WO2011010822A2

WO2011010822A2 - Electromagnetic clutch for a compressor

Info

Publication number: WO2011010822A2
Application number: PCT/KR2010/004500
Authority: WO
Inventors: 홍명철; 이용주; 이건호
Original assignee: 두원공과대학교; 주식회사 두원전자
Priority date: 2009-07-21
Filing date: 2010-07-12
Publication date: 2011-01-27
Also published as: WO2011010822A3; KR101099116B1; KR20110008814A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electromagnetic clutch for a compressor, comprising: a drive rotor which is connected linked in movement with a drive source and incorporates a coil; an armature which is disposed at one side surface of the drive rotor with a space in between, and which is attracted to the drive rotor and to which is transmitted the rotational force of the drive rotor by means of an electromagnetic force generated from the coil; a hub which is linked, via a drive shaft, to a driven source; and a leaf spring member which is linked to the armature and hub; wherein the leaf spring member is constituted as a single leaf spring consisting of a central part and a plurality of arm parts extending integrally from the central part, and wherein the leaf spring member comprises: a plurality of first arm parts which are fastened via rivets to the armature; and a plurality of second arm parts which are disposed between neighbouring first arm parts and extend as far as the vicinity of the end of the armature, and also wherein resilient members are interposed between the second arm parts and the central part adjacent to the second arm parts and the armature. When the electromagnetic clutch for a compressor according to the present invention is employed, an auxiliary rib is made to project from the resilient member, the thickness of the resilient member is formed so as to differ in the length direction, and an auxiliary resilient part is also provided so as to make side surface contact against the armature and resilient member, thereby producing the advantageous effect that it is possible to further reduce the noise and vibration which occur as the armature and the leaf spring member engage and separate from each other when the clutch is turned on and off.

Description

Compressor Clutch

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electromagnetic clutch for a compressor, and more particularly, to an electromagnetic clutch for a compressor capable of reducing detachable noise and vibration generated between an armature and a leaf spring member when a clutch is turned on and off.

In general, a compressor of an automobile air conditioner is a device that compresses a refrigerant supplied from an evaporator and sends it to a condenser, and receives power from an engine through an electromagnetic clutch.

An example of such an electronic clutch is disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 1994-10973 (hereinafter referred to as "prior art"), and an electronic clutch according to the prior art will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

1 is a plan view showing an electronic clutch according to the prior art, Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing an electronic clutch according to the prior art.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the clutch according to the related art includes an electromagnetic coil 3 accommodated in the stator 2, a rotor 4 which is rotationally driven according to an engine (not shown), and an electromagnetic coil 3. It consists of an armature 5 which is attracted to the rotor 4 according to the generated magnetic force and receives the rotational power of the rotor 4, the armature 5, and a rotary driven body 6 connected to the drive shaft of the compressor.

In addition, the rotor 4 has a bearing 10 at its inner circumference, and the rotor 4 is rotatably supported by the housing of the compressor according to the bearing.

The armature 5 is disposed to face the friction surface of the rotor 4 at intervals, and has a ring shape made of magnetic material such as iron.

The rotary driven member 6 is a cylindrical member having a flange, and the flange is connected to the armature 5 by means of a leaf spring 11 made of a plurality of metal springs. The armature 5 can be rotated integrally.

On the other hand, the armature 5 and the leaf spring 11 are fixed by the rivet 13, the inner end of the leaf spring 11 and the flange of the rotary driven member 6 is fixed by the rivet 14. .

In addition, the rivet 14 fixing the leaf spring 11 and the rotary driven member 6 also fixes the triangular plate-shaped plate hub 15 to the rotary driven member 6 at the same time.

A plurality of stopper cushions 16 made of an elastic member such as rubber are press-fitted into the holes formed in the plate hub 15.

The stopper cushion 16 has a disc portion 16a fitted between the plate hub 15 and the armature 5, and the armature 5 is moved from the rotor 4 by a predetermined interval or more according to the disc portion 16a. The separation between the armature 5 and the rotor 4 can be maintained at a predetermined interval (for example, 0.5 mm) when the separation of the electromagnetic coil 3 is stopped.

