IP Library Granted Patent US 12695339
Granted Patent B2
US 12695339 · App. 18/248,620 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Rotor for a rotary electric machine

Inventors: Diana Fantuz (Plaisir, FR); Guillaume Tardy (La Celle St Cloud, FR); Olivier Gas (Gond Pontouvre, FR)
Assignee: NIDEC PSA EMOTORS
H02K1/276
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12695339
App. No.
18/248,620
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Rotor ( 30 ) for a rotary electric machine, including: at least one permanent magnet ( 1 ) having, in cross section, at least one large side ( 2 a ) and at least one small side ( 3 a ), a rotor body ( 33 ) including stacked sheets, the rotor body ( 33 ) including at least one recess ( 4 ) receiving the permanent magnet ( 1 ), the recess ( 4 ) being delimited by at least one face ( 5 a ) opposite the large side ( 2 a ) of the permanent magnet ( 1 ), at least one sheet ( 6 ) including at least one deformable tongue ( 7 ) connecting to the face ( 5 a ) of the recess ( 4 ) and extending into the recess ( 4 ), the deformable tongue ( 7 ) being angled and including a foldable portion ( 8 ) configured to be pressed against the small side ( 3 a ) of the permanent magnet ( 1 ).

Claims (21)

1 . A rotor for a rotary electric machine, including:

at least one permanent magnet that has, in cross section, perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the rotor, at least one large side and at least one small side,

a rotor body including sheets stacked on one another, the rotor body including at least one recess accommodating the permanent magnet, the recess being delimited by at least one face facing the large side of the permanent magnet,

at least one sheet including at least one deformable tongue connecting to said face of the recess and extending into the recess, the deformable tongue being angled and including a bendable portion that is configured to be bent out of the plane of the sheet so as to press against the small side of the permanent magnet, and wherein, the bendable portion of said deformable tongue is configured to press substantially against the middle of the small side of the permanent magnet.

2 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the permanent magnet having, in cross section, a first small side and a second small side, opposite the first small side, the bendable portion being configured to press against the first small side of the permanent magnet, at least one sheet including at least one stop facing the second small side of the permanent magnet.

3 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the permanent magnet having, in cross section, a first small side and a second small side, opposite the first small side, the bendable portion being configured to press against the first small side of the permanent magnet, at least one sheet including at least one wedge facing the first small side of the permanent magnet.

4 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the deformable tongue extending between a connecting end for connecting to the face of the recess and a free end, the width of the deformable tongue being able especially to decrease from its connecting end to its free end.

5 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the deformable tongue including an axis of elongation including two rectilinear portions, namely a first rectilinear portion at the connecting end of the deformable tongue, and a second rectilinear portion at the bendable portion of the deformable tongue.

6 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the deformable tongue exhibiting a narrowing in its width.

7 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the deformable tongue including a bending axis that extends in a plane parallel to the plane of the sheet.

8 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the recess including a cutout made in the face of the recess to which the deformable tongue is connected.

9 . The rotor according to claim 1 , including at least two deformable tongues distributed along the rotor body for one and the same recess.

10 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the recess being delimited by at least one face facing a large side of the permanent magnet, said face including at least one deformation that is convex toward the interior of the recess.

11 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the recess being delimited by at least one face facing a large side of the permanent magnet, said face including at least one deformable tab that extends into the recess, the deformable tab including a free end that is configured to press against the large side of the permanent magnet and to hold the permanent magnet against the opposite face of the recess.

12 . A rotary electric machine, including a stator and a rotor according to claim 1 .

13 . The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein the bendable portion of said deformable tongue is configured to press substantially against the middle of the small side of the permanent magnet.

14 . A rotor for a rotary electric machine, including a rotor body including sheets stacked on one another, the rotor body including at least one permanent magnet that has, in cross section, perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the rotor, at least one large side and at least one small side, and at least one recess accommodating the permanent magnet, the recess being delimited by:

at least one face including at least one deformable tongue extending into the recess, the deformable tongue being configured to deform out of the plane of the sheet and including a free end that is configured to press against the small side of the permanent magnet, the deformable tongue including a bendable portion, the bendable portion of said deformable tongue is configured to press substantially against the middle of the small side of the permanent magnet; and

at least one face facing the large side of the permanent magnet including at least one deformation that is convex toward the interior of the recess, allowing the permanent magnet to be held against an opposite face of the recess.

15 . A method for producing a rotor for a rotary electric machine, wherein a rotor body including sheets stacked on one another is provided, the rotor body including at least one recess that is configured to accommodate at least one permanent magnet that has, in cross section, perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the rotor, at least one large side and at least one small side, the recess being delimited by at least one face facing the large side of the permanent magnet, at least one sheet including at least one deformable tongue connecting to said face of the recess and extending into the recess, the deformable tongue being angled and including a bendable portion that is configured to be bent out of the plane of the sheet so as to press against the small side of the permanent magnet, the bendable portion of said deformable tongue is configured to press substantially against the middle of the small side of the permanent magnet, the method including the step of longitudinally inserting, along the axis of rotation of the rotor, at least one permanent magnet into the recess.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , the insertion of the permanent magnet into the recess causing the deformation of the deformable tongue by bending so as to allow the bendable portion to press against the small side of the permanent magnet.