Apparatus for cooling coil of motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11824402-B2
Application number	US-202017136528-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2020
Priority date	Jan 22, 2020
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

An apparatus for cooling a coil of a motor includes a cooling cap unit covering an end coil of a stator coil bundle, coupled to a stator, and having, formed therein, a flow path through which fluid is able to flow; an inlet flow path unit formed at one part of the cooling cap unit, and forming an inlet path through which fluid is introduced into the cooling cap unit; an outlet flow path unit formed at the other part of the cooling cap unit, and forming an outlet path through which fluid is discharged to an outside of the cooling cap unit; and a cap fixing unit fixing the cooling cap unit to the stator or a motor housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for cooling a coil of a motor, comprising:
a cooling cap unit covering an end coil of a stator coil bundle, coupled to a stator, and having, formed therein, a flow path through which fluid is able to flow;
an inlet flow path unit formed at one part of the cooling cap unit, and forming an inlet path through which fluid is introduced into the cooling cap unit, wherein the inlet flow path unit is disposed at a lower part of the cooling cap unit and obliquely extends in a tangential direction of a concentric circle which has a same center as the stator;
an outlet flow path unit formed at the other part of the cooling cap unit, wherein the outlet flow path unit is disposed at an upper part of the cooling cap unit on an opposite side of the concentric circle to the inlet flow path unit, obliquely extends in the tangential direction of the concentric circle, and forms an outlet path through which fluid is discharged to an outside of the cooling cap unit; and
a cap fixing unit fixing the cooling cap unit to the stator or a motor housing,
wherein the inlet flow path unit comprises:
a first inlet flow path unit connected to the cooling cap unit to be inclined downward in a clockwise direction; and
a second inlet flow path unit disposed in opposition to the first inlet flow path unit, and formed to be inclined downward in a counterclockwise direction.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling cap unit comprises:
an inner cover section disposed to face an inner diameter section of the stator coil bundle;
an outer cover section disposed to face an outer diameter section of the stator coil bundle; and
an end cover section connecting ends of the inner cover section and the outer cover section, and forming a hollow flow path between the inner cover section and the outer cover section.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the inlet flow path unit comprises:
a cap connection inlet section connected with the cooling cap unit, and communicating with an inside of the cooling cap unit; and
an extended inlet section connected with the cap connection inlet section, and extending to an outside of a motor housing by passing through the motor housing or connected with a fluid supply device which extends into the motor housing.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cap fixing unit comprises:
a flange section formed at an open end of the cooling cap unit to radially project, and brought into contact with the stator.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cap fixing unit comprises:
housing coupling sections formed on the cooling cap unit to radially project, and defined with fixing hole parts at positions corresponding to housing locking hole parts which are formed on the stator.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
coil passage hole parts formed through the cooling cap unit so that stator coils pass through the coil passage hole parts and extend to the outside of the cooling cap unit.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vehicle behavior stabilization device connected to the outlet flow path unit, and exhausting air discharged from the outlet flow path unit to a bonnet of a vehicle or between a tire and a fender to apply a downward force to the vehicle.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an oil circulation device having one end which is connected to the inlet flow path unit and an other end which is connected to the outlet flow path unit, and including an oil pump which circulates oil, discharged from the outlet flow path unit, to the inlet flow path unit.

9. An apparatus for cooling a coil of a motor, comprising:
a cooling cap unit covering an end coil of a stator coil bundle, coupled to a stator, and having, formed therein, a flow path through which fluid is able to flow;
an inlet flow path unit formed at one part of the cooling cap unit, and forming an inlet path through which fluid is introduced into the cooling cap unit, wherein the inlet flow path unit comprises:
a first inlet flow path unit connected to the cooling cap unit to be inclined downward in a clockwise direction; and
a second inlet flow path unit disposed in opposition to the first inlet flow path unit, and formed to be inclined downward in a counterclockwise direction;

an outlet flow path unit formed at the other part of the cooling cap unit, and forming an outlet path through which fluid is discharged to an outside of the cooling cap unit; and
a cap fixing unit fixing the cooling cap unit to the stator or a motor housing.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the cooling cap unit comprises:
an inner cover section disposed to face an inner diameter section of the stator coil bundle;
an outer cover section disposed to face an outer diameter section of the stator coil bundle; and
an end cover section connecting ends of the inner cover section and the outer cover section, and forming a hollow flow path between the inner cover section and the outer cover section.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the inlet flow path unit obliquely extends in a tangential direction of a concentric circle which has a same center as the stator.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the inlet flow path unit comprises:
a cap connection inlet section connected with the cooling cap unit, and communicating with an inside of the cooling cap unit; and
an extended inlet section connected with the cap connection inlet section, and extending to an outside of a motor housing by passing through the motor housing or connected with a fluid supply device which extends into the motor housing.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the inlet flow path unit is disposed at a lower part of the cooling cap unit, and
the outlet flow path unit is disposed at an upper part of the cooling cap unit so that fluid which is increased in its temperature while passing through the inside of the cooling cap unit and thereby flows upward may be discharged through the outlet flow path unit.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the inlet flow path unit is disposed at an upper part of the cooling cap unit, and
the outlet flow path unit is disposed at a lower part of the cooling cap unit so that fluid which is increased in its temperature while passing through the inside of the cooling cap unit and thereby flows downward may be discharged through the outlet flow path unit.

15. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the cap fixing unit comprises:
a flange section formed at an open end of the cooling cap unit to radially project, and brought into contact with the stator.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the cap fixing unit comprises:
housing coupling sections formed on the cooling cap unit to radially project, and defined with fixing hole parts at positions corresponding to housing locking hole parts which are formed on the stator.

17. The apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
coil passage hole parts formed through the cooling cap unit so that stator coils pass through the coil passage hole parts and extend to the outside of the cooling cap unit.

18. The apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a vehicle behavior stabilization device connected to the outlet flow path unit, and exhausting air discharged from the outlet flow path unit to a bonnet of a vehicle or between a tire and a fender to apply a downward force to the vehicle.

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Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lim Jung Yoon

Classifications

• H02K15/38

  Manufacturing or repairing cooling fluid boxes, e.g. ensuring both electrical and fluid connection of terminals of fluid cooled windings · CPC title

• H02K1/20 Primary

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

• H02K5/203

  specially adapted for liquids, e.g. cooling jackets · CPC title

• H02K9/193

  with provision for replenishing the cooling medium; with means for preventing leakage of the cooling medium · CPC title

• H02K3/24 Primary

  with channels or ducts for cooling medium between the conductors · CPC title