IP Library Granted Patent US 9,564,792
Granted Patent B2
US 9,564,792 · App. 14/005,812 · Granted Feb 7, 2017

Electric motor and closing or sun protection installation comprising such a motor

Inventors: Pierre-Emmanuel Cavarec (Mont Saxonnex, FR); Norbert Dupielet (Sallanches, FR); Frederic Maraval (Passy, FR)
Assignee: SOMFY SAS
H02K16/02H02K1/14H02K1/185H02K5/10H02K7/14H02K11/33H02K21/12H02K29/08H02K2201/12
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Patent No.
US 9,564,792
App. No.
14/005,812
Granted
Feb 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an electric motor having a rotor and a coiled stator, the rotor including a shaft and two disks that are rotatably fixed to the shaft and provided with permanent magnets, an outer portion of the stator extending from each disk axially parallel to a rotational axis of the rotor and radially beyond same, from the axis. The stator includes a plurality of disjointed bars made of a magnetically conductive material, certain parts of which form the outer portion of the stator. The stator also has a carrier structure holding the bars such that they are fixed in relation to each other, the carrier structure being mounted in such a way that it can rotate on the shaft, axially outside the two disks. The outer portion of the stator extends parallel to the rotational axis, axially outside the disks of the rotor, up to the carrier structure.

Claims (31)

1. An electric motor comprising a rotor and a coiled stator, the rotor being rotatable around a rotation axis and comprising a shaft and two discs mounted fixed in rotation on the shaft and provided with permanent magnets, wherein one external portion of the stator extends along said rotation axis, on the permanent magnets of each disc and radially beyond the disc when starting from the rotation axis, wherein the stator comprises:

a plurality of disjointed bars which are made of a magnetically conductive material and of which portions form the outer portion of the stator and

a carrier structure maintaining the bars fixed in relation to each other, with the carrier structure being mounted rotatable around the shaft of the motor, rotatable on the shaft of the rotor, axially to the exterior of the two discs

wherein the external portion of the stator extends, parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor, axially to the exterior of the discs, up to the level of the carrier structure, and

wherein an external maximum diameter of the electric motor, without casing, is substantially equal to an ideal diameter DI, which can be expressed as:

DI=DR+ 2 ES+ 2 E

wherein:

DR is the maximum diameter of the rotor,

2ES is twice the maximum thickness of an external portion of the stator, and

2E is twice an airgap provided between the external portion of the stator and the magnets of the rotor.

2. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the permanent magnets are arranged with their direction of polarity oriented radially in relation to the rotational axis and the magnets of one of the discs are arranged in opposition in relation to the magnets of the other disc.

3. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the magnets are arranged on the external periphery of the discs of the rotor and the external periphery of the discs of the rotor is polygonal, having planar zones for the positioning of magnets of parallelepiped shape.

4. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein sensors are arranged in an alternating manner, between two stator bars.

5. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein at least some of the metal bars are elbowed and support coils, with the coils being at least partially inserted into a cylindrical space which is arranged, along the axis, between the discs of the rotor and which has a diameter equal to the diameter of these discs.

6. The motor according to claim 5 , wherein the internal portion of the stator comprises at least one coil wound around a bar made of magnetic material which also defines one portion at least of the outer portion of the stator, wherein

the bar supporting the coil is elbowed in a direction where it offsets the coil towards the rotational axis of the rotor, in relation to the outer portion of the stator,

each coil is centred on an axis parallel to the rotational axis and offset radially in relation to the latter, each coil being arranged in an angular sector in relation to the rotational axis.

7. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the internal portion of the stator extends entirely in a cylindrical space arranged along the axis, between the discs and having a diameter equal to the outer diameter of the motor.

8. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the stator comprises metal bars, parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor and which do not support any coil.

9. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the stator comprises in alternation elbowed bars each supporting a coil offset towards the rotational axis and straight bars which support no coil.

10. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier structure is in two portions axially nesting into one another, along the rotational axis of the rotor.

11. The motor according to claim 10 wherein the nested portions of the carrier structure include half-arms, some of which are nested, parallel to the rotational axis, in order to form arms surrounding at least partially some of the stator bars.

12. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier structure is provided with localized recesses for the passage of portions of sensors and/or the maintaining of metal bars belonging to the stator.

13. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier structure comprises studs surrounding a portion of certain metal bars at least, for the absorption of radial forces.

14. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein it comprises at least one elastic seal, of which the outer diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the carrier structure, with the latter comprising at least one groove wherein the seal can be positioned.

15. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the bars have a section adapted to the magnets in such a way that a gap of substantially constant thickness is arranged between a bar and a magnet when they are facing each other.

16. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the metal bars are of two separate types, arranged alternating around the rotational axis.

17. The motor according to claim 16 , wherein a first type of bar extends along a straight line parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor and a second type of bar comprises an external portion extending along a straight line parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor and an internal portion elbowed in relation to the external portion.

18. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the bars have at least one zone of lesser radial thickness, on their portion of positioning on the carrier structure and/or to the right of the discs of the rotor.

19. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the outer diameter of the carrier structure is less than or equal to the outer diameter of the stator.

20. An installation for closing or sun protection comprising a closing screen and a motorization unit, characterized in that the motorization unit comprises a motor according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 22, 2020
From: SOMFY SAS
To: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
Reel/Frame 054827/0845 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2013
From: CAVAREC, PIERRE-EMMANUEL; DUPIELET, NORBERT; MARAVAL, FREDERIC
To: SOMFY SAS
Reel/Frame 031226/0187 →
Priority Claims (4)
FR 11 52200 · Mar 17, 2011 · national
FR 11 52210 · Mar 17, 2011 · national
FR 11 52211 · Mar 17, 2011 · national
FR 11 52215 · Mar 17, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140009042A1 · Jan 9, 2014