JP2008024148A - In-wheel motor for electric vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle accomplishing enhancement of workability regarding repairing of puncture of a tire. <P>SOLUTION: The wheel 10 is provided with an end wall part 12 positioned at an outer side of a vehicle body 2; a body wall part 13 assembled with an outer rotor 8 on an inner peripheral surface; an inner rim part 14 positioned at an inner side of the vehicle body 2 and pressing an inner side inner peripheral end of the tire 9; and an outer rim member 15 positioned at an outer side of the vehicle body 2 and pressing an outer side inner peripheral end of the tire 9. The outer rim member 15 is constituted by a separate member detachably assembled to an outer surface of the end wall part 12. Accordingly, if the outer rim member 15 is removed, only the tire 9 can be removed in the state that the wheel 10 is attached to the vehicle body 2, and after the wheel 10 is removed from the vehicle body 2, troublesome work that the tire 9 is further removed from the wheel 10 is not required and workability regarding repairing of puncture of the tire 9 can be enhanced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-wheel motor used in an electric vehicle such as an electric vehicle, and more particularly to an in-wheel motor having an outer rotor type motor mechanism.

Conventional outer rotor type in-wheel motors are disclosed in, for example, “IZA” developed by TEPCO and Patent Documents 1 to 3.
JP-A-1-298903 JP 11-187506 A JP, 2003-300420, A Drawing 12 is a mimetic diagram of the conventional outer rotor type in-wheel motor indicated by patent documents 3, for example. In this figure, an inner stator 52 having a coil 50 and an iron core 51 fixed to the vehicle body side is disposed, and an outer rotor 55 having a permanent magnet 53 and a rotor yoke 54 supported by the inner stator 52 is disposed. The motor unit is attached to a wheel 57 having a tire 56.

  Conventionally, such an in-wheel motor has a structure in which a wheel 57 that is only formed in a cylindrical shape is attached to an outer rotor 55 that is pivotally supported with respect to an inner stator 52 that is fixed to the wheel shaft side. Therefore, for example, when removing the tire 56 from the outer rotor 55 in order to repair the puncture of the tire 56, the mounting plate 58 is removed, the tire 56 is removed together with the wheel 57, and then the tire 56 is removed from the wheel 57. It is necessary to repair the puncture of the tire 56. After the wheel 57 is removed from the vehicle body, the tire 56 is further removed from the wheel 57, and the workability related to the puncture repair of the tire 56 is inferior. There was a drawback.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle that improves the workability related to tire puncture repair by improving the structure of the wheel. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an in-wheel motor of an electric vehicle according to a first aspect of the present invention is fixed to the vehicle body, and has an inner stator having a coil and an iron core, and the vehicle body so as to freely rotate around the inner stator. In an in-wheel motor of an electric vehicle in which a motor unit that is pivotally supported on the side and includes a permanent magnet and an outer rotor having an iron core is attached to a wheel that holds a tire, the wheel is positioned on the outer side of the vehicle body An end wall portion, a body wall portion in which the outer rotor is assembled to the inner peripheral surface, an inner rim portion that is located on the inner side of the vehicle body and presses the inner inner peripheral edge of the tire, and is located on the outer side of the vehicle body. And an outer rim portion that holds the outer inner peripheral edge of the tire, and the outer rim portion is composed of a separate member that is detachably assembled to the outer surface of the end wall portion. And butterflies.

  An in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the wheel includes an inner lid that closes an opening of the body wall portion on the vehicle body inner side.

  An in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to a third aspect of the invention is characterized in that an outer rotor set in a stepped portion formed on an inner peripheral surface of a body wall portion of the wheel is pressed and fixed by the inner lid. To do.

  In an in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the inner stator is formed in a ring shape and is fitted into the wheel shaft peripheral portion, and the inner peripheral portion of the inner stator and the wheel shaft peripheral portion. It is attached to the wheel axle side via a ring-shaped attachment member inserted between

  In the in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a cylindrical hub is fitted and fixed to the wheel shaft peripheral surface, and an inner periphery of the mounting member is provided on a stay protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the hub. The end portion is fastened, and the inner peripheral portion of the inner stator is fastened to the outer peripheral end portion.

  In an in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a wiring groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the hub for storing the wiring of the coil of the inner stator and leading it out of the wheel. It is characterized by.

