IP Library Granted Patent US 9,966,807
Granted Patent B2
US 9,966,807 · App. 15/294,354 · Granted May 8, 2018

Brushless motor

Inventors: Seiya Yokoyama (Toyohashi, JP); Yoshiaki Takemoto (Toyohashi, JP)
Assignee: ASMO CO., LTD.
H02K1/2706H02K1/14H02K1/24H02K1/2713H02K1/2746H02K3/18H02K3/28H02K7/083H02K16/02H02K21/12H02K21/14
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Patent No.
US 9,966,807
App. No.
15/294,354
Granted
May 8, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A brushless motor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, and a field magnet member. The first rotor core includes primary projecting pieces arranged along a circumferential direction at equal intervals. The second rotor core has the same shape as the first rotor core, and includes secondary projecting pieces arranged along the circumferential direction at equal intervals. The secondary projecting pieces are positioned between the primary projecting pieces that are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction. The field magnet member is arranged between the first rotor core and the second rotor core. The field magnet member is magnetized along an axial direction to generate primary magnetic poles in the primary projecting pieces, and generate secondary magnetic poles in the secondary projecting pieces. A rotor includes the first rotor core, the second rotor core, and the field magnet member.

Claims (27)

1. A motor for an electric power steering device including a steering column mounted on a steering shaft, the motor comprising:

a stator including a first system three-phase coil and a second system three-phase coil; and

an SPM type rotor arranged on an inner side of the stator, the rotor moved in cooperation with the steering shaft, wherein the rotor includes an outer circumferential surface having a plurality of slots, a plurality of salient pole iron cores each positioned between the slots that are adjacent to each other, and a plurality of permanent magnets respectively arranged in the slots, wherein

the permanent magnets include arcuate outer circumferential surfaces that extend along a circumferential direction,

the salient pole iron cores include arcuate outer circumferential surfaces that extend along the circumferential direction,

the permanent magnets are magnetized so that portions at an outer side in a radial direction of all of the permanent magnets function as primary magnetic poles, and

the plurality of salient pole iron cores is configured so that portions at an outer side in the radial direction of all of the salient pole iron cores function as secondary magnetic poles that differ from the primary magnetic poles.

2. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the first system three-phase coil and the second system three-phase coil is wound around the stator into a concentrated winding, and

the permanent magnets have an angular width that is greater than or equal to an angular width of the salient pole iron cores.

3. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the first system three-phase coil and the second system three-phase coil is wound around the stator into a distributed winding, and

the permanent magnets have an angular width that is greater than or equal to an angular width of the salient pole iron cores.

4. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein

the rotor includes

a first rotor core part that includes the outer circumferential surface having the slots that function as a plurality of primary slots, the salient pole iron cores each positioned between the primary slots that are adjacent to each other to function as a plurality of primary salient pole iron cores, and the permanent magnets respectively arranged in the plurality of primary slots to function as a plurality of primary permanent magnets, and

a second rotor core part that includes the outer circumferential surface having the slots that function as a plurality of secondary slots, the salient pole iron cores each positioned between the secondary slots that are adjacent to each other to function as a plurality of secondary salient pole iron cores, and the permanent magnets respectively arranged in the plurality of secondary slots to function as a plurality of secondary permanent magnets,

the number of the primary slots is the same as the number of the secondary slots, and the number of the primary salient pole iron cores is the same as the number of the plurality of secondary salient pole iron cores,

the first and second rotor core parts are stacked together so that the primary slots and the secondary salient pole iron cores are arranged along an axial direction, and the primary salient pole iron cores and the secondary slots are arranged along the axial direction,

the primary permanent magnets are magnetized so that portions of the primary permanent magnets at an outer side in the radial direction function as the primary magnetic poles, and

the secondary permanent magnets are magnetized so that portions of the plurality of secondary permanent magnets at an outer side in the radial direction function as the secondary magnetic poles.

5. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein

the stator includes a plurality of stator-side slots, the first system three-phase coil and the second system three-phase coil wounding around the stator-side slots,

a coil of the first system three-phase coil and a coil of the second system three-phase coil that have the same phase are arranged in the stator-side slots adjacent one another in the circumferential direction, and

the coil of the first system three-phase coil and the coil of the second system three-phase coil that have the same phase are applied with power voltages having a phase difference.

6. The motor according to claim 5 , wherein

when the number of magnetic poles of the rotor is ten, and the number of the stator-side slots is sixty, the phase difference is set to be 30°.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jun 28, 2018
From: ASMO CO., LTD.
To: DENSO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046871/0871 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2016
From: YOKOYAMA, SEIYA; TAKEMOTO, YOSHIAKI
To: ASMO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040066/0934 →
Priority Claims (7)
JP 2012-067983 · Mar 23, 2012 · national
JP 2012-072116 · Mar 27, 2012 · national
JP 2012-091165 · Apr 12, 2012 · national
JP 2012-093211 · Apr 16, 2012 · national
JP 2012-109734 · May 11, 2012 · national
JP 2012-116605 · May 22, 2012 · national
JP 2012-159832 · Jul 18, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 13831641 · Mar 15, 2013
Related Publication 20170033623A1 · Feb 2, 2017