US20180163723A1 - Electric pump - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a motor integrated type and also positive displacement type pump in which an electric motor and a pump part are integrated.
- JP 2011-74843 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2011-74843
- JP 2012-67735 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-67735
- JP 2012-41867 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-41867
- the motor integrated type electric pump disclosed in JP 2011-74843, JP 2012-67735 and JP 2012-41867 has a structure in which the rotor of the electric motor also serves as the outer rotor of the pump part of the positive displacement type pump, and an inner rotor as a pump element is eccentrically disposed on the inner circumferential side of the outer rotor with a predetermined space.
- This structure is common.
- a trochoid type or other types of pump parts are each configured of the outer rotor and the inner rotor, and by rotating the inner rotor following the rotation of the outer rotor, a predetermined pump function is exhibited using the space between the outer rotor and the inner rotor as a pump chamber.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a motor integrated type electric pump in which by sufficiently securing the accuracy of the mating surfaces of both side surfaces of a pump chamber and its sealing performance, secondary troubles such as, in addition to the deterioration of pumping efficiency, the partial abrasion of a sliding part and the increase of abrasion resistance can be suppressed.
- an electric pump comprises: a housing having a sealed structure; a stator including a plurality of coils arranged circumferentially, the stator which is accommodated in the housing; a rotor disposed on the inner circumferential side of the stator; a pump part disposed on the inner circumferential side of the rotor and driven by an electric motor, the rotor which also serves as an outer rotor of the pump part and forms the electric motor with the stator; a pair of side plates disposed on both side surfaces of the rotor; and an inner rotor disposed on the inner circumferential side of the rotor eccentrically, and forming a pump chamber of the pump part with the rotor and the pair of the side plates, the inner rotor which rotates with rotation of the rotor, and is characterized in that at least one of the pair of the side plates is pressed to the rotor by an elastic member.
- the rotor is configured of the outer rotor forming the pump chamber of the pump part with the pair of the side plates and the inner rotor and of the rotor body provided with permanent magnets corresponding to the respective coils provided on the stator side, rotor body which is fitted on the outer circumferential side of the outer rotor. That is, it is desirable that the rotor is functionally divided.
- the pump part a trochoid type or other types may be used if it is structurally established.
- the pump part is one which has, in addition to the outer rotor, the pair of the side plates and the inner rotor, plate members. One end of each of the plate members is swingably supported on the outer rotor and the other end is slidably fitted to the inner rotor, and the plate members divide the space of the pump chamber formed between the outer rotor and the inner rotor into a plurality of regions.
- the housing is divided into two parts in the axial direction of the rotor and is configured of a housing body and a cover member, and that the outer rotor, the inner rotor and the pair of the side plates disposed on both sides of them are held so as to be pressed by the housing body and the cover member, for improving close contact property between respective members.
- the outer rotor is provided, at its circumferential edge portion, with a rim portion whose length is longer than that of the rotor body in the axial center direction of the rotor, and bearings are interposed in respective spaces between the inner circumferential surface of one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the rim portion and the housing body and between the inner circumferential surface of the other end portion in the longitudinal direction of the rim portion and the cover member, and that the rotor configured of the outer rotor and the rotor body is rotatably supported at both ends by the bearings.
- At least one of the pair of the side plates is pressed to the rotor by the elastic force of the elastic member, and the rotor which has the inner rotor on the inner circumferential side thereof and which also serves as the outer rotor of the pump part is sandwiched between the both side plates by the elastic force. Consequently, the rotor also serving as the outer rotor of the pump part, the inner rotor and the side plates are surely brought into close contact with each other, and it is possible to stably maintain its close contact state.
- the electric motor since the electric motor has a so-called floating structure in which at least one of the pair of the side plates forming the pump chamber is pressed to the rotor by the elastic member, it becomes possible that the pair of the side plates, the rotor also serving as the outer rotor of the pump part and the inner rotor are brought into close contact with each other, and the accuracy of the mating surfaces of the both side surfaces of the pump chamber and its sealing performance can be sufficiently secured, and thereby it is possible to suppress the deterioration of pump efficiency and the increase of partial abrasion and frictional resistance at sliding parts.
- FIG. 1 is a drawing showing a specific first embodiment for implementing an electric pump according to the present invention, and is a sectional view taken along a line B-B of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view take along a line A-A of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded view when a cover of the electric pump shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is removed.
- FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 show a specific first embodiment for implementing an electric pump according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a sectional view taken along a line B-B of FIG. 2 as the entire sectional view of an electric pump 1
- FIG. 2 shows a sectional view taken along a ling A-A of FIG. 1
- FIG. 3 shows a perspective exploded view when a cover 4 of the electric pump 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is removed.
