Motor controller device

By introducing an external box and a conductive copper busbar into the motor controller device and changing the outgoing line direction, the universal problem of fixed wire configuration direction in the prior art is solved, and flexible installation and cost reduction are achieved.

WO2025194415A1PCT designated stage Publication Date: 2025-09-25ADATA TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
PCT/CN2024/082886
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-21
Publication Date
2025-09-25

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Technical Problem

Existing motor controllers have fixed wiring configurations, making them incompatible with different vehicle bodies. This increases mold development costs and can lead to wire breakage and affect internal component configurations due to incorrect installation.

Method used

A motor controller device is designed, which includes a controller body and an external box. The external box is equipped with multiple conductive copper bars, with both ends of the copper bars extending toward different sides. The output direction of the copper bars can be changed by configuring the external box to adapt to different interior spaces of the vehicle body.

Benefits of technology

The extension direction design of the conductive copper busbar enables flexible installation of the motor controller device in different vehicle bodies, reduces development costs, and avoids excessive bending and breakage of the wires.

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Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is a motor controller device, comprising a controller body and an external connection box. The controller body has a surface, the surface is provided with a plurality of contact points and a terminal slot. The external connection box is arranged on the controller body. The external connection box comprises a plurality of conductive copper busbars, and the plurality of conductive copper busbars are arranged on the surface and respectively connected to the plurality of contact points. Two ends of the plurality of conductive copper busbars respectively extend towards different sides of the surface. In this way, the present invention can change the wiring direction of the controller by designing the extension direction of the conductive copper busbars.
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Motor controller device Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a controller device, and in particular to a motor controller device. Background Art

[0002] Existing motor controllers, when connected to multiple external wires, are designed with fixed wire exit directions when installed inside the motor controller. Generally, motor controllers and vehicles are designed to work together, so a specific motor controller can only be installed on a specific vehicle. In other words, the wiring layout on the controller is pre-designed to match the interior space of the specific vehicle in which it will be installed. Because a single controller cannot be universally compatible with different vehicles, the controller housing often needs to be customized for each customer's vehicle, resulting in high mold development costs.

[0003] If the controller is installed in the wrong vehicle body, for example, the controller's wire outlet is facing upward, but the wire extension direction of the internal space of the vehicle body needs to be to the left, then all the wiring of the entire vehicle will be disrupted, which may easily cause the wires to bend excessively and break, and will also affect the configuration of other components inside the vehicle body.

[0004] Therefore, how to overcome the above-mentioned defects through improvement of structural design has become one of the important issues to be solved in this field.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a motor controller device to address the deficiencies of the prior art.

[0007] To address the aforementioned technical issues, one of the technical solutions employed by the present invention is a motor controller device comprising a controller body and an external box. The controller body has a surface provided with a plurality of contacts and a terminal slot. The external box is mounted on the controller body. The external box includes a plurality of conductive copper busbars disposed on the surface and connected to the plurality of contacts. The ends of the plurality of conductive copper busbars extend toward different sides of the surface.

[0008] One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the motor controller device provided by the present invention can utilize the configuration of the external box to add conductive copper busbars through the technical solutions of "the external box includes multiple conductive copper busbars, the multiple conductive copper busbars are arranged on the surface of the controller body and are respectively connected to multiple contacts" and "the two ends of the multiple conductive copper busbars extend toward different sides of the surface of the controller body respectively". The conductive copper busbars can be added to change the output direction of the controller by designing the extension direction of the conductive copper busbars.

[0009] To further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings provided are only for reference and illustration and are not intended to limit the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a motor controller device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0011] FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of a motor controller device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a conductive copper busbar located above a controller body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a conductive copper busbar disposed in a junction box according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0014] FIG5 is another schematic diagram of a conductive copper busbar disposed in a junction box according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] The following is an explanation of the embodiments of the "motor controller device" disclosed in the present invention through specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are only simple schematic illustrations and are not depicted according to actual dimensions. Please note that the following embodiments will further explain the relevant technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0016] It should be understood that although terms such as "first," "second," and "third" may be used herein to describe various components, these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms are primarily used to distinguish one component from another. In addition, the term "or" as used herein may include any one or more combinations of the associated listed items, depending on the actual situation.

