Mechanically and electrically integrated module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9337706-B2
Application number	US-201214240619-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 10, 2012
Priority date	Sep 20, 2011
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

An inverter apparatus is incorporated integrally into a non-load-side of a motor such that an inverter cooler is interposed, and a non-load-side end frame of the motor includes: a flat base portion; a cylindrical non-load-side bearing portion that is disposed so as to protrude axially from near a center of a front surface of the base portion that faces a rotor, and that houses and holds a non-load-side bearing into which a non-load-side end portion of a rotating shaft of the rotor is mounted; and an annular first flange portion that is disposed so as to protrude axially from an outer circumferential edge portion of the front surface of the base portion so as to contact a non-load-side end surface of a cylindrical portion and a cylindrical member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mechanically and electrically integrated module comprising:
a rotary electric machine that comprises:
a housing that comprises:
a cylindrical circumferential wall portion; and
a load-side end frame and a non-load-side end frame that are disposed on two axial ends of said circumferential wall portion;

a stator that comprises:
an annular stator core; and
a stator coil that is wound onto said stator core,
said stator being held by said housing such that said stator core is housed in said circumferential wall portion in an internally fitted state; and

a rotor that is rotatably supported by said load-side end frame and said non-load-side end frame so as to be disposed on an inner circumferential side of said stator; and

an inverter apparatus that converts direct-current power into alternating-current power, said inverter apparatus being incorporated integrally into a non-load-side of said rotary electric machine such that an inverter cooler is interposed,

wherein:
said non-load-side end frame comprises:
a flat base portion;
a cylindrical non-load-side bearing portion that is disposed so as to protrude axially from near a center of a front surface of said base portion that faces said rotor, and that houses and holds a non-load-side bearing into which a non-load-side end portion of a rotating shaft of said rotor is mounted; and
an annular first flange portion that is disposed so as to protrude axially from an outer circumferential edge portion of said front surface of said base portion so as to contact a non-load-side end surface of said circumferential wall portion; and

at least one of said non-load-side bearing portion and said first flange portion is disposed such that an axial position thereof overlaps with said stator coil so as to be in a state of non-contact with said stator coil.

2. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 1 , wherein said non-load-side end frame comprises one or more non-load-side ribs that are disposed circumferentially on said front surface of said base portion between said non-load-side bearing portion and said first flange portion such that each is disposed so as to extend radially at a predetermined projecting height.

3. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 2 , wherein said non-load-side ribs are disposed such that an axial position thereof overlaps with said stator coil so as to be in a state of non-contact with said stator coil.

4. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 3 , wherein:
said stator coil is constituted by a plurality of concentrated winding coils that are wound onto respective teeth of said stator core; and
each of said non-load-side ribs extends radially so as to pass between circumferentially adjacent concentrated winding coils.

5. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 3 , wherein said non-load-side ribs are constituted by:
inner circumferential ribs that are positioned between said non-load-side bearing portion and said stator coil; and
outer circumferential ribs that are positioned between said stator coil and said first flange portion.

6. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 1 , wherein said inverter cooler comprises:
a cooling frame that is mounted onto said non-load-side end frame such that an inverter mounting surface faces axially outward, said cooling frame functioning together with said non-load-side end frame to form an inverter cooling chamber; and
a plurality of flow channel ribs that are disposed radially so as to extend circumferentially to divide said inverter cooling chamber in a radial direction to form an inverter refrigerant passage inside said inverter cooling chamber.

7. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 6 , wherein said non-load-side end frame comprises an annular second flange portion that is disposed so as to protrude axially from an outer circumferential edge portion of a rear surface of said base portion to constitute an outer circumferential wall of said inverter cooling chamber.

8. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 7 , wherein said non-load-side end frame comprises an annular third flange portion that is disposed so as to protrude axially from an inner circumferential portion of said rear surface of said base portion to constitute an inner circumferential wall of said inverter cooling chamber.

9. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 7 , wherein:
said plurality of flow channel ribs are each formed on a surface of said cooling frame that faces said rear surface of said base portion;
at least one flow channel rib of said plurality of flow channel ribs is formed so as to have a projecting height that is lower than a distance between said rear surface of said base portion and said surface of said cooling frame that faces said base portion;
remaining flow channel ribs are formed so as to have a projecting height that contacts said rear surface of said base portion; and
a reinforcing rib is disposed on said rear surface of said base portion so as to extend circumferentially so as to face said flow channel rib that has said lower projecting height to close a gap between said rear surface of said base portion and said flow channel rib that has said lower projecting height.

10. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 9 , wherein said reinforcing rib is formed so as to be thicker than said flow channel rib that has said lower projecting height and faces said reinforcing rib.

11. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 9 , wherein said reinforcing rib is formed so as to have a tapered shape in which a thickness thereof becomes gradually thinner toward said facing flow channel rib that has said lower projecting height, and a thickness of a projecting end portion thereof is equal to a thickness of said facing flow channel rib that has said lower projecting height.

12. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 7 , said plurality of flow channel ribs are each formed on said rear surface of said base portion.

13. The mechanically and electrically integrated module according to claim 6 , further comprising a rotary electric machine refrigerant passage that is formed in an internal portion of said circumferential wall portion,
a communicating passage being formed on said base portion and said first flange portion so as to communicate between said inverter refrigerant passage and said rotary electric machine refrigerant passage.

Assignees

• Miyama Yoshihiro
• Morita Masao
• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Miyama Yoshihiro
• Morita Masao

Classifications

• H02K5/20

  with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium · CPC title

• H02K11/33 Primary

  Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics (H02K11/38 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02K11/0073

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02M7/003

  Constructional details, e.g. physical layout, assembly, wiring or busbar connections · CPC title

• H02K9/22 Primary

  by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges · CPC title