WO2014049888A1 - 電動機 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electric motor that cools by supplying a cooling medium therein.
- the motor is used for various purposes, it generates heat due to the Joule heat generation of the coil of the stator and the eddy current loss and hysteresis loss of the rotor core.
- a technique for cooling the electric motor using a cooling medium such as oil is described (Patent Document 1).
- a coolant (cooling medium) is pumped by a gear pump from the top to the bottom along the centerline of the rotor shaft of the electric motor (electric motor).
- the supply of the cooling medium from the gear pump becomes unstable, the supply of the cooling medium to the electric motor becomes unstable, which may cause insufficient cooling.
- the present invention aims to suppress insufficient cooling when the supply of the cooling medium to the electric motor becomes unstable.
- the present invention includes a shaft to which a rotor is attached and an internal cooling medium passage through which a cooling medium passes, a housing that arranges the shaft inside and rotatably supports the shaft, an interior of the housing, And a cooling medium reservoir provided upstream of the inlet of the internal cooling medium passage in the flow direction of the cooling medium and storing the cooling medium and then flowing to the internal cooling medium passage. It is an electric motor.
- a passage having a throttle portion is provided between the cooling medium reservoir and the internal cooling medium passage.
- a cooling medium inlet provided in the housing for introducing the cooling medium into the cooling medium reservoir, and a member interposed between the cooling medium inlet and the inlet, the cooling medium inlet It is preferable that the cooling medium reservoir is provided on the side and the cooling medium introduction member through which the passage extends from the cooling medium reservoir toward the inlet.
- a rotation angle detection sensor that detects a rotation angle of the shaft is attached to an end portion side of the shaft where the inlet opens, and the cooling medium introduction member includes the rotation angle detection sensor. It is preferable to press from the end side of the shaft.
- the shaft is supported by the housing via bearings on both sides in the longitudinal direction, and the cooling medium stored in the cooling medium reservoir is connected to the end portion side of the shaft where the inlet opens. It is preferable to have a bearing coolant passage for supplying to the bearing.
- the present invention includes a shaft to which a rotor is attached and an internal cooling medium passage through which a cooling medium passes, a housing that arranges the shaft inside and rotatably supports the shaft, an interior of the housing, A cooling medium reservoir that is provided upstream of the inlet of the internal cooling medium passage in the flow direction of the cooling medium, and that flows into the internal cooling medium passage after the cooling medium is accumulated; A cooling medium inlet for introducing the cooling medium into the cooling medium reservoir, and a member interposed between the cooling medium inlet and the inlet, wherein the cooling medium reservoir is provided on the cooling medium inlet side, and And a cooling medium introduction member through which a passage having a throttle portion passes from the cooling medium reservoir toward the inlet.
- the present invention can suppress insufficient cooling when the supply of the cooling medium to the electric motor becomes unstable.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a hybrid hydraulic excavator using the electric motor according to this embodiment as an electric motor for turning.
- FIG. 2 is a front view showing the electric motor according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the electric motor according to the present embodiment. 4 is a VV arrow view of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a view taken along arrow VI-VI in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a cooling system of the electric motor according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a cooling medium reservoir and a cooling medium passage included in the electric motor according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an electric motor according to a modification of the present embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the cooling medium introduction member.
- FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the electric motor that supplies the cooling medium stored in the cooling medium reservoir to one bearing that supports the shaft.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a hybrid hydraulic excavator using the electric motor according to this embodiment as an electric motor for turning.
- the hybrid excavator 10 includes a pair of left and right crawler belts 11 forming a lower traveling body, an upper swing body 12, a swing circle 13 connecting the lower traveling body and the upper swing body 12, and an electric motor 1 functioning as a swing motor,
- the swing pinion 1 ⁇ / b> A includes a boom 14, an arm 15, and a bucket 16, and a work machine 17 attached to the upper swing body 12.
- the pair of left and right crawler belts 11 are driven by a right traveling hydraulic motor and a left traveling hydraulic motor to cause the hybrid excavator 10 to travel.
- the upper turning body 12 is turned by the electric motor 1 that functions as a turning motor.
- An outer race of a swing circle 13 is fixed to the upper swing body 12, and an inner race of the swing circle 13 is fixed to the lower traveling body. With such a structure, the swing circle 13 connects the upper swing body 12 and the lower traveling body.
- the electric motor 1 is installed vertically, that is, when the hybrid excavator 10 is installed on a horizontal plane, the input / output shaft of the electric motor 1 is directed in the direction in which gravity acts.
- the input / output shaft of the electric motor 1 is connected to the swing pinion 1A through a swing machinery having a speed reduction mechanism.
- the swing pinion 1 ⁇ / b> A meshes with internal teeth attached to the inner race of the swing circle 13.
- the driving force of the electric motor 1 is transmitted to the swing pinion 1A through the swing machinery and turns the upper swing body 12.
- the boom 14, the arm 15 and the bucket 16 are driven by hydraulic cylinders for the boom 14, the arm 15 and the bucket 16 through hydraulic control oil fed from a hydraulic pump (not shown), respectively, for excavation and the like. Perform work.
- the hybrid excavator 10 drives the generator and the hydraulic pump with the internal combustion engine, and drives the electric motor 1 through an inverter (not shown) with the electric power of the generator to turn the upper swing body 12. Further, the hybrid excavator 10 uses the electric motor 1 as a generator to generate a braking force necessary for stopping the upper swing body 12, and the electric power generated by the electric motor 1 by the braking force Store in power storage devices such as secondary batteries. Thus, the hybrid excavator 10 is a so-called hybrid construction vehicle. In this embodiment, although the example which used the electric motor 1 as a turning motor of the hybrid hydraulic shovel 10 which is a kind of construction vehicle is demonstrated, the application object of the electric motor 1 is not limited to this. Hybrid hydraulic excavator 10 may be of a system that does not have an internal combustion engine, that is, a system that is driven by electric power of a power storage device. Next, the structure of the electric motor 1 will be described.
- FIG. 2 is a front view showing the electric motor according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the electric motor according to the present embodiment.
- 4 is a VV arrow view of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a view taken along arrow VI-VI in FIG.
- the electric motor 1 is disposed in a cylindrical housing 6 in a shaft 8 as an input / output shaft, a rotor core 82 attached to the shaft 8, and an outer peripheral portion of the rotor core 82.
- the stator 9 is made. That is, the electric motor 1 has a structure in which the shaft 8 to which the rotor core 82 is attached is disposed in the cylindrical housing 6.
- the shaft 8 has bearings 7A and 7B attached to both sides thereof, and is rotatably supported by the housing 6 via the bearings 7A and 7B.
- the casing 6 includes a casing barrel 61 that is a cylindrical member, and a first flange 62 as an end portion side member that is attached to one end portion (end portion on the input / output side of the shaft 8) of the casing barrel 61. And a disc-shaped second flange 63 attached to the other end of the casing body 61.
- the second flange 63 includes a flange convex portion 64 and a lid 65, but the flange convex portion 64 and the lid 65 are also part of the housing 6.
