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Patent US6927525 - Unit core of motor with a yoke comprising an elongated end - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsDisclosed are a unit core and a method manufacturing the same. The unit core is opposite to the neighboring unit core on an electric steel plate in orientation, and its unit yoke has an elongated end extending from a central line connecting a center of a tooth to a center of a core formed by interconnecting...http://www.google.com/patents/US6927525?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6927525 - Unit core of motor with a yoke comprising an elongated endAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6927525 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/321,378Publication dateAug 9, 2005Filing dateDec 18, 2002Priority dateOct 10, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1249880C, CN1489257A, US20040068856, US20040168300Publication number10321378, 321378, US 6927525 B2, US 6927525B2, US-B2-6927525, US6927525 B2, US6927525B2InventorsJin Soo Park, Cah Seung Jun, Tae Heoung KimOriginal AssigneeLg Electronics Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (9), Referenced by (2), Classifications (12), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetUnit core of motor with a yoke comprising an elongated end
US 6927525 B2Abstract
Disclosed are a unit core and a method manufacturing the same. The unit core is opposite to the neighboring unit core on an electric steel plate in orientation, and its unit yoke has an elongated end extending from a central line connecting a center of a tooth to a center of a core formed by interconnecting a plurality of the unit cores, to be opposite to the elongated end of the unit yoke of the neighboring unit core in orientation. This arrangement of the unit cores on the electric steel plate reduces a size of a scrap remaining after the unit cores are punched from the electric steel plate, thereby reducing the production cost of the unit core.
1. A unit core of a motor comprising a unit yoke that extends in a circumferential direction and a tooth radially protruding from the unit yoke, a plurality of said unit cores being interconnected so as to form a core of the motor,
wherein the unit yoke has an elongated end extending from a central line connecting a center of the tooth to a center of the core in a predetermined direction, and a distance from a first edge of the elongated end of the yoke to said central line is greater than a distance from an opposite edge of the yoke to said center line, said edges extending transversely with respect to said predetermined direction and being adjacent to a surface of said elongated end that extends between said edges and wherein an angle from the central line, connecting the center of the tooth to the center of the core, to the elongated end has a value of θr,max determined by: θ r , max = θ sy - sin - 1 ( SOR × sin ( θ st / 2 ) SIR + YL ) , wherein, θsy is an angle between both terminal points of the unit yoke centering on the center of the core, SOR is an outer diameter of the core, θst is an angle between both terminals of an enlarged part of the tooth, and SIR is an inner diameter of the core, and YL is a radial width of the unit yoke. 2. The unit core of a motor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the elongated end of the unit yoke is elongated from the central line connecting the center of the tooth to the center of the core in a clockwise direction.
3. The unit core of a motor as set forth in claim 1,
wherein a recess with a predetermined shape extends inwardly from the edge of one end of the unit yoke, and a protrusion with a shape complementary with the recess protrudes from the edge at the other end of the unit yoke. 4. The unit core of a motor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the elongated end of the unit yoke is elongated from the central line connecting the center of the tooth to the center of the core in a counter-clockwise direction.
The present invention relates to a unit core of a motor and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a unit core in which a unit yoke has an elongated end extending from a central line connecting a center of a tooth to a center of a core formed by interconnecting a plurality of the unit cores, and a method for manufacturing the unit core.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a core 10 of a conventional motor comprises a ring-shaped yoke 6T and a plurality of teeth 4 regularly spaced on the yoke 6T. The teeth 4 are formed on the yoke 6T along its circumference and spaced from each other by slots 2 formed therebetween. A coil (not shown) is wound on the teeth 2. Thus, when current flows in the coil, a rotating magnetic field is generated in the core 10, thereby causing the core 10 to be magnetized.
The core 10 of the motor is manufactured by forming a unit core assembly 30 by stacking a designated number of unit cores 20, the number obtained by dividing the ring-shaped core 10 into plural equal parts so that each part occupies an angle of 360°/the number of the slots 2, to a designated height (h), and interconnecting a plurality of the unit core assemblies 30 in a circumferential direction.
Herein, each of the unit cores 20 comprises a unit yoke 6 and a tooth 4 protruding from the unit yoke 6. The unit core 12 is symmetrical on a central line (L1) of connecting a center (C1) of the core 10 to a center (C2) of the tooth 4 of the unit core 20.
However, a plurality of the unit cores of the conventional motor are formed on an electric steel plate 25 so that one unit core 20 is opposite to a neighboring unit core 20 a in orientation. Therefore, when the unit cores are made of the electric steel plate 25 by punching, a scrap 25 a with a comparatively large size remains unused, thereby increasing the production cost.
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a unit core of a motor in which a unit yoke has an elongated end extending from a central line connecting a center of a tooth to a center of a core formed by interconnecting a plurality of the unit cores, and a method for manufacturing the unit core, thereby reducing a size of a scrap remaining after unit cores are punched from an electric steel plate and reducing the production cost of the unit core.
