Electric motor and method for manufacturing electric motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11764658-B2
Application number	US-202117223028-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2021
Priority date	Apr 8, 2020
Publication date	Sep 19, 2023
Grant date	Sep 19, 2023

Abstract

An electric motor and a method for manufacturing an electric motor capable of improving rotation balance of an armature and realizing effective brake braking with a simple configuration are provided. In an electric motor including an armature core having a plurality of teeth and teeth within a yoke, a winding wound between the slots, and a commutator having and a plurality of segments to which the winding is connected, the winding has a main winding that applies a rotational force to the armature core and a brake winding that applies a braking force to the armature core, and an H bridge circuit is built between the winding and a power supply, and the main winding and the brake winding of the winding are disposed at positions for adjusting balance when the armature core rotates.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric motor comprising:
a rotation shaft supported by a yoke to be rotatable;
an armature core mounted on the rotation shaft and comprising a plurality of teeth radially extending in a diameter direction and comprising a plurality of slots formed between the teeth;
a winding wound between predetermined slots among the plurality of slots; and
a commutator disposed to be adjacent to the armature core on the rotation shaft and comprising a plurality of segments to which the winding is connected,
wherein the winding comprises a main winding that applies a rotational force to the armature core and a brake winding that applies a braking force to the armature core, and an H bridge circuit is built between the winding and a power supply, and
wherein the main winding and the brake winding of the winding are disposed at positions for adjusting balance when the armature core rotates,
wherein the brake winding comprises at least two sets of small coils that are wound such that two teeth adjacent to each other in the armature core are positioned on an inner circumferential side,
wherein the small coils of the brake winding are disposed on the teeth over an entire circumference of the armature core.

2. The electric motor according to claim 1 , wherein the brake winding is wound around the teeth of the armature core using a same segment of the commutator as a winding starting end and a winding finishing end.

3. The electric motor according to claim 1 , wherein the brake winding is wound around the teeth of the armature core using different segments as a winding starting end and a winding finishing end.

4. The electric motor according to claim 3 , wherein the winding starting end and the winding finishing end in the brake winding are connected to the segments of the commutator that have a positional relationship of facing each other with a center of the rotation shaft interposed therebetween.

5. The electric motor according to claim 1 , wherein the H bridge circuit comprises a switching element capable of building one of a first state in which power supply to the commutator is cut off to form an open circuit, a second state in which the rotation shaft is rotated forward, a third state in which the rotation shaft is rotated in reverse, and a fourth state in which a closed circuit is formed within the segment of the commutator.

6. The electric motor according to claim 2 , wherein the H bridge circuit comprises a switching element capable of building one of a first state in which power supply to the commutator is cut off to form an open circuit, a second state in which the rotation shaft is rotated forward, a third state in which the rotation shaft is rotated in reverse, and a fourth state in which a closed circuit is formed within the segment of the commutator.

7. The electric motor according to claim 3 , wherein the H bridge circuit comprises a switching element capable of building one of a first state in which power supply to the commutator is cut off to form an open circuit, a second state in which the rotation shaft is rotated forward, a third state in which the rotation shaft is rotated in reverse, and a fourth state in which a closed circuit is formed within the segment of the commutator.

8. The electric motor according to claim 4 , wherein the H bridge circuit comprises a switching element capable of building one of a first state in which power supply to the commutator is cut off to form an open circuit, a second state in which the rotation shaft is rotated forward, a third state in which the rotation shaft is rotated in reverse, and a fourth state in which a closed circuit is formed within the segment of the commutator.

9. A method for manufacturing an electric motor comprising:
a rotation shaft supported by a yoke to be rotatable;
an armature core mounted on the rotation shaft and comprising a plurality of teeth radially extending in a diameter direction and comprising a plurality of slots formed between the teeth;
a winding wound between predetermined slots among the plurality of slots; and
a commutator disposed to be adjacent to the armature core on the rotation shaft and comprising a plurality of segments to which the winding is connected,
the method comprising:
configuring the winding from a main winding applying a rotational force to the armature core and a brake winding applying a braking force to the armature core and building an H bridge circuit between the winding and a power supply;
disposing the main winding and the brake winding of the winding at positions for adjusting balance when the armature core rotates;
configuring the brake winding from at least two sets of small coils that are wound such that two teeth adjacent to each other in the armature core are positioned on an inner circumferential side; and
disposing the small coils of the brake winding on the teeth over an entire circumference of the armature core.

Assignees

• Mitsuba Corp

Inventors

• Sakata Kenji
• Kaihatsu Akihiro

Classifications

• H02K7/1166 Primary

  comprising worm and worm-wheel (structural association with bearings specially adapted for worm gear drives H02K7/081) · CPC title

• H02K23/26 Primary

  characterised by the armature windings · CPC title

• H02P7/24

  using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices · CPC title

• H02K7/106

  with dynamo-electric brakes · CPC title

• H02P7/0094

  wherein the position is detected using the ripple of the current caused by the commutator · CPC title