JP2012139280A - Pulley and sewing machine comprising the pulley - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pulley that can blow from an exterior of a wall portion into a motor in an interior thereof even when the wall portion covers the motor, and a sewing machine comprising the pulley.SOLUTION: A pulley 50 is attached to the sewing machine comprising a motor and a wall portion. The pulley 50 is connected with one end side of the motor and rotated with an output shaft of the motor. The wall portion of the sewing machine covers the motor and has an opening portion. The opening portion exposes at least a part of the pulley 50 to the exterior. The pulley 50 comprises an outer circumference wall 51, a side wall 52, a ventilation hole and a centrifugal fan 53. The outer circumference wall 51 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a central axis corresponding to the output shaft of the motor. The side wall 52 closes the inner side of the outer circumference wall 51. The ventilation hole forms the side wall 52. The centrifugal fan 53 is positioned on a motor side of the side wall 52, and is rotated by the power of the motor to introduce a gas from the ventilation hole into the interior of the wall portion to fan the motor.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pulley that is fixed to an output shaft of a motor of a sewing machine and rotates together with the output shaft, and a sewing machine including the pulley.

  The sewing machine is equipped with a motor and rotates the spindle with the power of the motor. The motor generates heat. The motor may fail due to generated heat. For example, the sewing machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a motor inside the machine frame. The sewing machine includes a pulley, and the pulley has a cooling fan. The pulley is located at the opening of the machine frame. The pulley rotates with the power of the motor, and cools the motor by sending wind from the outside of the machine frame to the motor inside the machine frame.

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  When wall parts, such as a machine frame and a cover, cover the motor, the gas pressure around the motor is higher than the outside of the wall part. Therefore, the conventional pulley cannot sufficiently send the wind from the outside to the inside of the wall portion.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a pulley capable of sufficiently sending air from the outside of the wall portion to the internal motor even when the wall portion covers the motor, and a sewing machine including the pulley.

  A pulley according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a motor having a rotating output shaft, a pulley connected to one end in the axial direction of the motor and rotating together with the output shaft, covering the motor, and at least one of the pulleys In the pulley attached to a sewing machine having a wall part having an opening part exposed to the outside, a cylindrical outer peripheral wall having the output shaft as a central axis, and a side wall closing the inner side of the outer peripheral wall; A vent hole formed in the side wall, and a centrifugal fan that is located on the motor side of the side wall and that rotates by the power of the motor to take in gas from the vent hole to the inside of the wall portion and send air to the motor With.

  Since the centrifugal fan sends wind using centrifugal force, it can send wind with a stronger force than other fans such as an axial fan even when the pressure of the gas at the blowing destination is high. The wind sent by the centrifugal fan smoothly flows in the enclosed space surrounded by the wall. Therefore, the pulley of the present invention can sufficiently send air to the motor even when the wall portion covers the motor, and can reliably cool the motor.

  The vent hole may be formed at the center of the side wall. The centrifugal fan can force the gas taken in from the center of the side wall to flow outward and send wind to the motor side. Therefore, the pulley can send wind smoothly by providing a vent hole in the center of the side wall.

  The blade | wing which comprises the said centrifugal fan may equip an outer edge part with the protrusion piece which protrudes in the said motor side. The protruding piece provided at the outer end of the blade can guide the gas flowing outward to the motor side. Therefore, the pulley can send the wind smoothly to the motor side.

  The outer peripheral wall may protrude further to the motor side than the motor side end of the blade constituting the centrifugal fan. The gas that flows to the outside by the centrifugal fan flows to the motor side along the outer peripheral wall protruding further to the motor side than the blades. Therefore, the pulley can prevent gas from leaking to the outside of the outer peripheral wall, and can efficiently send the wind to the motor side.

  The sewing machine which concerns on the 2nd aspect of this invention is equipped with the said pulley, the said motor, and the said wall part. The sewing machine has the same effects as the pulley according to the first aspect.

  The motor may include a stator that rotates the output shaft, and a motor frame that covers the outer periphery of the stator in a state in which one of the inner shaft directions of the stator protrudes. The sewing machine has a fixed wall for fixing the motor, a mounting portion protruding from a wall surface of the fixed wall and contacting an outer periphery of a portion of the stator protruding from the motor frame to position the stator, and the mounting And an exposure port that exposes the stator and ventilates the outside of the mounting portion. The wind sent from the centrifugal fan to the motor enters the stator through the exposure port. Therefore, the sewing machine can efficiently cool the stator. Since the motor frame is generally manufactured using a mold, it is not easy to form the exposure opening in the motor frame. Since the sewing machine of the present invention forms an exposed opening in the mounting portion, it is easy to manufacture. The mounting portion can easily position the stator.

