IP Library Granted Patent US 10,476,346
Granted Patent B2
US 10,476,346 · App. 15/882,085 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

Air-conditioning blower motor unit

Inventor: Masashi Ueda (Sendai, JP)
Assignee: KEIHIN CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,476,346
App. No.
15/882,085
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stator of a brushless motor is provided with stator side terminal portions. A circuit board is provided with board side terminal portions. The stator side terminal portions are connected to adjacent two of U phase electromagnetic coils, V phase electromagnetic coils and W phase electromagnetic coils. The stator side terminal portions and the board side terminal portions are electrically connected via flexible wires.

Claims (22)

1. An air-conditioning blower motor unit configured to rotate a blower fan by a brushless motor including a stator and a rotor, the stator including a U phase electromagnetic coil, a V phase electromagnetic coil and a W phase electromagnetic coil formed by winding wires, insulation members, and a stator core, the winding wires being wound around the insulation members that covers the stator core, the U phase electromagnetic coil forming a U phase, the V phase electromagnetic coil forming a V phase and the W phase electromagnetic coil forming a W phase, and the rotor holding a permanent magnet and rotatable along a periphery of the stator, the air-conditioning blower motor unit comprising:

a metal bearing holder holding the stator and rotatably supporting a rotation shaft of the brushless motor;

a circuit board provided with an electronic part configured to control the brushless motor; and

a metal support disk holding the bearing holder and the circuit board at positions so that the bearing holder and the circuit board do not overlap, wherein:

end surfaces of the insulation members on a side facing toward the circuit board are provided with stator side terminal portions;

each of the stator side terminal portions electrically connected to two end portions of different phases of the winding wires adjacent to each other and pulled out from two of the U phase electromagnetic coil, the V phase electromagnetic coil or the W phase electromagnetic coil;

a board side terminal portion electrically connected to the electronic part is arranged on the circuit board; and

the board side terminal portion and the stator side terminal portions are electrically connected relatively swingably via flexible wires.

2. The air-conditioning blower motor unit according to claim 1 , wherein the stator side terminal portions are inserted through insertion holes formed in the support disk, and the stator side terminal portions are exposed from the support disk such that the stator side terminal portions face the flexible wires.

3. The air-conditioning blower motor unit according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible wires are stranded wires formed by stranding a plurality of thin wires.

4. The air-conditioning blower motor unit according to claim 3 , wherein the flexible wires are covered with an insulation coating except for portions connected to the stator side terminal portion and the board side terminal portion.

5. The air-conditioning blower motor unit according to claim 3 , further comprising an insulating support member made of resin, and coupled to the circuit board, part of the board side terminal portion being embedded in the insulating support member.

6. The air-conditioning blower motor unit according to claim 5 , wherein the stranded wires are supported by the insulating support member.

7. The air-conditioning blower motor unit according to claim 6 , wherein:

a recessed housing is formed in the insulating support member, and

at least one of the stranded wires is supported in the recessed housing.

8. The air-conditioning blower motor unit according to claim 7 , wherein:

the insulating support member includes a columnar portion extending from the circuit board toward one of the stator side terminal portion; and

the recessed housing is formed in the columnar portion.

9. The air-conditioning blower motor unit according to claim 5 , wherein:

a cutout portion cut out in a recessed shape is formed in the circuit board; and

the insulating support member is attached along a rim portion of the cutout portion.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: KEIHIN CORPORATION
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058951/0325 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2018
From: UEDA, MASASHI
To: KEIHIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044777/0008 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-021104 · Feb 8, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180226856A1 · Aug 9, 2018
Cited By (1)
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