Motor for washing machine, method for manufacturing same, and washing machine having same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9312743-B2
Application number	US-201214356999-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2012
Priority date	Nov 10, 2011
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

Provided is a motor for a washing machine including: an inner rotor connected to a dehydrating tub rotating shaft and rotated together; an outer rotor connected to a pulsator rotating shaft and rotated together; and a double stator having a first coil arranged to leave a gap between the inner rotor and the outer rotor and which interacts with the outer rotor, to thereby form a first magnetic circuit and a second coil which interacts with the inner rotor to thereby form a second magnetic circuit, in which a first drive signal is applied to the first coil and a second drive signal different from the first drive signal is applied to the second coil.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor for a washing machine, the motor comprising:
an inner rotor connected to a dehydrating tub rotating shaft;
an outer rotor connected to a pulsator rotating shaft; and
a double stator arranged to leave a gap between the inner rotor and the outer rotor, the double stator having a first coil which interacts with the outer rotor, to thereby form a first magnetic circuit and a second coil which interacts with the inner rotor, to thereby form a second magnetic circuit,
wherein a first drive signal is applied to the first coil and a second drive signal different from the first drive signal is applied to the second coil,
wherein the double stator comprises a plurality of split core assemblies,
wherein one of the split core assemblies comprises: a split core on one side of which an outer teeth are formed and on the other opposite side of which an inner teeth are formed; a bobbin that surrounds an outer surface of the split core and is an insulator, a partition between the outer teeth and the inner teeth, and a connecting unit that is formed at both ends of the partition and connects between the split cores adjacent to each other,
wherein the first coil to which the first drive signal is applied is wound on the outer teeth and the second coil to which the second drive signal different from the first drive signal is applied is wound on the inner teeth, and
wherein the connecting unit comprises: a coupling protrusion that is formed on one side of the partition; and a coupling recess that is formed on the other side of the partition and that is fitted with the coupling protrusion.

2. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the outer rotor comprises:
a first rotor support spline-coupled to the pulsator rotating shaft;
a first annular back yoke which is fixed to the first rotor support; and
a first magnet that is mounted on the first annular back yoke and that is arranged to face an outer surface of the double stator while leaving a certain gap from the outer surface of the double stator.

3. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the inner rotor comprises:
a second rotor support spline-coupled to the dehydrating tub rotating shaft;
a second back yoke which is fixed to the second rotor support; and
a second magnet that is mounted on the second back yoke and that is arranged to face an inner surface of the double stator while leaving a certain gap from the inner surface of the double stator.

4. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the double stator further comprises: a lower fixing plate to which a lower surface of the plurality of split core assemblies are fastened in a circumferential direction; and an upper fixing plate that is fastened on an upper surface of the plurality of split core assemblies in the circumferential direction.

5. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 4 , wherein the coupling protrusions includes a first coupling protrusion and a second coupling protrusion, and the coupling recess includes a first coupling recess and a second coupling recess, and wherein the first coupling recess that is inserted into the first coupling protrusion formed on a lower fixing plate is formed on the lower surface of the bobbin, and the second coupling recess that is inserted into the second coupling protrusion formed on an upper fixing plate is formed on the upper surface of the bobbin.

6. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the connecting unit is connected by making two partitions of the split cores disposed adjacent to each other butt and then caulking by using a caulking member.

7. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first coil is successively wound around the outer teeth of the plurality of the split core assemblies.

8. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second coil is successively wound around the inner teeth of the plurality of the split core assemblies.

9. A motor for a washing machine, the motor comprising:
an inner rotor connected to a dehydrating tub rotating shaft;
an outer rotor connected to a pulsator rotating shaft; and
a double stator arranged to leave a gap between the inner rotor and the outer rotor, the double stator having a first coil which interacts with the outer rotor, to thereby form a first magnetic circuit and a second coil which interacts with the inner rotor, to thereby form a second magnetic circuit,
wherein a first drive signal is applied to the first coil and a second drive signal different from the first drive signal is applied to the second coil,
wherein the double stator comprises a plurality of split core assemblies,
wherein the split core assemblies comprises: a split core on one side of which an outer teeth are formed and on the other opposite side of which an inner teeth are formed; a bobbin that surrounds an outer surface of the split core and is an insulator, a partition between the outer teeth and the inner teeth, and a connecting unit that is formed at both ends of the partition and connects between the split cores adjacent to each other,
wherein the first coil to which the first drive signal is applied is wound on the outer teeth and the second coil to which the second drive signal different from the first drive signal is applied is wound on the inner teeth, and
wherein the connecting unit comprises: pin recesses that are formed at both ends of the partition and a pin member that is fitted between the pin recesses of two split cores that are disposed adjacent to each other.

10. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 9 , wherein the outer rotor comprises:
a first rotor support spline-coupled to the pulsator rotating shaft;
a first annular back yoke which is fixed to the first rotor support; and
a first magnet that is mounted on the first annular back yoke and that is arranged to face an outer surface of the double stator while leaving a certain gap from the outer surface of the double stator.

11. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 9 , wherein the inner rotor comprises:
a second rotor support spline-coupled to the dehydrating tub rotating shaft;
a second back yoke which is fixed to the second rotor support; and
a second magnet that is mounted on the second back yoke and that is arranged to face an inner surface of the double stator while leaving a certain gap from the inner surface of the double stator.

12. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 9 , wherein the double stator further comprises: a lower fixing plate to which a lower surface of the plurality of split core assemblies are fastened in a circumferential direction; and an upper fixing plate that is fastened on an upper surface of the plurality of split core assemblies in the circumferential direction.

13. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 9 , wherein the connecting unit is connected by making two partitions of the split cores disposed adjacent to each other butt and then caulking by using a caulking member.

14. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 9 , wherein the first coil is successively wound around the outer teeth of the plurality of the split core assemblies.

15. The motor for a washing machine as recited in claim 9 , wherein the second coil is successively wound around the inner teeth of the plurality of the split core assemblies.

16. A motor for a washing machine, the motor comprising:
an inner rotor connected to a dehydrating tub rotating shaft;
an outer rotor connected to a pulsator

Assignees

• Amotech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Byung Soo
• Lee se ki

Classifications

• H02K15/043

  winding flat conductive wires or sheets · CPC title

• H02K15/0435

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02K21/12

  with stationary armatures and rotating magnets · CPC title

• H02K1/18

  Means for mounting or fastening magnetic stationary parts on to, or to, the stator structures · CPC title

• D06F37/304 Primary

  Arrangements or adaptations of electric motors · CPC title