The application is that the application number of submission on August 29th, 2006 is 11/467,986 part continuation application.
Embodiment
With reference to Fig. 1-2, the motor of one embodiment of the invention is generally with 11 expressions.Motor comprises that generally one has the stator 12 of winding 13 and stator core (totally with 14 expressions), and stator core then comprises lamination 14a.Totally be coupled with stator magnet and have rotor core 16 and armature spindle 17 with the rotors of 15 expressions.Motor also comprises the end cap 19 that is fixed on the stator core 14.Motor 11 is suitable for use as the drier motor.When being applied to drier, an end of axle has a fluting belt pulley 21 that is used to install the belt (not shown), and this belt is used to make the rotation of drier tube.Can be susceptible to a lot of other application of motor within the scope of the invention.
With reference to Fig. 2-3, first push system 25 is installed on armature spindle 17.First push system 25 comprises that one is installed in one of them end cap 19 and is received in sleeve bearing 27 on the armature spindle 17.End cap 19 have with the contacted rib 29 of the outer peripheral face 27a of bearing (being called " supporting piston ring land " sometimes), with the contacted maintenance boom 31 of inner surface 27b of bearing, thereby bearing is clamped between described rib and the arm.Rib 29 and arm 31 together remain on bearing 27 in the end cap 19.Should be pointed out that terminology used here " interior ", " outward " all are for the ease of the description of the drawings, and scope of the present invention is not formed restriction.End cap 19 suitably is the metal casting of aluminium matter for example, but also can be molded plastic parts etc.Retainer is made discretely with this foundry goods alternatively.
On the relative both sides that the inside and outside packing ring 35a of push system 25,35b are arranged on bearing 27.In the present embodiment, described packing ring is the steel washer that approaches, for example the hardened steel packing ring.
Outwards be provided with a distance piece 37 from outer washer 35b.In the present embodiment, described distance piece is made by nylon and thick about 0.125 inch.The internal diameter size design of this distance piece becomes on axle 17 to slide, the external diameter size design becomes greater than outer washer 35b, thereby when bearing for example under to the effect of the impact of axle or other inside power with respect in axially when mobile, the inner surface of distance piece can abut on the rib 29 of end cap, thereby by end cap 19 rather than by bearing 27 " counteracting " or transmit described power.
Outwards be provided with O type circle 41 outside (broadly, locator or circle) from distance piece 37.O type circle 41 is placed in the location notch 43 (Fig. 3 A) that is integrally formed on the axle 17.O type circle suitably by elastomeric material for example rubber etc. make.Thereby the overall diameter of the axle that the internal diameter size design of O type circle becomes to be significantly less than can be housed inside in the groove 43.The cross section of O type circle can not be circular.
With reference to Fig. 3, the groove 43 of present embodiment apart is formed in this axle with the outer end of axle 17 45 accurate distance.Then, push system 25 is accurately located with respect to groove (with O type circle), and is as mentioned below.Perhaps, groove 43 can be formed in the axle and not consider distance with this end of 17, and push system can accurately be located with respect to groove simply, and needn't be simultaneously with respect to groove and shaft end location.On the contrary, shaft end also can be used as locator.In addition, locator can have other configuration, can comprise the O type circle that is additional to O type circle and shaft end or replacement and the further feature portion of shaft end.
Groove 43 centers on axle 17 extensions substantially continuously and has constant shape.Groove 43 comprises the inward flange 44 (Fig. 3 A illustrates groove, has omitted O type circle) of a chamfering, in the present embodiment, and about 10 ° of the angle A of chamfering.Outward flange 46 is for example about 20 ° than wide-angle B chamfering with one.Perhaps, described edge can have radius or other makes entire configuration.Chamfering (or similar configuration) is favourable, because they prevent to cause damage when the various parts of assembling on axle.Especially, outside chamfering can prevent that O type circle is damaged because of the resistance axial force.
Between the inside and outside edge of groove, arrange a basal wall 48 and a pair of relative sidewall 50,52.Described a pair of relative sidewall comprises the madial wall 52 that extends internally towards the axis of axle from inward flange and the lateral wall 50 that extends internally towards the axis of axle from outward flange.Width between inward flange madial wall 52 and the lateral wall 50 makes O type circle can be accepted in the groove and (sees Fig. 3 B) corresponding to the width of O type circle.Basal wall 48 is arranged to be parallel to substantially the axis of axle, and has certain degree of depth with respect to the periphery of axle 17, so that be accepted in the groove at least about 33% O type circle periphery, for example admits about 40%.Should be pointed out that O type circle 41 is received within the groove at least about 33%, wherein disregards the degree of depth of chamfering.
For further stoping or limiting the motion of O type circle in response to axial force, madial wall 52 and lateral wall 50 can radially extend from base portion, so that be basically perpendicular to basal wall 48.Madial wall 52 and lateral wall 50 are connected to basal wall 48 by edge 54 bending or rounding respectively so that groove 43-except the edge of chamfering-have as shown in Figure 3A U-shaped or the square cross section of rounding.Sidewall 52,50 has stoped the axial motion of locator O type circle 41 along axle 17 with respect to the orientation that is basically perpendicular to of basal wall.
