JP4877599B2 - SR motor rotation angle detection device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an SR (switched reluctance) motor rotation angle detection device.

  An SR motor is known as a motor that generates a driving force without using a permanent magnet. The rotor of the SR motor has a plurality of salient pole portions projecting radially outward in the circumferential direction. The stator of the SR motor has a plurality of coils protruding inward in the radial direction in the circumferential direction. The number of salient pole portions of the rotor and the number of coils of the stator are set to different numbers that are not in a multiple relationship with each other. For example, the number of salient pole portions of the rotor is set to 4, the number of stator coils is set to 6, the number of salient pole portions of the rotor is set to 6, and the number of stator coils is set to 8 or the like.

  In such an SR motor, the rotation angle of the rotor and the position of the rotor are detected by detecting a change in the magnetic field of the permanent magnet provided in the rotor. Therefore, the SR motor is provided with a rotation angle detection device that detects the rotation angle of the rotor. Such a rotation angle detection device includes an angle detection permanent magnet for detecting the rotation angle of the rotor, a position detection permanent magnet for detecting the position of the rotor, and an angle detection permanent magnet and a position detection permanent magnet. Hall IC which detects the change of the magnetic field of (refer patent document 1).

  The angle detecting permanent magnets are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotor. Further, the position detecting permanent magnets are respectively provided on the salient pole portions of the rotor. Here, a plurality of angle detecting permanent magnets are provided, for example, 48 poles in the circumferential direction. Therefore, in order to ensure a predetermined angle detection accuracy, that is, a rotor angle detection resolution, the angle detection permanent magnet needs a predetermined diameter.

  By the way, in recent years, it is required to reduce the diameter of the SR motor and its rotation angle detection device. Therefore, the outer diameter of the rotor is reduced. On the other hand, the outer diameter of the angle detection permanent magnet must be secured to a predetermined diameter in order to ensure the resolution as described above. As a result, a part of the angle detecting permanent magnet is located radially outside the salient pole part of the rotor. That is, the position detecting permanent magnet conventionally provided on the inner side in the radial direction of the angle detecting permanent magnet needs to be provided on the outer side in the radial direction with respect to the angle detecting permanent magnet as the diameter of the rotor is reduced.

  However, if a position detection permanent magnet is provided on the salient pole part that protrudes radially outward from the angle detection permanent magnet, the Hall IC that detects a change in the magnetic field formed by the position detection permanent magnet has a stator coil. It becomes easy to be influenced by the magnetic field to be formed. For this reason, an erroneous signal is output from the Hall IC that detects a change in the magnetic field formed by the position detecting permanent magnet, and it may be difficult to detect the exact position of the rotor.

JP 2004-12299 A

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an SR motor rotation angle detection device that reduces the influence of a magnetic field formed by a coil and detects the exact position of a rotor even when the rotor and stator are downsized. .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the magnetic field adjusting means is provided. The magnetic field adjusting means makes the magnetic field formed by the coil below a predetermined magnetic flux in the vicinity of the Hall IC that detects a change in the magnetic field formed by the position detecting permanent magnet. For this reason, even when the position detecting permanent magnet is projected to the outside in the radial direction of the angle detecting permanent magnet as the rotor is downsized, the Hall IC outputs a signal indicating the magnetic field formed by the coil in the vicinity of the Hall IC. Or less. Therefore, the influence of the magnetic field formed by the coil can be reduced, and the exact position of the rotor can be detected.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the magnetic field adjusting means has a permanent magnet. The permanent magnet is provided between the salient pole portions in the circumferential direction of the rotor. The permanent magnet magnetized to the S pole forms a S pole magnetic field in the vicinity of the Hall IC. Therefore, the N-pole magnetic field formed in the vicinity of the Hall IC by the coil is canceled by the magnetic field formed by the permanent magnet. Thereby, the output of the signal from the Hall IC due to the magnetic field formed by the coil is reduced. Therefore, the exact position of the rotor can be detected.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the magnetic field adjusting means has support means. The support means supports the position detecting permanent magnet. The permanent magnet magnetized to the S pole forms a S pole magnetic field in the vicinity of the Hall IC. Therefore, the N-pole magnetic field formed in the vicinity of the Hall IC by the coil is canceled out by the magnetic field formed by the support means. Thereby, the output of the signal from the Hall IC due to the magnetic field formed by the coil is reduced. Therefore, the exact position of the rotor can be detected.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the magnetic field adjusting means adjusts the magnetic field generated from the coil. The magnetic field adjusting means reverses the magnetic field formed in the vicinity of the Hall IC, for example, to the S pole by reversing the energization direction of the coil or the winding direction of the coil. Therefore, a south pole magnetic field is formed in the vicinity of the Hall IC. Thereby, the output of the signal from the Hall IC due to the magnetic field formed by the coil is reduced. Therefore, the exact position of the rotor can be detected.

Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments of an SR motor rotation angle detection device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that, in a plurality of embodiments, substantially the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
(First embodiment)
1 and 2 show an SR motor unit to which the rotation angle detection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied. The SR motor unit 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is applied as a drive unit of a shift-by-wire system that switches the shift range of an automatic transmission by electronic control, for example. As shown in FIG. 3, the shift-by-wire system 100 drives the manual valve 101 of the automatic transmission by the SR motor unit 10. The SR motor unit 10 includes an electronic control unit (ECU) 11. The ECU 11 outputs a drive signal to the SR motor unit 10. Thereby, the SR motor unit 10 rotates according to the drive signal input from the ECU 11. The rotational motion of the SR motor unit 10 is transmitted to the driving force transmission unit 102. The driving force transmission unit 102 transmits the rotational driving force output from the SR motor unit 10 to the manual valve 101.

  The driving force transmission unit 102 includes a driving shaft member 103, a detent plate 104, a stopper 105, and the like. The drive shaft member 103 is connected to the SR motor unit 10 and is rotationally driven by the SR motor unit 10. The detent plate 104 extends radially outward from the drive shaft member 103 and is configured to be rotatable integrally with the drive shaft member 103. Thereby, the detent plate 104 is rotationally driven by the SR motor unit 10 integrally with the drive shaft member 103. The detent plate 104 is provided with a pin 106 that protrudes in parallel with the drive shaft member 103. The pin 106 is connected to the manual valve 101. As a result, when the detent plate 104 rotates together with the drive shaft member 103, the manual valve 101 reciprocates in the axial direction. That is, the driving force transmission unit 102 converts the rotational driving force of the SR motor unit 10 into a linear motion and transmits it to the manual valve 101.

  The detent plate 104 has a plurality of recesses 107 on the side opposite to the drive shaft member 103 in the radial direction. The concave portions 107 correspond to “P range”, “R range”, “N range”, and “D range”, which are shift ranges of an automatic transmission (not shown), respectively. The stopper 105 is supported at the tip of the leaf spring 108. When the stopper 105 is engaged with any one of the recesses 107 of the detent plate 104, the position of the manual valve 101 in the axial direction is determined. When a rotational force is applied to the detent plate 104 via the drive shaft member 103, the stopper 105 moves to another adjacent recess 107. As a result, by rotating the drive shaft member 103 by the SR motor unit 10, the axial position of the manual valve 101 changes, and the shift range of the automatic transmission is changed.

Next, the SR motor unit 10 will be described.
The SR motor unit 10 includes a motor 20 and an encoder 60 as shown in FIG. The motor 20 includes a housing 30, a rotor 40, and a stator 50. The housing 30 includes a housing body 31 and a cover 32. The housing body 31 houses the stator 50 inside. The stator 50 has a laminated plate 51 and a coil 52 as shown in FIGS. The laminated plate 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape from a magnetic material, and a plurality of laminated plates 51 are laminated in the thickness direction. The coil 52 is provided so as to protrude radially inward of the laminated plate 51 and is supported by the laminated plate 51. Thus, the stator 50 has a coil 52 that protrudes radially inward from the laminated plate 51. The coil 52 is formed by winding a conductor such as a copper wire a plurality of times. The coil 52 forms a magnetic field when energized. A plurality of coils 52 are provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the stator 50. In the case of the first embodiment, twelve coils 52 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the stator 50.

