Electrical insulator with projections in inner walls around stator core teeth for motor
An electrical insulator has a tooth insertion hole defined by an inner wall of the electrical insulator and is configured to be fitted onto a radially extending tooth of a stator core such that the tooth is located in the tooth insertion hole. At least two opposing surfaces of the tooth insertion hole have axial-, radial- and/or circumferentially-extending projections configured to abut an opposing side of the tooth in the tooth insertion hole to at least substantially prevent relative movement between the tooth and the electrical insulator while making it easier to insert the tooth into the tooth insertion hole without damaging the tooth.
1 . An electrical insulator configured to be fitted onto a radially extending tooth of a stator core, the tooth having a first outer wall surface axially spaced from a second outer wall surface, and a third outer wall surface circumferentially spaced from a fourth outer wall surface,
the electrical insulator including a tooth insertion hole in which the tooth is configured to be received, the electrical insulator being configured to be mounted on the tooth and restrained from moving relative to the tooth,
the electrical insulator including an inner wall defining the tooth insertion hole,
the inner wall including a first inner wall surface configured to face the first outer wall surface of the tooth, a second inner wall surface configured to face the second outer wall surface of the tooth, a third inner wall surface configured to face the third outer wall surface of the tooth and a fourth inner wall surface configured to face the fourth inner wall surface of the tooth in a state in which the tooth is in the tooth insertion hole, and
the inner wall including at least two third projections formed, and axially spaced apart, on the third inner wall surface and at least one fourth projection formed on the fourth inner wall surface,
wherein the electrical insulator is configured to be restrained from moving relative to the tooth by abutment between the third and fourth outer wall surfaces of the tooth and the two third projections and the at least one fourth projection of the electrical insulator, respectively.
2 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one first projection formed on the first inner wall surface, and
at least one second projection formed on the second inner wall surface,
wherein the electrical insulator is configured to be further restrained from moving relative to the tooth by abutment between the first and second outer wall surfaces of the tooth and the at least one first projection and the at least one second projection, respectively.
3 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 1 , wherein a recess is provided in the tooth insertion hole at at least one boundary selected from a group consisting of a first boundary between the first inner wall surface and the third inner wall surface, a second boundary between the first inner wall surface and the fourth inner wall surface, a third boundary between the second inner wall surface and the third inner wall surface and a fourth boundary between the second inner wall surface and the fourth inner wall surface.
4 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 1 , wherein the at least two third projections and the at least one fourth projection extend in the radial direction.
5 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 1 , wherein the at least one fourth projection is formed between the two third projections in the axial direction.
6 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 5 , wherein:
the at least one fourth projection is formed at a center of the fourth inner wall surface in the axial direction and the at least two third projections are formed at an equal distance from the at least one fourth projection in the axial direction.
7 . A motor, having a stator and a rotor,
the stator including a stator core, electrical insulators and one or more stator windings,
the stator core being tubularly composed of electromagnetic steel sheets laminated in an axial direction and having a yoke extending in a circumferential direction and teeth extending radially inward from the yoke,
the electrical insulators being respectively fitted onto the teeth,
the stator winding(s) being wound around the electrical insulators fitted onto the teeth,
wherein:
each of the electrical insulators comprises the electrical insulator as defined in claim 1 .
8 . A compressor, having a compression mechanism part for compressing a working medium and a motor for driving the compression mechanism part, wherein:
the motor comprises the motor as defined in claim 7 .
9 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 1 , wherein the at least one fourth projection formed on the fourth inner wall surface comprises at least two fourth projections formed on the fourth inner wall surface.
10 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 9 , wherein the at least two third projections and the at least two fourth projections extend in the radial direction.
11 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 9 , wherein a recess is provided in the tooth insertion hole at at least one boundary selected from a group consisting of a first boundary between the first inner wall surface and the third inner wall surface, a second boundary between the first inner wall surface and the fourth inner wall surface, a third boundary between the second inner wall surface and the third inner wall surface and a fourth boundary between the second inner wall surface and the fourth inner wall surface.
12 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 9 , further comprising:
at least one first projection formed on the first inner wall surface, and
at least one second projection formed on the second inner wall surface,
wherein the electrical insulator is configured to be further restrained from moving relative to the tooth by abutment between the first and second outer wall surfaces of the tooth and the at least one first projection and the at least one second projection, respectively.
13 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 9 , wherein the at least two third projections and the at least two fourth projections are formed at positions facing each other in the circumferential direction.
14 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 13 , wherein the at least two third projections are formed at an equal distance from a center of the third inner wall surface in the axial direction, and the at least fourth second projections are formed at an equal distance from a center of the fourth inner wall surface in the axial direction.
