaced in the tolerance absorption direction. Further, the internal connection portion and the external connection portion of the connection bus bar housed in the case are connected to the circuit side connection portion and the connector side respectively from the outside through the first window portion and the second window portion provided in the case. It is possible to perform bolt fastening to the part.
  • the internal connection part and the external connection part of the connection busbar are connected to the circuit side connection part. They can be aligned with the connector-side connecting portions and bolted from the outside.
  • relay parts such as covered wires and bus bars that connect the connectors on the housing and the external connection parts provided on the circuit unit housed in the housing, which were conventionally required, are no longer required. It is possible to simplify the connection structure between the in-part circuit unit and the connector provided on the housing of the in-vehicle part.
  • connection bus bar is accommodated in the case, it is possible to advantageously implement countermeasures against electric shock using the case. Furthermore, since the first window and the second window provided in the case only need to be large enough to allow the bolts to be tightened from the outside, the parts that can become live parts are eliminated. can be covered with a case as much as possible, and connection workability can be improved.
  • the tolerance absorption direction can be set in a required direction, and may be one direction or a plurality of directions.
  • the first and second window portions need only be opened to a size that allows the bolt tightening work of each connection portion from the outside of the case. , and if bolts and nuts are built into the case, the size should be such that the fastening tool can be inserted while preventing the bolts and nuts from coming off the window. good.
  • each of the first window and the second window is surrounded by a cylinder projecting outward from the case. Since the first window and the second window are surrounded by the cylindrical portion projecting outward from the case, by adjusting the projection height of the cylindrical portion, it is possible to Advantageously, contact of the operator with the part can be suppressed.
  • a bolt or nut is housed inside each of the tubular portions of the first window portion and the second window portion, and protrudes radially inward on the protruding tip side of the tubular portion. It is preferable that a retaining projection is provided, and the bolt or the nut is prevented from being detached from the cylindrical portion by abutting against the retaining projection.
  • a bolt for bolting to the circuit side connection part and the connector side connection part of the internal connection part and the external connection part of the connection bus bar using the internal space of each cylindrical part of the first window part and the second window part, or The nut can be built in the case in advance, and workability can be further improved.
  • the size of the openings of the first window portion and the second window portion allows the bolt or nut to be inserted. It is possible to reduce the size to a size that allows the insertion of the fastening tool without the need to remove it, thereby further improving the countermeasure against electric shock. In particular, by insulating the parts of the built-in bolts and nuts that are exposed through the window, it is possible to further strengthen the countermeasures against electric shock.
  • the bolt or the nut accommodated in each of the cylindrical portions has an insulating portion, and the insulating portion of the bolt or the nut can protrude outside from the cylindrical portion in a non-fastened state. , is preferably accommodated in the tubular portion in a fastened state. Since the bolt or nut accommodated in each cylindrical portion has an insulating portion, electric shock through the fastening tool is prevented during fastening work. In particular, when the insulation processing portion protrudes from the cylindrical portion in the unfastened state of the bolt or nut, it is easy to visually confirm that the bolt or nut is in the unfastened state, and the fastening work can be easily performed. .
  • the protruding portion is an insulation-treated portion, it is possible to maintain a countermeasure against electric shock. Furthermore, in the fastened state, the insulated portion is accommodated in the tubular portion, so that it is easy to confirm from the outside that the fastened state is in place. The height of the protrusion can be kept small, and the size of the circuit unit in the in-vehicle component can be reduced.
  • the case includes a case body having a mounting portion on which the connection bus bar is mounted, and a cover that covers the mounting portion and is assembled to the case body so as to be displaceable in the tolerance absorbing direction. and a portion, wherein the cover portion has the first window portion and the second window portion, and is displaced in the tolerance absorbing direction together with the connection bus bar.
  • the case is divided into a case body having a mounting portion on which the connection bus bar is mounted, and a cover portion that covers the mounting portion and is attached to the case body so as to be displaceable in the tolerance absorbing direction. Since the cover portion is displaced together with the connection bus bar, it is possible to easily and reliably provide a structure for housing the connection bus bar displaceably in the tolerance absorbing direction with respect to the case.
  • the cover portion which is a part of the case, is displaced together with the connection bus bar, the opening sizes of the first window portion and the second window portion are smaller than when only the connection bus bar is displaced with respect to the case. can be made smaller, and safer measures against electric shock can be taken.
  • the case main body has a fitting hole extending in the tolerance absorbing direction around the mounting part, and the cover part protrudes from the peripheral edge of the cover part toward the case main body to form the fitting hole. It is preferable to have a fitting projection that fits into the mating hole, and to have a width dimension of the fitting projection in the tolerance absorbing direction smaller than that of the fitting hole.
  • the cover portion having the fitting projections can be displaced in the tolerance absorbing direction with respect to the case body, and the fitting projections and the fitting holes for assembling the cover portion to the case body can be used to absorb the tolerances. It is possible to define the moving end of the cover portion (connection bus bar) with respect to the case body.
  • the fitting protrusion has a lock claw provided at a protruding end portion and protruding toward the mounting portion from the fitting hole, and the lock claw inserted into the fitting hole , preferably engages with an edge portion of the fitting hole on the side of the mounting portion. Since the lock claw protrudes from the fitting hole toward the mounting portion side and engages with the edge of the fitting hole on the mounting portion side, the engagement between the lock claw and the case body is released. It is difficult to insert a tool such as a screwdriver into the fitting hole so as to bend the fitting projection in the direction, and the engagement between the lock claw and the case body is stably maintained.
  • the engagement portion between the lock claw and the case body cannot be visually recognized from the outside, and the release of the engagement between the lock claw and the case body can be more reliably prevented.
  • the cover portion can be held in a non-fitted state with respect to the case body. As a result, it is possible to reduce the risk of an operator accidentally removing the cover from the case during maintenance and getting an electric shock.
  • the internal connection portion and the external connection portion spread in directions intersecting each other, and the first bolt insertion hole provided in the internal connection portion and the second bolt insertion hole provided in the external connection portion are inserted.
  • the tolerance absorption direction in the tolerance absorption gap of the first bolt insertion hole and the tolerance absorption direction in the tolerance absorption gap of the second bolt insertion hole are mutually intersecting. It is preferable that the direction is perpendicular to the Since the internal connection portion and the external connection portion spread in directions that intersect each other, the first bolt insertion holes and the second bolt insertion holes provided in the internal connection portion and the external connection portion intersect with each other. provided to do so.
  • the tolerance absorption direction in the tolerance absorption gap of the first bolt insertion hole and the tolerance absorption direction in the tolerance absorption gap of the second bolt insertion hole can be set in directions perpendicular to each other, and the connection bus bar can be set to the case. can be displaced in at least two mutually orthogonal directions.
  • the circuit component conductively connected to the internal connection portion and the connector conductively connected to the external connection portion can be stably connected by the connection bus bar.
