WO2018189779A1 - Electric motor, air blower, outdoor unit, and air conditioner - Google Patents

Electric motor, air blower, outdoor unit, and air conditioner Download PDF

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WO2018189779A1
WO2018189779A1 PCT/JP2017/014650 JP2017014650W WO2018189779A1 WO 2018189779 A1 WO2018189779 A1 WO 2018189779A1 JP 2017014650 W JP2017014650 W JP 2017014650W WO 2018189779 A1 WO2018189779 A1 WO 2018189779A1
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  • the present invention relates to an electric motor, a blower equipped with the electric motor, an outdoor unit equipped with the blower, and an air conditioner equipped with the outdoor unit.
  • the motor since an internal winding and a substrate generate heat when used in an electric motor, the inside of the electric motor is cooled using wind generated by the rotation of the fan of the electric motor.
  • the motor may be provided with a heat sink to promote cooling of the surface of the motor.
  • a heat sink As a configuration in which a heat sink is provided in an electric motor, there has been proposed an electric motor in which a fin structure is provided on a bearing bottom surface of the electric motor to promote internal cooling (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an electric motor, a blower, an outdoor unit, and an air conditioner that process heat generated from an element included in a drive board of the electric motor. is there.
  • An electric motor includes a cylindrical stator, a rotor installed rotatably around an axis of the stator, and a cylindrical motor having a bottom wall that houses the stator and the rotor.
  • a case a drive board provided with a drive circuit for driving the rotor, disposed between the stator and the bottom wall in the motor case, and a drive board disposed on the bottom wall and facing the drive board via the bottom wall
  • the electric motor according to the present invention includes one or a plurality of heat sinks arranged on the bottom wall of the motor case and facing the drive board via the bottom wall.
  • the electric motor since the electric motor has the heat sink disposed so as to face the drive board close to the heat generation source, the electric motor can process the heat generated from the element included in the drive board. As a result, an electric motor with improved cooling capacity can be obtained.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the electric motor of FIG. 5 along the line AA. It is a figure which shows the drive substrate accommodated in the electric motor which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the schematic of the air blower room provided with the electric motor which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of an air conditioner using an electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • solid arrows indicate the refrigerant flow during the cooling operation of the air conditioner 100
  • dotted arrows indicate the refrigerant flow during the heating operation of the air conditioner 100.
  • the air conditioner 100 of FIG. 1 has an indoor unit 110 and an outdoor unit 120, and the indoor unit 110 and the outdoor unit 120 are connected by a refrigerant pipe 130 and a refrigerant pipe 140.
  • a compressor 210 In the air conditioner 100, a compressor 210, a flow path switching device 220, an outdoor heat exchanger 230, an expansion valve 240, and an indoor heat exchanger 250 are sequentially connected via a refrigerant pipe.
  • a refrigerant pipe In addition, the structure of the air conditioner 100 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, For example, the muffler, the accumulator, etc. may be provided in the air conditioner 100 of FIG.
  • the indoor unit 110 has an indoor heat exchanger 250.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 250 performs heat exchange between the air to be air-conditioned and the refrigerant.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 250 functions as a condenser during heating operation, and condenses and liquefies the refrigerant.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 250 functions as an evaporator during the cooling operation, and evaporates and vaporizes the refrigerant.
  • An indoor fan 60 is provided in the vicinity of the indoor heat exchanger 250 so as to face the indoor heat exchanger 250.
  • the outdoor unit 120 includes a compressor 210, a flow path switching device 220, an outdoor heat exchanger 230, and an expansion valve 240.
  • the compressor 210 compresses and discharges the sucked refrigerant.
  • the compressor 210 is controlled by, for example, an inverter circuit or the like, and the capacity of the compressor 210 (the amount of refrigerant sent out per unit time) is changed by arbitrarily changing the operation frequency. It may be changed.
  • the flow path switching device 220 is, for example, a four-way valve, and is a device that switches the direction of the flow path of the refrigerant.
  • the air conditioner 100 can realize a heating operation or a cooling operation by switching the flow of the refrigerant using the flow path switching device 220.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 230 performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and air (outdoor air).
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 230 functions as an evaporator during heating operation, and evaporates and vaporizes the refrigerant.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 230 functions as a condenser during the cooling operation, and condenses and liquefies the refrigerant.
  • An outdoor blower 50 is provided in the vicinity of the outdoor heat exchanger 230 so as to face the outdoor heat exchanger 230.
  • the expansion valve 240 is a throttling device (flow rate control means), and functions as an expansion valve by adjusting the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the expansion valve 240 to depressurize the flowing refrigerant.
  • the expansion valve 240 is composed of an electronic expansion valve or the like, the opening degree is adjusted based on an instruction from a control device (not shown) or the like.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner using the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the X axis shown in FIG. 2 indicates the left-right width direction of the outdoor unit 120 with the X1 side as left and the X2 side as right.
  • the Y axis indicates the depth direction before and after the outdoor unit 120 with the Y1 side as the front side and the Y2 side as the back side.
  • the Z-axis indicates the vertical direction of the outdoor unit 120 with the Z1 side up and the Z2 side down. As shown in FIG.
  • the outdoor unit 120 of the air conditioner includes, as members constituting the housing 1, a front panel 2 and a fan grill 7 on the front side, a top panel 3 on the upper surface, and a right side panel on the right side. 5 and a right side cover 8, a bottom plate 6 on the bottom, and a rear panel 4 (see FIG. 3) on the back.
  • the outdoor unit 120 has a suction port for sucking outdoor air on the back surface, and has a blow-out port for blowing out the sucked air on the front surface. Note that the outlet is covered with a fan grill 7.
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the outdoor unit of FIG.
  • the interior of the outdoor unit 120 is divided into a machine room 10 and a blower room 15.
  • a compressor 210 and a control board 12 are installed in the machine room 10.
  • An outdoor heat exchanger 230 is erected on the back side of the outdoor unit 120 in the blower chamber 15.
  • a blower fixing base 17 is provided on the front side of the outdoor heat exchanger 230.
  • An outdoor fan 50 is installed on the fan fixing base 17.
  • the blower fixing base 17 includes a beam 17a and a flat plate 17b.
  • the beam 17a is formed to extend in the vertical direction, and an electric motor 20 (to be described later) is attached to the center of the beam 17a.
  • a flat plate 17b extending to the front side of the outdoor unit 120 is provided at the upper end of the beam 17a.
  • the lower end of the beam 17a is fixed to the bottom plate 6 with screws.
  • the front side of the outdoor unit 120 of the flat plate 17b is fixed to the front panel 2 with screws.
  • the outdoor blower 50 includes an electric motor 20 and a propeller fan 30.
  • the propeller fan 30 has a fan boss portion 30a fixed to a rotating shaft 26 of the electric motor 20 described later, and a plurality of blade portions 30b provided on the outer peripheral wall of the fan boss portion 30a for blowing air in the direction of the rotating shaft 26. ing.
  • Propeller fan 30 is rotated by driving electric motor 20.
  • the outdoor blower 50 corresponds to the “blower” of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a view of the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention as viewed from the bottom wall side.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the electric motor of FIG. 5 along the line AA.
  • the electric motor 20 will be described with reference to FIGS.
  • the electric motor 20 is composed of, for example, a brushless DC motor, and as illustrated in FIG. 6, as illustrated in FIG. 6, a cylindrical stator 21, a rotor 22 that is rotatably installed around the axis of the stator 21, and a stator 21.
  • a cylindrical motor case 23 that houses the rotor 22 and has a bottom wall 23 a, and a drive circuit that is disposed between the stator 21 and the bottom wall 23 a in the motor case 23 and drives the rotor 22. And a heat sink 25 disposed on the bottom wall 23a and facing the drive substrate 24 through the bottom wall 23a.
  • a stator 21 wound with a coil and a driving substrate 24 having a driving circuit for driving the rotor 22 are integrally formed of resin.
  • the stator 21 includes a stator core, a winding formed by winding a copper wire in a slot of the stator core, and an insulating material that insulates the stator core from the winding.
