Housing attachment for an electrical machine to ingress protection class IP 24W

• US 8,405,261 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2009
• Issued: 03/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Ressel, Ekkehard, Weiss, Sebastian, Hmer, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANG D
• Application Number:
  US12/936,015
• Publication Number:
  US 20110031831A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,464 Days
• Field of Search: 310/52, 310/55, 310/58, 310/59, 310/64
• US Class Current: 310/52
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 2205/09 Machines characterised by drain passages or by venting, breathing or pressure compensating means
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/10 with arrangements for protection from ingress, e.g. water or fingers
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/207 with openings in the casing specially adapted for ambient air

Abstract

A housing attachment for an electric machine is constructed in compliance with protection class IP 23 and includes a first projected edge disposed at a first border wall such that water located in the middle section at the first border wall drips off no later than at the first projected edge and is led directly or indirectly to the first air inlet opening. Proximate to the first air inlet opening are first laminates which deflect incoming air flowing into the feed air channel to a second edge area. Proximate to the second air outlet opening are second laminates that impart to the flow direction of the outgoing air leaving the outlet air channel a component directed to the top of the electric machine. Third laminates are disposed in an end area of the outlet air channel to deflect the outlet air flowing in the outlet air channel away from the top of the electric machine.

Claims

1. A housing attachment for an electrical machine, comprising:

a housing body having a lower face having first and second edge areas for placement on an upper face of an electrical machine, with one of the first and second edge areas having a first air outlet opening facing the upper face of the electrical machine, said lower face defining a center area arranged between the first and second edge areas at a distance from the upper face of the electrical machine and having a first air inlet opening, said housing body having an inlet air channel and an outlet air channel, said inlet air channel extending from the first air inlet opening to the first air outlet opening for drawing inlet air from an air inlet of the electrical machine and being bounded on a side facing away from the lower face by a first boundary wall, said outlet air channel being bounded on a side facing the lower face of the housing body by a second boundary wall and spanning over the inlet air channel to extend from a second air inlet opening, arranged in the other one of the first and second edge areas and facing the upper face of the electrical machine, to a second air outlet opening for blowing out outlet air from an air outlet of the electrical machine, said second air outlet opening arranged on a high face of the housing body, with the high face defining with the one of the first and second edge areas a common edge which is located furthest away from the other one of the first and second edge areas;

a separating device arranged in the inlet air channel between the first air inlet opening and the first air outlet opening so that the inlet air channel receives a U-shaped or curved configuration, wherein the first boundary wall is inclined at least in a center section thereof to thereby define between the first boundary wall and the first air inlet opening in a flow direction of the inlet air a first distance which decreases at least towards the separating device, wherein the second boundary wall is inclined at least in an end area of the housing body adjacent to the second air outlet opening, thereby defining between the second boundary wall and the first air outlet opening in a flow direction of the outlet air a second distance which decreases at least in the end area, said housing body having a first drip edge arranged on the first boundary wall to permit water present in the center section of the first boundary wall to drip off and to flow directly or indirectly to the first air inlet opening;

a plurality of first laminates arranged in an area of the first air inlet opening to deflect the inlet air flowing into the inlet air channel to the other one of the first and second edge areas;

a plurality of second laminates arranged in an area of the second air outlet opening to impose on the flow direction of the outlet air flowing out of the outlet air channel a component which is directed to the upper face of the electrical machine; and

a plurality of third laminates arranged in the outlet air channel in the end area of the housing body to deflect the outlet air in the outlet air channel away from the upper face of the electrical machine.

2. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the first laminates are bent at least once.

3. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the first laminates have a bend at their ends facing the upper face of the electrical machine so that the ends of the first laminates extend essentially parallel to the upper face of the electrical machine.

4. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the first laminates have a bend at their ends remote from the upper face of the electrical machine so that the ends of the first laminates extend essentially orthogonally to the upper face of the electrical machine.

5. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the second laminates are bent at least once.

6. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the second laminates have a bend at their ends facing the upper face of the electrical machine so that the ends of the second laminates extend essentially orthogonally to the upper face of the electrical machine.

7. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the second laminates have a bend at their ends which are remote from the upper face of the electrical machine so that the ends of the second laminates extend essentially orthogonally to the upper face of the electrical machine.

8. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the third laminates are bent at least once.

9. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the third laminates have a bend at their ends facing the upper face of the electrical machine so that the ends of the third laminates extend essentially parallel to the upper face of the electrical machine.

10. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the third laminates have a bend at their ends remote from the upper face of the electrical machine so that the ends of the third laminates extend essentially parallel to the upper face of the electrical machine.

11. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the first boundary wall is identical to the second boundary wall.

12. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the inlet air channel has a cross section which is larger in an area of the first air inlet opening than in an area of the first air outlet opening.

13. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the housing body has a second drip edge arranged in the flow direction of the outlet air in the end area of the housing body upstream of the second laminates on a third boundary wall which is opposite the second boundary wall to permit water in the end area to drip off onto the second boundary wall.

14. The housing attachment of claim 13, wherein the second drip edge is arranged in the flow direction of the outlet air upstream of the third laminates.

15. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the separating device is constructed in the form of a web which projects into the inlet air channel.

16. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the separating device is constructed in the form of a projection which projects into the inlet air channel.

17. The housing attachment of claim 16, wherein the projection is constructed in the form of a step.

18. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the first air inlet opening is disposed at a distance from the one of the first and second edge areas.

19. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the first air inlet opening extends to the one of the first and second edge areas.

20. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the separating device has a drain area adjacent to the first air inlet opening, said drain area extending at an inclination toward the first air inlet opening, wherein the first drip edge is arranged to permit water to drip onto the inclined drain area.

21. The housing attachment of claim 1, wherein the first drip edge is arranged in the flow direction of the inlet air in a transitional area from the first air inlet opening to the separating device.