  • the tolerance absorption directions in the tolerance absorption gap of the first bolt insertion hole are two mutually orthogonal directions (for example, the front-rear direction and the left-right direction), and the tolerance absorption directions in the tolerance absorption gap of the second bolt insertion hole are the two directions.
  • the direction for example, vertical direction
  • the cover portion has a rib that protrudes toward the placement portion, and the rib is in contact with or faces the connection bus bar when the cover portion is assembled to the case main body. preferably.
  • a rib provided on the cover portion and protruding toward the mounting portion abuts or faces the connection bus bar with a slight gap therebetween when the cover portion is assembled to the case body.
  • connection bus bar when the connection bus bar is connected to a heat-generating component such as a relay via a circuit component or the like, the circuit component has a heat radiating portion that contacts the heat transfer surface provided on the case body.
  • the connection bus bar by providing ribs on the cover portion to prevent the connection busbars from floating, it is possible to prevent not only the connection busbars but also the circuit components provided with the heat radiating portion from floating, thereby radiating heat. It is possible to advantageously prevent the portion from rising from the heat transfer surface toward the cover portion. As a result, it is possible to stably maintain heat dissipation from the heat-generating component via the connection bus bar.
  • connection bus bar has a first end portion provided with the internal connection portion and a second end portion provided with the external connection portion and protruding upward from the first end portion.
  • the internal connecting portion includes the first bolt insertion hole having the tolerance absorbing gap in the extending direction of the first end portion
  • the external connecting portion includes the first bolt insertion hole having the tolerance absorbing gap in the extending direction of the second end portion; is preferably provided with the second bolt insertion hole having the tolerance absorbing gap in the second bolt insertion hole.
  • a second end portion provided with an external connection portion protrudes upward from the first end portion provided with the internal connection portion of the connection bus bar, and the first end portion and the second end portion are mutually connected.
  • the first bolt insertion hole and the second bolt insertion hole have tolerance absorption gaps in different extending directions. As a result, it is possible to set the tolerance absorption direction in a plurality of directions, thereby further improving the workability of assembling the circuit unit in the on-vehicle component to the on-vehicle component.
  • the second end protrudes upward from the first end, a space for accommodating components such as wire harnesses can be provided in the space therebetween.
  • connection bus bar is a laminate of a plurality of thin plates. Since the connection bus bar is a laminate of a plurality of thin plates, the connection bus bar can be flexibly deformed. As a result, for example, even if the length of the connection bus bar is short and the deformation rigidity of a single flat plate-shaped bus bar is large, the tolerance can be absorbed by deforming the connection bus bar. It is possible to more reliably connect the circuit-side connection portion provided in the connector to the connector-side connection portion provided in the connector.
  • Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16 .
  • the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 is mounted in a vehicle (not shown) such as an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle, and supplies power from a power supply such as a battery (not shown) to a load such as a motor (not shown) and controls it.
  • a vehicle not shown
  • a load such as a motor (not shown) and controls it.
  • 1 and the like show a state in which the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 is accommodated in the housing 14 of the battery pack 12 as an in-vehicle component and fastened by first and second bolts 138 and 140, which will be described later.
  • the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 and the in-vehicle component are not shown in their entirety, but are shown by extracting their essential parts.
  • the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 can be arranged in any orientation, but in the following description, upward means upward in FIG. 5, left means the lower part in FIG. 5, and right means the upper part in FIG. Further, with respect to a plurality of identical members, only some members are given reference numerals, and the reference numerals are omitted for other members.
  • the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 is to be housed in a housing 14 of the in-vehicle component (battery pack 12), and includes a circuit component 16 and an insulating case 18 that accommodates the circuit component 16.
  • the case 18 includes an internal connection portion 22 (first internal connection portion 22a and second internal connection portion 22b) and the connector side connection portion 26 (the first connector side connection portion 26a and the second connector side connection portion 26b) of the connector 24 provided in the housing 14 are conductively connected to the outside.
  • a connection bus bar 30 (a first connection bus bar 30a and a second connection bus bar 30b) having a connection portion 28 (a first external connection portion 28a and a second external connection portion 28b) is accommodated.
  • the housing 14 of the battery pack 12 includes a housing body 32 and a lid 34, as also shown in FIG.
  • the housing body 32 has, for example, a substantially box-like shape that opens upward, and includes a bottom wall 36 and a peripheral wall portion 38 that protrudes upward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the bottom wall 36 . 2 and the like, the main part of the battery pack 12 (housing 14) is extracted and shown, and only the rear wall portion 40 is shown as the peripheral wall portion 38. Wall portions that constitute the peripheral wall portion 38 may be provided on both the left and right sides.
  • the rear wall portion 40 is provided with a connector insertion hole 42 for inserting the connector-side connecting portions 26 (each of the connector-side connecting portions 26 a and 26 b ) of the connector 24 into the housing 14 .
  • a connector 24 is attached to the housing 14 .
  • the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 is placed in the housing main body 32 and electrically connected to the connector 24, the upper opening of the housing main body 32 is covered with a substantially flat lid 34.
  • the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 is accommodated in the housing 14 by fixing it with the housing 14 .
  • each electric wire 46 is a covered electric wire, and has a core wire 48 and an insulating coating 50 that is fitted over the core wire 48 .
  • the insulating coating 50 is stripped and the core wire 48 is exposed.
  • the core wire 48 exposed by stripping the insulating coating 50 is electrically connected to a connector terminal 54 within a connector housing 52 made of insulating synthetic resin or the like. That is, the connector 24 is provided with a pair of connector terminals 54, 54 by providing a connector terminal 54 at the end of each electric wire 46, and these pair of connector terminals 54, 54 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction.
  • Each connector terminal 54 is provided with a bolt fastening hole at the front end, and in this embodiment, these bolt fastening holes constitute the first and second connector side connection portions 26a and 26b.
  • the second bolts 140, 140 which will be described later, are inserted to connect the connector terminals of the connector 24.
  • connection bus bar 30 and connector 24 in in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 are electrically connected. ing.
  • the connector housing 52 is fixed to the housing body 32 via a mounting portion 56 having a predetermined thickness. That is, the mounting portion 56 has insertion holes through which the connector-side connecting portions 26a, 26b and the bolts 44, 44 of the connector 24 are inserted.
  • the connector-side connecting portions 26a and 26b pass through the mounting portion 56 and pass through the connector insertion holes 42 in the rear wall portion 40 to the housing. It is exposed inside the body 32 .
  • the circuit component 16 includes a pair of relays (a first relay 58a and a second relay 58b) and a pair of connections provided in each of the relays 58a and 58b. It includes a conducting bus bar 62 (first to fourth conducting bus bars 62a to 62d) connected to the portions 60, 60.
