Electric motor torsional decoupling
First Claim
1. A motor assembly comprising:
- a DC motor including;
a motor housing defining a stator, a rotor assembly supported for rotational movement with respect to the stator, and a shaft coupled to the rotor assembly for rotation about an axis of rotation, a supporting structure carrying the motor;
decoupling structure mounting the motor housing to the supporting structure in a manner to provide a certain natural frequency of the motor in torsion around the axis of rotation of the shaft while providing natural frequencies higher than the certain natural frequency for degrees of freedom of the motor other than torsion, and pivot structure, associated with the supporting structure and the motor, defining a pivot between the motor and the supporting structure, with a center of the pivot being aligned with the axis of rotation.
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Abstract
A motor assembly 10 includes a DC motor 12 having a motor housing 14 defining a stator, a rotor assembly 18 supported for rotational movement with respect to the stator, and a shaft 22 coupled to the rotor assembly for rotation about an axis of rotation A. The assembly 10 includes a supporting structure 30 carrying the motor and decoupling structure 32. The decoupling structure 32 mounts the motor housing 14 to the supporting structure 30 in a manner to provide a certain natural frequency of the motor in torsion around the axis of rotation A of the shaft 22 while providing natural frequencies higher than the certain natural frequency for degrees of freedom of the motor other than torsion. The assembly 10 also includes pivot structure 44 and 46, associated with the supporting structure and the motor defining a pivot between the motor and the supporting structure with a center of the pivot being aligned with the axis of rotation.
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20 Claims
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1. A motor assembly comprising:
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a DC motor including;
a motor housing defining a stator, a rotor assembly supported for rotational movement with respect to the stator, and a shaft coupled to the rotor assembly for rotation about an axis of rotation, a supporting structure carrying the motor;
decoupling structure mounting the motor housing to the supporting structure in a manner to provide a certain natural frequency of the motor in torsion around the axis of rotation of the shaft while providing natural frequencies higher than the certain natural frequency for degrees of freedom of the motor other than torsion, and pivot structure, associated with the supporting structure and the motor, defining a pivot between the motor and the supporting structure, with a center of the pivot being aligned with the axis of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A motor assembly comprising:
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a DC motor including;
a motor housing defining a stator, a rotor assembly supported for rotational movement with respect to the stator, and a shaft coupled to the rotor assembly for rotation about an axis of rotation, a supporting structure carrying the motor;
means for coupling the motor housing to the supporting structure in a manner to provide a certain natural frequency of the motor in torsion around the axis of rotation of the shaft while providing natural frequencies higher than the certain natural frequency for degrees of freedom of the motor other than torsion, and means, associated with the supporting structure and the motor, for permitting pivoting between the motor and the supporting structure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling vibration of a motor assembly, the motor assembly includes a DC motor having a motor housing defining a stator;
- a rotor assembly supported for rotational movement with respect to the stator, and a shaft coupled to the rotor assembly for rotation about an axis of rotation, the method including;
coupling the motor housing to a supporting structure, carrying the motor, via springs so as to provide a certain natural frequency of the motor in torsion around the axis of rotation of the shaft while providing natural frequencies higher than the certain natural frequency for degrees of freedom of the motor other than torsion, and providing a pivot between the motor and the supporting structure, wherein a center of the pivot is aligned with the axis of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- a rotor assembly supported for rotational movement with respect to the stator, and a shaft coupled to the rotor assembly for rotation about an axis of rotation, the method including;
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