Motor, pump, and method for manufacturing motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9973060-B2
Application number	US-201214652997-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2012
Priority date	Dec 28, 2012
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

The motor includes a molded stator; a cooling fan that is assembled to an end part of a shaft projecting from one end face of the molded stator; a fan cover that covers the cooling fan; a capacitor assembly box that is provided on the molded stator; and a foot plate that is provided on the molded stator. On an end face of the molded stator in an axial direction, a plurality of holes, each protruding from the end face, are formed; and a plurality of projections, each formed in positions opposite to a hole and press-fitted into its respective hole, are formed in the fan cover.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor comprising:
a molded stator including
a rotor that is rotatably provided therein and
a stator formed by molding with a thermoset resin;

a cooling fan assembled to the molded stator;
a fan cover covering the cooling fan; and
a fixing structure, wherein
the fixing structure includes a combination of
a plurality of cylindrical bodies that are provided at the stator and that have holes therein parallel to an axial direction of the rotor, the holes opposing the fan cover and
a plurality of insertion members that are provided at the fan cover, the insertion members opposing an end face of the molded stator and being inserted into the holes provided at the cylindrical bodies, and

the fixing structure fixes the fan cover to the molded stator, and

each of the insertion members
is formed on the fan cover at a position opposite to the respective holes of the cylindrical bodies and
is a projection to be press-fitted into the respective holes of the cylindrical bodies.

2. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
in the stator, an end-face insulating plate is formed on both end faces in the axial direction thereof, and
cylindrical bodies are formed on the end-face insulating plate.

3. The motor according to claim 1 , further comprising
a foot plate; and
a foot-plate attachment unit provided at the molded stator,
the foot-plate attachment unit attaches the foot plate to the molded stator for installation of the motor, and
a plurality of pilot holes for screw fastening are formed in the foot-plate attachment unit so as to protrude from an outer periphery face of the molded stator.

4. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
the molded stator includes a foot-plate attachment component that is constituted by connecting a plurality of screw fastening parts including pilot holes for screw fastening to a thin plate part, and
the pilot holes are provided so as to protrude from an outer periphery face of the molded stator.

5. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein
a capacitor-assembly-box attachment unit, formed in the molded stator, attaches a capacitor assembly box which incorporates the capacitor therein, and
in the capacitor-assembly-box attachment unit, in addition to a plurality of pilot holes for screw fastening that are formed so as to protrude from an outer periphery face of the molded stator, a lead-wire outlet part is formed.

6. A pump having the motor according to claim 1 incorporated therein.

7. A method for manufacturing a motor comprising:
manufacturing a thermoset resin molded stator including a plurality of cylindrical bodies by mold-forming the stator;
assembling a rotor assembly, a bracket, a foot plate, and a capacitor assembly box to the molded stator;
providing a fan cover that opposes an end face of the molded stator in an axial direction, and that includes a plurality of insertion members formed on the fan cover configured for insertion into the cylindrical bodies of the molded stator to fix the fan cover to the molded stator, and
assembling the fan cover to the molded stator by inserting the insertion members in a press-fitted manner into the cylindrical bodies.

8. A method for manufacturing a motor comprising:
manufacturing a molded stator, which includes an end face with a plurality of axially oriented projections, by mold-forming the stator;
assembling a rotor assembly, a bracket, a foot plate, and a capacitor assembly box to the molded stator;
providing a fan cover that opposes the end face of the molded stator in an axial direction, and that includes a plurality of holes configured to receive the projections of the molded stator when the projections are inserted into the holes; and
assembling the fan cover to the molded stator by heat-molding each of the projections into the respective holes.

Assignees

• Aso Hiroki
• Kawakubo Mamoru
• Yamamoto Mineo
• Ishii Hiroyuki
• Oya Junichiro
• Urabe Yuto
• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Aso Hiroki
• Kawakubo Mamoru
• Yamamoto Mineo
• Ishii Hiroyuki
• Oya Junichiro
• Urabe Yuto

Classifications

• H02K11/0094

  Structural association with other electrical or electronic devices · CPC title

• F04D29/703

  specially for fans, e.g. fan guards · CPC title

• F04D19/002

  Axial flow fans · CPC title

• Y10T29/49014

  Superconductor · CPC title

• F04D29/626

  Mounting or removal of fans · CPC title