Motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12445009-B2
Application number	US-202218268765-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 17, 2022
Priority date	Feb 17, 2021
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

Abstract

An embodiment provides a motor comprising: a shaft; a rotor coupled to the shaft; a stator arranged to correspond to the rotor; a housing accommodating the stator; a first bearing supporting the shaft; and a bearing housing supporting the first bearing, wherein the first bearing includes a first inner surface disposed toward the shaft and a first outer surface disposed opposite to the first inner surface, the first inner surface is slidably arranged with respect to the shaft, and the first outer surface is fixed to the bearing housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor, comprising:
a shaft;
a rotor coupled to the shaft;
a stator disposed to correspond to the rotor;
a housing configured to accommodate the stator;
a bearing housing coupled to an upper portion of the housing;
a first bearing coupled to the bearing housing; and
a second bearing configured to support the shaft, wherein the first bearing includes a first inner surface of an inner ring disposed to face the shaft and a first outer surface of an outer ring disposed to face an opposite side of the first inner surface, wherein the inner ring of the first bearing is disposed to be spaced apart from the shaft to form a gap, wherein the first outer surface is fixed to the bearing housing, wherein the second bearing is configured to fix a lower portion of the shaft to reduce movement of the shaft, and wherein an upper portion of the shaft is slidably disposed with respect to the first bearing through the gap so as to maintain an axial position of the first bearing.

2. The motor of claim 1 , wherein the gap is formed between the first inner surface and an outer circumferential surface of the shaft.

3. The motor of claim 1 , wherein:
the first bearing includes a first lower surface disposed to face the rotor; and
the bearing housing is in contact with the first outer surface and the first lower surface.

4. The motor of claim 3 , wherein:
the bearing housing includes a first bearing pocket in which the first bearing is disposed; and
the first bearing pocket includes a first portion in contact with the first outer surface and a second portion in contact with the first lower surface.

5. The motor of claim 4 , wherein:
the first bearing includes a first upper surface disposed to face an opposite side of the first lower surface; and
the first upper surface is not in contact with the first bearing pocket.

6. The motor of claim 4 , wherein:
the second portion includes a hole through which the shaft passes; and
a diameter of the hole is smaller than a diameter of the first bearing and greater than a diameter of the shaft.

7. The motor of claim 1 , wherein the second bearing is disposed in the housing.

8. The motor of claim 7 , wherein the second bearing includes:
a second inner surface disposed to face the shaft; and
a second outer surface disposed to face an opposite side of the second inner surface, wherein the second inner surface is fixed to the shaft, and wherein the second outer surface is fixed to the housing.

9. The motor of claim 8 , wherein:
the shaft includes a first part and a second part which are disposed in an axial direction; and
a diameter of the first part is greater than a diameter of the second part.

10. The motor of claim 9 , wherein:
the first bearing is disposed in a radial direction of the first part; and
the second bearing is disposed in a radial direction of the second part.

11. A motor, comprising:
a shaft;
a rotor coupled to the shaft;
a stator disposed to correspond to the rotor;
a housing configured to accommodate the stator;
a bearing housing coupled to an upper portion of the housing;
a first bearing coupled to the bearing housing; and
a second bearing coupled to the housing, wherein the first bearing is disposed to be spaced apart from the shaft, a first inner surface of the first bearing and an outer circumferential surface of the shaft are disposed with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween, wherein the second bearing is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the shaft, wherein the shaft includes a first part and a second part which are disposed in an axial direction, wherein the first part includes a first end portion, wherein the second part includes a second end portion, and wherein the first end portion and the second end portion overlap in a radial direction.

12. The motor of claim 11 , wherein the first bearing is disposed in a radial direction of the first part;
the second bearing is disposed in a radial direction of the second part; and
a diameter of the first part is different from a diameter of the second part.

13. The motor of claim 12 , wherein the second part includes:
an upper region coupled to the first part; and
a lower region disposed under the upper region, wherein a diameter of an outer circumferential surface of the upper region is greater than a diameter of an inner circumferential surface of the lower region so that an end step is formed on the second part, and wherein the second bearing is disposed outside the lower region.

14. The motor of claim 13 , wherein the end step supports an inner ring of the second bearing.

15. The motor of claim 13 , wherein:
an upper portion of the rotor is in contact with the first part; and
a lower portion of the rotor is in contact with the upper portion.

16. The motor of claim 12 , wherein:
the second bearing includes a second inner surface disposed to face the shaft and a second outer surface disposed at an opposite side of the second inner surface;
the second inner surface overlaps the second part in the axial direction; and
the second outer surface overlaps the rotor in the axial direction.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ku Ju Hwan
• Kim Jae Young

Classifications

• H02K7/083 Primary

  radially supporting the rotary shaft at both ends of the rotor (H02K7/086, H02K7/09 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16C35/04

  in the case of ball or roller bearings · CPC title

• F16C33/583

  Details of specific parts of races · CPC title

• H02K2213/03

  Machines characterised by numerical values, ranges, mathematical expressions or similar information · CPC title

• H02K7/003

  Couplings; Details of shafts (means for mounting rotors on shafts H02K1/28) · CPC title