WO2016170917A1 - 電動工具 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electric tool driven by a motor, and more particularly to a device for mounting a power supply circuit and an inverter circuit.
- Patent Document 1 a brushless motor is accommodated coaxially with a cylindrical housing.
- a stator having a coil is arranged on the outer peripheral side, and on the inner peripheral side, a rotor core that is rotated by a rotating shaft and holds a permanent magnet is provided.
- the rotating shaft is pivotally supported by a bearing on the front side and the rear side of the motor, and a cylindrical sensor magnet for detecting the rotational position of the rotor is provided behind the rear side bearing.
- a controller for controlling the motor and a power supply circuit are accommodated in the rear side of the housing.
- an inverter circuit for supplying a rotating magnetic field (three-phase alternating current) to the motor coil is mounted.
- a switching element such as an FET is required to drive the motor. Since the switching element generates heat, it must be cooled using a cooling fan or the like.
- a power supply circuit and an inverter circuit are mounted on independent circuit boards.
- switching elements are mounted on the inverter circuit, and these are mounted at positions where they are exposed to the cooling air flow path generated by the fan.
- the switching element In order to perform cooling by the cooling fan, the switching element is exposed to the cooling air as outside air taken in from the outside of the housing as cooling air.
- dust, moisture, and water droplets may be included in the outside air, which may be taken into the housing together with the air.
- the power tool is a grinder
- iron material may be polished with a grindstone, and conductive dust such as iron powder may be taken into the housing and deposited around the switching element. . Therefore, an insulating material such as silicon is applied to the surface of the switching element, but in this case, the cooling efficiency of the switching element is lowered.
- a motor an inverter circuit that has a plurality of switching elements and performs a switching operation to control driving of the motor, a control unit that controls on / off operation of the switching elements, and switching And a circuit board on which elements are mounted, and a partition plate made of an insulating material is interposed between a plurality of switching elements.
- the height of the partition plate from the circuit board was made lower than the height of the switching element from the circuit board.
- a container-like case having an opening and accommodating a circuit board is provided, the circuit board is fixed to the case by filling the case with resin, and the partition plate is made of resin. It was configured to be fixed to the case. At least the terminal portion of the switching element was covered with resin so that the switching element was partially covered with resin.
- the electric tool has a housing on which a motor and a circuit board are mounted. The housing has an intake port for sucking outside air, an exhaust port for discharging outside air, and air is sucked from the suction port to cool air into the housing. A fan for flowing was provided, and the surface direction of the switching element was arranged along the direction in which the cooling air flows. This case is mounted inside the housing so that the opening faces downward. If the case is housed upside down in this way, dust around the switching element is less likely to accumulate.
- the switching element includes a transistor having three terminals and enclosed in a package, and a heat sink is provided on the back of the package, and the partition plate is in a non-contact state with the heat sink. Placed in.
- Six switching elements of the inverter circuit are used, and independent metal plates are provided for the heat dissipation plates of the three switching elements, and a common metal plate is provided for the heat dissipation plates of the remaining three switching elements.
- the partition plate is provided so as to partition between independent metal plates, and is further provided so as to partition between an independent metal plate and a common metal plate.
- the partition plate is integrally formed of synthetic resin, and is temporarily fixed to the case or the circuit board before filling the resin into the case.
- the heat dissipation plate of the switching element and the metal plate attached thereto are partitioned by the partition plate made of an insulating material, conductive dust such as iron powder is taken into the housing and switched. When deposited around the element, the risk of short-circuiting can be reduced.
- FIG. 2 is an arrow view seen from the direction A in FIG. 1 and shows a case 40 and a circuit board 60.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line BB in FIG. 2.
- It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the drive control system of the motor 5 of FIG. It is a surface view of the circuit board 60 single-piece
- FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the height relationship among switching elements Q1 to Q6, a partition member 50, and a resin 48.
- FIG. 1 is a top view of a power tool 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a disc grinder is shown in which a spindle 24 that rotates in a direction orthogonal to the rotating shaft 6 of the motor 5 is provided, and the work device connected to the spindle 24 is a circular grindstone 30.
- a housing (an outer frame or a housing) of the electric power tool 1 houses a gear case 21 that houses a power transmission mechanism, a cylindrical motor housing 2 that houses a motor 5, and electrical equipment that is attached to the rear of the motor housing 2.
- the rear cover 3 is composed of three main parts.
- the method of forming the housing is arbitrary, and it may be constituted by a portion divided into three in the front-rear direction as in this embodiment, or may be formed in other divided shapes.
- the motor housing 2 is an integral structure of resin or metal, and has a substantially cylindrical shape having an opening on the front side.
- the inner diameter of the motor housing 2 has a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the stator core 9 of the motor 5, and the outer surface side of the motor housing 2 constitutes a portion (gripping part) that the operator grips with one hand.
- a rear cover 3 is attached to the rear of the motor housing 2.
- the rear cover 3 is configured so as to be divided in the left-right direction on a vertical plane passing through the longitudinal center axis (extension line of the rotation shaft of the motor), and left and right parts are not shown at a position sandwiching the rear opening of the motor housing 2. Secured with screws. Further, the outer diameter of the rear cover 3 is substantially equal to or slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the motor housing 2.
- the motor 5 has a rotation shaft 6 arranged along the central axis direction (front-rear direction) of the motor housing 2, and the calculation unit detects the rotation position of the rotor core 7 with a rotation position detection element 69 constituted by a Hall IC, By controlling an inverter circuit 80 composed of a plurality of switching elements Q1 to Q6 (see FIG. 2 described later), a rotating magnetic field is formed by sequentially supplying driving power to a predetermined coil 13 of the motor 5, thereby forming a rotor. Rotate.