The leaf spring 11 is integrally provided with an arm 17 extending in the circumferential direction of the armature 5 from an outer circumferential side portion fixed to the armature 5.

On the armature 5 side of the arm portion 17, a dustproof material 18 for suppressing vibration is mounted.

However, in the related art, since the plate hub 15 and the plate spring 11 are separately formed, an increase in the number of assembly operations due to an increase in the number of parts occurs, thereby reducing productivity.

In addition, in the case of the arm 17, as the distance from the portion connected to the leaf spring 11 has a disadvantage that it is difficult to press the whole of the anti-vibration material 18 at a constant pressure because the elastic bearing force is reduced.

In particular, after the on / off of the clutch is repeated a plurality of times for a long time, the elastic bearing force is further reduced, and the efficiency of reducing detachment noise and vibration between the armature and the rotor generated at the clutch ON / OFF is inevitably reduced.

An object of the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, to provide an electronic clutch for a compressor that can significantly improve the productivity by applying the combined structure of the conventional plate and the plate spring in one plate spring member integrally. will be.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electromagnetic clutch for a compressor having improved durability such that a member preventing detachable noise and vibration exhibits excellent performance even after the clutch is repeatedly turned on and off for a long time.

An electromagnetic clutch for a compressor of the present invention, which is designed to achieve the above object, includes: a drive rotor connected to a drive source and having a coil therein; An armature spaced apart from one side of the driving rotor and absorbed by the driving rotor by an electromagnetic force generated by the coil to receive the rotational force of the driving rotor; A hub connected to the driven source via a drive shaft; And a leaf spring member for connecting the armature and the hub.

The leaf spring member is composed of a single leaf spring consisting of a central portion and a plurality of arm portions integrally extending to the central portion, the leaf spring member includes a plurality of first arm portions fastened to the armature through rivets; And a plurality of second arm portions disposed between the neighboring first arm portions and extending to an edge of the armature, wherein an elastic member is interposed between the arm and the central portion adjacent to the second arm portion and the second arm portion. It is done.

A plurality of coupling holes are formed in the central portion and the second arm portion of the leaf spring member, and the plurality of coupling protrusions elastically inserted into the coupling holes are protruded from the elastic member.

In addition, an auxiliary rib may protrude from a portion corresponding to the coupling protrusion of the other surface opposite to one surface of the elastic member on which the coupling protrusion is formed.

In addition, the auxiliary rib is characterized in that formed in any one selected from the shape of a disc, a ring, a bar spaced apart from each other.

In addition, the cross-sectional area in the lateral direction connecting the edge of the auxiliary rib is characterized in that less than the cross-sectional area in the lateral direction of the engaging projection.

In addition, the bottom surface of the auxiliary rib in contact with the armature is characterized in that it is formed corrugated.

In addition, the auxiliary rib is made of a material different from the elastic member, characterized in that made of a material having a smaller elastic modulus than the elastic member.

In addition, the thickness of the elastic member is characterized in that it is formed differently along the longitudinal direction.

In addition, the thickness of the elastic member is characterized in that it increases linearly from the inner side to the outer side.

In addition, the coupling protrusion is characterized in that the cross-sectional area is extended from one side adjacent to the armature toward the other end and is formed with a cutout opening to the outside.

In addition, the cross-sectional shape of the cutout is characterized in that the triangular or square.

In addition, an end elastic portion is formed at the end of the elastic member to be in contact with the outer side of the armature and the elastic member at the same time, the auxiliary elastic portion is characterized in that the adhesive to the armature.

In addition, the leaf spring member is characterized in that it is bent to extend to cover the auxiliary elastic portion.

In addition, the armature is characterized in that the ring-shaped fixture is further attached to cover the circumference of the auxiliary elastic portion and the armature, or to extend the bent leaf spring member and the armature.