- a space surrounded by the casing body 61, the first flange 62, and the second flange 63 is the inside of the casing 6.
- a space surrounded by the second flange 63 and the lid 65 is also inside the housing 6. That is, a space surrounded by at least two of the casing body 61, the first flange 62, the second flange 63, and the lid 65 included in the casing 6 is the interior of the casing 6.
- the first flange 62 is disposed on the lower side (the direction side on which gravity acts, and the direction side indicated by the arrow G in FIGS. 2 and 5).
- the state where the hybrid excavator 10 is in contact with the horizontal plane is the state in which the electric motor 1 is used, and the lower position in that state.
- the 1st flange 62 is arrange
- the housing body 61 is a member whose inner peripheral surface is cylindrical.
- the casing body 61 includes a cooling water inlet 613 for introducing water for cooling the electric motor 1 into the water jacket 612 shown in FIG. 4 and a cooling water outlet 614 for discharging the cooling water from the water jacket. And have. Note that a liquid other than water, such as oil, may be introduced into the water jacket 612 to cool the electric motor 1.
- the rotor core 82 and the stator 9 are cooled by a cooling medium such as oil.
- the cooling medium also serves to lubricate the sliding portion of the electric motor 1.
- the first flange 62 is a disk-shaped member.
- the first flange 62 has a cooling medium discharge port 621 for discharging the cooling medium from the inside of the housing 6 and guiding it to a pump that sucks and discharges the cooling medium during operation of the electric motor 1.
- the first flange 62 has a drain port 622 for extracting the cooling medium in the housing 6 when the electric motor 1 is maintained and inspected.
- the first flange 62 is disposed at one end of the housing 6 and the shaft 8 passes therethrough.
- a power transmission joint, a reduction gear input shaft, or the like is attached to the shaft 8 penetrating the first flange 62.
- the first flange 62 is a separate member from the case body 61, but the first flange 62 and the case body 61 may be the same member.
- the second flange 63 is arranged on the upper side, that is, on the side opposite to the direction in which the gravity acts in the state where the electric motor 1 is used.
- the second flange 63 has a flange convex portion 64 and a lid 65.
- the lid 65 has a cooling medium inlet 651.
- the cooling medium inlet 651 is for introducing the cooling medium discharged from the pump into the housing 6.
- the bearing 7 ⁇ / b> A attached to one end of the shaft 8 is attached to the first flange 62, and the bearing 7 ⁇ / b> B attached to the other end of the shaft 8 is attached to the second flange 63.
- the shaft 8 can be rotated to the housing 6 (more specifically, the housing body 61, the first flange 62, and the second flange 63) by two bearings 7A and 7B provided on both sides. And rotates about the rotation center axis Zr.
- the rotation center axis Zr is the center axis of the shaft 8.
- the rotor core 82 attached to the outer periphery of the shaft 8 is a structure in which a plurality of steel plates (electromagnetic steel plates) are laminated.
- the rotor core 82 is sandwiched between balance plates 83 and 84 from both sides in the direction in which the steel plates are laminated (lamination direction).
- the balance plates 83 and 84 are attached to the shaft 8 so as to prevent the plurality of steel plates constituting the rotor core 82 from being separated, and apply compressive force to the plurality of steel plates.
- the balance plate 84 on the first flange 62 side is disposed on the first flange 62 side, that is, on the input / output side of the shaft 8 of the electric motor 1.
- the stator 9 attached to the inner peripheral portion of the casing body 61 of the casing 6 is disposed on the outer peripheral portion of the rotor core 82.
- the stator 9 is a structure in which a coil 92 is wound around a stator core 91. A portion protruding from the stator core 91 of the coil 92 is a coil end.
- the stator core 91 is a structure in which a plurality of steel plates (magnetic steel plates) are stacked.
- the shaft 8 includes an axial passage 811 extending along the rotation center axis Zr, and a plurality of radial passages extending from the axial passage 811 toward the radially outer side of the shaft 8 and opening on the surface of the shaft 8. 812.
- the axial passage 811 and the radial passage 812 serve as an in-shaft cooling medium passage 813 as an internal cooling medium passage.
- the axial passage 811 has an inlet 811I opening at the end of the shaft 8 on the bearing 7B side.
- the inlet 811 ⁇ / b> I is an opening for introducing the cooling medium into the axial passage 811.
- the cooling medium flowing into the axial passage 811 from the inlet 811I flows in the direction indicated by the arrow C in the axial passage 811. In the following, the arrow C indicates the direction in which the cooling medium flows.
- the balance plate 84 has a recess 841 on the side in contact with the rotor core 82.
- the rotor core 82 has a rotor core through-hole 821 that passes through the rotor core 82 in the stacking direction of the plurality of steel plates, that is, in the direction parallel to the rotation center axis Zr of the shaft 8.
- the rotor core 82 has a plurality of permanent magnets (not shown).
- the balance plate 83 on the second flange 63 side has a balance plate through hole 831 that extends in a direction parallel to the rotation center axis Zr of the shaft 8.
- the in-shaft cooling medium passage 813, the recess 841, the rotor core through-hole 821 and the balance plate through-hole 831 communicate with each other to form a passage through which the cooling medium passes.
- These are provided in the shaft 8 and the rotor core 82 which are the rotating bodies, and serve as a rotating body side cooling medium passage for allowing the cooling medium to pass therethrough.
- a resolver 50 as a rotation angle detection sensor for detecting the rotation angle of the shaft 8 is attached to one end portion side of the shaft 8, more specifically, to a side peripheral portion on the end portion side on the second flange 63 side. .
- An axial passage 811 is opened at the end on the second flange 63 side. That is, the resolver 50 is attached to the side peripheral portion of the shaft 8 and to the end side where the axial passage 811 is open.
- the flange convex portion 64 of the second flange 63 has a convex portion internal space 641.
- a cooling medium introducing member 40 as a pressing member is provided in the convex inner space 641.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 includes a function for supplying the cooling medium from the cooling medium supply unit 3 included in the lid 65 serving as a stationary system to the shaft 8 serving as a rotating system, and a resolver 50 serving as a rotation angle detection sensor. And a function of pressing and fixing to the flange convex portion 64 provided at 63.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 has a cooling medium introduction passage 42 penetrating the inside.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42 faces the opening of the axial passage 811 of the shaft 8, that is, the inlet 811 I, and introduces the cooling medium into the axial passage 811.
- the flange convex part 64 has the bearing side channel
- the bearing 7 ⁇ / b> B is supplied with a cooling medium from the bearing-side passage 643.
- the flange convex portion 64 is attached with a connector 55 that holds a cable for taking out the output of the resolver 50.
- the lid 65 is attached to the opening of the flange convex portion 64 and closes the convex internal space 641 of the flange convex portion 64.
- the lid 65 has a cooling medium supply unit 3. More specifically, the cooling medium supply unit 3 is provided inside a lid 65 constituting the housing 6. Since the lid 65 is disposed on the upper side (opposite to the vertical direction), the cooling medium supply unit 3 is also disposed on the upper side.
- the cooling medium supply unit 3 includes a bearing passage 23 and a rotor passage 28 which will be described later.
