Patent Publication Number: US-11043443-B2

Title: Electric device and heat radiator

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to an electric device and a heat radiator. 
     Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-174967, filed Sep. 19, 2018, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     Description of Related Art 
     Currently, since increase in functionality of electrical devices has progressed, a heat radiator that efficiently radiates heat generated by electronic components such as semiconductor elements mounted on the electric device has become important. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a heat radiator that is attached to an electronic substrate by a heat radiator fixing panel terminal. The heat radiator fixing panel terminal has an attachment groove insertion part that is attached to an attachment groove of the heat radiator, and an electronic substrate attachment leg part that is attached to the electronic substrate, and has an abutment part formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle toward an end face side to abut on the end face when attached to the attachment groove. 
     PATENT DOCUMENTS 
     [Patent Document 1] Japanese Registered Utility Model No. 3139856 
     However, the aforementioned heat radiator is attached to the electronic substrate by inserting the attachment groove insertion part of the heat radiator fixing panel terminal into the attachment groove formed in the outermost radiation panel. In such a structure, a distance between the attachment groove insertion part and the electronic substrate attachment leg part is shortened. Further, in such a structure, an interval is generated between the outermost radiation panel and the substrate. For this reason, since the heat radiator easily vibrates due to external stress such as external vibration and impact, the electronic components may be damaged, and the electronic components may not fully exhibit their original characteristics. 
     Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electric device and a heat radiator in which vibration caused by external stress on the heat radiator can be suppressed. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric device including a substrate; an electronic component attached to the substrate; and a heat radiator including at least one first fin, and a second fin facing the first fin, thermally connected to the first fin, and provided at a position closer to an attachment surface to the substrate than any of the first fins, wherein the heat radiator thermally connected to the electronic component, by attaching one end of an attachment member for attachment to the substrate to a portion which is a part of the first fin or a part of the second fin and in which a height with respect to the attachment surface is higher than a thickness of the first fin. 
     Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a heat radiator including at least one first fin; and a second fin facing the first fin, thermally connected to the first fin, and provided on the same side as viewed from all the first fins, wherein one end of an attachment member for attachment to the substrate is attached to a portion which is a part of the first fin or a part of the second fin and in which a height with respect to the attachment surface to the substrate is higher than a thickness of the first fin. 
     According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress vibration caused by external stress of the heat radiator. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing an example of a configuration of an electric device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a side view showing an example of the configuration of the electric device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing an example of configurations of an attachment member, a first fin, and a second fin according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view showing an example of a configuration of a conductor foil according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of the conductor foil according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is a side view showing an example of a configuration of an electric device according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a side view showing an example of a configuration of an electric device according to a third embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  is a side view showing an example of a configuration of an electric device according to a fourth embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     First Embodiment 
     An example of a configuration of an electric device according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 5 .  FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing an example of a configuration of an electric device according to the first embodiment.  FIG. 2  is a side view showing an example of the configuration of the electric device according to the first embodiment.  FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing an example of configurations of an attachment member, a first fin, and a second fin according to the first embodiment.  FIG. 4  is a perspective view showing an example of a configuration of a conductor foil according to the first embodiment.  FIG. 5  is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of the conductor foil according to the first embodiment. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the electric device  1   a  includes a substrate  11 , an electronic component  12 , an electronic component  13 , a heat radiator  14   a , an attachment member  15 , and an electronic component fixing part  16 . In the following description, as shown in  FIG. 1 , an X axis parallel to one side of the substrate  11 , a Y axis parallel to one side of the substrate  11  and orthogonal to the X axis, and a Z axis perpendicular to a surface on which an area of the substrate  11  is the largest are used. Further, the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis form right-handed three-dimensional orthogonal coordinates. 
     The substrate  11  has an attachment surface  11 F directed in a +Z direction, and an electronic component  12  and an electronic component  13  are attached on the attachment surface  11 F. Moreover, the substrate  11  may be a high heat radiation substrate, and is produced, for example, by making an insulating layer of a glass epoxy substrate contain a heat conductive filler. The substrate  11  is formed, for example, in a substantially rectangular shape. 