  • the first relay 58a and the second relay 58b are arranged opposite to each other, the first relay 58a on the left side is arranged toward the rear, and the second relay 58b on the right side is arranged toward the rear. placed facing forward.
  • a first conduction bus bar 62a is connected to the left connection portion 60 of the first relay 58a. properly connected.
  • a second conduction bus bar 62b is connected to the right connection portion 60 of the first relay 58a.
  • the end opposite to the side connected to the first relay 58a is connected to the first relay 58a via a lower heat radiating portion 64 (second heat radiating portion 64b), which will be described later. It protrudes upward and constitutes the first circuit side connection portion 20a.
  • the first circuit side connection portion is formed by a bolt insertion hole penetrating in the plate thickness direction (vertical direction) provided at the end portion opposite to the side connected to the first relay 58a. 20a is configured.
  • a third conduction bus bar 62c is connected to the left connection portion 60 of the second relay 58b.
  • the end opposite to the side connected to the second relay 58b passes through the below-described heat radiation portion 64 (third heat radiation portion 64c) below the second relay 58b. It protrudes upward and constitutes the second circuit side connection portion 20b.
  • the second circuit side connection portion is formed by a bolt insertion hole penetrating in the plate thickness direction (vertical direction) provided at the end portion opposite to the side connected to the second relay 58b. 20b is configured.
  • a fourth conduction bus bar 62d is connected to the right connection portion 60 of the second relay 58b. electrically connected to the circuit.
  • Each conduction busbar 62 (first to fourth conduction busbars 62a to 62d) is made of a conductive metal plate, and is formed by being bent into a predetermined shape by press working or the like.
  • Each of the first to fourth conduction busbars 62a to 62d has a portion extending downward in the horizontal direction (direction perpendicular to the vertical direction), and the portion extending in the horizontal direction at the bottom is the heat dissipation portion 64 (the second direction). 1 to 4th radiators 64a to 64d).
  • the first and second connection bus bars 30a, 30b are connected to the second and third conduction bus bars 62b, 62c.
  • the first and second connection busbars 30a, 30b indirectly have the heat dissipation portion 64 (the second and third heat dissipation portions 64b, 64c) via the second and third conduction busbars 62b, 62c. are doing.
  • the case 18 has a case body 68 having a mounting portion 66 on which the connection busbar 30 is mounted, and a cover portion 70 assembled to the case body 68 to cover the mounting portion 66 .
  • the case main body 68 has an upper case 72 and a lower case 74 assembled vertically.
  • the upper case 72 and the lower case 74 are box-shaped with downward and upward openings, respectively, and are made of hard synthetic resin or the like, for example. That is, the upper case 72 has a generally rectangular upper wall 76 and an upper peripheral wall 78 projecting downward from the outer peripheral edge of the upper wall 76 .
  • a rear end wall portion 79 projecting upward is provided on the right side portion of the rear end portion of the upper wall 76 . 3, 4, etc., the main part of the in-vehicle component circuit unit 10 is extracted and shown, and only the upper front wall 80 and the upper rear wall 82 are shown as the upper peripheral wall 78.
  • Wall portions forming upper peripheral walls 78 may be provided on both left and right sides of the upper wall 76 .
  • the upper wall 76 is provided with a substantially rectangular penetrating window 84 penetrating in the plate thickness direction (vertical direction).
  • through windows 84 (a first through window 84 a and a second through window 84 b ) are provided at two locations in the upper wall 76 .
  • the first through window 84a and the second through window 84b are provided at positions corresponding to the first circuit side connection portion 20a of the second conduction bus bar 62b and the second circuit side connection portion 20b of the third conduction bus bar 62c, respectively.
  • a first through window 84 a is provided substantially in the central portion of the upper wall 76
  • a second through window 84 b is provided in the right rear portion of the upper wall 76 .
  • connection bus bar 30 (first connection bus bar 30a) is connected to the first circuit side connection portion 20a and the second circuit side connection portion 20b exposed from the first through window 84a and the second through window 84b. and the second connection bus bar 30b) are overlapped from above.
  • a mounting portion 66 is a region of the upper wall 76 in which the first connection bus bar 30a and the second connection bus bar 30b are superimposed and mounted.
  • the upper wall 76 includes a region from the first through window 84a to the second through window 84b, for example, a region from the rear portion of the first through window 84a to the left portion of the second through window 84b.
  • a mounting section 66 is configured.
  • a fitting hole 86 is provided around the mounting portion 66 so as to pass through the upper wall 76 in the plate thickness direction.
  • the fitting hole 86 is adapted to be fitted with a later-described fitting protrusion 132 provided on the cover portion 70 .
  • a plurality of fitting holes 86 are provided, three fitting holes 86 are provided around the first through window 84a, and one fitting hole is provided around the second through window 84b. 86 is provided.
  • Each fitting hole 86 has a substantially rectangular shape extending in the front-rear direction, which is one of the tolerance absorption directions described later. (see FIG. 7) is made larger.
  • the lower case 74 has a generally rectangular lower wall 88 and a lower peripheral wall 90 that protrudes upward from the outer peripheral edge of the lower wall 88 . 3, 4, etc., the main part of the in-vehicle component circuit unit 10 is extracted and shown, and only the lower front wall 92 and the lower rear wall 94 are shown as the lower peripheral wall 90. Wall portions that constitute the lower peripheral wall 90 may be provided on both the left and right sides of the wall 88 .
  • busbar fixing portions 96 are provided at two locations on the lower wall 88 .
  • the first busbar fixing portion 96a and the second busbar fixing portion 96b correspond to the first circuit side connection portion 20a of the second conduction busbar 62b and the second circuit side connection portion 20b of the third conduction busbar 62c, respectively.
  • the first busbar fixing portion 96a is provided substantially at the center portion of the lower wall 88
  • the second busbar fixing portion 96b is provided at the right rear portion of the lower wall 88.
  • Nuts 98 are embedded in the upper end portions of the first and second busbar fixing portions 96a and 96b.
  • each heat radiating portion 64 (first to fourth heat radiating portions 64a to 64d) of each conducting bus bar 62 (first to fourth conducting bus bars 62a to 62d) 64d) is superimposed on the lower wall 88 of the lower case 74.
  • a substantially sheet-like heat transfer sheet 100 made of a material with relatively high heat transfer efficiency is provided between each of the heat dissipation portions 64a to 64d and the lower wall 88, and each of the heat dissipation portions 64a to 64d is connected to the lower wall 88. Contact is made with the lower wall 88 via the heat sheet 100 .
  • the bottom wall 88 of the case main body 68 overlaps the bottom wall 36 of the housing 14 of the battery pack 12 .
  • gap fillers 102 made of a material with relatively good heat transfer efficiency are provided at positions corresponding to the respective heat transfer sheets 100. It contacts the bottom wall 36 via the filler 102 . That is, the heat generated by the energization of the relays 58a and 58b is radiated from the bottom wall 36 via the heat radiation portions 64a to 64d, the heat transfer sheets 100, the bottom wall 88, and the gap fillers 102. ing.