- the cooling medium supply unit 3 introduces the cooling medium from a cooling medium inlet 651 attached to the lid 65 which is a stationary system, and the cooling medium is supplied to the in-shaft cooling medium passage 813 of the shaft 8 which is the rotating system.
- the cooling medium supply unit 3 supplies the cooling medium from the stationary system to the rotating system.
- the cooling medium supply unit 3 also supplies the cooling medium introduced from the cooling medium inlet 651 to the bearing side passage 643 of the flange convex portion 64 via the bearing passage 23.
- the cooling medium supplied to the bearing side passage 643 is supplied to the bearing 7B.
- the lid 65 attached to the flange convex portion 64 includes a first cooling medium distribution passage 653 that distributes the cooling medium from the cooling medium inlet 651, a second cooling medium distribution passage 655, and a third cooling medium.
- a medium distribution passage 656 and a fourth cooling medium distribution passage 657 are provided.
- the lid 65 includes a filter storage portion 654 that stores the filter 24, a relief passage 25, and a relief valve 26.
- the cooling medium inlet 651 is connected to the filter storage unit 654 via the first cooling medium distribution passage 653.
- the second cooling medium distribution passage 655 is connected to the filter storage unit 654, and introduces a part of the cooling medium that has passed through the filter 24 into the cooling medium reservoir 41 of the cooling medium introduction member 40.
- a cooling medium introduction passage 42 is connected to the cooling medium reservoir 41.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42 introduces the cooling medium in the cooling medium reservoir 41 into the axial passage 811 of the shaft 8.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42 is a passage having a throttle portion that is disposed between the cooling medium reservoir 41 and the axial passage 811 that is a part of the internal cooling medium passage.
- the electric motor 1 is installed or attached to an attachment target such that the rotation center axis Zr is parallel to the direction of gravity (direction indicated by the arrow G in FIG. 4).
- the cooling medium reservoir 41 is located above when the electric motor 1 is installed or attached. In this way, the cooling medium supplied from the cooling medium supply unit 3 of the lid 65 to the cooling medium reservoir 41 flows downward by the action of gravity, and enters the axial path 811 from the cooling medium introduction path 42. Inflow.
- the second cooling medium distribution passage 655, the cooling medium reservoir 41, and the cooling medium introduction passage 42 correspond to the rotor passage 28.
- the third cooling medium distribution passage 656 is connected to the filter storage portion 654, and introduces the remainder of the cooling medium that has passed through the filter 24 and introduced into the cooling medium introduction passage 42 into the fourth cooling medium distribution passage 657.
- the third cooling medium distribution passage 656, the fourth cooling medium distribution passage 657, and the bearing side passage 643 correspond to the bearing passage 23.
- the relief passage 25 connects the cooling medium inlet 651 and the relief valve 26.
- the relief valve 26 is interposed between the relief passage 25 and the second cooling medium distribution passage 655 and the third cooling medium distribution passage 656 so as to bypass the filter 24.
- the relief valve 26 is opened, and the cooling medium from the cooling medium inlet 651 is bypassed through the filter 24 to the second cooling medium distribution passage 655 and It flows to the third cooling medium distribution passage 656.
- the valve opening pressure of the relief valve 26 can be set, for example, to the pressure in the relief passage 25 when the filter 24 is clogged and needs to be replaced.
- the cooling medium can be reliably supplied to the bearing 7B, the rotor core 82, and the like. Further, when the valve opening pressure of the relief valve 26 is set as described above and a means for notifying that the relief valve 26 is opened is prepared, the replacement timing of the filter 24 can be determined by opening the relief valve 26. Can be notified.
- the passages orthogonal to the rotation center axis Zr of the electric motor 1 are arranged in the same plane.
- the central axes of the respective passages are arranged in the same plane.
- the medium distribution passage 653 and the passage connecting the cooling medium inlet 651 and the filter storage portion 654 have their central axes arranged in the same plane.
- the passage in the lid 65 orthogonal to the rotation center axis Zr of the electric motor 1 is formed by, for example, being drilled in the lid 65 from the horizontal direction.
- the passage in the lid 65 is formed.
- the supply of the cooling medium is not affected by the rotation of the rotor core 82. For this reason, the fluctuation
- the cooling system of the electric motor 1 will be described.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a cooling system of the electric motor according to the present embodiment.
- the rotor core 82 and the stator 9 are cooled by the cooling medium CL, and the bearings 7A and 7B are lubricated by the cooling medium CL.
- a cooling system (hereinafter referred to as a cooling system as appropriate) 2 of the electric motor 1 includes a pump 21, a pump electric motor 5, a passage 22, a bearing passage 23, a rotor passage 28, an oil reservoir 39, and a discharge passage. 32, a filter 24, a relief passage 25, a relief valve 26, and a filter 38.
- a cooler that cools the cooling medium CL may be provided between the filter 38 and the pump 21.
- the pump 21 and the pump motor 5 are connected by an output shaft 5 ⁇ / b> A of the pump motor 5.
- the drive means of the pump 21 may be other than the pump electric motor 5, and may be, for example, an internal combustion engine that is a power generation source of the hybrid excavator 10 shown in FIG.
- the filter 24 and the filter 38 are built in the electric motor 1.
- the pump motor 5 drives the pump 21. Then, the pump 21 sucks the cooling medium CL from the discharge passage 32 and discharges it to the passage 22. In the process of passing through the filter 24, the cooling medium CL is removed of foreign matters and the like, and flows into the bearing passage 23 and the rotor passage 28.
- the cooling medium CL that has flowed into the bearing passage 23 is collected in the oil reservoir 39 after the bearing 7B is cooled and lubricated.
- the cooling medium CL that has flowed into the rotor passage 28 is collected in the oil reservoir 39 after cooling the rotor core and coil of the electric motor 1.
- the oil reservoir 39 and the suction port of the pump 21 are connected by a discharge passage 32 provided with a filter 38 in the middle. After the cooling medium CL collected in the oil reservoir 39 passes through the discharge passage 32, foreign matter is removed by the filter 38, and is again sucked into the pump 21 and discharged to the passage 22.
- the passage 22 is connected to the discharge port of the pump 21 and branches into the inlet side of the filter 24 and the relief passage 25 in the electric motor 1.
- the passage through which the cooling medium provided on the outlet side of the filter 24 passes branches into a bearing passage 23 and a rotor passage 28.
- the bearing passage 23 supplies a cooling medium to the bearing 7B to cool and lubricate it.
- the rotor passage 28 supplies a cooling medium to the rotor of the electric motor 1 and cools it.
- the cooling system 2 does not necessarily have the bearing passage 23.
- a relief passage 25 branched from the passage 22 connected to the discharge port of the pump 21 is connected to the inlet of the relief valve 26.
- the outlet side of the relief valve 26 is connected to the outlet side of the filter 24.
- ⁇ Cooling medium flow during cooling> A part of the cooling medium supplied from the cooling medium inlet 651 of the lid 65 and passing through the filter 24 flows into the cooling medium reservoir 41 of the rotor passage 28.