     The electronic component  12  is, for example, a semiconductor element, and includes a main body part  121  and terminals  122 ,  123 , and  124 . Examples of the electronic component  12  is a transistor, an integrated circuit (IC), a diode, a resistor and the like. Similarly, the electronic component  13  is, for example, a semiconductor element, and includes a main body part  131  and terminals  132 ,  133 , and  134 . Similarly, examples of the electronic component  13  is a transistor, an integrated circuit (IC), a diode, a resistor and the like. 
     The heat radiator  14   a  includes a plate-like member  140   a , first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a , and a second fin  147   a.    
     The plate-like member  140   a  is a substantially rectangular plate-like member disposed to be perpendicular to the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11 , and is made of a material having excellent thermal conductivity. The main body part  121  of the electronic component  12  and the main body part  131  of the electronic component  13  are in contact with a surface of the plate-like member  140   a  directed in a −X direction. That is, the heat radiator  14   a  is thermally connected to the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13 . 
     The first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  are plate-like members formed in a substantially rectangular shape. Further, the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  are thermally connected to the plate-like member  140   a  by connecting a long side on the −X direction side to a surface of the plate-like member  140   a  directed in the +X direction. The first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  are disposed at predetermined intervals in the Z direction, respectively. Further, the surfaces of the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  directed in the +Z direction or the −Z direction are facing each other. The term “facing” as used herein means a state in which the surfaces having the largest area of the members on two flat plates face each other. Also, the heat radiator  14   a  may not include at least one of the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a , and may include another first fin. 
     Further, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the first fins  141   a  and  142   a  have a thickness T 1  in the Z direction. Further, the first fins  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  have the same thickness T 1 . 
     Further, unlike other first fins  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a  and  146   a , the first fin  141   a  includes a flat plate part  1411   a , a support part  1412   a , a side plate part  1413   a , and a support part  1414   a  as shown in  FIG. 3 . The flat plate part  1411   a  is formed in substantially the same shape as those of other first fins  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a . The support part  1412   a  is a plate-like member formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a long side on the −X direction side is connected to the surface of the plate-like member  140   a  directed in the +X direction. The side plate part  1413   a  is a plate-like member formed in a substantially rectangular shape extending in the −Z direction from the long side on the +X direction side of the flat plate part  1411   a . The support part  1414   a  is a plate-like member formed in a substantially rectangular shape extending in the −X direction from the long side on the −Z direction side of the side plate part  1413   a.    
     The second fin  147   a  is, for example, a plate-like member formed in a substantially rectangular shape. Further, the second fin  147   a  is thermally connected to the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a . That is, the second fin  147   a  is thermally connected to the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a , by connecting the long side on the −X direction to the surface of the plate-like member  140   a  directed in the +X direction. Further, the second fin  147   a  is provided on the same side as viewed from the surfaces directed in the +Z direction or the −Z direction of each of the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a . Furthermore, the second fin  147   a  is provided at a position closer to the attachment surface  11 F to the substrate  11  than the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a.    
     The second fin  147   a  is facing the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a . For example, the surface of the second fin  147   a  directed in the +Z direction or the −Z direction is facing the surface of the first fin  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  directed in the +Z direction or the −Z direction, respectively. 
     Further, the second fin  147   a  is thermally connected to the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11 . For example, the surface of the second fin  147   a  directed in the −Z direction is in contact with the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11 . Specifically, the surface of the second fin  147   a  directed in the −Z direction is in close contact with the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the attachment member  15  includes an insertion part  151  and a flat plate part  152 . 
     The insertion part  151  is a plate-like member formed in a substantially rectangular shape, is inserted between the support parts  1412   a  and  1414   a  and the flat plate part  1411   a , and is supported by the support part  1412   a  and the support part  1414   a . The flat plate part  152  is a member that extends from one side of the insertion part  151  in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface on which the area of the insertion part  151  is the largest, and covers a space sandwiched between the first fin  141   a  and the second fin  147   a . Further, the flat plate part  152  includes a through hole  1521 , a through hole  1522 , a leg part  1523 , and a leg part  1524 . Also, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the leg part  1523  and the leg part  1524  are inserted into holes provided in the substrate  11 . 
