Patent Publication Number: US-11646617-B2

Title: High-frequency rotating structure with permanent magnet rotor having grooves and magnetic barrier spaces

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of Invention 
     The invention is related to motors, and more particularly to a high-frequency rotating structure. 
     Related Art 
     In order to meet the high-precision requirements of precision machinery for machining accuracy, various technical improvements have been disclosed in the prior art for improving the rotating motor as a power source. Among the technical improvements, the rotation output of a rotor without a perfect roundness is made close to the sine wave, such as a rotor with an outer contour of the radial cross-section being roughly in a quincuncial shape, because cutting lines caused by stalling of rotation of the machine tool machining on the machined object can be avoided, a rotor with a shape closer to a perfect circle is more suitable to be used as the rotating component of a spindle motor. 
     Certainly, a rotor with a quincuncial radial cross-section can reduce stalling during rotation, but due to its uneven distribution of weight, it is very easy to form stress concentration under high-frequency rotation, which leads to deformation of the silicon steel plates used to form the rotor and shortening of the service life of the motor. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Therefore, a main object of the invention is to provide a high-frequency rotating structure capable of reducing stress concentration of a rotor without a perfect roundness under high-frequency rotation, reducing component deformation, and prolonging a service life of a motor. 
     In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a high-frequency rotating structure provided by the invention has an annular rotating element with a quincuncial outer periphery, a plurality of radially arranged accommodating grooves respectively disposed in an annular body of the rotating element, a plurality of hole-shaped magnetic barrier spaces respectively disposed in the annular body, and respectively communicated with one of two ends of each of the accommodating grooves, and a plurality of magnetic assemblies respectively embedded in each of the accommodating grooves, characterized in that, a shortest first distance A between a groove wall of each of the two ends of each of the accommodating grooves and an outer annular surface of the body, and a shortest second distance B between a hole wall of each of the magnetic barrier spaces and the outer annular surface of the body are defined by the following formula 1: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Wherein, the outer annular surface is composed of a plurality of first arcuate surfaces and a plurality of second arcuate surfaces, and an arch length of each of the first arcuate surfaces is greater than an arch length of each of the second arcuate surfaces. 
     Wherein, each of the accommodating grooves respectively extends along a circumference of the body. 
     Wherein, each of the first distances A is respectively between each of the two ends of each of the accommodating grooves and the second arcuate surface, and each of the second distances B is respectively between each of the magnetic barrier spaces and the second arcuate surface. 
     Further, each of the accommodating grooves further comprises a first groove segment and two second groove segments respectively located on two ends of the first groove segment, the first groove segment and the second groove segments are communicating with one another, and each of the magnetic barrier spaces is communicated with each of the second groove segments. 
     Wherein, an expansion angle C between the first groove segment and each of the second groove segments, a maximum distance E between the first arcuate surface and a center of curvature of an inner circular surface of the body, and a minimum distance D between the first groove segment and the center of curvature of the inner circular surface of the body are defined by the following formula 2: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG.  2    is a top view of a preferred embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG.  3    is a partial enlarged view of a preferred embodiment of the invention in the top view direction; 
         FIG.  4    is another partial enlarged view of a preferred embodiment of the invention in the top view direction; and 
         FIG.  5    is a diagram of magnetic lines of force of an example of the invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     First of all, please refer to  FIGS.  1  to  4   . A high-frequency rotating structure  10  provided in a preferred embodiment of the invention mainly comprises a rotating element  20 , a plurality of accommodating grooves  30 , a plurality of magnetic barrier spaces  40 , and a plurality of magnetic assemblies  50 . 
     The rotating element  20  is used as a rotor component of a rotating motor, the rotating element  20  structurally comprises an annular body  21  formed by stacking a plurality of silicon steel plates, an inner circular surface  22  located on an inner peripheral side of the body  21 , the inner circular surface  22  being a perfect circle with a center along an axial direction of an annular axis of the body  21 , and an outer annular surface  23  located on an outer peripheral side of the body  21 , the roughly quincuncial shaped outer annular surface  23  being a non-perfect circle with a center along an axial direction of an annular axis of the body  21 . Wherein the outer annular surface  23  without a perfect roundness is formed by a plurality of first arcuate surfaces  231  and a plurality of second arcuate surfaces  232  connecting in sequence, and as shown in  FIG.  3   , an arch length B 1  of the first arcuate surface  231  is greater than an arch length B 2  of the second arcuate surface  232 , so that a shape of the outer annular surface  23  formed by connection of the first arcuate surfaces  231  and the second arcuate surfaces  232  is close to a contour of a quincuncial shape; wherein, although the circular shape of the inner circular surface  22  is formed by the continuous arcuate surfaces in this embodiment, in actual use, due to disposition of conventional combination structures such as keyway, the circular shape of the inner circular surface  22  is formed by the arcuate surfaces separated by the keyways. 
