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US 12,255,518 · App. 18/030,679 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Driving motor having BLDC motor and swivel actuator using same

Inventor: Byung Soo Kim (Incheon, KR)
Assignee: AMOTECH CO., LTD.
H02K7/1166H02K1/14H02K1/2706H02K7/003H02K7/081H02K7/088H02K11/215H02K21/16F21S41/657H02K2203/03
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Patent No.
US 12,255,518
App. No.
18/030,679
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a driving motor having a slim BLDC motor vertically mounted in a housing and a swivel actuator using same. The swivel actuator has an annular stator arranged on the bottom of the housing and a rotor arranged therein and having a worm gear integrally formed on the upper side thereof. A worm wheel of a power transmission shaft forming a gear train is gear-engaged with the worm gear of the rotor, a worm gear formed on the other end of the power transmission shaft is coupled to a worm wheel located at the lower end of a pinion gear unit, and a pinion gear located at the upper end of the pinion gear unit is coupled to a ring gear formed inside a lateral surface portion of a rotating table, so as to rotate the rotating table to which a passive object is fixed.

Claims (48)

1. A driving motor for a swivel actuator comprising:

a cylindrical housing having a hollow cylindrical portion protruding from a bottom thereof at a center thereof;

a rotor rotatably coupled to an outer circumference of the hollow cylindrical portion of the housing; and

a stator arranged on the bottom of the housing to rotate the rotor by generating a rotating magnetic field while having an air gap on an outside of the rotor,

wherein a first worm gear is integrally formed on an outer circumferential portion of an extension unit extending to an upper portion of the rotor, and

wherein the housing comprises: a cylindrical body case having open upper and lower portions and first and second step portions of a two-stage structure protruding inside; and a circular lower cover having an outer circumferential portion fixed to a lower end of the body case and a hollow cylindrical portion protruding from a center thereof.

2. The driving motor for a swivel actuator of claim 1 , wherein the first and second step portions protrude from an inner side wall of the housing, and the stator is arranged at a lower side of the first and second step portions.

3. The driving motor for a swivel actuator of claim 1 , wherein the second step portion of the body case is configured to separate the gear train from the stator of the swivel actuator.

4. The driving motor for a swivel actuator of claim 1 , wherein an annular groove is formed between the hollow cylindrical portion protruding in the center of a lower cover and the bottom of the housing,

a Hall sensor assembly, which is installed close to the lower end of the rotor, is arranged in the annular groove to detect a rotor position signal when the rotor is rotated, and

a through-hole communicating with a concave groove of the lower cover is formed at a lower end of the hollow cylindrical portion so that a cable can pass therethrough.

5. The driving motor for a swivel actuator of claim 1 , wherein the rotor comprises:

a rotor support which is rotatably coupled to the outer circumference of the hollow cylindrical part and is formed in a cup shape;

a back yoke coupled to an outer circumference of a cup-shaped portion of the rotor support; and

a magnet arranged on an outer circumference of the back yoke, wherein

a first worm gear is integrally formed on an outer circumferential portion of an upper end of the rotor support.

6. A swivel actuator comprising:

a cylindrical housing in which a hollow cylindrical portion protrudes from a bottom of a center thereof and first and second step portions protrude from an inner side wall thereof;

a driving motor which is arranged on a bottom surface of the housing and has a first worm gear integrally formed on an outer circumference of an extension unit extending to an upper portion of a rotor;

a gear train for reduction which is arranged on an upper portion of the second step portion, is coupled to an outer circumference of the first worm gear, has a first worm wheel gear-engaged with the first worm gear on one side of a power transmission shaft, and has a second worm gear formed on the other side of the power transmission shaft;

a pinion gear unit having a second worm wheel gear-engaged with the second worm gear at a lower end thereof and a pinion gear integrally formed on an upper end thereof; and

a rotating table gear-engaged with a ring gear having the pinion gear of the pinion gear unit integrally formed on an inner side of a side surface portion thereof, to rotate, and having a passive object fixed to an upper surface thereof.

7. The swivel actuator of claim 6 , wherein

an annular groove is formed between the hollow cylindrical portion protruding in the center of a lower cover and the bottom of the housing,

a Hall sensor assembly, which is installed close to the lower end of the rotor, is arranged in the annular groove to detect a rotor position signal when the rotor is rotated, and

a through-hole communicating with a concave groove of the lower cover is formed at a lower end of the hollow cylindrical portion so that a cable can pass therethrough.

8. The swivel actuator of claim 6 , wherein the driving motor comprises:

a rotor rotatably coupled to an outer circumference of the hollow cylindrical portion of the housing; and

a stator arranged on the bottom of the housing to rotate the rotor by generating a rotating magnetic field while having an air gap on an outside of the rotor, wherein

the first worm gear is integrally formed in an extension unit extending to an upper portion of a rotor support.

9. The swivel actuator of claim 6 , wherein the driving motor comprises:

a rotor rotatably coupled to an outer circumference of the hollow cylindrical portion of the housing; and

a stator arranged on the bottom of the housing to rotate the rotor by generating a rotating magnetic field while having an air gap on an outside of the rotor, wherein

the first worm gear is integrally formed in an extension unit extending to an upper portion of a rotor support.

10. The swivel actuator of claim 6 , further comprising:

first and second bearings arranged between a lower end of the rotor support and a lower end of the hollow cylindrical portion of the housing to rotatably support the rotor; and

a third bearing rotatably supporting the rotating table on the outer circumference of the hollow cylindrical portion of the housing.

11. The swivel actuator of claim 10 , further comprising a ring-shaped stopper inserted between the second bearing and the third bearing installed on the outer circumference of the hollow cylindrical portion to set the positions of the second bearing and the third bearing.

12. The swivel actuator of claim 6 , wherein an oil seal provided between the rotating table and the housing and having a lower portion supported by the first step portion of the housing.

13. The swivel actuator of claim 6 , wherein the second worm gear is made of a multiple thread screw.

14. A swivel actuator comprising:

a cylindrical housing in which a hollow cylindrical portion protrudes from a bottom of a center thereof and a step portion protrudes from an inner side wall thereof;

a driving motor which is arranged on a bottom surface of the housing and has a first worm gear integrally formed on an outer circumference of an extension unit extending to an upper portion of the rotor;

a gear support plate having an outer circumferential portion supported by the step portion;

a gear train for reduction which is arranged on an upper portion of the gear support plate, is coupled to an outer circumference of the first worm gear, has a first worm wheel gear-engaged with the first worm gear on one side of a power transmission shaft, and has a first spur gear formed on the other side of the power transmission shaft;

a dummy gear coupled to the first spur gear to transmit the rotational force of the first spur gear without reduction;

an output shaft having a second spur gear formed to be gear-engaged with the dummy gear on one side of a rotating shaft and a bevel gear formed on the other side thereof; and

a rotating table in which a ring gear assembled to a lower portion of the bevel gear is gear-engaged to be rotated, and a passive object is fixed on an upper surface thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2023
From: KIM, BYUNG SOO
To: AMOTECH CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0141003 · Oct 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230261544A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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