     That is, as shown in  FIG. 2 , one end of the attachment member  15  is attached to a portion which is a part of the first fin  141   a  and in which a height H with respect to the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11  is higher than a thickness T 1  of the first fin  141   a . Further, as shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the other end of the attachment member  15  is attached to the substrate  11 . 
     In addition, the insertion part  151  may be included an engagement part to be more firmly attached to the first fin  141   a . The engagement part is, for example, a flat plate-like protrusion formed by notching a part of the insertion part  151  and bending the insertion part  151  at an acute angle from a surface parallel to an XY plane of the insertion part  151  to the −Z direction side. Further, the engagement part bends starting from a portion bent at an acute angle, and firmly joins the first fin  141   a  and the attachment member  15  by pressing a tip thereof to the support part  1412   a  or the support part  1414   a . Further, in this case, the first fin  141   a  may be included a protrusion, a recessed portion, and the like for engaging with the engagement part in at least part of a flat plate part  1411   a , a side plate part  1413   a , a support part  1412   a  and a support part  1414   a.    
     The electronic component fixing unit  16  includes a pressing member  161 , a screw  162 , and a screw  163 . As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the pressing member  161  is fixed in a partially close contact state to the plate-like member  140   a  of the heat radiator  14   a  by the screw  162  and the screw  163 , and maintains a state of bringing the main body part  121  of the electronic component  12  and the main body part  131  of the electronic component  13  into close contact with the plate-like member  140   a . In addition, the electronic component fixing part  16  can take an arbitrary structure which can bring the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13  into thermal contact with the heat radiator  14   a.    
     As shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the substrate  11  includes conductor foils  172 ,  173 ,  174 ,  182 ,  183 , and  184 . The conductor foils  172 ,  173 ,  174 ,  182 ,  183 , and  184  are embedded in the substrate  11 , for example, in a state of facing the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11 , and are used as wiring for an electronic circuit or are used for heat radiation from the heat radiator  14   a , the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13 . The conductor foils  172 ,  173 ,  174 ,  182 ,  183 , and  184  are made of, for example, copper and gold, and are preferably made of copper when considering high electrical conductivity and a reduction in manufacturing costs. 
     The conductor foil  172  is electrically connected to the terminal  122  of the electronic component  12  by solder or the like. Similarly, the conductor foils  173 ,  174 ,  182 ,  183 , and  184  are electrically connected to the terminals  123 ,  124 ,  132 ,  133 , and  134 , by solder or the like, respectively. Further, the conductor foils  172 ,  173 ,  174 ,  182 ,  183  and  184  overlap at least partially the second fin  147   a  in the direction perpendicular to the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11 . 
     The electric device  1   a  according to the first embodiment has been described above. In the electric device  1   a , the heat radiator  14   a  is thermally connected to the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13  by attaching one end of the attachment member  15  for being attached to the substrate  11  to the portion which is a part of the first fin  141   a  and in which the height with respect to the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11  is higher than the thickness T 1  of the first fin  141   a.    
     As a result, by setting the height H of the position to which the insertion part  151  of the attachment member  15  is inserted to be sufficiently high in the electric device  1   a , it is possible to suppresses vibration of the heat radiator  14   a  when external stresses such as vibration and impact are applied from the outside, and to easily avoid a situation in which the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13  are damaged. Here, the situation in which the electronic component  12  is damaged means a situation in which a solder or the like for electrically connecting the terminals  122 ,  123  or  124  and the conductor foils  172 ,  173  or  174  is cracked by the vibration of the heat radiator  14   a , and the electronic component  12  cannot exhibit its original performance. This also applies to a situation in which the electronic component  13  is damaged. 
