Step actuator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9625016-B2
Application number	US-201414204699-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2014
Priority date	Jul 28, 2008
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed is a step actuator. The step actuator includes a housing; a stator installed in the housing; a rotor positioned radially inward from the stator, the rotor rotating and protruding from one side of the housing; a bearing installed at one side of the housing so as to be coupled with the rotor; a bearing cover coupled with one side of the housing to restrain movement of the bearing; a screw member coupled with the rotor to linearly move according to rotation of the rotor; and a mounting member coupled to the bearing cover to support the screw member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A step actuator comprising:
a housing structure including a first housing and a second housing;
a stator installed in the housing structure, wherein the stator includes a first bobbin, a second bobbin, a first yoke having a first tooth, and a second yoke having a second tooth installed between the first housing and the second housing;
a rotor positioned radially inward from the stator, the rotor rotating and protruding from one side of the housing structure;
a bearing installed at one side of the second housing;
a bearing cover coupled with one side of the housing structure, wherein the bearing cover supports the bearing;
a screw member coupled with the rotor; and
a mounting member coupled to the bearing cover,
wherein the first housing includes a third tooth protruding toward the second housing so as to be disposed between the first bobbin and a magnet by passing through a slit of the first bobbin,
wherein the second housing includes a fourth tooth protruding toward the first housing so as to be disposed between the second bobbin and the magnet;
wherein the bearing cover includes a coupling rim having a ring shape and coupled to one side of the housing structure, a coupling pipe extending from the coupling rim, and a locking rim protruding radially inward from an end of the coupling pipe to make contact with an outer race of the bearing; and
wherein the bearing cover comprises a coupling section protruding radially inward from the coupling rim to make contact with the outer race of the bearing.

2. The step actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the screw member linearly moves in a first direction and a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.

3. The step actuator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein movement of the bearing is restrained in the first direction by the one side of the housing structure.

4. The step actuator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein movement of the bearing is restrained in the second direction by the bearing cover.

5. The step actuator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the bearing cover makes contact with the bearing from the second direction and a radially outward direction.

6. The step actuator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the one side of the housing structure is fixed to the bearing cover through a spot welding or a laser welding.

7. The step actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mounting member restrains rotation of the screw member.

8. The step actuator as claimed in claim 7 , wherein one side of the screw member has a D-shape section, and the mounting member is formed with a D-shape perforation hole.

9. The step actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an inner peripheral surface of the coupling pipe makes contact with the outer race of the bearing.

10. The step actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first bobbin comprises a first coil and a first terminal section electrically connected to the first coil.

11. The step actuator as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first housing comprises a first cutting section formed therein by cutting a predetermined portion of a first rim section.

12. The step actuator as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first terminal section protrudes outward through an opening defined by the first rim section.

13. The step actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second bobbin comprises a second coil and a second terminal section electrically connected to the second coil.

14. A step actuator comprising:
a housing;
a stator installed in the housing;
a rotor positioned radially inward from the stator, the rotor rotating and protruding from one side of the housing, wherein the rotor includes a magnet installed within the stator to rotate while interacting with the stator and a nut member coupled to the magnet, wherein a spline is provided at an outer peripheral surface of the nut member, wherein the spline extends in an axial direction and coupled with an spline hole formed in the magnet;
a bearing installed at one side of the housing;
a bearing cover coupled with one side of the housing, wherein the bearing cover supports the bearing;
a screw member coupled with the nut member to linearly move in a first direction and a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, according to rotation of the rotor; and
a mounting member detachably coupled to the bearing cover;
wherein the bearing cover includes a coupling rim having a ring shape and coupled to one side of the housing structure, a coupling pipe extending from the coupling rim, and a locking rim protruding radially inward from an end of the coupling pipe to make contact with an outer race of the bearing; and
wherein the bearing cover comprises a coupling section protruding radially inward from the coupling rim to make contact with the outer race of the bearing.

15. The step actuator as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the mounting member includes a receptacle pipe installed in the coupling pipe and a protrusion extending from the receptacle pipe in the second direction to support the screw member.

16. The step actuator as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the bearing cover includes a support member extending from an outer peripheral portion of the coupling rim in the second direction and a first contact member extending radially outward from the support member, and the mounting member includes an extension rim extending radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of the receptacle pipe, a locking member extending from the extension rim in the first direction, and a second contact member extending radially inward from an end of the locking member.

17. The step actuator as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the second contact member restrains movement of the first contact member in the first direction.

18. The step actuator as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the first contact member is formed with an embossing.

19. The step actuator as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the bearing cover includes a stopper protrusion extending radially outward from the support member, and the locking member and the stopper protrusion are arranged in a same circumferential surface.

20. The step actuator as claimed in claim 19 , further comprising a locking protrusion extending from the extension rim in a form of a cantilever and having elasticity, wherein the locking protrusion is spaced apart from the locking member to restrain movement of the stopper protrusion in a circumferential direction.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Hong Kon

Classifications

• F16H2025/2031

  Actuator casings · CPC title

• Y10T74/18664

  Shaft moves through rotary drive means · CPC title

• H02K37/12

  with stationary armatures and rotating magnets · CPC title

• F16C35/042

  Housings for rolling element bearings for rotary movement · CPC title

• Y10T74/18576

  including screw and nut · CPC title