- the electric pump 1 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 is one in which an electric motor 5 and a pump part 8 mentioned below are accommodated and concentrically disposed in a circular hosing 2 sealed by a hosing body 3 and the cover 4 such that their axial center direction positions match with each other.
- the entire shape of the electric pump 1 including the housing 2 is formed in a substantially flat shape.
- the electric motor 5 is configured of a annular stator 6 occupying the outer circumferential portion of the circular internal space of the hosing 2 , and of a cylindrical rotor 7 occupying the inner space on the inner side of the stator 6 .
- the rotor 7 also serves as the outer rotor of the pump part 8 which is mentioned below.
- the pump part 8 is configured of the rotor 7 , an inner rotor 9 arranged eccentrically on the inner circumferential side of the rotor 7 such that a predetermined space is formed, a plurality of connecting plates 10 radially interposed between the rotor 7 and the inner rotor 9 , and of a pair of side plates 11 and 12 mentioned below which are disposed on both sides of the inner rotor 9 .
- the housing 2 accommodating the electric motor 5 and the pump part 8 is divided into two parts, one of which is the housing body 3 and the other of which is the cover 4 as a cover member. That is, it is formed as a half-split structure.
- the housing body 3 and the cover 4 abut on each other and fastened and fixed by two bolts 13 .
- the stator 6 of the electric motor 5 has a well-known structure in which a plurality of tooth portions 14 a are arranged at equal intervals and protrude from the inner circumferential side of a ring-shaped stator core 14 made of metal, and coils 15 are wound about these respective tooth portions 14 a .
- Each of the coils 15 including the tooth portions 14 a forms a magnetic pole.
- the rotor 7 of the electric motor 5 also serves as the outer rotor of the pump part 8 .
- the present embodiment has a composite structure whose function is divided by using different material between the inner circumferential side and the outer circumferential side of the rotor 7 , such that a function required as the rotor of the electric motor 5 and a function required as the outer rotor of the pump part 8 are sufficiently satisfied.
- the rotor 7 is configured of a cylindrical outer rotor 16 having a hollow shape on its inner circumferential side and a hollow cylindrical rotor body 17 fitted to the outer circumferential side of the outer rotor 16 .
- the inner circumferential side outer rotor 16 is made of a single metal material.
- the outer circumferential side rotor body 17 is formed by a steel sheet laminated body such as an electromagnetic steel sheet.
- the rotor body 17 is formed, in its circumferential direction, with a plurality of slot portions 18 (the number of the slot portions 18 is the same as that of the coils 15 on the stator 6 side) formed at equal intervals and penetrating in the axial center direction, and permanent magnets 19 are inserted into these respective slot portions 18 and fixed by adhesives.
- a fine gap corresponding to a so-called air gap is formed between each of the tooth portions 14 a on the stator 6 side and the rotor body 17 .
- the outer rotor 16 forming the rotor 7 with the rotor body 17 is formed, at its outer circumferential edge portion, with a rim portion 20 having a step whose length (a length in the axial center direction) is longer than that of the rotor body 17 , and the rim portion 20 protrudes in the axial center direction from both ends of the rotor body 17 .
- End plates 21 made of a non-magnetic material such as an aluminum plate are stacked on both end surfaces of the rotor body 17 and cover permanent magnets 19 , and the rotor body 17 is press-fitted into the small diameter portion of the rim portion 20 of the outer rotor 16 , and then is integrally fixed to the outer circumference of the outer rotor 16 by press-fitting a stopper ring 22 . With this, at least the rotor body 17 forms the permanent magnet embedded type electric motor 5 with the stator 6 .
- each of the end plates 21 made of a non-magnetic material is provided to suppress the lowering of output of each of the permanent magnets 19 embedded to the rotor body 17 caused by the leakage of magnetic flux.
- the entire rotor 7 configured of the outer rotor 16 and the rotor body 17 is formed by a steel sheet laminated body or made of other metal materials as one body, as mentioned above, it also serves as the rotor 7 of the electric motor 5 and the outer rotor 16 of the pump part 8 .
- the cylindrical inner rotor 9 whose diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer rotor 16 is disposed at a position eccentric from the axial center position of the outer rotor 16 so as to be inscribed in the inner circumferential surface of the outer rotor 16 , and the space between the outer rotor 16 and the inner rotor 9 becomes a pump chamber P.
- a plurality of slot portions 23 having square groove shapes are opened on the outer circumferential surface of the inner rotor 9 .
