JP2006067770A - Stepping motor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stepping motor constituted such that a mounting strength of terminal pins is secured, and a short circuit of a coil winding is not generated even if insulating treatment is not applied to stators. <P>SOLUTION: A pair of stators 14, 15 and a pair of other stators 21, 22 are arranged around a rotor 13 which includes a rotor shaft 12 and is magnetized into six poles. Each one terminal pin 18, 19, 25 and 26 is integrally formed at each stator, one end of a coil is integrally formed, and one end of the coil is wound around the terminal pin and is formed to be conductive to an outside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a stepping motor, and more particularly, to a stepping motor having a configuration in which a terminal pin can be integrally formed without subjecting a stator to insulation treatment.

  Electronic devices such as cameras have built-in stepping motors as electromagnetic actuators. The stepping motor is a motor that rotates in response to an externally input pulse signal. For example, the stepping motor built in the camera performs sector opening / closing driving and zoom lens driving. In recent years, electronic devices have been remarkably miniaturized, and accordingly, further reduction in size has been demanded for stepping motors incorporated in such electronic devices.

  A coil bobbin provided in a conventional small stepping motor is provided with a terminal portion formed by insert molding or press-fitting a terminal pin for winding a coil end portion. However, if a terminal pin as a separate member is provided on the coil bobbin, the terminal portion may be weakened due to heat and the terminal pin may be detached when conducting to the printed circuit board with solder or the like.

In order to solve such a problem, Patent Document 1 proposes a stepping motor structure in which a coil bobbin is omitted by integrally forming a stator core and terminal pins, and the motor can be miniaturized.
JP 2004-112985 A

  However, since the two terminal pins are integrally formed on the stator core of the stepping motor disclosed in Patent Document 1, the surface of the stator core is provided with an insulating layer in order to ensure insulation between these terminal pins. It is coated with. For this reason, there is a problem that a new process of forming a coat of the stator core is required, and the manufacturing process becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem. The object of the present invention is to form the terminal pins integrally with the stator to ensure the mounting strength and to perform the insulation treatment on the stator. An object of the present invention is to provide a stepping motor having a configuration in which a short circuit of a coil winding does not occur.

  In order to solve this problem, the present invention is a stepping motor, which is a stepping motor, and is arranged at an equal interval on one terminal pin integrally formed on the outer peripheral portion and the inner peripheral portion. Ends are connected to at least four annular stators each having a plurality of pole teeth, and terminal pins of a pair of adjacent stators among the stators, and wound around the pole teeth of the pair of stators. Ends are connected to the first coil that is rotated and each terminal pin of the other pair of adjacent stators of the stators, and the first coil is wound around the pole teeth of the other pair of stators. And 2 coils.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the stepping motor according to the first aspect, the terminal pins of the pair of stators and the terminal pins of the other pair of stators are arranged with a deviation angle around the rotor shaft. It is characterized by being.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the stepping motor according to the first or second aspect, the stators have the same shape and the same size.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the stepping motor according to any one of the first to third aspects, the first coil is wound around the pole teeth of a pair of stators via a first coil bobbin. The second coil is wound around the pole teeth of a pair of stators via a second coil bobbin.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the stepping motor according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the first and second coils are the pole teeth of the pair of stators and the other pair of the poles. It is characterized by being wound directly around the outer circumference of the teeth.

  An electronic apparatus according to a sixth aspect includes the stepping motor according to any one of the first to seventh aspects.

  According to the present invention, one terminal pin is formed integrally with the stator. For this reason, it is possible to provide a small stepping motor that does not need to be subjected to an insulation treatment on the stator and in which the terminal pin mounting strength is ensured.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view for explaining a configuration example of a stepping motor according to the present invention, and is a perspective view showing each part of the stepping motor in an exploded manner. In this figure, reference numeral 11 is an upper bearing, 27 is a lower bearing, and 12 is a rotor shaft that is the rotation center of the rotor 13. The rotor 13 is a 6-pole (3-pole S-pole and 3-pole N-pole) magnet in which S-pole and N-pole magnets are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction at intervals of 60 degrees, and is press-fitted into the rotor shaft 12. The rotor shaft 12 is fixed at a predetermined position.

  Reference numerals 14, 15, 21, and 22 denote annular stators, and one terminal pin 18, 19, 25, and 26 is integrally formed on each of the stators. That is, the terminal pins 18, 19, 25, and 26 of the present invention are integrally formed with the stators 14, 15, 21, and 22, respectively, thereby ensuring the mechanical strength of the terminal pins. Further, the stator in which these terminal pins are integrally formed has the same size and shape.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes a case made of a magnetic material. 16 and 23 are coil bobbins, and 17 and 24 are coils wound around these coil bobbins. In the stepping motor of the present invention, the coil bobbin is not an essential component, and the coil may be directly wound around the stator.