  • the heat transfer surface 104 provided on the case main body 68 and in contact with the heat radiating portions 64a to 64d to transfer heat generated as the relays 58a and 58b are energized is provided on the lower wall. 88 upper surface.
  • the materials of the heat transfer sheet 100 and the gap filler 102 are not limited as long as they have insulating properties, and may be composed of, for example, a synthetic resin having a higher thermal conductivity than air. Specifically, a silicone-based resin, a non-silicone acrylic resin, a ceramic-based resin, or the like can be used. More specifically, for example, heat-dissipating sheets, heat-dissipating gap fillers, heat-conducting greases, and heat-conducting silicone rubbers made of silicone-based resins can be used.
  • the heat transfer member provided between each of the heat radiating portions 64a to 64d and the lower wall 88 is not limited to a sheet shape, and a conventionally known heat transfer member may be employed. 3 and 4, the gap filler 102 is shown in a substantially rectangular block shape, but the shape of the gap filler 102 is not limited, and conventionally known gap fillers (heat transfer members) may be used. obtain.
  • the heat transfer sheet 100 and the gap filler 102 are elastically deformable in the thickness direction (vertical direction).
  • vertical tolerances between the in-vehicle component circuit unit 10 and the housing 14 of the battery pack 12 can be absorbed. .
  • the cover portion 70 has a shape that covers the mounting portion 66 of the case main body 68, and has a shape that extends across the first through window 84a and the second through window 84b of the upper case 72. As shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the cover portion 70 has a horizontal wall portion 106 extending in the left-right direction and extending in a substantially horizontal direction (a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction). A vertical wall portion 108 that protrudes upward and spreads in the vertical direction is provided on the right side portion of the rear end portion of the horizontal wall portion 106 . As a result, the cover portion 70 has a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section at the right side portion.
  • the through window 84 and the circuit side connection portion 20 exposed from the through window 84 are provided at positions corresponding to the plate thickness direction (vertical direction). ) is provided therethrough.
  • the horizontal wall portion 106 is provided with a first left window portion 110a and a first right window portion 110b at positions corresponding to the first and second circuit side connection portions 20a and 20b, respectively.
  • the vertical wall portion 108 in a state in which the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 is housed in the housing 14 of the battery pack 12, at a position corresponding to the connector side connection portion 26, in the plate thickness direction (front-rear direction).
  • a second window 112 is provided therethrough.
  • the vertical wall portion 108 is provided with a second left window portion 112a and a second right window portion 112b at positions corresponding to the first and second connector side connection portions 26a and 26b, respectively.
  • the first and second circuit side connection portions 20a and 20b are superimposed on the internal connection portions 22 (the first and second internal connection portions 22a and 22b) of the respective connection bus bars 30a and 30b for conductive connection. Therefore, the left and right first window portions 110a and 110b are provided at positions corresponding to the first and second internal connection portions 22a and 22b. That is, in the assembled state of the in-vehicle component circuit unit 10, the left and right first window portions 110a and 110b are positioned relative to the internal connection portions 22a and 22b and the first bolt insertion holes 152 provided in the internal connection portions 22a and 22b. are arranged to face each other in the vertical direction.
  • the first and second connector-side connection portions 26a, 26b are superimposed on the external connection portions 28 (the first and second external connection portions 28a, 28b) of the respective connection bus bars 30a, 30b to be conductively connected. Therefore, the left and right second window portions 112a and 112b are provided at positions corresponding to the first and second external connection portions 28a and 28b. That is, in the assembled state of the in-vehicle component circuit unit 10, the left and right second window portions 112a and 112b are positioned with respect to the external connection portions 28a and 28b and the second bolt insertion holes 156 provided in the external connection portions 28a and 28b. are arranged facing each other in the front-rear direction.
  • the left and right first window portions 110a and 110b and the second window portions 112a and 112b are formed in the same shape, respectively, and are circular through holes having a predetermined inner diameter dimension ⁇ A (see FIG. 8). formed.
  • the inner diameter dimension ⁇ A of the left and right first window portions 110a and 110b is determined by bolting the internal connection portions 22a and 22b and the circuit side connection portions 20a and 20b from at least the outside of the case 18 by first bolts 138 described later. It may be any size as long as the tool for work can be inserted.
  • the inner diameter dimension ⁇ A of the left and right first window portions 110a and 110b is greater than the maximum outer diameter dimension ⁇ C (see FIG.
  • the inner diameter ⁇ A of the left and right second window portions 112a and 112b is determined from at least the outside of the case 18 by second bolts 140, which will be described later, between the external connection portions 28a and 28b and the connector side connection portions 26a and 26b. Any size may be used as long as a tool for bolt fastening work can be inserted.
  • the inner diameter dimension ⁇ A of the left and right second window portions 112a and 112b is made larger than the maximum outer diameter dimension ⁇ C of the head portion 144 including the insulation processing portion 146 of each second bolt 140, which will be described later. .
  • first cylinder portions 114, 114 are provided as cylinder portions projecting upward from the peripheral edge portions of the left and right first window portions 110a, 110b, respectively.
  • Second cylindrical portions 116, 116 are provided as cylindrical portions protruding forward from the peripheral edge portions of the left and right second window portions 112a, 112b, respectively. That is, both the first and second cylindrical portions 114 and 116 project outward from the cover portion 70 and the case 18 to which the cover portion 70 is assembled.
  • Each of the first and second cylindrical portions 114, 116 has a predetermined projection height dimension.
  • a retainer protrusion 118 that protrudes radially inward is provided on the protruding tip side of each of the first and second cylindrical portions 114 and 116 .
  • the retainer protrusion 118 is formed in an annular shape extending over the entire circumferential direction at the projecting distal end of each of the first and second cylindrical portions 114 and 116 .
  • the outer openings 120 of the first and second cylindrical portions 114, 116 have a predetermined inner diameter, and the inner diameter of the outer openings 120 of the first and second cylindrical portions 114, 116
  • the dimension (the inner diameter dimension of the retaining projection 118) ⁇ A' is set smaller than the inner diameter dimension ⁇ A of each of the first windows 110a and 110b.
  • a lower protective wall portion 122 protruding downward is provided on the outer peripheral edge portion of the horizontal wall portion 106
  • a rear protective wall portion 124 protruding rearward is provided on the outer peripheral edge portion of the vertical wall portion 108.
  • the lower protective wall portion 122 and the rear protective wall portion 124 are formed continuously over substantially the entire circumference of the horizontal wall portion 106 and the vertical wall portion 108, and are continuous at the connection portion between the horizontal wall portion 106 and the vertical wall portion 108. are integrally formed.
