IP Library Granted Patent US 11,975,829
Granted Patent B2
US 11,975,829 · App. 17/627,138 · Granted May 7, 2024

Motor unit and aircraft

Inventors: Daisuke Sato (Osaka, JP); Osamu Yamaguchi (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
B64C27/72B64D27/24H02K7/085H02K21/22
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Patent No.
US 11,975,829
App. No.
17/627,138
Granted
May 7, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor unit includes a motor and a pitch angle changing mechanism. The motor generates power for rotating a blade. The pitch angle changing mechanism changes a pitch angle of the blade. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor is located outside of the stator and the blade is coupled to the rotor. The pitch angle changing mechanism includes one displaceable displacement member. A part of the displacement member is located inside of the stator.

Claims (43)

1. A motor unit comprising:

a motor that generates power for rotating a blade; and

a pitch angle changing mechanism that changes a pitch angle of the blade, wherein:

the motor includes a stator and a rotor that is located outside of the stator and to which the blade is coupled,

the pitch angle changing mechanism includes one displacement member that is displaceable,

the displacement member is partially located inside of the stator,

the pitch angle changing mechanism performs cyclic pitch control,

the pitch angle changing mechanism includes a rotating member that is coupled to the blade and rotates together with the blade about an axis serving as a rotation center of the rotor, and a support member that has a support surface and supports the rotating member by the support surface,

at least one of the rotation member or the support member is the displacement member, and

the pitch angle changing mechanism further includes a ball joint that rotatably supports the support member, and the ball joint is partially located inside of the stator.

2. The motor unit according to claim 1 , further comprising the blade.

3. An aircraft comprising:

the motor unit described in claim 2 ; and

a body to which the motor unit is attached.

4. A motor unit comprising:

a motor that generates power for rotating a blade; and

a pitch angle changing mechanism that changes a pitch angle of the blade, wherein:

the motor includes a stator and a rotor that is located outside of the stator and to which the blade is coupled,

the pitch angle changing mechanism includes one displacement member that is displaceable,

the displacement member is partially located inside of the stator, and

the pitch angle changing mechanism includes, as the displacement member, a moving member that moves in a direction along the axis serving the rotation center of the rotor.

5. The motor unit according to claim 4 , wherein the rotor includes a guide that guides movement of the moving member in the direction of the axis.

6. The motor unit according to claim 4 , wherein

the pitch angle changing mechanism further includes a power source for the moving member, and

the power source is partially located inside of the stator.

7. The motor unit according to claim 4 , further comprising a shaft located inside of the stator and defining the rotation center of the rotor,

wherein the moving member is partially located between the stator and the shaft.

8. The motor unit according to claim 7 , wherein

the motor further includes a bearing that rotatably supports the shaft, and

the bearing is partially located inside of the stator.

9. The motor unit according to claim 4 , wherein

the moving member rotates about the axis together with the rotor, and

the pitch angle changing mechanism further includes a lever that moves the moving member in a direction of the axis.

10. The motor unit according to claim 9 , wherein the lever is the displacement member.

11. The motor unit according to claim 4 , wherein

the rotor includes an opposing portion facing the stator in the direction of the axis,

the pitch angle changing mechanism further includes at least one coupling member that couples the moving member and the blade, and

the coupling member penetrates the opposing portion.

12. The motor unit according to claim 11 , wherein the pitch angle changing mechanism includes a plurality of coupling members as the at least one coupling member.

13. The motor unit according to claim 4 , further comprising the blade.

14. An aircraft comprising:

the motor unit described in claim 13 ; and

a body to which the motor unit is attached.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2022
From: SATO, DAISUKE; YAMAGUCHI, OSAMU
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059951/0869 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2019-135639 · Jul 23, 2019 · national
JP 2020-073134 · Apr 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220274693A1 · Sep 1, 2022
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