  A hole 11a for allowing one end of the rotor shaft 12 to pass through is provided in the center of the upper bearing 11, and a hole for accommodating the other end of the rotor shaft 12 in the center of the lower bearing 27. A portion 27a is provided. The constituent members of the stepping motor of the present invention are positioned and combined when the rotor shaft 12 is passed through and accommodated in the holes 11a and 27a.

  Adjacent stators 14 and 15 are assembled by sandwiching a coil bobbin 16 around which a coil 17 is wound. Although details will be described later, each pole is provided with three pole teeth erected at intervals of 120 degrees on the inner peripheral edge corresponding to the rotor 13 being a hexapole magnet. This pole tooth portion is called a claw pole (inductor), and the pitch of these pole teeth is 120 degrees, which is the same as the S pole pitch (and the N pole pitch) of the rotor 13.

  The adjacent stators 14 and 15 are arranged to face each other so that the pole teeth included in each other are alternately arranged in a comb-teeth shape at intervals of 60 degrees, and the coil bobbin 16 is accommodated on the outer periphery of these pole teeth. Has been. Since each stator has the same shape, when the stators 14 and 15 are arranged to face each other, the terminal pins 18 and 19 are shifted by a predetermined angle. When a current is passed through the coil 17, the pole teeth of the stator 14 and the pole teeth of the stator 15 become opposite magnetic poles. That is, when the pole teeth of the stator 14 are S poles, the pole teeth of the stator 15 are N poles, and when the pole teeth of the stator 14 are N poles, the pole teeth of the stator 15 are S poles.

  Similarly, the adjacent stators 21 and 22 are assembled by sandwiching a coil bobbin 23 around which a coil 24 is wound. Also in this case, when a current is passed through the coil 24, the pole teeth of the stator 21 and the pole teeth of the stator 22 become opposite magnetic poles. That is, when the pole teeth of the stator 21 are S poles, the pole teeth of the stator 22 are N poles, and when the pole teeth of the stator 21 are N poles, the pole teeth of the stator 22 are S poles.

  The case 20 is provided with one notch portion 20a, 20b on each of the upper bearing 11 side and the lower bearing 27 side. These notches are formed at positions shifted from each other by 90 degrees, thereby shifting the positions of the two pairs of terminal pins (18 and 19 and 25 and 26) by 90 degrees, so that the rotor 13 can be moved forward or backward. Can be rotated.

  Note that the deviation angle of the notch portion does not need to be 90 degrees. Corresponding to the fact that the rotor 13 is a magnet magnetized with 6 poles, a deviation angle of 60 degrees may be used, and 30 degrees ( = 90 degrees-60 degrees) or 150 degrees (= 90 degrees + 60 degrees). Note that such setting of the shift angle is appropriately changed according to various conditions such as the mounting state of the stepping motor on the substrate.

  The four stators are accommodated so that the terminal pins 18 and 19 protrude from the notch 20a and the terminal pins 25 and 26 protrude from the case 20b to the outside of the case 20, respectively. Then, the rotor shaft 12 and the rotor 13 are housed in a space formed by the four annular stators, and the rotor shaft 12 is passed through and accommodated in the bearings 11 and 27 for assembly. That is, each component can be stored while being positioned in the space of the case 20 in which the upper and lower bearings 11 and 27 are closed.

  2, 3, 4, and 5 are a perspective view, a top view, a side view, and a sectional view of the stepping motor 1 of the present invention assembled in this manner. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, in the stepping motor 1 of the present invention, a predetermined space is formed in the case 20 sealed by the upper bearing 11 and the lower bearing 27, and each component member is contained therein. It is stored. A pair of terminal pins whose positions are shifted from each other are positioned by the two notches 20a and 20b provided in the case 20, and the positions of the terminals are shifted from each other by 90 degrees. Two pairs of terminal pins (18 and 19 and 25 and 26) project outside the case 20 so that wiring for energizing the coil can be drawn out. Further, an end portion (coil end) of the coil 17 or 24 wound around the coil bobbin is wound and soldered to each of these terminal pins. The terminal pin is electrically connected to an external printed circuit board and the like, and the drive of the motor is controlled.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the stepping motor 1 of the present invention has a rotor shaft 12 at its center and a pair of stators 14, 15 and another pair around a rotor 13 magnetized in the circumferential direction with 6 poles. Stators 21 and 22 are arranged. Each of these stator pairs is integrated such that the upper coil bobbin 16 and the lower coil bobbin 23 are sandwiched by pole teeth provided on them. The coil bobbins 16 and 23 are wound around coils 17 and 24, respectively. The upper end surface of the stator 14 and the lower end surface of the stator 22 are covered with the upper bearing 11 and the lower bearing 27, respectively, and the upper portion of the rotor shaft 12 passes through the hole 11a of the upper bearing 11, and the lower portion of the rotor shaft 12 is It is accommodated in the hole 27 a of the lower bearing 27, and each component is positioned and accommodated in the case 20. The notches provided in the upper bearing 11 and the lower bearing 27 are “adhesive reservoirs” when the bearings 11 and 27 are attached to the case 20.

