Electric actuator, assembly, exhaust line and vehicle comprising said actuator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11530756-B2
Application number	US-202017108222-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2020
Priority date	Dec 3, 2019
Publication date	Dec 20, 2022
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022

Abstract

An electric actuator comprises a motor and a plate, wherein the motor has an electric contact in electrical contact with the plate. An intermediate shaft is in contact with the plate. A controller is fixed to an upper part of the actuator. The controller has an electrical output electrically communicating with the electric contact of the motor through the intermediate shaft and the plate.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electric actuator, comprising:
a casing having an upper part and a lower part, delimiting an inner volume between them;
a motor received in a motor housing of the lower part, the motor housing communicating with the inner volume by an opening;
a plate made from an electrically conductive material arranged on the opening, the plate having a drive shaft orifice in which an upper end of the motor is engaged, a drive shaft emerging from the upper end, the drive shaft supporting a drive pinion, the motor having an electric contact in electrical contact with the plate, wherein an end part of the drive shaft supporting the drive pinion is located on a side of the plate opposite to the motor housing;
an intermediate shaft made from an electrically conductive material and supporting a toothed wheel meshing with the drive pinion, the intermediate shaft being engaged in an intermediate orifice of the plate and being in contact with the plate; and
a controller fixed to the upper part, the controller having an electrical output electrically communicating with the electric contact of the motor through the intermediate shaft and the plate.

2. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical output is an electric ground.

3. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the motor.

4. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein a lower end of the intermediate shaft is engaged in a lower housing arranged in the lower part.

5. The actuator according to claim 4 , wherein an upper end of the intermediate shaft forms a position reference for the upper part relative to the lower part.

6. The actuator according to claim 5 , wherein the electrical output of the controller is directly electrically connected to the upper end of the intermediate shaft.

7. The actuator according to claim 4 , wherein the lower housing is delimited by a barrel made in the lower part and engaged in the intermediate orifice.

8. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the plate comprises a motor zone resting against the motor and urging the motor against a bottom of the motor housing, the plate further comprising a shaft zone in which the drive shaft orifice is arranged, and an intermediate zone separating the motor zone from the shaft zone, at least one stiffening relief being arranged in the intermediate zone.

9. An assembly comprising:
a valve having a valve body delimiting a circulation passage for fluid, and a flap housed in the circulation passage; and
the actuator according to the claim 1 arranged to rotate the flap with respect to the valve body.

10. A vehicle exhaust line comprising the assembly according to claim 9 .

11. A vehicle comprising the vehicle exhaust line according to claim 10 .

12. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the fluid comprises exhaust gas.

13. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the plate is secured to the lower part of the casing.

14. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the lower part of the casing is made of a plastic material.

15. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the plate has a first surface facing the motor housing and a second surface opposite the first surface and facing the inner volume.

16. The actuator according to claim 15 , wherein the drive shaft orifice is a through opening, opening on both the first surface and the second surface of the plate.

17. The actuator according to claim 15 , wherein the upper end of the motor passes through the opening and has the end part protruding with respect to the second surface of the plate.

18. The actuator according to claim 15 , wherein the intermediate orifice is a through opening, opening on both the first surface and the second surface of the plate.

19. The actuator according to claim 15 , wherein the intermediate shaft passes through the intermediate orifice and has a part protruding with respect to the second surface of the plate.

20. An electric actuator, comprising:
a casing having an upper part and a lower part, delimiting an inner volume between them;
a motor received in a motor housing of the lower part, the motor housing communicating with the inner volume by an opening;
a plate made from an electrically conductive material arranged on the opening, the plate having a drive shaft orifice in which an upper end of the motor is engaged, a drive shaft emerging from the upper end, the drive shaft supporting a drive pinion, the motor having an electric contact in electrical contact with the plate, and wherein the plate includes at least one securing tab urging the upper end of the motor against a determined segment of a peripheral edge of the drive shaft orifice, thus defining a position of the drive shaft relative to the plate an intermediate shaft made from an electrically conductive material and supporting a toothed wheel meshing with the drive pinion, the intermediate shaft being engaged in an intermediate orifice of the plate and being in contact with the plate; and
a controller fixed to the upper part, the controller having an electrical output electrically communicating with the electric contact of the motor through the intermediate shaft and the plate.

21. An electric actuator, comprising:
a casing having an upper part and a lower part, delimiting an inner volume between them;
a motor received in a motor housing of the lower part, the motor housing communicating with the inner volume by an opening;
a plate made from an electrically conductive material arranged on the opening, the plate having a drive shaft orifice in which an upper end of the motor is engaged, a drive shaft emerging from the upper end, the drive shaft supporting a drive pinion, the motor having an electric contact in electrical contact with the plate, and wherein the plate includes an anti-rotation tab to prevent rotation of the motor, and two lugs arranged on either side of the anti-rotation tab cooperating with the lower part in order to block rotation of the plate relative to the lower part an intermediate shaft made from an electrically conductive material and supporting a toothed wheel meshing with the drive pinion, the intermediate shaft being engaged in an intermediate orifice of the plate and being in contact with the plate; and
a controller fixed to the upper part, the controller having an electrical output electrically communicating with the electric contact of the motor through the intermediate shaft and the plate.

Assignees

• Faurecia Systemes Dechappement

Inventors

• De Matos Raphael
• Cambillard Julien
• Lacouture François
• Halepovic Alen

Classifications

• F01N3/0205

  using heat exchangers · CPC title

• F01N2390/02

  using electric components only · CPC title

• F02D9/108

  Plastics · CPC title

• F01N2410/00

  By-passing, at least partially, exhaust from inlet to outlet of apparatus, to atmosphere or to other device · CPC title

• H02K7/116

  with gears · CPC title