This application is the U.S. National Phase Application, under 35 USC 371 of International Application PCT/JP2004/014052, filed on Sep. 27, 2004, published as WO 2005/034307 A1 on Apr. 14, 2005, and claiming priority to JP 2003-339006, filed Sep. 30, 2003, the disclosures of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to an electromagnetic motor rotated by an electromagnetic force and more specifically, it relates to a winding structure adopted therein.
2. Background Art
Δ connections and Y connections are adopted in motor winding structures in the related art. In conjunction with a stator 100 which includes six coil winding units 110Ua, 110Ub, 110Va, 110Vb, 110Wa and 110Wb and three feeding points (a uv terminal, a vw terminal and a wu terminal) 115, a Δ connection may be achieved by, for instance, winding coils 112 in series at the coil winding units 110Ua and 110Ub between the vw terminal and the uv terminal, at the coil winding units 110Va and 110Vb between the uv terminal and the vw terminal and at the coil winding units 110Wa and 110Wb between the vw terminal and the wu terminal, as shown in FIGS. 8(a) and 8(b).
A Y connection may be achieved in conjunction with an even number of coils connected in parallel to each other between each feeding point among a u-phase feeding point, a v-phase feeding point and a w-phase feeding point set with a specific phase difference from each other and supplied with three-phase exciting currents, i.e., a u-phase exciting current, a v-phase exciting current and a w-phase exciting current and a neutral point. The individual coils are wired alternately via the corresponding feeding point and the neutral point. Thus, the Y connection is achieved with a single continuous coil winding wire (see patent reference literature 1).
As shown in FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b), the Y connection disclosed in patent reference literature 1 is achieved in a stator 150 that includes six coil winding units 160U1, 160U2, 160V1, 160V2, 160W1 and 160W2, three feeding points (a u terminal, a v terminal and a w terminal) 115 and three neutral points (com1, com2 and com3) 166, by winding coils 162 in parallel to each other at the coil winding units 160U1 and 160U2 between the u terminal and the neutral point 166, at the coil winding units 160V1 and 160V2 between the v terminal and the neutral point 166 and the coil winding units 160W1 and 160W2 between the w terminal and the neutral point 166 patent reference literature 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-199636 (see claim 2, prior art, paragraph [0015] and
While the Δ connection in the related art, which, unlike the Y connection, requires no neutral points, can be manufactured at low cost, the coil wire needs to be cut in the middle for parallel coil winding, which gives rise to problems in that the manufacturing process is bound to be complicated and the like.
In addition, six power supply terminals, in total, constituted with the feeding points 115 and the neutral points 166, extend toward the control board in the Y connection in the related art. The terminals extending from the neutral points, in particular, are assumed to be connected with one another on the control board so as to achieve potentials equal to one another at the individual neutral points. For this reason, problems such as a complicated manufacturing process, significant manufacturing costs and restrictions on control board design arise.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to achieve higher efficiency and higher output without complicating the manufacturing process or increasing the manufacturing costs.
In order to achieve the object described above, the present invention provides an electromagnetic motor adopting a Δ connection structure, which includes a u-phase coil winding unit, a v-phase coil winding unit and a w-phase coil winding unit radially extending from a stator fixed to a rotating shaft and set with a phase difference relative to one another and a first feeding terminal, a second feeding terminal and a third feeding terminal through which a predetermined current is supplied to coils at the individual phases. In the electromagnetic motor, coils are wound at least twice over through a sequence; the first feeding terminal→the u-phase coil winding unit→the second feeding terminal→the v-phase coil winding unit→the third feeding terminal→the w-phase coil winding unit, so as to form at least two coil layers at each coil winding unit among the u-phase coil winding unit, the v-phase coil winding unit and the w-phase coil winding unit (claim 1).
In addition, it is desirable that the u-phase coil winding unit, the v-phase coil winding unit and the w-phase coil winding unit each be constituted with a first coil winding unit and a second coil winding unit disposed on a single diagonal and that the coils be wound at least twice over through a sequence; the first feeding terminal→the first u-phase coil winding unit→the second u-phase coil winding unit→the second feeding terminal→the first v-phase coil winding unit→the second v-phase coil winding unit→the third feeding terminal→the first w-phase coil winding unit→the second w-phase coil winding unit (claim 2).