In accordance with the present invention, the above and other objects can be accomplished by the provision of a unit core of a motor comprising a unit yoke formed in a circumferential direction and a tooth radially protruding from the unit yoke, a plurality of the unit cores being interconnected so as to form a core of the motor,
wherein the unit yoke has an elongated end extending from a central line connecting a center of the tooth to a center of the core toward a designated direction.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a unit core of a conventional motor;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a process for manufacturing a core of the conventional motor;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a unit core of a motor in accordance with the present invention;
FIGS. 4 a and 4 b are schematic views of a pair of unit cores arranged on an electric steel plate in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a process for manufacturing a core of a motor in accordance with the present invention; and
FIG. 6 is a graph showing Lx and Ly variations in according to θr variation of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a lower or upper unit core 50 or 70 of the present invention comprises a unit yoke 51 or 71, and a tooth 52 or 72. A plurality of the unit cores 50 or 70 are stacked to a designated height (H), and a plurality of the stacked assemblies are interconnected along a circumferential direction, thereby forming a core 60 of a motor.
As shown in FIGS. 4 a and 5, the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 are successively disposed on an electric steel plate 55 so that the lower unit core 50 is opposite to the upper unit core 70 in orientation. The lower unit core 50 is asymmetrical about a central line (L2) of connecting a center (C4) of the tooth 52 of the lower unit core 50 to a center (C3) of the core 60. That is, the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50 has an elongated end extending from the line (L2) in a designated direction. Also, the upper unit core 70 is asymmetrical on a line (L3) of connecting a center (C5) of the tooth 72 of the upper unit core 70 to a center (C6) of the core. That is, the unit yoke 71 of the upper unit core 70 has an elongated end extending from the line (L3) in an opposite direction to the elongated end of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50. Thus, the size of the electric steel plate 55 required to manufacture a designated number of the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 is minimized.
That is, as viewed from the center (C3) of the core 60, the right end of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50 extends to a greater length from the central line (L2) than does the left end. On the other hand, as viewed from the center (C6) of the core, the right end of the unit yoke 71 of the upper unit core 70 extends to a greater length from the central line (L3) than does the left end.
More specifically, the dimensions of the electric steel plate 55 required to manufacture a pair of the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 are determined by the following equations:
S=L x +L y;
L x=2×(L x1 +L x2)+L x4=2×(L x1+((SIR+YL)×sin θi))+L x4; and
L y=2×L y1 +L y2 +L y3 +L y4=2×L y1 +L y2 +L y3+((SIR+YL)×cos(θtw/2)−SIR).
In the above equations, Lx1 denotes a length of a gap between one end of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50 and the end of the electric steel plate 55, or between one end of the unit yoke 71 of the upper unit core 70 and the end of the electric steel plate 55. Lx2 denotes a distance between one terminal point (y1) of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50 on the non-extended side and the central line (L2) of the lower unit core 50. SIR denotes an inner diameter of the core 60 obtained by interconnecting a plurality of the lower unit cores 50, and YL denotes a radial width of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50. θi denotes an angle from the central line (L2) of the lower unit core 50 to the terminal point (y1) of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50 on the non-extended side centering on the center (C3) of the core 60, and Lx4 denotes a distance between the central line (L2) of the lower unit core 50 and the central line (L3) of the upper unit core 70.
Herein, non-described reference numeral Lx4 of FIG. 4 a denotes a vertical minimum separation distance between the tooth 52 of the lower unit core 50 and the tooth 72 of the upper unit core 70.
Ly1 denotes a length of a gap between a point of a side of the unit yoke 51 on/at the lower unit core 50, and the end of the electric steel plate 55, or between a point of a side of the unit yoke 71 on/at the upper unit core 70, and the end of the electric steel plate 55. The above point on the end of the unit yoke 51 is collinear with the central line (L2) of the lower unit core 50, and the above point on the end of the unit yoke 71 is collinear with the central line (L3) of the upper unit core 70. Ly2 denotes a radial width of the lower unit core 50, that is, a value obtained by subtracting the inner diameter (SIR) of the core 60 from an outer diameter (SOR) of the core 60 obtained by interconnecting a plurality of the lower unit cores 50. Ly3 denotes a longitudinal minimum separation distance between the tooth 52 of the lower unit core 50 and the tooth 72 of the upper unit core 70. Ly4 denotes a distance between a contact point (P1) between the unit yoke 71 and the tooth 72, and a contact point (P2) between the central line (L3) of the upper unit core 70 and an inner cylindrical surface of the unit yoke 71 of the upper unit core 70. θtw denotes an angle from the contact points (P1) to another contact point (P3) between the unit yoke 71 and the tooth 72, that is, both contact points between the unit yoke 71 and a winding part 72 a of the tooth 72, centering on the center (C6) of the core obtained by assembling a plurality of upper unit cores 71.
