Abstract: A drive unit includes a rotating electric machine, a frame member, and a controller. The rotating electric machine has a stator that has a winding wound on the stator, a rotor disposed relative to the stator, and a shaft rotating together with the rotor. The frame member is disposed on one axial end of the rotating electric machine. The controller includes a substrate attached on one surface of the frame member facing away from the rotating electric machine, a heat generation element disposed on a heat generation element mounting surface of the substrate, the heat generation element mounting surface facing the frame member, and an electronic component disposed on an electronic component mounting surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A drive device includes a rotating electric machine, a substrate, a first drive element, a second drive element, a first extension line, and a second extension line. The rotating electric machine including a stator with a first winding group and a second winding group wound on the stator in at least three phases. The first extension line and the first drive element, as well as the second extension line and the second drive element have respectively reversed phase orders in an arrangement of the phase orders from an end close to a reference position toward an other end of the arrangement. In such manner, variation of wiring lengths from an electric power supply region among different phases is reduced.

Abstract: A drive apparatus includes a power module, a connector and a heat sink. The connector is used for electric connection to an external side and has a flange, which is formed on its peripheral wall. The heat sink is formed to have a module holding part for holding the power module and a fitting hole for fitting with the flange and has a connector holding part for holding a connector. The flange is formed along a first surface, which faces the connector holding part of the peripheral wall, and side surfaces, which are formed on both sides of the first surface. Thus, water droplets are prevented from entering into a control unit through a clearance between the connector and the heat sink without adding other members such as a water preventing cover.

Abstract: A drive unit that includes a rotating electric machine, and a controller having a substrate with electronic components mounted on the substrate, and controlling a drive of the rotating electric machine. The drive unit also includes a first terminal electrically connected to the rotating electric machine or to a power supply, and a second terminal disposed on the substrate. The second terminal has an insertion hole into which the first terminal is inserted, and has a protruding shape protruding in parallel with an insertion direction or an anti-insertion direction of the first terminal. Also, the first terminal and the second terminal are in a resilient contact with each other.

Abstract: An electric power steering system includes an electric power steering device. The electric power steering device includes an electric motor, a controller controlling the motor, and two power supply connectors that assist a steering operation of a vehicle. The electric power steering system also includes a first power supply supplying power to a first connector, a second power supply supplying power to a second connector and to other in-vehicle devices other than the electric power steering device, and a power switcher provided en route to the controller, to electrically connect the first power supply to the controller when power supply from the first power supply is normal, and to electrically connect the second power supply to the controller when the power supply from the first power supply is abnormal.

Abstract: A rotating electric machine for driving a drive object is provided. The rotating electric machine includes a motor case, a stator, a winding, a rotor, a shaft, a base cap, an end cap, an output rod, base cap holes, end cap holes, and through bolts. The base cap has base cap flanges formed on a circumferential edge and extending radially-outward beyond an outer wall of the motor case. The end cap has end cap flanges formed on a circumferential edge and extending radially-outward beyond the outer wall of the motor case. Base cap holes are formed on the base cap flanges and end cap holes in axial alignment with the base cap holes are formed on the end cap flanges. Through bolts fasten the base cap flanges to the end cap flanges.

Abstract: A heat sink of a drive apparatus includes a heat receiving surface located in a rising direction from an end surface wall of a motor case formed in an axial direction of the motor case. A power module includes a mold part and is arranged along the heat receiving surface of the heat sink. Motor leads are taken out from the motor case and electrically connected to the power module and winding wires. The drive apparatus has the motor case, a control circuit substrate, the heat sink, the power module and a power circuit substrate arranged in this order in the axial direction. The motor leads are connected to the power module at an opposite side of the motor case relative to the mold part in the axial direction.

Abstract: A heat sink of a drive apparatus includes a heat receiving surface located in a rising direction from an end surface wall of a motor case formed in an axial direction of the motor case. A power module is arranged along the heat receiving surface of the heat sink. A control circuit substrate includes a control circuit for controlling driving of a motor and is electrically connected to the power module. A power circuit substrate is supplied with currents supplied to winding wires, and is electrically connected to the power module. In the drive apparatus, the motor case, the control circuit substrate, the power module and the power wiring part are arranged in this order in an axial direction. The power module is arranged longitudinally relative to the end surface wall in the axial direction of the motor case.

Abstract: In a driver device, a controller substrate has a center part on which a rotation angle sensor is attached and an outer periphery portion which is fixed onto a heat sink. The heat sink has a cylinder part extending in an axial direction of the rotation shaft to contact the outer periphery portion of the controller substrate. The cylinder part of the heat sink is continuously formed along an entire periphery and has the same height at all portions. Such configuration provides an even deformation distribution of the cylinder part due to a temperature change, thereby reducing unevenness of heat stress distribution along a substrate plane and decreasing stress applied to the sensor, which facilitates a reduction of a detection error of the sensor.

Abstract: A driver device has a semiconductor module in which a motor terminal extends from a molded body and is connected to a motor wire. A heat sink of the driver device has a module mounting surface, which extends axially outward from an axial end of the motor section, on which the semiconductor module is fastened. The motor terminal includes a base region on a molded body side of a bend location and an extension region on a tip side of the bend location. The extension region has a connection portion on which an insertion hole receives the motor wire. A terminal angle between the extension region and a perpendicular line perpendicular to the motor wire is greater than zero degree. As such, the volume of the driver device is reduced.

Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes a motor section and a controller section. The motor section includes an annular stator, a winding wire wound on the stator, and a rotor rotatably disposed inside the stator. The controller section is positioned in an axially non-overlapping position with the stator and controls an electric power supply to the winding wire for a drive control of the motor section. The rotating electric machine also includes a cover having a cylindrical shape which seamlessly covers the controller section and the motor section. The rotating electric machine further includes a lid section for sealing of an end part of the cover. As a result, the rotating electric machine is sealed from dust and water.

Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes a cover formed in a cylindrical shape and extending in an axial direction to cover the controller section, a lid section disposed inside of the cover body to seal the cover body, a first sealing member compressed between the lid section and the cover, and a second sealing member compressed in a different direction than the first sealing member between the cover and the first frame or the second frame. The rotating electric machine also includes a tab formed on an outer periphery of the first frame or the second frame, and a claw extending from the one end of the cover body and engageable with the tab to hold the sealing members in a compressed state. As a result, the rotating electric machine is sealed from dust and water.

Abstract: A heat sink has two heat radiation blocks. The heat radiation block is formed in a wide column shape. The heat radiation block has connection parts at both ends. The connection parts have respective holes formed to pass through in the axial direction of a motor. One screw is inserted in one connection part and threaded into a motor case. The other screw is inserted in the other connection part and threaded into the motor case together with a cover. A power module forming an inverter circuit of each of two power supply systems is arranged on each heat radiation blocks.

Abstract: A drive device includes a motor, a control unit and a holder. The motor has a motor case, a stator, a winding wire, a rotor and a shaft. The control unit includes a semiconductor module, a receiving member, and a cover. The control unit is arranged on a side of the motor in an axis direction of the motor. The holder is arranged between the motor and the control unit, and has a wall portion extending toward the control unit and fitting with the control unit.

Abstract: An electronic control unit (50, 70) including semiconductor modules (501 to 506) and capacitors (701 to 706) is disposed in the axial direction of a motor (30). The semiconductor modules (501 to 506) are placed longitudinally and brought into contact with a heat sink (601). The vertical line to each of surfaces of semiconductor chips included in the semiconductor modules (501 to 506) is perpendicular to the axial line of the motor (30). Accordingly, the capacitors (701 to 706) are disposed so that at least a part of the capacitors (701 to 706) overlap the semiconductor modules (501 to 506) and heat sink (601) in the axial direction of the motor (30).

Abstract: A drive device includes a motor, a control unit, a first fastener, and a second fastener. The control unit is arranged on a side of the motor in an axis direction of the motor. The first fastener is arranged in a wall part of a cylindrical motor case of the motor opposing to the control unit, on an inner side of a peripheral wall of the motor case in a radial direction. The second fastener is tightened with the first fastener so as to connect the motor and the control unit with each other.

Abstract: Each of a first and a second inverter circuit supplies a driving current to an electric motor in a different power supply line. A custom IC has a first pre-driver circuit for outputting control signals to the first inverter circuit and a second pre-driver circuit for outputting control signals to the second inverter circuit. A micro-computer for outputting operation signals to the first and second pre-driver circuits is mounted to a control board on a center line. A distance between the center line and the first inverter circuit and a distance between the center line and the second inverter circuit is equal to each other. First and second output terminals of the micro-computer as well as first and second input and output terminals of the custom IC are symmetric with respect to the center line.

Abstract: Two power modules, in which switching elements for switching over currents supplied to coils of a motor are resin-molded, are provided to face each other sandwiching a plane including a rotation axis of a shaft. A first smoothing capacitor, second smoothing capacitors and a choke coil are located between the power modules. By consolidating large-sized electronic parts between the power modules, a control unit can be reduced in size and impedance of electric conductor connecting the electronic parts and the power modules can be reduced.

Abstract: A drive apparatus includes a power module, a connector and a heat sink. The connector is used for electric connection to an external side and has a flange, which is formed on its peripheral wall. The heat sink is formed to have a module holding part for holding the power module and a fitting hole for fitting with the flange and has a connector holding part for holding a connector. The flange is formed along a first surface, which faces the connector holding part of the peripheral wall, and side surfaces, which are formed on both sides of the first surface. Thus, water droplets are prevented from entering into a control unit through a clearance between the connector and the heat sink without adding other members such as a water preventing cover.

Abstract: A housing and a rotary shaft of a motor are formed of non-magnetic material. A soft magnetic member is provided between a first axial end surface of a fixed core and a bearing. The soft magnetic member is provided on the fixed core side relative to the first bearing thereby to suppress magnetic flux leaking to a vicinity of one end part of the rotary shaft by leading the magnetic flux, which is generated from a rotor, to the rotor core through the fixed core and a casing. A magnetic angular position sensor fixed to one end part of the rotary shaft can detect a magnetic angular position of the rotor accurately without being affected by external magnetic field. As a result, noise generated by vibration of the motor can be suppressed.