Electric pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9624929-B2
Application number	US-201314132033-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2013
Priority date	Dec 21, 2012
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

An electric pump includes a housing and a motor unit having a stator disposed in the housing. A rotor is rotatably disposed on the stator and a rotating shaft is inserted in and passing through the rotor. A pump comprises an inner rotor coupled to one end of the rotating shaft and an outer rotor, and the pump has an inserting recess for receiving the pump.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric pump, comprising:
a housing;
a motor including a stator disposed in the housing, a rotor disposed in the stator and a rotating shaft passing through the rotor;
a pump comprising an inner rotor coupled to one end of the rotating shaft and an outer rotor;
a first bearing supporting rotation of the rotating shaft;
a sealing member disposed between the first bearing and the motor; and
a second bearing supporting the rotation of the rotating shaft,
wherein the housing comprises an inserting recess formed on one side thereof for receiving the pump and a recess portion formed on the other side thereof for receiving the motor unit,
wherein a bottom surface of the inserting recess is disposed between the inserting recess and the recess portion and comprises a through hole in which the rotating shaft passes through therein,
wherein the through hole includes a first hole having a first diameter, a second hole having a second diameter, and a third hole having a third diameter, wherein the second hole is connected to the first and third holes, wherein the second diameter is smaller than the first diameter, and the second diameter is larger than the third diameter,
wherein the sealing member is disposed in the first hole and the first bearing is disposed in the second hole, wherein the third hole includes a gap disposed between an inner circumstance of the third hole and the rotating shaft,
wherein the first bearing is disposed at one side of the rotor, and the second bearing is disposed at the other side of the rotor.

2. The electric pump of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a main channel formed on the bottom surface of the inserting recess, the main channel is connected to a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet formed on an outside of the housing, and fluid is pumped to the main channel.

3. The electric pump of claim 2 , wherein the housing comprises an inlet channel connecting the fluid inlet to the main channel and an outlet channel connecting the fluid outlet to the main channel.

4. The electric pump of claim 3 , wherein the main channel comprises a first main channel connected to the inlet channel and a second main channel connected to the outlet channel.

5. The electric pump of claim 1 , wherein the sealing member has an outer diameter equal to or larger than that of the first bearing.

6. The electric pump of claim 1 , wherein the first bearing has an outer diameter smaller than that of the motor.

7. The electric pump of claim 1 , further comprising a first cover coupled to one side surface of the housing to seal the pump.

8. The electric pump of claim 7 , further comprising a second cover coupled to the other side surface of the housing to seal the motor.

9. The electric pump of claim 8 , further comprising a sensing unit disposed on the other end of the rotating shaft, wherein the sensing unit is sealed in the housing by the second cover.

10. The electric pump of claim 8 , further comprising an inverter and a circuit board disposed in the second cover.

11. The electric pump of claim 10 , wherein a circuit board is directly connected to a terminal of the motor.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Chanseok

Classifications

• F04C2/102

  the two members rotating simultaneously around their respective axes · CPC title

• F04C2/10

  of internal-axis type with the outer member having more teeth or tooth-equivalents, e.g. rollers, than the inner member · CPC title

• F04C27/006

  Elements specially adapted for sealing of the lateral faces of intermeshing-engagement type pumps, e.g. gear pumps · CPC title

• F04C15/06

  Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet · CPC title

• F04C15/0038

  Shaft sealings specially adapted for rotary-piston machines or pumps · CPC title