- the cooling medium is stored in the cooling medium reservoir 41 and then flows into the axial passage 811 of the in-shaft cooling medium passage 813 through the cooling medium introduction passage 42. After passing through the radial passage 812, the cooling medium flows into the rotor core through hole 821 through the recess 841 of the balance plate 84.
- the cooling medium cools the rotor core 82 and a permanent magnet (not shown) in the process of passing through the rotor core through hole 821, and then flows out from the balance plate through hole 831 of the balance plate 83.
- the cooling medium flowing out from the balance plate through hole 831 is supplied to the coil end of the stator 9 (the portion where the coil 92 protrudes from the stator core 91) by centrifugal force.
- This cooling medium cools the stator 9 in the process of flowing downward in the housing 6 and is collected in the first discharge port 27 provided on the inner side of the housing 6 of the first flange 62.
- the symbol OL in FIG. 4 indicates the liquid level of the cooling medium that accumulates in the oil reservoir 39.
- the amount of the cooling medium accumulated in the oil reservoir 39 is such that the part of the coil end protruding toward the first flange is always immersed so that the cooling medium discharge port 621 can be immersed.
- the coil end is adjusted to cool the coil end.
- the cooling medium that has not flowed into the rotor passage 28 flows into the bearing passage 23 and is supplied to the bearing 7B.
- the cooling medium flows downward in the housing 6 after cooling and lubricating the bearing 7B.
- the cooling medium in contact with the rotor core 82 is supplied to the stator 9 radially outside the rotor core 82 by centrifugal force to cool it.
- the cooling medium that has cooled the stator 9 flows downward in the housing 6 and is collected in an oil reservoir 39 provided on the inner side of the housing 6 of the first flange 62.
- the cooling medium collected in the oil reservoir 39 mainly flows into the discharge passage 32 through the first discharge port 27, and then is guided to the filter 38 to remove foreign matters and the like, and then the first flange 62 is removed. It is discharged from the cooling medium discharge port 621 it has.
- the coolant in the oil reservoir 39 that has not passed through the first outlet 27 flows into the bearing outer space 29 through the space between the inner ring, outer ring, and rolling element of the bearing 7A, and then the second exhaust. Pass through exit 30. As a result, a part of the cooling medium collected in the oil reservoir 39 cools and lubricates the bearing 7A.
- the cooling medium that has passed through the second discharge port 30 flows into the discharge passage 32 and is then guided to the filter 38 to remove foreign matters and the like, and then discharged from the cooling medium discharge port 621 of the first flange 62. .
- the cooling medium cools the rotor core 82 and the stator 9 and cools and lubricates the bearings 7A and 7B.
- the cooling water is supplied from the cooling water inlet 613 to the water jacket 612 included in the casing body 61 of the casing 6. This cooling water mainly cools the stator 9 via the housing 6.
- a gasket 35 is provided as a sealing member for sealing the water jacket 612. The gasket 35 prevents the cooling medium inside the housing 6 from flowing out between the housing body 61 and the first flange 62 and entering the water jacket 612 or out of the housing 6. It also has a function as an oil seal.
- the cooling medium reservoir 41 and the cooling medium introduction passage 42 as a passage will be described in more detail.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a cooling medium reservoir and a cooling medium passage included in the electric motor according to the present embodiment.
- the electric motor 1 includes a cooling medium introduction member 40 disposed between the lid 65 and the second flange 63.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 is a member interposed between the cooling medium inlet 651 and the inlet 811I of the axial passage 811 shown in FIG.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 is disposed in a space surrounded by the second flange 63 and the lid 65, that is, inside the housing 6.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 is provided with a cooling medium reservoir 41 on the cooling medium inlet 651 side, in this example, on the second cooling medium distribution passage 655 side connected to the cooling medium inlet 651, and the inlet from the cooling medium reservoir 41 is provided.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42 penetrates toward 811I.
- the direction in which the cooling medium introduction passage 42 penetrates the cooling medium introduction member 40 is a direction parallel to the rotation center axis Zr of the shaft 8.
- the cooling medium reservoir 41 is disposed inside the housing 6 together with the cooling medium introduction member 40.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 is a substantially cylindrical member. In the present embodiment, the cooling medium introduction member 40 also has a role as a resolver holding down the resolver 50. This point will be described later.
- the cooling medium reservoir 41 is a mortar-shaped recess provided at one end of the cooling medium introduction member 40, that is, at an end facing the opening of the second cooling medium distribution passage 655 provided in the lid 65. .
- the cooling medium reservoir 41 is opposed to the second cooling medium distribution passage 655. The cooling medium flowing in from the cooling medium inlet 651 and flowing out from the second cooling medium distribution passage 655 is temporarily stored in the cooling medium reservoir 41.
- the cooling medium reservoir 41 has an opening 42I of the cooling medium introduction passage 42 at the bottom, that is, the other end side of the cooling medium introduction member 40.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42 penetrates the cooling medium introduction member 40 from the bottom of the cooling medium reservoir 41 toward the other end.
- the opening 42E of the cooling medium introduction passage 42 opened at the other end of the cooling medium introduction member 40 faces the inlet 811I of the axial passage 811.
- the cooling medium temporarily stored in the cooling medium reservoir 41 flows into the cooling medium introduction passage 42 from the opening 42I, flows out of the opening 42E, and enters the axial passage 811 from the inlet 811I of the axial passage 811. Inflow.
- the cooling medium reservoir 41 is provided in the casing 6 and upstream of the inlet 811I of the axial passage 811 in the flow direction of the cooling medium (the direction indicated by the arrow C) to collect the cooling medium. After that, it flows into the axial passage 811.
- the cooling medium supplied from the second cooling medium distribution passage 655 is supplied to the axial passage 811 of the shaft 8 through the cooling medium reservoir 41 and the cooling medium introduction passage 42 of the cooling medium introduction member 40.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 is provided in the stationary system and the shaft 8 is provided in the rotating system, the cooling medium is supplied from the stationary system to the rotating system.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42 has a throttle portion 42D between the cooling medium reservoir 41 and the axial passage 811.
- the throttle portion 42D is a portion where the cross-sectional area of the cooling medium introduction passage 42 is the smallest between the opening portion 42I and the opening portion 42E.
- the above-described cross-sectional area is an area of a cross section perpendicular to the direction in which the cooling medium introduction passage 42 penetrates the cooling medium introduction member 40 and is appropriately referred to as a passage cross-sectional area.
- the throttle portion 42D adjusts the flow rate at which the cooling medium stored in the cooling medium reservoir 41 flows out from the opening 42E of the cooling medium introduction passage 42.
- the cooling medium reservoir 41 can always hold an appropriate amount of the cooling medium during operation of the electric motor 1.
- the cooling medium can be stably supplied to the axial passage 811. Further, the throttle portion 42D can cause the cooling medium to flow into the axial passage 811 from the cooling medium reservoir 41 at an appropriate flow rate.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42 has a passage cross-sectional area that gradually decreases from the opening 42I on the cooling medium reservoir 41 side, and the passage cross-sectional area is minimized by the throttle portion 42D.