- the motor 5 is a three-phase brushless DC motor and is a so-called inner rotor type in which the rotor rotates in the inner circumferential space of the stator core 9 having a substantially cylindrical shape.
- the stator core 9 is manufactured in a stacked structure in which a large number of annular thin steel plates manufactured by pressing are stacked in the axial direction.
- Six teeth (not shown) are formed on the inner peripheral side of the stator core 9, and resin-made insulators 11 and 12 are mounted in the longitudinal direction of each tooth, and the teeth are sandwiched between the insulators 11 and 12.
- a coil 13 is formed by winding a copper wire in an elliptical shape.
- the coil 13 is preferably a star connection having three phases of U, V, and W phases, and three lead wires for U, V, and W phases for supplying drive power to the coil 13 are used. (Not shown) is connected to the circuit board 60.
- the rotor core 7 On the inner peripheral side of the stator core 9, the rotor core 7 is fixed to the rotating shaft 6.
- the rotor core 7 is formed in parallel to the axial direction on a rotor core obtained by laminating a large number of annular thin steel plates manufactured by press working in the axial direction, and the cross-sectional shape thereof has an N pole and an S pole in a rectangular slot portion.
- a flat permanent magnet 8 is inserted.
- the rotary shaft 6 includes a rear-side bearing (first bearing) 14 a fixed to the motor housing 2 and a front-side bearing (second bearing) fixed in the vicinity of the connection portion between the gear case 21 and the motor housing 2. 14b and is held rotatably.
- a cooling fan 15 is provided between the bearing 14 b and the motor 5 when viewed in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 6.
- the cooling fan 15 is, for example, a plastic centrifugal fan. When the motor 5 rotates, the cooling fan 15 rotates in synchronization with the rotating shaft 6, so that the motor 5, the control circuit, etc. A wind flow (cooling air) for cooling the air is generated. The cooling air is sucked from suction ports (not shown in FIG.
- the air is discharged from the through hole 21 b of the gear case 21 to the front side through the through hole of the fan cover 16 or forward from the lower hole 21 c of the fan cover 16.
- the circuit board 60, the sensor magnet 18, the bearing 14a, the motor 5, the cooling fan 15, and the bearing 14b from the rear (windward side) to the front side when viewed on the axis of the rotating shaft 6 of the motor 5. are arranged in series (on a straight line) in the axial direction.
- a wind window (not shown) that serves as an inlet for sucking outside air is located around the circuit board 60 and behind the elements that generate a large amount of heat, particularly the diode bridge 72 and the switching elements Q1 to Q6 (see FIG. 2 described later). Placed on the side.
- the cooling air flows so as to substantially contact the entire outer peripheral surface from the rear side to the front side of the housing as viewed in the rotation axis direction of the motor 5.
- the gear case 21 is formed by integrally molding a metal such as aluminum, for example, and accommodates a pair of bevel gear mechanisms (22, 23) and rotatably holds a spindle 24 serving as an output shaft.
- the spindle 24 is disposed so as to extend in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction (here, the front-rear direction) of the rotating shaft of the motor 5, and the first bevel gear 22 is disposed at the front end portion of the rotating shaft 6.
- the first bevel gear 22 meshes with the second bevel gear 23 attached to the upper end of the spindle 24. Since the second bevel gear 23 has a large diameter and a larger number of gears than the first bevel gear 22, these power transmission means function as a speed reduction mechanism.
- the upper end side of the spindle 24 is rotatably supported by a gear case 21 by a metal 25, and is supported by a bearing 26 by a ball bearing near the center.
- the bearing 26 is fixed to the gear case 21 via a spindle cover
- a mounting base 28 is provided at the tip of the spindle 24, and a tip tool such as a grindstone 30 is attached by a washer nut 31.
- the grindstone 30 is, for example, a resinoid flexible toy, flexible toy, resinoid toy, sanding disk, etc. having a diameter of 100 mm. Depending on the type of abrasive used, surface grinding and curved surface grinding of metals, synthetic resins, marble, concrete, etc. are possible. is there.
- the wheel guard 32 covers the radially outer side and upper side of the rear side of the grindstone 30.
- the tip tool attached to the electric power tool 1 is not limited to the grindstone 30 and other tools such as a bevel wire brush, a nonwoven fabric brush, and a diamond wheel may be attached.
- the sensor magnet 18 is a thin cylindrical permanent magnet that is attached to detect the rotational position of the rotor core 7, and NSNS poles are sequentially formed at intervals of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction.
- a substantially semicircular sensor substrate 68 is provided behind the sensor magnet 18 and inside the case 40 in a direction perpendicular to the rotation shaft 6.
- the sensor substrate 68 detects the position of the sensor magnet 18.
- a rotational position detecting element 69 is provided.
- the rotational position detecting element 69 detects the rotational position of the rotor core 7 by detecting a change in the magnetic field of the rotating sensor magnet 18, and is provided for every predetermined angle in the rotational direction, here, every 60 °. It is done.
- the interior of the rear cover 3 formed in a substantially cylindrical shape is supplied by a calculation unit (described later) for controlling the rotation of the motor 5, an inverter circuit 80 for driving the motor 5, and a power cord (not shown) from the outside.
- a power supply circuit 70 for converting alternating current to direct current is accommodated.
- these circuits are mounted on a common circuit board 60, but they may be mounted on a divided circuit board.
- the circuit board 60 is disposed so as to be parallel to the longitudinal center axis (coaxial with the rotation axis 6 of the motor 5) of the electric power tool 1.
- the front and back surfaces of the substrate are arranged so as to extend in the front-rear and left-right directions.
- the circuit board 60 is disposed inside a container-like case 40 having an opening 40a on one side, and is entirely solidified by a curable resin that cures a liquid resin.
