IP Library Patent Application 11576570
Patent Application
App. No. 11/576,570

Communicator Motor and Method of Manufacturing the Same

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App. No.
11/576,570
Abstract

A commutator motor includes a field magnet having a field magnet core and a field magnet winding, and an armature having a rotary shaft, an armature core fixed to the rotary shaft, an armature winding wound on slots of the core, and a commutator. The commutator has commutator segments integer multiples of the number of the slots, and the same number of hooks as the slots. A connecting-wire between the armature winding and the hook is bent and shaped toward the rotary shaft at least at one pace of a start and an end of winding of the armature winding.

Claims (23)

1 . A commutator motor comprising:

a field magnet including a field magnet core and a field magnet winding; and

an armature including a rotary shaft, an armature core fixed to the rotary shaft, an armature winding wound on a plurality of slots of the armature core, and a commutator,

wherein the commutator has commutator segments integer multiples of a number of the plurality of slots and an identical number of hooks to the segments, and

a connecting-wire between the armature winding and the hooks is bent and shaped toward the rotary shaft at least at a place one of a start of winding and an end of winding of the armature winding.

2 . The commutator motor of claim 1 , wherein the connecting-wire connects to the hook in α-shape.

3 . The commutator motor of claim 1 , wherein the connecting-wire is rigidly bound with a string.

4 . A method of manufacturing a commutator motor, which motor comprises:

a field magnet including a field magnet core and a field magnet winding;

an armature including a rotary shaft, an armature core fixed to the rotary shaft, an armature winding wound on a plurality of slots of the armature core, and a commutator having a hook to which the armature winding is connected,

the method comprising the steps of

(a) providing a pair of the slots with a winding plural turns;

(b) forming a connecting-wire and providing another pair of the slots with a winding plural turns;

(c) bending and shaping the connecting-wire toward the rotary shaft;

(d) connecting the connecting-wire to the hook; and

(e) repress-fitting the commutator on the rotary shaft while the bent and shaped section of the winding is maintained with a winding-shaping jig.

5 . The method of manufacturing a commutator motor as defined in claim 4 , wherein the step (c) bends and shapes the connecting-wire at least at a place one of a start of winding and an end of winding of the armature winding.

6 . The method of manufacturing a commutator motor as defined in claim 4 , wherein the step (c) includes a step of moving a former to be used for forming the connecting-wire along a direction from an outer circumference of the armature core toward the rotary shaft.

7 . The method of manufacturing a commutator motor as defined in claim 4 , wherein the step (d) connects the connecting-wire to the hook in α-shape.

8 . The method of manufacturing a commutator motor as defined in claim 4 , further comprising the step of:

rigidly binding the connecting-wire with a string.

9 . The method of manufacturing a commutator motor as defined in claim 4 , wherein the winding-shaping jig urges the bent and shaped section from a radial direction toward the rotary shaft.

10 . The method of manufacturing a commutator motor as defined in claim 4 , wherein the step (e) including a step of urging the commutator to axial direction with a commutator-pressing jig.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0689 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2007
From: YAMAZAKI, AKIHIKO; TAKEDA, KAZUTO
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020026/0423 →