Drive apparatus including motor

• US 9,124,155 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2010
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Yamasaki, Masashi, Kabune, Hideki, Furumoto, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US13/380,309
• Publication Number:
  US 20120098365A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,896 Days
• Field of Search: 310/64, 310/68.B, 310/71
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 5/0406 including housing for electronic control unit
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/33 Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics H02K11/38 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/50 Fastening of winding heads, equalising connectors, or connections thereto
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/225 Terminal boxes or connection arrangements specially adapted for submersible motors H02K5/132
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 9/227 Heat sinks

Abstract

A heat sink of a drive apparatus includes a heat receiving surface located in a rising direction from an end surface wall of a motor case formed in an axial direction of the motor case. A power module includes a mold part and is arranged along the heat receiving surface of the heat sink. Motor leads are taken out from the motor case and electrically connected to the power module and winding wires. The drive apparatus has the motor case, a control circuit substrate, the heat sink, the power module and a power circuit substrate arranged in this order in the axial direction. The motor leads are connected to the power module at an opposite side of the motor case relative to the mold part in the axial direction.

Claims

1. A drive apparatus comprising:

a motor having a motor case formed in a cylindrical shape to define an outer periphery, a stator located radially inside the motor case and wound with winding wires to provide a plurality of phases, a rotor located radially inside the stator and rotatable relative to the stator, and a shaft rotatable together with the rotor;

a heat sink having a heat receiving surface located in a rising direction from an end surface wall of the motor case formed in an axial direction of the motor case;

a power module having switching elements to switch over current supply to the winding wires, a mold part to mold the switching elements and terminals protruded from the mold part, the power module being arranged along the heat receiving surface of the heat sink;

a control wiring part having a control circuit that controls driving of the motor and electrically connected to the power module;

a power wiring part supplying a drive current to the winding wires and electrically connected to the power module; and

motor leads taken out from the motor case and electrically connecting to the power module and the winding wires,

wherein the motor case, the control wiring part, the heat sink and the power module, and the power wiring part are arranged in a recited order in the axial direction of the motor case,

wherein the motor leads are connected to the power module at a position, which is opposite to the motor case relative to the mold part of the power module in the axial direction of the motor case,

wherein the motor leads are formed at an outer side of the power module in a radial direction of the motor case to extend across the power module in a radial outside region of the power module;

wherein the heat receiving surface of the heat sink is perpendicular to the end surface wall of the motor case;

wherein the power module is mounted on the heat receiving surface of the heat sink; and

wherein the terminals of the power module include control terminals and power terminals, the control terminals protruding in the axial direction of the motor case toward the control wiring part and the power terminals protruding in the axial direction of the motor case toward the power wiring part.

2. The drive apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the shaft, the heat sink and the power module are arranged in a recited order and outward in the radial direction of the motor case.

3. The drive apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

the motor leads and the power module are connected through the power wiring part.

4. The drive apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

the motor leads and the power module are connected directly without through the power wiring part.

5. The drive apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

the heat sink has a plurality of column-shaped parts formed to be distanced from each other; and

the power module is provided for each of a plurality of drive systems and arranged on each of the column-shaped parts so that one drive system corresponds to one column-shaped part.

6. The drive apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the motor leads and the power module are connected through the power wiring part.

7. The drive apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:

the heat sink has a plurality of column-shaped parts formed to be distanced from each other; and

the power module is provided for each of a plurality of drive systems and arranged on each of the column-shaped parts so that one drive system corresponds to one column-shaped part.

8. The drive apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the motor leads and the power module are connected directly without through the power wiring part.

9. The drive apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the heat sink has a plurality of column-shaped parts formed to be distanced from each other; and

the power module is provided for each of a plurality of drive systems and arranged on each of the column-shaped parts so one power supply system corresponds to one column-shaped part.

10. The drive apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a magnet provided at one axial end of the shaft of the motor to face the control wiring part in the axial direction of the motor case; and

a position sensor part provided on the control wiring part to detect rotation of the magnet.

11. The drive apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power module is located radially outside the heat sink.

12. The drive apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the control wiring part includes a control circuit substrate, on which electronic components of the control circuit are mounted; and

the power wiring part includes a power circuit substrate, on which electronic components of a power circuit are mounted.

13. A drive apparatus comprising:

a motor having a motor case formed in a cylindrical shape to define an outer periphery, a stator located radially inside the motor case and wound with winding wires to provide a plurality of phases, a rotor located radially inside the stator and rotatable relative to the stator, and a shaft rotatable together with the rotor;

a heat sink having a heat receiving surface located in a rising direction from an end surface wall of the motor case formed in an axial direction of the motor case, wherein the heat receiving surface is perpendicular to the end wall surface of the motor case, and wherein the heat sink is fixed to the end surface wall of the motor case in a heat transfer relationship therebetween;

a power module having switching elements to switch over current supply to the winding wires, a mold part to mold the switching elements and terminals protruded from the mold part, the power module being arranged along the heat receiving surface of the heat sink;

a control wiring part having a control circuit that controls driving of the motor and electrically connected to the power module;

a power wiring part supplying a drive current to the winding wires and electrically connected to the power module; and

motor leads taken out from the motor case and electrically connecting to the power module and the winding wires,

wherein the motor case, the control wiring part, the heat sink and the power module, and the power wiring part are arranged in a recited order in the axial direction of the motor case, and

wherein the motor leads are connected to the power module at a position, which is opposite to the motor case relative to the mold part of the power module in the axial direction of the motor case, and

wherein the motor leads are formed at an outer side of the power module in a radial direction of the motor case to extend across the power module in a radial outside region of the power module;

wherein the power module is mounted on the heat receiving surface of the heat sink;

wherein the terminals of the power module include control terminals and power terminals, the control terminals protruding in the axial direction of motor case toward the control wiring part and the power terminals protruding in the axial direction of the motor case toward the power wiring part.