KR101758162B1 - Impeller and drarin pump having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an impeller and a drain pump having the same. Since the rotor is installed on the outside of the housing while the stator is coupled to the inside of the sealed housing, it is possible to effectively prevent the washing water or the dirt from entering the housing of the drain pump, thereby improving the performance of the motor and the pump. . In addition, the blade portion of the impeller is formed at a predetermined inclination angle so that the height of the front portion of the impeller becomes lower toward the radial end, thereby reducing the flow resistance and increasing the pumping amount.

Description

[0001] IMPELLER AND DRAIN PUMP HAVING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to an impeller coupled to a VDC motor and a drain pump using the impeller. In particular, the present invention relates to an impeller coupled to a rotating shaft of a BD motor, in which a stator is installed inside a housing, .

Generally, a brushless DC motor (BLDC) forms a rotating magnetic field by winding a three-phase coil on a stator, and attaches a permanent magnet to a rotor, so that a magnetic field formed in the stator and a magnetic field of the permanent magnet It is a type of DC motor that obtains rotational force by action.

That is, according to the position of the rotor, the VDD motor applies a control signal to the power drive module to flow the appropriate current to the three-phase coil of the stator, thereby generating the torque by the interaction of the magnetic field of the rotor and the magnetic field caused by the current applied to the stator .

Such a BIEDYCYCENT motor has advantages of DC motor such as ease of operation and ease of controlling the rotation speed, and it is used in various fields by reducing the noise and the maintenance cost by eliminating the disadvantage of the DC motor.

For example, BI Dishmotor is also used in drainage pumps for washing machines or dishwashers. In the case of the drainage pump, since the impeller must be operated under water filled condition, the degree of sealing of the driving unit must be kept close to improve the performance of the motor and the pump.

In addition, the drain pump is required to discharge a large amount of the washing water while reducing the rotational resistance of the impeller by the washing water, so that the efficiency of the motor and the pump can be increased.

However, in the impeller applied to the conventional drainage pump, since the respective blades are formed at the same height in the radial direction in order to increase the drainage amount, the rotational resistance at the farthest end from the boss portion sharply increases, There is a problem in that the efficiency of the impeller and the drain pump having the impeller is lowered.

An object of the present invention is to provide an impeller capable of discharging an appropriate amount of washing water while reducing the rotational resistance applied to the impeller and a drain pump having the impeller.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, there is provided a boss unit comprising: a boss unit coupled to a rotating shaft; And a plurality of blades protruding radially from the outer circumferential surface of the boss portion, wherein a height of the blade portion is set to be lower in height in a direction away from an outer circumferential surface of the boss portion.

A housing coupled to a sump to which water is collected and to which a stator is fixed; A rotor receiving groove provided in the housing to have a predetermined depth in the stator direction; A rotor inserted into the rotor receiving groove from the outside of the housing and rotatably installed therein; And an impeller coupled to a rotating shaft of the rotor and discharging water while rotating, wherein the impeller includes: a boss unit coupled to a rotating shaft; And a plurality of blades protruding radially from an outer circumferential surface of the boss portion, wherein a height of the blade portion is set to be lower in height in a direction away from an outer circumferential surface of the boss portion.

Since the impeller of the present invention and the drain pump having the impeller are coupled to the inside of the housing sealed with the stator while the rotor is installed outside the housing, it is possible to effectively prevent the washing water or the dirt from being introduced into the housing of the drain pump The performance of the motor and the pump can be improved.

In addition, the blade portion of the impeller is formed at a predetermined inclination angle so that the height of the front portion of the impeller becomes lower toward the radial end, thereby reducing the flow resistance and increasing the pumping amount.

1 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a dishwasher to which a drain pump having a BD motor is applied,
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a driving unit of the dish washer according to FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the dishwasher cooperative driving unit according to FIG. 1,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a drain pump applied to a dishwasher according to the present invention,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a drain pump according to FIG. 4,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of an impeller of the drain pump according to FIG. 4,
Figs. 7 and 8 are a plan view and a front view of the impeller according to Fig. 6,
9 is a table and a graph showing the results of experiments comparing the mass flow and the torque according to the change of the inclination angle of the impeller in the drain pump according to FIG.