- a curable resin that cures a liquid resin.
- the opening 40a of the case 40 is arranged so as to face downward, and the plurality of switching elements Q1 included in the inverter circuit 80 are arranged.
- To Q6 are arranged to extend downward from the circuit board 60.
- the liquid level of the cured resin is at the position of the arrow 48, and about half of the switching elements Q1 to Q6 are located inside the resin, and about half are exposed without being covered with the resin.
- the grinder according to the embodiment of the present invention is a tool mainly for the work of grinding and grinding the workpiece by rotating the grindstone 30 attached to the spindle 24.
- chips and dust are used. Occurs.
- the worker keeps the workpiece as low as possible so that dust or the like does not fall on himself / herself. Therefore, normally, the operator works with the spindle 24 not facing up, preferably with the spindle 24 facing down rather than in the left-right direction.
- the opening direction of the opening 40a of the case 40 is the same as the direction of the spindle 24 (the protruding direction from the gear case 21).
- the opening direction of the portion 40a is generally directed downward, and even if dust generated during processing enters the rear cover 3 from the wind window, it is suppressed from accumulating in the case 40. Further, when the worker completes the work, the power tool 1 is placed on a place such as the ground, but if there are no special circumstances, the power tool 1 is placed in the direction it is held. . That is, the electric tool 1 is placed with the spindle 24 facing downward. For this reason, for example, even if dust or the like enters the case 40 due to the influence of the cooling air, the dust in the case 40 is removed due to the influence of gravity or the like when placed.
- switching transistors Q1 to Q6 include large-capacity output transistors such as FETs (field effect transistors) and IGBTs (insulated gate bipolar transistors). Used. Since these switching elements Q1 to Q6 generate a large amount of heat, a heat dissipating structure for improving the cooling effect is considered.
- a cooling metal plate is further attached to the heat dissipating plates of the switching elements Q1 to Q6. Since the heat radiating plate and the metal plate are arranged on the leeward side (motor side) from the wind window (not shown) serving as the suction port, they are directly exposed to the cooling air indicated by the black arrows.
- a power supply circuit is provided behind the switching elements Q1 to Q6.
- the power supply circuit 70 of the present embodiment includes a rectifier circuit that converts commercial power (AC) supplied from the outside into DC.
- the power supply circuit 70 is located on the rear side of the case 40 so as to be close to a power cord (not shown) wired so as to extend from the rear end surface of the rear cover 3 to the outside from the switching elements Q1 to Q6. Is also mounted on the rear side (the non-motor side far from the motor 5).
- a sensor board 68 on which the rotational position detecting element 69 is mounted is provided in the space defined by the case 40 (inside the container).
- a switch board 65 is mounted on the outer side of the container portion of the case 40 on the rear side, and a variable resistor 66 that is adjusted by the speed change dial 17 is provided.
- the sensor board 68 is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the motor 5, and the switch board 65 is arranged so as to be parallel to the rotation axis direction.
- FIG. 2 is a view seen from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 and shows the case 40 and the circuit board 60.
- the shape of the circuit board 60 accommodated in the case 40 is formed with an outer contour substantially equivalent to the inner shape of the case 40.
- the circuit board 60 is immersed in a resin 48 that hardens from the liquid state.
- a power circuit 70 mainly composed of a rectifying circuit 71 and a smoothing circuit 75, an inverter circuit 80 including six switching elements Q1 to Q6, and an inverter circuit 80.
- the control unit includes a microcomputer 101 and a constant voltage power supply circuit (not shown) that generates a constant voltage direct current for the control unit.
- a power cord (not shown) is connected to the input side of the circuit board 60 from the outside of the electric tool 1, and commercial alternating current is input to the power circuit 70.
- the capacitor 79 is for noise prevention and is connected in parallel before the rectifying and rectifying circuit 71.
- the power cord is fixed by the power cord holder 43.
- the output side of the circuit board 60 is terminals 84a to 84c, and three lead wires (V phase, U phase, W phase) (not shown) connected to the coil 13 of the motor 5 are respectively soldered.
- the power supply circuit 70 is arranged on the rear side of the circuit board 60 and the inverter circuit 80 is located on the front side of the circuit board because of the advantage in wiring that it is close to the input and output points and the flow along the cooling air flow. Placed on the side.
- the circuit board 60 is a single-layer or multilayer printed board, and a multilayer glass composite board is used here.
- the power circuit 70 includes a rectifier circuit 71 and a smoothing circuit 75.
- the rectifier circuit 71 includes a diode bridge 72, a choke coil 73, and a varistor 74.
- the smoothing circuit 75 includes an electrolytic capacitor 76a, a film, and the like.
- a capacitor 76b and a resistor 78 described later are included.
- the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are not soldered directly to the circuit board 60, but are wired using an extension line such as a lead wire or a lead wire, and then an open space above the circuit board 60. It is fixed to
- the inverter circuit 80 is arranged so that three switching elements Q1 to Q3 and Q4 to Q6 are arranged in a line in the axial direction.
- a semiconductor element is enclosed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped package such as ceramic, and three metal terminals extend from the lower side of the package.
- a metal heat sink is provided on the back side of the package.
- the heat radiating plate is planar, and the switching elements Q1 to Q6 are arranged so that the spreading direction of the heat radiating plate is horizontal and orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the circuit board 60 (the front-rear direction in FIG. 2).
- a heat radiating metal plate 82 is further provided on the heat radiating plate on the back of the package.
- the collector terminal of the IGBT and the drain terminal of the FET are electrically connected to the heat sink on the back side of the package. Therefore, when the collector terminal or the drain terminal is connected in common in the circuit configuration, a plurality of switching elements Q1 to Q3 are connected. Common metal plates 82, 83a to 83c are provided.
