Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
46 words
An electric motor system for automobiles having an electric motor (5, 35) and a control circuit (11, 41) for the motor, wherein: the control circuit is attached to a part of a metallic housing (9, 39) of the motor system in a mutually heat conducting relationship.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electric motor system for automobiles having an electric motor (5, 35) and a control circuit (11, 41) for the motor, wherein: the control circuit is attached to a part of a metallic housing (9, 39) of the motor system in a mutually heat conducting relationship.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
An electric motor system as defined in claim 1, wherein the electric motor system comprises a speed reduction unit (6, 36) and the part of the housing to which the control circuit is attached is a detachable cover (9, 39) of a housing for the speed reduction unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electric motor system as defined in claim 2, wherein the control circuit is embedded in resin material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electric motor system as defined in claim 3, wherein the control circuit consists of a circuit board mounted with printed circuit elements and chip circuit elements including a semi-conductor device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electric motor system as defined in claim 4, wherein the control circuit comprises a switch (23) which is activated by a moving part of the speed reduction unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electric motor system as defined in claim 5, wherein the motor system is a windshield wiper system (1).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electric motor system as defined in claim 4, wherein the control circuit is connected to a detector (46, 51) for detecting a motion of the motor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electric motor system as defined in claim 7, wherein the motor system is a power window system (31).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electric motor system as defined in claim 4, wherein the control circuit is connected to a manual switch (13, 44) for selecting a function of the control circuit, by way of an electric wire for controlling the semi-conductor device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electric motor system as defined in claim 9, wherein the control circuit is directly connected to an electric wire leading to the motor, and the motor and the control circuit are connected to a common power source line (23, 49).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electric motor system as defined in claim 2, wherein the control circuit is attached to the part of the casing by way of a favorable heat conducting material.