  • a permanent magnet is used for the rotor 22.
  • the rotor 22 has a rotation shaft 26 at the axis. As shown in FIG. 6, the rotor 22 is held on the shaft center of the motor case 23 with a rotating shaft 26 supported by bearings 27 a and 27 b.
  • the motor case 23 incorporates the stator 21 and the drive substrate 24 and is integrally formed of resin.
  • the motor case 23 is formed in a cylindrical shape, one end is opened, and the other end is closed by a bottom wall 23a.
  • a bracket 29 is press-fitted into the open end of the motor case 23 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, and the bearing 27 a is held by the bracket 29.
  • the bottom wall 23a is a bulging portion 23a1 that bulges outward in a columnar shape at the center portion of the bottom wall 23a, and a portion that does not bulge and is located around the bulging portion 23a1.
  • an annular portion 23a2 formed in an annular shape.
  • the bearing 27b is disposed and held in the bulging portion 23a1.
  • a connector lead wire 28 for connecting to the outdoor unit 120 is attached to the drive substrate 24 disposed between the bottom wall 23 a and the stator 21.
  • the connector lead wire 28 extends from the side surface of the motor case 23 to the outside through the inside of the resin constituting the motor case 23. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, one or a plurality of heat sinks 25 are arranged on the bottom wall 23a that becomes the windward side on the motor case 23 when the electric motor 20 is used as the outdoor blower 50. .
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a drive board housed in the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the drive substrate 24 will be described with reference to FIGS.
  • the drive substrate 24 includes a drive circuit that drives the rotor 22 and includes one or more heating elements 24a.
  • the heating element 24a is, for example, various electronic elements such as a semiconductor element such as an integrated circuit (IC), and is an element that generates heat when it operates.
  • the contour line surrounding the heat generating element 24a shown in FIG. 7 represents the temperature distribution, and the temperature is higher as the heat generating element 24a is approached.
  • the drive board 24 is disposed between the stator 21 and the bottom wall 23 a in the motor case 23. As shown in FIG.
  • the drive substrate 24 is formed in an annular shape so as not to interfere with the rotating shaft 26 and the bearing 27 b of the electric motor 20.
  • the drive substrate 24 is formed in an annular shape, but the shape is not limited to the annular shape.
  • the drive substrate 24 may be formed in a fan shape, a trapezoidal shape, a circular shape, a rectangular shape, or the like as long as it does not interfere with the rotating shaft 26 and the bearing 27b.
  • each of the one or more heat sinks 25 includes a base plate 25a in contact with the bottom wall 23a of the motor case 23, and a plurality of heat sinks 25 arranged in parallel and standing from the base plate 25a. And plate-like fins 25b.
  • the base plate 25a is formed in a rectangular shape as seen from the standing direction of the fins 25b, as shown in FIG.
  • the fins 25b are provided perpendicular to the base plate 25a of the heat sink 25, are formed in a plate shape, and a plurality of fins 25b are provided in parallel within the same base plate 25a.
  • at least one of the plurality of plate-like fins 25b extends in the radial direction from the axial center of the motor case 23 toward the outer periphery.
  • the shape of the base plate 25a is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be other shapes such as a fan shape, a trapezoidal shape, a polygonal shape, a circular shape, and an oval shape.
  • the heat sink 25 is disposed on the bottom wall 23 a opposite to the side on which the drive substrate 24 is disposed. Moreover, the heat sink 25 is arrange
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a blower chamber provided with the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the white arrow indicates the direction of blowing air generated by driving the propeller fan 30.
  • the one or more heat sinks 25 are arranged on the windward side with respect to the drive substrate 24 in the direction of the wind generated by driving the propeller fan 30.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 230 is arranged on the upstream side of the outdoor blower 50 in the air blowing direction generated by driving the propeller fan 30. That is, one or more heat sinks 25 are disposed between the motor case 23 and the outdoor heat exchanger 230.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 230 corresponds to the “heat exchanger” of the present invention.
  • the propeller fan 30 of the outdoor fan 50 rotates in the fan chamber 15 of the outdoor unit 120.
  • the propeller fan 30 rotates, air is sucked into the housing 1 from the suction port, and heat exchange is performed between the sucked air and the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 230. Then, the air that has exchanged heat with the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 230 is blown out of the housing 1 through the blowout opening.
  • the air sucked from the outdoor heat exchanger 230 side becomes wind that flows in the axial direction of the electric motor 20.
  • the air sucked in the periphery on the shaft of the electric motor 20 flows from the bottom wall 23 a of the motor case 23 to the outer peripheral side of the motor case 23 and flows through the wing part 30 b of the propeller fan 30. That is, the air sucked into the blower chamber 15 becomes a radial flow from the axial center toward the outer periphery on the bottom wall 23 a of the motor case 23.
  • the heat generated by the heat generating element 24a is transmitted from the base plate 25a of the heat sink to the fins 25b and is radiated to the air flowing around the fins 25b. Since the fins 25b of the heat sink 25 extend in the direction in which the wind flows in the bottom wall 23a, air can easily flow between the fins arranged in parallel, and the surface of the motor case 23 can be efficiently cooled. it can.
  • the electric motor 20 houses the cylindrical stator 21, the rotor 22 installed so as to be rotatable about the axis of the stator 21, the stator 21 and the rotor 22, and the bottom.
  • a cylindrical motor case 23 having a wall 23a, a drive board 24 provided between the stator 21 and the bottom wall 23a in the motor case 23 and provided with a drive circuit for driving the rotor 22, and a bottom wall 23a And one or a plurality of heat sinks 25 facing the drive substrate 24 via the bottom wall 23a. Therefore, since the electric motor 20 has the heat sink 25 disposed so as to face the drive substrate 24 close to the heat generation source, it is possible to process the heat generated from the heat generating element 24a included in the drive substrate 24. As a result, the electric motor 20 is improved in heat dissipation performance, and the temperature inside the electric motor 20 is likely to decrease, so that it is possible to perform a high output and high efficiency operation.
  • the electric motor 20 includes a base plate 25a in contact with the bottom wall 23a of the motor case 23 and a plurality of plate-like fins that are arranged in parallel while standing from the base plate 25a. 25b.
  • the heat resistance of the heat sink decreases as the base width increases and the number of fins increases, and the heat dissipation by the heat sink improves.
  • the electric motor 20 is provided with a plurality of plate-like fins 25b arranged in parallel on the base plate 25a, for example, the number of fins on the base plate is smaller than when the fins are arranged radially. Can be increased. Therefore, the electric motor 20 can increase the number of fins and improve the heat dissipation performance of the heat sink 25 as compared with, for example, an electric motor in which all fins are provided radially from the axis of the motor case.
  • the drive substrate 24 has one or more heating elements 24a, and the one or more heat sinks 25 face the one or more heating elements 24a via the bottom wall 23a. It is arranged at the position to do.
  • the electric motor 20 In order to use the electric motor 20 in an environment such as a higher load, a higher rotation speed, and high temperature outside air, heat generated from an element of the driving board is not exceeded so as not to exceed the temperature limit of the driving board installed in the electric motor. Need to be processed.
  • the surface of the bottom surface of the resin-molded electric motor bearing has a fin shape that is radial with respect to the motor shaft, thereby increasing the surface area and improving the internal cooling capacity of the electric motor. I am trying.
  • the space in which fins can be provided is limited to the space between the motor and the heat exchanger, whereas fins are used to improve the cooling capacity of the motor. It needs to be bigger.
  • the electric motor 20 can centrally arrange the heat sink 25 at a position close to the heat source, and the electric motor 20 can be made efficient without increasing the structure of the heat sink 25 between the motor case 23 and the outdoor heat exchanger 230. Can be cooled. Further, it is not necessary to increase the area of the base plate 25a, and the material cost can be suppressed.
  • the electric motor 20 has a base plate 25a formed in a rectangular shape. Therefore, for example, compared with the case where the base plate 25a is formed in an annular shape so as to match the annular portion 23a2 of the motor case 23, the processing of the heat sink 25 is facilitated, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Moreover, since the base plate 25a is formed in the rectangular shape, the electric motor 20 can easily store or carry the heat sink 25.