According to the electronic clutch for a compressor according to the present invention described above, by applying the leaf spring member in the configuration consisting of the central portion and the female portion extending therefrom, there is an effect that can improve the productivity by reducing the number of parts compared to the conventional.

In addition, the auxiliary ribs protrude to the elastic member, the thickness of the elastic member is formed differently along the longitudinal direction, and further provided with the auxiliary elastic portion to be in contact with the armature and the elastic member, the armature and the leaf spring generated when the clutch is ON / OFF An effect that can further reduce the detachment noise and vibration between the members occurs.

In addition, by providing a cutout in the coupling protrusion, when the elastic member is coupled to the leaf spring member, the coupling protrusion can be more easily inserted into the coupling hole of the leaf spring member, thereby increasing the efficiency in the assembling process.

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the electromagnetic clutch for the compressor is installed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic front view of FIG. 3.

Fig. 5 is a side sectional view schematically showing a characteristic part according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating various examples of FIG. 5.

Fig. 7 is a side sectional view schematically showing a characteristic part according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a side sectional view schematically showing a characteristic part according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a side sectional view schematically showing a characteristic part according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the electromagnetic clutch for the compressor is installed according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a schematic front view of FIG.

The electromagnetic clutch for the compressor according to the embodiment of the present invention is for attenuating noise and vibration generated when the clutch is ON / OFF. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the driving rotor 100 and the armature 200 are shown. ), The hub 300 and the leaf spring member 400 is made.

The drive rotor 100 is connected to interlock with a drive source and has a coil 110 embedded therein. In detail, the driving rotor 100 is connected to a vehicle engine through a belt or the like so that power of the engine is transmitted and rotated.

The outer peripheral surface of the drive rotor 100 is provided with a belt insertion groove, one side is provided with a groove so that the coil 110 is embedded.

Here, the coil 110 is accommodated in an insulated state through an insulating material such as epoxy in the stator 120 disposed in the groove.

On the other hand, the drive shaft 500 of the compressor is disposed in the inner hollow portion of the drive rotor 100, and when the armature 200, which will be described later, is adsorbed to the drive rotor 100 (hereinafter referred to as 'clutch ON state') A portion of the hub 300 is disposed in contact with the drive shaft 500 so as to rotate only the drive shaft 500 at the same time.

In addition, in the state where the armature 200 is spaced apart from the drive rotor 100 (hereinafter, defined as 'the OFF state of the clutch'), the hub 300 and the drive rotor 100 are disposed between the hub 300 and the drive rotor 100 so that the drive rotor 100 idles. The bearing 600 is mounted.

The armature 200 is spaced apart from one side of the drive rotor 100 and is absorbed by the drive rotor 100 by an electromagnetic force generated by the coil 110 to receive the rotational force of the drive rotor 100.

Specifically, the side facing the drive rotor 100 of the armature is formed with a projection or groove, similarly, one side of the drive rotor 100 is formed with a groove or projection corresponding to the protrusion or groove.

The armature 200 has a state in contact with the drive rotor 100 when the clutch is in an ON state, and maintains a state spaced apart from the drive rotor 100 when the clutch is in an OFF state.

On the other hand, the armature 200 is coupled to the hub 300 to be described later by the leaf spring member 400 to be described later and further has a state coupled to the drive shaft 500 of the compressor.

In addition, the armature may be composed of two or more armature combinations spaced apart from each other in the radial direction, but in the present invention is to be applied as one integrally formed.

The hub 300 is connected to the driven source through the drive shaft 500. Specifically, as described above, a portion of the hub 300 is in contact with the drive shaft 500 of the compressor.

In addition, the hub 300 is formed integrally with the inner hub 310 and the inner hub 310 having a hollow so as to contact the outer surface of the drive shaft 500 and the armature 200 through the leaf spring member 400 to be described later The flange portion 320 is connected to the.

On the other hand, the inner peripheral surface of the inner hub 310 is provided with a spline shape to facilitate power transmission to the drive shaft 500, and the flange portion 320 is coupled to the drive shaft 500 through a bolt or the like.

