Permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with normal force compensation structure

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure in which a stator is inserted in the middle of leg portions of a mover so as to compensate normal forces generated between the mover and the stator, thus reducing noise and vibration.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mover and a stator of a permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a laminated stator iron core of the permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor shown in FIG. 1 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a stator iron core formed in a solid type which can be used in the linear motor in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of the stator iron core which can be used in the linear motor in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mover and a stator of a permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views showing stator iron cores which can be applied to the embodiment of FIG. 5.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments in accordance with the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The preferred embodiments are provided so that those skilled in the art can sufficiently understand the present invention, but can be modified in various forms and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments.

The present invention provides a permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure in which the shapes of a mover and a stator are improved and, at the same time, the position of the stator is changed so as to compensate normal forces generated between the mover and the stator, thus reducing noise and vibration.

Conventional permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motors have a structure in which mover iron cores and mover permanent magnets are skewed from each other by a pole pitch of “τ_P”. Moreover, since the magnetic flux of the conventional permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor flows three dimensionally as well known in the art, an ordinary laminated iron core cannot be used, thus a solid iron core is used. However, in a case where the solid iron core is employed, the motor performance deteriorates and the deterioration becomes severe due to iron loss in a high speed range.

Accordingly, in the permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor in accordance with the present invention, the stator is positioned in the middle of the mover to compensate normal forces generated between the stator and the mover, thus reducing noise and vibration, as shown in FIG. 1.

Moreover, the present invention provides a permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor that can reduce iron loss using a laminated iron core having a concave-convex shape or a powdered iron core as a stator iron core and facilitate the manufacturing process of movers by arranging mover iron cores and mover permanent magnets in a straight line.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mover and a stator of a permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

A mover 10 comprises mover iron cores 11 and mover permanent magnets 12 in the shape of “∩”, of which both leg portions and middle portions are arranged in a straight line, and a winding coil 30 including coils winding the both leg portions of the mover iron cores 11 and the mover permanent magnets 12 in the shape of “∩” respectively, as shown in FIG. 1, differently from the conventional iron cores and permanent magnets.

The mover permanent magnets 12 are inserted between the mover iron cores 11, in which the magnetic poles of adjacent mover permanent magnets 12 along the mover iron core 11 are arranged in the opposite direction, i.e., in the order of ← and → alternately as shown in FIG. 1. Accordingly, the magnetic poles of N and S are generated alternately in the motor iron cores 11.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a laminated stator iron core 20 having a concave-convex shape is used as the stator arranged longitudinally in the moving direction of the mover 10.

In more detail, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the laminated stator iron core 20 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein a stator iron core 21a has a laminated structure in which iron plates are laminated in a plurality of layers to reduce the iron loss.

Moreover, the laminated stator iron core 21a has the concave-convex shape, in which a plurality of projections 23 is formed to be projected along the length of a central portion 22. Here, the projections 23 are projected from the central portion 22 to the left and right sides alternately.

The laminated stator iron core 21a having the above-described concave-convex shape is arranged in the middle of the inside of the mover iron cores 11 and the mover permanent magnets 12 in the shape of “∩” and, more precisely, is arranged in the middle of both leg portions of the mover iron cores 11 and the permanent magnets 12 as shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the left and right teeth of the laminated stator iron core 21a, i.e., the left and right projections 23 are arranged to be skewed from each other by a pole pitch of “τ_P” of the mover 10 in FIG. 1 so that a thrust force generated in an air gap between the mover and the stator is forwarded to the direction to move.

In other words, the projections 23 projected to the left and right sides are repeatedly formed at intervals of “τ_P”, which is a pole pitch of the mover 10 in FIG. 1, that is, the left and right projections 23 are repeatedly formed in a cycle of “τ_P”. Accordingly, the adjacent projections 23 in the same side are arranged to be repeated at intervals of “2 τ_P”.

According to the linear motor configured as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, since the stator iron core 21a having the concave-convex shape is arranged in the middle of the leg portions of the mover iron cores 11 and the permanent magnets 12, normal forces generated between the mover 10 and the stator 20 can be compensated with each other, thus reducing noise and vibration.

Moreover, as the linear motor of the present invention applies the stator iron core 21a having the concave-convex shape in which the projections 23 are arranged by a pole pitch of “τ_P” to the left and right sides alternately, the thrust force in the air gap can be generated in the direction to move, even though the mover iron cores 11 and the mover permanent magnets 12 are arranged in a straight line. Accordingly, it is possible to manufacture the mover iron cores and the permanent magnets more readily with the straight line structure.

Furthermore, as the laminated stator iron core 21a is used, it is possible to reduce the iron loss compared with the used of the solid iron core.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of a stator iron core which can be used in the linear motor in accordance with the present invention, in which the stator iron core 21b having the same shape as the laminated stator iron core but formed in a solid type is shown.

