IP Library Granted Patent US 11,101,706
Granted Patent B2
US 11,101,706 · App. 16/080,222 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Rotor for an electric machine having a sheet metal for securing a pole shoe to a shaft

Inventors: Stefan Schmidt (Bernau OT Schönow, DE); Benjamin Gottfried Ulbrich (Berlin, DE); Martin Wieschalla (Berlin, DE)
Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
H02K1/24H02K1/30H02K15/022H02K19/02
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Patent No.
US 11,101,706
App. No.
16/080,222
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a rotor ( 3 ) for an electric rotating machine ( 1 ), in particular a synchronous machine ( 20 ), comprising a shaft ( 5 ) and at least one pole shoe ( 7 ). In order to keep overhead and costs low while achieving high reliability, according to the invention, a metal sheet ( 8 ) is placed between the shaft ( 5 ) and the pole shoe ( 7 ); said metal sheet ( 8 ) has a first contact area ( 12 ) that is in contact with a contact area ( 14 ) on the pole shoe ( 7 ), the metal sheet ( 8 ) and the pole shoe ( 7 ) being made of different materials.

Claims (47)

1. A rotor for an electric rotating machine, in particular a synchronous machine, said rotor comprising:

a shaft made of a first material;

a pole shoe made of a second material which is different than the first material; and

a metal sheet disposed between the shaft and the pole shoe and having a first contact area which is in contact with a contact area of the pole shoe, said first contact area of the metal sheet having a surface roughness which is greater than a surface roughness of the contact area of the pole shoe.

2. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the first contact area of the metal sheet has a surface roughness of more than 25 μm.

3. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet is formed from a material having a hardness which is greater than a hardness of the pole shoe.

4. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet is formed from a spring steel with a hardness of at least 650 HV.

5. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet has a thickness of at least 2 mm.

6. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the first contact area of the metal sheet is hi full surface contact with the contact area of the pole shoe.

7. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet is in contact with the shaft by way of a form-fit and/or force-fit connection, hi particular by way of a connecting element.

8. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet is connected to the shaft by way of a positive-fit connection.

9. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the first contact area of the metal sheet has a surface roughness in a range of 60 μm to 80 μm.

10. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet is connected to the shaft by way of a welded connection.

11. A rotor for an electric rotating machine, in particular a synchronous machine, said rotor comprising:

a shaft made of a first material;

a pole shoe made of a second material which is different than the first material; and

a metal sheet disposed between the shaft and the pole shoe and having a first contact area which is in contact with a contact area of the pole shoe, said metal sheet having a second contact area which is in contact with a contact area of the shaft, said second contact area of the metal sheet having a surface roughness which is greater than a surface roughness of the contact area of the shaft.

12. The rotor of claim 11 , wherein the first contact area of the metal sheet has a surface roughness of more than 25 μm.

13. The rotor of claim 11 , wherein the metal sheet is formed from a material having a hardness which is greater than a hardness of the pole shoe.

14. The rotor of claim 11 , wherein the metal sheet is formed from a spring steel with a hardness of at least 650 HV.

15. The rotor of claim 11 , wherein the metal sheet has a thickness of at least 2 mm.

16. The rotor of claim 11 , wherein the first contact area of the metal sheet is in full surface contact with the contact area of the pole shoe.

17. The rotor of claim 11 , wherein the metal sheet is in contact with the shaft by way of a form-fit and/or force-fit connection, in particular by way of a connecting element.

18. The rotor of claim 11 , wherein the metal sheet is connected to the shaft by way of a positive-fit connection.

19. The rotor of claim 11 , wherein the first contact area of the meta/sheet has a surface roughness in a range of 60 μm to 80 μm.

20. The rotor of claim 11 , wherein the metal sheet is connected to the shaft by way of a welded connection.

21. An electric rotating machine, in particular a synchronous machine, comprising a rotor, said rotor comprising a shaft made of a first material, a pole shoe made of a second material which is different than the first material, and a metal sheet disposed between the shaft and the pole shoe and having a first contact area which is in contact with a contact area of the pole shoe, said first contact area of the metal sheet having a surface roughness which is greater than a surface roughness of the contact area of the pole shoe.

22. An electric rotating machine, in particular a synchronous machine, comprising a rotor, said rotor comprising a shaft made of a first material, a pole shoe made of a second material which is different than the first material, and a metal sheet disposed between the shaft and the pole shoe and having a first contact area which is in contact with a contact area of the pole shoe, said metal sheet having a second contact area which is in contact with a contact area of the shaft, said second contact area of the metal sheet having a surface roughness which is greater than a surface roughness of the contact area of the shaft.

23. A method for producing a rotor for an electric rotating machine, in particular a synchronous machine, said method comprising:

placing a metal sheet between a pole shoe and a shaft of the electric rotating machine, with the metal sheet and the pole shoe being produced from different materials; and

contacting a first contact area of the metal sheet with a contact area of the pole shoe, with the first contact area of the metal sheet having a surface roughness which is greater than a surface roughness of the contact area of the pole shoe.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the first contact area of the metal sheet has a surface roughness of more than 25 μm.

25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the metal sheet is formed from a material having a hardness which is greater than a hardness of the pole shoe.

26. The method of claim 23 , wherein the metal sheet is formed from a spring steel with a hardness of at least 650 HV.

27. The method of claim 23 , wherein the metal sheet has a thickness which is at least 2 mm.

28. The method of claim 23 , wherein the first contact area of the metal sheet is in full surface contact with the contact area of the pole shoe.

29. A method for producing a rotor for an electric rotating machine, in particular a synchronous machine, said method comprising:

placing a metal sheet between a pole shoe and a shaft of the electric rotating machine, with the metal sheet and the pole shoe being produced from different materials;

contacting a first contact area of the metal sheet with a contact area of the pole shoe; and

providing the metal sheet with a second contact area with a surface roughness which is greater than a surface roughness of a contact area of the shaft.

30. The method of claim 29 , wherein the first contact area of the metal sheet has a surface roughness of more than 25 μm.

31. The method of claim 29 , wherein the metal sheet is formed from a material having a hardness which is greater than a hardness of the pole shoe.

32. The method of claim 29 , wherein the metal sheet is formed from a spring steel with a hardness of at least 650 HV.

33. The method of claim 29 , wherein the metal sheet has a thickness which is at least 2 mm.

34. The method of claim 29 , wherein the first contact area of the metal sheet is in full surface contact with the contact area of the pole shoe.

35. The method of claim 29 , further comprising contacting a region of the second contact area of the metal sheet with the shaft by way of a form-fit and/or force-fit connection, in particular by way of a connecting element.

36. The method of claim 29 , further comprising connecting the second contact area of the metal sheet to the shaft by way of a positive-fit connection.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: INNOMOTICS GMBH
Reel/Frame 065612/0733 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2018
From: SCHMIDT, STEFAN; ULBRICH, BENJAMIN GOTTFRIED; WIESCHALLA, MARTIN
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 046714/0097 →
Priority Claims (2)
EP 16157877 · Feb 29, 2016 · regional
EP 16158921 · Mar 7, 2016 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190020233A1 · Jan 17, 2019