Automotive electrical oil pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11078905-B2
Application number	US-201616068897-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2016
Priority date	Jan 12, 2016
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

An automotive electrical oil pump includes an oil displacement pumping unit with a pump rotor which rotates in a pump chamber so as to pump a pressurized oil to an oil recipient, an electric driving motor which drives the pump rotor of the oil displacement pumping unit, an electrical connector plug which electrically connects the electric driving motor to a power source, and a fluid connector. The fluid connector includes a pump inlet which is fluidically connected to a chamber inlet, a pump outlet which is fluidically connected to a chamber outlet, a center front opening, and a ring front opening which is arranged coaxially to the center front opening. The center front opening and the ring front opening define the pump inlet and the pump outlet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automotive electrical oil pump comprising: an oil displacement pumping unit comprising a pump rotor which is configured to rotate in a pump chamber so as to pump a pressurized oil to an oil recipient; an electric driving motor configured to drive the pump rotor of the oil displacement pumping unit; an electrical connector plug configured to electrically connect the electric driving motor to a power source; and a fluid connector comprising, a center front opening which defines a pump inlet, the pump inlet being fluidically connected to a chamber inlet, a ring front opening which is arranged coaxially to the center front opening, the ring front opening defining a pump outlet which is fluidically connected to a chamber outlet, wherein, a rotation axis of each of the oil displacement pumping unit and the electric driving motor is the same as an axis of the fluid connector, and the oil displacement pumping unit is defined by a gerotor assembly.

2. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 1 , wherein,
the fluid connector further comprises a first circular opening wall arranged coaxially to the center front opening, and
the first circular opening wall is configured to fluidically separate the center front opening and the ring front opening.

3. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 2 , further comprising:
a pump front side comprising the pump inlet and the pump outlet,
wherein,
the first circular opening wall is arranged coaxially to the rotation axis of the electric driving motor, and
the first circular opening wall is arranged at the pump front side.

4. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 1 , wherein,
the fluid connector further comprises a first circular opening wall and a second circular opening wall which are arranged coaxially to each other,
the first circular opening wall is configured to fluidically separate the center front opening and the ring front opening, and
the second circular opening wall is configured to surround the center front opening, the ring front opening, and the first circular opening wall.

5. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 4 , further comprising:
a pump front side comprising the pump inlet and the pump outlet,
wherein,
the first circular opening wall and the second circular opening wall are arranged coaxially to the rotation axis of the electric driving motor, and
the first circular opening wall and the second circular opening wall are arranged at the pump front side.

6. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 5 , wherein the electrical connector plug is arranged radially with a plugging direction which is substantially radial with respect to the rotation axis.

7. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 1 , wherein the pump inlet is arranged radially inside of the pump outlet.

8. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 1 , wherein the pump outlet is arranged radially inside of the pump inlet.

9. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 4 , wherein at least one of the first circular opening wall and the second circular opening wall comprises a radial sealing ring.

10. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 9 , wherein the radial sealing ring or a respective radial sealing ring is arranged at an outer circumferential surface of the first circular opening wall and/or of the second circular opening wall.

11. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
a connection channel configured to connect the center front opening with the chamber inlet or with the chamber outlet,
wherein,
the connection channel comprises an orientation with a radial component.

12. An automotive electrical oil pump comprising: an oil displacement pumping unit comprising a pump rotor which is configured to rotate in a pump chamber so as to pump a pressurized oil to an oil recipient; an electric driving motor configured to drive the pump rotor of the oil displacement pumping unit, the electric driving motor comprising a rotation axis; an electrical connector plug configured to electrically connect the electric driving motor to a power source; and a fluid connector comprising, a center front opening which defines a pump inlet, the pump inlet being fluidically connected to a chamber inlet, a ring front opening which is arranged coaxially to the center front opening, the ring front opening defining a pump outlet which is fluidically connected to a chamber outlet, and a first circular opening wall arranged coaxially to the center front opening, wherein, the pump inlet and the pump outlet are arranged on a pump front side, the first circular opening wall is configured to fluidically separate the center front opening and the ring front opening, the first circular opening wall is arranged at the pump front side, and the first circular opening wall is arranged coaxially to the rotation axis of the electric driving motor, and the oil displacement pumping unit is defined by a gerotor assembly.

13. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 12 , wherein,
the fluid connector further comprises a second circular opening wall which is arranged coaxially to the first circular opening wall, and
the second circular opening wall is configured to surround the center front opening, the ring front opening, and the first circular opening wall.

14. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 13 , wherein, the second circular opening wall is arranged coaxially to the rotation axis of the electric driving motor, and the second circular opening wall is arranged at the pump front side.

15. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 14 , wherein the electrical connector plug is arranged radially with a plugging direction which is substantially radial with respect to the rotation axis.

16. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first circular opening wall and the second circular opening wall comprises a radial sealing ring.

17. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 16 , wherein the radial sealing ring or a respective radial sealing ring is arranged at an outer circumferential surface of the first circular opening wall and/or of the second circular opening wall.

18. The automotive electrical oil pump as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:
a connection channel configured to connect the center front opening with the chamber inlet or with the chamber outlet,
wherein,
the connection channel comprises an orientation with a radial component.

Assignees

• Pierburg Pump Technology Gmbh

Inventors

• Malvasi Alessandro
• Schroeder Viktor

Classifications

• F04C2/102

  the two members rotating simultaneously around their respective axes · CPC title

• F04C15/06 Primary

  Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet · CPC title

• F16N2210/04

  Vehicles · CPC title

• F04C15/0057

  Driving elements, brakes, couplings, transmission specially adapted for machines or pumps (brakes, couplings, transmissions per se F16, B60) · CPC title

• F16N13/20

  Rotary pumps (with distributing equipment F16N13/22) · CPC title