Herein, Lx1, SIR, YL, Lx4, Ly1, Ly2, Ly3, and θtw are all predetermined values in manufacturing the core 60. However, θi is a value obtained by subtracting an angle (θr) from the central line (L2) of the lower unit core 50 to a terminal point (y2) of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50 on the extended side, from an angle (θsy) between both terminal points (y1, y2) of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit 50 centering on the center (C3) of the core 60. Since the value of θi is randomly set in the range of the angle of θsy, the length (Lx) of the electric steel plate 55 can be reduced by decreasing the value of θi.
Herein, since the core 60 coplanarly comprises a designated number of the unit cores 50, the number obtained by dividing the core 60 into plural equal parts so that each part occupies an angle of 360°/the number of the slots, the angle of θsy is 360°/the number of the slots.
The lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 of the present invention are designed so that one yoke of the unit yokes 51 and 71 has an elongated end extending from the central line thereof toward the other yoke of the unit yokes 51 and 71. Therefore, compared to the conventional case in which each of the unit yokes 51 and 71 of the lower and upper unit yokes 50 and 70 is symmetrical on each of the central lines (L2, L3) thereof, the present invention reduces a size of the electric steel plate 55 required to manufacture the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70.
Further, the size of the electric steel plate 55 is minimized when the terminal point (y1) of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50 on the non-extended side is longitudinally collinear with one terminal (t1) of an enlarged part 52 b of the tooth 52 on the non-extended side, and the terminal (y4) of the unit yoke 71 of the upper unit core 70 on the non-extended side is longitudinally collinear with one terminal (t3) of an enlarged part 72 b of the tooth 72 on the non-extended side.
Therefore, preferably, the lower unit core 50 is configured so that the angle of θr is the maximum value of θr,max obtained when the terminal point (y1) of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50 is longitudinally collinear with the terminal (t1) of the enlarged part 52 b of the tooth 52, and the upper unit core 70 is configured so that an angle from the central line (L3) to the elongated end of the unit yoke 71 centering on the center (C6) of the core obtained by interconnecting a plurality of the upper unit cores 70 is the obtained maximum angle of θr,max. Herein, since the angle of θi is the minimum value of θi,min, when the angle of θr is the maximum value of θr,max, θr,max is determined by the following equations: θ r , max = θ sy - θ i , min = θ sy - sin - 1 ( a SIR + YL ) = θ sy - sin - 1 ( b SIR + YL ) ; and b = SOR × sin ( θ st / 2 ) In the above equations, (a) is a length of an arc from a cross point (y3) between the central line (L2) of the lower unit core 50 and the outer circumference of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50 to the terminal point (y1) of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50, when the terminal (y1) of the unit yoke 51 of the lower unit core 50 is longitudinally collinear with the terminal (t1) of the enlarged part 52 b of the tooth 52. (b) is a length of an arc from the center (C4) of the tooth 52 of the lower unit core 50 to the terminal (t1) of the enlarged part 52 b of the tooth 52 of the lower unit core 50. Since (b) has the same value as that of (a), θr,max is determined by the above equations.
FIG. 6 is a graph showing Lx and Ly variations in according to Er variation of the present invention. As the elongated ends of the lower and upper yokes 51 and 71 increasingly extend from the central lines (L2, L3), the value of (Lx) is gradually decreased, but the value of (Ly) is not affected by the value of θr.
Therefore, it will be appreciated that the size of the electric steel plate 55 required to manufacture the unit cores 50 and 70 is decreased, when the unit cores 50 and 70 are configured so that one yoke of the unit yokes 51 and 71 of the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 has an elongated end extending from each central line toward the other yoke.
Particularly, as shown in FIG. 6, the length (Lx) of the electric steel plate 55 is minimized when the angle of θr is the maximum value of θr,max. Therefore, preferably, the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 are configured such that the angle of θr is the maximum value of θr,max. As a result, the production cost of the electric steel plate 55 required to manufacture the unit cores 50 and 70 of the present invention is less than that of the conventional case by 15-20%.
Recesses 51 a and 71 a with a designated shape are individually formed on the terminals (y1 and y4) of the unit yokes 51 and 71 of the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 on the non-extended side, and protrusions 51 b and 71 b with a shape complementary with the corresponding recesses 51 a and 71 a are formed on the other terminals (y2 and y5) of the unit yokes 51 and 71 of the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 on the extended side. Herein, the protrusions 51 b and 71 b are protruded from the terminals (y2 and y5) in the circumferential direction. Therefore, when the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 are interconnected in the circumferential direction so as to form a core, the protrusions 51 b and 71 b of the unit yokes 51 and 71 of the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 are successively inserted into the corresponding recesses 51 a and 71 a of the unit yokes 51 and 71 of the neighboring lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70. Thereby, the lower and upper unit cores 50 and 70 are electrically and magnetically interconnected.
As apparent from the above description, an unit core of the present invention is opposite to a neighboring unit core in orientation and its unit yoke has an elongated end extending from a central line connecting a center of a tooth to a center of a core formed by interconnecting a plurality of the unit cores, to be opposite to the elongated end of the yoke of the neighboring unit core in orientation. Therefore, the present invention reduces a size of a scrap remaining after the unit cores are punched from an electric steel plate, thereby reducing the production cost of the unit core.
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