IP Library Granted Patent US 12,388,306
Granted Patent B2
US 12,388,306 · App. 18/145,523 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Rotor for a rotary electric machine having a barrier protecting coil ends of the rotor

Inventors: Christian Finger-Albert (Erlangen, DE); Carsten Siepker (Erlangen, DE)
Assignee: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
H02K1/24H02K1/28B60K1/00
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Patent No.
US 12,388,306
App. No.
18/145,523
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotor for a rotary electric machine, capable of rotating around an axis of rotation, the rotor has first and second axial ends and includes a rotor body having a plurality of teeth circumferentially distributed around the axis and projecting radially, each tooth being in contact with two end plates. Also included is a rotor winding having a plurality of coils, each coil being wound on one of said teeth of the rotor body, each coil having two coil ends, two covers, a first cover located on the first axial end of the rotor and a second cover located on the second axial end of the rotor. The rotor has at least one non-conductive radial barrier that maintains a predetermined distance between the first coil end and the first cover on the one hand and between the second coil end and the second cover on the other hand.

Claims (18)

1. Rotor for a rotary electric machine, capable of rotating around an axis of rotation, the rotor having two axial ends, a first axial end and a second axial end, the rotor comprising:

a rotor body comprising a plurality of teeth circumferentially distributed around the axis and projecting radially, each tooth being in contact with two end plates, a first end plate and a second end plate, the first end plate being located on the first axial end of the rotor and the second end plate being located on the second axial end of the rotor,

a rotor winding comprising a plurality of coils, each coil being wound on one of said teeth of the rotor body, each coil having two coil ends, a first coil end located on the first axial end of the rotor and a second coil end located on the second axial end of the rotor, and

two covers, a first cover located on the first axial end of the rotor and a second cover located on the second axial end of the rotor, said first cover and said second cover protect said first rotor axial end and said second rotor axial end,

wherein the rotor has at least one non-conductive radial barrier that maintains a predetermined distance between the first coil end and the first cover on the one hand and between the second coil end and the second cover on the other hand,

wherein the two end plates are topped with a plurality of caps, each cap covering at least radially and partially one of the first coil end and second coil end,

wherein the rotor further comprising two interposition parts, a first interposition part arranged on the rotor first axial end and a second interposition part arranged on the rotor second axial end, each interposition part is fixed on the corresponding cover, the radial barrier comprising said two interposition parts, and

wherein each interposition part comprising an axial portion that partially covers the caps.

2. Rotor according to claim 1 , the rotor having an interior space filled with potting material.

3. Rotor according to claim 2 , the rotor comprising inter-teeth spaces in which the coils are arranged, each inter-teeth space comprises also a lock ledge that cooperates with complementary shapes formed in the two adjacent teeth.

4. Assembly comprising a rotor according to claim 2 and a rotor shaft on which the rotor is mounted on.

5. Rotor according to claim 1 , the rotor comprising inter-teeth spaces in which the coils are arranged, each inter-teeth space comprises also a lock ledge that cooperates with complementary shapes formed in the two adjacent teeth.

6. Assembly comprising a rotor according to claim 5 and a rotor shaft on which the rotor is mounted on.

7. Rotor according to claim 1 , wherein the axial portion has windows facing the caps.

8. Rotor according to claim 1 , each interposition portion having a transverse portion, the transverse portion having openings facing the coil ends.

9. Rotor according to claim 8 , each cover having reinforcing arms and each interposition part having projections that come circumferentially between the coil ends.

10. Assembly comprising a rotor according to claim 1 and a rotor shaft on which the rotor is mounted on.

11. Rotary electrical machine comprising an assembly according to claim 10 and a stator surrounding the assembly.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 22, 2026
From: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH; VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH; SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE EPOWERTRAIN SYSTEMS GMBH; BLITZ E16-802 GMBH
To: VALEO ELECTRIFICATION
Reel/Frame 076028/0968 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2024
From: FINGER-ALBERT, CHRISTIAN; SIEPKER, CARSTEN
To: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 068908/0677 →
Priority Claims (2)
EP 21217474 · Dec 23, 2021 · regional
EP 22153701 · Jan 27, 2022 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230208221A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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