- the remaining three switching elements Q4 to Q6 of the inverter circuit 80 are arranged so as to be arranged in a line and arranged in parallel with the switching elements Q1 to Q3.
- the heat radiating plate on the back surface of the switching elements Q4 to Q6 is provided with a heat radiating metal plate.
- metal plates 83a to 83c independent from each other are provided.
- the surfaces of the metal plates 83a to 83c are arranged so as to be horizontal and orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the circuit board 60 (front-rear direction, motor rotation axis direction). Since the surface direction of the heat radiation plate of the switching elements Q1 to Q6 is arranged along the direction in which the cooling air flows in this way, the surface of the metal plates 83a to 83c opposite to the switching element flows in the direction in which the cooling air flows (in FIG. 1). The heat dissipation effect can be enhanced.
- the circuit board 60 is further provided with a calculation unit (not shown) that controls the rotation of the motor 5.
- the calculation unit includes a microcomputer (not shown) (hereinafter referred to as “microcomputer”), and drives the inverter circuit 80 to start and stop the motor 5 and control the rotation speed.
- the circuit board 60 is further equipped with a constant voltage power supply circuit, which will be described later, and a trigger switch 64 that operates in conjunction with a trigger lever (not shown). These can be mounted in any space on the circuit board 60.
- the microcomputer 101 is mounted in the vicinity between the electrolytic capacitor 76 a and the circuit board 60.
- a sensor board 68 on which three rotational position detecting elements 69 see FIG.
- the circuit board 60 is mounted is arranged on the front side of the circuit board 60 so as to be orthogonal to the circuit board 60.
- the circuit board 60 and the sensor board 68 are fixed by the partition member 50.
- the partition member 50 also serves as a fixing member for holding the circuit board 60 in the case 40 and a partition member for providing a partition plate for suppressing a short circuit between the switching elements between the switching elements Q1 to Q6.
- These are made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin and are screwed to the case 40 by two screws 59a and 59b at the screw boss portions on both ends extending in the left-right direction.
- the circuit board 60 is screwed to the case 40 by a screw hole 67 on the rear side, and is held by the case 40 by being sandwiched by the partition member 50 on the front side.
- a switch board 65 on which a variable resistor 66 is mounted is provided on the rear side of the case 40.
- the switch board 65 is provided in an independent part that protrudes rearward from the container-like part of the case 40, and a speed change part of which is exposed from the opening 3 b (see FIG. 1) of the rear cover 3 on the rotating shaft of the variable resistor 66.
- a dial 17 is provided.
- the circuit board 60 and the switch board 65 are wired by lead wires 87.
- the case 40 has a container shape having an opening 40a and is formed so as not to spill even when liquid is put into the internal space.
- the method of the opening 40a is used. They are arranged in an inverted state so that the linear direction is directed downward (direction in which the spindle 24 protrudes from the gear case 21). This is to prevent accumulation of water and dust inside the case 40 together with cooling air as much as possible.
- the switching elements Q1 to Q6 and the like are not completely covered with resin, and even if they are covered only about half, durability is ensured. It became possible to increase. In particular, when iron powder or the like accumulated between the switching elements Q1 to Q6 places the electric power tool 1 in the direction of FIG. 1, dust and water droplets easily fall on the lower surface inside the rear cover 3 due to the impact.
- Screw holes 42 a and 42 b for fixing the motor housing 2 to the motor housing 2 with screws (not shown) are formed at the front end of the case 40.
- the bearing holder portion 20 of the motor housing 2 has a plurality of support columns 20a to 20f formed outward from a cylindrical portion that holds the outer ring portion of the bearing 14a (see FIG. 1), and is hollow at locations other than the support columns. Therefore, the cooling air flows from the space in which the case 40 is accommodated to the space in which the motor 5 is accommodated.
- the circuit board 60 is a double-sided board, and a diode bridge 72, a heat radiating plate 72a, a choke coil 73, and the like are mounted on the front side (the lower surface in FIG. 3).
- the electrolytic capacitor 76a has a substantially cylindrical shape and the film capacitor 76b has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape
- the shape of the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b is arbitrary, has a required capacity, and is disposed in a limited space. A size and shape suitable for the selection are selected.
- the electrolytic capacitor 76 a and the film capacitor 76 b are fixed to the surface of the circuit board 60 via an insulating sheet 98. This fixing is fixed by a resin 48 such as urethane filled in the case 40. At this time, a plurality of electronic elements such as resistors having a relatively small size are mounted on the circuit board 60, and the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are fixed so as to cover the plurality of electronic elements. In other words, a plurality of electronic elements are arranged on the circuit board 60 so as to be sandwiched between the electrolytic capacitor 76 a and the film capacitor 76 b and the circuit board 60.
- the dead space in the case 40 By arranging the dead space in the case 40 in this way, the elements constituting the circuit can be efficiently mounted on the circuit board 60. Further, since the insulating sheet 98 is interposed between the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b and the electronic element, electrical connection between them can be suppressed. In the present invention, a plurality of electronic elements are configured to be sandwiched between the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b and the circuit board 60. However, it is clear that the above-described effect can be obtained if at least a part of the electronic elements are sandwiched. .
- the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are disposed so as to fit in the inner region of the case 40 when viewed in a normal direction arrow view of the opening 40a (when viewed as shown in FIG. 2).
- the substrate 60 is disposed within the dimension of the substrate plane.
- the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b do not protrude outside the case 40, and the rear cover 3 that accommodates the case 40 can be prevented from being enlarged, and the motor 5 and the case 40 and their accommodation are accommodated within the outer diameter of the motor housing 2. Since all objects can be stored, the housing becomes compact, and the size of the electric power tool 1 can be suppressed. Further, when viewed in the axial sectional view of the housing as shown in FIG.
