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Granted Patent B2
US 11,496,005 · App. 16/496,102 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Stator, electric motor, compressor, refrigerating and air conditioning apparatus, and method for manufacturing stator

Inventors: Yuji Hirosawa (Tokyo, JP); Masahiro Nigo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
H02K1/146F24F1/08F25B49/025H02K1/276H02K15/022H02K21/16
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Patent No.
US 11,496,005
App. No.
16/496,102
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stator includes a yoke portion, and a tooth portion located inside the yoke portion in a radial direction. A fracture surface ratio of an inner surface of the tooth portion in the radial direction is lower than a fracture surface ratio of a side surface of the yoke portion.

Claims (75)

1. A stator comprising:

a yoke portion; and

a tooth portion located inside the yoke portion in a radial direction,

wherein at least a part of an inner surface of the tooth portion in the radial direction is a surface formed by etching,

a fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is lower than a fracture surface ratio of a side surface of the yoke portion,

the fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the inner surface to a total area of a distal end of the tooth part, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture, and

the fracture surface ratio of the side surfaces of the yoke portion is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the side surfaces to a total area of the side surfaces, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture.

2. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein a dislocation density of the inner surface of the tooth portion is lower than a dislocation density of the side surface of the yoke portion.

3. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the tooth portion is formed of a corrosion surface.

4. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein a silicon concentration of the tooth portion is higher than a silicon concentration of the yoke portion.

5. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein Vickers hardness of the tooth portion is higher than Vickers hardness of the yoke portion.

6. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the yoke portion includes a first sheet, and

the tooth portion includes a second sheet.

7. The stator according to claim 6 , wherein the second sheet is mounted at an inner end of the first sheet in the radial direction.

8. The stator according to claim 6 , wherein materials of the first sheet and the second sheet are different from each other.

9. The stator according to claim 6 , wherein the first sheet is made of an electrical steel sheet.

10. The stator according to claim 6 , wherein the second sheet is made of an amorphous material.

11. The stator according to claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the first sheet is 0.20 mm to 0.50 mm.

12. The stator according to claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the second sheet is 10 μm to 100 μm.

13. The stator according to claim 6 , wherein the yoke portion is formed by press working.

14. A stator comprising:

a yoke portion; and

a tooth portion located inside the yoke portion in a radial direction, wherein

a fracture surface ratio of an inner surface of the tooth portion in the radial direction is lower than a fracture surface ratio of side surfaces of the yoke portion,

the fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the inner surface to a total area of a distal end of the tooth part, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture, and

the fracture surface ratio of the side surfaces of the yoke portion is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the side surfaces to a total area of the side surfaces, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture.

15. An electric motor comprising:

a stator; and

a rotor provided inside the stator,

the stator comprising:

a yoke portion formed of at least one first sheet; and

a tooth portion formed of at least one second sheet and located inside the yoke portion in a radial direction,

wherein at least a part of an inner surface of the tooth portion in the radial direction is a surface formed by etching,

a fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is lower than a fracture surface ratio of side surfaces of the yoke portion,

the fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the inner surface to a total area of a distal end of the tooth part, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture, and

the fracture surface ratio of the side surfaces of the yoke portion is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the side surfaces to a total area of the side surfaces, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture.

16. The electric motor according to claim 15 , wherein the rotor includes:

a magnet insertion hole;

a permanent magnet inserted in the magnet insertion hole; and

a slit formed outside the magnet insertion hole in the radial direction.

17. The electric motor according to claim 16 , wherein the permanent magnet is magnetized in the radial direction.

18. A compressor comprising:

an electric motor;

a compression mechanism driven by the electric motor; and

a housing covering the electric motor and the compression mechanism,

the electric motor comprising:

a stator; and

a rotor provided inside the stator,

the stator comprising:

a yoke portion formed of at least one first sheet; and

a tooth portion formed of at least one second sheet and located inside the yoke portion in a radial direction,

wherein at least a part of an inner surface of the tooth portion in the radial direction is a surface formed by etching,

a fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is lower than a fracture surface ratio of a side surface of the yoke portion,

the fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the inner surface to a total area of a distal end of the tooth part, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture, and

the fracture surface ratio of the side surfaces of the yoke portion is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the side surfaces to a total area of the side surfaces, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture.

19. The compressor according to claim 18 , wherein the stator is fixed in the housing by press fitting or shrinkage fitting.

20. A refrigerating and air conditioning apparatus comprising:

an indoor unit; and

an outdoor unit including the compressor according to claim 18 and connected to the indoor unit.

21. A method for manufacturing a stator including a yoke portion and a tooth portion located inside the yoke portion in a radial direction, the method comprising:

forming a plurality of sheets into shapes of the yoke portion and the tooth portion;

stacking the plurality of sheets; and

forming at least a part of an inner surface of the tooth portion in the radial direction by etching so that a fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is lower than a fracture surface ratio of a side surface of the yoke portion,

wherein

the fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the inner surface to a total area of a distal end of the tooth part, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture, and

the fracture surface ratio of the side surfaces of the yoke portion is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the side surfaces to a total area of the side surfaces, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture.

22. A method for manufacturing a stator including a yoke portion and a tooth portion located inside the yoke portion in a radial direction, the method comprising:

forming a plurality of sheets into a shape of the yoke portion by press working;

forming the plurality of sheets into a shape of the tooth portion;

stacking the plurality of sheets; and

forming at least a part of an inner surface of the tooth portion in the radial direction by etching so that a fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is lower than a fracture surface ratio of a side surface of the yoke portion,

wherein

the fracture surface ratio of the inner surface is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the inner surface to a total area of a distal end of the tooth part, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture, and

the fracture surface ratio of the side surfaces of the yoke portion is a ratio of an area of a fracture surface formed on the side surfaces to a total area of the side surfaces, the fracture surface being a surface formed by brittle fracture.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2019
From: HIROSAWA, YUJI; NIGO, MASAHIRO
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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