Motor and vacuum cleaner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12294282-B2
Application number	US-202017771342-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2020
Priority date	Nov 18, 2019
Publication date	May 6, 2025
Grant date	May 6, 2025

Abstract

A motor includes a housing, an impeller and a diffuser in the housing, a rotor assembly and a stator assembly, the motor has an air inlet on the housing and an air outlet, the impeller is disposed adjacent to the air inlet and is connected to the rotor assembly, the diffuser is located downstream of the impeller, the stator assembly is located downstream of the diffuser, the housing includes a front housing and a rear housing connected to each other, a first air duct is enclosed among a rear inner wall of the front housing, a front inner wall of the rear housing and the diffuser and in communication with an outlet of the impeller and the air outlet, and an inner diameter size of the rear end of the rear inner wall is less than or equal to that of the front end of the front inner wall.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A centrifugal fan, comprising a housing, an impeller, a diffuser, a rotor assembly and a stator assembly,
wherein the centrifugal fan has an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet is disposed on the housing, the impeller and the diffuser are disposed in the housing, the impeller is disposed adjacent to the air inlet and is connected to the rotor assembly, the diffuser is located downstream of the impeller, the stator assembly is located downstream of the diffuser;
wherein the housing comprises a front housing and a rear housing connected to each other, a first air duct is enclosed among a rear inner wall of the front housing, a front inner wall of the rear housing and the diffuser, the first air duct is in communication with an outlet of the impeller and the air outlet, and an inner diameter size of the rear end of the rear inner wall is less than or equal to an inner diameter size of the front end of the front inner wall;
wherein the entirety of the first air duct is only formed by the rear inner wall of the front housing, the front inner wall of the rear housing and the diffuser and a longitudinal cross-section of the first air duct is U-shaped;
wherein the front inner wall of the rear housing comprises a first inner wall section, a second inner wall section, and a third inner wall section which are connected in sequence, a longitudinal cross-section of the first inner wall section is linear along the axial direction of the impeller, a longitudinal cross-section of the second inner wall section is in an arc shape which is concavely curved relative to the diffuser, a longitudinal cross-section of the third inner wall section is linear along the radial direction of the impeller, and the first inner wall section forms the front end of the front inner wall; and
wherein the diffuser comprises an annular plate, which is located radially outward of the impeller along the radial direction of the impeller, the annular plate comprises a front plane near the impeller, a rear plane near the stator assembly and a radial outer surface connected with the front plane and the rear plane and located between the front plane and the rear plane along the axial direction of the impeller, each of the front plane and the rear plane has a longitudinal cross-section in a straight line shape along the radial direction of the impeller respectively, the rear plane faces the third inner wall section of the rear housing, and an interval between the rear plane and the third inner wall section forms a part of the first air duct.

2. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein the rear inner wall of the front housing is smooth to avoid backflow of airflow.

3. The centrifugal fan according to claim 2 ,
wherein the rear inner wall of the front housing comprises a first inner wall, a second inner wall and a third inner wall which are connected in sequence,
the first inner wall is disposed corresponding to the impeller, a longitudinal cross-section of the first inner wall is in an arc shape which is convexly curved relative to the impeller,
the second inner wall and the third inner wall are disposed corresponding to the diffuser, a longitudinal cross-section of the second inner wall is linear along a radial direction of the impeller, and
the longitudinal cross-section of the third inner wall is in an arc shape which is concavely curved relative to the diffuser.

4. The centrifugal fan according to claim 3 , wherein the first inner wall is gradually transitioned outward from an axial direction of the impeller to the second inner wall.

5. The centrifugal fan according to claim 3 , wherein the rear inner wall of the front housing further comprises a fourth inner wall connected to the rear end of the third inner wall, a longitudinal cross-section of the fourth inner wall is linear along the axial direction of the impeller, the fourth inner wall is disposed corresponding to the diffuser, and the fourth inner wall forms the rear end of the rear inner wall.

6. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the impeller is a non-metallic material.

7. The centrifugal fan according to claim 6 , wherein the material of the impeller is PEEK.

8. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein the stator assembly is located in the rear housing, a second air duct is enclosed between inner walls of the stator assembly and the rear housing, and the second air duct is in communication with the first air duct and the air outlet.

9. The centrifugal fan according to claim 8 , wherein the stator assembly comprises a frame and an iron core and a winding which are fixed on the frame, the iron core is provided with an air duct hole, the air duct hole is in communication with the first air duct and the air outlet, and/or, a third air duct is disposed in the winding, and the third air duct is in communication with the first air duct and the air outlet.

10. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein the stator assembly is fixed in the rear housing or on a fixing bracket of the rotor assembly.

11. A vacuum cleaner, comprising a centrifugal fan,
wherein the centrifugal fan comprises a housing, an impeller, a diffuser, a rotor assembly and a stator assembly;
wherein the centrifugal fan has an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet is disposed on the housing, the impeller and the diffuser are disposed in the housing, the impeller is disposed adjacent to the air inlet and is connected to the rotor assembly, the diffuser is located downstream of the impeller, the stator assembly is located downstream of the diffuser;
wherein the housing comprises a front housing and a rear housing which are connected to each other, a first air duct is enclosed among a rear inner wall of the front housing, a front inner wall of the rear housing and the diffuser, the first air duct is in communication with an outlet of the impeller and the air outlet, and an inner diameter size of the rear end of the rear inner wall is less than or equal to an inner diameter size of the front end of the front inner wall;
wherein the entirety of the first air duct is only formed by the rear inner wall of the front housing, the front inner wall of the rear housing and the diffuser and a longitudinal cross-section of the first air duct is U-shaped;
wherein the front inner wall of the rear housing comprises a first inner wall section, a second inner wall section, and a third inner wall section which are connected in sequence, a longitudinal cross-section of the first inner wall section is linear along the axial direction of the impeller, a longitudinal cross-section of the second inner wall section is in an arc shape which is concavely curved relative to the diffuser, a longitudinal cross-section of the third inner wall section is linear along the radial direction of the impeller, and the first inner wall section forms the front end of the front inner wall; and
wherein the diffuser comprises an annular plate, which is located radially outward of the impeller along the radial direction of the impeller, the annular plate comprises a front plane near the impeller, a rear plane near the stator assembly and a radial outer surface connected with the front plane and the rear plane and located between the front plane and the rear plane along the axial direction of the impeller, each of the front plane and the rear plane has a longitudinal cross-section in a straight line shape along the radial direction of the impeller respectively, the rear plane faces the third inner wall section of the rear housing, and an interval between the rear plane and the third inner wall section forms a part of the first air duct.

12. The vacuum

Assignees

• Gree Electric Appliances Inc Zhuhai
• Zhuhai Kaibang Motor Mft Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Bin
• Hu Yusheng
• Xiao Shengyu
• Tang Lin
• Zhu Shaoxuan
• Sun Weili
• Yang Guomang
• Wang Jinlong
• Zhang Zhidong

Classifications

• H02K5/04

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• F04D29/5806

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• A47L9/0081

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• F04D25/0606

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• F04D29/4253

  with axial entry and discharge · CPC title