JP5986021B2 - Electric motor and electric oil pump - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric motor and an electric oil pump.

  In hybrid vehicles and idling stop vehicles, an electric oil pump that is driven by an electric motor is mounted for the purpose of cooling, lubricating, and maintaining hydraulic pressure of the automatic transmission when the engine is stopped (for example, Patent Document 1). ).

JP 2009-264545 A

In the electric oil pump, the higher the oil temperature of the automatic transmission, the greater the required pump discharge amount. Therefore, a motor with a high rotational speed is required at high temperatures. On the other hand, the lower the oil temperature, the smaller the required pump discharge amount, but the greater the oil viscosity. Therefore, a motor with a large torque is required at low temperatures. That is, it has been desired to realize an electric motor capable of switching between high-rotation low-torque motor characteristics (rotation speed-torque characteristics) and high-torque low-rotation motor characteristics in accordance with the oil temperature.
An object of the present invention is to provide an electric motor and an electric oil pump that can realize switching between high-rotation low-torque motor characteristics and high-torque low-rotation motor characteristics.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the rotor core is divided into a first rotor core and a second rotor core provided integrally with the drive shaft in the axial direction, and the second rotor core with respect to the first rotor core is interposed between the two rotor cores. A ratchet mechanism that restricts the relative rotation of the motor in one direction was installed.

  Therefore, the high-torque low-rotation motor characteristics obtained in the first state in which the magnetic pole regions of the same polarity of the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet coincide with each other in the circumferential direction, and the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet Switching to the high-rotation low-torque motor characteristics obtained in the second state in which the magnetic pole regions of the same polarity are displaced in the circumferential direction can be realized.

1 is a front view of an electric oil pump according to a first embodiment. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the rotor according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a motor characteristic switching process according to the oil temperature of the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement when switching from the 1st state of Example 1 to a 2nd state.

[Example 1]
First, the configuration of the first embodiment will be described.
[overall structure]
1 is a front view of an electric oil pump according to a first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a rotor according to the first embodiment. The electric oil pump according to the first embodiment is a pump mounted for an automatic transmission of a vehicle having an idle stop function. This automatic transmission is a belt-type continuously variable transmission, and is separately provided with a main pump driven by an engine. When the engine is stopped by the idle stop control, the hydraulic pressure by the main pump cannot be secured, and if the hydraulic pressure decreases due to a frictional engagement element in the belt-type continuously variable transmission or a leak from the pulley, the hydraulic pressure required for restarting Since it takes time to secure the operability, drivability is reduced. Therefore, in addition to the main pump, an electric oil pump that can discharge hydraulic pressure regardless of the operating state of the engine is equipped, and by ensuring the hydraulic pressure corresponding to the leakage from the frictional engagement elements and pulleys, the engine can be restarted and restarted. Improved drivability.

The electric oil pump according to the first embodiment includes an oil pump 3 including a pump rotor 1 having external teeth and an outer rotor 2 having internal teeth, a motor rotor 4 connected to the pump rotor 1, and a stator 5. And an electric motor 6. The oil pump 3 and the electric motor 6 are accommodated in the center housing 7. Hereinafter, for the sake of explanation, the x-axis is provided in the direction in which the shaft center (rotor drive shaft 9) of the electric oil pump extends, and the electric motor 6 side with respect to the oil pump 3 is the forward direction.
The center housing 7 has openings at both ends toward both sides in the x-axis direction, and a cylindrical pump housing portion 7a that rotatably accommodates the outer rotor 2 is formed on the inner periphery of the opening on the x-axis negative direction side. A motor accommodating portion 7b that accommodates the motor rotor 4 and the stator 5 is formed on the inner periphery of the opening on the axial positive direction side, and a flange-like bracket 7c is formed on the positive side in the x-axis direction relative to the motor accommodating portion 7b. . The bracket 7c is formed with three bolt holes 7e through which bolts (not shown) for fixing to the automatic transmission are passed.
The center housing 7 is provided with a partition wall 7d that defines a space between the pump housing portion 7a and the motor housing portion 7b. A rear housing 8 that supports the stator 5 is attached to the center housing 7 on the positive side in the x-axis direction so as to close the other opening. The rear housing 8 is provided with a cylindrical support portion 8a that rotatably supports the rotor drive shaft 9. Since a seal member (not shown) is interposed between the partition wall 7d and the rotor drive shaft 9, the motor housing portion 7b is configured as a drying chamber, and the inside of the pump housing portion 7a and the outer periphery of the pump are configured as a wet chamber. The The rear housing 8 is provided with a Hall IC 13a of a first rotation sensor 13 that detects the rotational position of the rotor drive shaft 9. The Hall IC 13a is disposed to face the outside in the radial direction of the sensor magnet 13b fixed to the x-axis positive direction end of the rotor drive shaft 9.

