Method for soldering a stator to a cooler, and stator comprising a solder connection to the stator support

• US 9,356,495 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2013
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Compact Dynamics GmbH (INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: Compact Dynamics GmbH (INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG)
• Inventors: Sontheim, Johann, Menhart, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): STONER, KILEY SHAWN
• Application Number:
  US14/442,867
• Publication Number:
  US 20150303778A1
• Time in Patent Office: 930 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 1/0016 Brazing of electronic components
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 1/002 Soldering by means of induction heating
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 2101/36 Electric or electronic devices
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 31/02 relating to soldering or welding dip or wave soldering in the manufacture of printed circuits H05K3/34
• CPC Class Codes: C25D 7/00 Electroplating characterised by the article coated
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 15/00 Methods or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining or repairing of dynamo-electric machines
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 15/02 of stator or rotor bodies
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/203 specially adapted for liquids, e.g. cooling jackets

Abstract

A method for soldering a stator of an electric machine to a cooler is described. Firstly, the stator and/or the cooler is coated, at least partially, with a layer of solder. Then, the stator is brought together with the cooler such that the layer of solder is between the stator and the cooler. Finally, the cooler is heated to the melt temperature of the layer of solder in order to produce a solder connection between the stator and the cooler. The cooler can also act as support. Furthermore, a stator for an electric machine, comprising a stator support and a solder connection between the stator and the stator support is described.

Claims

1. Method for soldering a stator of an electric machine to a cooler with the steps:

coating of the stator and/or the cooler, at least partially, with a layer of solder;

bringing together of the stator with the cooler such that the layer of solder is between the stator and the cooler; and

heating of the cooler to the melt temperature of the layer of solder, in order to produce a solder connection between the stator and the cooler,

wherein the cooler is passed through by at least one fluid channel, characterised in that the step of heating comprises the steps;

pouring of a high-boiling liquid into the fluid channel;

inductive heating of the cooler on its side facing away from the stator up to evaporation of the boiling liquid; and

condensing of the boiling liquid in the fluid channel, in order to heat the layer of solder to its melt temperature.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the solder material contains tin.

3. Method according to claim 2, wherein the coating step is achieved by electroplating the stator and/or the cooler with tin.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein the cooler also acts as a support.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein an internal pressure of the fluid channel is limited by a pressure relief valve.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein the electric machine is an external rotor machine, and in the step of coating an outer circumferential surface of the cooler and/or an inner circumferential surface of the stator is coated, at least partially;

or wherein the electric machine is an internal rotor machine, and in the step of coating an outer circumferential surface of the stator and/or an inner circumferential surface of the cooler is coated, at least partially.