  The wall portion may have a cylindrical shape, and may include a cylindrical portion that extends from the centrifugal fan to the motor frame and covers at least the outer periphery on the centrifugal fan side of the motor frame. A portion of the cylindrical portion that covers the motor frame may maintain a certain distance from the motor frame and extend along an outer peripheral surface of the motor frame. The gap between the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion and the outer peripheral surface of the motor frame is uniform. Therefore, the cylindrical portion can guide the wind straight from the centrifugal fan to the motor frame, and can evenly guide the wind along the entire outer periphery of the motor frame. The wind is difficult to flow away from the motor shaft. As a result, the sewing machine of the present invention can efficiently flow the wind along the entire circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the motor frame, and can smoothly cool the motor from the motor frame and the exposure port.

  The motor frame may be formed with a reduced diameter portion whose diameter decreases toward the centrifugal fan side on an outer periphery on the centrifugal fan side. By providing the reduced diameter portion, the amount of wind that hits the motor frame perpendicularly from the centrifugal fan is reduced. The wind flows smoothly along the wall surface of the reduced diameter portion, and the airflow around the motor is not disturbed. Therefore, the sewing machine can flow the wind of the centrifugal fan toward the exposure port more efficiently.

  The motor may include an encoder that detects rotation of the output shaft. The outer peripheral wall may extend toward the motor and cover at least a part of the outer periphery of the encoder. Since the encoder includes parts (sensors, etc.) that are vulnerable to impact, it is easily damaged when the yarn enters. Since the outer peripheral wall of the pulley covers at least a part of the outer periphery of the encoder, the yarn hardly enters the encoder. When the motor rotates, the centrifugal fan of the pulley sends wind to the motor with a strong force. As a result, the possibility of yarn entering the encoder is further reduced. Therefore, the sewing machine of the present invention can reduce the possibility of the encoder being damaged due to the entry of the yarn while cooling the motor.

The perspective view of the sewing machine 1. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a sewing machine 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view in the vicinity of a motor 30. The perspective view of the motor 30 vicinity of the state which removed the motor cover 70 and the operation part 10. FIG. The perspective view of the upper part of the pedestal 4 with the motor cover 70, the operation unit 10, and the motor 30 removed. The perspective view which looked at the pulley 50 from diagonally right above. The perspective view which looked at the pulley 50 from diagonally upward left. The perspective view which looked at the motor cover 70 from diagonally upward right. The perspective view which looked at the motor cover 70 from the diagonally upper left. FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing a wind flow in the vicinity of a motor 30. The enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of the motor 30 vicinity of the sewing machine of a modification.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The upper side, the lower side, the left rear side, the right front side, the left front side, and the right rear side in FIG. 1 are the upper side, the lower side, the left side, the right side, the front side, and the rear side of the sewing machine 1, respectively.

  The overall structure of the sewing machine 1 will be schematically described with reference to FIG. The sewing machine 1 includes a machine casing 2. The machine frame 2 includes a bed portion 3, a pedestal column portion 4, and an arm portion 5. The bed portion 3 extends in the left-right direction, and its upper surface is a plane. The bed 3 is mounted on a table (not shown). The pedestal 4 extends upward from the right end of the bed 3. The arm portion 5 extends leftward from the upper end of the pedestal column portion 4. The arm part 5 faces the upper surface of the bed part 3. The arm unit 5 includes a needle bar 7 at the left end. The needle bar 7 has a sewing needle 8 attached to the lower end. The needle bar 7 and the sewing needle 8 reciprocate up and down based on the drive of a motor 30 (see FIGS. 2 to 4 and the like). The arm portion 5 includes a balance 9 in front of the left end portion. The balance 9 moves up and down according to the needle bar 7.

  The pedestal unit 4 includes an operation unit 10 on the front surface. The operator inputs an operation instruction to the sewing machine 1 by operating the operation unit 10. The pedestal 4 has a motor cover 70 on the right side. The motor cover 70 covers the motor 30 (see FIGS. 2 to 4 and the like). The motor cover 70 has a circular opening 71 on the right side surface. The pulley 50 protrudes rightward from the opening 71. Details of the motor 30, the pulley 50, and the motor cover 70 will be described later.