The leaf spring member 400 connects the armature 200 and the hub 300, and supports the armature so that the armature is spaced apart from the driving rotor 100.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the leaf spring member 400 includes a central leaf 410 and a leaf spring composed of a plurality of arm portions 420 which are integrally extended to the central portion 410.

On the other hand, the central portion 410 is coupled to the hub 300 through a rivet 710, etc., some of the arm portion 420 is coupled to the armature 200 through another rivet 720 and the like.

Therefore, the hub 300 and the armature 200 are connected so as not to be separated from each other through the leaf spring member 400, and the armature 200 is spaced apart from the driving rotor 100 by the elasticity of the leaf spring member. It will have a state.

In addition, when the magnetic force is generated in the coil 110 by the control of the control unit (not shown), the armature 200 is in contact with the drive rotor 100 to transmit the rotational force of the drive rotor to the drive shaft 500 of the compressor. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the female portion of the leaf spring member 400 is disposed between the plurality of first arm portion 421 and the adjacent first arm portion 421 fastened to the armature 200 through rivets. And a plurality of second arm portions 422 laterally extending from the central portion 410 to the vicinity of the edge of the armature 200.

In the drawing, three first and

second arm parts

421 and 422 are provided, respectively, but are not necessarily limited thereto and may be provided in a larger number.

Meanwhile, noise generated between the armature 200 and the leaf spring member 400 when the clutch is turned on / off between the second arm portion 422 and the center portion 410 adjacent to the second arm portion 422 and the armature 200. And the elastic member 800 of the rubber material is interposed to damp the vibration.

Here, the center portion 410 and the second arm portion 422 elastically press the elastic member 800 by the coupling force of the rivet fastened to the first arm portion 421 and the self-elasticity of the leaf spring member 400. do.

In addition, the elastic member disposed on the center portion 410 side of the elastic member 800 provides the initial bending of the leaf spring member 400 so that the armature 200 is more quickly applied to the driving rotor 100 when the clutch is in the ON state. At the same time to reduce the noise generated between the armature 200 and the leaf spring member generated at this time.

In addition, the elastic member disposed on the second arm portion 422 side of the elastic member 800 absorbs the shock noise between the armature 200 and the leaf spring member when the clutch is turned off.

As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of coupling holes 430 are formed in the central portion 410 and the second arm portion 422 of the leaf spring member 400, and the coupling holes 430 are formed in the elastic member 800. A plurality of coupling protrusions 810 are elastically inserted into the projecting.

Here, the coupling protrusion 810 has a state of protruding from one surface exposed to the outside of the leaf spring member, and thus, after engaging the leaf spring member 400 and the elastic member 800 in advance, the plate spring member through the rivet armature Will be more efficient.

On the other hand, the cross-sectional area of the coupling protrusion 810 before being inserted into the coupling hole 430 is preferably smaller than the cross-sectional area of the coupling hole 430 so that the coupling protrusion is elastically inserted into the coupling hole.

Hereinafter, an elastic member according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to various embodiments.

(First embodiment)

5 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing a characteristic part according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating various examples of FIG. 5.

5 and 6, the auxiliary rib 820 protrudes from a portion corresponding to the coupling protrusion 810 of the other surface opposite to one surface of the elastic member 800 on which the coupling protrusion 810 is formed. .

The auxiliary rib 820 is a portion in contact with the armature 200, and when the clutch is OFF, the armature 200 is more elastically pressed to drive the armature 200 more quickly when the state is changed to the clutch ON. Contact with the rotor 100.

In addition, during the state transition process from the clutch OFF to the ON state, the armature 200 is further prevented from rapidly contacting the driving rotor 100 by the elastic force in the compressed state while being somewhat compressed. The collision noise between the 200 and the drive rotor 100 is reduced.

Here, the auxiliary rib 820 may be formed in any one selected from the shape of a disc, a ring, a bar spaced apart from each other.

