IP Library Granted Patent US 11,764,654
Granted Patent B2
US 11,764,654 · App. 16/478,210 · Granted Sep 19, 2023

Rotary electric machine member manufacturing method

Inventors: Hideharu Ushida (Anjo, JP); Tetsuya Matsubara (Anjo, JP); Takehiro Anai (Anjo, JP)
Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
H02K15/03B23K26/28H02K1/276B23K2101/36B23K2103/02Y10T29/49012
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Patent No.
US 11,764,654
App. No.
16/478,210
Granted
Sep 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotary electric machine member manufacturing method includes: a step of providing a motor core by stacking a plurality of electromagnetic steel sheets; and a step of welding the motor core by keyhole welding while pressurizing the motor core in a stacking direction with a welding pressure lower than that at which the thickness of the motor core in the stacking direction levels off. The thickness is a length of the motor core between a first end of the motor core and a second end of the motor core.

Claims (30)

1. A rotary electric machine member manufacturing method comprising:

a step of providing a motor core by stacking a plurality of electromagnetic steel sheets; and

a step of welding the motor core by keyhole welding while pressurizing the motor core in a stacking direction with a welding pressure lower than that at which a thickness of the motor core in the stacking direction levels off, the thickness being a length of the motor core between a first end of the motor core and a second end of the motor core, wherein

the step of welding the motor core involves welding the motor core while pressurizing, with a welding pressure lower than that at which the motor core has a minimum thickness, the motor core having a gap between the electromagnetic steel sheets.

2. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising, after the step of welding the motor core, a step of securing, with resin, a magnet inserted into a magnet insertion hole of the motor core while pressurizing the motor core with a welding pressure at which the motor core has a minimum thickness.

3. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 2 , wherein

the motor core is one of a rotor core and a stator core, and

the step of welding the motor core that is one of the rotor core and the stator core involves welding the one of the rotor core and the stator core such that the one of the rotor core and the stator core has a thickness at which a density of the one of the rotor core and the stator core is equal to or higher than a density of the other one of the rotor core and the stator core, the other one of the rotor core and the stator core facing the one of the rotor core and the stator core.

4. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 2 , further comprising, before the step of welding the motor core, a step of inserting a magnet into a magnet insertion hole of the motor core.

5. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the motor core is one of a rotor core and a stator core, and

the step of welding the motor core that is one of the rotor core and the stator core involves welding the one of the rotor core and the stator core such that the one of the rotor core and the stator core has a thickness at which a density of the one of the rotor core and the stator core is equal to or higher than a density of the other one of the rotor core and the stator core, the other one of the rotor core and the stator core facing the one of the rotor core and the stator core.

6. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein

the motor core is one of a rotor core and a stator core, and

the step of welding the motor core that is one of the rotor core and the stator core involves welding the one of the rotor core and the stator core such that the one of the rotor core and the stator core has a thickness at which a density of the one of the rotor core and the stator core is equal to or higher than a density of the other one of the rotor core and the stator core, the other one of the rotor core and the stator core facing the one of the rotor core and the stator core.

7. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 5 , further comprising, before the step of welding the motor core, a step of inserting a magnet into a magnet insertion hole of the motor core.

8. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the motor core is one of a rotor core and a stator core, and

the step of welding the motor core that is one of the rotor core and the stator core involves welding the one of the rotor core and the stator core such that the one of the rotor core and the stator core has a thickness at which a density of the one of the rotor core and the stator core is equal to or higher than a density of the other one of the rotor core and the stator core, the other one of the rotor core and the stator core facing the one of the rotor core and the stator core.

9. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising, before the step of welding the motor core, a step of inserting a magnet into a magnet insertion hole of the motor core.

10. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the step of welding the motor core involves welding the motor core from a first end of the motor core to a second end of the motor core in a rotation axis direction.

11. A rotary electric machine member manufacturing method comprising:

a step of providing a motor core by stacking a plurality of electromagnetic steel sheets;

a step of welding the motor core by keyhole welding while pressurizing the motor core in a stacking direction with a welding pressure lower than that at which a thickness of the motor core in the stacking direction levels off, the thickness being a length of the motor core between a first end of the motor core and a second end of the motor core; and

before the step of welding the motor core, a step of securing, with an adhesive, a magnet inserted into a magnet insertion hole of the motor core while pressurizing the motor core with a welding pressure lower than that at which the motor core has a minimum thickness, the motor core having a gap between the electromagnetic steel sheets.

12. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 11 , wherein

the motor core is one of a rotor core and a stator core, and

the step of welding the motor core that is one of the rotor core and the stator core involves welding the one of the rotor core and the stator core such that the one of the rotor core and the stator core has a thickness at which a density of the one of the rotor core and the stator core is equal to or higher than a density of the other one of the rotor core and the stator core, the other one of the rotor core and the stator core facing the one of the rotor core and the stator core.

13. The rotary electric machine member manufacturing method according to claim 11 , further comprising, before the step of welding the motor core, a step of inserting a magnet into a magnet insertion hole of the motor core.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: AISIN AW CO., LTD.; AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: AISIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058595/0043 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2019
From: USHIDA, HIDEHARU; MATSUBARA, TETSUYA; ANAI, TAKEHIRO
To: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049765/0462 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-045337 · Mar 9, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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