  The rotor 40 is provided on the inner peripheral side of the stator 50. The rotor 40 is accommodated in the housing 30 and is rotatably supported with respect to the housing 30 and the stator 50. As shown in FIG. 1, the rotor 40 includes a cylindrical main body 41 and a salient pole portion 42 that protrudes radially outward from the main body 41. The rotor 40 is formed by laminating a plurality of thin plates in which a main body 41 and salient pole portions 42 that protrude in the radial direction from the main body 41 are integrally formed. A rotating shaft 43 is integrally formed in the central portion of the rotor 40.

  The salient pole portion 42 protrudes radially outward from the main body 41. A plurality of salient pole portions 42 are provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotor 40. In the case of the first embodiment, eight salient pole portions 42 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotor 40. The salient pole portion 42 protrudes radially outward from the main body 41 and faces the coil 52 of the stator 50. However, while twelve coils 52 are provided in the circumferential direction of the stator 50 at predetermined angular intervals, eight salient pole portions 42 are provided in the circumferential direction of the rotor 40 at predetermined angular intervals.

  The encoder 60 of the SR motor unit 10 includes a permanent magnet provided in the rotor 40 and a Hall IC provided in the housing 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the permanent magnet provided in the rotor 40 is composed of an angle detection magnet 61 as an angle detection permanent magnet and a position detection magnet 62 as a position detection permanent magnet.

  The angle detection magnet 61 is provided in an annular shape integrally with the rotor 40 as shown in FIG. The angle detection magnet 61 alternately has S-pole and N-pole permanent magnets at predetermined angular intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotor 40. In the case of the first embodiment, the angle detection magnet 61 has 48-pole permanent magnets at intervals of 7.5 °. On the other hand, the position detection magnets 62 are respectively provided on the salient pole portions 42. Therefore, when the eight salient pole portions 42 are provided as in the first embodiment, eight position detection magnets 62 are also provided in the rotor 40. The angle detection magnet 61 and the position detection magnet 62 are provided on the end surface on the cover 32 side in the axial direction of the rotor 40.

  The cover 32 of the housing 30 is provided with an angle detection Hall IC 71 and a position detection Hall IC 72 as shown in FIG. The angle detection Hall IC 71 is provided to face the angle detection magnet 61 in the axial direction of the SR motor unit 10. The position detection Hall IC 72 is provided to face the position detection magnet 62 in the axial direction of the SR motor unit 10. That is, the angle detection hall IC 71 and the position detection hall IC 72 provided in the cover 32 of the housing 30 are opposed to the angle detection magnet 61 or the position detection magnet 62 provided in the rotor 40, respectively.

  Both the angle detection hall IC 71 and the position detection hall IC 72 output signals when the magnetic field changes. That is, the angle detection Hall IC 71 and the position detection Hall IC 72 output a signal when the nearby magnetic field changes from the S pole to the N pole. With these configurations, the angle detection Hall IC 71 outputs A-phase and B-phase signals for detecting the rotation angle of the rotor 40 from changes in the magnetic field formed by the angle detection magnet 61. On the other hand, the position detection Hall IC 72 outputs a Z-phase signal for detecting the position of the salient pole portion 42 of the rotor 40 from the change in the magnetic field formed by the position detection magnet 62.