The electromagnetic motor achieved in another mode of the present invention by adopting a Y connection structure, comprising a u-phase coil winding unit, a v-phase coil winding unit and a w-phase coil winding unit radially extending from a stator fixed to a rotating shaft with a phase difference relative to each other, a first feeding terminal, a second feeding terminal and a third feeding terminal through which a predetermined current is supplied to coils at the individual phases and a first neutral point, a second neutral point and a third neutral point with potentials equal to one another, is characterized in that the first through third neutral points are electrically connected with one another via an electrically conductive member at one end surface of the stator or over an area near the one end surface (claim 3).
It is desirable that the first through third feeding terminals in the structure disclosed in claim 3 be disposed at a surface located on a side opposite from the one end surface or in an area near the surface on the opposite side (claim 4).
In addition, the electrically conductive member in the structure disclosed in claim 3 or 4 may include an extended portion to be connected with the control board.
It is desirable that the u-phase coil winding unit, the v-phase coil winding unit and the w-phase coil winding unit in the structure disclosed in any of claims 3 through 5 each be constituted with a first coil winding unit and a second coil winding unit disposed on a single diagonal and that the coils be wound at least once over through a sequence; the first feeding terminal→the first u-phase coil winding unit→the first neutral point→the first v-phase coil winding unit→the second feeding terminal→the second v-phase coil winding unit→the second neutral point→the first w-phase coil winding unit→the third feeding terminal→the second w-phase coil winding unit→the third neutral point→the second u-phase coil winding unit→the first feeding terminal (claim 6).
Alternatively, it is desirable that the u-phase coil winding unit, the v-phase coil winding unit and the w-phase coil winding unit in the structure disclosed in any of claims 3 through 5 each be constituted with a first coil winding unit and a second coil winding unit disposed on a single diagonal and that the coils be wound at least twice over through a sequence; the first feeding terminal→the first u-phase coil winding unit→the second u-phase coil winding unit→the first neutral point→the first v-phase coil winding unit→the second v-phase coil winding unit→the second feeding terminal→the first (second) u-phase coil winding unit→the second (first) v-phase coil winding unit→the second neutral point→the first w-phase coil winding unit→the second w-phase coil winding unit→the third feeding terminal→the first (second) w-phase coil winding unit→the second (first) w-phase coil winding unit→the third neutral point→the first (second) u-phase coil winding unit→the second (first) u-phase coil winding unit→the first feeding terminal, so as to form at least two coil layers at each coil winding unit among the u-phase coil winding unit, the v-phase coil winding unit and the w-phase coil winding unit (claim 7). It is to be noted that “first/second” in the parentheses above indicate that coils may be wound for the second time around at the coil winding units with a given phase by switching the winding order between the first coil winding unit and the second coil winding unit.
By adopting the structure disclosed in claim 1, a parallel Δ connection can be achieved through a single winding operation without having to cut the coil wire at all. Thus, a 1.0 mm-diameter coil wire can be wound in parallel, instead of a 1.2 mm-diameter coil wire wound in series, as in the related art, without complicating the winding operation, which makes it possible to increase the total number of coil turns and consequently to increase the total sectional area of the coil wire. As a result, the ohmic loss is reduced, thereby achieving higher efficiency in the motor and greater output from the motor.
In the structure disclosed in claim 2, the first coil layer is directly formed at each coil winding unit and the second coil layer is formed above the first coil layer, thereby achieving parallel winding.
In the Y connection achieved in the structure according to claim 3, the potentials at the individual neutral points can be equalized without extending terminals from the neutral points to the control board and connecting them on the control board. As a result, the number of required parts does not increase and a higher level of freedom is afforded with regard to the control board structure design.
By adopting the structure disclosed in claim 4, a greater installation space is assured for the feeding terminals and the neutral points, which facilitates the installation of the electrically conductive member.
The structure disclosed in claim 5 makes it possible to use the potential at the neutral points as a control correction value or the like while assuring an efficient structure.
In the structure disclosed in claim 6, a parallel Y connection is achieved through a single winding operation without having to cut the coil wire at all by adopting the structural features of the present invention described above.
