Coating material for an armature coil of an electrical motor

• US 5,446,324 A
• Filed: 05/18/1993
• Issued: 08/29/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsuba Electric Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Onodera, Tsugio
• Primary Examiner(s): Dougherty, Thomas M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): JONES, JUDSON
• Application Number:
  US08/063,036
• Time in Patent Office: 833 Days
• Field of Search: 310/45, 336/205, 336/209, 336/219, 427/104, 427/116, 427/117
• US Class Current: 310/45
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 15/12 Impregnating, heating or drying of windings, stators, rotors or machines
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/32 Windings characterised by the shape, form or construction of the insulation

Abstract

A composition for the copper armature coil of a electric motor which can withstand crack generation due to great temperature differentials by setting the coefficient of thermal expansion of the composition to a value between the coefficients of thermal expansion of both iron and copper.

Claims

1. An armature for an electrical motor comprising:

an iron armature core;

a copper armature coil wound about the iron armature core; and

a resin composition impregnated on the armature core with the copper armature coil wound thereon to fix the armature coil to the armature core, the resin composition having a coefficient of thermal expansion chosen to be between the coefficients of thermal expansion for iron and copper.

5. An armature according to claim 1, wherein said resin coating material prevents projection of said armature coil from said armature core due to centrifugal force generated when said armature core is rotating at high speeds.

6. An armature according to claim 1, wherein said resin coating material prevents cracking of said armature core after said armature core is repeatedly exposed to high temperature differentials and rotation at high speeds.

7. An armature according to claim 1, wherein said resin coating material is impregnated into said armature core and on a connecting portion of said armature coil, said connecting portion electrically connecting said armature coil to a commutator of said electrical motor.

2. A method for manufacturing an armature for an electrical motor comprising the steps of:

fixing a copper armature coil to an iron armature core with a resin composition; and

setting a coefficient of thermal expansion of the resin composition chosen to be between coefficients of thermal expansion for copper and iron.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of setting the coefficient of thermal expansion of the resin includes the step of cross-linking (bridging) the resin composition with a cross-linking agent to adjust the coefficient of thermal expansion of the resin composition.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the cross-linking agent is selected from the group comprising:

styrene oligomer and allyl oligomer.