USRE49924EActiveUtility

Rotor assembly, motor and dual clutch transmission

Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO LTDPriority: Jun 13, 2014Filed: Jun 12, 2015Granted: Apr 16, 2024
Est. expiryJun 13, 2034(~7.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Il Won
H02K 1/2726H02K 1/2733H02K 1/30F16H 3/006F16H 3/091
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Claims

Abstract

The present invention discloses a motor comprising: a stator part; and a rotor assembly rotatably disposed with respect to the stator part, wherein the rotor assembly comprises: a ring magnet including an insertion hole with a shaft disposed therein and a plurality of first grooves formed at one side thereof along a first imaginary circle; and a core member including a body portion disposed between the shaft and the insertion hole, and an extension portion covering the plurality of first grooves, wherein the extension portion comprises a plurality of second grooves deviated from a plurality of first imaginary straight lines which pass from a center of the first imaginary circle respectively through the plurality of first grooves.

Claims

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The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A rotor comprising:
 a shaft that extends in an axial direction from a lower end to an upper end; 
 a ring magnet including a first hole into which the shaft is inserted, the ring magnet having an upper surface; and 
 a core member disposed between the shaft and the ring magnetand including a resin material, and a part of the core member is on the upper surface of the ring magnet, 
 wherein the ring magnet includes a plurality of first recesses disposed on are formed in the ring magnet and open to the upper surface of the ring magnet, 
 wherein an upper surface of the core member is disposed on the upper surface of the ring magnet such that the upper surface of the core member is spaced apart in the axial direction from the upper surface of the ring magnet in a direction parallel to the axial direction, 
 wherein the core member includes a plurality of second recesses disposed on are formed in the core member and open to the upper surface of the core member, the second recesses and the first recesses being disposed to be misaligned in a radial direction, 
 wherein the plurality of first recesses are located along specific radial directions extending outward from the shaft, the plurality of second recesses are located along specific radial directions extending outward from the shaft, and the specific radial directions along which the second recesses are located differ from the specific radial directions along which the first recesses are located, and  
 wherein a shortest distance between the shaft and one each of the second recesses in respective radial directions extending outward from the shaft is less than a shortest distance between the shaft and one each of the first recesses in the respective radial direction directions extending outward from the shaft, and 
 wherein a shortest distance in a radial direction between the shaft and an outer end circumferential edge of the upper surface of the core member is greater than the shortest distance in a radial direction between the shaft and the one each of the first recesses on the upper surface of the ring magnet in the respective radial directions extending outward from the shaft, and 
 wherein all of the plurality of second recesses are disposed on a same circumference about the shaft, and an outer boundary of each of the second recesses is substantially cylindrical, 
 wherein all of the plurality of second recesses disposed on the same circumference are misaligned with respect to the ring magnet in any direction parallel to the axial direction such that no overlap exists, in any direction parallel to the axial direction, between any of the second recesses and the ring magnet. 
 
     
     
       2. The rotor of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the core member includes a plurality of third recesses disposed on are formed in the core member and open to the upper surface of the core member, and 
 wherein a shortest distance between the shaft and one of the third recesses is less than the shortest distance between the shaft and the one of the first recesses in the radial direction; and 
 wherein the third recesses at least partially overlap with the first recesses in an axial direction. 
 
     
     
       3. The rotor of  claim 2 , wherein the shortest distance between the shaft and the one each of the second recesses in the respective radial directions extending outward from the shaft is less than the a shortest distance between the shaft and the one each of the third recesses in the respective radial direction directions extending outward from the shaft. 
     
     
       4. The rotor of  claim 3 , wherein the second recesses and the third recesses are disposed to be misaligned in a radial direction the plurality of third recesses are located along specific radial directions extending outward from the shaft, and the specific radial directions along which the second recesses are located differ from the specific radial directions along which the third recesses are located. 
     
     
       5. The rotor of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the plurality of second recesses are disposed on a same circumference about the shaft; and 
 the plurality of third recesses are disposed on a same circumference about the shaft. 
 
     
     
       6. The rotor of  claim 2 , wherein the third recesses are disposed in a same direction as the first recesses in a radial direction. 
     
     
       7. The rotor of  claim 2 , wherein an angle between a center of one of the first recesses and a center of one of the second recesses in a circumferential direction with respect to the shaft is greater than an angle between the center of one of the first recesses and a center of one of the third recesses in a circumferential direction with respect to the shaft. 
     