- the slot portions 23 extend radially and are radially arranged on the outer circumferential surface of the inner rotor 9 at equal intervals.
- the connecting plates 10 as plate members, each of which is formed in a deformed vane shape, are slidably inserted into and supported on the respective slot portions 23 . That is, the connecting plates 10 are inserted into and supported on the respective slot portions 23 so as to protrude from and retract to the respective slot portions 23 .
- Each of the connecting plates 10 is formed generally in a key-hole shape in cross section, and the base portion on an inner rotor 9 side of each of the slot portions 23 is thick and the distal end portion on an outer rotor 16 side of each of the slot portions 23 is formed as a cylindrical swing shaft portion 10 a which is thinner than the base portion.
- each of the connecting plates 10 can swing with the respective swing shaft portions 10 a as a rotation center, and the separation of each of the connecting portions 10 from the outer rotor 16 is prevented.
- each of the connecting plates 10 is set so as to protrude from and retract to a corresponding one of the slot portions 23 to the extent that the base portions do not slip out from the respective slot portions 23 of the inner rotor 9 .
- the plurality of the connecting plates 10 are disposed between the outer rotor 16 and the inner rotor 9 so as to be crosslinked, and the pump chamber P formed between the outer rotor 16 and the inner rotor 9 is divided into a plurality of regions.
- a support protruding portion 3 a having a relatively large diameter is formed in the middle part of the inner bottom surface of the housing body 3 , except a space R 1 facing the stator 6 .
- a ring-shaped support protruding portion 4 a is formed in the middle part of the inner bottom surface of the cover 4 , except a space R 2 facing the stator 6 .
- a ball bearing 26 as a bearing is interposed in the space between the support protruding portion 4 a on a cover 4 side and one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the rim portion 20 in the outer rotor 16
- a ball bearing 25 as a bearing is interposed in the space between the support protruding potion 3 a on a housing body 3 side and the other end portion in the longitudinal direction of the rim portion 20 .
- the side plate 11 on the housing body 3 side and the side plate 12 on the cover 4 side are disposed on both side surfaces of the inner rotor 9 so as to extend to a part of the outer rotor 16 .
- the pump chamber P formed between the outer rotor 16 and the inner rotor 9 is also isolated in the axial center direction.
- the positive displacement type pump part 8 is configured of the outer rotor 16 , the inner rotor 9 , the connecting plates 10 and the both side plates 11 and 12 .
- a stepped shaft-like shaft member 27 which penetrates through the inner rotor 9 and the side plate 11 on the housing body 3 side is disposed extending from the support protruding portion 3 a on the housing body 3 side to the side plate 12 on the cover 4 side.
- This shaft member 27 rotatably supports the inner rotor 9 in the middle part in the longitudinal direction thereof.
- one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the shaft member 27 is fitted to and supported on the side plate 12 on the cover 4 side and the other end portion is fitted to and supported on the support protruding portion 3 a on the housing body 3 side.
- a stepped boss portion 12 a is formed on the back surface side of the side plate 12 on the cover 4 side.
- the boss portion 12 a is fitted to and supported on the inner circumference of the ring-shaped support protruding portion 4 a on the cover 4 side so as to slide in the axial center direction.
- a compression coil spring 28 is disposed as an elastic member on the outer circumference at the small diameter part of the boss portion 12 a . This compression coil spring 28 is interposed between the boss portion 12 a and the inner bottom surface of the support protruding portion 4 a on the cover 4 side in a compressed state.
- this structure is a state in which the inner rotor 9 , the outer rotor 16 and the side plates 11 and 12 disposed on the both sides of each of the inner rotor 9 and the outer rotor 16 so as to sandwich the inner rotor 9 and the outer rotor 16 are pressed against each other so as to be brought into close contact with each other. Consequently, close contact property and also sealing performance between the inner rotor 9 , the outer rotor 16 and the both side plates 11 and 12 are secured.
- a suction port 29 and a discharge port 30 communicating to the pump chamber P are formed on the side plate 11 on the housing body 3 side.
- concave portions 31 and 32 are formed on the side plate 12 on the cover 4 side, concave portions 31 and 32 which respectively communicate with the suction port 29 and the discharge port 30 through the slot portions 23 on the inner rotor 9 side, slot portions 23 through which the respective connecting plates 10 are inserted.
- the suction port 29 and the discharge port 30 are respectively connected to a suction port and a discharge port (not shown) formed on the housing body 3 .
- annular grooves 33 are formed on the respective inner side surfaces of the both side plates 11 .