On the other hand, the cross-sectional area in the lateral direction connecting the edge of the auxiliary rib 820 is preferably less than the cross-sectional area in the lateral direction of the engaging projection 810.

In the opposite case, the three parts of the elastic member 800 are not uniformly in contact with the armature 200 due to the increase in the contact cross-sectional area of the auxiliary rib 820 and the engaging protrusion 810 is formed. By contacting locally more than this other portion it is possible to reduce the above-described noise and vibration reduction effect due to the elasticity of the elastic member (800).

In addition, the bottom surface of the auxiliary rib 820 in contact with the armature 200 is to be formed corrugated. Therefore, the bottom corrugated portion of the auxiliary rib 820 at the moment of ON / OFF of the clutch is allowed to be in flexible contact with the armature 200, thereby making it possible to absorb noise and vibration generated minutely.

On the other hand, the auxiliary ribs 820 is made of a different material from the elastic member 800 and is attached to the elastic member through an adhesive or the like.

In this case, the auxiliary rib 820 is preferably larger in deformation amount than the elastic member, and is formed to have a large deformation amount for the same pressure load. For example, the auxiliary rib 820 may be made of a material such as rubber having a smaller elastic modulus than the elastic member.

(2nd Example)

7 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing a characteristic part according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the thickness of the elastic member 800 is differently formed along its longitudinal direction.

Specifically, the linear increase from the inner side adjacent to the hub 300 toward the outer side adjacent to the edge of the armature 200.

Accordingly, the outer side of the armature 200 is more elastically pressed to allow the armature 200 to be quickly adsorbed to the drive rotor 100 at the same time when the clutch is switched from the OFF state to the ON state. Impact noise can be reduced.

In addition, when the clutch is switched from the ON state to the OFF state, the impact noise between the leaf spring member and the armature is similarly reduced.

(Third Embodiment)

8 is a side sectional view schematically showing a characteristic part according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the coupling protrusion 810 is formed with a cutout 811 which is enlarged in cross section and opens to the outside from one side adjacent to the armature 200 toward the other end.

The longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the cutout 811 may be applied in a triangle or a quadrangle.

Therefore, when the coupling protrusion 810 of the elastic member 800 is automatically or manually inserted into the coupling hole 430, it is possible to more smoothly insert the coupling protrusion 810.

That is, the coupling pieces of the coupling protrusions 810 divided in two by the cutouts 811 at the time of the insertion into the coupling hole 430 may be elastically compressed to allow smooth insertion.

In addition, the cutout 811 may be formed to penetrate the side surface of the elastic member 800.

(Example 4)

As shown in FIG. 9, the mutual contact area between the elastic member 800 and the armature 200 is further increased to reduce the occurrence of collision noise and vibration between the leaf spring member and the armature 200 when the clutch is turned on or off. Auxiliary elastic portion 830 may be further provided to make.

That is, an auxiliary elastic portion 830 is formed at the outer end of the elastic member 800 so as to be in side contact with the outer surface of the armature 200 and the elastic member 800 at the same time, and the auxiliary elastic portion 830 is elastic It is adhered to the member 800 through an adhesive or the like.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the auxiliary elastic part 830 may be formed of a bent portion integrally formed with the elastic member so that the end portion of the elastic member 800 contacts the outer surface of the armature 200.

In addition, the auxiliary elastic portion 830 to be bonded to the outer surface of the armature 200 through an adhesive or the like.

Therefore, when the auxiliary elastic part 830 is further provided in addition to the elastic member 800, the contact area with the armature 200 is further increased as compared with the case where only the elastic member 800 is provided. Accordingly, the clutch ON / OFF This reduces noise and vibration generated between the armature and the leaf spring member.

On the other hand, the thickness of the auxiliary elastic portion 830 is preferably equal to or more than the gap between the armature 200 and the drive rotor 100.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9B, the auxiliary elastic part 830 may further extend in the opposite direction to contact the side surface of the leaf spring member 400.