  When a current is passed through the coils 17 and 24, a magnetic flux is formed in a magnetic path formed by the rotor 13, which is a permanent magnet, the case 20, and the stators 14, 15, 21, and 22 having pole teeth. Then, the rotor 13 rotates around the rotor shaft 12 by the magnetic force generated between the N pole pole teeth and S pole pole teeth alternately arranged in a comb shape and the magnetized rotor 13. It will be. That is, the rotor 13 rotates in a certain direction by the magnetic field generated from the stator and the attraction / repulsion of the rotor 13 that is a magnet. Note that the step motor 1 can rotate in either the forward or reverse direction by controlling the direction of current supplied to the first coil 17 and the second coil 24.

  As described above, the stepping motor 1 of the present invention includes at least four independent (not in contact with each other) stators, and one terminal pin is provided for each of these stators, and a total of four terminal pins are provided. Therefore, even if a coil terminal is wound around each terminal pin, there is no short circuit. Therefore, it is not necessary to insulate the stator and the terminal pin to prevent a short circuit of the coil winding. Further, since each stator has the same shape and size, there is an advantage that the number of component parts of the stepping motor 1 can be reduced.

  6A and 6B are diagrams for explaining the configuration of the stator provided in the stepping motor 1 of the present invention. FIG. 6A is a perspective view, FIG. 6B is a top view, and FIG. It is a side view. Three pole teeth 31 a, 31 b, and 31 c are provided upright on the inner peripheral edge of the stator 30 at an interval of 120 degrees on the inner peripheral portion of one stator 30. One terminal pin 32 is integrally formed at a predetermined location on the outer peripheral portion of the stator 30. As already described, four stators are provided, but these stators are the same size and shape, and are opposed so that the pole teeth of the two stators are alternately arranged in a comb-like shape at equal intervals. A pair of adjacent stators are used. Note that the number of stators is not limited to two pairs (four), and three or more pairs may be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coil bobbins 16, 23 wound with coils are housed in adjacent stators so as to be sandwiched between the outer peripheral sides of the pole teeth of the pair of stators, and are connected to terminal pins 32 with coil terminals. The coil is attached by winding the wire and soldering it. The number of pole teeth provided on the stator does not need to be three, and the number of magnetizations of the rotor does not have to be six, and is appropriately changed depending on the step angle of the stepping motor.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a small stepping motor in which the stator and the terminal pins are integrally formed and the mounting strength is ensured without performing an insulation process on the stator. It becomes. If such a stepping motor is mounted on an electronic device such as a camera, the electric device itself can be miniaturized.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and showed each part of the stepping motor of this invention. It is a perspective view of the stepping motor of the present invention. It is a top view of the stepping motor of the present invention. It is a side view of the stepping motor of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the stepping motor of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the stator with which the stepping motor of this invention is provided, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a side view.

Explanation of symbols

11 Upper bearing 11a, 27a Hole 12 Rotor shaft 13 Rotor 14, 15, 21, 22 Stator 16, 23 Coil bobbin 17, 24 Coil 18, 19, 25, 26 Terminal pin 20 Case 20a, 20b Notch 27 Lower bearing 30 Stator 31a, 31b, 31c pole tooth 32 terminal pin

Claims (6)

At least four annular stators each having one terminal pin integrally formed on the outer periphery and a plurality of pole teeth arranged at equal intervals on the inner periphery;
Ends are connected to the terminal pins of a pair of adjacent stators of the stators, and a first coil wound around the pole teeth of the pair of stators;
A second coil having an end connected to each terminal pin of another pair of adjacent stators of the respective stators and wound around the pole teeth of the other pair of stators; Stepping motor characterized by that. 2. The stepping motor according to claim 1, wherein the terminal pins of the pair of stators and the terminal pins of the other pair of stators are arranged with a deviation angle around a rotor shaft. The stepping motor according to claim 1, wherein the four stators have the same shape and the same size. The first coil is wound around the pole teeth of the pair of stators via a first coil bobbin, and the second coil is wound around the pole teeth of the pair of stators via a second coil bobbin. The stepping motor according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stepping motor is wound around. 4. The first and second coils according to claim 1, wherein the first and second coils are respectively wound directly around the pole teeth of the pair of stators and the pole teeth of the other pair of stators. A stepping motor according to any one of the above. An electronic device comprising the stepping motor according to claim 1.

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