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US20110229350A1
US20110229350A1 US13/048,484 US201113048484A US2011229350A1 US 20110229350 A1 US20110229350 A1 US 20110229350A1 US 201113048484 A US201113048484 A US 201113048484A US 2011229350 A1 US2011229350 A1 US 2011229350A1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D25/00Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D25/02Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D25/06Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven
    • F04D25/0606Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven the electric motor being specially adapted for integration in the pump
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47KSANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/48Drying by means of hot air
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2889Safety or protection devices or systems, e.g. for prevention of motor over-heating or for protection of the user
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02KDYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K1/00Details of the magnetic circuit
    • H02K1/06Details of the magnetic circuit characterised by the shape, form or construction
    • H02K1/22Rotating parts of the magnetic circuit
    • H02K1/27Rotor cores with permanent magnets
    • H02K1/2706Inner rotors
    • H02K1/272Inner rotors the magnetisation axis of the magnets being perpendicular to the rotor axis
    • H02K1/2726Inner rotors the magnetisation axis of the magnets being perpendicular to the rotor axis the rotor consisting of a single magnet or two or more axially juxtaposed single magnets
    • H02K1/2733Annular magnets
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02KDYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K7/00Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with dynamo-electric machines, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motors or auxiliary dynamo-electric machines
    • H02K7/04Balancing means

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  • This invention relates to an electric blower and in particular, to a blower suitable for use in a hand dryer or air cleaner.
  • a known blower includes a motor with a rotor and a stator, an impeller driven by the motor and a housing with an air inlet and an air outlet and in which the motor and the impeller are accommodated.
  • the rotor has a ring magnet made of bonded NdFeB (neodymium iron boron) rare earth and adhered to a rotor core of the rotor.
  • the blower has a disadvantage of low reliability and usability, because the ring magnet may breakdown when the rotor is rotating at high speed, such as over 15000 rpm (revolutions per minute). At this speed the bonded rare earth magnet tends to disintegrate due to the forces on the magnet. Even sintered rare earth magnets become physically unstable at rotational speeds above 40,000 rpm.
  • modern appliances, such as hand dryers and air cleaners are requiring motors with high rotation speeds and light weight.
  • the present invention provides a blower comprising: a motor with a rotor and a stator; an impeller driven by the motor; a diffuser for directing air from the impeller; and a housing accommodating the motor, the impeller and the diffuser and having an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the rotor comprises: a shaft, a rotor core fixed to the shaft, a ring magnet fixed to the rotor core, and a protective sleeve tightly surrounding the ring magnet.
  • the protective sleeve is made of metal.
  • the protective sleeve is made of stainless steel plate.
  • thickness of the protective sleeve is between 0.1 mm and 0.3 mm.
  • the ring magnet is a bonded NdFeB rare earth ring magnet or a sintered NdFeB rare earth ring magnet.
  • NdFeB rare earth magnets provide a higher magnetic energy in a smaller lighter package and thus can reduce the size and thus weight of the motor.
  • the rotor has a pair of balance rings that press against the axial ends of the ring magnet to prevent axial movement of the ring magnet with respect to the rotor core.
  • the ring magnet has an axial length that is longer than the axial length of the rotor core and each of the balance rings has a boss that locates within the respective axial end of the ring magnet.
  • the ring magnet is keyed to the rotor core by a tongue in groove connection to prevent rotation of the ring magnet about the rotor core.
  • the diffuser is disposed between the impeller and the motor for directing air from the impeller to the motor via a plurality of air passages and wherein the diffuser supports a bearing for the shaft.
  • the rotor is configured to rotate at a speed greater than 25,000 rpm, preferably greater than 40,000 rpm.
  • FIG. 1 shows a blower in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the blower of FIG. 1 , with a housing removed;
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the blower in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a view from below of the blower of FIG. 3 , showing an impeller and a diffuser, being parts of the blower;
  • FIG. 5 is a partially exploded view of a rotor of the blower.
  • FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a rotor assembly without a shaft, according to a second embodiment.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 illustrate a blower 100 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the blower comprises an impeller 200 , a diffuser 300 , a motor 400 and a housing 500 .
  • the housing 500 comprises a first housing member 510 and a second housing member 520 .
  • the first housing member 510 accommodates the impeller 200 and the diffuser 300 and forms a volute for the impeller.
  • a second housing member 520 accommodates the motor 400 .
  • the first housing member 510 comprises a circular side wall 512 and a bottom wall 514 .
  • the second housing member 520 comprises a hollow cylinder 522 with an end plate 524 .
  • a flange 526 extends outwardly and radially from the lower open end of the cylinder 522 adjacent to the first housing member 510 .
  • the flange 526 is fixedly assembled with the side wall 512 of the first housing member 510 , preferably by crimping the side wall 512 to the flange.
  • An air inlet 516 is formed at the center of the bottom wall 514 of the first housing member 510 and air outlets 523 are formed on the hollow cylinder 522 of the second housing member 520 , at the upper, closed end thereof.
  • a boss 525 is formed in the end plate 524 with a hole arranged for holding a bearing 433 .
  • the first housing member 510 is a stamped sheet metal part while the second housing member 520 is an injection molded plastics material part.
  • FIGS. 2 to 4 the blower is shown with the housing removed to show the impeller, diffuser and motor disposed within the housing.
  • the impeller 200 is fixed to and rotates with a shaft 442 of the motor 400 .
