Motor and its blade unit

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6790016
  • Patent Number
    6,790,016
  • Date Filed
    Monday, February 4, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, September 14, 2004
    19 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Yu; Justine R.
    • Rodriguez; William H.
    Agents
    • Troxell Law Office PLLC
Abstract
A motor and its blade unit include a blade unit made of a conical fundamental body and a plurality of blades formed around the surface of the conical fundamental body. The blades of the blade unit are multi-sectioned ones of different sizes. These blades increase water flowing speed with help of the centrifugal force produced by rotating of the blade unit, and quickly guide water to flow along the outer wall of a motor and out of the motor, not to flow reversely back to a shaft. At the same time these blades can cut impurities in water preventing the motor from clogged by impurities, increasing water flowing-out speed, lowering motor load and electricity consumption and saving motor horsepower to prolong its service life, and also possible to be combined with various types of motors for extensive use.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




This invention relates to a motor and its blade unit, particularly to one capable to increase water flowing-out speed, lower motor load and electricity consumption, economize horsepower and prolong service life of a motor.




A conventional motor blade unit, as shown in

FIG. 1

, is composed of helical blades


11


installed inside, and a hollow shaft


12


. Although a conventional motor can strengthen the pressure absorbing water and guide water to flow into the flowing passage


121


of the shaft


12


, yet the blade unit


11


can only guide water to flow, but cannot divide water to lower water load, nor can it cut impurities mixed in water and increase water flowing-out speed, resulting in a comparatively large motor load, high electricity consumption and a short service life of the motor.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The objective of the invention is to offer a motor and its blade unit, which can increase water flowing-out speed and lower motor load and electricity consumption to save the horsepower of a motor and prolong its service life.




The blade unit in this invention are made of a conical fundamental body and a plurality of blades formed around the surface of the fundamental body. The feature of the invention is that the blades formed on the surface of the blade unit are multi-sectioned ones of different sizes. These blades can increase water flowing speed with help of the centrifugal force produced by rotating of the blade unit to let the water flow along the outer wall of the motor and quickly be guided to flow out, not to flow back to a shaft. Besides, the blades of the blade unit can cut impurities in water so as to prevent the motor from blocked by such impurities. Thus, the device of this invention can not only increase water flowing-out speed, lower motor load and electricity consumption, and economize horsepower of a motor to prolong its service life, but also be combined with various styles of motors for comparatively extensive use.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS




This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:





FIG. 1

is a cross-sectional view of a conventional motor and its blade unit:





FIG. 2

is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a blade unit in the present invention:





FIG. 3

is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a blade unit in the present invention:





FIG. 4A

is an upper view of the second embodiment of the blade unit in the present invention.

FIG. 4B

is a cross-sectional view of the second embodiment of the blade unit in the present invention taken along line I—I in FIG.


4


A.





FIG. 5

is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a blade unit in the present invention:





FIG. 6

is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of a motor and its blade unit in the present invention:





FIG. 7

is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of a motor and its blade unit in the present invention:





FIG. 8

is a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of a motor and its blade unit in the present invention:





FIG. 9

is a cross-sectional view of a motor stand in the present invention:





FIG. 10

is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a blade unit in the present invention:





FIG. 11

is a cross-sectional view of a fourth embodiment of a motor and its blade unit in the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




A motor and its blade unit


2


in the present invention, as shown in

FIGS. 2

,


3


,


4


A, and


5


, includes a motor


3


and a blade unit


2


composed of a fundamental body


21


and a plurality of blades


22


,


23


and


24


formed on the surface of the fundamental body


21


.




The fundamental body


21


is a metal block with a hollow interior and a conical profile. The conical slant of the fundamental body


21


helps water to be guided to pass therethrough quickly to increase the flowing speed of water. The fundamental body


21


is provided with a through hole


211


on top for a rotating shaft


31


to be inserted through and combined with and driven by a motor to rotate, with the blade unit


2


rotating together with fundamental body


21


.




The blades


22


,


23


and


24


are projecting ones formed spaced apart on the surface of the fundamental body


21


. The blades


22


,


23


and


24


are multi-sectioned ones of different sizes so as to guide water to pass therethrough with quickness and cut impurities in water to prevent the motor from clogged by impurities, thus lowering motor load and electricity consumption as well.