  An in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is provided with a large number of the permanent magnets, penetrates the inner circumferential surface of the iron core that forms the ring shape of the outer rotor, and is arranged in rows at intervals. It is characterized by being fitted and attached to a number of grooves for magnets.

  In the in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to an eighth aspect of the invention, each of the magnet grooves has a substantially trapezoidal cross section with a long axis at the inner bottom and a taper surface on both sides. It is characterized by.

  According to the in-wheel motor of the electric vehicle of the invention according to claim 1, as a result of improving the structure of the wheel and configuring the outer rim portion as a separate member that can be detachably assembled, the outer rim member can be removed. Only the tire can be removed with the wheel attached to the vehicle body, and after removing the wheel from the vehicle body, there is no need for the troublesome work of removing the tire from the wheel, improving the workability related to tire puncture repair etc. be able to.

  According to the in-wheel motor of the electric vehicle of the invention according to claim 2, since the inner lid is provided, each of the inner stator and the outer rotor can be accommodated in a substantially sealed space and is not exposed to the outside. Each of the inner stator and outer rotor is less likely to get dirty or damaged, and it is possible to improve the durability of the inner stator and the outer rotor, and it is not necessary to provide a motor case separately from the wheel, thereby reducing material costs and weight. it can.

  According to the in-wheel motor of the electric vehicle of the invention according to claim 3, the outer rotor fitted in the fitting groove formed on the inner peripheral surface of the body wall portion of the wheel is pressed and fixed by the inner lid. Thus, the outer rotor can be easily and securely integrally attached to the inner peripheral surface of the body wall portion of the wheel.

  According to the in-wheel motor of the electric vehicle according to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the inner stator is attached to the wheel shaft side via the attachment member, the attachment structure can be simplified.

  According to the in-wheel motor of the electric vehicle of the invention according to claim 5, if the hub is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the wheel shaft and the attachment portion is attached to the hub, the hub and the inner stator are handled as an integrated object. This improves the handleability of the inner stator.

  According to the in-wheel motor of the electric vehicle according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the groove for wiring is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the hub, and the coil wiring of the inner stator can be accommodated in this to be led out of the wheel. As a result, there is no need to provide a hole or the like in the wheel itself for leading the coil wiring to the outside, and the sealing performance of the wheel can be further improved.

  According to the in-wheel motor of the electric vehicle according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the permanent magnet is securely and firmly fixed by fitting and attaching the permanent magnet to the magnet groove formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer rotor. Can be attached.

  According to the in-wheel motor of the electric vehicle of the invention according to claim 8, since the magnet grooves are each formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape with the axis perpendicular to each other having a long inner bottom surface, both side surfaces are formed into tapered surfaces. The permanent magnet does not fall out of the iron core and can be attached more firmly.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to the present invention.
That is, as shown in the drawing, the outer rotor type in-wheel motor 1 is fixed to, for example, the vehicle body 2 side of an electric vehicle, and has an inner stator 5 (see FIG. 2) having a coil 3 and an iron core 4, and the inner stator 5 A motor unit that is supported on the vehicle body 2 side so as to be freely rotatable around and includes an outer rotor 8 (see FIG. 3) having a permanent magnet 6 and a rotor yoke 7 serving as an iron core, and a wheel 10 holding a tire 9. It is attached.

  A spindle shaft 11 (see FIG. 4) as a wheel shaft is fixed to the vehicle body 2, and the wheel 10 is provided to freely rotate around the spindle shaft 11. The wheel 10 includes an end wall portion 12 positioned on the outer side of the vehicle body 2, a body wall portion 13 having the outer rotor 8 assembled to the inner peripheral surface, and an inner inner periphery of the tire 9 positioned on the inner side of the vehicle body 2. An inner rim portion 14 that presses the end portion and an outer rim member 15 that is positioned on the outer side of the vehicle body 2 and presses the outer inner peripheral end portion of the tire 9 are configured (see FIGS. 5 and 6). .

