Magnetism prevention structure of a motor assist apparatus for a vehicle

• US 20020047352A1
• Filed: 09/07/2001
• Published: 04/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Original Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Inventors: Shimizu, Michinori
• Granted Patent: US 6,666,289 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 310/68B
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/40 characterised by the assembly or relative disposition of components
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/485 Motor-assist type
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/0141 Shields associated with casings, enclosures or brackets
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 903/951 Assembly or relative location of components

Abstract

The purpose of this invention is to prevent magnetic flux and electric wave noise leaking from electric motor from affecting the magnetism prevention components of other materials, to reduce the number of assemblies and number to be assembled, and to fulfill reduction of cost. For this purpose, the present invention provides a magnetism prevention structure of a motor assist apparatus for a vehicle, having an electric motor which is directly connected with an engine and consists of a motor rotor and a motor stator, comprising: a rotational position sensor which consists of a sensor rotor and a sensor stator, wherein said motor stator and said sensor stator are each attached to a motor case installed in a cylinder block of the engine. The motor rotor and the sensor rotor are each attached to a rotor installation member that is installed in a crank shaft; and the motor assist apparatus which integrates a magnetism prevention part to prevent magnetic flux and/or electric wave noise leaking from the electric motor from leaking through the motor case between motor rotor and motor stator of electric motor and a signal line connected to the sensor stator of said rotational position sensor and/or the sensor stator.

Claims

1. A magnetism prevention structure of a motor assist apparatus for a vehicle, the motor assist apparatus having an electric motor that can function as a power generator and is driven by electrical energy, the motor assist apparatus being directly connected with an engine driven by combustion of fuel and including a motor rotor and a motor stator disposed for correspondence to the motor rotor, comprising:

a rotational position sensor including a sensor rotor and a sensor stator disposed for correspondence to the sensor rotor, so as to detect a rotational position of said motor rotor relative to said motor stator, wherein said motor stator and said sensor stator are each attached to a motor case installed in a cylinder block of said engine, and said motor rotor and said sensor rotor are each attached to a rotor installation member installed in a crank shaft of said engine; and

said motor assist apparatus including a magnetism prevention part integrated with a motor case to prevent magnetic flux and/or electric wave noise from leaking from said electric motor between said motor rotor and said motor stator and a signal line connected to said sensor stator of said rotational position sensor and/or said sensor stator.

2. A magnetism prevention structure of a motor assist apparatus for a vehicle as defined in claim 1, wherein said motor stator and said sensor stator are attached on opposite sides to said motor case, with said magnetism prevention part between said motor stator and said motor rotor.

3. A magnetism prevention structure of a motor assist apparatus for a vehicle as defined in claim 1, wherein said motor case defines an insertion hole that has an approximately equal size as a bore of said sensor stator and a cylinder part of said rotor installation member is inserted in an inner circumferential side of an internal circumference part of said magnetism prevention part located between said motor rotor and said sensor stator.

4. A magnetism prevention structure of a motor assist apparatus for a vehicle as defined in claim 2, wherein an engine side of said motor case defines a groove in which said signal line is disposed to aid in installation of said sensor stator.

5. A magnetism prevention structure of a motor assist apparatus for a vehicle as defined in claim 1, wherein said motor case and said rotor installation member are formed from a non-magnetic substance.

6. A magnetism prevention structure of a motor assist apparatus for a vehicle as defined in claim 2, wherein said motor case and said rotor installation member are formed from a non-magnetic substance.

7. A magnetism prevention structure of a motor assist apparatus for a vehicle as defined in claim 3, wherein said motor case and said rotor installation member are formed from a non-magnetic substance.

8. A magnetism prevention structure of a motor assist apparatus for a vehicle as defined in claim 4, wherein said motor case and said rotor installation member are formed from a non-magnetic substance.

9. A motor assist apparatus for a vehicle including an electric motor driven by electrical energy and functioning as a generator, the electric motor being directly connected to an engine driven by the combustion of fuel and including a motor rotor and a motor stator disposed adjacent the motor rotor, said motor assist apparatus comprising:

a rotational position sensor for detecting the rotational position of the motor rotor relative to the motor stator, and including a sensor rotor and a sensor stator disposed adjacent the sensor rotor, the sensor stator and the motor stator being mounted to a motor case of said motor assist apparatus, and the sensor rotor and the motor rotor being mounted for rotation with a crankshaft of the engine; and

a non-magnetic member for shielding the rotational position sensor from at least one of magnetic flux and electrical wave noise emitted from the electric motor, said non-magnetic member being integral with the motor case and being disposed between the electric motor and the rotational position sensor.

10. The motor assist apparatus of claim 9 wherein said non-magnetic member is generally annular in shape and is defined by an outer circumferential portion which is generally radially oriented and disposed between said motor stator and a signal line connected to said sensor stator, an intermediate portion which projects generally axially from an inner circumferential region of said outer circumferential portion and is disposed between said motor stator and said sensor stator and also between said motor rotor and said signal line, and an inner circumferential portion which projects generally radially from an inner circumferential region of said intermediate portion and is disposed between said motor rotor and said sensor stator.