Structure of wiring connection

• US 6,629,854 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2001
• Issued: 10/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Murakami, Yoshinori
• Primary Examiner(s): Field, Lynn
• Assistant Examiner(s): HYEON, HAE M
• Application Number:
  US09/903,759
• Publication Number:
  US 20020025709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 816 Days
• Field of Search: 439/251, 439/889, 439/212, 439/213, 174/88.B
• US Class Current: 439/251
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/20 Bus-bar or other wiring layouts, e.g. in cubicles, in switchyards installations of bus-bars H02G5/00

Abstract

In a structure of wiring connection, plate-like first to fourth wirings are typically used. A connecting portion of the first wiring is connected to that of the third wiring, and a connecting portion of the second wiring is connected to that of the fourth wiring. Each main portion of the first wiring and the second wiring runs together in parallel to face each main face thereof to the other, and that of the third wiring and the fourth wiring runs together in the same manner. Each elbow portion of the first wiring to the fourth wiring is defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof. Between any one of the first wiring to the fourth wiring and one of the other wirings, a specific distance defined as a distance between gravity centers in sections of two corresponding wirings of the first wiring to the fourth wiring cut along a plane vertical to each main face of the two corresponding wirings is less than the predetermined plate width of each of the two corresponding wirings.

Claims

1. A structure of wiring connection comprising:

a first wiring that extends in a first direction as a narrow plate having two main faces respectively defined by the first direction and a direction crossing thereto to have a predetermined plate width, and in the first direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof,

a second wiring that extends in a second direction as a narrow plate having two main faces respectively defined by the second direction and a direction crossing thereto to have a predetermined plate width, and in the second direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof,

a third wiring that extends in a third direction as a narrow plate having two main faces respectively defined by the third direction and a direction crossing thereto to have a predetermined plate width, and in the third direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof, the connecting portion of the first wiring and the connecting portion of the third wiring being in contact with each other through a predetermined area; and

a fourth wiring that extends in a fourth direction as a narrow plate having two main faces respectively defined by the fourth direction and a direction crossing thereto to have a predetermined width, and in the fourth direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof, the connecting portion of the second wiring and the connecting portion of the fourth wiring being in contact with each other through a predetermined area,

wherein between any one of the first wiring to the fourth wiring and one of the other wirings, a specific distance defined as a distance between gravity centers in sections of two corresponding wirings of the first wiring to the fourth wiring cut along a plane vertical to each main face of the two corresponding wirings is less than the predetermined plate width of each of the two corresponding wirings, and

wherein the main portion of the first wiring and the main portion of the second wiring run together in parallel facing each one of main faces thereof, and the main portion of the third wiring and the main portion of the fourth wiring run together in parallel facing each one of main faces thereof.

2. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 1, wherein each predetermined plate width of the first wiring to the fourth wiring is the same width.

3. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 1, wherein the elbow portion of the first wiring and that of the third wiring are in contact with each other, and the elbow portion of the second wiring and that of the fourth wiring are in contact with each other.

4. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 1, wherein the elbow portion of the first wiring and that of the third wiring are in contact with each other to be sandwiched between the elbow portion of the second wiring and that of the fourth wiring.

5. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 1, wherein a part of the elbow portion of the first wiring and that of the third wiring are in contact with each other, and another part of the elbow portion of the first wiring is sandwiched between the elbow portion of the second wiring and that of the fourth wiring.

6. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 1, wherein each connecting portion of the first wiring to the fourth wiring is detachable from a corresponding connecting portion thereof.

13. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 1, wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are used as internal wirings in an electric device module, and the connecting portion and the elbow portion of the first wiring and those of the second wiring are exposed on a surface of the electric device module.

14. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 13, wherein the connecting portion of the first wiring and that of the second wiring are provided on a surface of a box-like shell of the electric device module, while the electric device module is a power transistor module, a power diode module or an intelligent power module.

15. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 14, wherein the elbow portions continuing each connecting portion of the first wiring and that of the second wiring are provided on the same surface of the box-like shell of the electric device module as that the connecting portions are provided.

16. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 14, wherein the elbow portions continuing each connecting portion of the first wiring and that of the second wiring are provided on the adjoining surface of the box-like shell of the electric device module to that the connecting portions are provided.