  • a partition wall portion 126 is provided on the lower surface of the horizontal wall portion 106 and the rear surface of the vertical wall portion 108 to divide the area surrounded by the lower protective wall portion 122 and the rear protective wall portion 124 into two.
  • the partition wall portion 126 is substantially L-shaped and extends across the horizontal wall portion 106 and the vertical wall portion 108 .
  • the left region is the first accommodation region 128a in which the first connection busbar 30a is accommodated
  • the right region is the second connection busbar 30b. is the second accommodation area 128b in which is accommodated.
  • connection bus bars 30a, 30b accommodated in the first and second accommodation areas 128a, 128b are indicated by two-dot chain lines.
  • each connection bus bar 30a, 30b has a slight gap in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction with respect to each wall portion 122, 124, 126 constituting each accommodation area 128a, 128b.
  • the connection busbars 30a and 30b are slightly displaceable in the lateral direction within the accommodation areas 128a and 128b.
  • connection bus bar 30a, 30b which will be described later, is sandwiched between a vertical wall portion 108 (a rib 130, which will be described later) of the cover portion 70 and a rear end wall portion 79 of the upper case 72 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, it is almost impossible to displace the connection bus bars 30a, 30b in the front-rear direction within the accommodation areas 128a, 128b.
  • the cover portion 70 can be displaced in the front-rear direction with respect to the case body 68 (upper case 72), the connection busbars 30a and 30b are connected to the case body 68 (upper case 72). It can be displaced integrally with the cover portion 70 in the front-rear direction.
  • the mounting portion 66 and the rear end wall portion 79 are provided, respectively.
  • a plurality of ribs 130 are provided, each formed as a ridge extending in the front-rear direction or in the left-right direction.
  • the plurality of ribs 130 as a whole form a lattice shape and are integrally formed.
  • each connection busbar 30a, 30b, or each rib 130 and each connection busbar 30a, 30b abut with zero touch, or each rib 130 and each connection busbar 30a, 30b. are opposed to each other with a slight separation distance between them. That is, when each rib 130 is compressed, each connection bus bar 30 a , 30 b is pushed toward the upper wall 76 (mounting portion 66 ) and the rear end wall portion 79 of the upper case 72 by the elastic restoring force of each rib 130 .
  • the ribs 130 prevent the connection busbars 30a and 30b from rising from the mounting portion 66, thereby allowing the connection busbars 30a and 30b to come into contact with each other from below.
  • the upward displacement of the second and third conduction bus bars 62b, 62c is restricted.
  • the second and third heat radiating portions 64b, 64c of the second and third conduction busbars 62b, 62c are more reliably connected to the heat transfer surface 104 of the lower wall 88 of the lower case 74 with the heat transfer sheets 100 interposed therebetween. is designed to come into contact with
  • the lower protective wall portion 122 is provided with a fitting protrusion 132 that protrudes toward the case body 68 below and fits into the fitting hole 86 .
  • the fitting projections 132 are provided at positions corresponding to the fitting holes 86 in the upper case 72, and four fitting projections 132 are provided in this embodiment. Specifically, three fitting projections 132 are provided on the lower protective wall portion 122 that covers the first housing area 128a, and one fitting projection 132 is provided on the lower protective wall portion 122 that covers the second housing area 128b. is provided.
  • each fitting protrusion 132 in the front-rear direction is smaller than the width dimension b in the front-rear direction of each fitting hole 86 , and each fitting protrusion 132 extends in the front-rear direction inside each fitting hole 86 . Displaceable.
  • the cover portion 70 is displaced in the front-rear direction with respect to the case main body 68 (upper case 72) to which the cover portion 70 is assembled by the extent that the fitting projections 132 are displaceable in the respective fitting holes 86. It is possible.
  • a lock claw 134 is provided at the projecting end (lower end) of each fitting projection 132 . These locking claws 134 protrude inward, that is, toward the mounting portion 66 side from the fitting holes 86 into which the fitting projections 132 are inserted in the case body 68 (upper case 72) to which the cover portion 70 is assembled. ing.
  • each punched hole 136 has a substantially rectangular shape, and is formed in such a size that a tool such as a screwdriver used for fastening bolts cannot be inserted therein.
  • the lateral width c (see FIG. 5) of each punched hole 136 is smaller than the longitudinal width d (see FIG. 5).
  • Each of the first and second bolts 138, 140 has substantially the same shape.
  • the maximum outer diameter dimension ⁇ C of the head 144 including the insulation treated portion 146 is set larger than the inner diameter dimension ⁇ A′ of the outer opening 120 of each of the first and second cylindrical portions 114, 116, and the insulation treatment
  • the outer peripheral edge of the head 144 including the portion 146 abuts against the retainer protrusions 118 of the first and second tubular portions 114 and 116, thereby allowing the first and second tubular portions 114 and 116 to move from the respective first and second tubular portions 114 and 116, respectively. Detachment of the first and second bolts 138, 140 is prevented.
  • each of the first and second bolts 138, 140 is not limited, for example, caps made of synthetic resin are attached to each of the first and second bolts 138, 140.
  • the cap and the bolt may be integrally formed.
  • connection busbar 30 housed in the case 18, the left side being the first connection busbar 30a and the right side being the second connection busbar 30b.
  • each of the first and second connection busbars 30a and 30b has a horizontal portion 148 extending horizontally at its lower end and protruding upward at its rear end in the horizontal direction. and a vertical portion 150 extending vertically. That is, both the first and second connection bus bars 30a and 30b are substantially L-shaped as a whole.
  • a front end portion 151a (an end portion of the horizontal portion 148 opposite to the side connected to the vertical portion 150) serving as the first end portion of the first connection bus bar 30a is conductively connected to the first circuit side connection portion 20a.
  • a first internal connection portion 22a is provided.
  • the upper end portion 151b (the end portion of the vertical portion 150 opposite to the side connected to the horizontal portion 148) as the second end portion of the first connection bus bar 30a is connected to the first connector side connection portion 26a.
  • a first external connection portion 28a is provided.
  • the front end portion 151a as the first end portion of the second connection bus bar 30b is provided with a second internal connection portion 22b conductively connected to the second circuit side connection portion 20b.
  • a second external connection portion 28b connected to the second connector side connection portion 26b is provided at the upper end portion 151b as the second end portion of the second connection bus bar 30b. That is, in each connection bus bar 30a, 30b, a front end portion 151a as a first end extends in the front-rear direction (direction from the rear to the front), and an upper end 151b as a second end extends in the vertical direction. It extends in the direction from the bottom to the top.
  • the internal connection portions 22a and 22b are formed with first bolt insertion holes 152 penetrating in the plate thickness direction (vertical direction).
  • the first bolt insertion hole 152 has a substantially perfect circular shape and has a predetermined inner diameter dimension ⁇ D (see FIG. 14).