Hereinafter, an impeller according to the present invention and a drain pump having the same will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a dishwasher to which a drain pump having a BD motor of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a driving unit of the dishwasher according to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a washing machine cooperating part.

Referring to FIG. 1, a water collecting device 1 is installed inside the dishwasher. The upper and lower connection pipes 2.3 and 2.3 are connected to the water collecting device 1 and the upper and lower fluid distributing pipes 2.3 and 5 respectively.

The upper and lower dispersing rocks 4 and 5 are rotatably installed on the upper part of the water collecting device 1. [ A plurality of spray holes (not shown) are formed in the upper and lower sprayer arms 4, The injection hole is formed so that the washing water can be injected obliquely.

An upper rack 6 is provided on the upper portion of the upper jet mill 4 and a lower rack 7 is provided on the upper portion of the lower jet mill 5. The upper rack (6) and the lower rack (7) are formed so as to contain tableware.

2 and 3, the water collecting apparatus 1 includes a sump 11, washing pumps 12 and 15, a flow path switching motor 13, a heater 14, a valve 16, A pump 17, a filtering housing 20, and a filtering panel 27.

A predetermined space is formed in the sump 11 to collect wash water therein. A washing motor 12 for supplying washing water, a flow path switching motor 13 for selectively opening or closing the main flow paths 22 and 23 to be described later, and a drain pump 17 are installed. A heater 14 is installed inside the sump 11 to heat washing water. A filtering housing 20 is installed on the heater 14.

A washing impeller 15 is installed at a lower portion of the filtering housing 20 to rotate and rotate with the washing motor 12. As the washing motor 12 is operated, the washing impeller 15 is rotated, and the washing water collected in the sump 11 is pumped into the filtering housing 20.

A valve 16 is provided in the filtering housing 20 and the valve 16 is axially coupled to the flow path switching motor 13. [

A filtering panel 27 is installed on the upper portion of the filtering housing 20. The filtering panel is formed in a disk shape as a whole and covers the upper end of the sump 11. [ A plurality of drain holes 28 are formed in the rim of the filtering panel and a filter 29 having a predetermined mesh is installed at the center of the drain hole 28.

A dirt chamber (26) is formed in the filtering housing (20). A filter of the filtering panel 27 is disposed above the dirt chamber 26 and a drain hole 28 is formed outside the dirt chamber 26. The drain hole 28 collects wash water away from the upper / lower racks 6 and 7 into the sump 11 and allows the filtered wash water to be collected in the sump 11 to be recovered.

Dirt is filtered into the filter 29. The filter 29 is sprayed with washing water from the lower spray sand 5 installed on the filtering panel 27 as shown in FIG.

The washing water inlet 21 is formed in the filtering housing 20 so that the washing water pumped by the washing impeller 15 flows into the filtering housing 20.

Two main flow passages 22 and 23, which are passages for guiding the washing water to the respective spray guns 5 and 6, are branched into the washing water inflow portion 21. The main flow channels 22 and 23 are connected to the upper / lower connection pipe 2.3.

A sampling passage 24 is formed in the washing water inlet 21 to allow a portion of the pumped washing water to be introduced and a dirt chamber 26 is formed to be connected to the sampling passage 24.

The sampling flow path 24 is provided with a contamination level sensor 25 for measuring contamination of washing water. The pollution level sensor 25 measures pollution degree of the washing water by the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit.

The washing water flowing into the sampling flow path (24) flows into the dirt chamber (26). The washing water in the dirt chamber 26 is overflowed and dirt contained in the washing water is filtered. The filtered wash water flows back into the sump 11 through the drain hole 28 of the filtering panel.

A drain port 26a is formed in a predetermined portion of the dirt chamber 26. [ The drain hole 26a protrudes downward by a predetermined length relative to the bottom surface of the filtering housing 20 and is located in the drainage chamber 18 to be described later when assembled.

