Electrical machine, in particular electric motor for a motor vehicle, and gearbox actuator

US2016254731A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016254731-A1
Application numberUS-201615055812-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateFeb 29, 2016
Priority dateFeb 27, 2015
Publication dateSep 1, 2016
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An electrical machine is particularly suited as an electric motor of a motor vehicle. The machine has a rotor mounted rotatably by way of a rotor shaft and a position emitter with a rotationally fixed sensor unit and with a sensor emitter fixed relative to the rotor shaft. The emitter is an injection molding with an emitter head receiving a magnet, in particular a magnetic dipole, and with a joint shank. Alternatively, it is provided, together with the magnet on the emitter head side, with an plastic over-molding forming the joint shank. The joint shank is joined to the rotor shaft on the face side of a shaft end by form fit, forming a press fit or an interference fit.

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1 . An electrical machine, comprising: a rotor rotatably mounted about a rotor shaft, said rotor shaft having a shaft end with a face side; a position emitter with a rotationally fixed sensor unit and with a sensor emitter fixed relative to said rotor shaft; said sensor emitter: being an injection molding formed with an emitter head receiving a magnet and with a joint shank; or being provided, together with the magnet on the emitter head side, with an plastic over-molding forming said joint shank; and said joint shank being joined to said rotor shaft on said face side of said shaft end by form fit, forming a press fit or interference fit. 2 . The electrical machine according to claim 1 , wherein said magnet is a magnetic dipole. 3 . The electrical machine according to claim 1 , wherein said joint shank on a sensor side is formed with a step contour having a comparatively small and a comparatively large outer diameter (d 1 , d 2 ), and said shaft end is formed with a stepped bore having at least two different inner diameters (d 3 , d 4 ) in the axial direction. 4 . The electrical machine according to claim 3 , wherein in the shank region with the comparatively large diameter, said joint shank is formed with deformable radial ribs on an outside thereof to produce the press fit or interference fit inside a corresponding shaft-side bore portion of said stepped bore. 5 . The electrical machine according to claim 3 , wherein said joint shank on the emitter side is inserted in said stepped bore secured against twisting by a ring disc that is formed with ribs and through which passes said shank region with the comparatively small outer diameter. 6 . The electrical machine according to claim 1 , wherein said joint shank on the emitter side includes a joint sleeve which surrounds said shaft end in the form of a cap and which has a plurality of deformable radial lips on an inside thereof. 7 . The electrical machine according to claim 6 , wherein said joint shank on the emitter side includes a joint peg which is molded inside said joint sleeve forming a ring chamber and which sits in an axial bore of said rotor shaft on the shaft end side in the joint connection. 8 . The electrical machine according to claim 7 , wherein said joint peg has a periphery formed with deformable radial ribs extending into said ring chamber. 9 . The electrical machine according to claim 6 , wherein said shaft end of said rotor shaft has an outer periphery formed with a knurling. 10 . The electrical machine according to claim 1 , which comprises a holding structure for an over-molding tool disposed on a face side of said emitter head and/or on a free end side of said joint shank. 11 . The electrical machine according to claim 1 configured as an electric motor of a motor vehicle. 12 . A gearbox actuator of a motor vehicle, comprising an electrical machine according to claim 1 .

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Classifications

  • H02K11/215Primary

    Magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-effect or magneto-resistive elements · CPC title

  • H02K29/08Primary

    using magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-plates, magneto-resistors (H02K29/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • for attachment of a member on a shaft or on a shaft-end (attachment of marine propellers on shafts B63H23/34) · CPC title

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

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What does patent US2016254731A1 cover?
An electrical machine is particularly suited as an electric motor of a motor vehicle. The machine has a rotor mounted rotatably by way of a rotor shaft and a position emitter with a rotationally fixed sensor unit and with a sensor emitter fixed relative to the rotor shaft. The emitter is an injection molding with an emitter head receiving a magnet, in particular a magnetic dipole, and with a jo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Brose Fahrzeugteile
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02K11/215. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Sep 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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