JP2008253007A - Permanent magnet fixing structure of linear motion motor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a permanent magnet fixing structure, in which permanent magnets disposed in a cylindrical mover can be rapidly disposed and fixed on predetermined positions stably. <P>SOLUTION: A positioning tool 16 for positioning an operating direction A of permanent magnets 14, 15 disposed around a mover 8 is provided on the end of the operating direction of each of the permanent magnets 14, 15, and a surface where the positioning tool 16 contacts the permanent magnets 14, 15 is formed on inclined surfaces 19, 20 where the permanent magnet 14 is disposed on a predetermined position by fixing the positioning tool 16 is fixed to the mover 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a permanent magnet fixing structure of a direct acting motor that generates a linear driving force in a control device, an electronic device, a machine tool, or the like.

  Conventionally, as a direct acting motor, a permanent magnet with alternating polarity arranged on the inner diameter side or outer diameter side of a cylindrical mover has been provided, and a plurality of armature coils provided with a predetermined gap are fixed to this permanent magnet. Some are arranged in the direction of operation of the child. According to such a direct acting motor, thrust is generated along the longitudinal direction of the permanent magnet by the electromagnetic action of the armature and the permanent magnet by applying a predetermined current to the armature coil (Fleming's left-hand rule). ), The mover can be moved linearly.

  Since a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in the mover of such a direct acting motor are arranged in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical mover and are arranged so that the polarities are alternately different in the operation direction, When the polarity changes, a fluctuation in the generated thrust (cogging torque) occurs, and the mover is prevented from moving smoothly. For this reason, in many cases, a skew arrangement is employed in which the permanent magnets are shifted by a predetermined amount in the operating direction so as to suppress fluctuations in the generated thrust generated when the polarity changes.

  4A to 4C are longitudinal sectional views illustrating a conventional permanent magnet positioning method. As a method of arranging the permanent magnet at a predetermined position in the linear motion motor, for example, as shown in (a), a positioning projection 53 is provided on a portion of the mover 52 where the permanent magnet 51 is arranged, and the positioning is performed. A method of arranging the permanent magnet 51 in contact with the projection 53 for positioning, or forming a positioning irregularity 63 on the portion of the mover 62 where the permanent magnet 61 is arranged as shown in FIG. The permanent magnet 61 is fixedly disposed on the 63, and the permanent magnet 71 in the first row positioned on the mover 72 so that the permanent magnet 71 is disposed at a predetermined position as shown in (c). There is a method in which a T-shaped positioning spacer 73 is provided therebetween, and the permanent magnet 71 and the positioning spacer 73 are sequentially arranged. The permanent magnet is generally positioned by such a method, and is fixed to the mover with an adhesive.

As this type of prior art, for example, a permanent magnet that is circumscribed and fixed to a driven rotor is divided into a plurality of parts, the permanent magnets are fixed with a nonmagnetic metal member, and then the entire surface is covered with a corrosion-resistant plastic coating. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-26946 (2nd page, FIG. 1)

  By the way, in the case of a direct-acting motor, a plurality of magnets are arranged in the circumferential direction, and if permanent magnets arranged so that the polarities are alternately different in the operation direction are not arranged accurately, between the armature coils The thrust generated will fluctuate and the effect of skew placement will be reduced.

  However, if it is attempted to fix the permanent magnets 51, 61, 71 to the movers 52, 62, 72 by the method as shown in FIGS. It is difficult to place magnets stably. For example, when the positioning in the operation direction A and the positioning in the circumferential direction of the permanent magnet 51 skew arranged by the positioning projection 53 in the method of FIG. As shown in the developed view and a partially enlarged view thereof, if the shape of the permanent magnet 51 arranged in a skew is to be made the same, the positioning projection 53 is fitted by the amount of the permanent magnet 51 arranged in the skew. The part 54 must be provided at an accurate position (solid line position), and skill and time are required to process the permanent magnet 51. In order to make the fixing position of the positioning projection 53 constant, the fitting portions 54 provided on the individual permanent magnets 51 must be provided so as to be skewed (two-dot chain line positions). The processing and management of this becomes very complicated. In the case of the method shown in FIG. 4 (b), it takes time and labor to form the positioning irregularities 63 accurately, and in the case of the method shown in FIG. 4 (c). In addition, it is necessary to manufacture the positioning spacer 73 with accurate dimensions, and it is necessary to perform a process for accurately finishing all the surfaces of the permanent magnet that comes into contact with the positioning spacer 73, which is very time consuming and labor intensive. . In addition, it is necessary to manufacture a plurality of types of members with high processing accuracy, which requires a lot of processing time and increases production costs.