- the cross-sectional area of the passage gradually increases toward the opening 42E on the inlet 811I side.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42 gradually decreases in diameter from the opening 42I toward the throttle part 42D and gradually increases in diameter from the throttle part 42D toward the opening 42E.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42 having a constant passage cross-sectional area between the opening portion 42I and the opening portion 42E is used, and an orifice is attached in the middle thereof.
- the diaphragm unit 42D may be used.
- FIG. 7 shows an example in which the inner surface of the cooling medium introduction passage 42 changes in a curved manner in a cross section parallel to the extending direction of the cooling medium introduction passage 42. It may change.
- the electric motor 1 stores the cooling medium in the cooling medium reservoir 41 and introduces it into the axial passage 811 to cool the rotor core and the coil. Therefore, the electric motor 1 can stably supply the cooling medium to the inside of the housing 6 even if the supply of the cooling medium from the pump 21 shown in FIG. 6 is unstable. As a result, the electric motor 1 can suppress insufficient cooling of the magnets and the like included in the coil 92 of the stator 9 and the rotor core 82 and can suppress insufficient lubrication of the bearing 7B and the oil seal 51. Can be suppressed. In addition, since the electric motor 1 stores a certain amount of cooling medium in the cooling medium reservoir 41 and supplies the cooling medium to the inside of the housing 6, the coil 92 and the like can be cooled stably and stably. Performance.
- the electric motor 1 since the electric motor 1 introduces the cooling medium stored in the cooling medium reservoir 41 into the axial passage 811, even if the rotation center axis Zr of the electric motor 1 is inclined with respect to the action direction of gravity, the cooling medium introduction passage is provided. Inflow of air from the opening 42I of 42 can be suppressed. As a result, the electric motor 1 stably supplies the cooling medium to the inside of the housing 6, suppresses insufficient cooling of the magnets and the like provided in the coil 92 of the stator 9 and the rotor core 82, and the bearing 7 ⁇ / b> B and the oil seal 51. Insufficient lubrication can be suppressed.
- the cooling medium is stored in the cooling medium reservoir 40 close to the lid 65 existing at the boundary between the inside and the outside of the housing 6, the cooling effect of the magnets and the like provided in the stator 9 and the rotor core 82 is improved.
- suction pressure is generated in the axial passage 811 by centrifugal force due to rotation of the rotor.
- suction pressure is generated by storing the cooling medium in the cooling medium reservoir 40, more cooling medium is supplied from the cooling medium reservoir 41 to the rotor.
- the electric motor 1 can effectively supply the cooling medium to the rotor at the timing when the cooling medium is required.
- the amount of the cooling medium stored in the oil reservoir 39 in the housing 6 can be reduced during operation of the electric motor 1. Then, since the area where the rotor contacts the cooling medium stored in the oil reservoir 39 can be reduced, the rotational resistance of the rotor can be reduced. As a result, the electric motor 1 is improved in power use efficiency. Next, the resolver 50 will be described.
- the resolver 50 includes a resolver rotor 50R attached to the shaft 8 that is a rotating system, and a resolver stator 50S attached to a second flange 63 that is a stationary system.
- the resolver rotor 50 ⁇ / b> R rotates with the shaft 8. Therefore, the resolver rotor 50 ⁇ / b> R rotates around the rotation center axis Zr of the shaft 8.
- the resolver stator 50 ⁇ / b> S of the resolver 50 is fitted into a rotation angle detection sensor holding part 642 that is a recess provided in the second flange 63.
- the shaft 8 to which the resolver rotor 50R is attached has a step portion 8D having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the resolver rotor 50R, and the resolver rotor 50R is locked by the step portion 8D.
- the resolver 50 is pressed against the second flange 63 from the one end of the shaft 8 (end surface 8Ta where the axial passage 811 opens) by the cooling medium introducing member 40.
- the cooling medium introducing member 40 is fixed to the second flange 63 by a fixing member 54 as a plate-like member.
- the resolver 50 (more specifically, the resolver stator 50 ⁇ / b> S) is fixed to the second flange 63.
- the fixing member 54 can be manufactured, for example, by punching and bending a metal plate material.
- the substantially cylindrical cooling medium introducing member 40 is provided at a cylindrical body 40B and one end of the body 40B and projects outward in the radial direction of the body 40B. And an overhang portion 40F.
- the body portion 40B has a groove 45 extending in the circumferential direction on the other end side, that is, on the end portion side opposite to the end portion where the overhanging portion 40F is provided.
- the groove 45 is provided with an O-ring 53 as a seal member.
- the cooling medium introducing member 40 is manufactured, for example, by casting or die casting an aluminum alloy. Since the cooling medium introduction member 40 is a separate member from the lid 65, the cooling medium introduction member 40 can be manufactured from a material different from the material of the lid 65. By doing in this way, while being able to use a suitable material for the cooling medium introduction member 40, the precision of the cooling medium introduction member 40 can also be improved.
- the end surface on the side opposite to the end surface of the cooling medium introduction member 40 where the cooling medium reservoir 41 opens that is, the end surface 40Tb on the protruding portion 40F side of the cooling medium introduction member 40 is in contact with the resolver stator 50S of the resolver 50.
- the end face of the cooling medium introducing member 40 of the cooling medium introducing member 40 that is, the end face 40Ta on the groove 45 side, is fitted into the concave portion 65U of the lid 65 and faces the concave portion 65U.
- the lid 65 is a portion of the housing 6 where the cooling medium supply unit 3 shown in FIG. 4 is provided.
- the cooling medium introducing member 40 has a recess 46 on the overhanging portion 40F side.
- the recess 46 has a circular shape in plan view, and has the smallest inner diameter on the end face 40Ta side on the groove 45 side and the inner diameter on the end face 40Tb side of the overhanging portion 40F.
- a portion where the inner diameter of the recess 46 changes is a stepped portion 40D.
- the portion of the resolver 50 where the shaft 8 protrudes from the resolver rotor 50 ⁇ / b> R is inserted into the recess 46.
- An oil seal 51 as a seal member is provided between the shaft 8 and the recess 46 of the cooling medium introduction member 40. The oil seal 51 provided in the recess 46 is locked to the stepped portion 40D.
- the flange convex portion 64 is a portion protruding from the second flange 63, and has a convex inner space 641 therein.
- the convex inner space 641 is closed by attaching the lid 65 to the convex end surface 64T.
- a groove 64S is formed on the convex end surface 64T.
- An O-ring 52 is attached to the groove 64S. With such a structure, the O-ring 52 seals the convex end surface 64T and the lid 65.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 is disposed in the convex portion inner space 641 and is held between the lid 65 and the second flange 63, more specifically, the rotation angle detection sensor holding of the concave portion 65U of the lid 65 and the flange convex portion 64. It is interposed between the part 642.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 is attached to the rotation angle detection sensor holding part 642 and presses the resolver 50 to be fixed to the second flange 63. At this time, the cooling medium introducing member 40 presses the resolver 50 from the end side of the shaft 8 where the inlet 811I opens.