  • At least one of the plurality of plate-like fins 25 b extends in the radial direction of the motor case 23.
  • the air sucked into the blower chamber 15 becomes a radial flow from the center of the shaft toward the outer periphery on the bottom wall 23 a of the motor case 23. Since at least one of the fins 25b of the heat sink 25 extends in the radial direction in which the wind flows in the bottom wall 23a, air easily flows between the fins arranged in parallel, and the surface of the motor case 23 is efficiently Can be cooled to.
  • the electric motor 20 has the bulging part 23a1
  • the air sucked into the blower chamber 15 flows along the outer peripheral wall of the bulging part 23a1 from the tip part of the bulging part 23a1 to the base, and the bulging part Wind flows from the base of 23a1 toward the outer edge of the annular portion 23a2. Since at least one of the fins 25b of the heat sink 25 extends in the radial direction in which the wind flows on the bottom wall 23a, air easily flows between the fins arranged in parallel, and the surface of the motor case 23 is It can be cooled efficiently.
  • the motor case 23 has a stator 21 and a drive board 24 built therein and is integrally molded with resin. Therefore, the electric motor 20 can realize low noise and low vibration.
  • one or a plurality of heat sinks 25 are arranged on the windward side with respect to the drive substrate 24 in the air blowing direction generated by driving the propeller fan 30. Therefore, the air sucked into the blower chamber 15 can easily flow between the fins 25b, and the surface of the motor case 23 can be efficiently cooled.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 230 is disposed on the upstream side of the outdoor blower 50 in the air blowing direction generated by driving the propeller fan 30. Therefore, air exchanged with the outdoor heat exchanger 230 can easily flow between the fins 25b, and the surface of the motor case 23 can be efficiently cooled.
  • the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the first embodiment.
  • the electric motor 20 has the cylindrical bulging portion 23a1, but may be a pyramidal or hemispherical bulging portion 23a1.
  • the electric motor 20 does not need to provide the bulging part 23a1.
  • the shape of the fin 25b is not limited to a plate shape, and may be, for example, a cylindrical shape, an elliptical column, a rhombus, a prism, or a laminate of thin plates with slits.

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This electric motor is provided with: a cylindrical stator; a rotor that is disposed such that the rotor rotates by having the axis center of the stator at the center; a cylindrical motor case, which houses the stator and the rotor, and which has a bottom wall; a drive board, which is disposed between the stator and the bottom wall in the motor case, and which is provided with a drive circuit that drives the rotor; and one or a plurality of heat sinks, which are disposed on the bottom wall, and which face the drive board via the bottom wall.

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電動機、送風機、室外機、及び、空気調和機Electric motor, blower, outdoor unit, and air conditioner
 本発明は、電動機、当該電動機を備えた送風機、当該送風機を備えた室外機、及び、当該室外機を備えた空気調和機に関するものである。 The present invention relates to an electric motor, a blower equipped with the electric motor, an outdoor unit equipped with the blower, and an air conditioner equipped with the outdoor unit.
 従来、電動機は、使用時に内部の巻き線及び基板が発熱するため、電動機のファンの回転により生じる風を利用して内部を冷却している。また、電動機の内部を熱から保護するために冷却能力が不足している場合には、電動機にヒートシンクを設けて電動機の表面の冷却を促進させることがある。電動機にヒートシンクを設ける構成として、電動機の軸受底面にフィン構造を設けて内部の冷却を促す電動機が提案されている(例えば、特許文献1参照)。 Conventionally, since an internal winding and a substrate generate heat when used in an electric motor, the inside of the electric motor is cooled using wind generated by the rotation of the fan of the electric motor. In addition, when the cooling capacity is insufficient to protect the inside of the motor from heat, the motor may be provided with a heat sink to promote cooling of the surface of the motor. As a configuration in which a heat sink is provided in an electric motor, there has been proposed an electric motor in which a fin structure is provided on a bearing bottom surface of the electric motor to promote internal cooling (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
特開2015-14200号公報Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-14200
 特許文献1に記載の電動機では、樹脂成形された電動機軸受の底面側表面に電動機の軸に対して放射状となるフィン構造を設けて電動機内部のコイル温度の低下を図っている。しかし、電動機をより高負荷、高回転数、高温外気といった環境で使用するためには、電動機の内部に設置した駆動基板の温度制限を超えることがないように、駆動基板が有する素子から発せられる熱も処理する必要がある。 In the electric motor described in Patent Document 1, a fin structure that is radial with respect to the shaft of the electric motor is provided on the bottom side surface of the resin-molded electric motor bearing to reduce the coil temperature inside the electric motor. However, in order to use the electric motor in an environment such as a higher load, higher rotation speed, and high temperature outside air, it is emitted from the element of the driving board so as not to exceed the temperature limit of the driving board installed inside the electric motor. Heat also needs to be treated.
 本発明は、上記のような課題を解決するためになされたもので、電動機の駆動基板が有する素子から発せられる熱を処理する電動機、送風機、室外機、及び、空気調和機を提供するものである。 The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an electric motor, a blower, an outdoor unit, and an air conditioner that process heat generated from an element included in a drive board of the electric motor. is there.
 本発明に係る電動機は、円筒形状の固定子と、固定子の軸心を中心として回転自在に設置された回転子と、固定子と回転子とを収納し、底壁を有する円筒形状のモータケースと、モータケース内において固定子と底壁との間に配置され、回転子を駆動する駆動回路を備えた駆動基板と、底壁に配置され、底壁を介して駆動基板と対向する1つまたは複数のヒートシンクと、を備えたものである。 An electric motor according to the present invention includes a cylindrical stator, a rotor installed rotatably around an axis of the stator, and a cylindrical motor having a bottom wall that houses the stator and the rotor. A case, a drive board provided with a drive circuit for driving the rotor, disposed between the stator and the bottom wall in the motor case, and a drive board disposed on the bottom wall and facing the drive board via the bottom wall One or a plurality of heat sinks.
 本発明による電動機によれば、モータケースの底壁に配置され、底壁を介して駆動基板と対向する1つまたは複数のヒートシンク、を備えたものである。このことにより、電動機は、発熱源に近い駆動基板に対向してヒートシンクを配置しているので、駆動基板が有する素子から発せられる熱を処理することができる。その結果、冷却能力が向上した電動機を得ることができる。 The electric motor according to the present invention includes one or a plurality of heat sinks arranged on the bottom wall of the motor case and facing the drive board via the bottom wall. Thus, since the electric motor has the heat sink disposed so as to face the drive board close to the heat generation source, the electric motor can process the heat generated from the element included in the drive board. As a result, an electric motor with improved cooling capacity can be obtained.
本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機を用いた空気調和機の構成例を示す模式図である。It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the air conditioner using the electric motor which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機を用いた空気調和機の室外機の斜視図である。It is a perspective view of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner using the electric motor which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 図2の室外機の分解図である。It is an exploded view of the outdoor unit of FIG. 本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機の斜視図である。It is a perspective view of the electric motor which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機を底壁側から見た図である。It is the figure which looked at the electric motor which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention from the bottom wall side. 図5の電動機のA-A線断面図である。FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the electric motor of FIG. 5 along the line AA. 本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機に収納された駆動基板を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the drive substrate accommodated in the electric motor which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機を備えた送風機室の概略図である。It is the schematic of the air blower room provided with the electric motor which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.
 以下、本発明の実施の形態に係る電動機、送風機、室外機、空気調和機について、図面を参照して説明する。なお、図面の形態は一例であり、本発明を限定するものではない。また、各図において同一の符号を付したものは、同一の又はこれに相当するものであり、これは明細書の全文において共通している。さらに、以下の図面では各構成部材の大きさの関係が実際のものとは異なる場合がある。 Hereinafter, an electric motor, a blower, an outdoor unit, and an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the form of drawing is an example and does not limit this invention. Moreover, what attached | subjected the same code | symbol in each figure is the same or it corresponds, and this is common in the whole text of a specification. Furthermore, in the following drawings, the relationship between the sizes of the constituent members may be different from the actual one.