  • the inner diameter dimension ⁇ D of the first bolt insertion hole 152 is larger than the maximum outer diameter dimension ⁇ B of the shaft portion 142 of the first bolt 138, and the first bolt insertion hole 152 and the shaft portion 142 of the first bolt 138 A space therebetween is a tolerance absorbing gap 154 that can absorb tolerance when the first bolt 138 is inserted into the first bolt insertion hole 152 .
  • the first bolt insertion hole 152 is provided with a size that includes the tolerance absorption gap 154 . Since the first bolt insertion hole 152 has a substantially perfect circular shape, the tolerance absorption gap 154 has an annular shape extending over the entire circumferential direction, and the horizontal direction including the front-rear direction and the left-right direction extends along the first bolt. This is the tolerance absorption direction, which is the direction in which the tolerance can be absorbed in the insertion hole 152 .
  • the external connection portions 28a, 28b are formed with second bolt insertion holes 156 penetrating in the plate thickness direction (front-rear direction).
  • the second bolt insertion hole 156 has a substantially perfect circular shape and has a predetermined inner diameter dimension ⁇ E (see FIG. 14).
  • the inner diameter ⁇ E of the second bolt insertion hole 156 is larger than the maximum outer diameter ⁇ B of the shaft portion 142 of the second bolt 140.
  • a space therebetween is a tolerance absorbing gap 158 that can absorb tolerance when the second bolt 140 is inserted into the second bolt insertion hole 156 . That is, the second bolt insertion hole 156 is provided with a size that includes the tolerance absorption gap 158 .
  • the tolerance absorbing gap 158 has an annular shape extending over the entire circumferential direction, and the direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction including the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is , are tolerance absorbing directions in which the tolerance can be absorbed in the second bolt insertion hole 156 .
  • bolts 160 are tightened to the connecting portions 60 of the first and second relays 58a and 58b to fix the first to fourth conduction bus bars 62a to 62d.
  • the first and second relays 58a and 58b to which the first to fourth conducting bus bars 62a to 62d are fixed are bolted to the upper wall 76 of the upper case 72.
  • the upper case 72 and the lower case 74 are assembled, and the upper case 72 and the lower case 74 are fixed by a locking mechanism or the like (not shown).
  • first to fourth heat radiating portions 64a to 64d of the first to fourth conduction bus bars 62a to 62d come into contact with the heat transfer surface 104 of the lower wall 88 via the heat transfer sheets 100, respectively.
  • Each heat transfer sheet 100 may be fixed in advance to the lower surfaces of the first to fourth heat radiating portions 64a to 64d, or may be fixed to the upper surface of the lower wall 88 (heat transfer surface 104).
  • the case body 68 housing the circuit component 16 is completed.
  • the first and second bus bar fixing portions of the lower case 74 are attached from below to the first and second circuit side connection portions 20a and 20b of the second and third conduction bus bars 62b and 62c. 96a and 96b are in contact. Also, the first and second circuit side connection portions 20a and 20b are exposed to the outside through the first and second through windows 84a and 84b in the upper case 72. As shown in FIG.
  • first and second connection bus bars 30 a and 30 b are placed on the placing portion 66 of the upper case 72 .
  • the first and second internal connection portions 22a and 22b of the first and second connection bus bars 30a and 30b are superimposed on the first and second circuit side connection portions 20a and 20b exposed to the outside.
  • the bolt insertion holes forming the first and second circuit side connection portions 20a and 20b and the first bolt insertion holes 152 provided in the first and second internal connection portions 22a and 22b communicate with each other. do.
  • the first and second bolts 138, 140 are inserted into the first and second bolt insertion holes 152, 156 of the first and second connection busbars 30a, 30b, respectively.
  • each first bolt 138 has not been fastened to each nut 98 below the first and second circuit-side connecting portions 20a and 20b.
  • the cover portion 70 is assembled to the upper case 72 with the first and second bolts 138, 140 inserted into the first and second bolt insertion holes 152, 156, respectively.
  • the fitting projections 132 of the cover portion 70 are inserted into the fitting holes 86 of the upper case 72, and the lock claws 134 are fitted into the upper wall 76 of the upper case 72 as shown in FIG. It is locked to the edge of the mating hole 86 on the mounting portion 66 side.
  • the first and second connection busbars 30a and 30b are accommodated in the first and second accommodation areas 128a and 128b of the cover portion 70, and the first and second cylindrical portions 114 and 116 are provided with the first and second connection busbars 30a and 30b.
  • the cover portion 70 is assembled to the case main body 68.
  • the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 which is the object of the present disclosure, is completed.
  • An external circuit (not shown) is electrically connected to the first and fourth conduction bus bars 62a and 62d in the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 at appropriate timing.
  • the first and second bolts 138 and 140 are not fastened anywhere. , are arranged relatively freely (in a floating state) in the first and second cylindrical portions 114 and 116 .
  • the lower end of each first bolt 138 is in contact with the nut 98
  • the insulating portion 146 provided on the head portion 144 of each first bolt 138 is in contact with the nut 98. , protrudes outward from an outer opening 120 in each of the first tubular portions 114 .
  • each first bolt 138 In a fastened state of each first bolt 138 , which will be described later, the insulation processing portion 146 provided on the head portion 144 of each first bolt 138 is accommodated in each first cylindrical portion 114 .
  • the second bolts 140 are relatively free inside the second cylindrical portions 116 , so the insulation processing portions 146 provided on the heads 144 of the respective second bolts 140 are It may protrude outward from the outer opening 120 or may be housed in each of the second tubular portions 116 .
  • the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 is placed in the housing main body 32 with the connector 24 attached to the rear wall portion 40 .
  • the bottom surface of the case body 68 contacts the bottom wall 36 of the housing 14 via each gap filler 102 .
  • the second bolts 140 inserted into the second bolt insertion holes 156 are aligned with the connector-side connecting portions 26 a and 26 b of the connector 24 . In this state, as shown in FIG. 16, the second bolts 140 are not fastened to the connector-side connecting portions 26a, 26b.
  • each second bolt 140 comes into contact with the openings of the connector-side connection portions 26a and 26b, and the insulation processing portion 146 provided on the head portion 144 of each second bolt 140 is It protrudes outward from an outer opening 120 in each second cylindrical portion 116 .
  • the insulation processing portion 146 provided on the head portion 144 of each second bolt 140 is accommodated in each second cylindrical portion 116 .
  • a tool or the like is inserted through the outer opening 120 of each second cylindrical portion 116 to fasten each second bolt 140 to each connector side connecting portion 26a, 26b.
  • the connector 24 and the connection bus bars 30 a and 30 b are electrically connected via the second bolts 140 .
  • a tool or the like is inserted through the outer opening 120 of each first cylindrical portion 114, and each first bolt 138 is fastened to the nut 98 through each first bolt insertion hole 152 and each circuit side connection portion 20a, 20b. do.
