Structure of wiring connection

• US 20020025709A1
• Filed: 07/13/2001
• Published: 02/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Murakami, Yoshinori
• Granted Patent: US 6,629,854 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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

3-1. 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.

7. A structure of wiring connection comprising:

a first wiring that extends as a narrow plate having two main faces and having a predetermined plate width, and 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 as a narrow plate having two main faces and having a predetermined plate width, and 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 as a narrow plate having two main faces and having a predetermined plate width, and 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 as a narrow plate having two main faces and having a predetermined plate width, and 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 as a narrow plate having two main faces and having a predetermined width, and 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 as a narrow plate having two main faces and having a predetermined width, and 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 wring 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.

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.

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 as narrow plates each having two main faces and having a predetermined plate width, and 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.