[Configuration of oil pump]
The pump cover 10 includes a discharge port 11 that extends in a cylindrical shape that communicates with a discharge region of the oil pump 3, and a suction port 12 that communicates with a suction region of the oil pump 3. The pump cover 10 is fastened and fixed to the center housing 7 by three bolts 10a.
The oil pump 3 includes, for example, a pump rotor 1 having an external number of teeth Nr = 12 and an outer rotor 2 having an internal number of teeth of 13. The pump rotor 1 is fitted to the rotor drive shaft 9 so as not to be relatively rotatable.

[Configuration of electric motor]
The stator 5 has a stator core 5a, and coils 5b are wound around nine teeth formed on the stator core 5a to form slots.
The motor rotor 4 includes a first rotor core 21, a first magnet 22, a second rotor core 23, and a second magnet 24 as main components.
The first rotor core 21 is a magnetic body and is made of an iron-based metal material. The first rotor core 21 is fitted into the rotor drive shaft 9 so as not to rotate relative to the rotor drive shaft 9, and is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape that opens to the x-axis positive direction side. Inside the first rotor core 21, a small-diameter portion 21a is formed on the x-axis negative direction side, and a large-diameter portion 21b is formed on the x-axis positive direction side. The small diameter portion 21a and the large diameter portion 21b are connected by a step surface 21c extending in the x-axis orthogonal direction.
The first magnet 22 is a cylindrical permanent magnet (ring magnet), and is a field magnet having four magnetic poles in which N poles and S poles are alternately magnetized in the circumferential direction. The first magnet 22 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 21 a of the first rotor core 21.
The second rotor core 23 is a magnetic body and is made of an iron-based metal material. The second rotor core 23 is formed in a cylindrical shape having openings at both ends in the x-axis direction. The large-diameter portion 21b of the first rotor core 21 is rotatable relative to the first rotor core 21 and is movable in the x-axis direction. Contained. The radial clearance between the inner peripheral surface of the second rotor core 23 on the x-axis negative direction side opening and the stator 5 is set to be the same as that of the first magnet 22.
The second magnet 24 is a cylindrical permanent magnet (ring magnet), and is a field magnet having four magnetic poles in which N poles and S poles are alternately magnetized in the circumferential direction. The second magnet 24 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the second rotor core 23. The radial position of the second magnet 24 is set to be the same as that of the first magnet 22. The radial air gap (radial air gap) between the second magnet 24 and the stator 5 is set to be the same as the radial air gap between the first magnet 22 and the stator 5.
The stator 5 is attached with a Hall IC 14a of a second rotation sensor 14 for detecting the rotational position of the second magnet 24. The Hall IC 14a is disposed opposite to the positive side of the second magnet 24 in the x-axis direction.

[Configuration of ratchet mechanism]
Between the first rotor core 21 and the second rotor core 23, the relative rotation of the second rotor core 23 with respect to the first rotor core 21 is limited only to the direction opposite to the rotation direction (forward rotation direction) when driving the oil pump (reverse rotation direction). A ratchet mechanism 25 is provided.
The ratchet mechanism 25 includes a ratchet claw 26 provided on the bottom surface 23 a of the second rotor core 23, a ratchet groove 27 provided on the step surface 21 c of the first rotor core 21, and the second rotor core 23 in the direction of the first rotor core 21. And a coil spring 28 as a biasing means for biasing.
As shown in FIG. 3, the ratchet claws 26 have a serrated circumferential shape, and are provided at eight equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the bottom surface 23a. The ratchet groove 27 is provided at a position corresponding to the ratchet claw 26 and is formed along the shape of the ratchet claw 26.
The coil spring 28 is provided in a state where a predetermined set load is applied in a coil housing portion 29 fixed to the positive end of the first rotor core 21 in the x-axis direction, and attaches the second rotor core 23 in the negative direction of the x-axis. Rush. The bottom surface 23a of the second rotor core 23 is always pressed against the step surface 21c of the first rotor core 21 by the urging force of the coil spring 28 in the negative x-axis direction.

