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US 12,597,815 · App. 18/264,353 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Rotor for a rotary electric machine

Inventors: Radu Fratila (Antony, FR); Sara Bazhar (Bois d'Arcy, FR); Mohand Ou Ramdane Hamiti (Montigny le Bretonneux, FR)
Assignee: Nidec PSA Emotors
H02K1/276
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Patent No.
US 12,597,815
App. No.
18/264,353
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Rotor ( 30 ) for a rotary electric machine, comprising a rotor body ( 33 ) comprising metal sheets stacked one on top of the other, the rotor body ( 33 ) comprising a plurality of housings ( 10 ) for receiving one or more permanent magnets defining poles of the rotor, the housings of a pole being arranged in at least one first ( 11 ) and one second ( 12 ) row of housings, the first row of housings comprising three U-shaped housings, with a central housing and two side housings, a length (L2) of a larger rectangle enclosed in the central housing being equal to +/−20% of the length (L1) of the largest rectangle enclosed in a side housing, at least one of the side housings, in particular the two side housings of the first row, comprising a recess ( 15 ) which extends from the side housing to the central housing.

Claims (29)

1 . A rotor for a rotary electric machine, comprising a rotor body comprising laminations stacked on one another, the rotor body having a plurality of recesses, at least part of the recesses, or even all the recesses, accommodating one or more permanent magnets defining poles of the rotor,

the recesses of a pole being arranged in at least a first and a second row of recesses,

the first row of recesses comprising three recesses arranged in a U, with a central recess and two side recesses, a length (L2) of a larger rectangle enclosed in the central recess being equal to +/−20% of the length (L1) of the largest rectangle enclosed in a side recess,

at least one of the side recesses comprising a notch that extends from the side recess toward the central recess,

the notch being configured to protrude radially beyond the central recess,

a ratio (B-A)/B being between 10% and 30%, wherein A is a width of a recess of the second row and B is a width of a central recess of the first row.

2 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the width (B) of the largest rectangle enclosed in the central recess being equal to +/−50% of the width (B) of the largest rectangle enclosed in a side recess.

3 . The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein the side recesses of the first row are provided with permanent magnets.

4 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the central recess of the first row being provided with a permanent magnet which is smaller than the permanent magnets of the side recesses.

5 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the recesses of the second row being arranged in a V.

6 . The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein an angular opening (α3) of the second row is greater than or equal to twice the sum of the angular opening (α1) between two consecutive poles and the angular opening (α2) between the first and second rows.

7 . The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein an angular opening (α3) of the second row is given by the following relationship: α3=k2π/(2p),

where p is the number of pairs of poles of the rotor and k is the polar opening coefficient, with the polar opening coefficient k which is comprised in the interval [22.5%; 37.5%].

8 . The rotor according to claim 7 , wherein the polar opening coefficient k is comprised in the interval [25%; 35%].

9 . The rotor according to claim 1 , an angle (α4) between the adjacent recesses of two consecutive poles being strictly greater than 0.

10 . The rotor according to claim 9 , wherein the angle (α4) between the adjacent recesses of two consecutive poles is between 5° and 35°.

11 . The rotor according to claim 9 , wherein the angle (α4) between the adjacent recesses of two consecutive poles is between 12° and 30°.

12 . The rotor according to claim 1 , a width (X) of the notch being comprised between 0 mm and twice the width (B) of the central recess.

13 . The rotor according to claim 1 , a radial dimension (W) between the bottom of the second row and the first row being between once the width B of the central recess and three times said width.

14 . The rotor according to claim 1 , the notch having an edge that extends at least partially parallel to an edge of the central recess.

15 . The rotor according to claim 1 , at least one recess comprising at least one stop for holding the permanent magnet intended to be accommodated in the recess.

16 . The rotor according to claim 1 , being devoid of circulation of cooling fluid in the recesses.

17 . A rotary electric machine, comprising a stator and a rotor as defined in claim 1 .

18 . A rotor for a rotary electric machine, comprising a rotor body comprising laminations stacked on one another, the rotor body having a plurality of recesses, at least part of the recesses, or even all the recesses, accommodating one or more permanent magnets defining poles of the rotor,

the recesses of a pole being arranged in at least a first and a second row of recesses,

the first row of recesses comprising three recesses arranged in a U, with a central recess and two side recesses, a length (L2) of a larger rectangle enclosed in the central recess being equal to +/−20% of the length (L1) of the largest rectangle enclosed in a side recess,

at least one of the side recesses comprising a notch that extends from the side recess beyond the central recess,

each side recess of the first row forming a material bridge with the central recess, the two material bridges each having a longitudinal axis, the two axes being parallel to one another,

a ratio (B-A)/B being between 10% and 30%, wherein A is a width of a recess of the second row and B is a width of a central recess of the first row.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2023
From: FRATILA, RADU; BAZHAR, SARA; HAMITI, MOHAND OU RAMDANE
To: NIDEC PSA EMOTORS
Reel/Frame 065641/0753 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 2101695 · Feb 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240120785A1 · Apr 11, 2024
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