Motor having a bearing wear monitoring device

• US 6,114,966 A
• Filed: 10/28/1998
• Issued: 09/05/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nikkiso Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nikkiso Company Limited
• Inventors: Eguchi, Masaaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery A.
• Application Number:
  US09/181,176
• Time in Patent Office: 678 Days
• Field of Search: 340/682, 340/686.1, 340/686.3, 340/648, 73/462, 73/119 R
• US Class Current: 340/682
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 17/24 with devices affected by abnormal or undesired positions, e.g. for preventing overheating, for safety
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/00 Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A motor is provided in which zero-point positioning of the stator and rotor in the axial direction is simple. The operation of replacing the rotor or stator can be done easily. A motor is provided in which zero-point positioning of the stator and rotor in the axial direction is simple and the detection precision can be improved. In a canned motor, a bearing wear monitoring device monitors the wear of the bearings that supports the rotor. The wear of the bearings is determined by measuring the displacement of the rotor based on the output signal of detection coils that are provided in embedding core units on both axial ends of the stator. The center of the embedding core unit at one axial end of the stator and the end face of one axial end of the stator are positioned to coincide with one another. The other axial end of the rotor is made to protrude outside the embedding core unit of the other axial end of the stator by a prescribed dimension. The output voltage of the detection coil at the other axial end is kept to a constant value. The detection coils at the axial ends of the stator produce a differential output voltage corresponding to the wear of the bearings.

Claims

1. A bearing wear monitoring device for use in a motor, comprising:

a stator having a first axial end and a second axial end;

detection coils provided on each of said first axial end and said second axial end of said stator;

said detection coils effective to provide an output signal;

means for detecting said output signal;

a rotor having a rotor shaft with a front portion and a rear portion;

said front portion and said rear portion of said rotor shaft being supported by a front bearing and rear bearing, respectively;

said rotor being in a predetermined position within said stator;

said predetermined position resulting in a prescribed spacing between said rotor shaft and said stator, such that said output signal of said detection coils is effective to indicate an amount of displacement from said prescribed spacing.

2. A bearing wear monitoring device for use in a motor as in claim 1, further comprising:

said rotor having a first axial end and second axial end;

an embedding core unit provided at each of said first axial end and said second axial end of said stator;

said detection coils being provided in said embedding core units at each axial end of said stator;

said first axial end of said rotor being positioned such that said first axial end of said rotor is positioned in a prescribed position relative to said first axial end of said stator; and

said second axial end of said rotor being positioned such that said second axial end of said rotor is positioned a prescribed distance outside of said embedding core unit of said second axial end of said stator.

3. A bearing wear monitoring device for use in a motor, comprising:

a stator having a first axial end and a second axial end;

at least one pair of first detection coils connected in series being provided on said first axial end of said stator;

each of said at least one pair of first detection coils facing each other with a separation of 180 degrees;

said at least one pair of first detection coils effective to produce a first output signal;

at least one pair of second detection coils connected in series being provided on said second axial end of said stator;

each of said at least one pair of second detection coils facing each other with a separation of 180 degrees;

said at least one pair of second detection coils effective to produce a second output signal;

means for maintaining one of said first output signal and said second output signal at a constant value;

said at least one pair of first detection coils and said at least one pair of second detection coils being connected differentially to provide a differential output signal;

means for detecting said differential output signal;

a rotor having a rotor shaft;

said rotor shaft being supported by at least one bearing;

said rotor being in a predetermined position within said stator;

said predetermined position resulting in a prescribed spacing between said rotor shaft and said stator, such that said differential output signal indicates an amount of relative displacement from said prescribed spacing.