  The internal structure of the sewing machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The sewing machine 1 attaches a motor 30 to a fixed wall 11 that is the right wall of the pedestal 4. The sewing machine 1 includes an output shaft 12, a connecting rotary shaft 19, and a lower shaft 22 inside.

  The output shaft 12 extends in the left-right direction within the pedestal 4 and the arm 5 of the machine frame 2. The sewing machine 1 includes a bearing 13 between the pedestal 4 and the arm 5. The bearing 13 supports the output shaft 12 rotatably. The left end of the output shaft 12 is connected to the needle bar vertical movement mechanism 16. The needle bar up / down moving mechanism 16 supports the needle bar 7. The needle bar 7 extends in the vertical direction in the arm portion 5. The needle bar vertical movement mechanism 16 is driven by the rotation of the output shaft 12, and performs sewing by moving the needle bar 7 and the balance 9 (see FIG. 1) up and down. The output shaft 12 includes a first bevel gear 17 between the motor 30 and the bearing 13.

  The connecting rotation shaft 19 extends in the up-down direction within the pedestal 4. The connecting rotary shaft 19 includes a second bevel gear 20 at the upper end. The second bevel gear 20 meshes with the first bevel gear 17 of the output shaft 12. Therefore, when the output shaft 12 rotates, the connecting rotation shaft 19 rotates. The connecting rotary shaft 19 includes a third bevel gear 21 at the lower end.

  The lower shaft 22 extends in the left-right direction within the bed portion 3. The lower shaft 22 includes a fourth bevel gear 23 at the right end. The fourth bevel gear 23 meshes with the third bevel gear 21 of the connecting rotary shaft 19. Therefore, when the connecting rotary shaft 19 rotates, the lower shaft 22 rotates. The left end of the lower shaft 22 is connected to the full rotary hook 24. The full rotary hook 24 rotates and synchronizes with the vertical movement of the needle bar 7.

  The output shaft 12 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the output shaft 12 extends from the right side of the motor 30 through the shaft center portion of the motor 30 and extends straight to the left side of the arm portion 5. The motor 30 fixes the rotor 39 to the output shaft 12. A stator 32 of the motor 30 described later rotates the output shaft 12 and the rotor 39. Therefore, the output shaft 12 combines the function of the motor shaft that outputs the power of the motor 30 and the function of the main shaft that drives the sewing mechanism (for example, the needle bar vertical movement mechanism 16) of the sewing machine 1.

  Many conventional sewing machines couple the motor shaft and the main shaft with a coupling when the power of the motor is transmitted to the main shaft without using a belt and gears. A sewing machine using a coupling needs to have bearings at both ends of the coupling. Therefore, the position of the pulley moved away from the operator due to the influence of the coupling and the two bearings, and the operator was difficult to operate the pulley. The sewing machine also has a problem that the number of parts is large and the cost is high. The sewing machine has a problem that the motor shaft and the main shaft must be completely coaxially fixed, and the alignment of the two shafts is troublesome. In the sewing machine 1 of the present embodiment, since the output shaft 12 serves as a motor shaft and a main shaft, it is not necessary to use a coupling and bearings at both ends thereof. Therefore, the sewing machine 1 can mount the pulley 50 at a position close to the operator. The sewing machine 1 does not require labor for aligning the motor shaft and the main shaft. The sewing machine 1 can have a simple configuration without separate motor shaft and main shaft.

  The output shaft 12 includes a hole 14 at the shaft center. The hole 14 extends from the center in the left-right direction of the output shaft 12 to the right end. As shown in FIG. 4, the right end of the hole 14 faces the space on the right side of the sewing machine 1. The heat generated from the motor 30 passes through the hole 14 and flows to the outside from the right end of the hole 14. Therefore, the sewing machine 1 can easily release the heat generated from the motor 30.

  The motor 30 fixes the rotor 39 to the output shaft 12 by shrink-fit. Specifically, the substantially cylindrical rotor 39 has a hole (not shown) for fixing the output shaft 12 at the center. The diameter of the hole is slightly smaller than the diameter of the output shaft 12. The manufacturer of the sewing machine 1 heats the rotor 39 and fits the output shaft 12 into a hole that expands and expands to cool the rotor 39. The manufacturer of the sewing machine 1 cools the rotor 39 to reduce the diameter of the hole and fix the rotor 39 to the output shaft 12. Therefore, the motor 30 can securely fix the rotor 39 to the output shaft 12 without using a member such as a screw.

