Construction and method of an electric motor drive

• US 7,112,901 B1
• Filed: 11/14/2000
• Issued: 09/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH (Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA)
• Original Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH (Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA)
• Inventors: Soitu, Viktor
• Primary Examiner(s): Mullins, Burton S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ADDISON, KAREN B
• Application Number:
  US09/889,279
• Time in Patent Office: 2,142 Days
• Field of Search: 310/51, 310/67.R, 310/58, 310/52, 310/265, 310/266, 310/211, 310/165, 310/192, 310/20, 310/255, 187/20
• US Class Current: 310/67.00R
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 1/32 with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 17/20 having deep-bar rotors
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/22 consisting of hollow conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/1016 Machine of the outer rotor type

Abstract

In an electric motor drive, a asynchronous motor, such as drum motor, has a stator (2) mounted on a non-rotatory shaft (1) and has rotatory, like by means of bearings (3), connected rotor (4), is arranged to drive the machine construction (actuator). The rotor (4) of the asynchronous motor conveyor'"'"'s is arranged to be directly a functional part of the machine construction (actuator), like conveyor'"'"'s (5) driving roll (5a). Also the rotor can be formed as a shell of pulley (4) which is part of a vacuum belt conveyor comprising a stationary vacuum box (11), the rotor drive further including a non-rotatory shaft (1) supported by at least one supporting bracket (8) which is connected to the vacuum box.

Claims

1. An electric motor drive, comprising:

a stator;

a non-rotary shaft carrying said stator;

a plurality of bearings connected to said non-rotary shaft;

a stationary vacuum box;

at least one supporting bracket being attached to said stationary vacuum box, said non-rotary shaft being attached to said at least one supporting bracket;

a rotor rotatably positioned around said stator, said rotor being rotatably carried by said bearings, said rotor being configured as a shell of a vacuum belt conveyor pulley; and

a machine actuator having a functional part with a short circuit arrangement associated with said rotor for operating said actuator.

2. The electric motor drive of claim 1, wherein said at least one supporting bracket is configured to have at least one connection surface configured to hold at least one of knife plates, rotary rippers and choppers.

3. The electric motor drive of claim 1, wherein said plurality of bearings include a first bearing and a second bearing, a distance D being defined as the distance therebetween, that the length of said vacuum belt conveyor pulley defines a length L;

wherein D is larger than L.

4. The electric motor drive of claim 3, further comprising at least two flanges, one of said flanges connecting said first bearing to said rotor and an other flange connecting said second bearing to said rotor, said first bearing and said second bearing being bushings which bridge the distance between length L and distance D.

5. The electric motor drive of claim 1, wherein each said at least one supporting bracket is formed double-folded similar to a “

Z”

.

6. A method of constructing an electric motor drive comprising the steps of:

mounting a stator on a non-rotary shaft;

positioning a rotor around said stator;

connecting said rotor to said non-rotary shaft with bearings;

incorporating a short circuit arrangement into said rotor;

forming said rotor as a shell of a vacuum belt conveyor pulley;

providing a stationary vacuum box;

attaching at least one supporting bracket to said stationary vacuum box; and

attaching said non-rotary shaft to said at least one supporting bracket;

wherein said rotor is configured as a functional part of a machine actuator.