[Motor characteristic switching process according to oil temperature]
In the first embodiment, for the purpose of realizing the switching of the motor characteristics (rotation-torque characteristics) according to the oil temperature of the automatic transmission, the following motor characteristics switching process is performed.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the motor characteristic switching process according to the oil temperature of the first embodiment, and each step will be described below.
In step S1, the oil temperature of the automatic transmission is detected.
In step S2, it is determined whether or not the oil temperature detected in step S1 is higher than a predetermined high temperature determination value. If YES, the process proceeds to step S3, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S4.
In step S3, it is determined whether or not the motor rotor 4 is in the second state. If YES, the process proceeds to step S7, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S5. Here, the second state is a two-step skew state in which the magnetic pole regions of the same polarity of the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 are shifted by 45 ° (feed angle of the ratchet mechanism 25) in the circumferential direction. The state determination of the motor rotor 4 is performed by determining the rotational position of the rotor drive shaft 9 detected by the first rotation sensor 13, that is, the rotational position of the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 detected by the second rotation sensor 14. It can be determined from the rotational position of
In step S4, it is determined whether or not the motor rotor 4 is in the first state. If YES, the process proceeds to step S7, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S6. Here, the first state is a no-skew state in which the same polarity magnetic pole regions of the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 are aligned in the circumferential direction.
In step S5, the relative position of the second rotor core 23 relative to the first rotor core 21 is determined by temporarily giving a command to the electric motor 6 such that the rotational acceleration in the reverse direction of the rotor drive shaft 9 exceeds a predetermined value. By changing the feed angle of the ratchet mechanism 25 by 45 °, the motor rotor 4 is switched from the first state to the second state.
In step S6, the relative position of the second rotor core 23 relative to the first rotor core 21 is determined by temporarily giving a command to the electric motor 6 such that the rotational acceleration in the reverse direction of the rotor drive shaft 9 exceeds a predetermined value. By changing the feed angle of the ratchet mechanism 25 by 45 °, the motor rotor 4 is switched from the second state to the first state.
In step S7, a command for rotating the rotor drive shaft 9 in the forward rotation direction is given to the electric motor 6 based on parameters such as the input rotation speed, range, oil temperature, and vehicle speed of the automatic transmission, and the oil pump 3 Inhalation and discharge.

Next, the operation will be described.
[Ratchet mechanism operation]
When the rotor drive shaft 9 is rotated in the forward direction, the ratchet pawl 26 is engaged with the ratchet groove 27 and the second rotor core 23 rotates integrally with the first rotor core 21. As a result, the oil pump 3 can suck and discharge oil in a state where the first state or the second state is maintained, that is, in a state where the motor characteristics of the electric motor 6 are maintained constant.
When the rotor drive shaft 9 is rotated in the reverse direction, the engagement between the ratchet pawl 26 and the ratchet groove 27 is released, but the biasing force of the coil spring 28 is between the step surface 21c and the bottom surface 23a. Therefore, the rotational acceleration of the first rotor core 21 is less than a predetermined value, and the inertial force acting on the second rotor core 23 is less than the friction force acting between the step surface 21c and the bottom surface 23a. , The second rotor core 23 is rotated around the first rotor core 21.
On the other hand, when a rotational acceleration exceeding a predetermined value is temporarily applied to the first rotor core 21, the inertial force acting on the second rotor core 23 exceeds the frictional force acting between the step surface 21c and the bottom surface 23a. The ratchet pawl 26 escapes from the ratchet groove 27, and the first rotor core 21 rotates relative to the second rotor core 23. When the rotational acceleration of the first rotor core 21 falls below a predetermined value, the ratchet pawl 26 and the ratchet groove 27 And the second rotor core 23 are positioned with respect to the first rotor core 21. Thereby, the relative position of the second rotor core 23 with respect to the first rotor core 21 can be changed by a feed angle of 45 ° of the ratchet mechanism 25.