- annular grooves 34 are formed on the respective inner side surfaces of the both side plates 11 and 12 which face the inner rotor 9 , so as to surround the shaft member 27 .
- Side clearances as fine gaps are provided between the side surface of the inner rotor 9 and each part corresponding to the suction port 29 , the discharge port 30 and the annular groove 33 formed on the side plate 11 and between the side surface of the inner rotor 9 and each part corresponding to the concave portions 31 and 32 and the annular groove 34 formed on the side plate 12 .
- the electric pump 1 is an oil pump
- the annular grooves 33 and 34 formed on each of the both side plates 11 and 12 serve as spaces to store a part of oil to be pressure-fed as lubrication oil used at sliding parts between the side plate 11 and the inner rotor 9 and between the slide plate 12 and the inner rotor 9 .
- the suction port 29 or the discharge port 30 formed on the side plate 11 on the housing body 3 side faces the ball bearing 25 shown in, for example, FIG. 1 , such that a part of the oil to be pressure-fed fills the both ball bearings 25 and 26 and the spaces R 1 and R 2 respectively formed on the housing body 3 side and the cover 4 side, including stator 6 .
- the stator 6 and the rotor 7 including each of the coils 15 , are filled with the oil to be pressure-fed, and consequently, the both ball bearings 25 and 26 are lubricated and cooling of the stator 6 and the rotor 7 are performed by the oil.
- the rotor 7 in which the permanent magnets 19 corresponding to the respective coils 15 are embedded that is, the rotor 7 in which the rotor body 17 in which the permanent magnets 19 are embedded and the outer rotor 16 are integrated rotates, for example, in an arrow M direction that is a clockwise direction in FIG. 2 , while being guided by the both ball bearings 25 and 26 .
- the shaft member 27 and the both side plates 11 and 12 are concentrically drawn.
- the axial center of the shaft member 27 is eccentric to the axial centers of the both side plates 11 and 12 which are disposed on the both sides of the rotor 7 .
- the both side plates 11 and 12 do not therefore rotate with the rotation of the rotor 7 .
- the rotation of the rotor 7 mentioned above is transmitted to the inner side inner rotor 9 through the plurality of the connecting plates 10 existing between the outer rotor 16 and the inner rotor 9 .
- the inner roto 9 rotates with the outer rotor 16 integrally.
- the inner rotor 9 since the axial center of the inner rotor 9 is eccentric to the axial center of the rotor 7 , the inner rotor 9 itself rotates about the shaft member 27 as a rotation center, while being inscribed in the inner circumferential surface of the outer rotor 16 , continuously changing its inscribed position.
- the connecting plates 10 inserted into the respective slot portions 23 of the inner rotor 9 repeatedly protrude from and retract to the respective slot portion 23 while oscillating about the corresponding swing shaft portions 10 a as centers, with the rotational motion of the inner rotor 9 about the shaft member 27 as a rotation center while being inscribed in the inner circumferential surface of the outer rotor 16 , and by the protrusion and retraction of each of the connecting plates 10 in the pump chamber P, a function as a so-called positive displacement type pump is exhibited.
- the side plate 12 on the cover 4 side is pressed to the side surfaces of the outer rotor 16 and the inner rotor 9 by the compression coil spring 28 , and the outer rotor 16 and the inner rotor 9 receiving the pressing force of the side plate 12 are pressed to the side plate 11 on the housing body 3 side.
- the both side plates 11 and 12 disposed on the both side surfaces of the outer rotor 16 and the both side surfaces of the inner rotor 9 sandwich the outer rotor 16 and the inner rotor 9 therebetween by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 28 .
- the side clearance is set to a part of the close-contact surface of each of the side plates 11 and 12 , each of which is brought into close contact with the outer rotor 16 and the inner rotor 9 , and oil lubrication is performed through the oil existing at these parts. Consequently, it is possible to suppress partial abrasion at the parts and to reduce frictional resistance, and thereby the rotation of the outer rotor 16 and the inner rotor 9 is performed more stably
- the rotor 7 is not rotatably supported at a part close to a rotation center position, but is rotatably supported at the both ends at the outer side part in the radial direction by the ball bearings 25 and 26 . Consequently, the rotation of the rotor 7 is also performed stably, and durability of the electric pump 1 including the ball bearings 25 and 26 is also improved.
- the entire housing 2 configured of the housing body 3 and the cover 4 so as to be thick, or so as to have high rigidity and, as the electric pump 1 in which the electric motor 5 and the pump part 8 are integrated, as shown in FIG. 1 , the entire housing 2 can be formed in a flat shape and can be compact.