  The structure in the vicinity of the motor 30 will be schematically described with reference to FIG. As described above, the sewing machine 1 mounts the motor 30 on the fixed wall 11. The right end of the motor 30 includes a connecting portion 61. The connecting portion 61 fixes a cylindrical pulley 50 fitted to the right end of the output shaft 12. The rotation axis of the pulley 50 coincides with the output shaft 12, and when the output shaft 12 rotates, the pulley 50 also rotates. The pulley 50 includes a centrifugal fan 53 inside. When the pulley 50 rotates, the centrifugal fan 53 sends air to the motor 30 to cool the motor 30. The motor cover 70 covers the motor 30. The motor cover 70 corresponds to the “wall portion” of the present invention. The pulley 50 projects rightward from the opening 71 of the motor cover 70. Therefore, the operator can move the needle bar 7 up and down by grasping and rotating the pulley 50. Details of each part will be described below.

  The structure of the motor 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. The motor 30 has a cylindrical body 31. The body 31 includes a stator 32 and a motor frame 33. The stator 32 has a cylindrical shape, and the rotor 39 is located in the axial center portion. The stator 32 can rotate the rotor 39 and the output shaft 12. The stator 32 is fixed to the motor frame 33. As shown in FIG. 3, the output shaft 12 fixes the left motor bearing 34 on the left side of the rotor 39. The output shaft 12 fixes the right motor bearing 35 to the right side of the rotor 39. The right motor bearing 35 is attached to the motor frame 33. Two motor bearings 34, 35 receive the output shaft 12. The outer diameters of the two motor bearings 34 and 35 are smaller than the outer diameter of the rotor 39.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the motor frame 33 is a bottomed cylindrical metal member. The length of the motor frame 33 in the left-right direction is shorter than the length of the stator 32 in the left-right direction. The motor frame 33 covers the outer periphery of the stator 32 in a state where one of the axial directions of the stator 32 (left side in the present embodiment) protrudes. The motor frame 33 includes a reduced diameter portion 36 on the outer periphery on the centrifugal fan 53 side (right side in the present embodiment). The reduced diameter portion 36 is formed so that the diameter decreases toward the centrifugal fan 53 side. Therefore, the amount of wind that hits the right side surface of the inner motor frame 33 of the wind sent by the centrifugal fan 53 decreases. The wind sent by the centrifugal fan 53 smoothly flows to the left along the wall surface of the reduced diameter portion 36, and the airflow is not disturbed. Specifically, the surface of the reduced diameter portion 36 has a tapered shape in which a cross section in a plane passing through the output shaft 12 is a straight line. Therefore, the diameter-reduced portion 36 can flow the wind to the left more smoothly than when the surface is curved.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the motor 30 includes an encoder 40 on the right side surface of the motor frame 33. The encoder 40 includes a resolver 41, a substrate 42, a sensor 43, and a magnet 49. The resolver 41 and the magnet 49 are fixed to the right side surface of the motor frame 33 and detect the rotation angle of the output shaft 12. The substrate 42 is connected to the right side surface of the resolver 41 and holds the sensor 43 and the like. The sensor 43 is a magnetic sensor and detects whether or not the rotation angle of the rotor 39 and the output shaft 12 is at the origin.

  A structure for mounting the motor 30 to the fixed wall 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 4, the motor frame 33 includes a fixing portion 37 at the left end. The shape of the fixing portion 37 is a hook shape extending in a direction away from the axis of the output shaft 12. The fixing part 37 has screw holes (not shown) in the upper part, the lower part, and the rear part.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the fixed wall 11, which is the right wall of the pedestal 4, includes a bearing insertion hole 44. The left part of the bearing insertion hole 44 holds an oil seal 45. The oil seal 45 has a ring shape. The oil seal 45 has an outer diameter equal to the diameter of the bearing insertion hole 44 and an inner diameter equal to the diameter of the output shaft 12 (see FIG. 3 and the like). Therefore, the oil seal 45 can prevent the lubricating oil used inside the pedestal 4 from leaking to the motor 30 side.