Specifically, the blades


22


,


23


and


24


of the blade unit


2


are multi-sectioned ones consisting of a plurality of large blades


22


, medium blades


23


and small blades


24


. Each medium blade


23


is positioned between every two large blades


22


, and the small blades


24


are formed spaced apart equidistantly around the bottom end of the fundamental body


21


, with each small blade


24


protruding out vertically or slantingly.




When water flows into the blade unit


2


, the large blades


22


first divide water and cut impurities in water, and when water gets to the medium blades


23


, it pauses for an instant and is again divided into plural passages of flowing water, and then is quickly guided to flow to the small blades


24


with help of the slant of the blade unit


2


. At the same time, the centrifugal force produced by the rotating of the blade unit


2


helps increase the flowing speed of water around the small blades


24


to let the water flow out fast along the outer wall of the motor


3


, not to flow reversely back to the shaft of the motor


3


.




To sum up, the blade unit


2


in the present invention is formed with the multi-sectioned blades


22


,


23


and


24


, which are capable to divide water into a plurality of flowing passages and cut impurities in water. Besides, the slant of the conical blade unit


2


and the centrifugal force produced by rotating of the blade unit


2


help increase water flowing-out speed, thus lowering motor load and electricity consumption, and saving the horsepower of a motor to prolong its service life.





FIG. 6

shows that a first preferred embodiment of a motor and its blade unit in the present invention, includes a blade unit


2


, a motor


3


and a rotating shaft


31


as main components combined together.




The rotating shaft


31


connects the blade unit


2


with the motor


3


and is driven by the motor


3


to rotate together with the blade unit


2


. The motor


3


can carry on pumping and conveying water even though connected with only one blade unit


2


. The motor


3


pumps in water through a water inlet


32


and guides water to flow out through a water outlet


33


.





FIG. 7

shows that a second preferred embodiment of a motor and its blade unit in the present invention has the same structure as that of the first preferred embodiment, except that a water flowing-in pipe


34


takes place of the water inlet


32


in the first preferred embodiment.




When water flows through the blade unit


2


, the blades of the blade unit


2


can not only cut impurities in water to prevent the motor from clogged by the impurities, but also guide water to flow out quickly with help of the slant of the conical blade unit


2


and the centrifugal force produced by rotating of the blade unit


2


.




In addition, the blade unit


2


has its bottom fitting with a cover member


25


. The cover member


25


is fitted around the rotating shaft


3


and formed with a recessed groove


251


in the center for receiving a spring


26


. Then, an oil seal


27


is provided above and pressed by the spring


26


, and a friction pottery ring


28


is disposed to press the oil seal


27


. Thus, the spring


26


and the friction pottery ring


28


respectively press the oil seal


27


to let the oil seal


27


tightly seal the gap between the cover member


25


and the rotating shaft


31


to prevent water from flowing in the interior of the blade unit and giving rise to leaking.




The motor


3


has a fan blade


35


installed inside and an air-guiding pipe


36


inserted through its outer wall for transmitting air. Thus, when the motor


3


starts rotating, the rotating shaft


31


is driven to rotate together with the fan blade


35


, and at this time cold air is pumped in to carry on thermo-interchanging with the inner components of the motor


3


and cool them off. Afterward, the hot air caused by thermo-interchanging is collected in the air guiding pipe


36


and cooled by the water around the outer side of the motor which is mostly used in deep water, and then pumped inside by the fan blade


35


to cool off the inner components of the motor once again.





FIG. 8

shows a third preferred embodiment of a motor and its blade unit in the present invention. The motor


3


has a blade unit (


2




a


) provided near its water inlet, and another blade unit (


2




b


) near its water outlet for pumping in and guiding out water. Then, a water flowing-in pipe


34


is installed near the water inlet of the motor


3


to guide water to get in the blade unit (


2




a


), and impurities in water is cut by the blades of the blade unit (


2




a


) to prevent the motor


3


from clogged by impurities. At the same time, the slant of the conical blade unit (


2




a


) and the centrifugal force produced by rotating of the blade unit (


2




a


) enable water quickly pass through the outer wall of the motor


3


and flow to the blade unit (


2




b


), and then quickly guided to get out of the motor


3


by the blade unit (


2




b


) and the centrifugal force. Further, a pressure water passage


37


and a guide member


38


can be provided around the water outlet of the motor


3


to increase flowing-out pressure and speed of water.