The drainage chamber 18 is formed at a lower side of the sump 11 and the drainage pump 17 is coupled to the opening side of the drainage chamber 18. A drainage pipe 19 is formed on one main surface of the drainage chamber 18 and a drainage hose 9 is connected to the drainage pipe 19 to discharge the washing water to the outside.

The dishwasher as described above is operated as follows.

That is, the dishwasher may clean the dish while sequentially or selectively performing preliminary washing, main washing, rinsing, heated rinsing and drying steps. Between each of these strokes, the drainage stroke is performed using the drainage pump. Hereinafter, the present cleaning process will be described.

As the washing pump 12 is rotated, the washing impeller 15 rotates to pump the washing water (including detergent) of the sump 11 to the filtering housing 20, The washing water flows into the washing water inflow portion 21 of the filtering housing 20.

As the flow path switching motor 13 is rotated, the valve 16 opens and closes the two main flow paths 22 and 23 selectively or simultaneously. At this time, a part of the washing water is selectively or simultaneously introduced into the upper spray arm 4 and the lower spray arm 5 through the main flow channels 22 and 23. At the same time, the remaining part of the washing water flows into the dirt chamber 26 through the sampling flow path 24. The washing water after washing the tableware falls to the filtering panel 27 and the washing water is recovered to the sump 11 through the drain hole 28 of the filtering panel 27.

When the tableware is placed on the upper and lower racks 6 and 7 and simultaneously cleaned, the valve is rotated to open both of the two main flow paths 22 and 23, and flows into the washing water inflow part 21 The washing water is simultaneously supplied to the upper and lower spraying arms 4 and 5 to simultaneously clean the tableware housed in the upper rack 6 and the lower rack 7.

On the other hand, when the tableware is placed only on the upper rack 6 or the lower rack 7 and only the tableware of one rack is cleaned, the valve 16 is connected to the main flow passage 23 connected to the lower spraying rock 5 And is rotated so as to close the main flow passage 22 which is rotated to be closed or connected to the upper spray sand 4. The washing water introduced into the washing water inflow part 21 is supplied only to the upper spray arm 4 or the lower spray arm 5 to selectively clean the tableware housed in the upper rack 6 or the lower rack 7.

Meanwhile, the remaining part of the washing water flows into the dirt chamber 26 through the sampling flow path 24, and the contamination level sensor 25 measures the degree of contamination of the washing water and transmits information about the contamination degree to the control unit. And opens and closes the drain hole 26a of the dirt chamber 26 according to the degree of contamination.

The washing water in the sampling flow path 24 flows into the dirt chamber 26 via the contamination level sensor 25 and the washing water overflows through the filter 29 located above the dirt chamber 26. At this time, the filter 29 filters the foreign substances contained in the washing water. The filtered wash water flows back into the sump 11 through the drain hole 28 of the filtering panel 27.

As the washing process progresses for a predetermined time, an increasing amount of food waste accumulates in the filter device 170. Then the washing stroke is completed and the drainage stroke is started.

That is, when the drain pump 17 is operated, the washing water of the sump 11 flows into the dirt chamber 26 by the suction force of the drain pump 17, and the dirt water is collected in the dirt chamber 26 The waste water and the washing water in the drainage chamber 18 are discharged to the outside through the drain pipe 19 and the drainage hose 9. [

As described above, since the drain pump is installed in the drainage chamber filled with the wash water, the drain pump always operates in a state of being submerged in the wash water. Therefore, in the drain pump, the efficiency of the pump can be increased by preventing the washing water from flowing into the inside of the pump.

4 is a perspective view showing an example of an impeller of a drain pump according to FIG. 4, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the drain pump according to FIG. And FIGS. 7 and 8 are a plan view and a front view of the impeller according to FIG.