7. A structure of wiring connection comprising:

a first wiring that extends in a first direction as a narrow plate having two main faces respectively defined by the first direction and a direction crossing thereto to have a predetermined plate width, and in the first direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof,

a second wiring that extends in a second direction as a narrow plate having two main faces respectively defined by the second direction and a direction crossing thereto to have a predetermined plate width, and in the second direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof,

a third wiring that extends in a third direction as a narrow plate having two main faces respectively defined by the third direction and a direction crossing thereto to have a predetermined plate width, and in the third direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof;

a fourth wiring that extends in a fourth direction as a narrow plate having two main faces respectively defined by the fourth direction and a direction crossing thereto to have and having a predetermined plate width, and in the fourth direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof, the connecting portion of the first wiring and the connecting portion of the fourth wiring being in contact with each other through a predetermined area;

a fifth wiring that extends in a fifth direction as a narrow plate having two main faces respectively defined by the fifth direction and a direction crossing thereto to have a predetermined width, and in the fifth direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof, the connecting portion of the second wiring and the connecting portion of the fifth wiring being in contact with each other through a predetermined area; and

a sixth wiring that extends in a sixth direction as a narrow plate having two main faces respectively defined by the sixth direction and a direction crossing thereto to have a predetermined width, and in the sixth direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof, the connecting portion of the third wiring and the connecting portion of the sixth wiring being in contact with each other through a predetermined area;

wherein between any one of the first wiring to the sixth wiring and one of the other wirings, a specific distance defined as a distance between gravity centers in sections of two corresponding wirings of the first wiring to the sixth wiring cut along a plane vertical to each main face of the two corresponding wirings is less than the predetermined plate width of each of the two corresponding wirings, and

wherein the main portion of the first wiring, the main portion of the second wiring and the main portion of the third wiring run together in parallel facing each one of main faces thereof, and the main portion of the fourth wiring, the main portion of the fifth wiring and the main portion of the sixth wiring run together in parallel facing each one of main faces thereof.

8. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 7, wherein each predetermined plate width of the first wiring to the sixth wiring is the same width.

9. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 7, wherein the first wiring is provided with a region where part thereof is curved such that when the first wiring to the sixth wiring are in a circuit system, and the fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are connected with each other at somewhere therein, inductance for a current through the first wiring, the fourth wiring, the fifth wiring and to the second wiring is equal to inductance for a current through the third wiring, the sixth wiring, the fifth wiring and to the second wiring.

10. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 7, wherein part of the first wiring is provided with a region where the plate width thereof is changed such that when the first wiring to the sixth wiring are in a circuit system, and the fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are connected with each other at somewhere therein, inductance for a current through the first wiring, the fourth wiring, the fifth wiring and to the second wiring is equal to inductance for a current through the third wiring, the sixth wiring, the fifth wiring and to the second wiring.

11. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 7, wherein part of the first wiring is provided with a region where plate thickness thereof is increased such that when the first wiring to the sixth wiring are in a circuit system, and the fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are connected with each other at somewhere therein, inductance for a current through the first wiring, the fourth wiring, the fifth wiring and to the second wiring is equal to inductance for a current through the third wiring, the sixth wiring, the fifth wiring and to the second wiring.

12. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 7, wherein each connecting portion of the first wiring to the sixth wiring is detachable from a corresponding connecting portion thereof.

17. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 7, wherein the first wiring to the third wiring are used as internal wirings of the electric device module, and the connecting portion and the elbow portion of the first wiring, those of the second wiring and those of the third wiring are respectively exposed on a surface of the electric device module.

18. A structure of wiring connection according to claim 17, wherein each connecting portion of the first wiring to the third wiring is provided on a surface of the box-like shell of the electric device module, while the electric device module is a power transistor module, a power diode module or an intelligent power module.

19. A method of wiring connection comprising:

preparing first to fourth wirings that respectively extends in extending directions as narrow plates each having two main faces respectively defined by each extending direction and a direction crossing thereto to have a predetermined plate width, and in each extending direction, provided with a main portion, at least one connecting portion and an elbow portion defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof,

connecting the connecting portion of the first wiring and the connecting portion of the third wiring so as to be in contact with each other through a predetermined area; and

connecting the connecting portion of the second wiring and the connecting portion of the fourth wiring so as to be in contact with each other through a predetermined area,

wherein between any one of the first wiring to the fourth wiring and one of the other wirings, a specific distance defined as a distance between gravity centers in sections of two corresponding wirings of the first wiring to the fourth wiring cut along a plane vertical to each main face of the two corresponding wirings is less than the predetermined plate width of each of the two corresponding wirings, and

wherein the main portion of the first wiring and the main portion of the second wiring run together in parallel facing each one of main faces thereof, and the main portion of the third wiring and the main portion of the fourth wiring run together in parallel facing each one of main faces thereof.