- most of the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are located inside the housing, and the inner wall of the housing (the inner wall of the rear cover 3) and a predetermined Arranged at a distance. At this time, the arrangement of the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b may be considered so as not to disturb the flow of the cooling air.
- the resin 48 is placed so that the opening 40a of the case 40 is on the upper side, and the case 40 is filled with a liquid resin and cured, and the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film are cured before the curing is completed.
- the resin 48 is cured. Accordingly, the entire case 40 is filled with resin from the bottom surface 41e to the liquid surface (broken line), and after hardening, the resin hardens, so that the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are stably held.
- the Normally, the package of the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b is a non-insulator, and the resin 48 itself is also a non-conductive material.
- an additional insulating member here an insulating sheet 98 is provided. Intervene (may be omitted).
- an electronic element having a low height mounted on the circuit board 60 such as an LSI, for example. It is possible to mount a film capacitor on the upper part of an element such as a microcomputer.
- An electrolytic capacitor 94 a used in the constant voltage power supply circuit 90 is mounted on the back surface of the circuit board 60.
- the electrolytic capacitor 94a is completely immersed and fixed with resin.
- the insulating sheet 97a is interposed between the circuit board 60 and the electrolytic capacitor 94a to enhance the insulating property, the insulating sheet 97a may be omitted.
- the shape of the bottom surface 41 e of the case 40 may be substantially parallel with a slight distance just below the circuit board 60. In this embodiment, a space is secured on the lower side to accommodate the cylindrical electrolytic capacitor 94a.
- the electrolytic capacitor 94a is disposed only on the left side, the capacitor may be disposed in the right space.
- the electrolytic capacitor 76 a and the film capacitor 76 b arranged on the front surface (lower side) of the circuit board 60 may be arranged on the back surface of the circuit board 60.
- the electrolytic capacitors 94a and 94b do not generate heat compared to the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b, and cooling is necessary. Low. For this reason, the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b to be preferentially cooled are exposed to the outside.
- a rational capacitor arrangement is realized by exposing a capacitor with a high calorific value to the outside and completely embedding a capacitor with a relatively low calorific value in the resin 48.
- the space between the circuit board 60 and the bottom surface 41e is a portion that is filled with the resin 48 and hardened, it is preferable to determine the mounting position and the mounting method in consideration of the degree of heat generation and the cooling effect. .
- the power supply circuit 70 includes a rectifier circuit 71 configured by a diode bridge 72 (see FIG. 2) and the like.
- a smoothing circuit 75 is connected to the output side of the power supply circuit 70 and the inverter circuit 80.
- the inverter circuit 80 includes six switching elements Q1 to Q6, and the switching operation is controlled by the gate signals H1 to H6 supplied from the arithmetic unit 100.
- the output of the inverter circuit 80 is connected to the U phase, V phase, and W phase of the coil 13 of the motor 5.
- a constant voltage power supply circuit 90 is connected to the output side of the power supply circuit 70.
- the power supply circuit 70, the smoothing circuit 75, the inverter circuit 80, the constant voltage power supply circuit 90, and the operation unit 100 are mounted together on the same circuit board 60.
- the power supply circuit 70 includes a rectifier circuit 71 mainly configured by a diode bridge 72 (see FIG. 2).
- the input side of the rectifier circuit 71 is connected to, for example, the commercial AC power supply 35, and the output side is connected to the smoothing circuit 75.
- the rectifier circuit 71 performs full-wave rectification on the alternating current input from the commercial alternating-current power supply 35 and outputs it to the smoothing circuit 75.
- the smoothing circuit 75 is disposed between the rectifier circuit 71 and the inverter circuit 80, smoothes the pulsating current included in the current rectified by the rectifier circuit 71 to a state close to direct current, and supplies the inverter circuit 80. Output.
- the smoothing circuit 75 includes an electrolytic capacitor 76a, a film capacitor 76b, and a discharge resistor 78.
- the power tool 1 is a disc grinder, a large output is required as compared with other power tools (for example, impact driver or the like). Therefore, the voltage value input from the power supply circuit 70 to the smoothing circuit 75 is also high. Yes. Therefore, the capacitors (electrolytic capacitor 76a and film capacitor 76b) provided in the smoothing circuit 75 are required to have a large capacitance.
- the large-sized electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b can be used by devising the fixing method to the circuit board 60.
- the electrolytic capacitor 76a is a polar capacitor, and the film capacitor 76b is a nonpolar capacitor. By connecting them in parallel, the smoothing performance of the circuit is improved.
- the two capacitors are arranged between the output side of the rectifier circuit 71 and the input side of the inverter circuit 80.
- the inverter circuit 80 includes six switching elements Q1 to Q6 connected in a three-phase bridge format.
- the switching elements Q1 to Q6 are MOSFETs (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors), but IGBTs (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors) may be used.
- a sensor magnet 18 for position detection is connected to the rotary shaft 6 of the rotor, and the calculation unit 100 detects the rotational position of the motor 5 by detecting the position of the sensor magnet 18 with a rotational position detection element 69 such as a Hall IC. To do.
- the arithmetic unit 100 is a control means for performing on / off and rotation control of the motor, and is mainly configured using a microcomputer 101.
- the arithmetic unit 100 is mounted on the circuit board 60 and controls the rotational speed of the motor 5 based on the start signal input in response to the operation of the trigger switch 64 and the signal of the variable resistor 66 set by the speed change dial 17, and the coil
- the energization time and drive voltage to U, V, and W are controlled.
- the arithmetic unit 100 is connected to the gates of the six switching elements Q1 to Q6 of the inverter circuit 80, and supplies drive signals H1 to H6 for turning on / off the switching elements Q1 to Q6.
