IP Library Granted Patent US 12,224,626
Granted Patent B2
US 12,224,626 · App. 17/912,389 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Rotor of a dynamo-electric rotary machine, dynamo-electric machine having a rotor, and method for producing the rotor

Inventors: Mario Büttner (Bayern, DE); Klaus Büttner (Hollstadt, DE); Klaus Kirchner (Ostheim, DE); Matthias Warmuth (Windshausen, DE)
Assignee: Innomotics GmbH
H02K1/28H02K7/04H02K15/0012H02K15/165H02K17/20
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Patent No.
US 12,224,626
App. No.
17/912,389
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotor of a dynamo-electric rotary machine includes a rotor core arranged concentrically to a rotor axis and including slots filled with electrically conductive material. A front ring is arranged at a front axial end of the slots and includes electrically conductive material, and a rear ring is arranged at a rear axial end of the slots and includes electrically conductive material. A rotor-core-distal surface of the front ring and/or rear ring has a bevel in axial direction from an outer circumference to an inner circumference, with the bevel defined by a bevel angle having a value of 3° to 30°. A support element is at least partially connected to the front and/or rear ring with a positive fit and pressed thereon axially, with the support element being supported on a shaft and having a radial end which terminates at a radial end of the front and/or rear ring.

Claims (34)

1. A rotor of a dynamo-electric rotary machine, said rotor comprising:

a rotor core arranged in concentric relation to a rotor axis and including slots which are filled with electrically conductive material;

a front short-circuiting ring arranged in concentric relation to the rotor axis at a front axial end of the slots and comprising electrically conductive material;

a rear short-circuiting ring arranged in concentric relation to the rotor axis at a rear axial end of the slots and comprising electrically conductive material, wherein at least one member selected from the group consisting of the front short-circuiting ring and the rear short-circuiting ring includes a surface facing away from the rotor core and having at least partially a bevel in an axial direction from an outer circumference to an inner circumference of the member, with the bevel defined by a bevel angle having a value of 3° to 30°; and

a support element at least partially connected to the surface of the member with a positive fit, said support element being pressed onto the member axially and supported on a shaft, said support element having a radial end which terminates at a radial end of the member.

2. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the support element has, at a surface facing toward the member, at least one section which has a bevel in the axial direction from an outer circumference to an inner circumference of the support element, with the bevel of the section defined by a bevel alternate angle which is an alternate angle to the bevel angle.

3. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the support element comprises a material having a tensile strength of 800 N/mm 2 to 1200 N/mm 2 .

4. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the support element comprises steel.

5. The rotor of claim 3 , wherein the support element is connectable to the shaft via an interference fit.

6. The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the support element has at least one of recess and a thickening, for correcting an imbalance.

7. A dynamo-electric rotary machine, comprising a rotor as set forth in claim 1 .

8. A rotor of a dynamo-electric rotary machine, said rotor comprising:

a rotor core arranged in concentric relation to a rotor axis and including slots which are filled with electrically conductive material;

a front ring arranged in concentric relation to the rotor axis at a front axial end of the slots and comprising electrically conductive material;

a rear ring arranged in concentric relation to the rotor axis at a rear axial end of the slots and comprising electrically conductive material, wherein at least one member selected from the group consisting of the front ring and the rear ring includes a surface facing away from the rotor core and having at least partially a bevel in an axial direction from an outer circumference to an inner circumference of the member with the bevel defined by a bevel angle having a value of 3° to 30°; and

a support element designed to at least partially connect to the member with a positive fit, said support element being pressed onto the member axially and supported on a shaft, said support element having a radial end which terminates at a radial end of the member wherein the surface of the member includes a first region having a first part-bevel in the axial direction from the outer circumference to the inner circumference of the member, with the first part-bevel defined by a first part-bevel angle, and a second region having a second part-bevel in the axial direction from the outer circumference to the inner circumference of the member, with the second part-bevel defined by a second part-bevel angle which differs from the first part-bevel angle.

9. The rotor of claim 8 , wherein the support element has a surface facing toward the member and including a first region having a bevel in the axial direction from the outer circumference to the inner circumference of the support element, with the bevel of the first region defined by a part-bevel alternate angle which is an alternate angle to the first part-bevel angle, and a second region having a bevel in the axial direction from the outer circumference to the inner circumference of the support element, with the bevel of the second region defined by a part-bevel alternate angle which is an alternate angle to the second part-bevel angle.

10. A method for producing a rotor said method comprising:

filling with electrically conductive material slots of a rotor core in concentric arrangement to a rotor axis;

depositing electrically conductive material at a front end and a rear axial end of the slots to form a front ring and a rear ring using a shaping device such that at least one member selected from the group consisting of the front ring and the rear ring has a surface which faces away from the rotor core and which is at least partially given a bevel in an axial direction from an outer circumference to an inner circumference of the member with the bevel defined by a bevel angle having a value of 3° to 30°;

pressing a support element axially onto the member with the support element being supported on a shaft and with a radial end of the support element terminating at a radial end of the member; and

shaping the surface of the member with a first region having a first part-bevel in the axial direction from the outer circumference to the inner circumference of the member, with the first part-bevel defined by a first part-bevel angle, and a second region having a second part-bevel in the axial direction from the outer circumference to the inner circumference of the member, with the second part-bevel defined by a second part-bevel angle which differs from the first part-bevel angle.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising shaping a member-facing surface of the support element with a first region having a bevel in the axial direction from the outer circumference to the inner circumference of the support element, with the bevel of the first region defined by a part-bevel alternate angle which is an alternate angle to the first part-bevel angle, and a second region having a bevel in the axial direction from the outer circumference to the inner circumference of the support element, with the bevel of the second region defined by a part-bevel alternate angle which is an alternate angle to the second part-bevel angle.

12. A method for producing a rotor, said method comprising:

filling with electrically conductive material slots of a rotor core in concentric arrangement to a rotor axis;

depositing electrically conductive material at a front end and a rear axial end of the slots to form a front short-circuiting ring and a rear short-circuiting ring using a shaping device such that at least one member selected from the group consisting of the front short-circuiting ring and the rear short-circuiting ring has a surface which faces away from the rotor core and which is at least partially given a bevel in an axial direction from an outer circumference to an inner circumference of the member, with the bevel defined by a bevel angle having a value of 3° to 30°; and

pressing a support element axially onto the surface of the member, with the support element being supported on a shaft and with a radial end of the support element terminating at a radial end of the member.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising shrinking the support element onto the shaft.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising heating the support element up to a temperature of 100° C. to 140° C., as the support element is shrunk onto the shaft.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the support element is pressed onto the member in the axial direction.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the support element is pressed onto the member with a bonding force of 20 to 40 t.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising shaping the support element at a surface facing toward the member with at least one section which has a bevel in the axial direction from an outer circumference to an inner circumference of the support element, with the bevel of the section defined by a bevel alternate angle which is an alternate angle to the bevel angle.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising connecting the support element to the shaft via an interference fit.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising forming the support element with at least one of recess and a thickening for correcting an imbalance.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: INNOMOTICS GMBH
Reel/Frame 065612/0733 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 061212 FRAME: 0116. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 7, 2023
From: BÜTTNER, MARIO
To: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 062967/0969 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: BÜTTNER, KLAUS; WARMUTH, MATTHIAS; KIRCHNER, KLAUS
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 061211/0957 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: BÜTTNER, MARIO
To: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 061212/0116 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20163908 · Mar 18, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
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