- the type of the pump part 8 is not limited to this, and other pump part types such as a trochoid type may be used.
- the rotor 7 it is configured of the outer rotor 16 and the rotor body 17 , such that a function required for the electric motor 5 and a function required for the pump part 8 are sufficiently satisfied.
- the rotor 7 may have a structure in which the outer rotor 16 and the rotor body 17 are completely integrated by using the same material as needed.
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- The present invention relates to a motor integrated type and also positive displacement type pump in which an electric motor and a pump part are integrated.
- In Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2011-74843 (hereinafter is referred to as “JP 2011-74843”), Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-67735 (hereinafter is referred to as “JP 2012-67735”) and Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-41867 (hereinafter is referred to as “JP 2012-41867”), as a motor integrated type electric pump which is used for an oil pump for an engine and a transmission for a vehicle, for example, an electric motor has been suggested in which a pump part is disposed on the inner circumferential side of a rotor of the electric motor.
- The motor integrated type electric pump disclosed in JP 2011-74843, JP 2012-67735 and JP 2012-41867 has a structure in which the rotor of the electric motor also serves as the outer rotor of the pump part of the positive displacement type pump, and an inner rotor as a pump element is eccentrically disposed on the inner circumferential side of the outer rotor with a predetermined space. This structure is common. In addition, a trochoid type or other types of pump parts are each configured of the outer rotor and the inner rotor, and by rotating the inner rotor following the rotation of the outer rotor, a predetermined pump function is exhibited using the space between the outer rotor and the inner rotor as a pump chamber.
- However, in this motor integrated type electric pump, due to the particularity of the structure in which the pump part is disposed on the inner circumferential side of the rotor of the electric motor, as described in JP 2011-74843 and JP 2012-41867, it must have a structure in which housing members defining both side surfaces of the pump chamber are fastened to each other by bolts at positions largely radially separated from the center of the pump part. In this structure, it is difficult that the housing members, the outer rotor and the inner rotor are accurately brought into close contact with each other by the fastening force of the bolts unless the housing members are made thick to have high rigidity, and there are therefore concerns that the accuracy of the mating surfaces of the both side surfaces of the pump chamber is lowered and its sealing performance also deteriorates. The deterioration of pumping efficiency caused by the leakage of liquid, the partial abrasion of a sliding part and the increase of abrasion resistance, as a result, tend to occur, and, as a motor integrated type electric pump, there is still room for improvement.
- The present invention was made in consideration of such a problem. An object of the present invention is to provide a motor integrated type electric pump in which by sufficiently securing the accuracy of the mating surfaces of both side surfaces of a pump chamber and its sealing performance, secondary troubles such as, in addition to the deterioration of pumping efficiency, the partial abrasion of a sliding part and the increase of abrasion resistance can be suppressed.
- According to the present invention, an electric pump comprises: a housing having a sealed structure; a stator including a plurality of coils arranged circumferentially, the stator which is accommodated in the housing; a rotor disposed on the inner circumferential side of the stator; a pump part disposed on the inner circumferential side of the rotor and driven by an electric motor, the rotor which also serves as an outer rotor of the pump part and forms the electric motor with the stator; a pair of side plates disposed on both side surfaces of the rotor; and an inner rotor disposed on the inner circumferential side of the rotor eccentrically, and forming a pump chamber of the pump part with the rotor and the pair of the side plates, the inner rotor which rotates with rotation of the rotor, and is characterized in that at least one of the pair of the side plates is pressed to the rotor by an elastic member.
- In this case, as to the above rotor, to achieve both of a function required for the electric motor and a function required for the pump part, it is desirable that the rotor is configured of the outer rotor forming the pump chamber of the pump part with the pair of the side plates and the inner rotor and of the rotor body provided with permanent magnets corresponding to the respective coils provided on the stator side, rotor body which is fitted on the outer circumferential side of the outer rotor. That is, it is desirable that the rotor is functionally divided.
- In addition, as the pump part, a trochoid type or other types may be used if it is structurally established. However, here, the pump part is one which has, in addition to the outer rotor, the pair of the side plates and the inner rotor, plate members. One end of each of the plate members is swingably supported on the outer rotor and the other end is slidably fitted to the inner rotor, and the plate members divide the space of the pump chamber formed between the outer rotor and the inner rotor into a plurality of regions.
- In addition, as a more specific structure of the housing, it is desirable that the housing is divided into two parts in the axial direction of the rotor and is configured of a housing body and a cover member, and that the outer rotor, the inner rotor and the pair of the side plates disposed on both sides of them are held so as to be pressed by the housing body and the cover member, for improving close contact property between respective members.