For stoping or limiting the radial motion that O type circle 41 leaves groove, distance piece 37 comprises that one keeps flange 42, illustrates as Fig. 3 and 3B the best.Keeping flange 42 can be continuous circular shape projection on the outer surface of distance piece, this projection on distance piece, be positioned to basic around and stretch out the outermost circumferential surface of O type circle 41 at least in part.Keep flange to extend with respect to axle 17 vertically, a half width of passing through groove at least, but this maintenance flange also can reach any suitable amount outside the O type circle.Thereby keep flange to cooperate with groove 43 to surround the axial and radial motion of prevention of O type circle or restriction O type circle at least in part.The maintenance flange can be integrally formed with distance piece.But flange also can form discretely with distance piece, and closes suitable manner and be attached on this distance piece to appoint.Although Shuo Ming flange is continuous projection herein, in other embodiments, flange also can comprise the projections that make progress in week, a plurality of spaces that are arranged in distance piece around O type circle.
Referring again to Fig. 3, further outwards is a bearing cap 51 and a hub circle 53 from O type circle.Axle 17 outer end 45 is threaded, so as by other element or not on this outer end associated element admit a dryer drums blower fan (not shown).
Inwardly relatively be provided with a thrust ring 57 and an interior O type circle 59 from bearing with inner washer 35a.The thrust ring of present embodiment is annular, and comprise one from space 61 that its inner surface 63 extends internally with O type circle 59 in admitting.Owing to following reason, the size in space 61 becomes to make O type circle 59 to stretch out from the inner surface 63 of thrust ring 57 with shaped design.In addition, the size in space 61 becomes with shaped design, and when O type circle 59 was compressed, this O type circle can fully or substantially fully be received in this space, thereby can be not protruding from inner surface as at following embodiment assembly process.In the present embodiment, thrust ring is made by nylon, and O type circle is made by the elastomeric material of for example rubber.
Inside from thrust ring, push system 25 comprises that also one is used for absorbing the tolerance of (subduing) push system or the tolerance system 71 of change.Tolerance system 71 comprises the part of the fan 67 (more broadly, the most inboard parts) that is used for cooling motor 11.Fan 67 is installed on the armature spindle 17 and passes through tolerance system 71 fix in position.The tolerance system comprises one along deformable part or recess 73 in the hub 74 that extends circumferentially to fan 67.Recess 73 forms (that is, it is not to be formed in the hub in advance) during assembling motor, described in the exemplary assembling method, this concave depth D can change with tolerance in the absorption system or variation as hereinafter.This hub also comprises the edge 75 that is formed in the hub in advance and forms the chamfering that helps assembling.Tolerance system 71 also comprises from axle 17 extended protruding 79.In the present embodiment, projection 79 is the outward flanges that are integrally formed at the crimping ring (rolled collar) 80 in the axle 17.Also can be susceptible to a lot of other configurations.Recess 73 in the hub is generally formed by projection 79 at assembly process, thereby projection 79 is installed in the hub 74 of plastic deformation.
With reference to Fig. 4, fan hub 74 comprises the recess 83 (broadly, " cut-away ") that is used for ease of assembly and prevents the hub fracture.Solid continuous hub may rupture on being fixed to the crimping ring time.Therefore, as shown in the figure, hub 74 comprises two recesses 83, also can use the recess (for example 3-4) of other quantity.This design is better than wherein hub to have a plurality of being used for and remains on the crimping ring fan or other prior art from the structural rib of crown of roll.Yet fan 67 is optional.What thrust ring 57 can comprise tolerance system 71 is described as being formed at part in the fan 67 here.
In one embodiment, like this push system 25 is assembled on the axle 17: at first the hub 74 with fan 67 slides on the axle; Next, thrust ring 57, interior O type circle 59, outer washer 35a and end-cap assembly 19 (comprising bearing 27) being set on axle, is outer washer 35b and distance piece 37 then; Vertically distance piece 37 is applied inside pressure interior O type circle 59 is pressed in the space 61 in the thrust ring 57.
Described pressure also forces fan hub 74 to enter position on the projection 79 of crimping ring 80, thereby forms recess 73.(note, if the tolerance system be the part of thrust ring 57 rather than as shown in the figure be the part of fan 67, then thrust ring engages with the crimping ring.) release pressure when accurately locating push system 25 with respect to groove 43, at this moment recess has the depth D shown in Fig. 3 C.According to the position of projection 79 and the thickness of fan 67, thrust ring 57, interior O type circle 59, packing ring 35a, 35b, end-cap assembly 19 (comprising bearing 27) and distance piece 37, described depth D can change.In other words, all tolerances or variation in the each part mentioned above of tolerance system 71 absorption motors 11, thus no matter how the variation in each parts all can make push system 25 be accurately positioned.