- the drains or sources of the six switching elements Q1 to Q6 of the inverter circuit 80 are connected to the U phase, V phase, and W phase of the star-connected coil 13. Since the drain terminals of the switching elements Q1 to Q3 are commonly connected to the positive electrode side of the power supply circuit 70, a common metal plate 82 for heat dissipation can be provided. On the other hand, the drain terminals of the switching elements Q4 to Q6 are connected to the V-phase, U-phase, and W-phase terminals of the motor, respectively, so that the heat dissipating metal plates 83a to 83c for the switching elements Q4 to Q6 are individually provided. .
- the switching elements Q1 to Q6 perform a switching operation based on the drive signals H1 to H6 input from the arithmetic unit 100, and apply the DC voltage supplied from the commercial AC power supply 35 via the power supply circuit 70 and the smoothing circuit 75 to the three-phase. (U phase, V phase, W phase) Voltages Vu, Vv, Vw are supplied to the motor 5. The magnitude of the current supplied to the motor 5 is detected by the arithmetic unit 100 by detecting the voltage value at both ends of the current detection resistor 102 connected between the smoothing circuit 75 and the inverter circuit 80.
- a predetermined current threshold corresponding to the set rotation of the motor 5 is set in the arithmetic unit 100 in advance, and when the detected current value exceeds the threshold, the switching operation of the inverter circuit 80 is stopped to stop the driving of the motor 5. Stop. Thereby, the occurrence of burning or the like due to the overcurrent flowing to the motor 5 is prevented.
- the constant voltage power supply circuit 90 is directly connected to the output side of the power supply circuit 70, and is a power supply circuit for supplying a stabilized reference voltage (low voltage) direct current to the arithmetic unit 100 constituted by a microcomputer or the like.
- the constant voltage power supply circuit 90 includes a diode 96, smoothing electrolytic capacitors 94a and 94b, an IPD circuit 91, a capacitor 93, and a regulator 92.
- each part of the constant voltage power supply circuit 90 is mounted on the circuit board 60.
- Electrolytic capacitors 94 a and 94 b are mounted on the back side of circuit board 60.
- the electrolytic capacitors 94a and 94b may be one electrolytic capacitor if possible in terms of capacity.
- FIG. 5 is a surface view of the circuit board 60 alone in FIG. 1, and is a view for explaining a wiring method of the two electrolytic capacitors 76a and the film capacitor 76b.
- two lead wires 62a and 62b are extended from the terminal 61 on the circuit board 60, and the terminals of the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are collectively soldered 77a and 77b to the tips of the lead wires 62a and 62b.
- the lead wires 62a and 62b vinyl wires (vinyl coated electric wires) that are insulated by applying a vinyl coating to single wires or stranded wires are used.
- the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are connected in parallel to the lead wires 62a and 62b, the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are vacant on the front side surface (surface on which the switching elements Q1 to Q6 are arranged) of the circuit board 60.
- the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are fixed in the vicinity of the space, here, the vicinity where the microcomputer 101 is mounted.
- the large electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are provided in the smoothing circuit 75, the peak current can be efficiently suppressed.
- the wiring is extended with the lead wires from the circuit board 60, the degree of freedom in fixing positions of the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b is increased, and the mounting efficiency of the circuit board 60 can be increased.
- FIG. 6 is a rear view of the circuit board 60 alone in FIG. 1, and is a diagram for explaining a wiring method of the two electrolytic capacitors 94a and 94b.
- the terminals of the electrolytic capacitors 94a and 94b are soldered directly to the terminals 63a and 64b on the back side of the circuit board 60.
- the terminals of the electrolytic capacitors 94a and 94b are long, the terminals are bent so that the cylindrical central axes of the electrolytic capacitors 94a and 94b coincide with the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) of the circuit board 60.
- the position 94b is temporarily fixed.
- the electrolytic capacitors 94 a and 94 b are positioned along the curved bottom surface of the case 40.
- the electrolytic capacitors 94a and 94b for the constant voltage power supply circuit 90 can be arranged by making good use of the space on the back side of the circuit board 60. Since there is a further space between the back surface of the circuit board 60 and the bottom surface 41e of the case 40, all or part of the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b may be accommodated therein.
- the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b have a considerable amount of heat due to a large current, if importance is placed on heat dissipation, the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are exposed on the surface of the circuit board 60 and partially exposed to the cooling air from the resin 48. It is more advantageous to install.
- the case 40 and the partition member 50 are manufactured by a non-conductive material, and are manufactured by integral molding of synthetic resin such as plastic, for example.
- 7 and 8 are perspective views showing the opening 40a in the upward direction.
- the case 40 serves as an attachment base used for fixing the circuit board 60 to the housing of the electric power tool 1, and the case 40 formed in a container shape includes a front surface 41a, a rear surface 41b, side surfaces 41c and 41d, and a bottom surface.
- the bottom surface 41e having 41e and the other surface serving as the opening 40a is a shape suitable for an electronic element (here, electrolytic capacitors 94a and 94b) mounted on the back surface (side facing the bottom surface 41e) of the circuit board 60.
- an electronic element here, electrolytic capacitors 94a and 94b
- a concave portion is formed.
- the joint portions of the side surfaces 41c and 41d and the bottom surface 41e are not formed at right angles, but are formed along the cylindrical inner wall shape of the rear cover 3, and are connected at an additional surface formed obliquely here. did.
- a cylindrical tube portion 42 is formed on the outer portion of the front surface 41a.
- the cylindrical portion 42 is a recessed portion for accommodating the sensor magnet 18 therein, and the sensor substrate 68 is disposed on the inner side of the case 40 with the front surface 41a as viewed from the sensor magnet 18.
- the cylindrical tube portion 42 is formed with protruding portions that protrude in the radial direction, and screw holes 42a and 42b are formed therein, respectively.
