Motor with shaft movable in limited manner, and machine tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10814446-B2
Application number	US-201816036944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2018
Priority date	Jul 24, 2017
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

A motor able to prevent axial displacement of a rotor in a simple structure without increasing the number of parts of the motor. The motor includes a rotor including a shaft, a housing configured to support the shaft rotatably and movably in a limited manner in an axial direction, a flange disposed on an axially outside of the housing and configured to rotate integrally with the shaft, the flange projecting radially outward from the shaft and being configured to prevent a foreign object from entering the housing, and a temporary tacking structure provided in at least one of the flange and the housing, and configured to temporarily tack the housing and the flange to each other in the axial direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor, comprising:
a rotor including a shaft;
a housing configured to support the shaft so as to be movable in an axial direction in a limited manner and to be rotatable;
a flange disposed axially outside of the housing and provided at the shaft so as to rotate integrally with the shaft, the flange projecting radially outward from the shaft and being configured to prevent a foreign object from entering the housing during operation of the motor; and
a temporary tacking structure disposed on at least one of the housing or the flange, and configured to temporarily tack the housing and the flange to each other in the axial direction.

2. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
the temporary tacking structure includes:
a through hole formed in the flange so as to extend through the flange in the axial direction, and configured to receive a fastener for temporarily tacking the housing and the flange; and
an engaging section formed in the housing and configured to releasably engage the fastener.

3. The motor according to claim 2 , wherein a balancer hole, which is configured to receive a balancer weight for balancing rotation of the rotor, is formed in the flange separately from the through hole.

4. The motor according to claim 2 , wherein the through hole includes a balancer hole configured to receive a balance weight for balancing rotation of the rotor.

5. The motor according to claim 2 , wherein the through hole includes a threaded portion configured to engage the fastener.

6. The motor according to claim 1 , further comprising a preload structure configured to preload the rotor in a first direction of the axial direction, wherein the flange is disposed adjacent to an end of the housing in a second direction opposite the first direction.

7. A machine tool comprising the motor according to claim 1 .

8. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the temporary tacking structure is configured to temporarily tack the housing and the flange to each other in the axial direction during non-operation of the motor.

9. The motor according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a stator fixed to the housing and surrounding the rotor.

10. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing includes a recess recessed axially inward with respect to the flange to accommodate the temporary tacking structure,
the temporary tacking structure includes
a main body having one end pivotably supported on the housing, and
an engaging section projecting outwardly from another end of the main body to engage the flange, and

the temporary tacking structure is configured to move between a retracted position where the temporary tacking structure is accommodated within the recess of the housing, and a projected position where the temporary tacking structure projects outwardly from the recess to engage the engaging section with the flange.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Nakazawa Yasuyuki

Classifications

• H02K5/1732 Primary

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

• B23Q5/10

  driven essentially by electrical means · CPC title

• H02K15/14

  Casings; Enclosures; Supports · CPC title

• H02K2205/03

  Machines characterised by thrust bearings · CPC title

• H02K7/04

  Balancing means · CPC title