Stator and method of sealing stator with resin

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10069389-B2
Application number	US-201615054790-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2016
Priority date	Mar 17, 2015
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

At the time of molding, in the stator, the resin material flows inside the vent channels that are formed on the terminal block. At this time, as the resin reservoirs which are formed by expanding cross-sections of the vent channels are provided on the mounting surface of the terminal block, the resin material can be retained in the resin reservoirs. This consequently prevents the resin material from flowing through the vent channels to the outside of the terminal block. When the resin leaked part, which is the resin material that has leaked from the vent channels to the outside and been hardened, falls while using the motor, there is an adverse effect on another piece of equipment. Thus, the resin reservoirs that are formed in the vent channels act effectively in terms of preventing the resin material from flowing to the outside.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stator comprising: a coil mounted on a stator core and sealed with a resin material; and a terminal block that is disposed to be in contact with a peripheral surface of the stator core, wherein
the terminal block comprises a mounting surface in contact with the stator core,
the mounting surface comprises:
a vent channel that extends from inside to outside of the stator core; and
a resin reservoir that is formed by partially expanding a cross-section of the vent channel, and

the vent channel is comprised of a first vent part that is positioned inward from the resin reservoir and a second vent part that is positioned outward from the resin reservoir.

2. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein
the resin reservoir expands in a direction of a channel width of the vent channel.

3. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein
the resin material contains glass fibers, and
the resin reservoir expands in a direction of a channel depth of the vent channel.

4. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein
a width of the resin reservoir is greater than the channel width of the vent channel.

5. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein
the second vent part is dislocated laterally from a line along which the first vent part is extended.

6. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein
a plurality of the vent channels communicate with the resin reservoir.

7. A method of sealing a stator with resin comprising steps of:
a stator core setting that includes placing a coil in a cavity of a mold and exposing a terminal block from the mold while the terminal block is brought into contact with an end surface of a stator core;
an injection that includes injecting a resin material into the cavity and sealing the coil with the resin material; and
a discharge that includes discharging remaining air inside the cavity from a vent channel that is formed on the terminal block to outside, wherein
the terminal block comprises a mounting surface in contact with the stator core, and
the vent channel that extends from inside to outside of the stator core and a resin reservoir that is formed by partially expanding a cross-section of the vent channel are formed on the mounting surface,
the vent channel is comprised of a first vent part that is positioned inward from the resin reservoir and a second vent part that is positioned outward from the resin reservoir, and
the resin material flowing into the vent channel is retained inside the resin reservoir during the step of the discharge.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Moride Kenshiro
• Tanaka Masashige

Classifications

• H02K15/12 Primary

  Impregnating, moulding insulation, heating or drying of windings, stators, rotors or machines · CPC title

• B29C45/14639

  for obtaining an insulating effect, e.g. for electrical components · CPC title

• H02K5/225

  Terminal boxes or connection arrangements (specially adapted for submersible motors H02K5/132) · CPC title

• B29C45/34 Primary

  having venting means · CPC title

• B29C45/14467

  Joining articles or parts of a single article (B29C45/14377, B29C45/14385, B29C45/14581, B29C45/14614 and B29C45/006 take precedence) · CPC title