IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,095,312
Granted Patent B2
US 12,095,312 · App. 17/824,474 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Electric work machine

Inventor: Junya Inuzuka (Anjo, JP)
Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
H02K11/215H02K1/16H02K3/12H02K7/003H02K11/20H02K11/30
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Patent No.
US 12,095,312
App. No.
17/824,474
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sensor board is downsized. An electric work machine includes a stator, a rotor rotatable about a rotation axis, magnetic sensors, a sensor board supporting the magnetic sensors, and an output unit drivable by the rotor. The stator includes a stator core, an insulator, and coils including first-, second-, and third-phase coils. The rotor includes a rotor core and magnets fixed to the rotor core. The magnetic sensors detect the magnets and include, in a circumferential direction, a first magnetic sensor aligned with at least a portion of a first coil pair, a second magnetic sensor aligned with at least a portion of a second coil pair, and a third magnetic sensor aligned with at least a portion of a third coil pair.

Claims (124)

1. An electric work machine, comprising:

a stator ( 30 ) including

a stator core ( 31 ) including a plurality of teeth ( 31 B),

an insulator ( 32 ) fixed to the stator core ( 31 ),

coils ( 33 ) each wound around a corresponding tooth ( 31 B) of the plurality of teeth ( 31 B) with the insulator ( 32 ) in between, the coils ( 33 ) including

a plurality of first-phase coils (C1, C2) assigned to a first phase,

a plurality of second-phase coils (C3, C4) assigned to a second phase, and

a plurality of third-phase coils (C5, C6) assigned to a third phase,

two of the plurality of first-phase coils (C1, C2) adjacent to each other being included in a first coil pair (P 1 a ),

two of the plurality of second-phase coils (C3, C4) adjacent to each other being included in a second coil pair (P 2 a ),

two of the plurality of third-phase coils (C5, C6) adjacent to each other being included in a third coil pair (P 3 a ),

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) being adjacent in a first circumferential direction to the third coil pair (P 3 a ), the first coil pair (P 1 a ) being adjacent in the first circumferential direction to the second coil pair (P 2 a ),

the first coil pair (P 1 a ) including a first-phase coil (C1) located in the first circumferential direction, the first-phase coil (C1) having a winding direction different from a winding direction of a first-phase coil (C2) located in a second circumferential direction in the first coil pair (P 1 a ),

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) including a second-phase coil (C3) located in the first circumferential direction, the second-phase coil (C3) having a winding direction different from a winding direction of a second-phase coil (C4) located in the second circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ),

the third coil pair (P 3 a ) including a third-phase coil (C5) located in the first circumferential direction, the third-phase coil (C5) having a winding direction different from a winding direction of a third-phase coil (C6) located in the second circumferential direction in the third coil pair (P 3 a ),

the first coil pair (P 1 a ) and the second coil pair (P 2 a ) adjacent to each other including the first-phase coil (C2) located in the second circumferential direction in the first coil pair (P 1 a ) and the second-phase coil (C3) located in the first circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ), the first-phase coil (C2) and the second-phase coil (C3) having a same winding direction,

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) and the third coil pair (P 3 a ) adjacent to each other including the second-phase coil (C4) located in the second circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ) and the third-phase coil (C5) located in the first circumferential direction in the third coil pair (P 3 a ), the second-phase coil (C4) and the third-phase coil (C5) having a same winding direction;

a rotor ( 10 ) rotatable about a rotation axis (AX), the rotor ( 10 ) including

a rotor core ( 12 ), and

a plurality of magnets ( 13 ) fixed to the rotor core ( 12 );

a plurality of magnetic sensors ( 51 ) configured to detect the plurality of magnets ( 13 ), the plurality of magnetic sensors ( 51 ) including, in a circumferential direction,

a first magnetic sensor ( 51 U) aligned with at least a portion of the first coil pair (P 1 a ),

a second magnetic sensor ( 51 V) aligned with at least a portion of the second coil pair (P 2 a ), and

a third magnetic sensor ( 51 W) aligned with at least a portion of the third coil pair (P 3 a );

a sensor board ( 50 ) supporting the magnetic sensors ( 51 ); and

an output unit ( 5 ) drivable by the rotor ( 10 ),

wherein

the first magnetic sensor ( 51 U) is between the first-phase coil (C1) located in the first circumferential direction and the first-phase coil (C2) located in the second circumferential direction in the first coil pair (P 1 a ),

the second magnetic sensor ( 51 V) is between the second-phase coil (C3) located in the first circumferential direction and the second-phase coil (C4) located in the second circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ), and

the third magnetic sensor ( 51 W) is between the third-phase coil (C5) located in the first circumferential direction and the third-phase coil (C6) located in the second circumferential direction in the third coil pair (P 3 a ).