  • the impeller 200 comprises a cover 220 , a base 240 and a plurality of curved blades 260 .
  • the cover 220 has an opening 222 formed at center thereof and opposite to the air inlet 516 .
  • the plurality of blades 260 are disposed between the cover and the base, extending in a generally radial manner from the opening and evenly distributed circumferentially to form a plurality of flow passages through which air passing through the opening 222 flows when the impeller is rotating.
  • Each blade 260 has a plurality of tabs 262 on each of the two long edges and holes corresponding to the tabs 262 are formed in the cover 220 and the base 240 .
  • a tab 262 and a corresponding hole constitute a clamp structure.
  • the blades 260 are firmly fixed between the cover 220 and the base 240 by crimping or otherwise deforming the tabs after they have been inserted into the holes to prevent their removal, in a manner generally known in the art.
  • the diffuser 300 is arranged between the impeller 200 and the motor 400 and fixedly mounted to the housing 500 .
  • the diffuser 300 is provided with a circular body 320 which has an outer diameter larger than the impeller 200 and is fitted to an inner surface of the circular side wall 512 of the first housing member 510 .
  • a bearing holder with a through hole is formed at center of the circular body 320 for holding a bearing 445 for the shaft 442 .
  • a plurality of diffusing structures 340 integrally formed with the circular body 320 are evenly arranged at outer periphery of one surface of the circular body 320 facing the impeller 200 .
  • Each diffusing structure 340 and the inner surface of the circular side wall 512 of the first housing member 510 defines a diffusing passage 342 which guide the air flow axially as well as circumferentially.
  • a plurality of air guides 360 integrally formed with the circular body 320 are evenly arranged on one surface of the circular body 320 facing the motor 400 .
  • Air passages 362 are formed between adjacent air guides 360 and guide the air flow from the diffusing passages into the hollow body 522 of the second housing 520 , to be exhausted from through the outlets 523 .
  • the diffuser 300 channels or guides the air flow from the impeller 200 into the hollow body 522 .
  • Pressured air exiting from the impeller 200 flows into the air passages 362 via the diffusing passages 342 and then are guided to the motor 400 by the air passages 362 so as to be expelled from the blower 100 through the air outlets 523 of the second housing member 520 .
  • the motor 400 is a brushless motor with a permanent magnet rotor 440 and a stator 420 surrounding the rotor 440 .
  • the stator 420 is fixed to the second housing member 520 and comprises a stator core 422 and windings (not shown in the figures) wounded on teeth 424 of the stator core 422 .
  • the rotor 440 comprises a shaft 442 , a rotor core 444 fixed to the shaft 442 , and a ring magnet 446 fixed to the rotor core 444 .
  • the shaft 442 is rotatably supported by two bearings 443 and 445 .
  • the ring magnet 446 is a bonded NdFeB rare earth ring magnet to lower the cost of the blower 100 .
  • the ring magnet 446 may be a sintered NdFeB rare earth ring magnet.
  • a pair of balance rings 441 are attached to the shaft at respective axial ends of the ring magnet 446 to clamp the ring magnet 446 in an axial direction.
  • a protective sleeve 448 is applied to the ring magnet 446 and the pair of balancing rings 441 .
  • the protective sleeve 448 is preferably made of stainless steel plate with a thickness of about 0.1 mm-0.3 mm, which will not significantly effect performance of the motor but has good mechanical strength to endure centrifugal and electromagnetic forces to prevent the ring magnet 446 from breaking up when the rotor 440 is rotating at high speed over 25,000 rpm (even over 40,000 rpm).
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an exploded view of a rotor assembly of a second embodiment with the shaft omitted.
  • the rotor assembly shown would be fitted to a rotor shaft such as shaft 442 of FIG. 5 .
  • the rotor assembly comprises a rotor core 444 which has a central hole for being press fitted onto the shaft.
  • a ring magnet 446 is fitted to the rotor core.
  • the ring magnet is coupled to the rotor core by a tongue and groove connection comprising two grooves 451 formed in the inner surface of the ring magnet which receive or mate with two ridges or tongues 450 formed on the outer surface of the rotor core.
  • the locations of the tongues and grooves may be reversed and the number of tongues and grooves may be different.
  • the tongue and groove connection prevents the ring magnet from rotating about the rotor core.
  • the axial length of the rotor core may be less than the axial length of the ring magnet such that a small chamber may be formed at each the end of the magnet once fitted to the rotor core.
  • the balance rings each have a boss 449 which locates within a respective chamber when fitted to the rotor core.
  • the balance rings may be pressed onto the shaft to hold the ring magnet axially with respect to the shaft and the rotor core.
  • the balance rings 441 are fixed to the rotor core with the bosses 449 contacting the rotor core. Fixing may be by any suitable means such as by bolts passing through the rotor core from one balance ring to the other.
  • the protective sleeve 448 which fits over the ring magnet 446 to support the ring magnet against the forces trying to destroy the ring magnet during high speed rotation.
  • the protective sleeve in this embodiment, has the same axial length as the
  • the blower in accordance with the present invention is particularly suitable for air processing apparatus such as hand dryers and air cleaners.
  • the advantages of embodiments of the present invention include that reliability of the blower can be improved because the added protect sleeve can prevent the ring magnet from being broken and cost of the blower is low because a ring magnet made of bonded NdFeB rare earth is adopted.

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