実施の形態1.
 [空気調和機の構成]
 図1は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機を用いた空気調和機の構成例を示す模式図である。図1において実線の矢印は、空気調和機100における冷房運転時の冷媒の流れを示し、点線の矢印は、空気調和機100における暖房運転時の冷媒の流れを示す。図1の空気調和機100は、室内機110と、室外機120とを有し、室内機110と室外機120とは冷媒配管130及び冷媒配管140により配管接続されている。そして、空気調和機100は、圧縮機210、流路切替装置220、室外熱交換器230、膨張弁240、室内熱交換器250が冷媒配管を介して順次接続されている。なお、図1で示す空気調和機100の構成は1例であり、例えば、図1の空気調和機100にマフラー、アキュムレータ等が設けられていてもよい。
Embodiment 1 FIG.
[Configuration of air conditioner]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of an air conditioner using an electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, solid arrows indicate the refrigerant flow during the cooling operation of the air conditioner 100, and dotted arrows indicate the refrigerant flow during the heating operation of the air conditioner 100. The air conditioner 100 of FIG. 1 has an indoor unit 110 and an outdoor unit 120, and the indoor unit 110 and the outdoor unit 120 are connected by a refrigerant pipe 130 and a refrigerant pipe 140. In the air conditioner 100, a compressor 210, a flow path switching device 220, an outdoor heat exchanger 230, an expansion valve 240, and an indoor heat exchanger 250 are sequentially connected via a refrigerant pipe. In addition, the structure of the air conditioner 100 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, For example, the muffler, the accumulator, etc. may be provided in the air conditioner 100 of FIG.
 室内機110は、室内熱交換器250を有する。室内熱交換器250は、空調対象となる空気と冷媒との熱交換を行う。室内熱交換器250は、暖房運転時においては凝縮器として機能し、冷媒を凝縮して液化させる。また、室内熱交換器250は、冷房運転時においては蒸発器として機能し、冷媒を蒸発させ、気化させる。室内熱交換器250の近傍には、室内送風機60が、室内熱交換器250と対面するように設けられている。 The indoor unit 110 has an indoor heat exchanger 250. The indoor heat exchanger 250 performs heat exchange between the air to be air-conditioned and the refrigerant. The indoor heat exchanger 250 functions as a condenser during heating operation, and condenses and liquefies the refrigerant. The indoor heat exchanger 250 functions as an evaporator during the cooling operation, and evaporates and vaporizes the refrigerant. An indoor fan 60 is provided in the vicinity of the indoor heat exchanger 250 so as to face the indoor heat exchanger 250.
 [室外機の構成]
 室外機120は、圧縮機210、流路切替装置220、室外熱交換器230、及び膨張弁240を有している。圧縮機210は、吸入した冷媒を圧縮して吐出する。ここで、特に限定するものではないが、圧縮機210は、例えばインバータ回路等により制御され、運転周波数を任意に変化させることにより、圧縮機210の容量(単位時間あたりの冷媒を送り出す量)を変化させるようにしてもよい。流路切替装置220は、例えば四方弁であり、冷媒の流路の方向の切り換えが行われる装置である。空気調和機100は流路切替装置220を用いて冷媒の流れを切り換えることで、暖房運転又は冷房運転を実現することができる。室外熱交換器230は、冷媒と空気(室外の空気)との熱交換を行う。室外熱交換器230は、暖房運転時においては蒸発器として機能し、冷媒を蒸発させ、気化させる。また、室外熱交換器230は、冷房運転時においては凝縮器として機能し、冷媒を凝縮して液化させる。室外熱交換器230の近傍には室外送風機50が、室外熱交換器230と対面するように設けられている。膨張弁240は、絞り装置(流量制御手段)であり、膨張弁240を流れる冷媒の流量を調節することにより、膨張弁として機能し、流入してきた冷媒を減圧するものである。例えば、膨張弁240が、電子式膨張弁等で構成された場合は、制御装置(図示せず)等の指示に基づいて開度調整が行われる。
[Configuration of outdoor unit]
The outdoor unit 120 includes a compressor 210, a flow path switching device 220, an outdoor heat exchanger 230, and an expansion valve 240. The compressor 210 compresses and discharges the sucked refrigerant. Here, although not particularly limited, the compressor 210 is controlled by, for example, an inverter circuit or the like, and the capacity of the compressor 210 (the amount of refrigerant sent out per unit time) is changed by arbitrarily changing the operation frequency. It may be changed. The flow path switching device 220 is, for example, a four-way valve, and is a device that switches the direction of the flow path of the refrigerant. The air conditioner 100 can realize a heating operation or a cooling operation by switching the flow of the refrigerant using the flow path switching device 220. The outdoor heat exchanger 230 performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and air (outdoor air). The outdoor heat exchanger 230 functions as an evaporator during heating operation, and evaporates and vaporizes the refrigerant. The outdoor heat exchanger 230 functions as a condenser during the cooling operation, and condenses and liquefies the refrigerant. An outdoor blower 50 is provided in the vicinity of the outdoor heat exchanger 230 so as to face the outdoor heat exchanger 230. The expansion valve 240 is a throttling device (flow rate control means), and functions as an expansion valve by adjusting the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the expansion valve 240 to depressurize the flowing refrigerant. For example, when the expansion valve 240 is composed of an electronic expansion valve or the like, the opening degree is adjusted based on an instruction from a control device (not shown) or the like.
 図2は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機を用いた空気調和機の室外機の斜視図である。図2において示すX軸は、X1側を左、X2側を右として室外機120の左右の幅方向を示す。また、Y軸は、Y1側を前面側、Y2側を背面側として室外機120の前後の奥行き方向を示す。さらに、Z軸は、Z1側を上、Z2側を下として室外機120の上下方向を示すものである。図2に示されるように、空気調和機の室外機120は、筐体1を構成する部材として、正面側に前面パネル2及びファングリル7、上面に天板パネル3、右側面に右側面パネル5及び右側面カバー8、底面に底板6、背面に後面パネル4(図3参照)備えている。室外機120は、室外空気を吸引するための吸い込み口を背面に有し、吸い込んだ空気を吹き出す吹き出し口を前面に有している。なお、吹き出し口は、ファングリル7で覆われている。 FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner using the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The X axis shown in FIG. 2 indicates the left-right width direction of the outdoor unit 120 with the X1 side as left and the X2 side as right. The Y axis indicates the depth direction before and after the outdoor unit 120 with the Y1 side as the front side and the Y2 side as the back side. Further, the Z-axis indicates the vertical direction of the outdoor unit 120 with the Z1 side up and the Z2 side down. As shown in FIG. 2, the outdoor unit 120 of the air conditioner includes, as members constituting the housing 1, a front panel 2 and a fan grill 7 on the front side, a top panel 3 on the upper surface, and a right side panel on the right side. 5 and a right side cover 8, a bottom plate 6 on the bottom, and a rear panel 4 (see FIG. 3) on the back. The outdoor unit 120 has a suction port for sucking outdoor air on the back surface, and has a blow-out port for blowing out the sucked air on the front surface. Note that the outlet is covered with a fan grill 7.
