Rotor shaft for an electric machine and electric machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11569710-B2
Application number	US-201916539168-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 13, 2019
Priority date	Feb 14, 2017
Publication date	Jan 31, 2023
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023

Abstract

A rotor shaft for an electric machine includes a rotor shaft main body and a rotor shaft core which is arranged therein and which is connected to the rotor shaft main body. The rotor shaft comprises a substantially axially running cooling cavity configured to conduct a cooling fluid, and the rotor shaft core is composed of a different material than the rotor shaft main body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotor shaft for an electric machine, the rotor shaft comprising:
a rotor shaft main body; and
a rotor shaft core which is arranged in the rotor shaft main body and which is connected to the rotor shaft main body along an entire length of the rotor shaft core,
wherein the rotor shaft comprises a substantially axially running cooling cavity configured to conduct a cooling fluid,
wherein the rotor shaft core is composed of a different material than the rotor shaft main body,
wherein the rotor shaft comprises at least one axially continuous air channel that runs partially in the rotor shaft main body and partially in the rotor shaft core,
wherein the rotor shaft comprises a plurality of air channels that are circumferentially uniformly distributed and arranged, in each case, with an identical radial spacing around the cooling cavity.

2. The rotor shaft according to claim 1 , wherein a cooling fluid lance is arranged in the cooling cavity.

3. The rotor shaft according to claim 2 , wherein a cooling fluid diverting piece is further arranged in the cooling cavity.

4. The rotor shaft according to claim 2 , wherein the cooling cavity runs substantially centrally and in continuous fashion in the rotor shaft.

5. The rotor shaft according to claim 2 , wherein the cooling cavity runs partially in the rotor shaft main body and partially in the rotor shaft core.

6. The rotor shaft according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor shaft core is introduced as a solid body into the rotor shaft main body.

7. The rotor shaft according to claim 6 , wherein the rotor shaft main body comprises two parts connected to one another after the introduction of the rotor shaft core.

8. The rotor shaft according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor shaft core is produced from an aluminum material, a magnesium material and/or a plastic, and the rotor shaft main body is produced from a steel material.

9. The rotor shaft according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling cavity runs substantially centrally and in continuous fashion in the rotor shaft.

10. The rotor shaft according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling cavity runs partially in the rotor shaft main body and partially in the rotor shaft core.

11. The rotor shaft according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor shaft core is spaced apart axially from a first and/or a second rotor shaft end.

12. The rotor shaft according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor shaft core is introduced by a casting process into the rotor shaft main body.

13. The rotor shaft according to claim 1 , wherein the axially continuous air channel is produced by drilling and/or erosion.

14. The rotor shaft according to claim 1 , wherein the axially continuous air channel encloses an acute angle with a rotor shaft axis.

15. A rotor shaft for an electric machine, the rotor shaft comprising:
a rotor shaft main body; and
a rotor shaft core which is arranged therein and which is connected to the rotor shaft main body,
wherein the rotor shaft comprises a substantially axially running cooling cavity configured to conduct a cooling fluid,
wherein the rotor shaft core is composed of a different material than the rotor shaft main body,
wherein the rotor shaft comprises at least one axially continuous air channel,
wherein the rotor shaft comprises a plurality of air channels that are circumferentially uniformly distributed and arranged, in each case, with an identical radial spacing around the cooling cavity.

16. An electric machine having a rotor shaft, the rotor shaft comprising:
a rotor shaft main body; and
a rotor shaft core which is arranged in the rotor shaft main body and which is connected to the rotor shaft main body along an entire length of the rotor shaft core,
wherein the rotor shaft comprises a substantially axially running cooling cavity configured to conduct a cooling fluid,
wherein the rotor shaft core is composed of a different material than the rotor shaft main body,
wherein the rotor shaft comprises at least one axially continuous air channel,
wherein the rotor shaft comprises a plurality of air channels that are circumferentially uniformly distributed and arranged, in each case, with an identical radial spacing around the cooling cavity.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Barti Endre
• Blum Julian
• Lang Markus
• Loos Daniel
• Ulbrich Holger

Classifications

• H02K9/19

  for machines with closed casing and closed-circuit cooling using a liquid cooling medium, e.g. oil · CPC title

• H02K5/207

  with openings in the casing specially adapted for ambient air · CPC title

• H02K7/003 Primary

  Couplings; Details of shafts (means for mounting rotors on shafts H02K1/28) · CPC title

• H02K9/197

  in which the rotor or stator space is fluid-tight, e.g. to provide for different cooling media for rotor and stator · CPC title

• H02K1/32 Primary

  with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium · CPC title