- the end surface 40Ta on the groove 45 side protrudes outside the convex portion inner space 641 from the convex portion end surface 64T of the flange convex portion 64.
- the protruding cooling medium introduction member 40 is fitted into the recess 65 ⁇ / b> U of the lid 65.
- the depth of the recess 65U is larger than the dimension from the protrusion end surface 64T to the end surface 40Ta on the groove 45 side.
- a space BS is formed between the end surface 40Ta on the groove 45 side of the cooling medium introducing member 40 fitted in the recess 65U and the portion of the recess 65U facing this.
- the space BS avoids contact between the resolver 50 and the lid 65, for example, when the cooling medium introduction member 40 extends due to temperature rise.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 presses the resolver 50
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 is attached to the second flange 63 by the fixing member 54.
- the resolver 50 is fixed to the second flange 63 via the fixing member 54 and the cooling medium introducing member 40.
- the lid 65 is attached to the flange convex portion 64
- the end surface 40Ta of the cooling medium introduction member 40 is fitted into the concave portion 65U of the lid 65, but the space BS is interposed between the concave portion 65U and the cooling medium introduction member 40. Therefore, it is avoided that force is applied to the resolver 50 from the lid 65 through the cooling medium introducing member 40.
- the resolver 50 is fixed and held to the second flange 63 using the cooling medium introducing member 40 and the fixing member 54 without using the lid 65. That is, the function (resolver holding function) for holding the resolver 50 by pressing it from the lid 65 is separated, and the cooling medium introducing member 40 and the fixing member 54 have the resolver holding function.
- the lid 65 has a function of sealing the convex space 641 (a convex space sealing function).
- a single member for example, the lid 65
- the lid 65 has both the resolver holding function and the convex space sealing function
- the accuracy of the position of the member and the resolver 50 and the accuracy of the position of the member and the convex end surface 64T are increased. It is difficult to realize both functions unless it is increased.
- the resolver holding function and the convex space sealing function are assigned to different members, one member does not need to have both functions. As a result, there is no need to increase the accuracy of two locations in one member. That is, since the accuracy required for the member used for fixing the resolver 50 as the rotation angle detection sensor and sealing the space in which the resolver 50 is disposed can be suppressed, there is an advantage that manufacture is facilitated.
- the lid 65 having the cooling medium supply unit 3 (see FIG. 4) including the second cooling medium distribution passage 655 and the cooling medium introduction member 40 having the cooling medium introduction passage 42 are separate members.
- the lid 65 and the cooling medium introduction member 40 are disassembled, and the cooling medium supply unit 3 or the cooling medium introduction passage 42 can be easily cleaned.
- the cooling medium path can be disassembled into short units, so that there is also an advantage that the cooling medium path can be easily maintained.
- the space BS formed between the recess 65U of the lid 65 and the cooling medium introduction member 40 has a function of storing and holding the cooling medium supplied from the second cooling medium distribution passage 655. Therefore, the volume of the cooling medium reservoir 41 included in the cooling medium introducing member 40 can be substantially increased. As a result, the rotor and the stator of the electric motor 1 can be cooled more stably, and the amount of the cooling medium stored in the oil reservoir 39 can be reduced to reduce the rotational resistance of the rotor.
- the flange convex portion 64 has a connector mounting hole 64H for mounting the connector 55.
- the connector 55 is attached to the connector attachment hole 64H from the convex portion internal space 641 side of the flange convex portion 64 with the seal member 55S interposed therebetween. Since the flange convex portion 64 is a part of the housing 6, the connector 55 is attached to the housing 6.
- the connector 55 appearing from the connector mounting hole 64H is electrically connected to the connector terminal of the connector 55, and is connected to an external connector connected to the control device of the electric motor 1. By doing so, the control device can output the resolver 50 and excite the resolver 50.
- the convex inner space 641 of the flange convex portion 64 has a size (convex space height) between the convex inner space bottom 64B (surface on the lid 65 side of the second flange 63) and the lid 65.
- the size is sufficient to attach the connector 55.
- FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an electric motor according to a modification of the present embodiment.
- the electric motor 1a is arranged such that the rotation center axis Zr is orthogonal to the direction of gravity action (the direction indicated by the arrow G in FIG. 8).
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 a is disposed in a space 644 formed between the second flange 63 and the lid 65.
- the cooling medium reservoir 41 a is provided in the second flange 63.
- the cooling medium reservoir 41 a is supplied with a cooling medium from a cooling medium inlet 651.
- a passage 43 through which the cooling medium passes is connected to the bottom of the cooling medium reservoir 41a.
- the passage 43 opens into the cooling medium reservoir 41 a and the space 644.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40a includes a cooling medium introduction passage 42a having a bent part 42B and a throttle part 42Da.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42a opens to the side portion 40Sa of the cylindrical cooling medium introduction member 40a and the portion of the cooling medium introduction member 40a that faces the inlet 811I of the axial passage 811 that the shaft 8 has.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42a extends from the side portion 40Sa toward the rotation center axis Zr, changes its direction by 90 degrees at the bent portion 42B at the position of the rotation center axis Zr, and then extends along the rotation center axis Zr. To do.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42a has a throttle portion 42Da between the side portion 40Sa and the bent portion 42B. In the cooling medium introduction passage 42 a, the opening portion 42 Ia on the side portion 40 Sa side is connected to the opening portion on the space 644 side of the passage 43 by the connection passage 44.
- the electric motor 1a is arranged such that the rotation center axis Zr is orthogonal to the direction of gravity, or is attached to an object. At this time, the electric motor 1a is arranged so that the cooling medium reservoir 41a is located above.
- the cooling medium supplied from the cooling medium inlet 651 is stored in the cooling medium reservoir 41a, and then flows into the cooling medium introduction passage 42a through the passage 43 and the connection passage 44 by the action of gravity.
- the cooling medium flowing into the cooling medium introduction passage 42a flows out from the opening 42Ea through the throttle portion 42Da and flows into the inlet 811I of the axial passage 811.
- the electric motor 1 of the above-described embodiment is used in a so-called vertical arrangement in which the rotation center axis Zr is arranged in parallel with the direction of gravity action.
- the electric motor 1a of the present modification is used in a so-called horizontal orientation in which the rotation center axis Zr is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the direction of gravity.
- the horizontally mounted electric motor 1a has the cooling medium reservoir 41a, so that the same operation and effect as the vertically mounted electric motor 1 can be obtained.
- the position of the throttle portion 42Da included in the electric motor 1a is not limited to the above-described example.
- the throttle portion 42Da may be provided downstream of the passage 43 or the bent portion 42B in the flow direction of the cooling medium.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the cooling medium introduction member.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40 shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 is a substantially cylindrical member.
- the cooling medium introduction member 40b of the present modification has a substantially disk-shaped cooling medium reservoir forming portion 40P and a cylindrical shape. The difference is that the body portion 40Bb having the shaft portion 40S and the overhang portion 40F are included.
- the cooling medium reservoir forming part 40P has a cooling medium reservoir 41b.
- the coolant reservoir 41b is larger in diameter and shallower than the coolant introduction member 40 shown in FIGS.