     The accommodating grooves  30  are sequentially arranged on the body  21  along a circumferential direction of the body  21  and are spaced apart from one another, and extend axially along a center of curvature of the body  21  to an appropriate depth, and extend along the circumferential direction of the body  21  to a width L 2  at least greater than half of an arc length L 1  of the first arcuate surface  231 , wherein an extension depth of the accommodating grooves  30  can reach an extent of penetrating the body  21  thoroughly, or an extent of not penetrating the body  21  thoroughly, and in this embodiment, the accommodating grooves  30  are made to be not penetrating the body  21  thoroughly. 
     Further, positions of the accommodating grooves  30  are respectively located on corresponding parts of the body  21  corresponding to the first arcuate surfaces  231 , and each of the accommodating grooves  30  comprises a first groove segment  31 , and two second groove segments  32  respectively located on two ends of the first groove segment  31 , wherein one end of each of the second groove segments  32  is communicated with one of the two ends of the first groove segment  31 , and another end of each of the second groove segments  32  is close to a part of the body  21  corresponding to each of the second arcuate surfaces  232 . 
     The hole-shaped magnetic barrier spaces  40  are respectively disposed in the body  21 , and are respectively communicated with the other end of each of the second groove segments  32  away from the first groove segment  31 , and respectively extend to a part of the body  21  corresponding to each of the second arcuate surfaces  232 . 
     The magnetic assemblies  50  are respectively accommodated and fixed in each of the accommodating grooves  30 , and each of the magnetic assemblies  50  corresponds to a pole of the rotating motor, specifically, in this embodiment, a quantity of the magnetic assemblies  50  is four, which corresponds to four poles of the rotating motor. Further, each of the magnetic assemblies  50  further comprises a first magnet  51  and two second magnets  52 , the first magnet  51  is embedded in the first groove segment  31 , and each of the second magnets  52  is embedded in each of the second groove segments  32  of the same accommodating groove  30 . 
     In order to enable each of the first magnets  51  and each of the second magnets  52  respectively embedded in the accommodating grooves  30  to obtain a better limiting and positioning effect, as shown in  FIG.  3   , the high-frequency rotating structure  10  further comprises a plurality of limiting protrusions  60 , the limiting protrusions  60  are respectively located between the two ends of each of the first groove segments  31  and each of the adjacent second groove segments  32 , and between each of the second groove segments  32  and each of the adjacent communicated magnetic barrier spaces  40 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  4   , on the basis of the above-mentioned technology, in this embodiment, relative positions between each of the accommodating grooves  30 , each of the magnetic barrier spaces  40  and the rotating element  20  are further limited to meet a definition of the following formula 1: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Wherein, A in formula 1 is a shortest first distance A between a groove wall of each of the accommodating grooves  30  located at the two ends in a width direction and the outer annular surface  23 ; and 
     B in formula 1 is a shortest second distance B between a hole wall of each of the magnetic barrier spaces  40  and the outer annular surface  23 . 
     Wherein, the first distance A and the second distance B are linear distances, and end points corresponding to the outer annular surface  23  are located at the corresponding second arcuate surface  232  of the outer annular surface  23 . 
     Please refer to  FIG.  2    again. Further, in addition to the relative positions between each of the accommodating grooves  30  and the rotating element  20  meeting the formula 1 shown above, but can also be further limited to meet a definition of the following formula 2: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Wherein, C in formula 2 is an expansion angle C between the first groove segment  31  and the adjacent second groove segment  32  in the single accommodating groove  30 ; 
     E in formula 2 is a maximum distance E between the first arcuate surface  231  and a center of curvature of the inner circular surface  22 ; and 
     D in formula 2 is a minimum distance D between the first groove segment  31  and a center of curvature of the inner circular surface  22 . 
     With composition of the above-mentioned components, the high-frequency rotating structure  10  used as the rotating motor of a rotor component is capable of avoiding the drawbacks of stress concentration caused by the conventional technology, and therefore capable of preventing deformation of the silicon steel plates, and at the same time further increasing an intensity of the magnetic field. 
     As shown in a table below, an upper limit of stress depends on a material of the silicon steel plates or a magneto-conductive material. Under the conditions that the α value being 122%, 117%, 116%, 110%, 103%, 98.5% and 95.6%, the β value being 42.7, 42.6, 42.5 and 42.3, a stress of a part of the body  21  corresponding to each of the first distances A and each of the second distances B is less than 300 Mpa, and stress concentration can indeed be effectively reduced, thereby prolonging a service life of the high-frequency rotating structure  10  being used as the rotating motor of the rotor component. Wherein, regarding an assembly method of the first magnet  51  and the second magnets  52 , different examples of assembly methods are shown in table 1. Combination 1 in the following table means that the first magnet  51  and the second magnets  52  in each of the magnetic assemblies  50  are respectively combined with the limiting protrusions  60  in an impenetrable contact method and capable of separating from the limiting protrusions  60 ; the first magnet  51  and the first groove segment  31 , and the second magnets  52  and the second groove segments  32  adopt an inseparable combination. Combination 2 in the following table means that the first magnet  51  and the second magnets  52  in each of the magnetic assemblies  50 , and the limiting protrusions  60 , the first groove segment  31  and the second groove segments  32  are inseparably combined. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Examples 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 A 
                 B 
                 C 
                 D 
                 E 
                 F 
                 G 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 D (mm) 
                 30 
                 30 
                 30 
                 29.5 
                 29.5 
                 29.5 
                 29 
               