  In addition, since the operation of fixing the permanent magnets 51, 61, 71 arranged in this way to the movers 52, 62, 72 with an adhesive is performed by the operator's hand, the individual permanent magnets 51, 61, 71 are fixed. There is a high possibility that the pressing force or the like for fixing the screw at a predetermined position varies depending on the skill level of the operator, and it is difficult to stably arrange the permanent magnets.

  Therefore, it takes a lot of time and labor to stably fix the permanent magnets arranged in a skew in the direct acting motor in a predetermined position, and it is difficult to fix them stably. This cannot be solved even by the invention described in Patent Document 1.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a permanent magnet fixing structure for a direct acting motor that can quickly and stably fix a permanent magnet disposed on a mover of the direct acting motor at a predetermined position. Objective.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a permanent magnet fixed structure in which a plurality of rows are arranged with alternating polarities in the operation direction of the mover, and the operation direction end of the permanent magnet disposed around the mover. A positioning tool for positioning the permanent magnet in the operating direction is provided on the part, and a contact surface between the positioning tool and the permanent magnet is arranged at a predetermined position by fixing the positioning tool to the mover. It is formed on the positioning slope. Thereby, since a permanent magnet can be positioned on a positioning slope by fixing a positioning tool to a mover, stable permanent magnet positioning can be easily performed.

  The positioning tool includes a non-magnetic spacer provided in the operation direction between the permanent magnets and a fixing member provided between the spacer and the permanent magnet, and the permanent magnet and the spacer in contact with the fixing member. The contact surface may be formed on the positioning slope. Thereby, since the spacer and the permanent magnet can be positioned by the positioning slope by fixing the fixing member, stable skew placement of the permanent magnet can be easily performed.

  Further, the permanent magnets are arranged in a skew, a contact surface with the fixing member in the skew direction of the skewed permanent magnets is formed on the positioning slope, and a circumferential position of the fixing member is determined in a circumferential direction of the positioning slope. A positioning plane may be formed. Thereby, the permanent magnet can be securely fixed on the positioning slope in the skew direction, and the permanent magnet can be positioned on the flat surface in the circumferential direction, and the workability of arranging the permanent magnet can be greatly improved.

  Further, the positioning slopes formed between the fixing member, the permanent magnet, and the spacer may all be formed with the same inclination angle. As a result, the permanent magnets are arranged side by side and the positioning slope formed at the same inclination angle is continuously processed, thereby reducing the number of processing steps for the permanent magnet, reducing the time required for processing the permanent magnet, and reducing the cost. Can be planned.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to stably and quickly perform the operation of fixing the permanent magnet arranged on the mover of the direct acting motor to a predetermined position by means as described above.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a direct acting electric motor that employs a permanent magnet fixing structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows skewed permanent magnets in the direct acting electric motor shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the permanent magnet fixing structure shown in FIG. 2, (a) is a plan view, and (b) is a cross-sectional view. These drawings are schematically described.

  First, an example of a direct acting motor in which the present invention is employed will be described with reference to FIG. A direct-acting electric actuator 1 that is an example of a direct-acting electric motor shown in the drawing is provided with a fixed-side main body 3 having a stator 2 therein. A counter-output side rod end 4 that is pivotally supported by the shaft is provided. An armature coil 6 is provided in the stator 2 provided inside the stationary main body 3 in the operating direction A of the iron core 5 by an integral multiple of the number of phases of the power source. Since this embodiment uses a three-phase power supply, twelve armature coils 6 are provided. In addition, a power supply port 7 to the armature coil 6 is provided at the lower portion of the fixed side body 3 shown in the figure, and three-phase power is supplied from the power supply port 7.