     Further, the second fin  147   a  may be thermally connected to the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11 . Therefore, the electric device  1   a  can efficiently release heat, which is transferred from the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13  to the heat radiator  14   a , to the substrate  11 . 
     Further, the attachment member  15  may be included a through hole  1521  and a through hole  1522  that open toward a space between the first fin  141   a  and the second fin  147   a . Therefore, the electric device  1   a  can suppress the flow of the air passing between the first fin  141   a  and the second fin  147   a  from being inhibited by the attachment member  15 , and can improve the heat radiation characteristics. 
     In addition, the electric device  1   a  may be included conductor foils  172 ,  173 ,  174 ,  182 ,  183  and  184  that face the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11  and at least partially overlap the second fin  147   a  in a direction perpendicular to the attachment surface  11 F. Therefore, the electric device  1   a  can efficiently release the heat, which is transferred to the second fin  147   a , to the conductor foils  172 ,  173 ,  174 ,  182 ,  183 , and  184  through the substrate  11 . 
     Further, the conductor foils  172 ,  173 ,  174 ,  182 ,  183 , and  184  may be wirings electrically connected to the terminals  122 ,  123  and  124  of the electronic component  12  and the terminals  132 ,  133  and  134  of the electronic component  13 , respectively. Therefore, the electric device  1   a  can efficiently release the heat generated in the main body part  121  of the electronic component  12  and the main body part  131  of the electronic component  13  to the conductor foils  172 ,  173 ,  174 ,  182 ,  183 , and  184 . 
     Further, the substrate  11  may be a high heat radiation substrate. Therefore, the electric device  1   a  can efficiently release the heat, which is transferred from the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13  to the substrate  11 , into the air. 
     Further, in the first embodiment, although a case in which all of the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a  and  146   a  have the same thickness T 1  and the same shape is described as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the thicknesses and shapes of the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  may be the same or different. 
     Further, in the first embodiment, although a case in which the insertion part  151  of the attachment member  15  is inserted into the first fin  141   a  is described as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the electric device  1   a  may be included an attachment member that inserts the insertion part into the first fins  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , or  146   a . In this case, it is preferable that the attachment member has a through hole formed in a flat plate part which covers a space sandwiched between the two first fins. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the flow of the air passing between two first fins from being inhibited by the attachment member, and to improve heat radiation characteristics. 
     Further, the heat radiator  14   a  and the attachment member  15  may be formed separately or integrally. 
     Second Embodiment 
     An example of a configuration of an electric device according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 6 .  FIG. 6  is a side view showing an example of the configuration of the electric device according to the second embodiment. Further, in the description of the second embodiment, the repeated description of that of the first embodiment will not be provided. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , an electric device  1   b  according to the second embodiment includes a first member  19  and a second member  20 , in addition to the same components as that of the electric device  1   a  according to the first embodiment. 
     The first member  19  is sandwiched between the second fin  147   a  and the attachment surface  11 F, and has thermal conductivity and insulating properties. The second member  20  is sandwiched between the electronic component  12 , the electronic component  13  and the heat radiator  14   a , and has thermal conductivity and insulating properties. The first member  19  and the second member  20  are made of, for example, a material containing a thermally conductive filler such as aluminum oxide in silicone. 
     The electric device  1   b  according to the second embodiment has been described above. The electric device  1   b  may be included a first member  19  which is sandwiched between the second fin  147   a  and the attachment surface  11 F, and has thermal conductivity and insulating properties. As a result, the electric device  1   b  can efficiently release heat, which is transmitted from the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13  to the heat radiator  14   a , to the substrate  11 , by filling a fine gap between the second fin  147   a  and the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11  to reduce the contact thermal resistance. 
     Moreover, the electric device  1   b  may be included a second member  20  which is sandwiched between the electronic component  12 , the electronic component  13  and the heat radiator  14   a  and has thermal conductivity and insulating properties. Therefore, the electric device  1   b  can efficiently release heat from the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13  to the heat radiator  14   a , by filling a fine gap between the main body part  121  of the electronic component  12 , the main body part  131  of the electronic component  13  and the plate-like member  140   a  of the heat radiator  14   a  to reduce the contact thermal resistance. In particular, when a portion made of a metal having electrical conductivity is exposed in the main body part  121  of the electronic component  12  and the main body part  131  of the electronic component  13 , since the second member  20  has thermal conductivity while reliably ensuring insulating properties, it is useful. 