     
       8. The rotor of  claim 1 , wherein the core member is made of injected polymer resin, the polymer resin made of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) or polyamide 9T (PA9T). 
     
     
       9. The rotor of  claim 1 , wherein each of the second recesses separately includes protrusion portions protruding from a bottom surface thereof, and ends of the protrusion portions are formed at a lower level than the upper surface of the core member in any direction parallel to the radial axial direction. 
     
     
       10. The rotor of  claim 1 , wherein the core member covers the first recesses. 
     
     
       11. The rotor of  claim 1 , wherein the upper surface of the core member partially overlaps with the first recesses in an axial direction. 
     
     
       12. The rotor of  claim 1 , wherein the shaft includes fourth recesses disposed on a surface thereof which are coupled to the core member. 
     
     
       13. The rotor of  claim 1 , wherein a length of the core member in an said direction parallel to the axial direction is greater than a length of the ring magnet in said direction parallel to the axial direction. 
     
     
       14. The rotor of  claim 2 , wherein the first recesses include a bottom surface and a side surface extending from the bottom surface to the upper surface of the ring magnet. 
     
     
       15. A motor comprising:
 a rotor; and 
 a stator, 
 wherein the rotor comprises;: 
 a shaft that extends in an axial direction from a lower end to an upper end; 
 a ring magnet including a first hole into which the shaft is inserted, the ring magnet having an upper surface; and 
 a core member disposed between the shaft and the ring magnetand including a resin material, and a part of the core member is on the upper surface of the ring magnet, 
 
 wherein the ring magnet includes a plurality of first recesses disposed on an are formed in the ring magnet and open to the upper surface of the ring magnet, 
 wherein an upper surface of the core member is disposed on the upper surface of the ring magnet such that the upper surface of the core member is spaced apart in the axial direction from the upper surface of the ring magnet in a direction parallel to the axial direction, 
 wherein the core member includes a plurality of second recesses disposed on are formed in the core member and open to the upper surface of the core member, the second recesses and the first recesses being disposed to be misaligned in a radial direction, 
 wherein the plurality of first recesses are located along specific radial directions extending outward from the shaft, the plurality of second recesses are located along specific radial directions extending outward from the shaft, and the specific radial directions along which the second recesses are located differ from the specific radial directions along which the first recesses are located, and 
 wherein a shortest distance between the shaft and one each of the second recesses in respective radial directions extending outward from the shaft is less than a radially shortest distance between the shaft and one each of the first recesses in the respective radial direction directions extending outward from the shaft, and 
 wherein a shortest distance in a radial direction between the shaft and an outer end circumferential edge of the upper surface of the core member is greater than the shortest distance in a radial direction between the shaft and the one each of the first recesses on the upper surface of the ring magnet in the respective radial directions extending outward from the shaft, and 
 wherein all of the plurality of second recesses are disposed on a same circumference about the shaft, and an outer boundary of each of the second recesses is substantially cylindrical, and 
 wherein all of the plurality of second recesses disposed on the same circumference are misaligned with respect to the ring magnet in any direction parallel to the axial direction such that no overlap exists, in any direction parallel to the axial direction, between any of the second recesses and the ring magnet. 
 
     
     
       16. The motor of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the core member includes a plurality of third recesses disposed on are formed in the core member and open to the upper surface of the core member, and 
 wherein a shortest distance between the shaft and one of the third recesses is less than the radially shortest distance between the shaft and the one of the first recesses in the radial direction; and 
 wherein the third recesses at least partially overlap with the first recesses in an axial direction. 
 
     
     
       17. The motor of  claim 16 , wherein the shortest distance between the shaft and the one each of the second recesses in the respective radial directions extending outward from the shaft is less than the a shortest distance between the shaft and the one each of the third recesses in the respective radial direction directions extending outward from the shaft. 
     
     
       18. The motor of  claim 17 , wherein the second recesses and the third recesses are disposed to be misaligned in the radial direction the plurality of third recesses are located along specific radial directions extending outward from the shaft, and the specific radial directions along which the second recesses are located differ from the specific radial directions along which the third recesses are located. 
     
     
       19. The motor of  claim 15 , wherein the first recesses include a bottom surface and a side surface extending from the bottom surface to the upper surface of the ring magnet. 
     
     
       20. The motor of  claim 15 , wherein each of the second recesses separately includes protrusion portions protruding from a bottom surface thereof, and ends of the protrusion portions are formed at a lower level than the upper surface of the core member in any direction parallel to the axial direction.

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