- Step portions 45a and 45b for supporting and aligning the circuit board 60 are formed inside the case 40 and on the side surface 41c. Note that a step portion for aligning the circuit board 60 is also formed on the inner wall portion of the side surface 41d that cannot be seen in FIG.
- a power cord holding part 43 and a switch board holding part 44 are formed outside the rear surface 41 b of the case 40.
- a method of attaching the circuit board 60 in the case 40 having such a shape will be described.
- necessary electronic elements are mounted on the circuit board 60 and soldered.
- the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are connected by lead wires 62a and 62b.
- the circuit board 60 on which the electronic elements are mounted is accommodated in the case 40 and screwed to the circuit board 60 using a screw hole 67 (see FIG. 2) and screws.
- screw holes are formed at positions corresponding to the screw holes 67 on the bottom surface 41e.
- the sensor substrate 68 wired with a lead wire (not shown) is also fitted into the guide rail portion 47 formed inside the front surface 41 a of the case 40.
- the switch board 65 is attached to the switch board holding part 44 on the rear side of the case 40.
- the partition member 50 is attached so that the front side portion of the circuit board 60 is pressed and fixed.
- the partition member 50 includes a longitudinal partition plate 51 and two lateral partition plates 52 a and 52 b extending laterally from the longitudinal partition plate 51, and a planar shape is provided on the front side of the longitudinal partition plate 51.
- a holding plate 53 extending in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal partition plate 51 and the circuit board 60 is formed.
- Arm portions 54a and 54b extending in the left-right direction are formed at portions of the pressing plate 53 that are in contact with the circuit board 60, and screw holes 55a and 55b are formed at both ends of the arm portions 54a and 54b.
- a holding piece 56 for holding the sensor board 68 so as not to drop off from the guide rail portion 47 is provided so as to extend forward from a side of the holding board 53 away from the circuit board 60.
- the circuit board 60 and the sensor board 68 are fixed to the case 40 by screwing the partition member 50 after the circuit board 60 and the sensor board 68 are mounted in the case 40. After screwing, the longitudinal partition plate 51 and the lateral partition plates 52a and 52b are fixed in a non-contact state with the heat radiating plates of the switching elements Q1 to Q6 and the metal plates 82 and 83a to 83c, respectively.
- a resin is placed inside the case 40 so that the opening 40a of the case 40 faces upward, that is, as shown in FIG. Pour 48.
- a curable resin that is cured from a liquid state such as a urethane resin, is used, and an amount of the resin 48 in which the front and back surfaces of the fixed circuit board 60 are completely immersed is poured.
- the liquid level of the resin 48 is about halfway along the vertical position of the package of the switching elements Q1 to Q6 mounted on the surface of the circuit board 60. At this liquid level position, about half of the partition member 50 is immersed in the liquid level in the height direction (H1, H2). Next, while the resin 48 is in a liquid state, the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are aligned at predetermined positions and half-immersed in the liquid resin, and the resin 48 is solidified in that state.
- the predetermined position is located in the region of the case 40 (inside the internal space) when viewed from the normal direction of the opening surface of the opening 40a of the container-like case 40 (arrow A in FIG. 1). Preferably, it arrange
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the case 40 viewed from another angle.
- a screw boss 46a is formed at a portion where the screw hole 55a of the partition member 50 is abutted.
- a similar screw boss is also formed at a portion that contacts the screw hole 55 b of the partition member 50.
- the lower end position of the height H1 portion of the longitudinal partition plate 51 of the partition member 50 (see FIG. 7) fixed to the case 40 is higher than the lower surface position of the height H2 portion of the pressing plate 53. This is because the longitudinal partition plate 51 and the lateral partition plates 52a and 52b are arranged on the circuit board 60 with a predetermined distance, whereas the holding plate 53 and the arm portions 54a and 54b are arranged at the front end of the circuit board 60.
- the circuit board 60 is sandwiched between the pressing plate 53 and the case 40.
- the circuit board 60 may be fixed together with the partition member 50 to the case 40 with a common screw.
- a metal plate 83a having the same height H from the surface of the circuit board 60 is screwed to the back surface of the switching element Q4.
- the metal plate 83a is fixed to the switching element Q4 using a screw (not shown), and then the three legs 81a of the switching element Q4 are passed through the through holes of the circuit board 60 and then soldered.
- the metal plates 83 b and 83 c are also screwed to the switching elements Q 5 and Q 6, and the three legs 81 b and 81 c are soldered after passing through the through holes of the circuit board 60.
- the lower ends of the metal plates 83a to 83c viewed in the height direction are separated from the circuit board by a predetermined distance S2.
- the height H1 of the longitudinal partition plate 51 and the lateral partition plates 52a and 52b is configured to be smaller than the height H after the switching elements Q4 to Q6 are attached to the circuit board 60.
- the lower surface in the height direction of the longitudinal partition plate 51 and the lateral partition plates 52a and 52b is separated from the surface of the circuit board 60 by a predetermined distance S1.
- the combination of the switching element Q4 and the heat radiating plate 83a, the pair of the switching element Q5 and the heat radiating plate 83b, and the pair of the switching element Q6 and the heat radiating plate 83c need to be partitioned from the height D filled with the resin 48. This is because the upper part in the height direction. In addition, the upper end position in the height direction of the longitudinal partition plate 51 and the lateral partition plates 52a and 52b is lower than the height of the switching elements Q4 to Q6. This is because moisture, dust, and the like are likely to accumulate on the liquid surface portion of the resin 48. of course.
- the height direction upper end positions of the longitudinal partition plate 51 and the lateral partition plates 52a and 52b may be made to coincide with the heights of the switching elements Q4 to Q6.