15 . A motor, having a stator and a rotor,
the stator including a stator core, electrical insulators and one or more stator windings,
the stator core being tubularly composed of electromagnetic steel sheets laminated in an axial direction and having a yoke extending in a circumferential direction and teeth extending radially inward from the yoke,
the electrical insulators being respectively fitted onto the teeth,
the stator winding(s) being wound around the electrical insulators fitted onto the teeth,
wherein:
each of the electrical insulators comprises the electrical insulator as defined in claim 9 .
16 . A compressor, having a compression mechanism part for compressing a working medium and a motor for driving the compression mechanism part, wherein:
the motor comprises the motor as defined in claim 15 .
17 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 9 , further comprising:
two first projections formed on the first inner wall surface, and
two second projections formed on the second inner wall surface,
wherein the electrical insulator is configured to be further restrained from moving relative to the tooth by abutment between the first and second outer wall surfaces of the tooth and the two first projections and the two second projections, respectively.
18 . The electrical insulator as defined in claim 17 , wherein:
the two first projections and the two second projections are formed at positions facing each other in the axial direction,
the two first projections are formed at an equal distance from a center of the first inner wall surface in the circumferential direction, and
the two second projections are formed at an equal distance from a center of the second inner wall surface in the circumferential direction.
19 . An electrical insulator configured to be fitted onto a radially extending tooth of a stator core, the tooth having a first outer wall surface axially spaced from a second outer wall surface, and a third outer wall surface circumferentially spaced from a fourth outer wall surface,
the electrical insulator including a tooth insertion hole in which the tooth is configured to be received, the electrical insulator being configured to be mounted on the tooth and restrained from moving relative to the tooth,
the electrical insulator including an inner wall defining the tooth insertion hole and at least two projections that protrude from the inner wall into the tooth insertion hole,
the inner wall including a first inner wall surface configured to face the first outer wall surface of the tooth, a second inner wall surface configured to face the second outer wall surface of the tooth, a third inner wall surface configured to face the third outer wall surface of the tooth and a fourth inner wall surface configured to face the fourth inner wall surface of the tooth in a state in which the tooth is in the tooth insertion hole, and
the inner wall including at least one set of projections selected from a group consisting of a first set of projections located on the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface and a second set of projections located on the third inner wall surface and the fourth inner wall surface, the first set of projections including at least one first projection formed on the first inner wall surface and at least one second projection formed on the second inner wall surface, and the second set of projections including at least one third projection formed on the third inner wall surface and at least one fourth projection formed on the fourth inner wall surface,
wherein the electrical insulator is configured to be restrained from moving relative to the tooth by abutment between the first and second outer wall surfaces of the tooth and the projections of the first set of projections and/or by abutment between the third and fourth outer wall surfaces of the tooth and the projections of the second set of projections, and
wherein the projections include the first of projections.
20 . An electrical insulator configured to be fitted onto a radially extending tooth of a stator core, the tooth having a first outer wall surface axially spaced from a second outer wall surface, and a third outer wall surface circumferentially spaced from a fourth outer wall surface,
the electrical insulator including a tooth insertion hole in which the tooth is configured to be received, the electrical insulator being configured to be mounted on the tooth and restrained from moving relative to the tooth,
the electrical insulator including an inner wall defining the tooth insertion hole and at least two projections that protrude from the inner wall into the tooth insertion hole,
the inner wall including a first inner wall surface configured to face the first outer wall surface of the tooth, a second inner wall surface configured to face the second outer wall surface of the tooth, a third inner wall surface configured to face the third outer wall surface of the tooth and a fourth inner wall surface configured to face the fourth inner wall surface of the tooth in a state in which the tooth is in the tooth insertion hole, and
the inner wall including at least one set of projections selected from a group consisting of a first set of projections located on the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface and a second set of projections located on the third inner wall surface and the fourth inner wall surface, the first set of projections including at least one first projection formed on the first inner wall surface and at least one second projection formed on the second inner wall surface, and the second set of projections including at least one third projection formed on the third inner wall surface and at least one fourth projection formed on the fourth inner wall surface,
wherein the electrical insulator is configured to be restrained from moving relative to the tooth by abutment between the first and second outer wall surfaces of the tooth and the projections of the first set of projections and/or by abutment between the third and fourth outer wall surfaces of the tooth and the projections of the second set of projections, and
wherein the at least one third projection and the at least one fourth projection extend in the radial direction or the axial direction, and the at least one first projection and the at least one second projection extend in the radial direction or the circumferential direction.