Motor and structure of connecting motor and member to be connected

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11632012-B2
Application number	US-201917260304-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2019
Priority date	Jul 24, 2018
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

Abstract

A motor is provided with a bracket, a terminal provided at the bracket, and a frame. The bracket is fixed to the frame. The terminal is electrically connectable to an outside. The bracket is provided with an outer peripheral surface including an opening portion. A part of the terminal is arranged inside the opening portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor comprising:
a bracket;
a terminal provided at the bracket; and
a frame, the bracket being fixed to the frame,
wherein the terminal is electrically connectable to an outside,
the bracket includes a corner portion in a circumferential direction, an outer peripheral surface including an opening portion, a first overhanging portion and a second overhanging portion, the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion forming the outer peripheral surface of the bracket,
the first overhanging portion includes two end portions,
the second overhanging portion includes two end portions,
at the corner portion of the bracket, the opening portion is formed between one of the two end portions of the first overhanging portion and one of the two end portions of the second overhanging portion,
a part of the terminal is arranged between the one of the two end portions of the first overhanging portion and the one of the two end portions of the second overhanging portion, and
the part of the terminal passes through inside of the opening portion.

2. The motor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the contact portion is displaceable from the opening portion toward inside of the bracket, the contact portion being exposed from the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion.

3. The motor according to claim 1 , comprising:
a pair of terminals including the terminal; and
an electronic component provided at the bracket,
wherein the electronic component is provided between contact portions of the pair of terminals.

4. The motor according to claim 3 ,
wherein the electronic component is a resistor, and
a longitudinal direction of the electronic component is a direction from one terminal to the other terminal of the pair of terminals.

5. A structure of connecting a motor and a member to be connected, comprising:
the motor according to claim 1 ; and
the member to be connected having a terminal,
wherein the terminal of the member to be connected and a terminal of the motor are connected to each other.

6. The structure of connecting the motor and the member to be connected according to claim 5 ,
wherein the member to be connected includes a pair of terminals including the terminal of the member to be connected, and
the terminal of the motor is in contact with inner surfaces of the pair of terminals of the member to be connected.

7. The motor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first overhanging portion includes a curved outer shape,
the second overhanging portion includes a linear outer shape.

8. The motor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the bracket includes corner portions having a corner portion in a circumferential direction, two opening portions having the opening portion,
the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion form the annular outer peripheral surface including the two opening portions.

9. The motor according to claim 7 ,
wherein the contact portion is displaceable from the opening portion toward inside of the bracket, the contact portion being exposed from the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion.

10. A motor comprising:
a bracket;
a pair of terminals including a terminal provided at the bracket;
a frame, the bracket being fixed to the frame; and
an electronic component provided at the bracket,
wherein the terminal is electrically connectable to an outside,
the bracket includes an outer peripheral surface including an opening portion in a circumferential direction, a corner portion in a circumferential direction, a first overhanging portion and a second overhanging portion, the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion forming the outer peripheral surface of the bracket,
a part of the terminal is arranged inside the opening portion,
the electronic component is provided between contact portions of the pair of terminals in a circumferential direction,
the electronic component is a resistor,
a longitudinal direction of the electronic component is a direction from one terminal to the other terminal of the pair of terminals in a circumferential direction,
the first overhanging portion includes two end portions,
the second overhanging portion includes two end portions,
at the corner portion of the bracket, the opening portion is formed between one of the two end portions of the first overhanging portion and one of the two end portions of the second overhanging portion, and
a part of the terminal is arranged between the one of the two end portions of the first overhanging portion and the one of the two end portions of the second overhanging portion.

11. The motor according to claim 10 ,
wherein the first overhanging portion includes a curved outer shape,
the second overhanging portion includes a linear outer shape.

12. A motor comprising:
a bracket;
a pair of terminals including a terminal provided at the bracket;
a frame, the bracket being fixed to the frame; and
an electronic component provided at the bracket,
wherein the terminal is electrically connectable to an outside,
the bracket includes an outer peripheral surface including an opening portion in a circumferential direction, a first overhanging portion and a second overhanging portion, the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion forming the outer peripheral surface of the bracket,
a part of the terminal is arranged inside the opening portion,
the electronic component is provided between contact portions of the pair of terminals in a circumferential direction,
the electronic component is a resistor,
a longitudinal direction of the electronic component is a direction from one terminal to the other terminal of the pair of terminals in a circumferential direction,
the bracket includes corner portions having a corner portion in a circumferential direction, two opening portions having the opening portion, and
the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion form the annular outer peripheral surface including the two opening portions.

13. A motor comprising:
a bracket;
a pair of terminals including a terminal provided at the bracket;
a frame, the bracket being fixed to the frame; and
an electronic component provided at the bracket,
wherein the terminal is electrically connectable to an outside,
the bracket includes an outer peripheral surface including an opening portion in a circumferential direction, a first overhanging portion and a second overhanging portion, the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion forming the outer peripheral surface of the bracket,
a part of the terminal is arranged inside the opening portion,
the electronic component is provided between contact portions of the pair of terminals in a circumferential direction,
the electronic component is a resistor,
a longitudinal direction of the electronic component is a direction from one terminal to the other terminal of the pair of terminals in a circumferential direction, and
the contact portion is displaceable from the opening portion toward inside of the bracket, the contact portion being exposed from the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion.

14. A structure of connecting a motor and a member to be connected, comprising:
the motor according to claim 10 ; and
the member to be connected having a terminal,
wherein the terminal of the member to be connected and a terminal of the motor are connected to each other.

15. The structure of connecting the motor and the member to be connected according to claim 14 ,
wherei

Assignees

• Minebea Mitsumi Inc

Inventors

• OHBA Hirofumi
• Miyazako Hiroshi

Classifications

• H02K5/145 Primary

  Fixedly supported brushes or brush holders, e.g. leaf or leaf-mounted brushes · CPC title

• H02K11/30

  Structural association with control circuits or drive circuits · CPC title

• H02K11/0094

  Structural association with other electrical or electronic devices · CPC title

• H02K2213/03

  Machines characterised by numerical values, ranges, mathematical expressions or similar information · CPC title

• H02K5/22 Primary

  Auxiliary parts of casings not covered by groups H02K5/06-H02K5/20, e.g. shaped to form connection boxes or terminal boxes · CPC title