Patent ID: 9356494
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: H02K

Claim Text:
1. An electronic control device for controlling an operation of an electric motor for use in a vehicle that is driven by the electric motor, the electronic control device comprising: two housings coupled to each other; a first circuit board disposed in one of the two housings; a first terminal disposed on a side of the other of the two housings; a second terminal disposed on the first circuit board in an opposed relation to the first terminal, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are brought into direct connection with each other at a time at which the two housings are coupled to each other; and a plurality of drive elements that serve to drive the electric motor, the plurality of drive elements being mounted onto the first circuit board, and a second circuit board that serves to control the plurality of drive elements, the second circuit board being mounted onto the other of the two housings, wherein the electric motor is disposed on a side of the other of the two housings.