     Further, the electric device  1   b  may not include the first member  19 . In this case, the surface of the second fin  147   a  directed in the −Z direction and the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11  are in direct contact with each other. Further, the electric device  1   b  may not have the second member  20 . In this case, the plate-like member  140   a , the main body part  121  of the electronic component  12 , and the main body part  131  of the electronic component  13  are in direct contact with one another. 
     Third Embodiment 
     An example of a configuration of an electric device according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 7 .  FIG. 7  is a side view showing an example of the configuration of the electric device according to the third embodiment. Further, in the description of the third embodiment, the repeated description of those of the first embodiment or the second embodiment will not be provided. 
     An electric device  1   c  according to the third embodiment includes a heat radiator  14   c  shown in  FIG. 7 , instead of the heat radiator  14   a  according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment. Moreover, other constituent elements included in the electric device  1   c  are the same as the constituent elements included in the electric device  1   b  according to the second embodiment. 
     The heat radiator  14   c  includes the same plate-like member  140   a , and first fins  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  as those of the heat radiator  14   a  according to the first and second embodiments. On the other hand, the heat radiator  14   c  includes a second fin  147   c  instead of the first fin  141   a  and the second fin  147   a  included in the heat radiator  14   a  according to the first and second embodiments. 
     The second fin  147   c  is, for example, a member formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a surface directed in the −X direction is thermally connected to the plate-like member  140   a . That is, the second fin  147   c  is thermally connected to t the first fins  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a , by connecting the long side on the −X direction to the surface directed in the +X direction of the plate-like member  140   a . Further, the second fin  147   c  is provided on the same side as viewed from the first fins  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a.    
     Further, the second fin  147   c  is thicker than the first fins  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  having the thickness T 1  in the Z direction, and has a hole  147 H into which the insertion part  151  of the attachment member  15  is inserted. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7 , one end of the attachment member  15  is attached to a portion which is a part of the second fin  147   c  and in which a height H with respect to the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11  is higher than the thickness T 1  of the first fin  142   a . Specifically, the insertion part  151  of the attachment member  15  is inserted into a hole  147 H provided at a position of a height H with respect to the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11 . Further, the other end of the attachment member  15  is attached to the substrate  11 . 
     The electric device  1   c  according to the third embodiment has been described above. In the electric device  1   c , the heat radiator  14   c  is thermally connected to the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13 , by attaching one end of an attachment member for being attached to the substrate  11  to a portion which is a part of the second fin  147   c  and in which a height with respect to the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11  is higher than the thickness T 1  of the second fin  147   c.    
     As a result, by setting the height H of the position to which the insertion part  151  of the attachment member  15  is inserted to be sufficiently high in the electric device  1   c , it is possible to suppress vibration of the heat radiator  14   c  when external stress such as vibration or impact is applied from the outside, and to easily avoid a situation in which the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13  are damaged. 
     Further, the electric device  1   c  may not include the first member  19 . In this case, the surface of the second fin  147   c  directed in the −Z direction and the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11  are in direct contact with each other. Further, the electric device  1   c  may not include the second member  20 . In this case, the plate-like member  140   a , the main body part  121  of the electronic component  12 , and the main body part  131  of the electronic component  13  are in direct contact with each other. 
     Fourth Embodiment 
     An example of the configuration of the electric device according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 8 .  FIG. 8  is a side view showing an example of the configuration of the electric device according to the fourth embodiment. Further, in the description of the fourth embodiment, the repeated description of those of the first embodiment, the second embodiment or the third embodiment will not be provided. 