4 and 5, a drain pump 17 according to the present invention includes a drain motor 100 coupled to a drain chamber 18 of the sump 11 to generate a rotational force in one or both directions, And a drain side impeller (hereinafter abbreviated as an impeller) 200 which is shaft-coupled to the rotation shaft 1340 of the drain motor 100 to discharge the washing water while rotating.

The drain motor 100 is provided with a stator 120 in a housing 110 having a sealed inner space and a rotor 130 is rotatably installed outside the housing 110. That is, since the stator 120 and the rotor 130 are separately installed inside and outside the housing 110, the drainage motor 100 can effectively prevent washing water or dirt from entering the stator 120.

The housing 110 includes a first housing 1110 having a rotor receiving groove 114 formed on one side thereof and an opening on the other side thereof and an opening face of the first housing 1110, And a second housing 1120 detachably coupled to the first housing 1110 so that an inner space in which the first housing 120 is installed is sealed.

The first housing 1110 has a plurality of openings formed at one side of the first housing 1110, that is, at an outer surface facing the drainage chamber 18, to be coupled to the coupling groove 102 of the pump case 101 coupled to the drainage chamber 18. The fastening protrusions 103 are formed along the circumferential direction. A rotor receiving groove 1111 having a predetermined depth in the direction of the second housing is formed at the center of the outer surface of the first housing 1110 so that a rotor 130 to be described later can be inserted. The rotor receiving groove 1111 is formed in a shape that is closed at one side in the axial direction, but opened at the other side, that is, in a direction opposite to the drain chamber 18.

A stator 120 is inserted and fixedly coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the rotor receiving groove 1111, that is, the inner space of the housing 110. A rotor 130 is rotatably inserted into the rotor receiving groove 1111. [ do. Therefore, the stator 120 and the rotor 130 are disposed inside and outside the housing 110, respectively, and the rotor 130 is disposed in the axial height direction of the stator 120.

At least two or more hook protrusions 1117 are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the first housing 1110 in the circumferential direction and three hook protrusions 1117 are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the first housing 1110, At least two hooking hooks 1121 are formed along the circumferential direction so as to be attached to and detached from the protrusion 1117.

The stator 120 may include a stator core 1210, a coil 1220, and an insulator 1230. The inner circumferential surface of the stator 120 is inserted into the outer circumferential surface of the rotor accommodating groove 1111 provided in the first housing 1110.

The rotor 130 includes a rotor core 1310, a plurality of magnets 1320, a molding cover 1330 surrounding the rotor core 1310 and the magnets 1320, (Not shown).

It is possible to prevent the rotor 130 from being separated from the rotor receiving groove 1111 between the rotor 130 and the impeller 200, A sealer 140 may be provided to prevent the seal member 140 from being damaged.

The sealer 140 includes a sealing base 1410, a seal member 1420, and a sealing cover 1430.

The sealing base 1410 is rotatably coupled to a rotating shaft 1340 of the rotor 130 so that the outer circumferential surface of the sealing member 1420 is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the rotor receiving groove 1111, And the sealing cover 1430 is coupled to the sealing base 1410 by pressing the sealing member 1420 so that the sealing member 1420 is fixed to the sealing base 1410.

6 to 8, the impeller 200 includes a boss portion 210, a plurality of blade portions 220, and a flange portion 230.

The boss portion 210 is coupled to the rotation shaft 1340 of the drain motor 100 and the blade portion 220 extends radially from the outer circumferential surface of the boss portion 210. The flange portion 230 is connected to the blade portion 210, (Not shown).

The inner circumferential surface of the boss portion 210 may be formed to have a cut-off cross-sectional shape so as to correspond to an end of the rotation shaft 1340.

The blade 220 may be formed to have the same height in the radial direction but may be formed at a predetermined angle of inclination θ so that the opposite surface of the flange portion 230 is lowered in the direction away from the boss portion 210 So that the amount of pumping can be increased.

The inclination angle? Is formed in a range of 1.5 占??? 3.5 when the number of the blade portions is 6. When the number of the blade portions is 4, 4.0 占??? 5.0 占have.

