This Non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 096213490, filed in Taiwan, Republic of China on Aug. 15, 2007, and Patent Application No(s). 097205538, filed in Taiwan, Republic of China on Apr. 1, 2008, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fan and a motor thereof, and more particularly to the fan and motor capable of preventing lubricating oil from being evaporated to outside of the fan and enhancing the combination of a magnetic-conducting device, a shaft, and an oil-sealing structure.
2. Description of the Related Art
Fans are driven by motors to rotate, and properties of the motors determine the quality of the fans. A bearing is also an important element for supporting a shaft in the motor. If the bearing does not provide sufficient lubrication and fixation to the shaft, noise is easy to generate.
Metallic shafts supported by oil-contained bearings are a common skill to extend the operating life of a motor of a fan. For example,
The oil-contained bearing 12 is metallically casted by metallic particles and lubricating oil is pressurized into voids of the aggregated metallic particles. When the fan 1 is rotated, the lubricating oil held in the voids of the aggregated metallic particles is leaked, thereby lubricating the contact surfaces therebetween. Because of evaporation of the lubricating oil by heat and frictional loss, the function of the oil-contained bearing 12 is gradually diminished after long-term operation. Thus, noise increases and the oil-contained bearing 12 and the metallic shaft 14 begins to stick and malfunction. Although the oil sealing 11 disposed between the shaft tube 13 and the metallic shaft 14 is applied in controlling the loss of the lubricating oil, the lubricating oil still flows out of the shaft tube 13 via the clearance formed between the oil sealing 11 and the metallic shaft 14. Moreover, situated in an environment with long-term vibration, the oil sealing 11 will often loosen and fail, resulting in loss of the lubricating oil.
To solve the aforementioned problems, the present invention provide a fan and a motor thereof for improving an oil-contained bearings incapable of holding lubrication oil, eliminating noise and sticking caused by insufficient oil lubrication of the shaft, increasing life span and stability of the product.
In addition, the present invention further provide a fan and a motor thereof for utilizing a bushing having a heat-melt portion, and a h-shape oil-sealing structure telescoped to a top wall of the bushing to enhance the combination of a shaft, a magnetic-conducting device and an oil-sealing structure and prevent the shaft, the magnetic-conducting device and the oil-containing bearing from loosing or dropping for extending the operating lifetime of the fan and the motor thereof. Besides, if a low cost plastic bushing is chosen and replaces the metal bushing, it can save the cost of material and enhance the product competition ability.
To achieve the aforementioned goals, the present invention provides a motor including a hub and a shaft comprising an end connected to the hub, a bushing, a bearing and an oil-sealing structure. The bushing is for supporting the other end of the shaft, and the bearing is disposed in the bushing and used to telescope the shaft. The oil-sealing structure is telescoped to the shaft to fit tightly and the oil-sealing structure includes a main body and a barricade inwardly extending toward the shaft so that the oil-sealing structure is fixedly connected with the bushing.
In the above-mentioned motor, the oil-sealing structure and the bushing are fitted tightly, thereby pressing the oil-sealing structure against the bushing, and the barricade comprises a top surface, and a declined angle is formed between the top surface of the barricade and a radial direction of the motor. The thickness of the barricade is gradually reduced from the main body of the oil-sealing structure toward the shaft, and the barricade and the main body of the oil-sealing structure are integrally formed or molded as a single piece.
In the above-mentioned motor, a lubricating liquid disposed between the bearing and the shaft, wherein an oil-storing space is defined by the main body of the oil-sealing structure, the bushing and the bearing, and the oil-storing space is utilized to store the lubricating liquid overflowing from a breach between the bearing and the shaft. The motor further comprises a gap formed between the barricade of the oil-sealing structure and an outside of the shaft, and the lubricating liquid is partially overflowing to the oil-sealing structure through the gap.
In the above-mentioned motor, the hub further comprises a plurality of extending walls surrounding a periphery of the shaft and a plurality of slots, each slot is formed between each two adjacent extending walls the slot is utilized to receive the lubricating liquid overflowing from the gap, and a slot-bottom plane higher than the main body of the oil-sealing structure. Further, the main body of the oil-sealing structure comprises a top wall, and a separation distance is spaced between the top wall of the main body of the oil-sealing structure and the extending walls of the hub.
