US 12,261,545 B2
Electric compressor with a busbar that supports the control board
Toru Ito, Isesaki (JP); and Masayuki Shimoda, Isesaki (JP)
Assigned to SANDEN CORPORATION, Isesaki (JP)
Appl. No. 18/044,949
Filed by SANDEN CORPORATION, Isesaki (JP)
PCT Filed Aug. 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/031304
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 10, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/059449, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 24, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-157668 (JP), filed on Sep. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0353060 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H02M 7/5387 (2007.01); F04B 35/04 (2006.01); H02M 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02M 7/003 (2013.01) [F04B 35/04 (2013.01); H02M 7/5387 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric compressor comprising:
an inverter circuit portion having a plurality of power switching elements and a control board disposed above the plurality of power switching elements,
wherein the inverter circuit portion includes a busbar that is formed by a thin plate member made of metal and that constitutes part of a wiring of the inverter circuit portion, and includes a plate-like supporting plate that is formed by a resin member molded integrally with the busbar, that is disposed between the plurality of power switching elements and the control board, and that supports the control board from below, and
wherein the busbar has an embedded portion that is embedded in the supporting plate, and extends in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the supporting plate, and a thickness direction of the thin plate member of the embedded portion is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the supporting plate.