The diameter d1 of the imaginary circle connecting the end of the blade 220 is greater than the outer diameter d2 of the sealer 140 and is greater than or equal to 0.7 of the inner diameter d3 of the drainage chamber. It may be desirable to increase the pumping amount.

FIG. 9 is a table and a graph showing the results of experiments comparing the mass flow and the flow resistance according to the inclination angle of the impeller in the drain pump according to FIG. Referring to FIG. 9, when the number of the blade portions 220 is 6, the flow resistance increases rather than the inclination angle? Of 3.5 degrees, but the amount of pumping is not significantly different. When the number of the blade portions 220 is four, the ratio of the pumping amount to the flow resistance is high at an inclination angle of between 4 and 5 degrees.

The flange portion 230 is formed to extend from one axial side of the blade portion 220 to connect the plurality of blade portions 220 to each other. The flange 230 may extend from the radial end of the blade 220 to prevent the foreign material from being caught by the blade 220. The outer circumferential surface of the flange portion 220 may be formed in a non-circular shape, that is, in a straight line with respect to the boss portion 210, or may be curved so that its outer peripheral surface has a predetermined curvature toward the boss portion. It is easy to see.

In addition, at least one water flow hole 2311 is formed in the flange portion 230 between the blade portions 220 to lower the water pressure at the rear side of the impeller to increase the pump efficiency. In order to prevent water from flowing into the rear surface of the flange portion 220, a first sealing protrusion 2312 is formed on the rear surface of the flange portion 230 in an annular shape, A second sealing protrusion 1434 may be formed on the upper surface of the sealer 140 so as to form a double wall together with the first sealing protrusion 2312.

The second sealing protrusion 1434 is inserted into the first sealing protrusion 2312 and the water flow hole 2311 of the flange 230 is connected to the first sealing protrusion 2312 The water flowing into the back side of the flange portion 230 easily flows out toward the front side of the impeller through the water flow hole 2311 so that it is preferable to lower the water pressure .

Reference numerals 1113, 1115 and 1122 denote a bearing surface on which a sealer is seated, reference numeral 1115 denotes a bearing groove, reference numeral 1116 denotes a lubricant storage portion, reference numerals 1119 and 1122 denote connector insertion grooves, reference numerals 1123 and 1124 denote support protrusions, Reference numeral 1131 denotes a first journal bearing portion, reference numeral 1132 denotes a first thrust bearing portion, reference numeral 1211 denotes a slit, reference numeral 1240 denotes a connector, reference numeral 1331 denotes a lubricant storage portion, reference numeral 1332 denotes a first through hole for magnetization, Reference numeral 1333 denotes a second through hole for magnet identification, 1440 denotes a second bearing bush, 1441 denotes a second channel bearing portion, and 1442 denotes a second thrust bearing portion.

The process of assembling the drain pump according to the present invention is as follows.

That is, the stator 120 is inserted into the outer circumferential surface of the rotor receiving groove 1111 of the first housing 1110, and the second housing 1120 is coupled to the first housing 1110. At this time, the hook hanger 1121 of the second housing 1120 is axially hooked on the hook protrusion 1117 of the first housing 1110 to prevent it from being detached.

Next, the sealer 140 and the impeller 200 are inserted into the rotary shaft 1340 of the rotor 130 in order.

Next, the module in which the rotor 130, the sealer 140, and the impeller 200 are coupled is inserted into the rotor accommodating groove 1111 of the first housing 1110 and engaged. Since the upper surface of the sealer 140 is visible to the outside of the flange 230 of the impeller 200 during the flat projection of the impeller 200, the operator presses the sealer 140 so that the restraining protrusion 1431 of the sealer 140 Is inserted into the restricting groove 1114 of the rotor receiving groove 1111 so as to be confined in the axial direction.

Next, the fastening protrusion 101 of the drain pump 17 is inserted into the fastening groove 103 of the pump case 102 to be coupled therewith. At this time, the operator grasps the guide ribs 1118 provided on the housing 110 of the drain pump 17 and turns the guide ribs.