  The fixed wall 11 includes a mounting portion 46 for mounting the motor 30. The mounting portion 46 projects rightward (outside) from the wall surface of the fixed wall 11 so as to surround the bearing insertion hole 44. The inside of the mounting portion 46 is curved according to the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the stator 32. The mounting part 46 has screw holes 47 in the upper part, the lower part, and the rear part. The positions of the screw holes 47 correspond to the positions of the upper, lower, and rear screw holes (not shown) of the fixing portion 37, respectively. The center of the mounting portion 46 is located on the central axis of the bearing insertion hole 44. The mounting portion 46 includes an exposure port 48 that is a notch on the front and rear lower sides.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when attaching the motor 30 to the fixed wall 11, the operator inserts the left motor bearing 34 into the bearing insertion hole 44. The bearing insertion hole 44 positions the output shaft 12 of the motor 30 and the rotor 39. The mounting portion 46 comes into contact with three locations on the outer periphery of the portion protruding leftward from the inner motor frame 33 of the stator 32. The mounting portion 46 is in contact with the fixing portion 37. The mounting portion 46 positions the stator 32 and the motor frame 33 of the motor 30.

  As shown in FIG. 4, with the motor 30 positioned, the operator fixes the motor 30 by tightening the three screws 38 in the screw holes 47 of the mounting portion 46 and the screw holes (not shown) of the fixing portion 37. Secure to the wall 11. Therefore, the operator can reliably position the motor 30 and fix the motor 30. The sewing machine 1 can easily apply wind from the outside to the motor 30 by fixing the motor frame 33 covering the outer periphery of the stator 32 to the outside of the fixed wall 11. Therefore, the sewing machine 1 can cool the motor 30 easily. Further, in a state where the stator 32 is mounted on the mounting portion 46, heat generated from the motor 30 passes through the exposure port 48 and goes out of the mounting portion 46. Therefore, the sewing machine 1 can reliably position the motor 30 and easily release the heat generated from the motor 30. Since the sewing machine 1 includes the centrifugal fan 53, the heat of the motor 30 can be released more easily by putting wind into the stator 32 from the exposure port 48. Since the motor frame 33 is generally manufactured using a mold, it is not easy to form an exposure opening in the motor frame 33. The sewing machine 1 is easy to manufacture because the exposure port 48 is formed in the mounting portion 46. The exposure port 48 is formed in a portion other than the portion facing the inner upper side of the mounting portion 46. Therefore, the mounting portion 46 can prevent dust falling from above from entering the stator 32 through the exposure port 48.

  The structure of the pulley 50 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The pulley 50 includes an outer peripheral wall 51 and a side wall 52. The outer peripheral wall 51 is a cylindrical member having the output shaft 12 (see FIG. 3 etc.) as a central axis. The operator holds the outer peripheral wall 51 and rotates the pulley 50. The side wall 52 closes the inside of the outer peripheral wall 51. The position of the side wall 52 in this embodiment is slightly on the right side of the center of the outer peripheral wall 51 in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the side wall 52 has a vent hole 57 in the center. The center of the disk-shaped side wall 52 coincides with the center of the circular ventilation hole 57. The side wall 52 includes a shaft hole 58 at the center of the vent hole 57. As for the pulley 50, the shaft hole 58 fits in the output shaft 12 (refer FIG. 3 etc.). The side wall 52 has screw holes 59 at three locations around the vent hole 57. The pulley 50 is fixed to the right side surface of the connecting portion 61 by tightening a screw 62 (see FIG. 3) in the screw hole 59 and a screw hole (not shown) of the connecting portion 61. When the pulley 50 is fixed to the connecting portion 61, the rotation axis of the pulley 50 is coaxial with the output shaft 12. Therefore, when the rotor 39 and the output shaft 12 are rotated, the pulley 50 is also rotated.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the pulley 50 includes a centrifugal fan 53 inside the outer peripheral wall 51. The centrifugal fan 53 is located on the left side of the side wall 52. When the pulley 50 is fixed to the connecting portion 61, the centrifugal fan 53 is positioned on the motor 30 side of the side wall 52 (see FIG. 3). The centrifugal fan 53 has twelve blades 54. The twelve blades 54 extend radially from the vicinity of the axial center portion of the cylindrical outer peripheral wall 51 to reach the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 51. Each blade 54 is perpendicular to the side wall 52. The center of the twelve blades 54 forms a shaft hole 58.