If the solid stator iron core 21b is arranged to replace the laminated stator iron core 21a shown in FIG. 1, that is, if the solid stator iron core 21b is arranged in the middle of the leg portions of the mover iron cores 11 and the mover permanent magnets 12, the normal forces can be compensated with each other to reduce noise and vibration. Such a solid stator iron core 21b is applicable to a case where the stator is required to have a solid structure at low speed.

Moreover, a powdered iron core manufactured using iron powder in the same shapes as the laminated stator iron core 21a and the solid stator iron core 21b respectively shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, can be applied. Accordingly, it is possible to apply the powdered iron core in the same concave-convex shape to reduce the iron loss at high speed.

As well known in the art, the powdered iron core is manufactured by press-molding iron powder in a mold and sintering the molded iron power. When using such manufacturing process, it is possible to manufacture the iron cores with complex and varied shapes.

Moreover, it is also possible to manufacture the mover iron cores 11 using the iron powder so as to reduce the iron loss in the permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of a stator iron core which can be used in the linear motor in accordance with the present invention, in which the stator iron core 21c formed integrally with a plurality of projections 25 arranged at predetermined intervals on the top of a base 24 along the longitudinal direction thereof is shown.

In the stator iron core 21c shown in the figure, the projections 25 are arranged to be projected upward on the top surface of the base 24 and, at the same time, to be skewed on the top surface of the base 24 so that the pitch between left and right ends becomes a pole pitch of “τ_P” of the mover.

That is, the teeth on the left and right sides in the stator iron core 21c are skewed by a pole pitch of “τ_P”.

The projections 25 corresponding to the teeth of the stator iron core 21c are arranged repeatedly at intervals of “2 τ_P” in the longitudinal direction of the stator iron core 21c (or the base 24), i.e., in the moving direction of the mover.

The solid stator iron core 21c having the skewed shape as described above is arranged to be inserted in the middle of the inside of the mover iron cores 11 and the mover permanent magnets 12 in the shape of “∩”, i.e., in the middle of the both leg portions of the mover iron cores 11 and the mover permanent magnets 12 in the same manner as the stator iron cores 21a and 21b, respectively shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

The manufacturing process of the solid stator iron core 21c having the skewed shape is more simplified than the solid stator iron core 21b having the concave-convex shape shown in FIG. 3. Moreover, it is possible to apply a powdered iron core 21c having the shape of FIG. 4 in order to reduce the iron loss at high speed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mover and a stator of a permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the mover iron cores 11 and the mover permanent magnets 12 are formed in the shape of “∩” having leg portions and skewed by a pole pitch of “τ_P”.

In the present embodiment, the mover 10 has a skewed structure, differently from the embodiment of FIG. 1, and the stator iron core 21a is arranged to be inserted in the middle of both leg portions of the mover iron cores 11 and the mover permanent magnets 12 and with left and right air gaps.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mover iron cores 11 and the mover permanent magnets 12 have the skewed structure in which the pitch between left and right ends becomes a pole pitch of “τ_P” of the mover. The mover permanent magnets 12 are inserted between the mover iron cores 11, in which the magnetic poles of adjacent mover permanent magnets 12 along the mover iron core 11 are arranged in the opposite direction, i.e., in the order of ← and → alternately as shown in FIG. 5. Accordingly, the magnetic poles of N and S are generated alternately in the mover iron cores 11.

The winding core 30 comprises separate coils winding the both leg portions of the mover iron cores 11 and the mover permanent magnets 12 in the shape of “∩”.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views showing stator iron cores which can be applied to the embodiment of FIG. 5, in which examples of stator iron cores 21d and 21e formed integrally with a plurality of projections 25 arranged at predetermined intervals on the top of a base 24 along the longitudinal direction thereof are shown.

In the stator iron cores 21d and 21e shown in the figures, the projections 25 are arranged to be projected upward on the top surface of the 20 base 24, and the respective projections 25 are arranged perpendicularly to the moving direction of the mover (perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the base 24) on the top surface of the base 24. Moreover, the projections 23 as described above are arranged repeatedly at intervals of “2 τ_P” in the longitudinal direction of the stator iron cores 21d and 21e, i.e., in the moving direction of the mover.

As described above, since the mover 10 in FIG. 1 is formed to be skewed by a pole pitch of “τ_P” and the teeth (projections) of the stator iron cores 21d and 21e arranged in the middle of the leg portions of the mover are provided in a straight line, the mover can be moved back and forth along the longitudinal direction of the stator iron cores 21d and 21e by the thrust force generated in an air gap between the mover and the stator.

The linear motor in FIG. 5 has the structure of the mover and the stator similar to the structure of the linear motor in FIG. 1, which the stator 20 is arranged in the middle of the leg portions of the mover 10, so that the normal forces generated between the mover and the stator may be compensated with each other, thus reducing noise and vibration.