As shown in FIG. 9 (c), the leaf spring member, specifically, the second arm part 422 may be bent to extend to cover the auxiliary elastic part 830. Accordingly, as the second arm part 422 elastically presses the auxiliary elastic part 830, the fixing force of the auxiliary elastic part may be improved to prevent the auxiliary elastic part from being separated from the elastic member and the armature.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9D, the armature 200 may further include an auxiliary elastic portion 830 and a ring-shaped fixture 840 having elasticity to cover the circumference of the armature 200. Can be.

In addition, when the second arm part 422 extends and bends to cover the auxiliary elastic part, the armature 200 extends around the leaf spring member and the armature 200 that are bent to cover the auxiliary elastic part 830. A ring-shaped fixture 840 may be further attached to cover.

The fixture 840 may be adhered through a separate adhesive or the like.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art may appropriately change within the scope described in the claims of the present invention. Or modifications may be possible.

Claims

A drive rotor connected to the drive source and having a coil therein; An armature spaced apart from one side of the driving rotor and absorbed by the driving rotor by an electromagnetic force generated by the coil to receive the rotational force of the driving rotor; A hub connected to the driven source via a drive shaft; And a leaf spring member for connecting the armature and the hub.

The leaf spring member is composed of a single leaf spring consisting of a plurality of arm portions extending integrally with the central portion and the central portion,

The leaf spring member

A plurality of first arm portions engaged with the armature through rivets; And

A plurality of second arms disposed between the neighboring first arms and extending to an edge of the armature,

An electromagnetic clutch for a compressor, characterized in that an elastic member is interposed between the second arm and the center and the armature adjacent to the second arm.
The method of claim 1,

A plurality of coupling holes are formed in the central portion and the second arm portion of the leaf spring member,

Electromagnetic clutch for a compressor, characterized in that the elastic member protrudes a plurality of engaging projections elastically inserted into the coupling hole.
The method of claim 2,

Compressor electronic clutch, characterized in that the auxiliary rib protrudes in the portion corresponding to the coupling projection of the other surface opposite to one surface of the elastic member formed with the coupling projection.
The method of claim 3,

The auxiliary ribs are electromagnetic clutch for the compressor, characterized in that formed in any one selected from disk shape, ring shape, bar shape spaced apart from each other.
The method of claim 3,

Electromagnetic clutch for compressor, characterized in that the cross-sectional area in the lateral direction connecting the edge of the auxiliary rib is less than the cross-sectional area in the lateral direction of the engaging projection.
The method of claim 3,

Electronic clutch for a compressor, characterized in that the bottom surface of the auxiliary rib in contact with the armature is formed corrugated.
The method of claim 3,

The auxiliary rib is made of a material different from the elastic member, the electromagnetic clutch for a compressor, characterized in that made of a material having a smaller elastic modulus than the elastic member.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,

Electromagnetic clutch for a compressor, characterized in that the thickness of the elastic member is formed differently along its longitudinal direction.
The method of claim 8,

Electromagnetic clutch for a compressor, characterized in that the thickness of the elastic member increases linearly from the inner side to the outer side.
The method of claim 2,

The coupling protrusion has an electronic clutch for a compressor, characterized in that a cross section is extended from one side adjacent to the armature to the other end and an incision is opened to the outside.
The method of claim 10,

The cross-sectional shape of the cutout is an electromagnetic clutch for a compressor, characterized in that the triangular or square.
The method of claim 2,

An end portion of the elastic member is provided with an auxiliary elastic portion to be in contact with the outer side of the armature and the elastic member at the same time, the auxiliary elastic portion is an electromagnetic clutch for the compressor, characterized in that bonded to the armature.
The method of claim 12,

And the leaf spring member is bent to extend to cover the auxiliary elastic portion.
The method according to claim 12 or 13,

The armature is further attached to the armature to cover the circumference of the auxiliary elastic portion and the armature, the extended spring bent member and the ring-shaped fixing member to cover the circumference of the armature.