Electric oil pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9683567-B2
Application number	US-201514773548-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2015
Priority date	Mar 4, 2014
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

A drive rotation shaft is rotatably supported by a first slide bearing between a rotor part and a pump rotor, and is rotatably supported by a second slide bearing on its distal end side of a pump rotor fixing part of the drive rotation shaft. Working oil is supplied to the first slide bearing and the second slide bearing. According to this configuration, since the distal end side of the drive rotation part is rotatably supported by the second slide bearing, inclination of the drive rotation shaft is restricted by an inner peripheral surface of the second slide bearing, thereby suppressing occurrence of noise.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electric oil pump comprising:
a pump section including a pump rotor and an outer rotor, wherein the pump rotor and the outer rotor are housed in a pump housing part formed in a housing;
an electric motor section including a rotor part and a stator part, wherein the rotor part includes a permanent magnet, and wherein the stator part includes an iron core and a winding;
a drive rotation shaft coupling the pump rotor and the rotor part to each other;
a first bearing part including a slide bearing supporting rotatably the drive rotation shaft between the pump rotor and the rotor part;
a first working oil introduction passage configured to supply working oil to the first bearing part; and
a pump cover fixed to the housing so as to cover the pump section, and including a discharge port and a suction port in communication with the pump section; wherein
the pump cover is formed with a second bearing part including a slide bearing supporting rotatably a distal end portion of the drive rotation shaft;
the distal end portion is on a distal side of a portion of the drive rotation shaft to which the pump rotor is fixed; and
a second working oil introduction passage is formed to supply working oil to the second bearing part; wherein
contact between the distal end portion of the drive rotation shaft and an inner peripheral surface of a land portion forming the second bearing part restricts inclination of the drive rotation shaft.

2. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the first bearing part includes an inner peripheral surface formed with an oil groove connected to the first working oil introduction passage; and
the inner peripheral surface of the second bearing part is formed with an oil groove connected to the second working oil introduction passage.

3. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
the first working oil introduction passage is configured to be supplied with working oil from the discharge port; and
the second working oil introduction passage is configured to be supplied with working oil from the suction port.

4. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the second bearing part is in a form of a circular recess; and
the distal end portion of the drive rotation shaft is accommodated in the circular recess.

5. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second bearing part has an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the drive rotation shaft and less than an inner diameter of the first bearing part.

6. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a positioning mechanism is provided between the pump cover and the housing so as to position the first bearing part and the second bearing part with respect to each other.

7. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 6 , wherein:
the positioning mechanism includes a positioning projecting portion and a positioning hole;
the positioning projecting portion is formed as a circular projection in a surface of the pump cover in contact with the housing; and
the positioning hole is formed as a circular hole in the pump housing part of the housing on which the positioning projecting portion abuts.

8. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 6 , wherein:
the positioning mechanism includes a first configuration or a second configuration;
the first configuration includes a positioning pin and a positioning hole;
the positioning pin of the first configuration is planted in a surface of the pump cover in contact with the housing, and is inserted in the positioning hole of the first configuration;
the positioning hole of the first configuration is formed in a surface of the housing in contact with the pump cover;
the second configuration includes a positioning pin and a positioning hole;
the positioning pin of the second configuration is planted in a surface of the housing in contact with the pump cover, and is inserted in the positioning hole of the second configuration; and
the positioning hole of the second configuration is formed in a surface of the pump cover in contact with the housing.

9. An electric oil pump comprising:
a pump section including a pump rotor and an outer rotor, wherein the pump rotor and the outer rotor are housed in a pump housing part formed in a housing;
an electric motor section including a rotor part and a stator part, wherein the rotor part includes a permanent magnet, and wherein the stator part includes an iron core and a winding;
a drive rotation shaft coupling the pump rotor and the rotor part to each other;
a first bearing part including a slide bearing supporting rotatably the drive rotation shaft between the pump rotor and the rotor part;
a first working oil introduction passage configured to supply working oil to the first bearing part; and
a pump cover fixed to the housing so as to cover the pump section, and including a discharge port and a suction port in communication with the pump section; wherein
the pump cover is formed with a second bearing part including a slide bearing supporting rotatably a distal end portion of the drive rotation shaft;
the distal end portion is on a distal side of a portion of the drive rotation shaft to which the pump rotor is fixed; and
a second working oil introduction passage is formed to supply working oil to the second bearing part; wherein
the second bearing part includes an inner peripheral surface formed with an oil groove connected to the second working oil introduction passage; and
contact between the distal end portion of the drive rotation shaft and an inner peripheral surface of a land portion forming the second bearing part restricts inclination of the drive rotation shaft.

10. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 9 , in which the first bearing part includes an inner peripheral surface formed with an oil groove connected to the first working oil introduction passage.

11. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 10 , in which the first working oil introduction passage is configured to be supplied with working oil from the discharge port, and the second working oil introduction passage is configured to be supplied with working oil from the suction port.

12. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 9 , in which the second bearing part is in a form of a circular recess, and the distal end portion of the drive rotation shaft is accommodated in the circular recess.

13. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 9 , in which the second bearing part has an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the drive rotation shaft and less than an inner diameter of the first bearing part.

14. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 9 , in which a positioning mechanism is provided between the pump cover and the housing so as to position the first bearing part and the second bearing part with respect to each other.

15. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 14 , in which the positioning mechanism includes a positioning projecting portion and a positioning hole, the positioning projecting portion is formed as a circular projection in a surface of the pump cover in contact with the housing, and the positioning hole is formed as a circular hole in the pump housing part of the housing on which the positioning projecting portion abuts.

16. The electric oil pump as claimed in claim 14 , in which the positioning mechanism includes a first configuration or a second configuration, the first configuration includes a positioning pin and a positioning hole, the positioning pin of the first configuration is planted in a surface of the pump cover

Assignees

• Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd

Inventors

• Chikaoka Takayuki

Classifications

• F01M2001/0238

  Rotary pumps · CPC title

• F04C11/008

  Enclosed motor pump units · CPC title

• F04C2/102 Primary

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

• F04C15/008

  Prime movers · CPC title

• F01M2001/0215

  Electrical pumps · CPC title