- Moreover, when focused on the rotation performance of the rotor, it is desirable that the outer rotor is provided, at its circumferential edge portion, with a rim portion whose length is longer than that of the rotor body in the axial center direction of the rotor, and bearings are interposed in respective spaces between the inner circumferential surface of one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the rim portion and the housing body and between the inner circumferential surface of the other end portion in the longitudinal direction of the rim portion and the cover member, and that the rotor configured of the outer rotor and the rotor body is rotatably supported at both ends by the bearings.
- Therefore, according to the present invention, at least one of the pair of the side plates is pressed to the rotor by the elastic force of the elastic member, and the rotor which has the inner rotor on the inner circumferential side thereof and which also serves as the outer rotor of the pump part is sandwiched between the both side plates by the elastic force. Consequently, the rotor also serving as the outer rotor of the pump part, the inner rotor and the side plates are surely brought into close contact with each other, and it is possible to stably maintain its close contact state.
- According to the present invention, since the electric motor has a so-called floating structure in which at least one of the pair of the side plates forming the pump chamber is pressed to the rotor by the elastic member, it becomes possible that the pair of the side plates, the rotor also serving as the outer rotor of the pump part and the inner rotor are brought into close contact with each other, and the accuracy of the mating surfaces of the both side surfaces of the pump chamber and its sealing performance can be sufficiently secured, and thereby it is possible to suppress the deterioration of pump efficiency and the increase of partial abrasion and frictional resistance at sliding parts.
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FIG. 1 is a drawing showing a specific first embodiment for implementing an electric pump according to the present invention, and is a sectional view taken along a line B-B ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 2 is a sectional view take along a line A-A ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded view when a cover of the electric pump shown inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 is removed. -
FIG. 1 toFIG. 3 show a specific first embodiment for implementing an electric pump according to the present invention. In particular,FIG. 1 shows a sectional view taken along a line B-B ofFIG. 2 as the entire sectional view of anelectric pump 1, andFIG. 2 shows a sectional view taken along a ling A-A ofFIG. 1 . In addition,FIG. 3 shows a perspective exploded view when acover 4 of theelectric pump 1 shown inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 is removed. - The
electric pump 1 shown inFIG. 1 toFIG. 3 is one in which anelectric motor 5 and apump part 8 mentioned below are accommodated and concentrically disposed in acircular hosing 2 sealed by ahosing body 3 and thecover 4 such that their axial center direction positions match with each other. In addition, the entire shape of theelectric pump 1 including thehousing 2 is formed in a substantially flat shape. - As shown in
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , theelectric motor 5 is configured of aannular stator 6 occupying the outer circumferential portion of the circular internal space of thehosing 2, and of a cylindrical rotor 7 occupying the inner space on the inner side of thestator 6. In addition, the rotor 7 also serves as the outer rotor of thepump part 8 which is mentioned below. Thepump part 8 is configured of the rotor 7, aninner rotor 9 arranged eccentrically on the inner circumferential side of the rotor 7 such that a predetermined space is formed, a plurality of connectingplates 10 radially interposed between the rotor 7 and theinner rotor 9, and of a pair ofside plates inner rotor 9. - As shown in
FIG. 1 andFIG. 3 , in the axial center direction of thestator 6 or the rotor 7, thehousing 2 accommodating theelectric motor 5 and thepump part 8 is divided into two parts, one of which is thehousing body 3 and the other of which is thecover 4 as a cover member. That is, it is formed as a half-split structure. Thehousing body 3 and thecover 4 abut on each other and fastened and fixed by twobolts 13. - The
stator 6 of theelectric motor 5 has a well-known structure in which a plurality oftooth portions 14 a are arranged at equal intervals and protrude from the inner circumferential side of a ring-shaped stator core 14 made of metal, andcoils 15 are wound about theserespective tooth portions 14 a. Each of thecoils 15 including thetooth portions 14 a forms a magnetic pole. As mentioned above, the rotor 7 of theelectric motor 5 also serves as the outer rotor of thepump part 8. In the present embodiment, it has a composite structure whose function is divided by using different material between the inner circumferential side and the outer circumferential side of the rotor 7, such that a function required as the rotor of theelectric motor 5 and a function required as the outer rotor of thepump part 8 are sufficiently satisfied. The rotor 7 is configured of a cylindricalouter rotor 16 having a hollow shape on its inner circumferential side and a hollowcylindrical rotor body 17 fitted to the outer circumferential side of theouter rotor 16. - The inner circumferential side