- the cooling medium reservoir forming part 40P and the overhanging part 40F are connected by a shaft part 40S.
- the diameter of the shaft portion 40S is smaller than the diameter of the cooling medium reservoir forming portion 40P.
- the shaft portion 40S has a cooling medium introduction passage 42b penetrating from the cooling medium reservoir forming portion 40P toward the projecting portion 40F.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42b has a throttle part 42Db, an opening 42Ib that opens to the cooling medium reservoir 41b, and an opening 42Eb that opens to the inside of the overhanging part 40F. Even the cooling medium introduction member 40b having such a shape exhibits the same operations and effects as the cooling medium introduction member 40 described above.
- FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the electric motor that supplies the cooling medium stored in the cooling medium reservoir to one bearing that supports the shaft.
- the electric motor 1c supplies a part of the cooling medium stored in the cooling medium reservoir 41 of the electric motor 1 shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 to one bearing 7B among the bearings that support the shaft 8 on both sides in the longitudinal direction.
- the bearing 7B is attached to the end portion side of the shaft 8 where the inlet 811I of the axial passage 811 opens.
- the bearing 7 ⁇ / b> B rotatably supports the shaft 8 on the housing, more specifically, the second flange 63 on the cooling medium introduction member 40 c side.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42c penetrates the cooling medium introduction member 40c from the bottom of the cooling medium reservoir 41 toward the end of the cooling medium introduction member 40c facing the inlet 811I of the axial passage 811.
- the cooling medium introduction passage 42c is connected to the branch passage 47 on the downstream side of the throttle portion 42D in the flow direction of the cooling medium.
- the branch passage 47 extends inside the cooling medium introduction member 40c in a direction intersecting with the rotation center axis Zr (orthogonal in this example), and opens to the side portion 40S of the cooling medium introduction member 40c.
- the branch passage 47 opened to the side portion 40S is connected to a connection passage 48 disposed in the convex portion inner space 641.
- the second flange 63 has a passage 66 that penetrates the convex space 641 and the position of the bearing 7B.
- the passages 66 are opened at positions facing the bearings 7B and in the convex portion space 641, respectively.
- the connecting passage 48 described above is connected to the passage 66 on the side opposite to the side connected to the branch passage 47. With this structure, a part of the cooling medium in the cooling medium introduction passage 42c is supplied to the bearing 7B through the branch passage 47, the connection passage 48, and the passage 66.
- the branch passage 47, the connecting passage 48, and the passage 66 function as a bearing cooling medium passage that supplies the cooling medium stored in the cooling medium reservoir 41 to the bearing 7B.
- the coolant stored in the coolant reservoir 41 flows into the coolant introduction passage 42c from the opening 42I and passes through the throttle portion 42D.
- the cooling medium that has passed through the throttle portion 42 ⁇ / b> D flows into the opening 42 ⁇ / b> E and the branch passage 47.
- the cooling medium (arrow C1) that has flowed into the opening 42E flows into the axial passage 811 from the inlet 811I of the shaft 8.
- the cooling medium (arrow C2) that has flowed into the branch passage 47 passes through the connection passage 48 and the passage 66 and is supplied to the bearing 7B to cool and lubricate it.
- the branch passage 47 is connected to the cooling medium introduction passage 42c on the downstream side in the flow direction of the cooling medium with respect to the throttle portion 42D, but the cooling medium introduction passage 42c on the upstream side in the flow direction of the cooling medium with respect to the restriction portion 42D.
- it may be connected to the cooling medium reservoir 41. That is, the cooling medium from the cooling medium reservoir 41 may be branched to the bearing 7B on the downstream side or the upstream side in the cooling medium flow direction from the throttle portion 42D.
