Bus bar unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016028286-A1
Application number	US-201414772131-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 27, 2014
Priority date	Mar 8, 2013
Publication date	Jan 28, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

At least one bus bar, out of a plurality of bus bars of a bus bar unit, includes: a bent main body part that bends and extends across a first stacked position and a second stacked position, the positions being separated in the axial direction of the stator; a first arc-shaped main body part that extends from one end of the bent main body part to be arranged next to another bus bar at the first stacked position along a circumferential direction of the stator; and a second arc-shaped main body part that extends from other end of the bent main body part to be arranged next to another bus bar at the second stacked position along the circumferential direction of the stator.

First claim

1 . A bus bar unit comprising
a plurality of bus bars to which winding terminals of a plurality of coils that forms a stator are connected, the plurality of the bus bars being arranged along an axial direction of the stator, wherein at least one bus bar, out of the plurality of the bus bars, comprises: a bent main body part that bends and extends across a first stacked position and a second stacked position, the positions being separated in the axial direction of the stator; a first arc-shaped main body part that extends from one end of the bent main body part to be arranged next to another bus bar at the first stacked position along a circumferential direction of the stator; and a second arc-shaped main body part that extends from other end of the bent main body part to be arranged next to another bus bar at the second stacked position along the circumferential direction of the stator.

2 . The bus bar unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of bus bars comprise a first bus bar, a second bus bar, a third bus bar and a fourth bus bar, the first, second and third bus bars electrically connecting the coils corresponding to respective phases of the stator, a fourth bus bar electrically connecting a neutral point of the coils, wherein the first bus bar is arranged at the first stacked position, the second bus bar is arranged at the second stacked position, the third bus bar is arranged across the first stacked position and the second stacked position via the bent main body part, and the fourth bus bar is arranged at a third stacked position that is at a position separated in the axial direction of the stator from the first stacked position and the second stacked position.

3 . The bus bar unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the first main body part and the second main body part is extended along the circumferential direction of the stator in such a manner that its plate thickness direction agrees with the axial direction of the stator, and comprises: an extension part that projects from an outer periphery of the first main body part or the second main body part to an outer side of a radial direction of the stator, the extension part extending in the axial direction and the radial direction of the stator; and a connection part that is provided at a tip of an extension direction of the extension part, the connection part being connected to the winding terminal of the coil, and a length of the extension part extended from the first main body part and a length of the extension part extended from the second main body part are made different, so that the connection parts are arranged at same positions with respect to the axial direction of the stator.

Assignees

• Kayaba Industry Co Ltd

Inventors

• Houzumi Nobuji
• Matsumae Tarou
• Kurokawa Yoshiteru
• Sakamoto Suguru
• Takimoto Tohru
• Yamada Shingo

Classifications

• H02K2203/09

  Machines characterised by wiring elements other than wires, e.g. bus rings, for connecting the winding terminations · CPC title

• H02K2213/03

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

• H02K3/521

  applicable to stators only · CPC title

• H02K3/522 Primary

  for generally annular cores with salient poles · CPC title