Motor having terminals with unified shapes for positioning

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11336144-B2
Application number	US-201816959285-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2018
Priority date	Jan 5, 2018
Publication date	May 17, 2022
Grant date	May 17, 2022

Abstract

The present invention may provide a motor including a shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft, a stator disposed outside the rotor, and a bus bar disposed on the stator, wherein the bus bar includes a terminal connected to a coil of the stator, the terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal which are separated from each other in a circuit manner, the first terminal includes a first neutral terminal and a plurality of first phase terminals, the second terminal includes a second neutral terminal and a plurality of second phase terminals, first curvature centers of the plurality of first phase terminals are disposed to be different, second curvature centers of the plurality of second phase terminals are disposed to be different, and a position of a curvature center of the first neutral terminal is the same as a position of a curvature center of the second neutral terminal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor comprising:
a shaft;
a rotor coupled to the shaft;
a stator disposed outside the rotor; and
a bus bar disposed on the stator,
wherein the bus bar includes a terminal connected to a coil of the stator,
the terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal which are separated from each other in a circuit manner,
the first terminal includes a first neutral terminal and a plurality of first phase terminals,
the second terminal includes a second neutral terminal and a plurality of second phase terminals,
first curvature centers of the plurality of first phase terminals are disposed to be different,
second curvature centers of the plurality of second phase terminals are disposed to be different, and
a position of a curvature center of the first neutral terminal is the same as a position of a curvature center of the second neutral terminal,
wherein, when a virtual line passing through the curvature center of the first neutral terminal is referred to as a first reference line and when a virtual line perpendicular to the first reference line and passing through the curvature center of the first neutral terminal is referred to as a second reference line:
the first curvature center is disposed at any one side of the first reference line;
the second curvature center is disposed at the other side of the first reference line;
the first curvature center is disposed at any one side of the second reference line; and
the second curvature center is disposed at the other side of the second reference line.

2. The motor of claim 1 , wherein a position of the first curvature center is different from a position of the second curvature center.

3. The motor of claim 1 , wherein the first curvature center and the second curvature center are disposed to be rotationally symmetrical with respect to the curvature center of the first neutral terminal.

4. The motor of claim 3 , wherein the first curvature center and the second curvature center are disposed to be point-symmetrical with respect to the curvature center of the first neutral terminal.

5. The motor of claim 1 , wherein each of the first phase terminals and the second phase terminals includes:
a body; and
protruding portions bent from the body in a radial direction with respect to the curvature center of the first neutral terminal.

6. The motor of claim 5 , wherein the first neutral terminal and the second neutral terminal are disposed to be point-symmetrical with respect to the curvature center of the first neutral terminal.

7. The motor of claim 1 , wherein each of the first phase terminals and the second phase terminals includes:
a body; and
a protruding portion bent from the body in a radial direction with respect to the curvature center of the first neutral terminal,
wherein the protruding portion includes a first end portion extending from the body in the radial direction, a second end portion protruding from the first end portion and electrically connected to the coil of the stator, and a third end portion branched off from the first end portion and electrically connected to a power cable, and
the second end portion of the first phase terminal and the second end portion of the second phase terminal are disposed to be rotationally symmetrical with respect to the first curvature center.

8. A motor comprising:
a shaft;
a rotor coupled to the shaft;
a stator disposed outside the rotor; and
a bus bar disposed on the stator,
wherein the bus bar includes a terminal connected to a coil of the stator,
the terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal which are separated from each other in a circuit manner,
the first terminal includes a first neutral terminal and a plurality of first phase terminals,
the second terminal includes a second neutral terminal and a plurality of second phase terminals,
first curvature centers of the plurality of first phase terminals are disposed to be different,
second curvature centers of the plurality of second phase terminals are disposed to be different, and
a position of a curvature center of the first neutral terminal is the same as a position of a curvature center of the second neutral terminal,
wherein each of the first phase terminals and the second phase terminals includes:
a body; and
protruding portions bent from the body in a radial direction with respect to the curvature center of the first neutral terminal, wherein:

each of the first phase terminals and the second phase terminals has a multilayer structure; and
the protruding portion disposed on a second layer portion is disposed to cross an upper side of the body disposed on a first layer portion.

9. The motor of claim 8 , wherein, when a virtual line passing through the curvature center of the first neutral terminal is referred to as a first reference line and when a virtual line perpendicular to the first reference line and passing through the curvature center of the first neutral terminal is referred to as a second reference line:
the first curvature center is disposed at any one side of the first reference line;
the second curvature center is disposed at the other side of the first reference line; and
the first curvature center and the second curvature center are disposed at any one side of the second reference line.

10. The motor of claim 8 , wherein, when a virtual line passing through the curvature center of the first neutral terminal is referred to as a first reference line and when a virtual line perpendicular to the first reference line and passing through the curvature center of the first neutral terminal is referred to as a second reference line:
the first curvature center is disposed at any one side of the first reference line;
the second curvature center is disposed at the other side of the first reference line;
the first curvature center is disposed at any one side of the second reference line; and
the second curvature center is disposed at the other side of the second reference line.

11. The motor of claim 8 , wherein the protruding portions include:
a first end portion extending from the body in the radial direction;
a second end portion protruding from the first end portion and electrically connected to the coil of the stator; and
a third end portion branched off from the first end portion and electrically connected to a power cable.

12. A motor comprising:
a shaft;
a rotor coupled to the shaft;
a stator disposed outside the rotor; and
a bus bar disposed on the stator,
wherein the bus bar includes a terminal connected to a coil of the stator,
the terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal which are separated from each other in a circuit manner,
the first terminal includes a first neutral terminal and a plurality of first phase terminals,
the second terminal includes a second neutral terminal and a plurality of second phase terminals,
first curvature centers of the plurality of first phase terminals are disposed to be different,
second curvature centers of the plurality of second phase terminals are disposed to be different, and
a position of a curvature center of the first neutral terminal is the same as a position of a curvature center of the second neutral terminal,
wherein each of the first phase terminals and the second phase terminals includes:
a body; and
protruding portions bent from the body in a radial direction with respect to the curvature center of the first neutral terminal, wherein, when viewed in an axial direction:

any one of the protruding portions disposed on any one of the plurality of first phase terminals is disposed between one side end portion of the f

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ryu Woong Seon

Classifications

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