Printed circuit board assembly
The integrated printed circuit board assembly for new energy vehicles addresses complex wiring and high costs by combining charging and body control modules, achieving cost reduction and simplified assembly for enhanced market competitiveness.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025120957
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2024-07-24
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-06
AI Technical Summary
Existing new energy vehicles face issues with distributed modules in charging and body control systems, leading to complex wiring, high manufacturing costs, and complicated assembly, which hinder market competitiveness.
A highly integrated printed circuit board assembly that combines a charging module and a body control module on a single motherboard, featuring optimized wiring and minimal connection points, utilizing conversion terminals and functional areas with separate signal processing and lighting assemblies.
The integrated design reduces component count, lowers costs, simplifies assembly, and enhances market competitiveness by reducing material and processing expenses while improving production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of new energy vehicles, and more particularly to a printed circuit board assembly for charging new energy vehicles. [Background technology]
[0002] With the rapid development of the new energy vehicle industry, market competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and consumers are increasingly placing higher requirements on the functionality, comfort, aesthetics, and price of new energy vehicles. Existing new energy vehicles often have multiple independent modules in their charging and body control systems, which leads to problems such as distributed modules, complex wiring, and complicated assembly, resulting in high manufacturing costs and a disadvantage in market competition.
[0003] Therefore, developing a body control system assembly for new energy vehicles that has high integration, low cost, and simple assembly has become a technical challenge that the industry needs to solve urgently. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] An object of embodiments of the present disclosure is to provide a printed circuit board assembly that is highly integrated, low cost, and simple to assemble, so as to solve at least one of the above problems and / or drawbacks existing in the related art. [Means for solving the problem]
[0005] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a printed circuit board assembly for charging a new energy vehicle, the printed circuit board assembly including a printed circuit board motherboard, the printed circuit board motherboard being integrated with a charging module and a body control module.
[0006] According to some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the charging module includes a plurality of conversion terminals provided on a printed circuit board motherboard, and an electrical connector coupled to the plurality of conversion terminals.
[0007] According to some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the plurality of conversion terminals further includes a first row of conversion terminals for implementing an input function and a second row of conversion terminals for implementing an output function, and the first row of conversion terminals and the second row of conversion terminals are arranged side by side on the printed circuit board motherboard.
[0008] According to some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the body control module includes a signal processing assembly coupled to a first functional area of a printed circuit board motherboard and a lighting assembly coupled to a second functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard, the first functional area and the second functional area being separated from each other, and the charging module being provided outside the first functional area and the second functional area.
[0009] According to some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the signal processing assembly is configured to perform one or more of electronic lock signal processing, illuminated indication signal processing, emergency stop button function signal processing, and sensor signal processing.
[0010] According to some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the first functional area is formed with a plurality of hollow openings through which signal wiring harnesses adapted to perform different types of signal processing pass, respectively.
[0011] According to some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the signal wiring harness includes a copper wiring harness and / or an aluminum wiring harness.
[0012] According to some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the printed circuit board assembly includes a temperature sensor disposed in the first functional area and configured to sense a temperature of the first functional area.
[0013] According to some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the lighting assembly includes an emergency stop indicator light and an emergency stop switch button electrically connected to a second functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard, and a bracket on which the emergency stop indicator light and the emergency stop switch button are provided.
[0014] According to some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the lighting assembly further includes a decorative panel integrally molded with the bracket.
[0015] According to the printed circuit board assembly provided by the aforementioned exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the charging module and the body control module of the new energy vehicle are highly integrated into the printed circuit board motherboard, which reduces the cost of the charging and control system of the new energy vehicle, improves the assembly efficiency, and enhances the market competitiveness of the product.
[0016] Other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description of the disclosure taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which may help to provide a comprehensive understanding of the present disclosure.