As shown in FIG. 5, the end wall portion 12, the body wall portion 13, and the inner rim portion 14 of the wheel 10 are integrally provided so as to form a vessel shape. A support hole 12a is opened. The outer rim member 15 is composed of a separate member that is detachably assembled to the outer surface of the end wall portion 12 with a bolt 16 as a fastener. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, a flange portion 15 a extending inward at right angles to the axis is integrally formed on the inner end portion of the outer rim member 15, while the outer peripheral surface of the end wall portion 12 is formed on the outer peripheral portion. As shown in FIG. 5, an annular step portion 12 b is formed, and several portions of the flange portion 15 a are respectively placed on the step portion 12 b and can be attached to and detached from the outer surface of the end wall portion 12 by bolts 16. To be concluded. An O-ring 17 for maintaining watertightness is interposed on the contact surface between the flange portion 15a and the step portion 12b.

  On the other hand, an inner lid 18 (see FIG. 7) that closes the opening of the body wall 13 of the wheel 10 on the inner side of the vehicle body 2 is provided. As shown in FIG. 7, the inner lid 18 is formed in a plate shape, and an outer peripheral end portion is integrally formed with a flange portion 18a that projects outward and orthogonally, and a support hole 18b is formed in the center portion. Has been. The inner lid 18 is assembled to the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the body wall portion 13 of the wheel 10 and fastened by a bolt 19 as a fastener. In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, bolts 19 that are respectively screw-fitted to several portions of the body wall part 13 of the wheel 10 are screw-fitted to the flange part 18 a of the inner lid 18 to perform fastening.

  As shown in FIG. 8, bolts 20 inserted in the axial direction from the end of the inner lid 18 in the order of the flange portion 18 a and the outer rotor 8 assembled to the body wall portion 13 as described later are attached to the wheel 10. The inner lid 18 and the wheel 10 may be fastened by screwing into the body wall portion 13.

  On the other hand, a substantially cylindrical hub 21 (see FIG. 9) is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the spindle shaft 11 described above. In this case, the spindle shaft 11 and the hub 21 are fixed by a spline (see FIG. 4C) formed on the fitting surface between the spindle shaft 11 and the hub 21 or a key 23 inserted into the key groove 22. Furthermore, the hub 21 is pressed and fixed to the spindle shaft 11 by a pressing plate 25 fastened to the outer end portion of the spindle shaft 11 by a bolt 24 as a fastener. As shown in FIG. 9, ring-shaped stays 21a and 21b projecting perpendicular to the axis are integrally formed at two axially spaced positions on the outer peripheral surface of the hub 21.

  The wheel 10 and the inner lid 18 having the above-described structure are inserted around the hub 21 through the respective support holes 12a and 18b, and between the outer periphery of the hub 21 and the support hole 12a and between the outer periphery of the hub 21 and the support hole 18b. Are rotatably supported around the hub 21 by bearings 26 and 27 interposed therebetween.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inner stator 5 is formed in a ring shape, and is configured by inserting an iron core 4 into a winding portion of the coil 3 and attaching it. The inner stator 5 is fitted and inserted into a peripheral portion of the hub 21 fixed to the spindle shaft 11 and is inserted between the inner peripheral portion and the peripheral portion of the hub 21. 29 (see FIG. 10), the hub 21 is attached to the stays 21a and 21b on the outer peripheral surface. In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, bolt insertion holes 4 a penetrating in the axial direction are formed at several locations on the inner end of the inner stator 5, while the stays 21 a and 21 b of the stays 21 a and 21 b are formed as shown in FIG. 9. Screw holes 21c and 21d are formed in several places, respectively.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, bolt insertion holes 28a, 28b, 29a, and 29b are respectively formed in the inner peripheral end portion and the outer peripheral end portion of the two attachment plates 28 and 29. Then, the inner peripheral ends of the two mounting plates 28 and 29 are fastened to the stays 21a and 21b of the hub 21 with bolts 30 and 31 as fasteners, and the inner ends of the two mounting plates 28 and 29 are connected between the inner peripheral ends. The inner stator 5 is fastened to the outer peripheral ends of the two mounting plates 28 and 29 with bolts 32 and nuts 33 as fasteners with the inner end of the stator 5 interposed. As shown in FIG. 1, a wiring groove 34 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the hub 21, and the wiring 3 a of the coil 3 of the inner stator 5 is accommodated in the groove 34, and the wheel 10 and the inner lid 18. Derived from a substantially sealed space consisting of

