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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2009
Applicant:
Haruaki Motoda, Isesaki, JP;
Inventor:
Haruaki Motoda, Isesaki, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motor drive apparatus includes an assembly of first and second subassemblies. The first subassembly includes a first board and at least one connecting member, such as a bus bar, formed in the first board, and arranged to form a current supply path from a power source to the motor. The second subassembly includes a second board and at least one switching device mounted on the second board. The first and second subassemblies are stacked with an interspace between the first and second boards. A terminal segment of the switching device is connected with a terminal segment of the connecting member.