  When the pulley 50 rotates, the centrifugal fan 53 rotates. The centrifugal fan 53 takes in the wind from the ventilation hole 57 to the left side (motor 30 side) of the side wall 52 by centrifugal force, and flows the outside (direction away from the axis of the output shaft 12). The wind hits the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 51 and flows to the left. Since the centrifugal fan 53 uses centrifugal force to send wind, it can send wind with a stronger force than other fans such as an axial fan even when the pressure of the gas at the blowing destination is high. The wind sent by the centrifugal fan 53 flows smoothly in the enclosed space surrounded by the motor cover 70. Therefore, the pulley 50 can sufficiently send air to the motor 30 even when the motor cover 70 covers the motor 30, and can cool the motor 30 reliably. The amount of air blown by the centrifugal fan 53 is smaller than that of the axial fan. However, in this embodiment, since the space through which the wind flows is a closed space, the wind flows smoothly. Therefore, the sewing machine 1 can surely send a small amount of wind around the motor 30 and cool the motor 30 efficiently.

  The vent hole 57 (see FIG. 6) is at the center of the side wall 52. Therefore, the centrifugal fan 53 can send the wind taken from the center of the side wall 52 to the outside (in a direction away from the axis of the output shaft 12) and send the wind to the motor 30. As shown in FIG. 7, each blade 54 includes a protruding piece 55 protruding on the left side (motor 30 side) at the outer end. In other words, the lateral width of each blade 54 is longer on the outer side than on the inner side. The protruding piece 55 can guide the wind that flows outward to the motor 30 side. Therefore, the pulley 50 can send wind smoothly to the motor 30 side. Further, the outer peripheral wall 51 protrudes further to the left than the left (motor 30 side) end of the protruding piece 55 of the twelve blades 54. The wind that flows outward by the centrifugal fan 53 flows toward the motor 30 along the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 51 that protrudes toward the motor 30 from the blades 54. Therefore, the pulley 50 can prevent the wind from leaking outside the outer peripheral wall 51, and can efficiently send the wind to the motor 30.

  The motor cover 70 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 8, and 9. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the motor cover 70 includes a main frame portion 73 and a cylindrical portion 75. The main frame 73 has a shape that swells to the right (lower right in FIG. 8) and covers the entire motor 30. The main frame portion 73 has a cylindrical portion 75 slightly above the center on the right side. The main frame 73 has screw holes 74 at three locations. The operator fixes the motor cover 70 to the machine frame 2 by fitting the main frame portion 73 to the fixed wall 11 (see FIG. 2) from the right side and tightening screws (not shown) in the screw holes 74.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the main frame 73 has an exhaust hole 80 at the rear, which is the side opposite to the side facing the operator (the left rear side in FIG. 9) with the motor cover 70 mounted on the machine frame 2. Have The exhaust holes 80 are a plurality of slit-shaped holes arranged vertically. The shape and number of the exhaust holes 80 are not limited to this, and may be changed. The exhaust hole 80 exhausts the wind that the centrifugal fan 53 flows to the outside of the motor cover 70. Therefore, the sewing machine 1 can cool the motor 30 efficiently. Since the exhaust hole 80 is in the rear part of the main frame 73, the air whose temperature has risen due to the heat of the motor 30 does not flow to the worker side. Therefore, the worker can work comfortably.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cylindrical portion 75 has a cylindrical shape and protrudes further to the right from the right side surface of the main frame portion 73. As shown in FIG. 3, when the motor cover 70 is attached to the machine frame 2, the pulley 50 projects rightward from the opening 71 at the right end of the cylinder portion 75. The cylindrical part 75 extends from the centrifugal fan 53 of the pulley 50 to the body part 31 of the motor 30 and covers the outer periphery of the body part 31 on the centrifugal fan 53 side. A portion of the cylindrical portion 75 that covers the body portion 31 of the motor 30 is a wind guide portion 76 that guides the wind from the centrifugal fan 53. A constant range on the left side of the wind guide portion 76 maintains a constant distance L from the outer peripheral surface of the motor frame 33 of the trunk portion 31 and extends along the outer peripheral surface of the motor frame 33. The distance L need not be strictly constant and may be substantially constant.

  The gap between the inner peripheral surface of the wind guide portion 76 and the outer peripheral surface of the motor frame 33 is substantially uniform. Therefore, the cylindrical part 75 of the motor cover 70 can guide the wind from the centrifugal fan 53 to the motor frame 33 and can guide the wind uniformly and straight along the entire outer periphery of the motor frame 33. The wind is difficult to flow away from the axis of the output shaft 12. As a result, the motor cover 70 can efficiently flow wind along the entire circumference of the motor frame 33 to cool the motor 30. An operator can remove the motor cover 70 to expose the motor 30. Therefore, the operator can easily maintain the motor 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 8, and 9, the upper and lower portions of the left end portion of the wind guide portion 76 are ribs 77 and 78. Specifically, the upper rib 77 is an upper portion of the wind guide portion 76, and the lower rib 78 is a lower portion of the wind guide portion 76 (only the lower rib 78 is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9). As shown in FIG. 3, the upper rib 77 and the lower rib 78 extend to the left from the main frame portion 73 in parallel with the axial direction of the output shaft 12. By forming at least a part of the wind guide portion 76 with ribs, the overall shape of the motor cover 70 can be freely determined without matching the shape of the motor 30. The material cost required for the motor cover 70 is lower than when the wind guide portion 76 is formed by increasing or decreasing the thickness of the motor cover 70.

