US 7,542,318 B2
Capacitor mounting type inverter unit having a recessed cover
Hiroshi Otsuka, Wako (Japan); Fumio Anraku, Wako (Japan); Masami Nakamura, Wako (Japan); and Yasuyuki Danjo, Wako (Japan)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on May 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/442,146.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-189769 (JP), filed on Jun. 29, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0002594 A1, Jan. 04, 2007
Int. Cl. B63H 23/24 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 363—178  [62/259.2] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A capacitor mounting type inverter unit having a cooling block, an inverter including a plurality of phases of switching circuits provided on said cooling block, and a smoothing capacitor, said inverter unit comprising:
a cover having a capacitor accommodating recess for accommodating said smoothing capacitor in the cover and an inverter accommodating recess for accommodating said inverter in the cover,
said capacitor accommodating recess being filled with resin in the condition where said smoothing capacitor is accommodated in said capacitor accommodating recess; a platelike first conductive member connected to a positive electrode of said smoothing capacitor and a plurality of positive electrode connecting portions of said switching circuits; and a platelike second conductive member connected to a negative electrode of said smoothing capacitor and a plurality of negative electrode connecting portions of said switching circuits; said first conductive member having a plurality of first inverter connecting portions adapted to be connected to said positive electrode connecting portions of said switching circuits, respectively, said second conductive member having a plurality of second inverter connecting portions adapted to be connected to said negative electrode connecting portions of said switching circuits, respectively, and said first inverter connecting portions and said second inverter connecting portions being arranged in the vicinity of one side surface of said cover.