  In the case of the first embodiment, the outer diameter of the main body 41 of the rotor 40 is small as shown in FIG. That is, the bottom of the radial recess 44 provided between the salient pole part 42 and the salient pole part 42 is located on the angle detection magnet 61 side. Therefore, the position detection magnet 62 provided in the salient pole portion 42 is provided on the radially outer side than the annular angle detection magnet 61. As a result, the distance between the position detection magnet 62 and the angle detection Hall IC 72 facing the position detection magnet 62 and the coil 52 of the stator 50 is reduced. Thereby, the angle detection Hall IC 72 is easily affected by the magnetic field formed by the coil 52 of the stator 50.

  When an N-pole magnetic field is formed in the vicinity of the position detection Hall IC 72 by energizing the coil 52, the position detection Hall IC 72 is not in a predetermined period not facing the position detection magnet 62 magnetized to the N pole. However, the N-pole magnetic field formed by the coil 52 is detected and a detection signal is output. If a detection signal is output from the position detection Hall IC 72 at a time other than a predetermined time, the exact position of the rotor 40 may not be detected.

  Therefore, in the first embodiment, the permanent magnet 80 is disposed between the position detection magnets 62 provided corresponding to the salient pole portions 42 in the circumferential direction of the rotor 40. That is, the permanent magnet 80 is provided between the salient pole portions 42 in the circumferential direction of the rotor 40. The permanent magnet 80 is magnetized to the south pole, and forms a south pole magnetic field in the vicinity of the position detection hall IC 72. By arranging the permanent magnet 80 in this way, even if an N-pole magnetic field is formed from the coil 52 in the vicinity of the position detection Hall IC 72 by energizing the coil 52, the permanent magnet 80 forms the magnetic field formed by the coil 52. Is canceled by the magnetic field of the south pole. As a result, the position detection Hall IC 72 accurately detects a change in the magnetic field formed by the position detection magnet 62.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a signal corresponding to the Z phase is output from the position detection Hall IC 72 as the rotor 40 rotates. The position detection Hall IC 72 outputs a detection signal when the N-pole magnetic field reaches a predetermined value S1 of about 5 mT, for example, and stops outputting the detection signal when it reaches the predetermined value S2. Without the permanent magnet 80, an N-pole magnetic field is formed in the vicinity of the position detection hall IC 72 by the coil 52. When the magnitude of the magnetic field reaches a predetermined value S1, the magnetic field formed by the coil 52 becomes noise, and the position An error signal is output from the detection Hall IC 72. On the other hand, by arranging the permanent magnet 80, even if an N-pole magnetic field is formed near the position detection Hall IC 72 by the coil 52, the magnetic field is canceled out by the permanent magnet 80, and the magnetic field near the position detection Hall IC 72 is predetermined. The value S1 is not reached. As a result, the error signal output from the position detection Hall IC 72 is reduced. Thus, in 1st Embodiment, the permanent magnet 80 comprises the magnetic field adjustment means of a claim.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the permanent magnet 80 is disposed on the rotor 40. The permanent magnet 80 forms a magnetic field that cancels the magnetic field that the coil 52 forms in the vicinity of the position detection Hall IC 72. Therefore, the position detection Hall IC 72 outputs a detection signal without being affected by the magnetic field formed by the coil 52. As a result, even when the position detection magnet 62 is disposed radially outside the angle detection magnet 61 as the rotor 40 is downsized, the coil 52 forms the position detection Hall IC 72 that detects the magnetic field of the position detection magnet 62. Less susceptible to magnetic fields. Therefore, the SR motor unit 10 can be miniaturized and the position of the rotor 40 can be accurately detected.