 図3は、図2の室外機の分解図である。図3に示されるように、室外機120の内部は、機械室10と送風機室15とに区分けされている。機械室10には、圧縮機210と制御基板12とが設置されている。送風機室15内の室外機120の背面側には、室外熱交換器230が立設されている。室外熱交換器230の前面側には、送風機固定台17が設けられている。送風機固定台17には、室外送風機50が設置されている。送風機固定台17は、梁17a、平板17bを備えている。梁17aは、鉛直方向に伸びて形成されており、その中央部には後述する電動機20が取付けられている。梁17aの上端には、室外機120の前面側に伸びる平板17bが設けられている。梁17aの下端は、底板6にネジ止めで固定されている。平板17bの室外機120の前面側は、前面パネル2とネジ止めで固定されている。 FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the outdoor unit of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the interior of the outdoor unit 120 is divided into a machine room 10 and a blower room 15. A compressor 210 and a control board 12 are installed in the machine room 10. An outdoor heat exchanger 230 is erected on the back side of the outdoor unit 120 in the blower chamber 15. A blower fixing base 17 is provided on the front side of the outdoor heat exchanger 230. An outdoor fan 50 is installed on the fan fixing base 17. The blower fixing base 17 includes a beam 17a and a flat plate 17b. The beam 17a is formed to extend in the vertical direction, and an electric motor 20 (to be described later) is attached to the center of the beam 17a. A flat plate 17b extending to the front side of the outdoor unit 120 is provided at the upper end of the beam 17a. The lower end of the beam 17a is fixed to the bottom plate 6 with screws. The front side of the outdoor unit 120 of the flat plate 17b is fixed to the front panel 2 with screws.
 [室外送風機の構成]
 室外送風機50は、電動機20とプロペラファン30とを有する。プロペラファン30は、後述する電動機20の回転軸26に固定されているファンボス部30aと、ファンボス部30aの外周壁に設けられ回転軸26方向に送風する複数の翼部30bとを有している。プロペラファン30は、電動機20の駆動により回転する。なお、室外送風機50は、本発明の「送風機」に相当する。
[Configuration of outdoor fan]
The outdoor blower 50 includes an electric motor 20 and a propeller fan 30. The propeller fan 30 has a fan boss portion 30a fixed to a rotating shaft 26 of the electric motor 20 described later, and a plurality of blade portions 30b provided on the outer peripheral wall of the fan boss portion 30a for blowing air in the direction of the rotating shaft 26. ing. Propeller fan 30 is rotated by driving electric motor 20. The outdoor blower 50 corresponds to the “blower” of the present invention.
 [電動機の構成]
 図4は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機の斜視図である。図5は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機を底壁側から見た図である。図6は、図5の電動機のA-A線断面図である。図4~図6を用いて電動機20について説明する。電動機20は、例えばブラシレスDCモーターからなり、図6に示すように、円筒形状の固定子21と、固定子21の軸心を中心として回転自在に設置された回転子22と、固定子21と回転子22とを収納し、底壁23aを有する円筒形状のモータケース23と、モータケース23内において固定子21と底壁23aとの間に配置され、回転子22を駆動する駆動回路を備えた駆動基板24と、底壁23aに配置され、底壁23aを介して駆動基板24と対向する1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25と、を有する。電動機20は、コイル用に巻き線を巻いた固定子21と回転子22を駆動する駆動回路を備えた駆動基板24とを樹脂によって一体成型されている。
[Configuration of electric motor]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view of the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention as viewed from the bottom wall side. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the electric motor of FIG. 5 along the line AA. The electric motor 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. The electric motor 20 is composed of, for example, a brushless DC motor, and as illustrated in FIG. 6, as illustrated in FIG. 6, a cylindrical stator 21, a rotor 22 that is rotatably installed around the axis of the stator 21, and a stator 21. A cylindrical motor case 23 that houses the rotor 22 and has a bottom wall 23 a, and a drive circuit that is disposed between the stator 21 and the bottom wall 23 a in the motor case 23 and drives the rotor 22. And a heat sink 25 disposed on the bottom wall 23a and facing the drive substrate 24 through the bottom wall 23a. In the electric motor 20, a stator 21 wound with a coil and a driving substrate 24 having a driving circuit for driving the rotor 22 are integrally formed of resin.
 固定子21は、固定子鉄心と、固定子鉄心のスロット内に銅線を巻いて形成される巻線と、固定子鉄心と巻線とを絶縁する絶縁材とで構成されている。回転子22には、永久磁石が用いられている。回転子22は、図4及び図6に示すように軸心に回転軸26を有している。回転子22は、図6に示すように回転軸26がベアリング27a及びベアリング27bに支持されて、モータケース23の軸心上に保持されている。 The stator 21 includes a stator core, a winding formed by winding a copper wire in a slot of the stator core, and an insulating material that insulates the stator core from the winding. A permanent magnet is used for the rotor 22. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the rotor 22 has a rotation shaft 26 at the axis. As shown in FIG. 6, the rotor 22 is held on the shaft center of the motor case 23 with a rotating shaft 26 supported by bearings 27 a and 27 b.
 モータケース23は、固定子21と駆動基板24とを内蔵して樹脂により一体成型されている。モータケース23は、円筒形状に形成されており、一端が開放されており、他端が底壁23aにより閉鎖されている。モータケース23の開放端には、図4及び図6に示すようにブラケット29が圧入されており、ベアリング27aは、ブラケット29により保持されている。底壁23aは、図5及び図6に示すように、底壁23aの中央部分において外側に円柱状に膨出する膨出部23a1と、膨出しない部分であり膨出部23a1の周囲に位置し環状に形成されている環状部23a2とを有する。ベアリング27bは、膨出部23a1内に配置されて保持されている。底壁23aと固定子21との間に配置された駆動基板24には、室外機120に接続するためのコネクタ用リード線28が取り付けられている。コネクタ用リード線28は、モータケース23を構成する樹脂の内部を通じてモータケース23の側面から外部に伸びている。また、電動機20を室外送風機50として使用する際にモータケース23上で風上側となる底壁23aには、図4~図6に示すように、1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25が配置されている。 The motor case 23 incorporates the stator 21 and the drive substrate 24 and is integrally formed of resin. The motor case 23 is formed in a cylindrical shape, one end is opened, and the other end is closed by a bottom wall 23a. A bracket 29 is press-fitted into the open end of the motor case 23 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, and the bearing 27 a is held by the bracket 29. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the bottom wall 23a is a bulging portion 23a1 that bulges outward in a columnar shape at the center portion of the bottom wall 23a, and a portion that does not bulge and is located around the bulging portion 23a1. And an annular portion 23a2 formed in an annular shape. The bearing 27b is disposed and held in the bulging portion 23a1. A connector lead wire 28 for connecting to the outdoor unit 120 is attached to the drive substrate 24 disposed between the bottom wall 23 a and the stator 21. The connector lead wire 28 extends from the side surface of the motor case 23 to the outside through the inside of the resin constituting the motor case 23. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, one or a plurality of heat sinks 25 are arranged on the bottom wall 23a that becomes the windward side on the motor case 23 when the electric motor 20 is used as the outdoor blower 50. .
 図7は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機に収納された駆動基板を示す図である。図6及び図7を用いて駆動基板24について説明する。駆動基板24は、回転子22を駆動する駆動回路を備えており、1つまたは複数の発熱素子24aを有している。発熱素子24aは、例えば集積回路(IC)などの半導体素子を始めとする各種電子素子などであり、動作することにより熱を発する素子である。なお、図7に示す発熱素子24aを囲む等高線は温度分布を表しており、発熱素子24aに近づくほど温度が高い状態を示している。駆動基板24は、図6に示すようにモータケース23内において固定子21と底壁23aとの間に配置されている。駆動基板24は、図7に示すように、電動機20の回転軸26及びベアリング27bと干渉しないように環状に形成されている。なお、図7では、駆動基板24は、環状に形成されているが、形状は環状であることに限定されるものではない。例えば、駆動基板24は、回転軸26及びベアリング27bと干渉しなければ、扇型状、台形状、円形状、矩形状等に形成されてもよい。 FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a drive board housed in the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The drive substrate 24 will be described with reference to FIGS. The drive substrate 24 includes a drive circuit that drives the rotor 22 and includes one or more heating elements 24a. The heating element 24a is, for example, various electronic elements such as a semiconductor element such as an integrated circuit (IC), and is an element that generates heat when it operates. In addition, the contour line surrounding the heat generating element 24a shown in FIG. 7 represents the temperature distribution, and the temperature is higher as the heat generating element 24a is approached. As shown in FIG. 6, the drive board 24 is disposed between the stator 21 and the bottom wall 23 a in the motor case 23. As shown in FIG. 7, the drive substrate 24 is formed in an annular shape so as not to interfere with the rotating shaft 26 and the bearing 27 b of the electric motor 20. In FIG. 7, the drive substrate 24 is formed in an annular shape, but the shape is not limited to the annular shape. For example, the drive substrate 24 may be formed in a fan shape, a trapezoidal shape, a circular shape, a rectangular shape, or the like as long as it does not interfere with the rotating shaft 26 and the bearing 27b.
