IP Library Granted Patent US 7,977,843
Granted Patent B2
US 7,977,843 · App. 12/244,448 · Granted Jul 12, 2011

Axial gap type motor

Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,977,843
App. No.
12/244,448
Granted
Jul 12, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The axial gap type motor according to the present invention is provided with: a rotor and a first stator and a second stator, wherein the first and second stators includes an annular back yoke and a plurality of teeth which is provided on the annular back yoke at predetermined intervals in a peripheral direction so as to protrude toward the rotor in the direction of the rotation axis; the peripheral pitch of the plurality of teeth of the first and second stators are equal to each other; and in a case where the first stator and the second stator which sandwich the rotor therebetween in the direction of the rotation axis are seen from one side in the direction of the rotation axis, facing surfaces of the teeth of the first and second stators which face to the rotor are formed so as not to overlap completely each other.

Claims (20)

1. An axial gap motor comprising:

a rotor rotatable around a rotation axis; and

a first stator and a second stator arranged so as to sandwich the rotor therebetween in the direction of the rotation axis, wherein:

each of the first and second stators include an annular back yoke and a plurality of teeth, wherein the teeth are provided on the annular back yoke at predetermined intervals in a peripheral direction of the back yoke so as to protrude toward the rotor in the direction of the rotation axis;

a peripheral pitch of the plurality of teeth of the first stator and the peripheral pitch of the plurality of teeth of the second stator are equal to each other; and

wherein the first stator and the second stator, which sandwiching the rotor therebetween in the direction of the rotation axis, are seen from one side in the direction of the rotation axis, facing surfaces of the teeth of the first stator and facing surfaces of the teeth of the second stator are arranged so as not to overlap completely each other, and wherein:

a peripheral width of the teeth of the first stator is greater than a peripheral width of the teeth of the second stator; and the width of a first slot, wherein the first slot is the space between adjacent teeth in the peripheral direction of the first stator is smaller than the width of a second slot, wherein the second slot is the space between adjacent teeth in the peripheral direction of the second stator.

2. The axial gap motor according to claim 1 , wherein:

a number of turns of stator windings mounted on the slot of the first stator is equal to the number of turns of stator windings mounted on the slot of the second stator; and

a depth of the slot of the first stator in the direction of the rotation axis is greater than the depth of the slot of the second stator in the direction of the rotation axis.

3. The axial gap motor according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of the back yoke of the first stator in the direction of the rotation axis is greater than the thickness of the back yoke of the second stator in the direction of the rotation axis.

4. The axial gap motor according to claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of teeth of the first stator and second stator are inclined by a predetermined skew angle with respect to the radial direction; and

wherein the first stator and the second stator, sandwiching the rotor therebetween in the direction of the rotation axis, are seen from one side in the direction of the rotation axis, the inclination angles of the teeth of the first stator and the teeth of the second stator with respect to the radial direction are opposite directions from each other.

5. The axial gap motor according to claim 4 , wherein

the teeth of the first stator and the teeth of the second stator have a phase difference of ½ of the peripheral pitch of the plurality of the teeth of the first stator and the second stator.

6. The axial gap type motor according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor includes:

a plurality of main permanent magnets, whose magnetizing direction is the direction of the rotation axis, are arranged in the peripheral direction; and

a plurality of auxiliary permanent magnets, whose magnetizing direction is an orthogonal direction to the direction of the rotation axis, are arranged in the vicinity of ends of the main permanent magnets.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2008
From: ATARASHI, HIROFUMI; ABE, SHOEI; YAMAMOTO, KEIICHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 021956/0866 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2007-261169 · Oct 4, 2007 · national
JP 2007-305945 · Nov 27, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090243422A1 · Oct 1, 2009