  The rotor yoke 7 of the outer rotor 8 is formed in a ring shape as shown in FIG. 3, and the inner surface of the rotor yoke 7 penetrates in the axial direction and is arranged for a large number of magnets arranged at intervals. Grooves 7a are formed, and permanent magnets 6 (see FIG. 11) provided in large numbers in the magnet grooves 7a are fitted and attached. In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the grooves 7a for the magnets each have a substantially trapezoidal cross section with a long axis on the inner bottom surface, and both sides are formed as tapered surfaces. It is designed not to fall out. In this case, for example, the magnet groove 7a is initially formed so that the cross section perpendicular to the axis has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and after the permanent magnet 6 is inserted, it is caulked to be deformed into a substantially trapezoidal shape. The magnet 6 may be fixedly attached.

  The outer rotor 8 is assembled to the inner peripheral surface of the body wall portion 13 of the wheel 10. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a stepped portion 13 a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the trunk wall portion 13, and the outer rotor 8 set on the stepped portion 13 a is fastened to the wheel 10 by the bolt 19 as described above. The inner lid 18 is pressed and fixed by the flange portion 18a.

  The tire 9 is disposed on the outer periphery of the wheel 10, and an inner inner peripheral end portion thereof is pressed and fixed by an inner rim portion 14, and an outer inner peripheral end portion thereof is pressed and fixed by an outer rim member 15.

  When assembling such an in-wheel motor, for example, the inner lid 18, the hub 21, the inner mounting plate 28, the inner stator 5, the outer mounting plate 29, the wheel 10 assembled with the outer rotor 8, the tire 9, and the outer rim member 15. Assemble in the order of.

Such an electric vehicle is braked by an electromagnetic brake. In other words, the brake disc 35 is fastened to the outer end surface of the inner lid 18 described above, while the brake coil 36 is opposed to the vehicle body 2 with a clearance behind the brake disc 35, and the brake disc 35 is adsorbed by the brake coil 36. Thus, the inner lid 18 is braked, so that the wheel 10 and the tire 9 are braked.
In the figure, reference numeral 37 is a leaf spring, and 38 is a spacer.

  In the electric vehicle equipped with the in-wheel motor 1 having such a configuration, when the coil 3 of the inner stator 5 is energized and excited, the outer rotor 8 rotates around the inner stator 5 and the tire 9 passes through the wheel 10. Rotates and runs.

  According to the in-wheel motor 1 described above, as a result of improving the structure of the wheel 10 and configuring the outer rim member 15 from a separate member that can be detachably assembled, the outer rim member 15 can be removed. Only the tire 9 can be removed while the wheel 10 is attached to the vehicle body 2, and after removing the wheel 10 from the vehicle body 2, there is no need for the troublesome work of removing the tire 9 from the wheel 10, and the tire 9 is punctured. It is possible to improve workability related to the above.

  Further, since the inner lid 18 is provided, each of the inner stator 5 and the outer rotor 8 can be stored in a substantially sealed space and is not exposed to the outside. It becomes difficult to break, and it is possible to improve its durability, and it is not necessary to provide a motor case for housing the motor unit separately from the wheel 10, so that the material cost can be reduced and the weight can be reduced. In particular, since the wheel 10 can be made of aluminum, the weight can be further reduced.

  Further, the outer rotor 8 is fitted to a stepped portion 13a formed on the inner peripheral surface of the body wall portion 13 of the wheel 10 and is pressed and fixed by an inner lid 18 assembled to the wheel 10, whereby the outer rotor 8 is fixed. It is possible to easily and reliably integrally attach to the inner peripheral surface of the body wall portion 13 of the wheel 10.

  Further, since the inner stator 5 is mounted on the spindle shaft 11 side via the mounting plates 28 and 29, the mounting structure can be simplified. In particular, the hub 21 is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the spindle shaft 11, If the mounting plate 28, 29 is attached to the hub 21, the hub 21 and the inner stator 5 can be handled as an integrated product, and the handleability is improved.

  Further, a wiring groove 34 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the hub 21, and the wiring 3 a of the coil 3 of the inner stator 5 is accommodated in this to be led out from a substantially sealed space composed of the wheel 10 and the inner lid 18. As a result, it is not necessary to provide a hole or the like for leading the wiring 3a of the coil 3 to the outside in the wheel 10 itself, and the sealing performance of the wheel 10 can be further improved.

