Three-phase rotary electrical machine and manufacturing method thereof

• US 8,853,910 B2
• Filed: 09/07/2012
• Issued: 10/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Sato, Tomohiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Lam, Thanh
• Application Number:
  US13/607,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20130062972A1
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• Field of Search: 310/59, 310/179, 310/184, 310/194, 310/198, 310/216.119
• US Class Current: 310/194
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 1/148 Sectional cores H02K1/141 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 15/0442 Loop windings manufacturing of windings consisting of overlapped loops H02K15/0464
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 15/095 by laying conductors around salient poles
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 2213/12 Machines characterised by the modularity of some components
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/24 with channels or ducts for cooling medium between the conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/325 for windings on salient poles, such as claw-shaped poles
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/522 for generally annular cores with salient poles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49009 Dynamoelectric machine

Abstract

A three-phase rotary electrical machine including a stator including a stator core including split cores, a rotor, a bobbin attached to each of the split cores, a winding being wound around each split core to which the bobbin is attached, and a bobbin unit including three of the bobbins which are arranged in a circumferential direction of a rotation axis as one unit, wherein the bobbin positioned at a center of the bobbin unit are formed in a bendable manner integrally with the bobbins positioned adjoining to the bobbin positioned at the center, the bobbin unit is sealed with the bobbin unit positioned adjoining thereto, and a cooling passage extending in the axial direction is provided at each clearance between the windings for three phases.

Claims

1. A three-phase rotary electrical machine, comprising:

a stator including a stator core including split cores split in a circumferential direction of a rotation axis;

a rotor arranged coaxially with and facing the stator;

a bobbin made of an insulating material and attached to each of the split cores, a winding being wound in a concentrated winding method around each split core to which the bobbin is attached, the winding being provided for each of three phases of the rotary electrical machine; and

a bobbin unit including three of the bobbins which are arranged in the circumferential direction as one unit, wherein

each bobbin includes inner peripheral side end portions, the inner peripheral side end portions of the bobbin positioned at a center among the three bobbins of the bobbin unit are formed in a bendable manner integrally with the corresponding inner peripheral side portion of each of the bobbins positioned adjoining to the bobbin positioned at the center, the bobbin unit is split in an axial direction of the rotation axis in such a way that the bobbin unit is configured to be attached to three of the split cores from axial ends of the three split cores,

the three of the split cores are attached with the bobbin unit from the axial ends, the bobbin unit is sealed at the corresponding inner peripheral side end portions with the bobbin unit positioned adjoining thereto, and

a cooling passage extending in the axial direction is provided at each clearance between the windings for the three phases.

2. The three-phase rotary electrical machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first sealing member arranged at each of the inner peripheral side end portions of the bobbin unit configured as the one unit.

3. The three-phase rotary electrical machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cooling medium supply cover for pressure-pumping a cooling medium to the cooling passage, the cooling medium supply cover covering one end of the three-phase electrical machine in the axial direction.

4. The three-phase rotary electrical machine according to claim 3, wherein the cooling medium supply cover includes an opening portion facing the cooling passage and configured to discharge the cooling medium to the cooling passage, and a projection portion projecting in a direction of the stator core and engaging with an inner peripheral flange portion and an outer peripheral flange portion of the bobbin.

5. The three-phase rotary electrical machine according to claim 4, wherein the opening portion is provided with a pipe arranged for introducing the cooling medium.

6. The three-phase rotary electrical machine according to claim 4, further comprising:

a second sealing member provided each of between the projection portion of the cooling medium supply cover and the inner peripheral flange portion of the bobbin, and between the projection portion and the outer peripheral flange portion of the bobbin.

7. The three-phase rotary electrical machine according to claim 1, wherein a correlation distance between the windings at the cooling passage becomes gradually shorter from a supply side toward a discharge side of the cooling medium supplied to the cooling passage.

8. A manufacturing method of a three-phase rotary electrical machine, the three-phase rotary electrical machine comprising a stator including a stator core including split cores split in a circumferential direction of a rotation axis, a rotor arranged coaxially with and facing the stator, a bobbin made of an insulating material and attached to each of the split cores, a winding being wound in a concentrated winding method around each split core to which the bobbin is attached, a bobbin unit including three of the bobbin which are arranged in the circumferential direction as one unit, wherein each bobbin includes inner peripheral side end portions, the inner peripheral side end portions of the bobbin positioned at a center among the three bobbins of the bobbin unit are formed in a bendable manner integrally with the corresponding inner peripheral side portion of each of the bobbins positioned adjoining to the bobbin positioned at the center, and the bobbin unit is split in an axial direction of the rotation axis in such a way that the bobbin unit is configured to be attached to three of the split cores from axial ends of the three split cores, the manufacturing method of the three-phase rotary electrical machine comprising:

an assembly process for attaching the bobbin unit to the three of the split cores from the axial ends of the split core;

a winding process for arranging inner peripheral side surfaces of the bobbin unit, which is attached to the three of the split cores, in a triangular configuration when viewed in the axial direction and for winding the winding; and

a sealing process for arranging the bobbin unit, around which the winding is wound, along the circumferential direction, and for sealing the bobbin unit and the bobbin unit positioned adjoining thereto with each other at the inner peripheral side end portions.

9. A manufacturing method of a three-phase rotary electrical machine, the three-phase rotary electrical machine comprising a stator including a stator core including split cores split in a circumferential direction of a rotation axis, a rotor arranged coaxially with and facing the stator, a bobbin made of an insulating material and attached to each of the split cores, a winding being wound in a concentrated winding method around each split core to which the bobbin is attached, a bobbin unit including three of the bobbin which are arranged in the circumferential direction as one unit, wherein each bobbin includes inner peripheral side end portions, each inner peripheral side end portion of each bobbin is formed in a bendable manner integrally with the corresponding inner peripheral side portion of the adjoining bobbins, inner peripheral side surfaces define a triangular configuration when viewed in an axial direction of the rotation axis, and the bobbin unit is split in the axial direction in such a way that the bobbin unit is configured to be attached to three of the split cores from axial ends of the three split cores, the manufacturing method of the three-phase rotary electrical machine comprising:

an assembly process for attaching the bobbin unit to the three of the split cores from axial ends of the split core;

a winding process for winding the winding around the bobbin unit which is attached to the split cores;

a cutting process for cutting one of apices of the triangular configuration after the winding is wound; and

a sealing process for arranging the bobbin unit, where the one of the apices of the triangular configuration is cut, along the circumferential direction and for sealing the bobbin unit and the bobbin unit positioned adjoining thereto with each other at the inner peripheral side end portions.

10. A three-phase rotary electrical machine, comprising:

a stator including a stator core including split cores split in a circumferential direction of a rotation axis;

a rotor arranged coaxially with and facing the stator; and

a bobbin made of an insulating material and attached to each of the split cores, a winding being wound in a concentrated winding method around each split core to which the bobbin is attached, the winding being provided for each of three phases of the rotary electrical machine, wherein

each bobbin includes inner peripheral side end portions, the bobbin attached to one of the split cores and the bobbin attached to another one of the split cores positioned adjoining to the one of the split cores are sealed with each other at the corresponding inner peripheral side end portions, and

a cooling passage extending in an axial direction of the rotation axis is provided at each clearance between the windings for the three phases.

11. The three-phase rotary electrical machine according to claim 10, further comprising:

a first sealing member arranged at each of the inner peripheral side end portions of the bobbin attached to the one of the split cores and the bobbin attached to the another one of the split cores positioned adjoining to the one of the split cores.