  On the other hand, a movable element 8 that moves in the operation direction A is provided inside the fixed-side main body 3. An output shaft 9 provided on the movable element 8 is supported by a slide bearing 10 provided on the fixed-side main body 3, and an output-side rod end 11 is provided in a direction opposite to the counter-output-side rod end 4. ing. A predetermined gap is provided between the outer periphery of the mover 8 and the inner periphery of the stator 2. The mover 8 includes a mover main body 13 fixed to the output shaft 9 and permanent magnets 14 and 15 provided around the mover main body 13. The N-pole permanent magnets 14 and the S-pole permanent magnets 15 are arranged so that the polarities are alternately different in the operation direction A.

  According to the direct acting electric actuator 1 configured as described above, when a predetermined current is applied to the armature coil 6 of the stator 2, the permanent magnets 14 and 15 of the mover 8 are moved in the operation direction A (axial direction). The thrust to move is generated. By this thrust, the output side rod end 11 of the output shaft 9 provided in the mover 8 is configured to move.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the cylindrical movable element 8 is developed in a plane, the permanent magnets 14 and 15 provided in the circumferential direction are skewed by a predetermined amount, and a plurality of rows are arranged so that the polarities are alternately different in the operation direction A. Has been placed. The illustrated portion shows a part of the operation direction A, and the permanent magnet 15 at the center portion and the permanent magnets 14 at both side portions are arranged so as to have different polarities.

  A positioning tool 16 for determining the positions of the permanent magnets 14 and 15 and fixing them to the mover 8 is provided between the permanent magnets 14 and 15 having different polarities. The positioning tool 16 includes a spacer 17 formed of a nonmagnetic material, and a fixing member 18 that is fixed in the operating direction between the spacer 17 and the permanent magnets 14 and 15. The fixing members 18 are provided at both ends in the operation direction of the spacer 17, respectively, and are configured to fix one permanent magnet 14 (15) with two at both ends in the operation direction. In this embodiment, two fixing members 18 are provided on the positioning tool 16, but the fixing members 18 are not limited to two.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, a positioning slope 19 inclined at a predetermined inclination angle is formed on the contact surface between the permanent magnets 14 and 15 and the spacer 17 before and after the operation direction of the fixing member 18. Positioning slopes 20 and 21 are also formed on the permanent magnets 14 and 15 and the spacer 17 at substantially the same inclination angle as the positioning slope 19 of the fixing member 18. As shown in FIG. 3A, the positioning slopes 20, 21 formed on the permanent magnets 14, 15 and the spacer 17 are approximately at the center in the circumferential direction between the permanent magnets 14, 15 and the spacer 17. It is formed in a groove shape that is slightly wider than the width dimension, and its circumferential direction is formed on a plane 22 in a direction orthogonal to the inclined surfaces 20 and 21. The positioning slopes 20 and 21 formed in a groove shape with a predetermined width in this way can be easily obtained by arranging a plurality of permanent magnets 14 and 15 and inclining them at a predetermined angle, and processing the positioning slopes 20 and 21 with a tool in that state. The positioning slopes 20 and 21 having the same inclination angle can be formed on the plurality of permanent magnets 14 and 15. Thereby, the positioning slopes 20 and 21 of the permanent magnets 14 and 15 in contact with the fixing member 18 can be accurately and quickly formed.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (b), an insertion hole 25 for a fixing bolt 24 is provided in a substantially central portion of the fixing member 18. In this embodiment, since a countersunk head is employed for the fixing bolt 24, an insertion hole 25 in which a countersink is seen is provided. The height (thickness) of the fixing member 18 is formed so as to float a predetermined amount from the mover main body 13 in a state where the fixing bolts 24 are screwed and the permanent magnets 14 and 15 are fixed as shown in the figure. The mover body 13 at a position where the fixing member 18 is fixed is provided with a female screw 26 for fixing the fixing bolt 24.

  According to the permanent magnet fixing structure 27 configured as described above, the same permanent magnets 14 and 15 are provided on the outer periphery of the mover main body 13 if the female screw 26 is provided at an accurate position with a deviation amount in the case of skew arrangement. And the spacer 17, and the fixing member 18 is fixed to the movable body 13 with the fixing bolt 24, so that the permanent magnets 14, 15 and the spacer 17 are moved by the positioning slopes 20, 21 in contact with the positioning slope 19 of the fixing member 18. These positions can be adjusted and fixed at predetermined positions. Moreover, by fixing the fixing member 18 by screwing the fixing bolt 24, the fixing member 18 enters between the flat surfaces 22 so as to contact the groove-shaped positioning slopes 20, 21, and the permanent magnets 14, 15 are formed by the flat surface 22. Since the positioning in the circumferential direction is performed, the instruction to the operator is simplified, and stable placement work can be performed without requiring skill in the work. In addition, even when the permanent magnets 14 and 15 are bonded to the movable body 13, the permanent magnets 14 and 15 can be stably fixed with a stable pressing force by screwing the fixing bolt 24. The skill level of the person is not required.

