Patent ID: 7473118

Claim:
A resin sealing type circuit device comprising: a circuit case, made of resin, which has a recessed portion; a plurality of circuit elements accommodated in the recessed portion and having lead terminals, respectively; wiring metal segments fixedly supported with the circuit case and having lead terminal connecting portions protruding into the recessed portion and electrically connected to the lead terminals of the circuit elements, respectively; and a sealing resin filled in the recessed portion and covering the plurality of circuit elements and the lead terminal connecting portions of the wiring metal segments; wherein placements of the plurality of circuit elements are determined in consideration for a temperature distribution of the sealing resin, wherein the circuit case has one portion receiving therein a heat source other than the circuit elements; and wherein the plurality of circuit elements are placed on the same plane parallel to an opening surface of the recessed portion of the circuit case at discrete positions distanced from the heat source and have longitudinal axes parallel to a longitudinal axis of the heat source.