  The positional relationship between the pulley 50 and the encoder 40 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the motor 30 includes the encoder 40 on the right side surface of the motor frame 33. The resolver 41 of the encoder 40 is on the right side surface of the motor frame 33. The substrate 42 is on the right side of the resolver 41. The substrate 42 includes a sensor 43. Since the encoder 40 includes an electronic component that is vulnerable to impact, the encoder 40 may be damaged when it enters and gets entangled. In the present embodiment, the outer peripheral wall 51 of the pulley 50 extends to the motor 30 side and covers a part of the outer periphery of the encoder 40. Therefore, it is difficult for the yarn to enter the encoder 40. When the motor 30 rotates, the centrifugal fan 53 of the pulley 50 sends air to the motor 30, and the possibility that the yarn enters the encoder 40 is further reduced. Therefore, the sewing machine 1 can reduce the possibility that the encoder 40 is damaged by the entry of the yarn without covering the encoder 40 with the cover. Since the cover of the encoder 40 is unnecessary, the pulley 50 can be reduced in size and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Specifically, the outer peripheral wall 51 of the pulley 50 extends to the left (machine frame 2 side) from the substrate 42 and the sensor 43. As a result, the outer peripheral wall 51 covers at least the outer periphery of the substrate 42 and the sensor 43. The substrate 42 and the sensor 43 are particularly vulnerable to impacts. Therefore, the sewing machine 1 can efficiently protect a portion that is vulnerable to the internal impact of the encoder 40.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cylindrical portion 75 of the motor cover 70 maintains a constant distance D from the outer peripheral wall 51 of the pulley 50 and extends from the opening 71 to the motor 30 side. In other words, the motor cover 70 has a long wrap amount between the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 75 and the outer peripheral wall 51 of the pulley 50. The motor cover 70 can reduce the possibility that the thread enters the inside through the gap between the pulley 50 and the opening 71 by the cylindrical portion 75. Therefore, the sewing machine 1 can further reduce the possibility that the encoder 40 is damaged by the entry of the yarn.

  The flow of wind around the motor 30 will be described with reference to FIG. Since the sewing machine 1 covers the motor 30 with the motor cover 70, the operator can be prevented from directly touching the high-temperature motor 30. Since the pulley 50 includes the centrifugal fan 53, the wind can be taken into the motor 30 with a strong force even when the gas pressure inside the motor cover 70 is high. When the pulley 50 rotates, the wind enters the motor 30 through the vent hole 57 (see FIG. 6) of the side wall 52, and once flows outward by centrifugal force. When the wind that has flowed to the outside hits the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 51 of the pulley, it flows along the outer peripheral wall 51 to the motor 30 side. Since the pulley 50 side of the motor frame 33 includes the reduced diameter portion 36, the amount of wind that hits the right side surface of the motor frame 33 perpendicularly is small. Therefore, the wind smoothly flows between the reduced diameter portion 36 and the cylindrical portion 75, and the airflow is not disturbed. The wind guide portion 76 extends to the left while maintaining a certain distance L from the motor frame 33. Therefore, the wind flows to the left along the outer periphery of the motor frame 33 and takes away the heat of the motor 30.

  The above embodiment can be variously modified. A modification will be described with reference to FIG. The sewing machine of the modification shown in FIG. 11 is different from the sewing machine 1 of the above embodiment only in the shape of the pulley 150. Therefore, the same configuration is given the same number as the above embodiment, and the description is omitted. In the modification shown in FIG. 11, the outer peripheral wall 151 of the pulley 150 extends longer to the left than the outer peripheral wall 51 of the above embodiment. Therefore, the outer peripheral wall 151 covers the resolver 41 and the magnet 49 in addition to the substrate 42 and the sensor 43 covered by the outer peripheral wall 51 of the above embodiment. As in this modification, the outer peripheral wall 151 may extend toward the motor 30 so as to cover the entire encoder 40.