outer rotor 16 is made of a single metal material. In contrast to this, the outer circumferentialside rotor body 17 is formed by a steel sheet laminated body such as an electromagnetic steel sheet. Moreover, therotor body 17 is formed, in its circumferential direction, with a plurality of slot portions 18 (the number of theslot portions 18 is the same as that of thecoils 15 on thestator 6 side) formed at equal intervals and penetrating in the axial center direction, andpermanent magnets 19 are inserted into theserespective slot portions 18 and fixed by adhesives. In addition, as shown inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , a fine gap corresponding to a so-called air gap is formed between each of thetooth portions 14 a on thestator 6 side and therotor body 17. - In addition, as shown in
FIG. 1 , as mentioned above, theouter rotor 16 forming the rotor 7 with therotor body 17 is formed, at its outer circumferential edge portion, with arim portion 20 having a step whose length (a length in the axial center direction) is longer than that of therotor body 17, and therim portion 20 protrudes in the axial center direction from both ends of therotor body 17.End plates 21 made of a non-magnetic material such as an aluminum plate are stacked on both end surfaces of therotor body 17 and coverpermanent magnets 19, and therotor body 17 is press-fitted into the small diameter portion of therim portion 20 of theouter rotor 16, and then is integrally fixed to the outer circumference of theouter rotor 16 by press-fitting astopper ring 22. With this, at least therotor body 17 forms the permanent magnet embedded typeelectric motor 5 with thestator 6. - Here, each of the
end plates 21 made of a non-magnetic material is provided to suppress the lowering of output of each of thepermanent magnets 19 embedded to therotor body 17 caused by the leakage of magnetic flux. In addition, in a case where the entire rotor 7 configured of theouter rotor 16 and therotor body 17 is formed by a steel sheet laminated body or made of other metal materials as one body, as mentioned above, it also serves as the rotor 7 of theelectric motor 5 and theouter rotor 16 of thepump part 8. - As shown in
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , in the inner circumferential side of theouter rotor 16, the cylindricalinner rotor 9 whose diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of theouter rotor 16 is disposed at a position eccentric from the axial center position of theouter rotor 16 so as to be inscribed in the inner circumferential surface of theouter rotor 16, and the space between theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 becomes a pump chamber P. A plurality ofslot portions 23 having square groove shapes are opened on the outer circumferential surface of theinner rotor 9. In addition, theslot portions 23 extend radially and are radially arranged on the outer circumferential surface of theinner rotor 9 at equal intervals. The connectingplates 10 as plate members, each of which is formed in a deformed vane shape, are slidably inserted into and supported on therespective slot portions 23. That is, the connectingplates 10 are inserted into and supported on therespective slot portions 23 so as to protrude from and retract to therespective slot portions 23. Each of the connectingplates 10 is formed generally in a key-hole shape in cross section, and the base portion on aninner rotor 9 side of each of theslot portions 23 is thick and the distal end portion on anouter rotor 16 side of each of theslot portions 23 is formed as a cylindricalswing shaft portion 10 a which is thinner than the base portion. - On the other hand, a plurality of cylindrical slot-shaped supporting
holes 24 extending in the axial center direction are formed on the inner circumferential surface of theouter rotor 16 at equal intervals, and theswing shaft portions 10 a of the respective connectingplates 10 are swingably inserted into and supported on the respective supportingholes 24. With this, each of the connectingplates 10 can swing with the respectiveswing shaft portions 10 a as a rotation center, and the separation of each of the connectingportions 10 from theouter rotor 16 is prevented. In addition, each of the connectingplates 10 is set so as to protrude from and retract to a corresponding one of theslot portions 23 to the extent that the base portions do not slip out from therespective slot portions 23 of theinner rotor 9. In this way, the plurality of the connectingplates 10 are disposed between theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 so as to be crosslinked, and the pump chamber P formed between theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 is divided into a plurality of regions. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , asupport protruding portion 3 a having a relatively large diameter is formed in the middle part of the inner bottom surface of thehousing body 3, except a space R1 facing thestator 6. Similar to this, a ring-shapedsupport protruding portion 4a is formed in the middle part of the inner bottom surface of thecover 4, except a space R2 facing thestator 6. In addition, a ball bearing 26 as a bearing is interposed in the space between thesupport protruding portion 4a on acover 4 side and one end portion in the longitudinal direction of therim portion 20 in theouter rotor 16, and a ball bearing 25 as a bearing is interposed in the space between thesupport protruding potion 3 a on ahousing body 3 side and the other end portion in the longitudinal direction of therim portion 20. With this structure, theouter rotor 16, that is, the rotor 7 is rotatably axially supported at both ends by thesupport protruding portion 3 a on thehousing body 3 side and thesupport protruding portion 4a on thecover 4 side. - The
