Permanent magnet and manufacturing method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9928956-B2
Application number	US-201313928990-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2013
Priority date	Jul 9, 2012
Publication date	Mar 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 27, 2018

Abstract

In permanent magnets formed by division, a cut-out part is provided in a straight line in the matrix of the permanent magnets, a metal increasing the coercive force the permanent magnet matrix is diffused into the interior of the matrix from a surface that includes the surface of the cut-out part of the permanent magnet matrix, and the permanent magnet matrix is divided into multiple permanent magnet parts along the straight cut-out part to form the permanent magnets. An Nd—Fe—B sintered magnet may be used as the permanent magnet matrix, and dysprosium (Dy) may be used as the metal increasing the coercive force of the permanent magnet. Multiple indentations disposed in a straight line may be used as the cut-out parts, or a straight groove may also be used.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A permanent magnet formed by diffusing a metal that increases a coercive force of the permanent magnet into an interior of a matrix and dividing the matrix into multiple permanent magnets, the permanent magnet comprising:
a cut-out part or cut-out parts for diffusing the metal that increases the coercive force in the interior of the matrix, with the matrix being divided into multiple permanent magnets at the cut-out part or cut-out parts, and
the metal increasing the coercive force is diffused on division surfaces of the permanent magnet,
wherein a cut-out depth of the cut-out part or cut-out parts is equal to or greater than the {(width (W) of the permanent magnet along the division direction in the matrix/2−(a diffusion depth of the metal that increases the coercive force of the permanent magnet)}.

2. The permanent magnet according to claim 1 , wherein the cut-out parts are multiple indentations disposed in a straight line before the matrix is divided into multiple permanent magnets.

3. The permanent magnet according to claim 1 , wherein the cut-out part or cut-out parts is a straight groove before the matrix is divided into multiple permanent magnets.

4. The permanent magnet according to claim 1 , wherein the matrix of the permanent magnet is divided into two permanent magnets, and the two permanent magnets are a pair of permanent magnets forming one of multiple field systems of a rotating electrical machine.

5. The permanent magnet according to claim 1 , wherein the metal increasing the coercive force is diffused on all surfaces, including the division surfaces of the permanent magnet.

6. A method of manufacturing the permanent magnet according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
providing a cut-out part or cut-out parts in a straight line in the matrix of the permanent magnet;
diffusing a metal that increases a coercive force of the permanent magnet into the interior of the matrix from a surface that includes the surface of the cut-out part or cut-out parts of the matrix; and
dividing the permanent magnet matrix into multiple permanent magnets at the cut-out part or cut-out parts, wherein
the metal improving the coercive force is diffused on division surfaces of the permanent magnet.

Assignees

• Kitahara Makoto
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kitahara Makoto

Classifications

• H01F7/02

  Permanent magnets {[PM]} · CPC title

• H01F41/0253

  for manufacturing permanent magnets · CPC title

• H01F1/0577

  sintered · CPC title

• H01F41/0293 Primary

  diffusion of rare earth elements, e.g. Tb, Dy or Ho, into permanent magnets · CPC title