 次に、図6~図7を用いてヒートシンク25について説明する。ヒートシンク25は熱伝導に優れた材料により形成され、例えば銅、銅合金、アルミニウム、アルミニウム合金等により形成される。1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25のそれぞれは、図4~図6に示すように、モータケース23の底壁23aと接するベース板25aと、ベース板25aから立設して平行に配置された複数の板状のフィン25bとを有する。 Next, the heat sink 25 will be described with reference to FIGS. The heat sink 25 is formed of a material excellent in heat conduction, and is formed of, for example, copper, copper alloy, aluminum, aluminum alloy or the like. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, each of the one or more heat sinks 25 includes a base plate 25a in contact with the bottom wall 23a of the motor case 23, and a plurality of heat sinks 25 arranged in parallel and standing from the base plate 25a. And plate-like fins 25b.
 ベース板25aは、図5に示すように、フィン25bの立設方向から見て矩形状に形成されている。フィン25bは、ヒートシンク25のベース板25aに対して垂直に設けられていると共に、板状に形成されており同一のベース板25a内において平行して複数設けられている。複数の板状のフィン25bの少なくとも1つは、図5に示すようにモータケース23の軸心から外周へ向かって径方向に延設している。なお、モータケース23の表面とヒートシンク25が接触していて、平行に配置されたフィン25bの少なくとも1つがモータケース23の軸心から外周へ向かって径方向に延設しているのであれば、ベース板25aが他の形状であっても同様の冷却効果が得られる。そのため、ベース板25aの形状は、矩形状に限定されるものではなく、扇型、台形、多角形状、円形状、長円形状等、他の形状であってもよい。 The base plate 25a is formed in a rectangular shape as seen from the standing direction of the fins 25b, as shown in FIG. The fins 25b are provided perpendicular to the base plate 25a of the heat sink 25, are formed in a plate shape, and a plurality of fins 25b are provided in parallel within the same base plate 25a. As shown in FIG. 5, at least one of the plurality of plate-like fins 25b extends in the radial direction from the axial center of the motor case 23 toward the outer periphery. If the surface of the motor case 23 and the heat sink 25 are in contact with each other and at least one of the fins 25b arranged in parallel extends radially from the axis of the motor case 23 toward the outer periphery, Even if the base plate 25a has another shape, the same cooling effect can be obtained. Therefore, the shape of the base plate 25a is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be other shapes such as a fan shape, a trapezoidal shape, a polygonal shape, a circular shape, and an oval shape.
 ヒートシンク25は、図6に示すように、駆動基板24が配置されている側とは反対側の底壁23aに配置されている。また、ヒートシンク25は、図5に示すように、膨出部23a1の外周壁に沿って、環状部23a2に配置されている。1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25は、図5及び図7に示すように、底壁23aを介して1つまたは複数の発熱素子24aと対向する位置に配置されている。すなわち、ヒートシンク25は、電動機20の駆動中に駆動基板24上で温度が上昇する発熱素子24aの周辺に集中して配置されている。 As shown in FIG. 6, the heat sink 25 is disposed on the bottom wall 23 a opposite to the side on which the drive substrate 24 is disposed. Moreover, the heat sink 25 is arrange | positioned at the cyclic | annular part 23a2 along the outer peripheral wall of the bulging part 23a1, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the one or more heat sinks 25 are disposed at positions facing the one or more heating elements 24a via the bottom wall 23a. That is, the heat sink 25 is concentrated on the periphery of the heat generating element 24 a whose temperature rises on the drive substrate 24 while the electric motor 20 is driven.
 図8は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る電動機を備えた送風機室の概略図である。図8において、白抜き矢印は、プロペラファン30の駆動により生じる風の送風方向を示すものである。1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25は、プロペラファン30の駆動により生じる風の送風方向において、駆動基板24に対して風上側に配置されている。また、室外機120の送風機室15において、室外熱交換器230は、プロペラファン30の駆動により生じる風の送風方向において、室外送風機50の上流側に配置されている。すなわち、1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25は、モータケース23と室外熱交換器230との間に配置されている。なお、室外熱交換器230は、本発明の「熱交換器」に相当する。 FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a blower chamber provided with the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 8, the white arrow indicates the direction of blowing air generated by driving the propeller fan 30. The one or more heat sinks 25 are arranged on the windward side with respect to the drive substrate 24 in the direction of the wind generated by driving the propeller fan 30. Further, in the blower chamber 15 of the outdoor unit 120, the outdoor heat exchanger 230 is arranged on the upstream side of the outdoor blower 50 in the air blowing direction generated by driving the propeller fan 30. That is, one or more heat sinks 25 are disposed between the motor case 23 and the outdoor heat exchanger 230. The outdoor heat exchanger 230 corresponds to the “heat exchanger” of the present invention.
 次に電動機20及び室外送風機50の動作について図8を用いて説明する。使用者が電動機20を駆動させると、室外機120の送風機室15内では、室外送風機50のプロペラファン30が回転する。プロペラファン30が回転すると、吸い込み口から筐体1内に空気が吸い込まれ、吸い込まれた空気と室外熱交換器230内の冷媒との間で熱交換を行われる。そして、室外熱交換器230内の冷媒と熱交換が行われた空気は、吹き出し口から筐体1外へ吹き出される。 Next, operations of the electric motor 20 and the outdoor fan 50 will be described with reference to FIG. When the user drives the electric motor 20, the propeller fan 30 of the outdoor fan 50 rotates in the fan chamber 15 of the outdoor unit 120. When the propeller fan 30 rotates, air is sucked into the housing 1 from the suction port, and heat exchange is performed between the sucked air and the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 230. Then, the air that has exchanged heat with the refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger 230 is blown out of the housing 1 through the blowout opening.
 次に室外送風機50の周囲を通過する空気についてより詳細に説明する。室外熱交換器230側から吸い込まれた空気は、電動機20の軸方向に流れる風となる。このとき、電動機20の軸上周辺で吸い込まれた空気は、モータケース23の底壁23aからモータケース23の外周側に流れてプロペラファン30の翼部30bを通過するように流れる。すなわち、送風機室15内に吸い込まれた空気は、モータケース23の底壁23a上では軸心から外周へ向かう径方向の流れとなる。この風の流れの中で、発熱素子24aが発した熱は、ヒートシンクのベース板25aからフィン25bへと伝わり、フィン25bの周囲を流れる空気に放熱される。ヒートシンク25のフィン25bは、底壁23aで風が流れる方向に延設されているため、平行に配置されたフィン間を空気が流れやすくなり、モータケース23の表面を効率的に冷却することができる。 Next, the air passing around the outdoor fan 50 will be described in more detail. The air sucked from the outdoor heat exchanger 230 side becomes wind that flows in the axial direction of the electric motor 20. At this time, the air sucked in the periphery on the shaft of the electric motor 20 flows from the bottom wall 23 a of the motor case 23 to the outer peripheral side of the motor case 23 and flows through the wing part 30 b of the propeller fan 30. That is, the air sucked into the blower chamber 15 becomes a radial flow from the axial center toward the outer periphery on the bottom wall 23 a of the motor case 23. In this wind flow, the heat generated by the heat generating element 24a is transmitted from the base plate 25a of the heat sink to the fins 25b and is radiated to the air flowing around the fins 25b. Since the fins 25b of the heat sink 25 extend in the direction in which the wind flows in the bottom wall 23a, air can easily flow between the fins arranged in parallel, and the surface of the motor case 23 can be efficiently cooled. it can.