2. The electric work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

a distance between the first magnetic sensor ( 51 U) and the second magnetic sensor ( 51 V) is equal to a distance between the second magnetic sensor ( 51 V) and the third magnetic sensor ( 51 W) in the circumferential direction.

3. The electric work machine according to claim 2 , wherein

the first coil pair (P 1 a ) includes the two first-phase coils (C1, C2) connected to each other in series, and the two first-phase coils (C1, C2) are first-phase coils formed with a single wire ( 90 ),

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) includes the two second-phase coils (C3, C4) connected to each other in series, and the two second-phase coils (C3, C4) are second-phase coils formed with the single wire ( 90 ), and

the third coil pair (P 3 a ) includes the two third-phase coils (C5, C6) connected to each other in series, and the two third-phase coils (C5, C6) are third-phase coils formed with the single wire ( 90 ).

4. The electric work machine according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a controller ( 100 ) configured to supply a driving current to the plurality of first-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal from the first magnetic sensor ( 51 U), to the plurality of second-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal from the second magnetic sensor ( 51 V), and to the plurality of third-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal the third magnetic sensor ( 51 W).

5. The electric work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the first coil pair (P 1 a ) includes the two first-phase coils (C1, C2) connected to each other in series, and the two first-phase coils (C1, C2) are first-phase coils formed with a single wire ( 90 ),

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) includes the two second-phase coils (C3, C4) connected to each other in series, and the two second-phase coils (C3, C4) are second-phase coils formed with the single wire ( 90 ), and

the third coil pair (P 3 a ) includes the two third-phase coils (C5, C6) connected to each other in series, and the two third-phase coils (C5, C6) are third-phase coils formed with the single wire ( 90 ).

6. The electric work machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a controller ( 100 ) configured to supply a driving current to the plurality of first-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal from the first magnetic sensor ( 51 U), to the plurality of second-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal from the second magnetic sensor ( 51 V), and to the plurality of third-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal the third magnetic sensor ( 51 W).

7. The electric work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the stator core ( 31 ) includes a yoke ( 31 A) being cylindrical,

the plurality of teeth ( 31 B) protrude radially outward from an outer circumferential surface of the yoke ( 31 A), and

the rotor core ( 12 ) is located outside a periphery of the stator ( 30 ).

8. The electric work machine according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a stator base ( 40 ) supporting the stator ( 30 ),

wherein the sensor board ( 50 ) is supported by the stator base ( 40 ).

9. The electric work machine according to claim 8 , wherein

the sensor board ( 50 ) is in contact with the stator base ( 40 ).

10. The electric work machine according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a rotor shaft ( 20 ) fixed to the rotor ( 10 ),

wherein the stator base ( 40 ) includes a pipe ( 43 ) located inside the stator core ( 31 ), and

the pipe ( 43 ) supports the rotor shaft ( 20 ) with a bearing ( 21 ) in between.

11. The electric work machine according to claim 7 , wherein

the plurality of magnets ( 13 ) are fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the rotor core ( 12 ).

12. An electric work machine, comprising:

a stator ( 30 ) including

a stator core ( 31 ) including a plurality of teeth ( 31 B),

an insulator ( 32 ) fixed to the stator core ( 31 ),

coils ( 33 ) each wound around a corresponding tooth ( 31 B) of the plurality of teeth ( 31 B) with the insulator ( 32 ) in between, the coils ( 33 ) including

a plurality of first-phase coils (C1, C2) assigned to a first phase,

a plurality of second-phase coils (C3, C4) assigned to a second phase, and

a plurality of third-phase coils (C5, C6) assigned to a third phase,

two of the plurality of first-phase coils (C1, C2) adjacent to each other being included in a first coil pair (P 1 a ),

two of the plurality of second-phase coils (C3, C4) adjacent to each other being included in a second coil pair (P 2 a ),

two of the plurality of third-phase coils (C5, C6) adjacent to each other being included in a third coil pair (P 3 a ),

