Motor of a ceiling fan

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9841029-B2
Application number	US-201414489574-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2014
Priority date	Dec 24, 2013
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

A motor of a ceiling fan includes a shaft, a bearing sleeve, a limiting member, a stator and a rotor. The shaft has a first shoulder and a second shoulder. The bearing sleeve receives a first bearing and a second bearing for supporting the shaft and has an inner flange, with the inner flange and the first shoulder jointly clamping and positioning the first bearing. The limiting member and the second shoulder jointly clamp and position the second bearing. The stator is arranged around the shaft. The rotor couples with the bearing sleeve.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor of the ceiling fan comprising:
a shaft having a first shoulder and a second shoulder;
a bearing sleeve receiving a first bearing and a second bearing for supporting the shaft, with the bearing sleeve having an inner flange, with the inner flange and the first shoulder jointly clamping and positioning the first bearing;
a limiting member, with the limiting member and the second shoulder jointly clamping and positioning the second bearing;
a stator arranged around the shaft; and
a rotor coupling with the bearing sleeve,
wherein the shaft has a thick section to form the first and second shoulders at two opposite ends thereof, wherein each of the first and second shoulders has an abutting surface, and wherein the abutting surfaces of the first and second shoulders face away from each other.

2. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first bearing has an outer ring and an inner ring, wherein the second bearing also has an outer ring and an inner ring, wherein the bearing sleeve abuts against outer peripheries of the outer rings, and wherein the shaft extends through and couples with the inner rings.

3. A motor of the ceiling fan, comprising:
a shaft having a first shoulder and a second shoulder;
a bearing sleeve receiving a first bearing and a second bearing for supporting the shaft, with the bearing sleeve having an inner flange, with the inner flange and the first shoulder jointly clamping and positioning the first bearing;
a limiting member, with the limiting member and the second shoulder jointly clamping and positioning the second bearing;
a stator arranged around the shaft; and
a rotor coupling with the bearing sleeve,
wherein the first bearing has an outer ring and an inner ring, wherein the second bearing also has an outer ring and an inner ring, wherein the bearing sleeve abuts against outer peripheries of the outer rings, and wherein the shaft extends through and couples with the inner rings,
wherein the bearing sleeve has an annular wall, a first opening and a second opening, wherein the annular wall defines a receiving space inside to receive the first and second bearings, wherein the first and second openings are at two axial ends of the bearing sleeve and communicate with the receiving space, and wherein the inner flange is formed in one of the two axial ends having the first opening and extends toward the shaft from the annular wall.

4. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the bearing sleeve has an inner groove adjacent to and spaced from the second opening, and the limiting member is partially inserted in the inner groove.

5. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the limiting member abuts against the outer ring of the second bearing.

6. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the limiting member is connected to another one of the two axial ends of the bearing sleeve and abuts against the outer ring of the second bearing, and wherein the other one of the two axial ends of the bearing sleeve has the second opening.

7. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the inner flange abuts against the outer ring of the first bearing.

8. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a buffering member is arranged between the inner flange and the outer ring of the first bearing and includes two ends respectively abutting against the inner flange and the first bearing.

9. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the stator firmly mounts on the shaft, and wherein the rotor firmly mounts on an outer periphery of the annular wall of the bearing sleeve.

10. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a resilient member is arranged between the second bearing and the second shoulder and includes two ends respectively abutting against the inner ring of the second bearing and the second shoulder.

11. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the resilient member is a spring.

12. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the inner rings of the first and second bearings couple with the shaft other than by press fitting.

13. A motor of the ceiling fan, comprising:
a shaft having a first shoulder and a second shoulder;
a bearing sleeve receiving a first bearing and a second bearing for supporting the shaft, with the bearing sleeve having an inner flange, with the inner flange and the first shoulder jointly clamping and positioning the first bearing;
a limiting member, with the limiting member and the second shoulder jointly clamping and positioning the second bearing;
a stator arranged around the shaft; and
a rotor coupling with the bearing sleeve,
wherein the first bearing has an outer ring and an inner ring, the second bearing also has an outer ring and an inner ring, the bearing sleeve abuts against outer peripheries of the outer rings, and the shaft extends through and couples with the inner rings,
wherein a resilient member is arranged between the first bearing and the first shoulder and includes two ends respectively abutting against the inner ring of the first bearing and the first shoulder.

14. The motor of the ceiling fan as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the resilient member is a spring.

Assignees

• Sunonwealth Electric Machine Ind Co Ltd
• Sunonwealth Electric Machine Ind Co Inc

Inventors

• Yin Tso-Kuo
• Shan Duo-Nian

Classifications

• H02K5/165

  radially supporting the rotor around a fixed spindle; radially supporting the rotor directly (H02K5/167, H02K5/173 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02K7/085

  radially supporting the rotary shaft at only one end of the rotor (H02K7/086, H02K7/09 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02K5/1737

  radially supporting the rotor around a fixed spindle; radially supporting the rotor directly · CPC title

• F04D25/062

  Details of the bearings · CPC title

• F04D25/088 Primary

  Ceiling fans · CPC title