IP Library Granted Patent US 11,632,017
Granted Patent B2
US 11,632,017 · App. 16/828,690 · Granted Apr 18, 2023

Motor for electric power tools and electric power tool

Inventors: Itaru Murui (Mie, JP); Masari Muramatsu (Aichi, JP); Motoharu Muto (Mie, JP); Kota Kitamura (Mie, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H02K7/145B25B21/02B25F5/02H02K11/215
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Patent No.
US 11,632,017
App. No.
16/828,690
Granted
Apr 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor for electric power tools according to an embodiment includes: a rotor having a rotational shaft; a stator having a coil to rotate the rotor; a first substrate mounting a sensor element to detect a rotational position of the rotor; and a second substrate mounting a switching element to change, based on a result of detection by the sensor element, a conducting direction in which a current flows with respect to the coil. The first substrate and the second substrate are arranged side by side along, and intersect at right angles with, the rotational shaft.

Claims (28)

1. A motor for electric power tools, the motor comprising:

a rotor having a rotational shaft;

a stator having a coil configured to rotate the rotor;

a first substrate mounting a sensor element thereon, the sensor element being configured to detect a rotational position of the rotor;

a second substrate mounting a switching element thereon, the switching element being configured to change, based on a result of detection by the sensor element, a conducting direction in which a current flows with respect to the coil; and

an insulator being configured to be fixed to the first substrate and the second substrate; and

two bearings being configured to support the rotational shaft rotatably,

the first substrate and the second substrate being arranged side by side along, and intersecting at right angles with, the rotational shaft,

the first substrate and the second substrate being arranged within a range defined by a total length of the rotational shaft,

the first substrate and the second substrate being arranged between the two bearings.

2. The motor for electric power tools of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are arranged to face each other.

3. The motor for electric power tools of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate is arranged between the stator and the second substrate in a direction in which the rotational shaft extends.

4. The motor for electric power tools of claim 1 , wherein the insulator is configured to be fixed to the stator.

5. The motor for electric power tools of claim 1 , wherein

the insulator includes: a first mounting portion configured to mount the first substrate thereon; and a second mounting portion configured to mount the second substrate thereon, and

the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are arranged at two different levels in the direction in which the rotational shaft extends.

6. The motor for electric power tools of claim 1 , further comprising a heat sink, wherein the second substrate is fixed onto the insulator via the heat sink.

7. The motor for electric power tools of claim 1 , wherein

each of the first substrate and the second substrate includes a connecting member to be electrically connected to an external device, and

the respective connecting members of the first and second substrates are both arranged on one side of the rotational shaft in a direction perpendicular to the rotational shaft.

8. The motor for electric power tools of claim 7 , wherein the respective connecting members of the first and second substrates are connected to the external device in two different connecting directions.

9. The motor for electric power tools of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate is arranged in an area forming part of a circumference of the rotational shaft.

10. The motor for electric power tools of claim 1 , wherein when measured along the radius of the rotational shaft, the first substrate and the second substrate have mutually different dimensions.

11. The motor for electric power tools of claim 1 , further comprising a terminal member secured to the insulator, wherein

the second substrate is electrically connected to the coil via the terminal member.

12. An electric power tool comprising:

the motor for electric power tools of claim 1 ; and

an electric power tool body configured to house the motor for electric power tools therein.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2020
From: MURUI, ITARU; MURAMATSU, MASARI; MUTO, MOTOHARU; KITAMURA, KOTA
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052956/0924 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-068212 · Mar 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200313511A1 · Oct 1, 2020