(Second Embodiment)
The principal part of the SR motor unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
In the second embodiment, the coil 52 forms a south pole magnetic field in the vicinity of the position detection hall IC 72 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. The direction of the arrow in FIG. 5 indicates the direction of the magnetic field. That is, if an N-pole magnetic field is formed in the vicinity of the position detection Hall IC 72 by the magnetic field formed by the coil 52, an error is likely to occur in the detection signal of the position detection Hall IC 72. Therefore, in the second embodiment, when the coil 52 is energized, the coil 52 forms an S-pole magnetic field in the vicinity of the position detection Hall IC 72. For example, the direction of the magnetic field formed in the vicinity of the position detection Hall IC 72 can be adjusted by reversing the winding direction of the copper wire constituting the coil 52 or reversing the energization direction to the coil 52. That is, in 2nd Embodiment, coil 52 itself comprises the magnetic field adjustment means of a claim. Therefore, when the positional relationship between the position detection magnet 62 and the position detection Hall IC 72 is determined, an S-pole magnetic field can be formed in the vicinity of the position detection Hall IC 72 by setting the energization direction or winding direction of the coil 52. is there. As a result, the position detection Hall IC 72 is not easily affected by the magnetic field formed by the coil 52. Therefore, the position of the rotor 40 of the SR motor unit 10 can be accurately detected.

(Other embodiments)
In the first embodiment described above, the example in which the permanent magnet 80 magnetized to the S pole between the salient pole portion 42 of the rotor 40 has been described. However, the rotor 40 may be provided with a support member that supports the position detection magnet 62, and the entire support member may be magnetized to the S pole. That is, the support member that supports the position detection magnet 62 is configured as a magnetic field adjustment unit in the claims. In this way, by magnetizing the entire support member to the S pole, an S pole magnetic field is formed by the support member in the vicinity of the position detection Hall IC 72 facing the position detection magnet 62. Therefore, the position of the rotor 40 of the SR motor unit 10 can be accurately detected.

Further, in the above-described plurality of embodiments, the example in which the SR motor unit 10 is applied to the shift-by-wire system has been described. However, the SR motor unit 10 is not limited to a shift-by-wire system, and can be applied to various functional parts that use the SR motor unit 10.
As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be applied to various embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention.

It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section in the II line | wire of FIG. 2, Comprising: The figure which expanded the principal part. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of an SR motor unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Schematic which shows the shift-by-wire system to which the SR motor unit by 1st Embodiment of this invention is applied. The schematic diagram which shows the relationship of the Z-phase magnetic flux, A phase output waveform, B phase output waveform, and Z phase output waveform in the SR motor unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the SR motor unit by 2nd Embodiment of this invention by the line corresponding to the II line | wire of FIG. 2, and expanded the principal part.

Explanation of symbols

  10: SR motor unit, 20: motor (SR motor), 40: rotor, 42: salient pole part, 50: stator, 52: coil (magnetic field adjusting means), 60: encoder (rotation angle detector), 61: angle Detection magnet (angle detection permanent magnet), 62: position detection magnet (position detection permanent magnet), 72: position detection Hall IC, 80: permanent magnet (magnetic field adjustment means)

Claims (4)

A rotor provided with a plurality of salient pole portions protruding radially outward in the circumferential direction;
SR having a plurality of coils provided on the outer side in the radial direction of the rotor and projecting inward in the radial direction so as to face the salient pole part, and the number of coils is different from that of the salient pole part. A rotation angle detection device for detecting a rotation angle of a motor,
An angle detection permanent magnet that is arranged at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction of the rotor and detects a rotation angle of the rotor;
A permanent magnet for position detection for detecting the position of the rotor, provided to project to the radially outer side of the permanent magnet for angle detection at the salient pole portion;
A Hall IC that is provided facing the position detection permanent magnet in the axial direction of the rotor and detects a change in a magnetic field formed by the position detection permanent magnet as the rotor rotates;
In the vicinity of the Hall IC, magnetic field adjusting means for making a magnetic field formed by the coil equal to or less than a predetermined magnetic flux,
A rotation angle detection device comprising:   The rotation angle detection device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic field adjusting unit includes a permanent magnet that is provided between the salient pole portions in the circumferential direction of the rotor and is magnetized to the S pole.   The rotation angle detection device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic field adjustment unit includes a support unit that is provided on the rotor and is magnetized to an S pole and supports the position detection permanent magnet.   The rotation angle detection device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic field adjustment unit adjusts a magnetic field generated from the coil to form a south pole magnetic field in the vicinity of the Hall IC.

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