Moreover, it is also possible to manufacture the mover iron cores using the iron powder in the same manner as the embodiment of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 shows the stator iron core 21d formed in such a manner that the projections 25 corresponding to the teeth are formed separately and then attached integrally to the base 24 in the permanent magnet excited transverse flux liner motor having the mover formed in the skewed shape.

Like this, the processing cost can be saved if the projections 25 are formed separately and then attached integrally to the base 24 to manufacture one stator iron core 21d.

Moreover, a powdered iron core having the same shape as FIG. 6 can be applied to reduce the iron loss at high speed.

FIG. 7 shows the stator iron core 21e formed integrally in the permanent magnet excited transverse flux liner motor having the mover formed in the skewed shape.

The stator iron core 21e formed integrally, i.e., the solid stator iron core, is suitable for a case where the stator is required to have a strong solid structure.

Of course, a powdered iron core having the same shape as FIG. 7 can be applied to reduce the iron loss at high speed.

As described above, according to the permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor of the present invention, the stator is arranged to be inserted in the middle of the leg portions of the mover to compensate the normal forces generated between the mover and the stator, thus reducing noise and vibration.

Moreover, according to the present invention, the laminated iron core or the powdered iron core is used as the stator iron core to reduce the iron loss.

Furthermore, it is possible to use the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets arranged in a straight line by employing the concave-convex structure in which the projections are arranged to be projected to the left and right sides alternately or the skewed structure in which the projections are skewed, thus manufacturing the movers more readily.

As above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated, however, the present invention is not limited thereto, rather, it should be understood that various modifications and variations of the present invention can be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and the technical scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure comprising: a mover including iron cores and permanent magnets, arranged alternately with each other, and a winding coil winding the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets; and a stator having an air gap between the mover and itself and arranged longitudinally in the moving direction of the mover, wherein the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets are formed in the shape of “∩”, of which both leg portions and middle portions are arranged in a straight line, the winding coil winds the both leg portions of the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets in the shape of “∩”, respectively, and an iron core of the stator having a concave-convex shape, in which a plurality of projections formed along the length of a central portion and projected from the central portion to the left and right sides alternately, is arranged to be inserted in the middle of the both leg portions of the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets.

2. The permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure as recited in claim 1, wherein, in the iron core of the stator, the projections projected to the left and right sides alternately are repeatedly formed at intervals of “τP”, which is a pole pitch of the mover, and thereby adjacent projections in the same direction are arranged to be repeated at intervals of “2 τP”.

3. The permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure as recited in claim 1, wherein the iron core of the stator has a laminated structure in which iron plates are laminated in a plurality of layers.

4. The permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure as recited in claim 1, wherein the iron core of the stator is a powdered iron core formed by molding iron powder.

5. The permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the mover iron cores is a powdered iron core formed by molding iron powder.

6. A permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure comprising: a mover including iron cores and permanent magnets, arranged alternately with each other, and a winding coil winding the mover iron cores and mover the permanent magnets; and a stator having an air gap between the mover and itself and arranged longitudinally in the moving direction of the mover, wherein the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets are formed in the shape of “∩”, of which both leg portions and middle portions are arranged in a straight line, the winding coil winds the both leg portions of the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets in the shape of “∩”, respectively, and an iron core of the stator having a skewed structure, in which a plurality of projections are arranged at predetermined intervals on the top of a base along the longitudinal direction thereof to be skewed on the top surface of the base, is arranged to be inserted in the middle of the both leg portions of the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets.

7. The permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure as recited in claim 6, wherein, in the iron core of the stator, a pitch between left and right ends of each of the projections is arranged to be skewed by “τP”, which is a pole pitch of the mover, and such projections are arranged to be repeated at intervals of “2 τP” along the length of a base thereof.

8. The permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure as recited in claim 6, wherein the iron core of the stator is a powdered iron core formed by molding iron powder.

9. A permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure comprising: a mover including iron cores and permanent magnets, arranged alternately with each other, and a winding coil winding the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets; and a stator having an air gap between the mover and itself and arranged longitudinally in the moving direction of the mover, wherein the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets are formed in the shape of “∩” having leg portions and skewed by a pole pitch of “τP”, the winding coil winds the both leg portions of the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets in the shape of “∩”, respectively, and an iron core of the stator including a plurality of projections arranged at predetermined intervals on the top of a base along the longitudinal direction thereof is arranged to be inserted in the middle of the both leg portions of the mover iron cores and the mover permanent magnets.

10. The permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure as recited in claim 9, wherein, in the iron core of the stator, the respective projections are arranged perpendicularly to the moving direction of the mover and the plurality of such projections are arranged to be repeated at intervals of “2 τP”.

11. The permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure as recited in claim 9, wherein the iron core of the stator is a powdered iron core formed by molding iron powder.

12. The permanent magnet excited transverse flux linear motor with a normal force compensation structure as recited in claim 9, wherein each of the mover iron cores is a powdered iron core formed by molding iron powder.