[0017] The above and other aspects and features of embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0018] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic overview of a printed circuit board assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; [Figure 2] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a perspective of a printed circuit board assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure with the outer housing removed to expose the internal printed circuit board motherboard structure; [Figure 3] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a printed circuit board assembly from another perspective with the outer housing removed to expose the internal printed circuit board motherboard structure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. [Figure 4] 1 is a schematic overview of a printed circuit board motherboard from one perspective according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. [Figure 5] 1 is a schematic overview of a printed circuit board motherboard from another perspective according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a schematic front view illustrating a printed circuit board motherboard according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a schematic side view illustrating a printed circuit board motherboard according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is a schematic back view illustrating a printed circuit board motherboard according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0019] The technical solutions of the present disclosure will be further specifically described below through embodiments and in combination with the accompanying drawings. Please note that the following descriptions of various exemplary embodiments are merely exemplary in nature and are in no way intended to limit the present disclosure and the application or usage of the present disclosure. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely examples of the present disclosure that can be implemented, rather than being exhaustive. In addition, unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative configurations, formulas, and numerical values of the components described in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure.
[0020] In this specification, the same or similar reference symbols represent the same or similar parts. The following description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, which refers to the accompanying drawings, is intended to explain the technical content of the present disclosure and should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure. In addition, in the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth for ease of explanation to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure. However, it is apparent that one or more embodiments can be implemented without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown schematically to simplify the drawings.
[0021] 1 to 8 , according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a printed circuit board assembly 100 for charging a new energy vehicle (such as an electric vehicle). The printed circuit board assembly 100 includes a printed circuit board motherboard 10, which is integrated with a charging module 20 and a body control module 30. According to the present disclosure, the body control module 30 (including but not limited to those for implementing, for example, electronic lock signal processing, lighting signal processing, NTC temperature signal processing, etc.) and the charging interface (inlet) module 20 are highly integrated on the printed circuit board motherboard 10. The wiring design on the printed circuit board motherboard 10 (including but not limited to, the design of, for example, the electronic lock signal processing circuit, lighting signal processing circuit, NTC temperature signal processing circuit, and charging interface control circuit on the printed circuit board motherboard 10) is optimized to ensure stable and reliable signal transmission between the various functional modules. In this way, only a small number (e.g., four to six) of conversion terminal connection wires are required to achieve connections between the charging module 20, the body control module 30, and other parts of the vehicle system assembly, which has the advantages of high integration, low cost, and simple assembly.
[0022] 1-8, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the charging module 20 includes a plurality of conversion terminals 21 (such as pins) and an electrical connector 22 (such as a socket connector). The plurality of conversion terminals 21 are provided on the printed circuit board motherboard 10, and the electrical connector 22 is coupled to the plurality of conversion terminals 21. More specifically, the plurality of conversion terminals 21 further includes a first row of conversion terminals 21A for implementing an input function and a second row of conversion terminals 21B for implementing an output function. In the illustrated embodiment, the first row of conversion terminals 21A and the second row of conversion terminals 21B are arranged side by side on the printed circuit board motherboard 10.
[0023] Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and referring to FIGS. 1 to 8 , the body control module 30 includes a signal processing assembly 31 coupled to a first functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard 10 and a lighting assembly 32 coupled to a second functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard 10, the first functional area and the second functional area being separated from each other. The charging module is provided outside the first functional area and the second functional area. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 , taking FIG. 8 as an example, the first functional area is formed in the right area of the printed circuit board motherboard 10, and various hollow openings are formed in the first functional area, through which signal wiring harnesses adapted to perform different types of signal processing pass, respectively. For example, these signal wiring harnesses may include copper wiring harnesses (copper buses) and / or aluminum wiring harnesses (aluminum buses), i.e., copper wiring harnesses (copper buses) and aluminum wiring harnesses (aluminum buses) can be used simultaneously. The second functional area is formed in the left area of the printed circuit board motherboard 10. The charging module is provided outside the first functional area and the second functional area, and for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the charging module is located on the upper left side of the printed circuit board motherboard 10.
[0024] Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and referring to FIGS. 1-8, the signal processing assembly 31 disposed in the first functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard 10 is configured to perform one or more of electronic lock signal processing, lighted display signal processing, emergency stop button function signal processing, and sensor signal processing. Accordingly, signal wiring harnesses adapted to perform these signal processing functions pass through corresponding hollow openings in the first functional area. Additionally, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and referring to FIGS. 4 and 6, the printed circuit board assembly 100 includes a temperature sensor 40. The temperature sensor 40 is disposed in the hollow opening of the first functional area and is configured to sense the temperature of the signal wiring harness in the first functional area.