  Further, since the positioning of the permanent magnets 14 and 15 is performed only by the positioning slopes 20 and 21, the permanent magnets 14 and 15 are formed so as to provide a predetermined gap between the inner diameter side as the mounting surface of the permanent magnets 14 and 15 and the stator 2. If the outer diameter side and the inclined surfaces 20 and 21 for fixing the permanent magnets 14 and 15 are precisely machined, the machining accuracy requirements of the other surfaces can be reduced to a low level, thereby shortening the machining time and labor. Thus, the manufacturing cost can be reduced. In addition, since the accuracy of stable skew placement can be maintained with a simple fixing operation, the effect of skew placement can be obtained stably.

  In the above-described embodiment, the direct acting electric actuator has been described as an example of the direct acting motor. However, the direct acting motor can be similarly applied to a direct acting electric solenoid or the like. The dynamic motor is not limited to the above embodiment. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the permanent magnets 14 and 15 arrange | positioned at the outer periphery of the needle | mover 8 were demonstrated to the example, the permanent magnets 14 and 15 arrange | positioned at the inner periphery of the needle | mover 8 are also possible similarly. .

  Furthermore, the above-described embodiment shows an example, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

  The permanent magnet fixing structure according to the present invention is useful for a direct acting electric motor such as a control device, an electronic device, a machine tool or the like that wants to stably arrange a permanent magnet arranged on a mover at a predetermined position.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a direct acting motor that employs a permanent magnet fixing structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a developed view of a mover showing skewed permanent magnets in the direct acting motor shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the permanent magnet fixing structure shown in FIG. 2, wherein (a) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view. (a)-(c) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which illustrated the positioning method of the conventional permanent magnet. (a) is a development view of a permanent magnet when the positioning method shown in FIG. 4 (a) is adopted, and (b) is a partially enlarged view thereof.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Direct acting electric actuator (direct acting motor)
2 ... Stator
3 ... Fixed side body
5 ... Iron core
6 ... Armature coil
7 ... Power supply port
8 ... Movers
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 ... Output shaft 10 ... Slide bearing 13 ... Movable body 14 ... Permanent magnet 15 ... Permanent magnet 16 ... Positioning tool 17 ... Spacer 18 ... Fixing member 19 ... Positioning slope 20, 21 ... Positioning slope 22, 23 ... Positioning plane 24 ... Fixing bolt 25 ... Insertion hole 26 ... Female screw 27 ... Permanent magnet fixing structure
A ... Operating direction

Claims (4)

A permanent magnet fixed structure in which a plurality of rows are arranged with alternating polarities in the operating direction of the mover,
A positioning tool for positioning in the operating direction of the permanent magnet is provided at the end of the permanent magnet disposed in the periphery of the mover, and the positioning tool is movable on the contact surface between the positioning tool and the permanent magnet. A permanent magnet fixing structure for a direct acting electric motor, wherein the permanent magnet is formed on a positioning slope that is fixed at a predetermined position by being fixed to a child.   The positioning tool includes a non-magnetic spacer provided in the operation direction between the permanent magnets and a fixing member provided between the spacer and the permanent magnet, and the contact between the permanent magnet and the spacer in contact with the fixing member. 2. The permanent magnet fixing structure for a direct acting motor according to claim 1, wherein a surface is formed on the positioning slope.   A positioning plane that skews the permanent magnets, forms a contact surface with the fixing member in the skew direction of the skewed permanent magnets on the positioning slope, and determines a circumferential position of the fixing member in a circumferential direction of the positioning slope. The permanent magnet fixing structure for a direct acting motor according to claim 2, wherein:   4. The permanent magnet fixing structure for a direct acting motor according to claim 2, wherein positioning slopes formed between the fixing member and the permanent magnet and the spacer are all formed at the same inclination angle.

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