[0017] Example

[0018] Referring to Figures 1 and 2, Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a motor controller device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of a motor controller device according to an embodiment of the present invention. An embodiment of the present invention provides a motor controller device D, which includes a controller body 1 and an external box 2. The external box 2 is detachably mounted on the controller body 1. The controller body 1 has a surface 10, which is provided with a plurality of contacts 11 and a terminal slot 12. Specifically, the surface 10 of the controller body 1 has a first side 101 and a second side 102. The second side 102 is connected to one side of the first side 101. The plurality of contacts 11 are close to the first side 101 of the surface 10 and are arranged along the first side 101.

[0019] Referring to Figures 2 and 3, Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a conductive copper busbar located above the controller body according to an embodiment of the present invention. The external box 2 includes a plurality of conductive copper busbars 21. When the external box 2 is set on the controller body 1, the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21 are set on the surface 10 of the controller body 1. The two ends of the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21 extend toward different sides of the surface 10 respectively. Specifically, each conductive copper busbar 21 has a first end 211 and a second end 212. The first ends 211 of the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21 are respectively connected to the plurality of contacts 11, and the second ends 212 of the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21 are close to the second side 102 of the surface 10 and arranged along the second side 102. Thus, through the configuration of the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21, the plurality of contacts 11 on the controller body 1 close to the first side 101 can be transferred and extended to a position close to the first side 101. In other words, the present invention utilizes the configuration of the external box 2 to attach a conductive copper busbar 21 to the controller body 1. The extension direction of the conductive copper busbar 21 is designed to change the orientation of the wiring from the motor controller device D. Consequently, when the motor controller device D is installed in different vehicle interiors, the design of the external box 2 only needs to be modified based on the wiring space within the vehicle. The design of the controller body 1 remains fixed, independent of the vehicle's interior space, significantly reducing the development cost of the controller device.

[0020] Referring to Figures 2, 4, and 5, Figures 4 and 5 illustrate schematic diagrams of a conductive copper busbar mounted within an adapter box according to an embodiment of the present invention. The external box 2 further includes an adapter box 22 having an upper surface 221 and a lower surface 222 that oppose each other. The lower surface 222 has a plurality of retaining grooves 223 corresponding to the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21. The upper surface 221 is raised to correspond to the plurality of retaining grooves 223, forming a plurality of positioning protrusions 224. The plurality of positioning protrusions 224 have the same shape as the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21.

[0021] Furthermore, the adapter box 22 has a plurality of receiving slots 225 on one side of its upper surface 221, each of which is provided with a plurality of through-holes V. The adapter box 22 is mounted on the controller body 1 and covers the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21. Specifically, the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21 are housed in the plurality of retaining grooves 223 on the lower surface 222. The first ends 211 of the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21 are connected to the plurality of contacts 11, respectively. The second ends 212 of the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21 extend through the plurality of through-holes V to the upper surface 221 and are disposed in the plurality of receiving slots 225 on the upper surface 221.

[0022] Because the adapter box 22 covers the multiple conductive copper bars 21, only the second ends 212 of the multiple conductive copper bars 21 are exposed. However, because the multiple positioning protrusions 224 correspond to the multiple conductive copper bars 21, the user can understand the arrangement of the multiple conductive copper bars 21 by the shape and configuration of the multiple positioning protrusions 224, and further understand the location of the connection ends (i.e., the second ends 212) of the multiple conductive copper bars 21.

[0023] The adapter box 22 also has a plurality of first through holes TH1, which are respectively located in the plurality of limiting grooves 223 and the plurality of receiving grooves 225. Each first through hole TH1 passes through the upper and lower surfaces of the adapter box 22. Each conductive copper busbar 21 is provided with two second through holes TH2. In each conductive copper busbar 21, one of the second through holes TH2 is located at the first end 211 of the conductive copper busbar 21, and the other second through hole TH2 is located at the second end 212 of the conductive copper busbar 21. When the plurality of conductive copper busbars 21 are arranged in the adapter box 22, one of the second through holes TH2 in each conductive copper busbar 21 corresponds to one of the first through holes TH1 on one of the limiting grooves 223, and the other second through hole TH2 in each conductive copper busbar 21 corresponds to one of the first through holes TH1 on one of the receiving grooves 225.