[0025] 1 to 8 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lighting assembly 32 disposed in the second functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard 10 includes an emergency stop indicator light 321, an emergency stop switch button 322 (preferably made of TPU material), a bracket 323, and a decorative panel 324, which are electrically connected to the second functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard 10. The emergency stop indicator light 321 and the emergency stop switch button 322 are provided on the bracket 323. The decorative panel 324 is integrally molded with the bracket 323. In addition, according to the present disclosure, other necessary modules may also be integrated into the second functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard 10 based on user needs.
[0026] It can be seen that the printed circuit board assembly provided by the present disclosure has at least the following technical effects.
[0027] 1. High unity Multiple function modules (body control modules (including but not limited to electronic lock control, lighting control, temperature detection, etc.) and charging (inlet) function modules (charging interface control, communication interface, etc.)) are integrated onto a single printed circuit board motherboard, which significantly reduces the number of components and reduces the complexity of the system.
[0028] 2. Cost reduction The integrated design effectively reduces material costs and processing costs, making the product more price competitive.
[0029] 3. Simple assembly The simplified wiring design makes the system assembly process more efficient and convenient, improving production efficiency. At the same time, the wiring can be connected to other parts of the vehicle using four to six main connecting wires, significantly reducing the complex wiring harness layout and connection points in existing designs, lowering the difficulty and cost of assembly.
[0030] 4. Competitive Advantage Due to the characteristics of high integration, low cost and simple assembly, the printed circuit board assembly provided by the present disclosure has significant competitive advantages in the new energy vehicle market.
[0031] While several embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present disclosure, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A printed circuit board assembly (100) for charging a new energy vehicle, comprising: The printed circuit board assembly (100) comprises a printed circuit board motherboard (10), The printed circuit board motherboard (10) is integrated with a charging module (20) and a vehicle body control module (30). A printed circuit board assembly (100).
2. The charging module (20) A plurality of conversion terminals (21) provided on the printed circuit board motherboard (10); and an electrical connector (22) connected to the plurality of conversion terminals (21). The printed circuit board assembly of claim 1 .
3. The plurality of conversion terminals (21) are a first series of conversion terminals (21A) for implementing input functions; a second series of conversion terminals (21B) for implementing an output function; 3. The printed circuit board assembly of claim 2, wherein the first row of conversion terminals (21A) and the second row of conversion terminals (21B) are arranged side by side on the printed circuit board motherboard (10).
4. The vehicle body control module (30) a signal processing assembly (31) coupled to a first functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard (10); a lighting assembly (32) coupled to a second functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard (10); 2. The printed circuit board assembly of claim 1, wherein the first functional area and the second functional area are separated from each other, and the charging module (20) is provided outside the first functional area and the second functional area.
5. 5. The printed circuit board assembly of claim 4, wherein the signal processing assembly (31) is configured to perform one or more of electronic lock signal processing, lighted indicator signal processing, emergency stop button function signal processing, and sensor signal processing.
6. 6. The printed circuit board assembly of claim 5, wherein the first functional area is formed with a plurality of hollow openings through which signal wiring harnesses adapted to perform different types of signal processing pass, respectively.
7. The printed circuit board assembly of claim 6 , wherein the signal wiring harness comprises a copper wiring harness and / or an aluminum wiring harness.
8. The printed circuit board assembly (100) comprises: a temperature sensor (40) provided in the first functional area and configured to sense the temperature of the first functional area; 7. The printed circuit board assembly of claim 6.
9. The lighting assembly (32) comprises: an emergency stop indicator light (321) and an emergency stop switch button (322) electrically connected to the second functional area of the printed circuit board motherboard (10); a bracket (323) on which the emergency stop indicator light (321) and the emergency stop switch button (322) are provided; 5. The printed circuit board assembly of claim 4.
10. The lighting assembly (32) comprises: Further comprising a decorative panel (324) integrally formed with the bracket (323).
10. The printed circuit board assembly of claim 9.