The operation and effect of the drain pump according to the present invention are as follows.

That is, when power is applied to the coil 1220 of the stator 120 by the start of the drainage stroke, the coil 1220 of the stator 120 and the rotor 1320 of the rotor 130 are rotated The impeller 200 coupled to the rotating shaft 1340 of the rotor 130 rotates while the rotor 130 rotates so that the washing water and the dirt collected in the sump 11, Is pumped into the drainage chamber (18) and discharged to the outside through the drainage hose (9).

At this time, the rotor 130 rotates in one direction or alternately in both directions depending on the direction of current supplied to the stator 120. That is, when the impeller 200 is not impregnated with foreign matter, the rotor 130 rotates only in one direction to continuously discharge the washing water for a predetermined period of time. However, when foreign matter is impinged on the impeller 200, a load is rapidly increased in the drain motor 100, so that a bidirectional current is supplied to the stator 120 so that the rotor 130 and the impeller 200 are temporarily The impurities discharged from the impeller 200 are removed while the forward rotation and the reverse rotation are repeated.

In the process of rotating the rotor 130 and the impeller 200, the washing water impinges the impeller 200 in both axial directions. However, when the rotor 130 and the impeller 200 move finely in the axial direction, So that the drain pump can smoothly discharge the washing water and the dirt.

In this way, the stator 120 is coupled to the interior of the sealed housing 110 while the rotor 130 is installed outside the housing 110. The impeller 200 exposed to the inside of the drainage chamber 18 is installed on the outside of the housing 100 of the drainage pump 17 together with the rotor 130 so that washing water or dirt is discharged from the housing of the drainage pump 17 100 from flowing into the inside of the housing. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the stator 120 from coming into contact with water, thereby improving the performance of the motor and the pump.

The blade 220 of the impeller 200 is formed at a predetermined inclination angle so that the height of the front portion of the impeller 200 decreases toward the radial end, thereby reducing the flow resistance and increasing the pumping amount.

The impeller according to the present invention and the drain pump having the impeller are not shown in the drawing, but may be installed in a drain pipe of a washing machine or a dehydrator. Even in this case, the basic structure and operation effects of the drain pump are similar to those in the dishwasher, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

11: Sump 17: Drain pump
100: drain motor 110: housing
120: stator 130: rotor
140: Sealer 200: Impeller
210: boss portion 220: blade portion
230: flange portion 2311: water flow hole

Claims (6)

delete delete delete A housing coupled to a sump to which water is collected and to which a stator is fixedly installed;
A rotor receiving groove provided in the housing to have a predetermined depth in the stator direction;
A rotor inserted into the rotor receiving groove from the outside of the housing and rotatably installed therein;
An impeller coupled to a rotating shaft provided in the rotor and discharging water while rotating; And
And a sealer disposed between the impeller and the rotor for covering the rotor receiving groove of the housing,
The impeller
A boss portion coupled to the rotating shaft;
A plurality of blade portions projecting radially from an outer peripheral surface of the boss portion; And
And a flange portion extending radially from one axial end of the boss portion to connect the blades to each other and to form at least one flow passage between the blades,
The blade portion is provided with an inclined surface having a predetermined inclination angle on the opposite side of the flange portion so that the height of the blade portion is reduced toward the direction away from the outer circumferential surface of the boss portion,
A first sealing portion is formed on a rear surface of the flange portion in the direction of the rotor,
A second sealing protrusion is formed in a direction of the impeller so as to form a double wall with the first sealing protrusion on one side of the sealer facing the impeller,
And the water flow hole is formed to be positioned between the first sealing projection and the second sealing projection. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein a diameter d of an imaginary circle connecting an end of the impeller is formed to be greater than or equal to 0.7 times and to be less than or equal to 0.8 times an inner diameter D of the housing. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein a diameter d of an imaginary circle connecting an end of the impeller is formed to be larger than an outer diameter of the sealer.

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