[Switching motor characteristics]
Since the feed angle of the ratchet mechanism 25 is 45 ° and the pitch of the magnetic poles of the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 is 90 °, each time the second rotor core 23 rotates 45 ° relative to the first rotor core 21. In addition, a skew-free state (first state) and a two-stage skew state (second state) are switched.
FIG. 5A shows a first state in which the positions of the S pole and the N pole of the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 coincide with each other in the circumferential direction. The oil pressure supplied to the automatic transmission by the oil pump 3 is always performed by rotating the rotor drive shaft 9 in the forward rotation direction. When switching from the first state to the second state, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the rotational acceleration in the reverse rotation direction exceeding the predetermined value is temporarily applied to the rotor drive shaft 9, whereby the first The rotor core 21 rotates 45 ° relative to the second rotor core 23, and the positions of the S and N poles of the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 as shown in FIG. Two states are obtained. Note that switching from the second state to the first state is the same as described above.
Here, the no-skew state can be operated at a higher torque and lower rotation than the step skew state. On the other hand, the stage skew state can be operated with higher rotation and lower torque than the no skew state. That is, the electric motor 6 of the first embodiment uses a highly versatile SPM motor, and the high-torque low-rotation type motor characteristics obtained in the first state and the high-rotation low-torque type obtained in the second state. Can be switched to other motor characteristics.

[Motor characteristic switching action according to oil temperature]
An electric oil pump mounted on a vehicle for use in an automatic transmission requires a motor having a high rotational speed at high temperatures because the required pump discharge increases as the oil temperature of the automatic transmission increases. On the other hand, the lower the oil temperature, the smaller the required pump discharge amount, but the greater the oil viscosity. Therefore, a motor with a large torque is required at low temperatures. Here, in a rotating field type synchronous motor (IPM motor) having a structure in which a permanent magnet is embedded in the rotor, high-torque low-rotation type motor characteristics and high-rotation low-torque are achieved by performing field-weakening control at high temperatures. The motor characteristics of the mold can be switched, but the effect of field-weakening control can be achieved with a rotary field type synchronous motor (SPM motor) having a shape in which a magnet is laminated on the surface of the rotor as in the electric motor 6 of the first embodiment. Is small, the desired performance cannot be obtained.
On the other hand, in the first embodiment, the oil pump 3 is operated with the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 without skew at a low temperature, and the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 with a step skew state at a high temperature. The oil pump 3 is activated. Thereby, compared with the electric motor of equivalent performance in the oil temperature range below the high temperature determination value, higher rotation and lower noise can be achieved on the high temperature side. Further, in the oil temperature range exceeding the reference temperature, it is possible to increase the torque on the low temperature side as compared with the electric motor having the same performance.
That is, in Example 1, the pump performance can be maintained even at a low temperature when the oil viscosity is high by setting the motor characteristics of a high torque low rotation type at a low temperature. In addition, at high temperatures, the high-rotation low-torque motor characteristics can be used to ensure the necessary pump discharge amount and to reduce noise by reducing the cogging torque.

Example 1 has the following effects.
(1) An electric motor 6 having a motor rotor 4 provided integrally with a rotor drive shaft 9 and provided with a permanent magnet having a plurality of magnetic poles, and a stator 5 disposed opposite to the permanent magnet and having a plurality of slots. The motor rotor 4 includes a first rotor core 21 that rotates integrally with the rotor drive shaft 9, a first magnet 22 that is attached to the first rotor core 21 and has a plurality of magnetic poles, and one axial direction of the first rotor core 21. A second rotor core 23 disposed and rotatable relative to the first rotor core 21, and a second magnet attached to the same radial position as the first magnet 22 of the second rotor core 23 and having the same number of magnetic poles as the first magnet 22. 24, and a ratchet mechanism 25) interposed between the first rotor core 21 and the second rotor core 23 to limit the relative rotation of the second rotor core 23 with respect to the first rotor core 21 in the reverse rotation direction. Prepared.
Therefore, while using a highly versatile SPM motor, a high torque low rotation type that can be obtained in the first state (no skew state) in which the magnetic pole regions of the same polarity of the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 are aligned in the circumferential direction. Switching between the motor characteristics of the high rotation speed and low torque motor characteristics obtained in the second state (step skew state) in which the magnetic pole regions of the same polarity of the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 are displaced in the circumferential direction. realizable.

