Drive aggregate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12388331-B2
Application number	US-202117558583-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2021
Priority date	Dec 22, 2020
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

A drive aggregate may include an electric motor, a motor control for activating the electric motor, a housing, and a circuit board holder. The electric motor may include a rotor rotatable around an axis of rotation. The motor control may include a circuit board with a power electronics. The housing may include a base body receiving the electric motor and a cover receiving the motor control. The circuit board holder may support the circuit board and may be arranged axially between the base body and the cover. The base body and the cover may be composed of a metal. The circuit board holder may be composed of a plastic.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A drive aggregate, comprising:
an electric motor including a rotor rotatable around an axis of rotation;
a motor control for activating the electric motor, the motor control including a circuit board with a power electronics;
a housing including a base body receiving the electric motor and a cover receiving the motor control;
a circuit board holder directly supporting the circuit board and arranged axially between the base body and the cover;
wherein the circuit board is at least one of connected to and mounted on the circuit board holder;
wherein the base body of the housing includes a separating wall, a longest dimension of the separating wall extending transversely to the axis of rotation, the separating wall arranged axially between and separating the electric motor and the circuit board holder from one another;
wherein the base body and the cover are composed of a metal; and
wherein the circuit board holder is composed of a plastic.

2. The drive aggregate according to claim 1 , wherein:
the electric motor further includes a plurality of pin-like motor connections for activating the electric motor, the plurality of motor connections protruding axially in a direction of the cover;
the circuit board holder includes a separate passage opening for each of the plurality of motor connections; and
the plurality of motor connections each extend axially through the respective passage opening.

3. The drive aggregate according to claim 2 , wherein:
the base body includes a plurality of outlet openings disposed in and extending through the separating wall, the plurality of outlet openings including a separate outlet opening for each of the plurality of motor connections;
each of the plurality of motor connections extend axially through the respective outlet opening; and
the base body further includes a connecting seal for each of the plurality of motor connections, the connecting seal enclosing the respective motor connection and closing the respective outlet opening.

4. The drive aggregate according to claim 1 , further comprising an outer motor seal arranged axially between the circuit board holder and the separating wall of the base body, the outer motor seal extending in a closed manner in a circumferential direction and sealing the circuit board holder with respect to the base body.

5. The drive aggregate according to claim 4 , wherein:
the electric motor further includes a plurality of pin-like motor connections for activating the electric motor, the plurality of motor connections protruding axially in a direction of the cover;
the circuit board holder includes a separate passage opening for each of the plurality of motor connections;
the plurality of motor connections each extend axially through the respective passage opening; and
the outer motor seal extends radially outside of the plurality of motor connections.

6. The drive aggregate according to claim 1 , further comprising an inner motor seal arranged axially between the circuit board holder and the separating wall of the base body, wherein:
the separating wall of the base body includes a passage opening that extends coaxially to the axis of rotation; and
the inner motor seal extends in a closed manner in a circumferential direction around the passage opening and seals the circuit board holder with respect to the base body.

7. The drive aggregate according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover seal arranged axially between the circuit board holder and the cover, wherein:
the cover seal extends in a closed manner in a circumferential direction and seals the circuit board holder with respect to the cover; and
the cover seal is configured as a separate sealing body, which is inserted into a sealing receptacle of the circuit board holder.

8. The drive aggregate according to claim 1 , wherein:
the circuit board holder has a holder base disposed on a base body side facing the base body;
the circuit board holder includes, on a cover side facing the cover, a plurality of holding elements that protrude from the holder base and to which the circuit board is fastened; and
the circuit board is positioned and held spaced apart from the holder base via the plurality of holding elements such that an air gap is defined by and between the circuit board and the holder base.

9. The drive aggregate according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the plurality of holding elements has a surface that faces and directly contacts a surface of the circuit board facing the holder base.

10. The drive aggregate according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board holder includes a pressure compensating mechanism configured to provide a pressure compensation between an interior space of the cover and a surrounding area of the housing.

11. The drive aggregate according to claim 10 , wherein the pressure compensating mechanism closes a pressure compensating path that extends through a wall of the circuit board holder and opens into a space disposed between the cover and the base body.

12. The drive aggregate according to claim 10 , further comprising a cover seal, wherein the circuit board holder includes:
a holder base disposed adjacent to the base body;
a wall projecting from the holder base toward the cover;
a sealing receptacle that is disposed in an end of the wall opposite the holder base, the cover seal disposed in the sealing receptacle and sealing the circuit board holder with respect to the cover; and
a pressure compensating path extending through the wall and closed by the pressure compensating mechanism, the pressure compensating path disposed in a portion of the wall between the holder base and the sealing receptacle.

13. A conveyor for conveying a fluid, comprising:
a drive aggregate;
a conveying aggregate for conveying the fluid;
the drive aggregate drivingly connected to the conveying aggregate;
the drive aggregate including:
an electric motor including a rotor rotatable around an axis of rotation;
a motor control for activating the electric motor, the motor control including a circuit board with a power electronics;
a housing including a base body receiving the electric motor and a cover receiving the motor control; and
a circuit board holder supporting the circuit board and arranged axially between the base body and the cover;
wherein the electric motor further includes a plurality of pin-like motor connections for activating the electric motor, the plurality of motor connections protruding axially in a direction of the cover;
wherein the circuit board holder includes a separate passage opening for each of the plurality of motor connections;
wherein the plurality of motor connections each extend axially through the respective passage opening;
wherein the base body and the cover are composed of a metal; and
wherein the circuit board holder is composed of a plastic.

14. The conveyor according to claim 13 , wherein the conveying aggregate is configured as a side duct compressor.

15. A separator for separating liquid and/or solid contaminations from a gas stream, comprising:
the conveyor according to claim 13 ;
a separating aggregate configured to separate at least one of liquid contaminations and solid contaminations from the gas stream; and
wherein the conveyor apparatus is configured to convey the gas stream to the separating aggregate.

16. An internal combustion engine, comprising:
a crankcase;
a breather pipe via which blowby gas is dischargeable from the crankcase; and
a separator arranged in the breather pipe, the separator configured to separate at least

Assignees

• Mahle Int Gmbh

Inventors

• An Dimitri
• Huebner Steffen
• Morgillo Ivano
• Weinmann Johannes

Classifications

• F01M13/04

  having means for purifying air before leaving crankcase, e.g. removing oil · CPC title

• H02K2211/03

  Machines characterised by circuit boards, e.g. pcb · CPC title

• H02K2205/09

  Machines characterised by drain passages or by venting, breathing or pressure compensating means · CPC title

• B01D45/14

  generated by rotating vanes, discs, drums or brushes · CPC title

• F01M2013/0422

  Separating oil and gas with a centrifuge device · CPC title