  • the second and third conduction bus bars 62b, 62c electrically connected to the relays 58a, 58b and the connection bus bars 30a, 30b are electrically connected via the first bolts 138. be.
  • the external circuit is connected to the connector via the circuit component 16 (first to fourth conduction bus bars 62a to 62d, first and second relays 58a and 58b), first and second connection bus bars 30a and 30b. 24 is electrically connected.
  • the in-vehicle component circuit unit 10 can be removed from the housing 14 of the battery pack 12 by reversing the steps described above. That is, after releasing the fastening between the first bolts 138 and the nuts 98, the fastening between the second bolts 140 and the connector-side connecting portions 26a and 26b is released. As a result, the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 can be removed from the housing 14 of the battery pack 12 . The connection between an external circuit (not shown) and the first and fourth conduction bus bars 62a and 62d is released at appropriate timing.
  • connection bus bar 30a, 30b can be displaced in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 5) with respect to the case main body 68 together with the cover part 70 in a state accommodated in each accommodation area 128a, 128b of the cover part 70.
  • each first bolt insertion hole 152 is also larger than the maximum outer diameter dimension ⁇ B of the shaft portion 142 of each first bolt 138 in the longitudinal direction.
  • connection busbars 30a, 30b are displaceable in the left-right direction (see FIG. 5) in the accommodation areas 128a, 128b of the cover portion 70, and the inner connection portions 22a, 22b are respectively displaceable.
  • the inner diameter dimension ⁇ D of each first bolt insertion hole 152 through which the first bolt 138 is inserted is also made larger than the maximum outer diameter dimension ⁇ B of the shaft portion 142 of each first bolt 138 in the left-right direction.
  • each second bolt insertion hole 156 is made larger than the maximum outer diameter ⁇ B of the shaft portion 142 of each second bolt 140 in the vertical direction.
  • the positions of the second bolt insertion holes 156 and the connector side connection portions 26a and 26b can be shifted vertically due to tolerances. Even if there is a deviation due to a gap, the tolerance is absorbed, and the second bolt 140 can be tightened more securely.
  • each second bolt insertion hole 156 through which each second bolt 140 is inserted in each external connection portion 28a, 28b of each connection bus bar 30a, 30b is also the same as that of each second bolt 140 in the left-right direction. It is larger than the maximum outer diameter dimension ⁇ B of the shaft portion 142 .
  • connection busbars 30a and 30b are provided inside the case 18, and the portions of the connection busbars 30a and 30b other than the first window portions 110a and 110b and the second window portions 112a and 112b are provided inside the case 18. 18 (cover portion 70). As a result, it is possible to reduce the risk of an operator unintentionally contacting a live part and receiving an electric shock during bolt fastening work or the like.
  • the steps of the bolt fastening work are not limited, but after the external connection portions 28a and 28b and the connector side connection portions 26a and 26b are fastened with the second bolts 140, , the internal connection portions 22a and 22b and the circuit side connection portions 20a and 20b are fastened with first bolts 138, respectively.
  • first bolts 138 first bolts 138
  • first and second window portions 110a, 110b and the second window portions 112a, 112b are surrounded by first and second cylindrical portions 114, 116 projecting outward from the case 18, respectively.
  • First and second bolts 138, 140 are housed inside the left and right first window portions 110a, 110b and the second window portions 112a, 112b. , detachment from each of the first and second cylindrical portions 114 and 116 is prevented by each retaining protrusion 118 . As a result, there is no need to separately prepare and tighten the first bolt and the second bolt, and the workability of bolting can be improved. In particular, since the retaining projections 118 can reduce the opening dimensions of the outer openings 120 of the first and second cylindrical portions 114 and 116, the risk of electric shock during bolt tightening can be further reduced.
  • each of the first and second bolts 138, 140 has an insulation treated portion 146 on the head portion 144, it is possible to reduce the risk of an operator receiving an electric shock through a tool or the like when tightening the bolts.
  • each of the first and second bolts 138 and 140 has an insulating portion 146 that protrudes outward from the outer opening 120 when the bolt is not tightened, and is housed inside the outer opening 120 when the bolt is tightened. Therefore, it is possible to visually determine from the outside whether the first and second bolts 138 and 140 are in a tightened state or an unfastened state.
  • the insulation treated portions 146 of the first and second bolts 138 and 140 only protrude outward, so that the risk of electric shock due to unintentional contact can be reduced.
  • the case 18 has a case body 68 on which the connection busbars 30a and 30b are mounted, and a cover portion 70 assembled to the case body 68 to cover the connection busbars 30a and 30b.
  • the cover portion 70 and the connection bus bars 30a and 30b are integrally displaceable with respect to the case main body 68 in the front-rear direction. As a result, for example, when the connection bus bars 30a and 30b are displaced in the front-rear direction, they are not exposed from the cover portion 70 (case 18), and an operator may contact the connection bus bars 30a and 30b unintentionally. The risk of electric shock can be further reduced.
  • the cover portion 70 is provided with the first window portions 110a and 110b and the second window portions 112a and 112b, the cover portion 70 and the connection bus bars 30a and 30b are displaced integrally.
  • the opening dimensions of the first window portions 110a and 110b and the second window portions 112a and 112b are reduced without increasing the size of the first window portions and the second window portions according to the displacement of the connection bus bars. can be set, and the risk of electric shock can be further reduced.
  • the case main body 68 has a fitting hole 86 extending in the front-rear direction
  • the cover part 70 has a fitting projection 132 that fits into the fitting hole 86.
  • the fitting projection 132 extends into the fitting hole. It is displaceable in the front-rear direction within 86 .
  • the cover portion 70 can be displaced in the front-rear direction with respect to the case main body 68 while maintaining the assembled state between the case main body 68 and the cover portion 70 .
  • the fitting protrusion 132 has a lock claw 134 that protrudes inward from the fitting hole 86 toward the mounting portion 66 side.
  • the lock claw 134 engages with the edge portion of the fitting hole 86 in the upper case 72 on the mounting portion 66 side when the cover portion 70 is assembled to the case body 68 .
  • the engaging portion between the lock claw 134 and the case main body 68 (fitting hole 86) cannot be visually recognized from the outside. It is difficult to bend the fitting projection 132 in the direction of releasing the engagement between the lock claw 134 and the fitting hole 86 . Therefore, the assembled state of the case main body 68 and the cover portion 70 is stably maintained, and electric shock due to unintentional contact with the connection bus bars 30a and 30b, for example, is avoided.
  • the cover portion 70 has ribs 130 on the surface on which the connection bus bars 30a and 30b are superimposed.
  • the upward displacement of the circuit component 16 including the busbars 62b and 62c is suppressed.