[0024] In addition, the external box 2 further includes a plurality of bolts 23 . The bolts 23 are used to pass through the plurality of first through holes TH1 and the plurality of second through holes TH2 , respectively, so as to fix the plurality of conductive copper bars 21 on the controller body 1 .

[0025] Continuing with Figures 1 and 2 , the external box 2 further includes a top cover 24, which is configured to cover the adapter box 22. The top cover 24 can be transparent or translucent, allowing the user to identify the wiring connections (i.e., second ends 212) of the multiple conductive copper busbars 21 within the top cover 24. To connect the external wires to the exposed second ends 212 of the conductive copper busbars 21, the external wires are electrically connected to the multiple contacts 11 on the controller body 1.

[0026] Advantageous Effects of the Embodiments

[0027] One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the motor controller device D provided by the present invention can utilize the configuration of the external box 2 to add the conductive copper busbars 21 through the technical solutions of "the external box 2 includes multiple conductive copper busbars 21, the multiple conductive copper busbars 21 are arranged on the surface 10 of the controller body 1 and are respectively connected to multiple contacts 11" and "the two ends of the multiple conductive copper busbars 21 extend toward different sides of the surface 10 of the controller body 1", so that the outgoing line orientation of the motor controller device D can be changed by designing the extension direction of the conductive copper busbars 21.

[0028] Furthermore, the present invention utilizes the configuration of the external box 2 to attach a conductive copper busbar 21 to the controller body 1. The extension direction of the conductive copper busbar 21 is designed to adjust the orientation of the wiring from the motor controller device D. Consequently, when the motor controller device D is installed in different vehicle interiors, the design of the external box 2 only needs to be modified based on the wiring space within the vehicle. This allows the design of the controller body 1 to remain fixed, independent of the vehicle's interior space, significantly reducing the development cost of the controller device.

[0029] The contents disclosed above are only preferred feasible embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made using the contents of the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A motor controller device, characterized in that: The motor controller device comprises: A controller body having a surface provided with a plurality of contacts and a terminal slot; and An external connection box is arranged on the controller body, and the external connection box includes a plurality of conductive copper bars, which are arranged on the surface and respectively connected to the plurality of contacts, and the two ends of the plurality of conductive copper bars extend toward different sides of the surface respectively.

2. The motor controller device according to claim 1, wherein: The plurality of contacts are close to and arranged along a first side of the surface. Each of the conductive copper bars has a first end and a second end. The first ends of the plurality of conductive copper bars are respectively connected to the plurality of contacts. The second ends of the plurality of conductive copper bars are close to and arranged along a second side of the surface.

3. The motor controller device according to claim 2, characterized in that The external box also includes a transfer box having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other. The lower surface has a plurality of limiting grooves corresponding to the plurality of conductive copper bars respectively. The upper surface is raised corresponding to the plurality of limiting grooves to form a plurality of positioning protrusions.

4. The motor controller device according to claim 3, characterized in that The adapter box has a plurality of accommodating grooves on one side of the upper surface, and a plurality of through-holes are respectively provided in the plurality of accommodating grooves; wherein, the adapter box is arranged on the controller body and covers a plurality of the conductive copper bars, and the plurality of the conductive copper bars are respectively accommodated in a plurality of the limiting grooves, and a plurality of the second ends respectively pass through the plurality of through-holes and are arranged in the plurality of the accommodating grooves.

5. The motor controller device according to claim 4, characterized in that The adapter box also has a plurality of first through holes, which are respectively located in the plurality of limiting grooves and the plurality of accommodating grooves; wherein, each of the conductive copper bars is provided with two second through holes, and in each of the conductive copper bars, one of the second through holes is located at the first end of the conductive copper bar, and the other second through hole is located at the second end; wherein, one of the second through holes in each of the conductive copper bars corresponds to one of the first through holes on one of the limiting grooves, and the other second through hole in each of the conductive copper bars corresponds to one of the first through holes on one of the accommodating grooves.

6. The motor controller device according to claim 5, characterized in that The external box further includes a plurality of bolts, and the plurality of bolts respectively pass through the plurality of first through holes and the plurality of second through holes to fix the plurality of conductive copper bars on the controller body.

7. The motor controller device according to claim 3, characterized in that The external box further includes an upper cover, which is used to cover the adapter box.

8. The motor controller device according to claim 7, characterized in that The upper cover is transparent or translucent.

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