Armature of rotating electric machine with improved wedges

• US 9,601,961 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2014
• Issued: 03/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Yang, Hong Seok, Lee, Jungwoo, Seo, Young-Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Lam, Thanh
• Application Number:
  US14/569,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20160072352A1
• Time in Patent Office: 828 Days
• Field of Search: 310214-215, 310/264, 310/45
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/345 between conductor and core, e.g. slot insulation
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/487 Slot-closing devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/522 for generally annular cores with salient poles
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/527 applicable to rotors only

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an armature of a rotating electric machine. The armature of the rotating electric machine includes a wedge that is configured to close an opening of a slot around which coils are wound and support the coils disposed to a left side and a right side of the slot to prevent the coils from seceding from a core. The wedge includes a main plate that has a substantially V-shaped section. In addition, a support plate of the wedge is coupled with the main plate within the main plate and is configured to support the main plate in directions in which the main plate spreads to maintain a shape of the main plate.

Claims

1. An armature of a rotating electric machine, comprising:

a wedge configured to close an opening of a slot around which coils are wound and support the coils disposed to a left side and a right side of the slot to prevent the coils from seceding from a core,

wherein the wedge includes;

a main plate that has a substantially V-shaped cross-section and is inserted into the slot to couple both ends of the main plate with two neighboring teeth of the core; and

a support plate coupled with the main plate within the main plate and configured to support the main plate in directions in which the main plate spreads to maintain a shape of the main plate.

2. The armature of claim 1, wherein the main plate is fabricated of a metal material that has elasticity and as an elastic body where both sides are able to spread outward when the elastic body is closed with a bent point of the substantially V shape as a substantial center.

3. The armature of claim 1, wherein the main plate or one surface of the main plate that contracts the coils within the slot is coated with an insulating material or an insulating layer is interposed between the surface of the main plate and the coils to insulate the surface of the main plate from the coils.

4. The armature of claim 1, wherein both ends of the main plate are bent to form groove-shaped parts, and both side ends of the support plate are inserted into the groove-shaped parts of the main plate and fixed.

5. The armature of claim 4, wherein the main plate is coupled with the core via coupling ends bent outward, the coupling ends are both ends of the main plate, when the coupling ends are inserted into and coupled with grooves formed in two neighboring teeth ends of the core.

6. The armature of claim 1, wherein an insulating paper or an insulating film is interposed between the coils and inner walls of the core to insulate the inner walls of the core from the coils.