  Further, the permanent magnet 6 can be securely and firmly attached to the magnet groove 7a formed on the inner peripheral surface of the rotor yoke 7 of the outer rotor 8, so that the permanent magnet 6 can be securely and firmly attached. Each of the grooves 7a has a substantially trapezoidal cross section with a long axis at the inner bottom and a tapered surface on both sides, so that the permanent magnet 6 does not fall out of the rotor yoke 7 and is more rigid. Can be attached.

  In an in-wheel motor, the durability of the inner stator and the outer rotor can be improved while improving workability such as tire puncture repair, which is advantageous in manufacturing an electric vehicle such as an electric vehicle.

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of an in-wheel motor of an electric vehicle according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the inner stator in the in-wheel motor same as above. FIG. 3 is a side view of the outer rotor in the in-wheel motor same as above. 4A and 4B show a spindle shaft in the in-wheel motor same as above, FIG. 4A is a front view, FIG. 4B is a side view, and FIG. 4C is a side view showing a spline type. FIG. 5: shows the wheel in an in-wheel motor same as the above, (a) is front sectional drawing, (b) is a side view. FIG. 6 shows an outer rim member in the in-wheel motor same as above, (a) is a front sectional view, and (b) is a side view. FIG. 7 shows an inner lid in the in-wheel motor same as above, (a) is a front sectional view, and (b) is a side view. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another method of attaching the inner lid of the above. FIG. 9 shows a hub in the in-wheel motor same as above, (a) is a left side view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a right side view. FIG. 10 shows a mounting plate in the in-wheel motor same as above, (a) is a side view of the mounting plate inside the vehicle body, and (b) is a side view of the mounting plate outside the vehicle body. FIG. 11 is a side view showing a permanent magnet mounting structure in the above outer rotor. FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing the structure of a conventional in-wheel motor.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 In-wheel motor 2 Car body 3 Coil 4 Iron core 5 Inner stator 6 Permanent magnet 7 Rotor yoke 8 Outer rotor 9 Tire 10 Wheel 11 Spindle shaft 12 End wall part 13 Body wall part 14 Inner rim part 15 Outer rim member

Claims (8)

A motor unit comprising an inner stator fixed on the vehicle body side and having a coil and an iron core, and an outer rotor that is pivotally supported on the vehicle body side so as to be freely rotatable around the inner stator and has a permanent magnet and an iron core. In the in-wheel motor of an electric vehicle attached to the wheel holding the
The wheel includes an end wall portion positioned on the outer side of the vehicle body, a body wall portion assembled with the outer rotor on the inner peripheral surface, and an inner rim positioned on the inner side of the vehicle body to hold the inner inner peripheral end portion of the tire. And an outer rim portion that is located on the outer side of the vehicle body and presses the outer inner peripheral end portion of the tire, and is configured to be detachably assembled to the outer surface of the end wall portion. An in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle characterized by comprising a body member. The in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the wheel includes an inner lid that closes an opening of the body wall portion on the vehicle body inner side. The in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to claim 2, wherein an outer rotor set in a stepped portion formed on an inner peripheral surface of a body wall portion of the wheel is pressed and fixed by the inner lid.   The inner stator is formed in a ring shape, is inserted into the wheel shaft peripheral portion, and is inserted through a ring-shaped attachment member that is inserted between the inner peripheral portion of the inner stator and the wheel shaft peripheral portion. The in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the in-wheel motor is attached to the wheel shaft side. A cylindrical hub is fitted and fixed to the wheel shaft peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral end of the mounting member is fastened to a stay protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the hub, and the inner stator is connected to the outer peripheral end. The in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to claim 4, wherein an inner peripheral portion is fastened.   6. An in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to claim 5, wherein a groove for wiring is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the hub for accommodating the wiring of the coil of the inner stator and leading it out of the wheel. .   A large number of the permanent magnets are provided, and are fitted and mounted in grooves for a large number of magnets that penetrate the inner circumferential surface of the iron core that forms the ring shape of the outer rotor in the axial direction and are arranged at intervals. The in-wheel motor of the electric vehicle as described in any one of Claims 1-6 characterized by the above-mentioned. The in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle according to claim 7, wherein each of the magnet grooves has a substantially trapezoidal cross section with a long axis on the inner bottom surface and a tapered surface on both side surfaces. .

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