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) being adjacent in a first circumferential direction to the third coil pair (P 3 a ), the first coil pair (P 1 a ) being adjacent in the first circumferential direction to the second coil pair (P 2 a ),

the first coil pair (P 1 a ) including a first-phase coil (C1) located in the first circumferential direction, the first-phase coil (C1) having a winding direction different from a winding direction of a first-phase coil (C2) located in a second circumferential direction in the first coil pair (P 1 a ),

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) including a second-phase coil (C3) located in the first circumferential direction, the second-phase coil (C3) having a winding direction different from a winding direction of a second-phase coil (C4) located in the second circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ),

the third coil pair (P 3 a ) including a third-phase coil (C5) located in the first circumferential direction, the third-phase coil (C5) having a winding direction different from a winding direction of a third-phase coil (C6) located in the second circumferential direction in the third coil pair (P 3 a ),

the first coil pair (P 1 a ) and the second coil pair (P 2 a ) adjacent to each other including the first-phase coil (C2) located in the second circumferential direction in the first coil pair (P 1 a ) and the second-phase coil (C3) located in the first circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ), the first-phase coil (C2) and the second-phase coil (C3) having a same winding direction,

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) and the third coil pair (P 3 a ) adjacent to each other including the second-phase coil (C4) located in the second circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ) and the third-phase coil (C5) located in the first circumferential direction in the third coil pair (P 3 a ), the second-phase coil (C4) and the third-phase coil (C5) having a same winding direction;

a rotor ( 10 ) rotatable about a rotation axis (AX), the rotor ( 10 ) including

a rotor core ( 12 ), and

a plurality of magnets ( 13 ) fixed to the rotor core ( 12 );

a plurality of magnetic sensors ( 51 ) configured to detect the plurality of magnets ( 13 ), the plurality of magnetic sensors ( 51 ) including, in a circumferential direction,

a first magnetic sensor ( 51 U) aligned with at least a portion of the first coil pair (P 1 a ),

a second magnetic sensor ( 51 V) aligned with at least a portion of the second coil pair (P 2 a ), and

a third magnetic sensor ( 51 W) aligned with at least a portion of the third coil pair (P 3 a );

a sensor board ( 50 ) supporting the magnetic sensors ( 51 ); and

an output unit ( 5 ) drivable by the rotor ( 10 ), wherein

the first magnetic sensor ( 51 U) is between the first-phase coil (C1) located in the first circumferential direction in the first coil pair (P 1 a ) and the third-phase coil (C24) located in the second circumferential direction in the third coil pair (P 3 a ) adjacent to the first-phase coil (C1) located in the first circumferential direction,

the second magnetic sensor ( 51 V) is between the first-phase coil (C2) located in the second circumferential direction in the first coil pair (P 1 a ) and the second-phase coil (C3) located in the first circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ) adjacent to the first-phase coil (C2) located in the second circumferential direction, and

the third magnetic sensor ( 51 W) is between the second-phase coil (C4) located in the second circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ) and the third-phase coil (C5) located in the first circumferential direction in the third coil pair (P 3 a ) adjacent to the second-phase coil (C4) located in the second circumferential direction.

13. The electric work machine according to claim 12 , wherein

the first coil pair (P 1 a ) includes the two first-phase coils (C1, C2) connected to each other in series, and the two first-phase coils (C1, C2) are first-phase coils formed with a single wire ( 90 ),

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) includes the two second-phase coils (C3, C4) connected to each other in series, and the two second-phase coils (C3, C4) are second-phase coils formed with the single wire ( 90 ), and

the third coil pair (P 3 a ) includes the two third-phase coils (C5, C6) connected to each other in series, and the two third-phase coils (C5, C6) are third-phase coils formed with the single wire ( 90 ).

14. The electric work machine according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a controller ( 100 ) configured to supply a driving current to the plurality of first-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal from the first magnetic sensor ( 51 U), to the plurality of second-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal from the second magnetic sensor ( 51 V), and to the plurality of third-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal the third magnetic sensor ( 51 W).