 以上のように、電動機20は、円筒形状の固定子21と、固定子21の軸心を中心として回転自在に設置された回転子22と、固定子21と回転子22とを収納し、底壁23aを有する円筒形状のモータケース23と、モータケース23内において固定子21と底壁23aとの間に配置され、回転子22を駆動する駆動回路を備えた駆動基板24と、底壁23aに配置され、底壁23aを介して駆動基板24と対向する1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25と、を備えたものである。そのため、電動機20は、発熱源に近い駆動基板24に対向してヒートシンク25を配置しているので、駆動基板24が有する発熱素子24aから発せられる熱を処理することができる。その結果、電動機20は、放熱性能が向上し、電動機20内部の温度が低下しやすくなるため、高出力・高効率な運転を行うことができる。 As described above, the electric motor 20 houses the cylindrical stator 21, the rotor 22 installed so as to be rotatable about the axis of the stator 21, the stator 21 and the rotor 22, and the bottom. A cylindrical motor case 23 having a wall 23a, a drive board 24 provided between the stator 21 and the bottom wall 23a in the motor case 23 and provided with a drive circuit for driving the rotor 22, and a bottom wall 23a And one or a plurality of heat sinks 25 facing the drive substrate 24 via the bottom wall 23a. Therefore, since the electric motor 20 has the heat sink 25 disposed so as to face the drive substrate 24 close to the heat generation source, it is possible to process the heat generated from the heat generating element 24a included in the drive substrate 24. As a result, the electric motor 20 is improved in heat dissipation performance, and the temperature inside the electric motor 20 is likely to decrease, so that it is possible to perform a high output and high efficiency operation.
 また、電動機20は、1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25のそれぞれが、モータケース23の底壁23aと接するベース板25aと、ベース板25aから立設して平行に配置された複数の板状のフィン25bとを有する。一般に、ベース面積とフィンピッチとを同一とした条件では、ベース幅が大きく、フィンの枚数が多いほどヒートシンクの熱抵抗が低くなり、ヒートシンクによる放熱性がよくなる。電動機20は、ベース板25aに、平行に配置された複数の板状のフィン25bが設けられているため、例えば、フィンが放射状に配置されている場合と比べてベース板上のフィンの枚数を増加する事ができる。そのため、電動機20は、例えば、全てのフィンがモータケースの軸心から放射状に設けられた電動機と比べて、フィンの枚数を多くすることができ、ヒートシンク25の放熱性能を向上させることができる。 In addition, the electric motor 20 includes a base plate 25a in contact with the bottom wall 23a of the motor case 23 and a plurality of plate-like fins that are arranged in parallel while standing from the base plate 25a. 25b. In general, under the condition that the base area and the fin pitch are the same, the heat resistance of the heat sink decreases as the base width increases and the number of fins increases, and the heat dissipation by the heat sink improves. Since the electric motor 20 is provided with a plurality of plate-like fins 25b arranged in parallel on the base plate 25a, for example, the number of fins on the base plate is smaller than when the fins are arranged radially. Can be increased. Therefore, the electric motor 20 can increase the number of fins and improve the heat dissipation performance of the heat sink 25 as compared with, for example, an electric motor in which all fins are provided radially from the axis of the motor case.
 また、電動機20は、駆動基板24が、1つまたは複数の発熱素子24aを有しており、1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25は、底壁23aを介して1つまたは複数の発熱素子24aと対向する位置に配置されている。 In the electric motor 20, the drive substrate 24 has one or more heating elements 24a, and the one or more heat sinks 25 face the one or more heating elements 24a via the bottom wall 23a. It is arranged at the position to do.
 電動機20をより高負荷、高回転数、高温外気といった環境で使用するためには、電動機の内部に設置した駆動基板の温度制限を超えることがないように、駆動基板が有する素子から発せられる熱を処理する必要がある。例えば、特許文献1に記載の電動機では、樹脂成形された電動機軸受の底面側表面に電動機の軸に対して放射状となるフィン形状を有することで表面積を増加させて電動機の内部の冷却能力の向上を図っている。しかし、空気調和機の室外機の内部では、フィンを設けることができる空間は、電動機と熱交換器と間の空間に制限されるのに対し、電動機の冷却能力を向上させるためにはフィンを大きくする必要がある。 In order to use the electric motor 20 in an environment such as a higher load, a higher rotation speed, and high temperature outside air, heat generated from an element of the driving board is not exceeded so as not to exceed the temperature limit of the driving board installed in the electric motor. Need to be processed. For example, in the electric motor described in Patent Document 1, the surface of the bottom surface of the resin-molded electric motor bearing has a fin shape that is radial with respect to the motor shaft, thereby increasing the surface area and improving the internal cooling capacity of the electric motor. I am trying. However, in the outdoor unit of an air conditioner, the space in which fins can be provided is limited to the space between the motor and the heat exchanger, whereas fins are used to improve the cooling capacity of the motor. It needs to be bigger.
 これに対し、電動機20は、1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25が、底壁23aを介して1つまたは複数の発熱素子24aと対向する位置に配置されている。そのため、電動機20は、発熱源に近い位置にヒートシンク25を集中的に配置することができ、モータケース23と室外熱交換器230との間においてヒートシンク25の構造を大きくすることなく電動機20を効率的に冷却することができる。また、ベース板25aの面積を大きくする必要がなく、材料コストを抑制することができる。 On the other hand, in the electric motor 20, one or more heat sinks 25 are arranged at positions facing the one or more heating elements 24a via the bottom wall 23a. Therefore, the electric motor 20 can centrally arrange the heat sink 25 at a position close to the heat source, and the electric motor 20 can be made efficient without increasing the structure of the heat sink 25 between the motor case 23 and the outdoor heat exchanger 230. Can be cooled. Further, it is not necessary to increase the area of the base plate 25a, and the material cost can be suppressed.
 また、電動機20は、ベース板25aが矩形状に形成されている。そのため、例えば、ベース板25aをモータケース23の環状部23a2に合致するように環状に形成した場合等と比べて、ヒートシンク25の加工が容易となり、製造コストを抑制することができる。また、電動機20は、ベース板25aが矩形状に形成されているため、ヒートシンク25を収納あるいは運搬しやすい。 The electric motor 20 has a base plate 25a formed in a rectangular shape. Therefore, for example, compared with the case where the base plate 25a is formed in an annular shape so as to match the annular portion 23a2 of the motor case 23, the processing of the heat sink 25 is facilitated, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Moreover, since the base plate 25a is formed in the rectangular shape, the electric motor 20 can easily store or carry the heat sink 25.
 また、電動機20は、複数の板状のフィン25bの少なくとも1つがモータケース23の径方向に延設している。送風機室15内に吸い込まれた空気は、モータケース23の底壁23a上では軸中心から外周へ向かう径方向の流れとなる。ヒートシンク25のフィン25bの少なくとも1つは、底壁23aで風が流れる径方向に延設されているため、平行に配置されたフィン間を空気が流れやすくなり、モータケース23の表面を効率的に冷却することができる。また、電動機20は、膨出部23a1を有するため、送風機室15内に吸い込まれた空気は、膨出部23a1の先端部から基部へ膨出部23a1の外周壁に沿って流れ、膨出部23a1の基部から環状部23a2の外縁に向かって風が流れる。ヒートシンク25のフィン25bの少なくとも1つは、底壁23a上で風が流れる径方向に延設されているため、平行に配置されたフィンの間に空気が流れやすくなり、モータケース23の表面を効率的に冷却することができる。 In addition, in the electric motor 20, at least one of the plurality of plate-like fins 25 b extends in the radial direction of the motor case 23. The air sucked into the blower chamber 15 becomes a radial flow from the center of the shaft toward the outer periphery on the bottom wall 23 a of the motor case 23. Since at least one of the fins 25b of the heat sink 25 extends in the radial direction in which the wind flows in the bottom wall 23a, air easily flows between the fins arranged in parallel, and the surface of the motor case 23 is efficiently Can be cooled to. Moreover, since the electric motor 20 has the bulging part 23a1, the air sucked into the blower chamber 15 flows along the outer peripheral wall of the bulging part 23a1 from the tip part of the bulging part 23a1 to the base, and the bulging part Wind flows from the base of 23a1 toward the outer edge of the annular portion 23a2. Since at least one of the fins 25b of the heat sink 25 extends in the radial direction in which the wind flows on the bottom wall 23a, air easily flows between the fins arranged in parallel, and the surface of the motor case 23 is It can be cooled efficiently.