In the above-mentioned motor, the barricade of the oil-sealing structure further comprises at least one crook bent toward the bearing, and the barricade of the oil-sealing structure further comprises at least one guiding slot formed and divided by the crook. Also, the barricade of the oil-sealing structure further comprises a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the barricade of the oil-sealing structure is parallel to the radial direction of the motor and pressed against the bushing. Further, the main body of the oil-sealing structure comprises a bottom wall, the motor further comprises a magnetic-conducting device used to telescope the bushing, the bottom wall is presses against the magnetic-conducting device, and an inner side of the bottom wall of the main body of the oil-sealing structure is pressed against an outside of the bushing the motor further has a base, wherein the bushing is extending from the base, and the bushing comprises an opening end, and the oil-sealing structure is disposed on an opening end of the bushing
In the above-mentioned motor, the bushing has a top wall and at least one heat-melt portion disposed on a top wall of the bushing, at least one through hole is disposed in the barricade of the oil-sealing structure, and when the oil-sealing structure is telescoped to the bushing, each heat-melt portion of the bushing passes through the corresponding through hole of the oil-sealing structure to expose, and the heat-melt portion is melted by heating and cooled to be formed on the oil-sealing structure so as to combine the oil-sealing structure with the bushing firmly. Also, the main body of the oil-sealing structure further comprises a bottom wall, the motor further comprises a magnetic-conducting device used to telescope the bushing, and when the oil-sealing structure telescopes to the bushing of the main body of the oil-sealing structure, the bottom wall fits tightly to the magnetic-conducting device.
To achieve the aforementioned goals, the present invention further provides a fan including a plurality of blades and the above-mentioned motor. The blades are connected with and surrounding around the hub.
A detailed description is given in the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The following description is of the best-contemplated mode of carrying out the present invention. This description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the present invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the present invention is best determined by reference to the appended claims.
The hub 241 includes a plurality of extending walls 243 and a plurality of slots 244, and each slot 244 is formed between each two adjacent extending walls 243. The shaft 242 is disposed in the bearing 22. The extending walls 243 of the hub 241 surround the periphery of the shaft 242, i.e., the slots 244 of the hub 241 surround the periphery of the shaft 242. The shaft 242 passes through the oil-sealing structure 21 disposed on the opening end of the bushing 231. The magnetic-conducting device 25 includes a plurality of silicon steel sheets wound by coils, and the magnetic-conducting device telescopes the bushing 231. Driven by the motor 20, the blades 26 are rotated to generate airflow. In this embodiment, the fan 2 can be an axial fan or a centrifugal fan.
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Because of the altitude of the slot-bottom plane 244a of the slot 244 being higher than that of the top wall 213 of the main body 212 of the oil-sealing structure 21, additional lubricating liquids partially leaking from the gap “g” can be received in the slot 244. When the fan 2 rotates, the lubricating liquid leaking from the gap “g” is moved along the outside of the shaft 242 to the slot 244, i.e., the lubricating liquid is centrifugally concentrated to the slot 244. Because of the inclined top surface 211b of the barricade 211, the lubricating liquid located at the top surface 211b downstream flows back to the gap “g” and the oil-storing space 27, thus, lubricating liquid leakage is prevented. As shown by arrow “A” in
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The heat-melt portions 5312 are made by macromolecule polymers, and thus when the heat-melt portions 5312 are melted after heating, each heat-melt portion 5312 is formed on the oil-sealing structure 51 to combine with the barricade 511 (as shown in
In another embodiment, the amount of the heat-melt portions 5312 and the amount of the through holes 511d can be less or more than four. However, the amount of the heat-melt portions 5312 can not be larger than the amount of the through holes 511d. The best mode embodiment is the amount of the heat-melt portions 5312 is equal to that of the through holes 511d.
As mentioned above, the modification of the heat-melt portions 5312 can vary in different ways. Referring to
In order to prevent the superfluous lubricating liquid from flowing out of the breach between the bearing 52 and shaft 542. Another design for the shaft 542 is provided. Referring to
In addition, referring to the
Based on the described features, the oil-sealing structure of the embodiments can solve the problem of conventional oil-sealing bearings, by eliminating noise and sticking caused by insufficient oil lubrication of the shaft, and securely combine with the bushing by the way of heat-melting. The motor of the present invention can also be applied in the axial fan or the centrifugal fan to effectively increase lifetime of the product.
While the present invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.
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