Brushless motor

• US 20020093259A1
• Filed: 01/11/2002
• Published: 07/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
• Original Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
• Inventors: Ohba, Takeshi, Sunaga, Hideki, Yamada, Kazunori, Kawarai, Hiromi, Sano, Narihito
• Granted Patent: US 6,737,770 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 310/68.00R
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2037/046 being soldered on the printed circuit to be protected
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2037/763 the spring being a blade spring
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 37/761 with a fusible element forming part of the switched circuit H01H37/767 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/0141 Shields associated with casings, enclosures or brackets
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/21 Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby specially adapted for machines having non-mechanical commutating devices H02K29/06, H02K29/14
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/215 Magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-effect or magneto-resistive elements
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/25 Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/27 Devices for sensing current, or actuated thereby overcurrent protection responsive to temperature of the machines or parts thereof, e.g. windings, H02K11/25
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/33 Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics H02K11/38 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0201 Thermal arrangements, e.g. for cooling, heating or preventing overheating
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0206 by printed thermal vias
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09572 Solder filled plated through-hole in the final product
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10181 Fuse
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2203/0455 PTH for surface mount device [SMD], e.g. wherein solder flows through the PTH during mounting
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2203/176 Removing, replacing or disconnecting component; Easily removable component
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/3421 Leaded components
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/3447 Lead-in-hole components H05K3/3415 takes precedence

Abstract

A brushless motor for a blower fan unit has a circuit structure constituted by a drive control circuit and a fuse member. The drive control circuit supplying drive current comprises a first circuit section for eliminating surges of electric power and a second circuit section for controlling magnetic field generated by the stator. The first and second circuit sections are three-dimensionally arranged with a predetermined space therebetween. The fuse member electrically connects the first and second circuit sections. An end portion of the fuse member is welded with the first circuit section, and the other end portion of the fuse member is soldered with the second circuit section. The fuse member cuts an electrical connection between the first and second circuit sections when a temperature of solder becomes higher than a predetermined temperature.

Claims

1. A brushless motor comprising:

a stator comprising a plurality of exciting coils which receives drive current;

a rotor rotatable relative to the stator;

a first circuit section comprising a filter circuit for eliminating surges of electric power for the drive current, the first circuit section being produced on a wiring metal piece;

a second circuit section comprising a control circuit for controlling the magnetic field generated by the stator by controlling the drive current, the second circuit section being produced on a printed wiring board; and

a fuse member electrically connecting the wiring metal piece of the first circuit section and a wiring pattern formed on the printed wiring board of the second circuit section, the fuse member electrically disconnecting the wiring metal piece and the wiring pattern when a temperature of the wiring pattern becomes higher than a predetermined temperature.

2. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fuse member is made of elastic and electro-conductive material, an end portion of the fuse member being fixed on the wiring metal piece of the first circuit portion, the other end portion of the fuse member being soldered with the wiring pattern by means of solder which melts at the predetermined temperature.

3. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the other end portion of the fuse member is inserted into a through hole formed on the printed wiring board, the other end portion of the fuse member being soldered with the wiring pattern formed on a back of a surface of the printed wiring board which is opposite to the wiring metal piece. which switching devices are installed.

4. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fuse member is located on a back of a surface of the printed wiring board on which switching devices are installed.

5. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 2, wherein a plurality of via holes are formed at a portion of the printed wiring board on which the other end portion of the fuse member is soldered.

6. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 5, wherein solder land portions are formed on a back surface of the printed wiring board by exposing a copper film at a portion around each of the via holes on the back surface of the printed wiring board.

7. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 6, wherein the solder land portions on the back surface are soldered with the other end portion 60b of the fuse member 60.

8. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 6, wherein no solder land portion is formed on a front surface which is a back of the back surface on which the other end portion of the fuse member is soldered.

9. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first circuit section and the second circuit section are arranged in parallel with a predetermined distance therebetween.

10. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 9, wherein an end portion of the fuse member is fixed on the wiring metal piece of the first circuit portion by welding, and the other end portion of the fuse member is soldered with the wiring pattern by means of solder which melts at the predetermined temperature.

11. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the fuse member is made of elastic and electro-conductive material, and the other end portion of the fuse member is soldered with the wiring pattern while the fuse member is elastically deformed so that the other end portion of the fuse member is detached from the wiring pattern when the solder melts.

12. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fuse member has a jig receiving portion which is pushed by a jig when the other end portion of the fuse member is contacted and soldered with the wiring pattern.

13. The brushless motor as claimed in claim 1, the first circuit section and the second circuit section are arranged three-dimensionally.

14. A brushless motor comprising:

a stator comprising a plurality of exciting coils which receives drive current;

a rotor rotatable relative to the stator;

a drive control circuit supplying the drive current to the exciting coils, the drive control circuit comprising a first circuit section for eliminating surges of electric power and a second circuit section for controlling magnetic field generated by the stator by controlling drive current treated in the first circuit section, the first circuit section and second circuit section being arranged generally in parallel with a predetermined space therebetween; and

a fuse member electrically connecting the first circuit section and the second circuit section, an end portion of the fuse member being welded with the first circuit section, the other end portion of the fuse member being soldered with second circuit section, the fuse member cutting an electrical connection between the first circuit section and the second circuit section when a temperature of a part of the second circuit section becomes higher than a predetermined temperature.

15. A circuit structure of a brushless motor, comprising;

a drive control circuit supplying drive current to exciting coils of a stator of the brusless motor, the drive control circuit comprising a first circuit section for eliminating surges of electric power and a second circuit section for controlling magnetic field generated by the stator by controlling drive current passed through the first circuit section in order to control a rotation of a rotor of the brushless motor, the first and second circuit sections being three-dimensionally arranged with a predetermined space therebetween; and

a fuse member comprising a first end portion welded with the first circuit section, a second end portion soldered with the second circuit section and an intermediate elastic portion which is elastically deformed when the second end portion is soldered with the second circuit section, the second end portion being released from the second circuit section when solder connecting the second end portion and the second circuit section is melted.