IP Library Granted Patent US 10,790,626
Granted Patent B2
US 10,790,626 · App. 16/081,664 · Granted Sep 29, 2020

Busbar assembly and motor comprising same

Inventors: Jung Kyu Lee (Seoul, KR); Hee Soo Lim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H01R25/162H02K3/522H02K5/225
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Patent No.
US 10,790,626
App. No.
16/081,664
Granted
Sep 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a busbar assembly including a busbar body having an inner radius and an outer radius, and a plurality of terminals coupled to the busbar body and including bodies and electrodes, wherein all the electrodes of the plurality of the terminals are disposed between the inner radius and the outer radius, the plurality of the terminals are disposed at the same height, and at least two terminals among the plurality of the terminals are disposed at different locations around a center of the busbar body in radial and circumferential directions. Thus, an advantageous effect is provided in that a manufacturing cost may be reduced by significantly reducing an amount of generated scrap.

Claims (40)

1. A busbar assembly comprising:

a busbar body having an inner radius and an outer radius; and

a plurality of terminals coupled to the busbar body, each terminal including a terminal body and electrodes, the terminal body having a pair of ends and being continuously arcuate between the pair of ends, an electrode connected to each of the pair of ends of the terminal body,

wherein each of the electrodes has a J-shape, with a first linear portion having a first end directly attached to one of the pair of ends of the terminal body and a second arcuate portion directly attached to and extending from a second end of the first linear portion,

wherein all of the electrodes of the plurality of the terminals are disposed in an area between the inner radius and the outer radius,

wherein each of the plurality of terminals has a top edge of the terminal body at a same height as a top edge of the electrodes, and

wherein at least two terminals among the plurality of the terminals are disposed at different locations around a center of the busbar body in radial and circumferential directions.

2. The busbar assembly of claim 1 , wherein the electrodes of the at least two terminals of the plurality of the terminals are located at different locations around the center of the busbar body in the radial direction.

3. The busbar assembly of claim 2 , wherein:

the busbar body includes at least one electrode hole; and

the at least one electrode hole is disposed below the electrode of the terminal and disposed around the center of the busbar body in the circumferential direction at a location corresponding to the electrode of the terminal.

4. The busbar assembly of claim 2 , wherein all the electrodes of the plurality of the terminals are disposed at different locations around the center of the busbar body in the circumferential direction.

5. The busbar assembly of claim 2 , wherein:

the terminal body has a belt shape; and

the electrodes are formed by bending opposite end portions of the terminal body along an extending direction of the terminal body where the end portions of the terminal body extend along a longitudinal direction of the terminal body.

6. The busbar assembly of claim 5 , wherein the electrodes formed at the opposite end portions of the terminal body are formed to be bent in the same direction.

7. The busbar assembly of claim 5 , wherein the electrode disposed at an outermost side around the center of the busbar in the radial direction protrudes inward.

8. The busbar assembly of claim 5 , wherein the electrode disposed at an innermost side around the center of the busbar in the radial direction protrudes toward an outside.

9. The busbar assembly of claim 2 , wherein all the electrodes of the plurality of the terminals are disposed at the same height.

10. The busbar assembly of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of the terminals comprise at least a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal which are disposed at different locations around a center of the busbar body in the radial direction.

11. A busbar assembly comprising:

a busbar body having an inner radius and an outer radius; and

a plurality of terminals coupled to the busbar body, each terminal including a terminal body and electrodes,

wherein the electrodes of the plurality of the terminals are located on three different circular tracks between the inner radius and the outer radius,

wherein the busbar body comprises a plate like base and terminal holders extending perpendicularly upwardly from the base, the terminal body being inserted into the terminal holder, and

wherein the terminal body has a belt shape, and the electrodes are formed in a hook shape by bending the opposite end portions of the terminal body along an extending direction of the terminal body.

12. A motor comprising:

a busbar assembly comprising:

a busbar body having an inner radius and an outer radius; and

a plurality of terminals coupled to the busbar body, each terminal including a terminal body and electrodes,

wherein the terminal bodies of the plurality of the terminals are located on three different circular tracks between the inner radius and the outer radius, each circular track being at a constant radial distance from a center of the busbar body,

wherein the busbar body comprises a plate like base and terminal holders extending perpendicularly to the base, the terminal body of each terminal being inserted into the terminal holder, and

wherein the terminal body has a belt shape, and the electrodes are formed in a hook shape by bending the opposite end portions of the terminal body along an extending direction of the terminal body;

a stator including a coil connected to the busbar assembly;

a rotor disposed inside the stator; and

a rotational shaft coupled to the rotor.

13. The busbar assembly of claim 11 , wherein each terminal holder comprises two walls extending upwardly from the base, the busbar body fitting between the two walls.

14. The busbar assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a neutral terminal comprising a plurality of electrodes coupled to the busbar body and disposed on an outermost side of the busbar body.

15. The busbar assembly of claim 14 , wherein at least two terminals among the plurality of the terminals are disposed at different locations around a center of the busbar body in radial and circumferential directions.

16. The busbar assembly of claim 15 , wherein shapes and sizes of all the terminals other than the neutral terminal arranged on a same track are the same.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2018
From: LEE, JUNG KYU; LIM, HEE SOO
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046780/0382 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2016-0025260 · Mar 2, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0058838 · May 13, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190089108A1 · Mar 21, 2019
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