As can be noted from the above description, the motor and its blade unit in this invention can increase water flowing-out speed, lower motor load and electricity consumption and save horsepower to prolong its service life, and also can be combined with various-typed motors for extensive use.




Further, a motor stand


4


having effects of shock absorbing, muffling and height-adjusting can be additionally provided in the invention, as shown in FIG.


9


. The motor stand


4


is an X-shaped resilient frame


41


having two semi-spheres


43


disposed spaced apart at opposite bottom sides, and two metal spheres


42


for shock absorbing and muffling respectively provided on opposite upper ends.




Each metal sphere


42


includes an upper semi-sphere


421


and a lower semi-sphere


422


combined together. The upper semi-sphere


421


is provided inside with a large sleeve


4211


fitted around with a spring


423


, while the lower semi-sphere


421


is provided inside with a small sleeve


4221


to be closely fitted in the large sleeve


4211


. Then, the upper semi-sphere


421


and the lower semi-sphere


422


are tightly combined together by means of a bolt


424


which has its end fastened by a pin


425


. Thus, the upper semi-sphere


421


and the lower semi-sphere


422


can bear a comparatively large vibration, and the spring


423


can absorb part of the vibration to achieve an effect of shock absorbing. In addition, a rubber gasket


426


is closely sandwiched between the upper semi-sphere


421


and the lower semi-sphere


422


for muffling.




The X-shaped frame


41


has two semi-spheres


43


provided on opposite bottom ends to let the frame


41


positioned stably on the ground, having an adjusting threaded member


44


fitted between two semi-spheres


43


for adjusting the distance between the two semi-spheres


43


and the height of the frame


41


.




A fourth embodiment of a motor and its blade unit in the present invention, as shown in

FIGS. 10 and 11

, is provided with an inner blade unit


5


having its blades


52


formed around the inner wall of a fundamental body


51


to guide and speed up water flowing. The inner blade unit


5


is installed near the water inlet of the motor


3


and has a floating member


6


provided inside for resisting pressure of water coming in through a water flowing-in pipe


34


to let water not gather around the shaft and overflow, but flow forward quickly through the blades


52


with help of the centrifugal force produced by rotating of the inner blade unit


5


.




In addition, the motor


3


can be provided with an outer blade unit


2


near its water outlet to guide water to fast flow out of the motor


3


with help of the blades of the outer blade unit


2


and its rotating centrifugal force. Then, a pressure water passage


37


and a guide member


38


are provided at the water flowing-out end of the motor


3


for guiding water to flow, and increasing water flowing-out pressure and speed.




While the preferred embodiment have been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications nay be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A motor and blade unit comprising:a) a motor; and b) a blade unit including: i. a fundamental body being a metal block with a top end, a bottom end, a hollow interior and a conical profile, a slant of said conical profile increasing water flowing speed, said top end of said fundamental body having a through hole receiving a shaft driven by the motor to rotate said fundamental body; and, ii. a plurality of blades protruding from a surface of said fundamental body, said plurality of blades including multi-sectioned blades of different sizes, guiding water to flow so as to separate impurities from the water to prevent the motor from being clogged by impurities, further comprising: a cover member fitted around said shaft and having a recessed groove in a center thereof receiving a spring; and an oil seal sandwiched and pressed between said spring and a friction ring sealing a gap between said cover member and said shaft to prevent leakage.
  • 2. A motor and blade unit comprising:a) a motor; and b) a blade unit including: i. a fundamental body being a metal block with a top end, a bottom end, a hollow interior and a conical profile, a slant of said conical profile increasing water flowing speed, said top end of said fundamental body having a through hole receiving a shaft driven by the motor to rotate said fundamental body; and, ii. a plurality of blades protruding from a surface of said fundamental body, said plurality of blades including multi-sectioned blades of different sizes, guiding water to flow so as to separate impurities from the water to prevent the motor from being clogged by impurities, further comprising: a fan blade fitted in an interior of said motor; and an air guiding pipe inserted through an outer wall of said motor for transmitting air, said fan blade pumping in cold air to cool inner components of said motor.
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