Step actuator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11799348-B2
Application number	US-202016855643-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2020
Priority date	Jul 28, 2008
Publication date	Oct 24, 2023
Grant date	Oct 24, 2023

Abstract

Disclosed is a step actuator. The step actuator includes a housing; a stator installed in the housing; a rotor positioned radially inward from the stator, the rotor rotating and protruding from one side of the housing; a bearing installed at one side of the housing so as to be coupled with the rotor; a bearing cover coupled with one side of the housing to restrain movement of the bearing; a screw member coupled with the rotor to linearly move according to rotation of the rotor; and a mounting member coupled to the bearing cover to support the screw member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A step actuator comprising:
a stator including a housing and a bobbin;
a rotor disposed in the stator and including a magnet and a motion transmission member;
a screw member coupled with the rotor;
a cover coupled to an upper side of the housing;
a bearing disposed between the motion transmission member and the cover; and
a bracket disposed on an upper side of the cover,
wherein the bracket includes a first support tube and a second support tube smaller than the first support tube,
wherein a first step structure is formed between the first support tube and the second support tube,
wherein the cover includes a coupling pipe disposed on a side of the bearing and a locking rim formed at an upper end of the coupling pipe,
wherein the coupling pipe is disposed in the first support tube, the coupling pipe and the locking rim are integrally formed, and the locking rim extends from an inner circumferential surface of the coupling pipe to an upper side of the bearing,
wherein an upper surface of the locking rim is in contact with the first step structure, and
wherein a lower surface of the locking rim is in contact with an upper surface of an outer ring of the bearing.

2. The step actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the motion transmission member is disposed between the screw member and the magnet,
wherein the motion transmission member includes a support frame formed on an outer circumferential surface of an upper end thereof and a second step structure formed on an outer circumferential surface of a central portion thereof, and
wherein the support frame of the motion transmission member is in contact with an upper surface of an inner ring of the bearing.

3. The step actuator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein an outer peripheral surface of the motion transmission member is coupled to an inner peripheral surface of the magnet, and
wherein a thread is formed between the inner circumferential surface of the motion transmission member and an outer circumferential surface of the screw member.

4. The step actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover includes a coupling frame engaging the housing and a protrusion protruding from the coupling frame, and
wherein the protrusion is coupled to the bracket to inhibit rotation of the bracket.

5. The step actuator as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the bracket is detachably coupled to the cover.

6. The step actuator as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the coupling pipe is extended in a vertical direction from an inner peripheral surface of the coupling frame.

7. The step actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an outer circumferential surface of the coupling pipe is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the first support tube.

8. A step actuator comprising:
a stator including a housing and a bobbin;
a rotor disposed in the stator and including a magnet and a motion transmission member;
a screw member coupled with the rotor;
a cover coupled to an upper side of the housing; and
a bearing disposed between the motion transmission member and the cover;
wherein the motion transmission member includes a support frame formed on an outer circumferential surface of an upper end thereof and a step structure formed on an outer circumferential surface of a central portion thereof,
wherein the cover includes a locking rim disposed on a side of the bearing, and a stopper disposed under the bearing, and
wherein an outer ring of the bearing is disposed between the locking rim and the stopper of the cover.

9. The step actuator as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a thread is formed in a portion of a lower portion of the step structure of the motion transfer member, and
wherein an inner circumferential surface of a region where the thread is formed in the motion transmission member is smaller than a diameter of the inner circumferential surface of the region without the thread.

10. The step actuator as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the cover includes a coupling pipe disposed on a side of the bearing, and
wherein the locking rim, the coupling pipe, and the stopper are in contact with the bearing.

11. The step actuator as claimed in claim 8 , wherein at least two stoppers are disposed under the bearing, and
wherein the stoppers contact a lower surface of the bearing.

12. A step actuator comprising:
a stator including a housing and a bobbin;
a rotor disposed in the stator and including a magnet and a motion transmission member;
a screw member coupled with the rotor;
a cover coupled with the housing;
a bearing disposed between the motion transmission member and the cover; and
a bracket disposed on the cover;
wherein the bracket includes a first support tube and a second support tube smaller than the first support tube,
wherein a first step structure is formed between the first support tube and the second support tube,
wherein the cover includes a coupling frame, a coupling pipe extending from the coupling frame, and a locking rim formed at an upper end of the coupling pipe,
wherein the coupling pipe is disposed in the first support tube,
wherein the locking rim is arranged to correspond to the first step structure,
wherein the coupling tube and the locking rim are integrally formed, and the locking rim extends from an inner circumferential surface of the coupling tube to an upper side of the bearing,
wherein an upper surface of the locking rim is in contact with the first step structure, and a lower surface of the locking rim is in contact with an upper surface of an outer ring of the bearing,
wherein the cover includes a protrusion protruding from the coupling frame, and
wherein the protrusion is coupled to the bracket to inhibit rotation of the bracket.

13. The step actuator as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the motion transmission member is disposed between the screw member and the magnet,
wherein the motion transmission member includes a support frame formed on an outer circumferential surface of an upper end thereof and a second step structure formed on an outer circumferential surface of a central portion thereof, and
wherein the support frame of the motion transmission member is in contact with an upper surface of an inner ring of the bearing.

14. The step actuator as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the bracket is detachably coupled to the cover.

15. A step actuator comprising:
a stator including a housing and a bobbin;
a rotor disposed in the stator and including a magnet and a motion transmission member;
a screw member coupled with the rotor;
a cover coupled to an upper side of the housing; and
a bearing disposed between the motion transmission member and the cover;
wherein the motion transmission member includes a support frame formed on an outer circumferential surface of an upper end thereof and a second step structure formed on an outer circumferential surface of a central portion thereof,
wherein the cover comprises a coupling frame, a coupling pipe extending from the coupling frame, a locking rim formed at an upper end of the coupling pipe, and a stopper disposed under the bearing, and
wherein an outer ring of the bearing is disposed between the locking rim and the stopper of the cover.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Hong Kon

Classifications

• H02K5/16 Primary

  Means for supporting bearings, e.g. insulating supports or means for fitting bearings in the bearing-shields (magnetic bearings H02K7/09) · CPC title

• F16C35/042

  Housings for rolling element bearings for rotary movement · CPC title

• F16C2380/26

  Dynamo-electric machines or combinations therewith, e.g. electro-motors and generators · CPC title

• F16H2025/2031

  Actuator casings · CPC title

• H02K5/161 Primary

  radially supporting the rotary shaft at both ends of the rotor (H02K5/165, H02K5/167, H02K5/173 take precedence) · CPC title