IP Library Granted Patent US 8,786,155
Granted Patent B2
US 8,786,155 · App. 13/210,468 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Axial gap rotating electrical machine

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Patent No.
US 8,786,155
App. No.
13/210,468
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

When an axial gap rotating electrical machine is assembled, stator cores are accurately positioned and a manufacturing process therefor is simplified. The axial gap rotating electrical machine comprises: a housing frame body having a first space in the cylindrical central part thereof and multiple second spaces located in the circumferential direction which have the same distances from the center; a shaft rotatably provided in the first space in the housing frame body; a core placed in each of the second spaces in the housing frame body and a coil arranged around the core; a rotor yoke fixed on the shaft, extended in the direction of the circumference thereof, and having multiple magnets arranged in circumferential positions confronting the cores; and a case having a hole for the shaft and housing the housing frame body and the rotor yoke.

Claims (36)

1. An axial gap rotating electrical machine comprising:

a housing frame body having a first space in the cylindrical central part thereof, and a plurality of second spaces located in the circumferential direction which have the same distances from the center;

a shaft rotatably provided in the first space in the housing frame body;

a core placed in each of the plurality of the second spaces in the housing frame body and a coil arranged around the core;

a rotor yoke fixed on the shaft, extended in the direction of the circumference thereof, and having a plurality of magnets arranged in circumferential positions confront the cores; and

a case having a hole for the shaft and housing the housing frame body and the rotor yoke,

wherein each of the plurality of the second spaces is open on one side and closed on the other side, and the axial thickness of the closed portion is smaller than the air gap between the cores housed in the housing frame body on the open side and the magnets of the rotor yoke arranged opposite to the cores.

2. The axial gap rotating electrical machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the numbers of the cores and the coils wound on the cores are different from the number of the magnets on the rotor yoke.

3. The axial gap rotating electrical machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein an engaging portion for positioning a core and a coil wound on the core is provided as one part of the housing frame body which forms the second spaces.

4. The axial gap rotating electrical machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein a nonmagnetic intervention member is provided in the air gap between the cores housed in the housing frame body and the magnets of the rotor yoke arranged opposite to the cores.

5. The axial gap rotating electrical machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the second spaces is open on one side and closed on the other side.

6. The axial gap rotating electrical machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the case covers both sides of the housing frame body in the axial direction and is formed integrally with the housing frame body in the direction of the circumference of the housing frame body.

7. The axial gap rotating electrical machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the housing frame body is made of a nonmagnetic and nonconductive material.

8. An axial gap rotating electrical machine comprising:

a housing frame body having a first space in the cylindrical central part thereof, and a plurality of second spaces located in circumferential direction with the equal distances from the center thereof;

a shaft rotatably provided in the first space in the housing frame body;

a core placed in each of the plurality of the second spaces in the housing frame body extending in the axial direction and a coil wound on the core;

two rotor yokes fixed on the shaft, extended in the direction of the circumference thereof, and having a plurality of magnets arranged in circumferential positions confront the cores; and

a case having a hole for the shaft and housing the housing frame body and the rotor yokes,

wherein the two rotor yokes are provided on the shaft penetrating the central part of the housing frame body on both sides of the housing frame body,

wherein each of the plurality of the second spaces is open on one side and closed on the other side, and the axial thickness of the closed portion is smaller than the air gap between the cores housed in the housing frame body on the open side and the magnets of the rotor yoke arranged opposite to the cores.

9. The axial gap rotating electrical machine according to claim 8 ,

wherein the case covers both sides of the housing frame body in the axial direction and is formed integrally with the housing frame body in the direction of the circumference of the housing frame body.

10. An axial gap rotating electrical machine comprising:

a housing frame body having a first space in the cylindrical central part thereof, a plurality of second spaces located on the circumference at equal distances from the center thereof, and a third space intersecting with the first space and extending in the circumferential direction;

a shaft rotatably provided in the first space in the housing frame body;

a core placed in each of the plurality of the second spaces in the housing frame body in the axial direction and a coil arranged around the core;

a rotor yoke fixed on the shaft and provided in the third space and having a plurality of magnets arranged in circumferential positions confronting the cores; and

a case having a hole for the shaft and housing the housing frame body and the rotor yoke,

wherein each of the plurality of the second spaces is open on one side and closed on the other side, and the axial thickness of the closed portion is smaller than the air gap between the cores housed in the housing frame body on the open side and the magnets of the rotor yoke arranged opposite to the cores.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2022
From: HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062232/0889 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2022
From: HITACHI-JOHNSON CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONING, INC.
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062232/0906 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2018
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS-HITACHI AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
To: HITACHI-JOHNSON CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONING, INC.
Reel/Frame 045299/0676 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2017
From: HITACHI APPLIANCES, INC.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS-HITACHI AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 041505/0804 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2011
From: WANG, ZHUONAN; ENOMOTO, YUJI; ITO, MOTOYA; MASAKI, RYOSO; ITABASHI, HIROMITSU; HUANG, BAIYING
To: HITACHI APPLIANCES, INC.; HITACHI METALS, LTD.; HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026754/0766 →