- the metal plates 83a to 83c Since the effect of being exposed to the cooling air is reduced, the cooling performance is lowered. Therefore, the height H1 of the partition plate and the vicinity of the height H in which the height H1 occupies are considered in consideration of the balance between them. It is good to think about.
- the terminal portions of the switching elements Q1 to Q6 are covered with the resin 48, while about half of the metal plates 83a to 83c are exposed to the outside of the resin 48 when viewed in the height direction, and the upper end position thereof is the partition plate. Therefore, a good cooling effect can be obtained. Further, since the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b are also exposed to the outside of the resin at the same time, a good cooling effect can be obtained for the electrolytic capacitor 76a and the film capacitor 76b.
- the switching elements Q1 to Q6 are arranged so as to be inverted when the circuit board 60 is housed in the housing of the electric power tool 1, the inside of the compartment partitioned by the longitudinal partition plate 51 and the lateral partition plates 52a and 52b. Since the risk of accumulation of dust such as moisture and iron powder is reduced, a highly reliable and long-life power tool can be realized.
- the circuit board 60 is accommodated in the container-like case 40, and the resin 48 is filled therein so that the circuit board 60 is completely or almost completely immersed therein.
- the waterproofness and dustproofness of the substrate 60 can be remarkably enhanced.
- by disposing the capacitor on the substrate and fixing it with the curable resin 48 even a large and heavy capacitor can be stably fixed in the case 40.
- the capacitor can be cooled by being exposed to cooling air.
- the capacitor since the capacitor is arranged on the substrate via the lead wire, the degree of freedom of arrangement of the capacitor is increased, and the degree of freedom of element arrangement on the circuit board 60 is increased.
- the capacitor terminal is connected to the substrate for the purpose of extending the terminal of the capacitor.
- the capacitor main body terminal may be extended for a long time.
- the partition plate may be interposed between at least two switching elements, and may be a single plate that partitions only between Q1 to Q3 and Q4 to Q6. By doing so, the cooling air flows to the switching element more efficiently.
- the cooling air flows from the wind window (not shown) so as to be substantially in contact with the entire inner peripheral surface of the housing, but the cooling air flows only at the opening side in the case housing portion. You may comprise. By doing so, the cooling air can be concentrated on the switching element.
- the opening direction of the case is the same as the protruding direction of the spindle. However, if the opening direction of the case is directed downward when the electric tool is placed, Good.
- the example of mounting the circuit board used in the grinder as an example of the electric tool 1 has been described.
- the same circuit board is not limited to the grinder, and can be similarly applied to other electric tools.
- the present invention can be similarly applied to a saver saw, a multi-cutter, a hand driver having a cylindrical housing, an impact driver, and the like.
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- モータと、複数のスイッチング素子を有してスイッチング動作を行い前記モータの駆動を制御するインバータ回路と、前記スイッチング素子のオンオフ動作を制御する制御部と、前記スイッチング素子を搭載する回路基板と、を有し、複数ある前記スイッチング素子の間に、絶縁材からなる仕切り板を介在させたことを特徴とする電動工具。
- 前記仕切り板の前記回路基板からの高さは、前記スイッチング素子の前記回路基板からの高さよりも低いことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電動工具。
- 開口部を有して前記回路基板を収容する容器状のケースを設け、前記ケース内に樹脂を充填することによって前記回路基板は前記ケースに固定され、前記仕切り板は前記樹脂によって前記ケースに固定されることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の電動工具。
- 前記スイッチング素子は、少なくとも前記スイッチング素子の端子部分が前記樹脂によって覆われることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の電動工具。
- 前記モータと前記回路基板を搭載するハウジングを有し、前記ハウジングには外気を吸入する吸入口と外気を排出する排気口と、前記吸入口から空気を吸入させて前記ハウジング内に冷却風を流すためのファンを有し、前記スイッチング素子の面方向が前記冷却風の流れる方向に沿うように、前記スイッチング素子が配置されることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の電動工具。
- 前記スイッチング素子は、3つの端子を有しパッケージに封入されたトランジスタからなり、前記パッケージの背面に放熱板が設けられ、前記仕切り板は、前記放熱板と非接触状態に配置されることを特徴とする請求項3から5のいずれか一項に記載の電動工具。
- 前記スイッチング素子は6つ用いられ、3つのスイッチング素子の放熱板にはそれぞれ独立した金属板が設けられ、残りの3つのスイッチング素子の放熱板には共通の金属板が設けられ、前記仕切り板は、前記独立した金属板の間を仕切るように設けられることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の電動工具。
- 前記仕切り板は前記独立した金属板と、前記共通の金属板の間を仕切るように設けられることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の電動工具。
- 前記仕切り板は合成樹脂による一体成形であって、前記樹脂を前記ケース内に充填する前に前記ケース又は前記回路基板に仮固定されることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の電動工具。
- 前記モータを収容する筒形状のモータハウジングと、前記モータハウジングの一方に取り付けられ、前記ケースを収容する筒状のリヤカバーと、を有し、前記リヤカバーの外径は、前記モータハウジングの外径以下であることを特徴とする請求項3~9のいずれか一項に記載の電動工具。
- 前記モータの回転力によって回転する出力軸と、前記モータの回転力を前記出力軸に伝達する動力伝達機構と、前記モータハウジングの他方に取り付けられ、前記動力伝達機構を収容するギヤケースと、を有し、前記出力軸は、前記ギヤケースから突出し、前記ケースの開口部は、前記出力軸の前記ギヤケースからの突出方向と略同方向に開口していることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の電動工具。
- 前記出力軸には円形の砥石が取り付けられ、前記ギヤケースには、前記砥石の少なくとも一部を覆うようにホイールガードが設けられるグラインダであることを特徴とする請求項11に記載の電動工具。
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