Behind release pressure, outer O type circle 41 is placed on axle 17 the outer end (this O type circle may need to be tauted or to expand), and is moved inward in being placed on groove 43.In case O type circle 41 is moved, push system 25 is set as illustrated in fig. 3 then.The push system 25 of present embodiment allows a free axle head play with a scheduled volume, for example less than about 0.020 inch, or between about 0.002 to about 0.015 inch.After this remaining can be installed, be mounted in the parts (for example, dryer drums blower fan) on axle 17 the outer end.Should be pointed out that described axle has been pressed in the rotor core 16 before assembling push system 25 on the axle 17, also in this rotor core, be pressed into a centrifugal actuator 87 (Fig. 2) in the side relative of rotor core with push system.In this embodiment, push system 25 is set at stator core 14 and the relative side of shaft end carry load (the fluting belt pulley 21 (Fig. 1) that is used for belt).This arrangement has reduced bearing temperature, has improved the reliability and the useful life of motor on the whole.
With reference to Fig. 5, each end cap 19 includes from the rib of end cap or the radially extended a plurality of supporting legs 90 of supporting piston ring land (Fig. 5).The outer end of supporting leg 90 has the installation lug to be used for engaging with the end face of stator formed thereon.On existing end cap, end cap or end cap are installed the circumference of the extended stator of outer end edges of lug, and the extension of the lug that makes is easy to be impacted.If the end cap to prior art applies impact, then can change the air gap between stator and the rotor, and influence the work of motor unfriendly.
With reference to Fig. 6, in order to solve the problem of the installation lug that stretches out, the installation lug 92 of end cap 19 has complete slit 100 to admit securing member 93.In the present embodiment, securing member is a screw, but also can use bolt, rivet or other similar elements.At assembly process, screw can be drawn in lamination 14a usually in the slit that some are good to guarantee to connect.The complete slit of design makes the material outside securing member that lug is installed be " removed " in the installation lug of end cap, thereby described lug no longer stretches out stator.When stator core 14 was subjected to impacting, end cap 19 was not affected, thereby had prevented the infringement to end cap and motor.
For securing member being provided extra supporting, the installation lug 92 of end cap can design lockhole slit 110 as shown in Figure 7.Similar to complete slit, lockhole slit 110 is slits of open-ended.And in the embodiment of lockhole slit, the Outboard Sections of this slit is narrower than inside part.Especially, the lockhole slit comprises fastener openings 114 and passes the narrow slot portion 118 that the outward flange 120 of lug extends from fastener openings 114.The size of the fastener openings 114 of lockhole slit and shaped design become to admit the securing member such as shown in Figure 5 screw 93.The narrow slot portion 118 of lockhole slit is narrower than fastener openings 114.The part 124 that the narrow slot portion 118 of vicinity of lug is installed is configured to provide the additional tabs material that can supply fastener head to recline when securing member is loaded into stator core.When securing member was tightened in stator core, the narrow slot portion of lockhole slit prevented that fastener head and securing member upper bar from tilting and/or fracture.
In one embodiment, complete slit and/or lockhole slit can be when the casting end cap and end cap integrally formed.For example, can in the end cap mould, put into mould parts and form slit with installation lug at end cap.Perhaps, can after the casting end cap, utilize secondary processing in lug is installed, to form slit.Can use any method in the installation lug of end cap, to form slit.
Embodiments of the invention have been realized the production technology of more saving than the motor of prior art.For example, can need not epoxy resin ground and produce motor, thus make production process faster, more cost effectively, more accurate.This New-type electric machine Control Shaft better extends tolerance.In addition, the thrust load of bearing surface is less than or equal to the motor of prior art, thereby the temperature of bearing is remained on the acceptable level.Should be pointed out that free axle head play that push system is guaranteed makes can not generate heat on two bearing surfaces simultaneously.In other words, at any time, thrust load only acts on one of bearing surface.(of the present invention) thrust assembly is more cheap than the thrust assembly that adopts ball bearing, and is more accurate than the assembly that adopts the PAL nut, be easier to dismounting.
Some embodiment of thrust assembly of the present invention also can resist the impact of a both sides.Above-mentioned distance piece is delivered to end cap with impulsive force, so bearing stand under load not.O type circle in the groove also is used for assembly is held in place.The O type circle of both sides also plays the effect that reduces noise of motor.
Another advantage that O type circle is arranged in the structure of groove is to have reduced tolerance build-up.The size of slot pitch axle head is accurate, and assembly is according to groove and O type delineation position.The whole thrusts that act on the axle are all passed through a push system counteracting, rather than pass through two push system as in the motor of prior art.Inside thrust is offset by distance piece by end cap, and outside thrust is also offset by end cap.Like this, push system work with prevent along any direction, along or be parallel under the effect of the shock loading of axis of axle or power axle and motor caused damage.In addition, only the tolerances in axial trough, O type circle and the assembly to free axle head play.Because need be at the opposite side bearing thrust of rotor/stator, so tolerance stack obviously reduces.Thereby make production technology more effective, make the free axle head play in the push system more accurate.In one embodiment, tolerance is less than 0.020 inch, or even between about 0.002 to 0.015 inch.
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Under the situation that does not deviate from scope of the present invention, can make various changes to said structure, product and method.It is exemplary and nonrestrictive to should be understood that all contained in above-mentioned explanation and accompanying drawing fleshes and bloods all should be interpreted as.