               
                 Bridge center  
                 30.5 
                 31 
                 30 
                 29.5 
                 31 
                 31 
                 31 
               
               
                 distance (mm) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 A (mm) 
                 1.74 
                 1.03 
                 1.97 
                 2.39 
                 1.22 
                 1.1 
                 1.17 
               
               
                 B (mm) 
                 1.5 
                 1 
                 2 
                 2.5 
                 1 
                 1 
                 1 
               
               
                 C (angular degree) 
                 152 
                 155 
                 151 
                 151 
                 156 
                 156.5 
                 158 
               
               
                 Combination 1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Position of stress 
                 260 
                 249 
                 206 
                 202 
                 296 
                 268 
                 286 
               
               
                 corresponding to the 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 second distance (MPa) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Position of stress 
                 298 
                 209 
                 297 
                 286 
                 228 
                 262 
                 218 
               
               
                 corresponding to the 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 first distance (MPa) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Combination 2 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Position of stress 
                 284 
                 260 
                 238 
                 232 
                 297 
                 269 
                 280 
               
               
                 corresponding to the 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 second distance (MPa) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Position of stress 
                 223 
                 216 
                 240 
                 224 
                 297 
                 269 
                 280 
               
               
                 corresponding to the 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 first distance (MPa) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 α value 
                 116 
                 103 
                 98.5 
                 95.6 
                 122 
                 110 
                 117 
               
               
                 β value 
                 42.5 
                 42.7 
                 42.5 
                 42.3 
                 42.6 
                 42.7 
                 42.6 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Furthermore, please refer to  FIG.  5    for a diagram of magnetic lines of force of the invention, which shows magnetic lines of force of the example B in the above table, and proves that the invention has good magnetic properties. 
     It is to be understood that the above description is only the embodiments and examples of the invention and is not used to limit the present invention, and changes in accordance with the concepts of the present invention may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the equivalent effects produced by various transformations, variations, modifications and applications made to the configurations or arrangements shall still fall within the scope covered by the appended claims of the present invention.