  • each of the heat radiating portions 64a to 64d can be more reliably brought into contact with the heat transfer surface 104 on the lower wall 88 of the lower case 74 via the heat transfer sheet 100, and the heat dissipation efficiency through the housing 14 of the battery pack 12 can be improved. will be improved.
  • the heat generated at the connecting portion (fastened portion of each second bolt 140) between the connector 24 and the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 is also Heat can be dissipated through the housing 14 of the battery pack 12 via the bus bars 62b, 62c (the second and third heat dissipating portions 64b, 64c).
  • connection bus bars 30a and 30b has a front end portion 151a as a first end portion extending in the longitudinal direction and an upper end portion 151b as a second end portion extending in the vertical direction.
  • a first bolt insertion hole 152 is provided in 151a, and a second bolt insertion hole 156 is provided in each upper end portion 151b.
  • the inner diameter dimension ⁇ D of each first bolt insertion hole 152 is larger than the outer diameter dimension ⁇ B of the shaft portion 142 of each first bolt 138 in the horizontal direction including the front-back direction and the left-right direction, and a tolerance absorption gap 154 is provided.
  • each second bolt insertion hole 156 is larger than the outer diameter dimension ⁇ B of the shaft portion 142 of each second bolt 140 in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction including the vertical direction and the left-right direction. have.
  • the tolerance absorption direction in each first bolt insertion hole 152 and the tolerance absorption direction in each second bolt insertion hole 156 can be made different from each other, making it possible to absorb tolerances in a plurality of directions.
  • each connection bus bar 30a, 30b was formed by bending a single flat metal plate.
  • FIG. 170b may be configured as a stack of multiple laminae 172.
  • FIG. 170b As a result, even if each connection bus bar is short and the deformation rigidity of a single flat plate bus bar is relatively high, each connection bus bar 170a, 170b can be flexibly deformed. As a result, the tolerance can be absorbed more efficiently, and the circuit-side connection portion and the connector-side connection portion can be stably connected to the connection busbars 170a and 170b.
  • the heat transfer sheet 100 and the gap filler 102 are elastically deformable in the vertical direction, so that the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit 10 is displaced in the vertical direction with respect to the housing 14 of the battery pack 12.
  • the fitting portion between the fitting projection and the fitting hole (the engaging portion between the lock claw and the upper case upper wall) is provided with a play in the vertical direction, and the cover portion and the connection bus bar are fixed.
  • the connection bus bar may be vertically displaced integrally with the case together with the cover portion to absorb the tolerance in the vertical direction.
  • the fitting projection may be displaceable in the lateral direction in the fitting hole, so that the connection bus bar may be laterally displaceable with respect to the case together with the cover portion.
  • connection bus bar may be displaceably housed in a case composed of an upper case and a lower case, and the first window and the second window may be formed in the upper wall of the upper case.
  • the head portions 144 of the first and second bolts 138 and 140 are provided with the insulating portions 146, but the shape of the insulating portions is not limited. For example, if a hexagonal hole is provided in the central protruding portion of the insulation processing portion, and a tool is inserted into the hole to perform bolt fastening, the opening of the outer opening of each of the first and second cylindrical portions can be achieved. Smaller dimensions are also possible.
  • the first and second bolts are not limited to being accommodated in the first and second cylindrical portions, and are separate from the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit according to the present disclosure. It may be fastened to the part and the connector side connecting part. That is, in the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit according to the present disclosure, the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion are not essential.
  • the nut 98 and the connector-side connecting portions 26a and 26b are arranged in a waiting state, and the first and second cylinders 114 and 116 accommodate the first and second cylinder portions 114 and 116, respectively.
  • the two bolts 138 and 140 are fastened, for example, the first and second bolts may be arranged in a projecting state and the nuts may be fastened.
  • This nut may be housed and arranged within the first and second cylindrical portions, as described above, or may be separate from the in-vehicle component internal circuit unit according to the present disclosure.
  • the retainer projection 118 was formed as a continuous annular shape over the entire circumferential direction, but may be partially provided in the circumferential direction.
  • connection bus bars 30a and 30b are provided, but the number of connection bus bars may be one or three or more. Also, the number of relays and conduction busbars may be changed in accordance with the number of connection busbars, and the types, shapes, numbers, etc. of the members constituting the circuit components are not limited.
  • the tolerance absorption directions are set in the front-back direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction, but are not limited to these. If the required tolerance absorption direction is one, the connection bus bar may be displaceable in only one direction, or may be in an oblique direction.
  • first and second bolt insertion holes 152 and 156 are circular, but they may be long holes extending in the direction of tolerance absorption.
  • the ribs 130 are provided on the inner surface of the cover portion 70 to prevent the first and second connection busbars 30a and 30b from rising, thereby , 30b are also restrained from floating, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.
  • ribs may be provided on the inner surface of the upper case instead of or in addition to the ribs of the cover portion, and the ribs on the inner surface of the upper case may prevent the conduction busbars from rising. As a result, the contact state between the heat dissipating portion of each conducting bus bar and the heat transfer surface of the case body is maintained, and a good heat dissipating effect is exhibited.
  • the insulation processing portions 146 provided on the heads 144 of the first and second bolts 138, 140 are Although it protruded outside from the first and second tubular portions 114 and 116, it is not limited to this aspect. That is, for example, in each of the first and second cylindrical portions, the projection height dimension from the horizontal wall portion and the vertical wall portion of the cover portion is made larger than the total length (including the insulating portion) of the first and second bolts. , even in the unfastened state of the first and second bolts as shown in FIGS. It may be accommodated in the first and second tubular portions.
  • the insulation processing portion may not be provided on the head of each of the first and second bolts, and even if the first and second bolts are not tightened, the first and second cylindrical portions may be provided. By being housed in , the operator is prevented from unintentionally contacting the first and second bolts and receiving an electric shock.
  • In-vehicle component internal circuit unit 12
  • Battery pack (in-vehicle component) 14 housing 16 circuit constituent member 18 case 20 circuit side connection portion 20a first circuit side connection portion 20b second circuit side connection portion 22 internal connection portion 22a first internal connection portion 22b second internal connection portion 24 connector 26 connector side connection Portion 26a First connector side connection portion 26b Second connector side connection portion 28 External connection portion 28a First external connection portion 28b Second external connection portion 30
  • Connection busbar 30a First connection busbar 30b Second connection busbar 32 Housing Main body 34 Lid 36 Bottom wall 38 Peripheral wall 40 Rear wall 42 Connector insertion hole 44 Bolt 46 Electric wire 48 Core wire 50 Insulating coating 52 Connector housing 54 Connector terminal 56 Mounting portion 58a First relay 58b Second relay 60 Connecting portion 62 For conduction Bus bar 62a First conduction bus bar 62b Second conduction bus bar 62c Third conduction bus bar 62d Fourth conduction bus bar 64 Heat dissipation part 64a First heat dissipation part 64b Second heat dissipation

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