     An electric device  1   d  according to the fourth embodiment includes a heat radiator  14   d  shown in  FIG. 8  instead of the heat radiator  14   a  according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment. Moreover, other constituent elements included in the electric device  1   d  are the same as the constituent elements included in the electric device  1   a  according to the first embodiment. 
     The heat radiator  14   d  includes the same plate-like member  140   a  and first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  as those of the heat radiator  14   a  according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment. On the other hand, the heat radiator  14   d  includes a second fin  147   d  instead of the second fin  147   a  included in the heat radiator  14   a  according to the first and second embodiments. 
     The second fin  147   d  is, for example, a member formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a surface directed in the −X direction is thermally connected to the plate-like member  140   a . That is, the second fin  147   d  is thermally connected the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a , by connecting the long side on the −X direction to the surface directed in the +X direction of the plate-like member  140   a . Further, the second fin  147   d  is provided on the same side as viewed from the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a.    
     In addition, in the direction parallel to the attachment surface  11 F, the length of the second fin  147   d  with respect to the plate-like member  140   a  is longer than the lengths of the first fin  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a  and  146   a  with respect to the plate-like member  140   a . For example, as shown in  FIG. 8 , in the +X direction parallel to the attachment surface  11 F, a length L 2  of the second fin  147   d  with respect to the surface of the plate-like member  140   a  directed in the +X direction is longer than the lengths L 1  of the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  with respect to the surface of the plate-like member  140   a  directed in the +X direction. 
     The electric device  1   d  according to the fourth embodiment has been described above. In the heat radiator  14   d  included in the electric device  1   d , the length L 2  of the second fin  147   d  with respect to the plate-like member  140   a  in the direction parallel to the attachment surface  11 F is longer than the lengths L 1  of the first fins  141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a , and  146   a  with respect to the plate-like member  140   a.    
     Therefore, an area in which the attachment surface  11 F of the substrate  11  and the heat radiator  14   d  are in contact with each other increases. Therefore, the electric device  1   d  can suppress the vibration of the heat radiator  14   a  when external stress such as vibration and impact is applied from the outside, and can easily avoid a situation in which the electronic component  12  and the electronic component  13  are damaged. 
     Further, in the first to fourth embodiments described above, although the case in which the heat radiators  14   a ,  14   c  or  14   d  and the attachment member  15  are separate parts has been described as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the attachment member  15  may be formed integrally with the heat radiators  14   a ,  14   c  or  14   d . As a method of integrally forming the attachment member  15  and the heat radiators  14   a ,  14   c  or  14   d , for example, die casting may be used. For example, the attachment member  15  is formed integrally with the first fin  141   a  described above. Alternatively, the attachment member  15  is formed integrally with the second fin  141   c  described above. 
     While preferred embodiments of the invention have been described and shown above, it should be understood that these are exemplary of the invention and are not to be considered as limiting. Additions, omissions, substitutions, and other modifications can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be considered as being limited by the foregoing description, and is only limited by the scope of the appended claims. 
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               1   a ,  1   b ,  1   c ,  1   d  Electric device 
               11  Substrate 
               11 F Attachment surface 
               12 ,  13  Electronic component 
               121  Main body part 
               122 ,  123 ,  124 ,  132 ,  133 ,  134  Terminal 
               14   a ,  14   c ,  14   d  Heat radiator 
               140   a  Plate-like member 
               141   a ,  142   a ,  143   a ,  144   a ,  145   a ,  146   a  First fin 
               147   a ,  147   c ,  147   d  Second fin 
               147 H Hole 
               1411   a  Flat plate part 
               1412   a ,  1414   a  Support part 
               1413   a  Side plate part 
               15  Attachment member 
               151  Insertion part 
               152  Flat plate part 
               1521 ,  1522  Through hole 
               1523 ,  1524  Leg part 
               16  Electronic component fixing part 
               161  Pressing member 
               162 ,  163  Screw 
               172 ,  173 ,  174 ,  182 ,  183 ,  184  Conductor foil 
               19  First member 
               20  Second member 
             H Height 
             L 1 , L 2  Length 
             T 1  Thickness