 また、電動機20は、モータケース23が、固定子21と駆動基板24とを内蔵して樹脂により一体成型されている。そのため、電動機20は、低騒音、低振動を実現することができる。 Further, in the electric motor 20, the motor case 23 has a stator 21 and a drive board 24 built therein and is integrally molded with resin. Therefore, the electric motor 20 can realize low noise and low vibration.
 また、室外送風機50は、1つまたは複数のヒートシンク25が、プロペラファン30の駆動により生じる風の送風方向において、駆動基板24に対して風上側に配置されている。そのため、送風機室15内に吸い込まれた空気が、フィン25bの間に流れやすくなり、モータケース23の表面を効率的に冷却することができる。 Further, in the outdoor blower 50, one or a plurality of heat sinks 25 are arranged on the windward side with respect to the drive substrate 24 in the air blowing direction generated by driving the propeller fan 30. Therefore, the air sucked into the blower chamber 15 can easily flow between the fins 25b, and the surface of the motor case 23 can be efficiently cooled.
 また、室外熱交換器230は、プロペラファン30の駆動により生じる風の送風方向において、室外送風機50の上流側に配置されている。そのため、室外熱交換器230と熱交換した空気が、フィン25bの間に流れやすくなり、モータケース23の表面を効率的に冷却することができる。 In addition, the outdoor heat exchanger 230 is disposed on the upstream side of the outdoor blower 50 in the air blowing direction generated by driving the propeller fan 30. Therefore, air exchanged with the outdoor heat exchanger 230 can easily flow between the fins 25b, and the surface of the motor case 23 can be efficiently cooled.
 なお、本発明の実施の形態は、上記実施の形態1に限定されない。たとえば、電動機20は、円筒形状の膨出部23a1を有しているが、角錐状、あるいは、半球状の膨出部23a1であってもよい。また、電動機20は、膨出部23a1を設けていなくても良い。また、フィン25bの形状は、板状に限定するものではなく、例えば、円柱状、楕円柱、菱形柱、角柱、スリットの入った薄板を積層したものなどでもよい。 Note that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the first embodiment. For example, the electric motor 20 has the cylindrical bulging portion 23a1, but may be a pyramidal or hemispherical bulging portion 23a1. Moreover, the electric motor 20 does not need to provide the bulging part 23a1. Further, the shape of the fin 25b is not limited to a plate shape, and may be, for example, a cylindrical shape, an elliptical column, a rhombus, a prism, or a laminate of thin plates with slits.
 1 筐体、2 前面パネル、3 天板パネル、4 後面パネル、5 右側面パネル、6 底板、7 ファングリル、8 右側面カバー、10 機械室、12 制御基板、15 送風機室、17 送風機固定台、17a 梁、17b 平板、20 電動機、21 固定子、22 回転子、23 モータケース、23a 底壁、23a1 膨出部、23a2 環状部、24 駆動基板、24a 発熱素子、25 ヒートシンク、25a ベース板、25b フィン、26 回転軸、27a ベアリング、27b ベアリング、28 コネクタ用リード線、29 ブラケット、30 プロペラファン、30a ファンボス部、30b 翼部、50 室外送風機、60 室内送風機、100 空気調和機、110 室内機、120 室外機、130 冷媒配管、140 冷媒配管、210 圧縮機、220 流路切替装置、230 室外熱交換器、240 膨張弁、250 室内熱交換器。 1 housing, 2 front panel, 3 top panel, 4 rear panel, 5 right side panel, 6 bottom plate, 7 fan grille, 8 right side cover, 10 machine room, 12 control board, 15 blower room, 17 blower fixing base , 17a beam, 17b flat plate, 20 motor, 21 stator, 22 rotor, 23 motor case, 23a bottom wall, 23a1 bulge, 23a2 annular part, 24 drive board, 24a heating element, 25 heat sink, 25a base plate, 25b fin, 26 rotating shaft, 27a bearing, 27b bearing, 28 connector lead wire, 29 bracket, 30 propeller fan, 30a fan boss, 30b wing, 50 outdoor fan, 60 indoor fan, 100 air conditioner, 110 indoor Machine, 120 outdoor units, 130 Refrigerant pipe, 140 a refrigerant pipe, 210 compressor, 220 flow path switching unit, 230 outdoor heat exchanger 240 expansion valve 250 indoor heat exchanger.

Claims (9)

  1.  円筒形状の固定子と、
     前記固定子の軸心を中心として回転自在に設置された回転子と、
     前記固定子と前記回転子とを収納し、底壁を有する円筒形状のモータケースと、
     前記モータケース内において前記固定子と前記底壁との間に配置され、前記回転子を駆動する駆動回路を備えた駆動基板と、
     前記底壁に配置され、前記底壁を介して前記駆動基板と対向する1つまたは複数のヒートシンクと、
    を備えた電動機。
    A cylindrical stator,
    A rotor installed rotatably about the axis of the stator;
    A cylindrical motor case that houses the stator and the rotor and has a bottom wall;
    A drive board provided between the stator and the bottom wall in the motor case and provided with a drive circuit for driving the rotor;
    One or more heat sinks disposed on the bottom wall and facing the drive substrate via the bottom wall;
    With electric motor.
  2.  前記1つまたは複数のヒートシンクのそれぞれは、前記モータケースの前記底壁と接するベース板と、前記ベース板から立設して平行に配置された複数の板状のフィンとを有する請求項1に記載の電動機。 2. The heat sink according to claim 1, wherein each of the one or more heat sinks includes a base plate that contacts the bottom wall of the motor case, and a plurality of plate-like fins that are erected from the base plate and arranged in parallel. The electric motor described.
  3.  前記駆動基板は、1つまたは複数の発熱素子を有しており、
     前記1つまたは複数のヒートシンクは、前記底壁を介して前記1つまたは複数の発熱素子と対向する位置に配置されている請求項2に記載の電動機。
    The drive substrate has one or more heating elements,
    The electric motor according to claim 2, wherein the one or more heat sinks are disposed at positions facing the one or more heating elements via the bottom wall.
  4.  前記ベース板が矩形状に形成されている請求項2又は3に記載の電動機。 The electric motor according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the base plate is formed in a rectangular shape.
  5.  前記複数の板状のフィンの少なくとも1つが前記モータケースの径方向に延設している請求項2~4のいずれか1項に記載の電動機。 5. The electric motor according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of plate-like fins extends in a radial direction of the motor case.
  6.  前記モータケースは、前記固定子と前記駆動基板とを内蔵して樹脂により一体成型されている請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の電動機。 The electric motor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the motor case incorporates the stator and the drive substrate and is integrally formed of resin.
  7.  請求項1~6いずれか1項に記載の電動機と、
     前記電動機に固定されるプロペラファンと、
    を備え、
     前記1つまたは複数のヒートシンクは、前記プロペラファンの駆動により生じる風の送風方向において、前記駆動基板に対して風上側に配置されている送風機。
    The electric motor according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
    A propeller fan fixed to the electric motor;
    With
    The one or more heat sinks are arranged on a windward side with respect to the drive board in a direction of blowing air generated by driving the propeller fan.
  8.  請求項7に記載の送風機と、
     冷媒と空気との熱交換を行う熱交換器と、
    を備え、
     前記熱交換器は、前記プロペラファンの駆動により生じる風の送風方向において、前記送風機の上流側に配置されている室外機。
    A blower according to claim 7;
    A heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air;
    With
    The heat exchanger is an outdoor unit arranged on the upstream side of the blower in a direction of blowing air generated by driving the propeller fan.
  9.  請求項8に記載の室外機を備えた空気調和機。 An air conditioner comprising the outdoor unit according to claim 8.
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