Motor including busbar portion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10411545-B2
Application number	US-201514674102-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Priority date	Jul 14, 2014
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

A motor includes a rotor, a stator, first and second bearings supporting the rotor, a bus bar portion, and a tubular housing retaining the bus bar portion, the stator, and the first bearing. The housing includes a circular bottom portion including a through-hole, and a first bearing retaining portion retaining the first bearing and extending in one direction. The bus bar portion includes a bus bar, and a bus bar holder supporting the bus bar. The bus bar holder includes a second bearing retaining portion retaining the second bearing, and a tubular main body portion. The main body portion is positioned by the stator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor comprising:
a rotor including a shaft centered on a central axis extending in one direction;
a stator surrounding the rotor and configured to rotate the rotor around the shaft;
a first bearing located on a first side in the one direction of the stator and configured to support the shaft;
a second bearing located on a second side opposite to the first side of the stator and configured to support the shaft;
a bus bar portion configured to supply an electric drive current to the stator; and
a tubular housing configured to retain the bus bar portion, the stator, and the first bearing, wherein
the housing includes a circular or substantially circular bottom portion including a through-hole and a first bearing retaining portion configured to retain the first bearing and extending in the one direction,
the housing includes an output shaft hole which is open to the first side,
the first bearing retaining portion includes at least a portion of the output shaft hole,
an end portion on the first side of the shaft protrudes from the output shaft hole to the outside of the housing through the through-hole,
the bus bar portion includes a bus bar which is electrically connected to the stator, and a bus bar holder which supports the bus bar,
the bus bar holder includes a second bearing retaining portion configured to retain the second bearing, and a tubular main body portion,
the main body portion is positioned by the stator in the one direction and a radial direction of the shaft,
the main body portion includes:
a first end surface which contacts an end surface on the second side of the stator and extends in the radial direction, and
a first side surface which is located outside in the radial direction or inside in the radial direction of the first end surface, extends in the one direction, and contacts a side surface of the stator or faces the side surface of the stator with a first gap interposed therebetween,

the main body portion includes an increased-diameter stepped portion which includes the first end surface and the first side surface,
a diameter of the increased-diameter stepped portion increases toward the first side due to the first side surface being inclined,
the housing includes a first housing portion,
the stator is retained in the first housing portion,
the first housing portion includes a first tubular portion which surrounds an end portion on the first side of the bus bar portion from outside in the radial direction of the shaft,
the bus bar holder includes a connector portion which is connected to an external power supply,
the main body portion includes a connector connection portion which is connected to the connector portion,
the connector connection portion protrudes radially outward from inside of the first tubular portion,
a fourth gap is provided between the end portion on the second side of the first tubular portion and the connector connection portion,
the first tubular portion includes a flange portion which extends out from a curved portion of the first tubular portion, the flange portion being directly axially opposed to the connector connection portion and defining the end portion on the second side of the first tubular portion, and
a first O-ring is provided between the first housing portion and the bus bar holder,
the main body portion includes a first O-ring retaining portion on the first side,
a reduced-diameter stepped portion in which a diameter is reduced is provided on a first side of an outer circumferential surface of the first O-ring retaining portion,
at least a portion of the first O-ring is retained in the reduced-diameter stepped portion,
the reduced-diameter stepped portion includes a second side surface which is a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the first O-ring retaining portion, and a second end surface intersecting the second side surface, and
a convex portion is provided on the second side surface at a position separated from the second end surface of the reduced-diameter stepped portion.

2. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
the stator includes a stator core which includes a core back portion and a teeth portion, and a coil portion disposed at the teeth portion,
the first end surface contacts an end surface on the second side of the stator core, and
the first side surface contacts a side surface of the stator core or faces the side surface of the stator core with the first gap interposed therebetween.

3. The motor according to claim 2 , wherein the side surface of the stator core is an outer side surface or an inner side surface of the core back portion.

4. The motor according to claim 2 , wherein
the side surface of the stator core is an inner side surface of the teeth portion, and
the first end surface extends radially outward from the first side surface.

5. The motor according to claim 2 , wherein
the stator core includes a concave portion which is recessed from the end surface on the second side to the first side, and
the side surface of the stator core is an inner wall surface of the concave portion.

6. The motor according to claim 2 , wherein
a shape of the core back portion is a cylindrical or substantially shape which is concentric with the shaft,
the teeth portion extends toward the shaft from an inner side surface of the core back portion,
a plurality of the teeth portions are provided and the plurality of teeth portions are disposed at equal or substantially equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the inner side surface of the core back portion,
a second gap is located between the teeth portion and the rotor, and
a dimension in the radial direction of the first gap is smaller than a dimension in the radial direction of the second gap.

7. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
the stator includes a stator core which includes a core back portion and a teeth portion, a coil portion disposed at the teeth portion, and an insulator which is interposed between at least the stator core and the coil portion,
the insulator includes an insulator protrusion portion which is provided on the second side of the stator core and extends in the one direction,
the first end surface contacts an end surface of the insulator protrusion portion, and
the first side surface contacts a side surface of the insulator protrusion portion or faces the side surface of the insulator protrusion portion with the first gap interposed therebetween.

8. The motor according to claim 7 , wherein
a shape of the core back portion is a cylindrical or substantially cylindrical shape which is concentric with the shaft,
the teeth portion extends toward the shaft from an inner side surface of the core back portion,
a plurality of the teeth portions are provided and the plurality of teeth portions are disposed at equal or substantially equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the inner side surface of the core back portion,
a second gap is located between the teeth portion and the rotor, and
a dimension in the radial direction of the first gap is smaller than a dimension in the radial direction of the second gap.

9. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
the first end surface and the first side surface are connected,
the first end surface is a flat surface, and
the first side surface is a surface positioned along the side surface of the stator.

10. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein a dimension in the one direction of the first side surface is larger than a dimension in the radial direction of the first end surface.

11. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing includes a second housing portion, and
the second housin

Assignees

• Nidec Corp

Inventors

• Haga Hidehiro
• Sato Ryusuke

Classifications

• H02K5/08

  Insulating casings · CPC title

• H02K2203/09

  Machines characterised by wiring elements other than wires, e.g. bus rings, for connecting the winding terminations · CPC title

• H02K3/522

  for generally annular cores with salient poles · CPC title

• H02K5/1732

  radially supporting the rotary shaft at both ends of the rotor (H02K5/1737 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02K1/06

  characterised by the shape, form or construction · CPC title