  Other variations are possible for the above embodiment. The pulley 50 of the above embodiment has a vent hole 57 at the center of the side wall 52. The wind vigorously flows from the center of the side wall 52 to the outside and to the motor 30. Therefore, it is desirable that the position of the vent hole 57 is the center of the side wall 52. However, the position of the vent hole 57 may not be the center of the side wall 52. The number, shape, and size of the blades 54 and the vent holes 57 can be changed. For example, the blade 54 may not include the protruding piece 55.

  The shape of the mounting portion 46 can be changed. The position, size, shape, and number of the exposure port 48 can be changed. The motor cover 70 that covers the motor 30 may be a non-removable wall. The motor 30 preferably includes a reduced diameter portion 36, and the reduced diameter portion 36 is more preferably tapered. However, even if the diameter-reduced portion 36 is not tapered, the wind can flow efficiently. For example, the surface of the reduced diameter portion 36 may have a smoothly curved cross section in a plane passing through the output shaft 12.

  The sewing machine 1 of the above embodiment is a so-called direct drive type sewing machine, and the power of the motor 30 is directly transmitted to the shaft of the sewing machine without a belt or the like. However, the present invention can also be applied to other types of sewing machines such as an external motor method.

  Part of the wind guide portion 76 in the above embodiment is an upper rib 77 and a lower rib 78. Therefore, the overall shape of the motor cover 70 can be freely determined without matching the shape of the motor 30. However, the wind guide portion 76 may be formed without using the ribs 77 and 78.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sewing machine 2 Machine frame 11 Fixed wall 12 Output shaft 14 Hole part 16 Needle bar vertical motion mechanism 30 Motor 31 Body part 32 Stator 33 Motor frame 36 Reduced diameter part 37 Fixed part 39 Rotor 40 Encoder 42 Substrate 43 Sensor 46 Mounting part 48 Dew Outlet 50, 150 Pulley 51, 151 Outer peripheral wall 52 Side wall 53 Centrifugal fan 54 Blade 55 Projection piece 57 Vent hole 61 Connection part 62 Screw 70 Motor cover 71 Opening part 73 Main frame part 75 Cylindrical part 76 Wind guide part 77 Upper rib 78 Lower part Rib 80 Exhaust hole

Claims (9)

A motor having a rotating output shaft;
A pulley connected to one end side in the axial direction of the motor and rotating together with the output shaft;
In the pulley that is attached to a sewing machine that includes the wall that covers the motor and has an opening that exposes at least a part of the pulley to the outside.
A cylindrical outer peripheral wall having the output shaft as a central axis;
A side wall closing the inside of the outer peripheral wall;
A vent hole formed in the side wall;
A pulley provided with a centrifugal fan that is located on the motor side of the side wall and rotates by the power of the motor to take in gas from the vent hole into the wall portion and send air to the motor.   The pulley according to claim 1, wherein the ventilation hole is formed at a center of the side wall.   The pulley according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the blade constituting the centrifugal fan includes a protruding piece protruding toward the motor side at an outer end.   The pulley according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the outer peripheral wall protrudes further to the motor side than the motor side end of the blade constituting the centrifugal fan.   A sewing machine comprising the pulley according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the motor, and the wall portion. The motor is
A stator that rotates the output shaft;
A motor frame covering the outer periphery of the stator in a state where one of the inner shaft directions of the stator protrudes,
The sewing machine
A fixing wall for fixing the motor;
A mounting portion that protrudes from the wall surface of the fixed wall and contacts the outer periphery of a portion of the stator that protrudes from the motor frame to position the stator;
The sewing machine according to claim 5, further comprising: an exposure port formed in the mounting portion and exposing the stator to ventilate the outside of the mounting portion. The wall is
A cylindrical portion extending from the centrifugal fan to the motor frame and covering at least the outer periphery of the centrifugal fan side of the motor frame;
The sewing machine according to claim 6, wherein a portion of the cylindrical portion that covers the motor frame maintains a certain distance from the motor frame and extends along an outer peripheral surface of the motor frame.   The sewing machine according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the motor frame is formed with a reduced diameter portion whose diameter decreases toward the centrifugal fan side on an outer periphery on the centrifugal fan side. The motor includes an encoder that detects rotation of the output shaft,
The sewing machine according to claim 5, wherein the outer peripheral wall extends toward the motor and covers at least a part of the outer periphery of the encoder.

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