(2) The second rotor core 23 is provided so as to be axially movable relative to the first rotor core 21, and the ratchet mechanism 25 includes a plurality of ratchet claws 26 provided along one circumferential direction of the second rotor core 23. A plurality of ratchet grooves 27 that are provided along the circumferential direction of the first rotor core 21 so as to face the ratchet pawls 26 and mesh with the ratchet pawls 26 in one direction, and urge the second rotor core 23 in the direction of the first rotor core 21. A coil spring 28.
Therefore, a ratchet mechanism capable of switching between the first state and the second state can be realized with a simple structure.
Further, since the frictional force due to the urging force of the coil spring 28 always acts between the stepped surface 21c and the bottom surface 23a, even if the rotor drive shaft 9 decelerates during operation of the oil pump, the second rotor core 23 Relative rotation of the first rotor core 21 and the second rotor core 23 can be suppressed by the inertial force acting on the. That is, it is possible to suppress an unexpected switching between the first state and the second state when the oil pump is operated.
(3) An electric oil pump that is driven by the electric motor 6 and supplies oil to the transmission of the vehicle. The electric motor 6 described in (1) and (2) is applied as the electric motor 6, and the oil When the temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined high temperature judgment value, the rotor drive shaft 9 is moved in the forward rotation direction in the first state where the magnetic pole regions of the same polarity of the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 coincide with the circumferential direction. When the oil pump 3 is rotated and the oil temperature exceeds the high temperature judgment value, the magnetic pole regions of the same polarity of the first magnet 22 and the second magnet 24 are shifted in the circumferential direction, The oil pump 3 is operated by rotating the rotor drive shaft 9 in the forward rotation direction.
Therefore, the pump performance can be maintained even at a low temperature when the oil viscosity is high, and a desired pump discharge amount can be secured even at a high temperature at which the required pump discharge amount increases. In addition, noise during high rotation can be suppressed.

[Other Examples]
Although the present invention has been described based on the embodiments, the specific configuration of each invention is not limited to the embodiments, and even if there is a design change or the like without departing from the scope of the invention, Included in the invention.
For example, the number of magnetic fluxes of the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet and the feed angle of the ratchet mechanism are the same as those in the first state in which the same polarity magnetic pole regions of the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet coincide with each other in the circumferential direction. Any configuration that can realize the second state in which the magnetic pole regions of the same polarity of the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet are displaced in the circumferential direction can be arbitrarily set.
Further, the present invention can be applied to devices other than the electric oil pump as long as the device operates by rotating the electric motor in one direction.

4 Motor rotor (rotor)
5 Stator
6 Electric motor
21 1st rotor core
22 First magnet (first permanent magnet)
23 Second rotor core
24 Second magnet (second permanent magnet)
25 Ratchet mechanism
26 Ratchet claws
27 Ratchet groove
28 Coil spring (biasing means)

Claims (2)

A rotor provided integrally with the drive shaft, and attached with a permanent magnet having a plurality of magnetic poles;
A stator disposed opposite to the permanent magnet and having a plurality of slots;
An electric motor having
The rotor is
A first rotor core that rotates integrally with the drive shaft;
A first permanent magnet attached to the first rotor core and having a plurality of magnetic poles;
A second rotor core disposed on one axial direction of the first rotor core, rotatable relative to the first rotor core , and movable relative to the first rotor core in the axial direction ;
A second permanent magnet attached at the same radial position as the first permanent magnet of the second rotor core and having the same number of magnetic poles as the first permanent magnet;
A ratchet mechanism that is interposed between the first rotor core and the second rotor core and restricts relative rotation of the second rotor core to the first rotor core in one direction;
Equipped with a,
The ratchet mechanism is
A plurality of ratchet claws provided along one circumferential direction of the first rotor core and the second rotor core;
A plurality of ratchet grooves which are provided along the other circumferential direction of the first rotor core and the second rotor core so as to face the ratchet claws, and mesh with the ratchet claws in one direction;
Biasing means for biasing the second rotor core in the direction of the first rotor core;
An electric motor comprising: An electric oil pump that is driven by an electric motor and supplies oil to a vehicle transmission,
Applying the electric motor according to claim 1 as the electric motor,
When the temperature of the oil is equal to or lower than a predetermined high temperature determination value, the drive shaft is moved in a first state where magnetic pole regions of the same polarity of the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet coincide with each other in the circumferential direction. When the pump is operated by rotating in one direction and the temperature of the oil exceeds the high temperature determination value, the magnetic pole regions of the same polarity of the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet are displaced in the circumferential direction. An electric oil pump, wherein the pump is operated by rotating the drive shaft in the one direction in the second state.

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