In the structure disclosed in claim 7, a parallel Y connection is achieved through a single winding operation without having to cut the coil wire at all and, at the same time, two coil layers are formed at each coil winding unit. Thus, the total coil sectional area is further increased and a highly efficient motor capable of providing a greater output is achieved.
The following is an explanation of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, given in reference to the attached drawings.
A brushless motor 1 in
The rotating shaft 2 is rotatably held at bearings 14 and 15, which, in turn, are respectively fixed to an upper bearing holder 16 and a lower bearing holder 17 disposed at a through hole 13 formed so as to pass through the center of a stator 12. A sensor magnet 18 is fixed at the lower end of the rotating shaft 2 and the sensor magnet 18 rotates in synchronization with the yoke 5. A control board 20 is disposed at a position under the rotating shaft 2 and the like, and a control circuit constituted with electronic elements such as a CPU, a capacitor, a transistor and a resistor, a switch unit that includes an FET and the like are disposed at the control board 20. A case housing 45 includes a motor holder 46 and a board cover 47, inside which the control board 20 and the like are disposed.
The stator 12 includes a stator core 30 constituted with an iron core, insulating covers 31 and 32 disposed so as to hold the stator core 30 from above and below and exciting coil 33 wound around the stator core 30 insulated by the insulating covers 31 and 32. At the center of the stator core 30, the through hole 13, at which the bearing holders 16 and 17 are disposed, is formed. The stator core 30 includes six coil winding units 40 extending along six different directions from the circumferential wall of the through hole 13. At the front end of each coil winding unit 40, a circular arc magnetic pole face 41 is formed so as to face opposite one of the magnets 11. In addition, a feeding terminal 50 extending to the control board 20 is connected to each exciting coil 33, so as to adjust the state of power supply to the exciting coil 33 in correspondence to the output from the control circuit. As a result, the stator 12 is able to generate the optimal rotating magnetic field based upon the rotating state of the yoke 5 having been detected.
In order to better explain the features of the stator 12 achieved in the embodiment, the six coil winding units 40 are individually referred to as 40Ua, 40Ub, 40Va, 40Vb, 40Wa and 40Wb, as shown in
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By executing the steps described above, a parallel Δ connection is achieved through a single winding operation without having to cut the coil wire at all. The winding structure allows a 1.0 mm-diameter coil wire to be wound in parallel, instead of winding a 1.2 mm-diameter coil wire in series, as in the related art, without complicating the winding operation. As a result, the total number of coil turns can be increased and the total coil sectional area can be increased. Since this in turn reduces ohmic loss, the motor achieves a higher level of efficiency and greater output.
In the following explanation of other embodiments of the present invention given in reference to drawings, the same reference numerals are assigned to components identical or similar to those in embodiment 1 described above to preclude the necessity for a repeated explanation thereof.
As shown in FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b), a stator 60 achieved in the embodiment includes six coil winding units 40U1, 40U2, 40V1, 40V2, 40W1 and 40W2 adopting a structure similar to the coil winding units in the stator 12 in embodiment 1.
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By executing the steps described above, a parallel Y connection is achieved through a single winding operation without having to cut the coil wire at all. The total number of coil turns and the total coil sectional area are increased in this winding structure without complicating the winding operation and, as a result, a motor achieving a higher level of efficiency and greater output is provided by reducing ohmic loss. In addition, since the conductive plate 66 through which the neutral points 65 are connected with one another is disposed at the second armature face 62, structural restrictions imposed on the control board design are reduced compared to the prior art, which requires the plurality of neutral points to be extended to the control board to be connected with one another on the control board.
A stator 70 achieved in the embodiment shown in
A stator 80 achieved in the embodiment shown in
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By executing the steps described above, a parallel winding Y connection with two coil layers formed at the individual coil winding units 40Ua, 40Ub, 40Va, 40Vb, 40Wa and 40Wb is achieved through a single winding operation without having to cut the coil wire at all. Since this winding structure further increases the total number of coil turns, the total sectional area), a further improvement in the efficiency and the output is achieved.
As described above, the present invention provides an electromagnetic motor achieving a higher level of efficiency and greater output without complicating the manufacturing steps or leading to an increase in production costs.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2003-339006 | Sep 2003 | JP | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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PCT/JP04/14052 | 9/27/2004 | WO | 10/6/2006 |