15. An electric work machine, comprising:

a stator ( 30 ) including

a stator core ( 31 ) including a plurality of teeth ( 31 B),

an insulator ( 32 ) fixed to the stator core ( 31 ),

coils ( 33 ) each wound around a corresponding tooth ( 31 B) of the plurality of teeth ( 31 B) with the insulator ( 32 ) in between, the coils ( 33 ) including

a plurality of first-phase coils (C1, C2) assigned to a first phase,

a plurality of second-phase coils (C3, C4) assigned to a second phase, and

a plurality of third-phase coils (C5, C6) assigned to a third phase,

two of the plurality of first-phase coils (C1, C2) adjacent to each other being included in a first coil pair (P 1 a ),

two of the plurality of second-phase coils (C3, C4) adjacent to each other being included in a second coil pair (P 2 a ),

two of the plurality of third-phase coils (C5, C6) adjacent to each other being included in a third coil pair (P 3 a ),

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) being adjacent in a first circumferential direction to the third coil pair (P 3 a ), the first coil pair (P 1 a ) being adjacent in the first circumferential direction to the second coil pair (P 2 a ),

the first coil pair (P 1 a ) including a first-phase coil (C1) located in the first circumferential direction, the first-phase coil (C1) having a winding direction different from a winding direction of a first-phase coil (C2) located in a second circumferential direction in the first coil pair (P 1 a ),

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) including a second-phase coil (C3) located in the first circumferential direction, the second-phase coil (C3) having a winding direction different from a winding direction of a second-phase coil (C4) located in the second circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ),

the third coil pair (P 3 a ) including a third-phase coil (C5) located in the first circumferential direction, the third-phase coil (C5) having a winding direction different from a winding direction of a third-phase coil (C6) located in the second circumferential direction in the third coil pair (P 3 a ),

the first coil pair (P 1 a ) and the second coil pair (P 2 a ) adjacent to each other including the first-phase coil (C2) located in the second circumferential direction in the first coil pair (P 1 a ) and the second-phase coil (C3) located in the first circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ), the first-phase coil (C2) and the second-phase coil (C3) having a same winding direction,

the second coil pair (P 2 a ) and the third coil pair (P 3 a ) adjacent to each other including the second-phase coil (C4) located in the second circumferential direction in the second coil pair (P 2 a ) and the third-phase coil (C5) located in the first circumferential direction in the third coil pair (P 3 a ), the second-phase coil (C4) and the third-phase coil (C5) having a same winding direction;

a rotor ( 10 ) rotatable about a rotation axis (AX), the rotor ( 10 ) including

a rotor core ( 12 ), and

a plurality of magnets ( 13 ) fixed to the rotor core ( 12 );

a plurality of magnetic sensors ( 51 ) configured to detect the plurality of magnets ( 13 ), the plurality of magnetic sensors ( 51 ) including, in a circumferential direction,

a first magnetic sensor ( 51 U) aligned with at least a portion of the first coil pair P 1 a ),

a second magnetic sensor ( 51 V) aligned with at least a portion of the second coil pair (P 2 a ), and

a third magnetic sensor ( 51 W) aligned with at least a portion of the third coil pair (P 3 a );

a sensor board ( 50 ) supporting the magnetic sensors ( 51 );

an output unit ( 5 ) drivable by the rotor ( 10 ); and

a controller ( 100 ) configured to supply a driving current to the plurality of first-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal from the first magnetic sensor ( 51 U), to the plurality of second-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal from the second magnetic sensor ( 51 V), and to the plurality of third-phase coils ( 33 ) in response to a detection signal the third magnetic sensor ( 51 W),

wherein

the first magnetic sensor ( 51 U), the second magnetic sensor ( 51 V), and the third magnetic sensor ( 51 W) each output the detection signal switchable between a high-level detection signal and a low-level detection signal at every 180 electrical degrees in accordance with a change in a magnetic field resulting from rotation of the rotor ( 10 ), and

the electric work machine further comprises a switching circuit ( 104 ) configured to invert the high-level detection signal and the low-level detection signal to be input into the controller ( 100 ) from the second magnetic sensor ( 51 V).

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 060016 FRAME: 0149. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 16, 2022
From: INUZUKA, JUNYA
To: MAKITA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061527/0551 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2022
From: INUZUKA, JUNYA
To: MAKITA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060016/0149 →
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