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図1は、旋回用の電動機に本実施形態に係る電動機を用いたハイブリッド油圧ショベルを示す平面図である。ハイブリッド油圧ショベル10は、下部走行体をなす左右一対の履帯11と、上部旋回体12と、下部走行体と上部旋回体12とを連結するスイングサークル13と、旋回モータとして機能する電動機1と、スイングピニオン1Aと、ブーム14、アーム15及びバケット16を含むとともに上部旋回体12に取り付けられた作業機17とを有する。
図2は、本実施形態に係る電動機を示す正面図である。図3は、本実施形態に係る電動機の平面図である。図4は、図3のV-V矢視図である。図5は、図2のVI-VI矢視図である。図2に示すように、電動機1は、筒型形状の筐体6の内部に、入出力軸としてのシャフト8と、シャフト8に取り付けられたローターコア82と、ローターコア82の外周部に配置されたステーター9とを有する。すなわち、電動機1は、筒型形状の筐体6内にローターコア82が取り付けられるシャフト8が配置される構造である。シャフト8は、両側に軸受7A、7Bが取り付けられており、軸受7A、7Bを介して筐体6に回転可能に支持される。
図4に示すように、シャフト8の一端部側に取り付けられた軸受7Aは第1フランジ62に取り付けられ、シャフト8の他端部側に取り付けられた軸受7Bは第2フランジ63に取り付けられる。このような構造により、シャフト8は、両側に設けられた2つの軸受7A、7Bによって筐体6(より具体的には、筐体胴61、第1フランジ62及び第2フランジ63)に回転可能に支持されて、回転中心軸Zrを中心として回転する。回転中心軸Zrは、シャフト8の中心軸である。
図6は、本実施形態に係る電動機の冷却系を示す模式図である。上述したように、電動機1は、冷却媒体CLによってローターコア82及びステーター9等が冷却されるとともに、冷却媒体CLで軸受7A、7Bが潤滑される。電動機1の冷却系統(以下、適宜冷却系という)2は、ポンプ21と、ポンプ用電動機5と、通路22と、軸受用通路23と、ローター用通路28と、油溜まり部39と、排出通路32と、フィルター24と、リリーフ通路25と、リリーフ弁26と、フィルター38とを含む。フィルター38とポンプ21との間には、冷却媒体CLを冷却する冷却器を設けてもよい。ポンプ21と、ポンプ用電動機5とは、ポンプ用電動機5の出力軸5Aによって連結されている。ポンプ21の駆動手段は、ポンプ用電動機5以外であってもよく、例えば、図1に示すハイブリッド油圧ショベル10の動力発生源である内燃機関であってもよい。本実施形態において、フィルター24とフィルター38とは電動機1に内蔵されている。
蓋65の冷却媒体入口651から供給され、フィルター24を通過した冷却媒体の一部は、ローター用通路28の冷却媒体溜め41に流入する。冷却媒体は、冷却媒体溜め41へ溜められた後、冷却媒体導入通路42を通ってシャフト内冷却媒体通路813の軸方向通路811に流入する。この冷却媒体は、径方向通路812を通過した後にバランスプレート84の凹部841を通ってローターコア貫通孔821に流入する。冷却媒体は、ローターコア貫通孔821を通過する過程でローターコア82及び図示しない永久磁石を冷却した後、バランスプレート83のバランスプレート貫通孔831から流出する。ローターコア82が回転している場合、バランスプレート貫通孔831から流出した冷却媒体は、遠心力によりステーター9のコイルエンド(コイル92がステーターコア91から突出した部分)に供給される。この冷却媒体は、筐体6内を下方に流れる過程でステーター9を冷却して、第1フランジ62の筐体6の内部側に設けられた第1の排出口27に集められる。図4の符号OLは、油溜まり部39に溜まる冷却媒体の液面を示している。このように、油溜まり部39に溜まる冷却媒体の量は、図4に示すように、第1のフランジ側に向けて突出しているコイルエンドの一部が常に浸かる程度に冷却媒体排出口621からの排出量が調節されていて、前記コイルエンドを冷却するようになっている。
図7は、本実施形態に係る電動機が備える冷却媒体溜め及び冷却媒体通路の拡大断面図である。電動機1は、蓋65と第2フランジ63との間に配置された冷却媒体導入部材40を有する。冷却媒体導入部材40は、図4に示す冷却媒体入口651と軸方向通路811の入口811Iとの間に介在する部材である。本例において、冷却媒体導入部材40は、第2フランジ63と蓋65とで囲まれる空間、すなわち筐体6の内部に配置される。
レゾルバ50は、回転系であるシャフト8に取り付けられるレゾルバローター50Rと、静止系である第2フランジ63に取り付けられるレゾルバステーター50Sとを含んでいる。レゾルバローター50Rは、シャフト8とともに回転する。したがって、レゾルバローター50Rは、シャフト8の回転中心軸Zrを中心として回転する。レゾルバ50のレゾルバステーター50Sは、第2フランジ63に設けられた凹部である回転角度検出センサ保持部642に嵌め込まれる。レゾルバローター50Rが取り付けられるシャフト8は、レゾルバローター50Rの内径よりも外径が大きくなる段部8Dを有しており、レゾルバローター50Rが段部8Dで係止される。
図8は、本実施形態の変形例に係る電動機を示す一部断面図である。電動機1aは、回転中心軸Zrが重力の作用方向(図8の矢印Gで示す方向)と直交するように配置される。冷却媒体導入部材40aは、第2フランジ63と蓋65との間に形成される空間644に配置される。冷却媒体溜め41aは、第2フランジ63内に設けられる。冷却媒体溜め41aは、冷却媒体入口651から冷却媒体が供給される。冷却媒体溜め41aの底部には、冷却媒体が通過する通路43が接続されている。通路43は、冷却媒体溜め41aと空間644とに開口する。
図9は、冷却媒体導入部材の変形例を示す断面図である。図4、図7に示す冷却媒体導入部材40は、略円筒形状の部材であるが、本変形例の冷却媒体導入部材40bは、略円板状の冷却媒体溜め形成部40Pと、円筒形状の軸部40Sとを有する胴部40Bbと、張出部40Fとを含む点が異なる。冷却媒体溜め形成部40Pは、冷却媒体溜め41bを有している。冷却媒体溜め41bは、図4、図7に示す冷却媒体導入部材40よりも直径が大きく、深さが浅い。
図10は、冷却媒体溜めに溜められた冷却媒体を、シャフトを支持する一方の軸受に供給する電動機を示す一部断面図である。電動機1cは、図4、図7に示す電動機1が有する冷却媒体溜め41に溜められた冷却媒体の一部を、シャフト8を長手方向における両側で支持する軸受のうち一方の軸受7Bに供給する。軸受7Bは、軸方向通路811の入口811Iが開口するシャフト8の端部側に取り付けられている。軸受7Bは、冷却媒体導入部材40c側で、シャフト8を筐体、より具体的には第2フランジ63に回転可能に支持する。
2 冷却系
6 筐体
7A、7B 軸受
8 シャフト
9 ステーター
10 ハイブリッド油圧ショベル
39 油溜まり部
40、40a、40b、40c 冷却媒体導入部材
40B、40Bb 胴部
40P 冷却媒体溜め形成部
40S 軸部
40S、40Sa 側部
40Ta、40Tb 端面
41、41a、41b 冷却媒体溜め
42B 曲がり部
42D、42Da、42Db 絞り部
42E、42Eb、42I、42Ib、 開口部
42、42a、42b、42c 冷却媒体導入通路
43 通路
44、48 連結通路
47 分岐通路
50 レゾルバ
55 コネクタ
61 筐体胴
62 第1フランジ
63 第2フランジ
64 フランジ凸部
65 蓋
66 通路
82 ローターコア
91 ステーターコア
92 コイル
612 ウォータージャケット
651 冷却媒体入口
811 軸方向通路
811I 入口
812 径方向通路
813 シャフト内冷却媒体通路
Claims (6)
- ローターが取り付けられ、かつ冷却媒体が通過する内部冷却媒体通路を内部に有するシャフトと、
前記シャフトを内部に配置し、かつ回転可能に支持する筐体と、
前記筐体の内部、かつ前記内部冷却媒体通路の入口よりも前記冷却媒体の流れ方向における上流側に設けられて、前記冷却媒体を溜めた後に前記内部冷却媒体通路へ流す冷却媒体溜めと、
を含むことを特徴とする電動機。 - 前記冷却媒体溜めと前記内部冷却媒体通路との間に、絞り部を有する通路が設けられる、請求項1に記載の電動機。
- 前記筐体に設けられて、前記冷却媒体溜めへ前記冷却媒体を導入する冷却媒体入口と、
前記冷却媒体入口と前記入口との間に介在する部材であって、前記冷却媒体入口側に前記冷却媒体溜めが設けられ、かつ前記冷却媒体溜めから前記入口に向かって前記通路が貫通する冷却媒体導入部材と、
を有する、請求項2に記載の電動機。 - 前記入口が開口する前記シャフトの端部側に取り付けられて、前記シャフトの回転角度を検出する回転角度検出センサを有し、
前記冷却媒体導入部材は、前記回転角度検出センサを前記シャフトの前記端部側から押さえ付ける、請求項3に記載の電動機。 - 前記シャフトは、長手方向における両側で軸受を介して前記筐体に支持されており、
前記冷却媒体溜めに溜められた前記冷却媒体を、前記入口が開口する前記シャフトの端部側の前記軸受に供給する軸受用冷却媒体通路を有する、請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の電動機。 - ローターが取り付けられ、かつ冷却媒体が通過する内部冷却媒体通路を内部に有するシャフトと、
前記シャフトを内部に配置し、かつ回転可能に支持する筐体と、
前記筐体の内部、かつ前記内部冷却媒体通路の入口よりも前記冷却媒体の流れ方向における上流側に設けられて、前記冷却媒体を溜めた後に前記内部冷却媒体通路へ流す冷却媒体溜めと、
前記筐体に設けられて、前記冷却媒体溜めへ前記冷却媒体を導入する冷却媒体入口と、
前記冷却媒体入口と前記入口との間に介在する部材であって、前記冷却媒体入口側に前記冷却媒体溜めが設けられ、かつ前記冷却媒体溜めから前記入口に向かって絞り部を有する通路が貫通する冷却媒体導入部材と、
を含むことを特徴とする電動機。
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