side plate 11 on thehousing body 3 side and theside plate 12 on thecover 4 side are disposed on both side surfaces of theinner rotor 9 so as to extend to a part of theouter rotor 16. By the existence of the bothside plates FIG. 1 , the pump chamber P formed between theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 is also isolated in the axial center direction. In this way, the positive displacementtype pump part 8 is configured of theouter rotor 16, theinner rotor 9, the connectingplates 10 and the bothside plates - In addition, as shown in
FIG. 1 , a stepped shaft-like shaft member 27 which penetrates through theinner rotor 9 and theside plate 11 on thehousing body 3 side is disposed extending from thesupport protruding portion 3 a on thehousing body 3 side to theside plate 12 on thecover 4 side. Thisshaft member 27 rotatably supports theinner rotor 9 in the middle part in the longitudinal direction thereof. On the other hand, one end portion in the longitudinal direction of theshaft member 27 is fitted to and supported on theside plate 12 on thecover 4 side and the other end portion is fitted to and supported on thesupport protruding portion 3 a on thehousing body 3 side. In this way, based on theshaft member 27 which is fitted to and supported on thesupport protruding portion 3 a on thehousing body 3 side, by fitting theside plate 11 on thehousing body 3 side, theinner rotor 9 and theside plate 12 on thecover 4 side, a relative position between respective members is determined. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , a steppedboss portion 12 a is formed on the back surface side of theside plate 12 on thecover 4 side. Theboss portion 12 a is fitted to and supported on the inner circumference of the ring-shapedsupport protruding portion 4a on thecover 4 side so as to slide in the axial center direction. Acompression coil spring 28 is disposed as an elastic member on the outer circumference at the small diameter part of theboss portion 12 a. Thiscompression coil spring 28 is interposed between theboss portion 12 a and the inner bottom surface of thesupport protruding portion 4a on thecover 4 side in a compressed state. With this, theside plate 12 on thecover 4 side becomes so-called floating structure, and theside plate 12 is pressed to theinner rotor 9 and theouter rotor 16 by the elastic force of thecompression coil spring 28. In other words, this structure is a state in which theinner rotor 9, theouter rotor 16 and theside plates inner rotor 9 and theouter rotor 16 so as to sandwich theinner rotor 9 and theouter rotor 16 are pressed against each other so as to be brought into close contact with each other. Consequently, close contact property and also sealing performance between theinner rotor 9, theouter rotor 16 and the bothside plates - In addition, as shown in
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , asuction port 29 and adischarge port 30 communicating to the pump chamber P are formed on theside plate 11 on thehousing body 3 side. On the other hand,concave portions side plate 12 on thecover 4 side,concave portions suction port 29 and thedischarge port 30 through theslot portions 23 on theinner rotor 9 side,slot portions 23 through which the respective connectingplates 10 are inserted. Thesuction port 29 and thedischarge port 30 are respectively connected to a suction port and a discharge port (not shown) formed on thehousing body 3. In addition,annular grooves 33 are formed on the respective inner side surfaces of the bothside plates 11. and 12 which face theinner rotor 9, andannular grooves 34 are formed on the respective inner side surfaces of the bothside plates inner rotor 9, so as to surround theshaft member 27. Side clearances as fine gaps are provided between the side surface of theinner rotor 9 and each part corresponding to thesuction port 29, thedischarge port 30 and theannular groove 33 formed on theside plate 11 and between the side surface of theinner rotor 9 and each part corresponding to theconcave portions annular groove 34 formed on theside plate 12. - Here, in the present embodiment, a case where the
electric pump 1 is an oil pump is assumed, and theannular grooves side plates side plate 11 and theinner rotor 9 and between theslide plate 12 and theinner rotor 9. - The
suction port 29 or thedischarge port 30 formed on theside plate 11 on thehousing body 3 side faces theball bearing 25 shown in, for example,FIG. 1 , such that a part of the oil to be pressure-fed fills the bothball bearings housing body 3 side and thecover 4 side, includingstator 6. With this, in addition to the bothball bearings stator 6 and the rotor 7, including each of thecoils 15, are filled with the oil to be pressure-fed, and consequently, the bothball bearings stator 6 and the rotor 7 are performed by the oil. - In the
electric pump 1 configured as above, as shown inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , by energizing each of thecoils 15 of thestator 6 forming theelectric motor 1 with the rotor 7, the rotor 7 in which thepermanent magnets 19 corresponding to therespective coils 15 are embedded, that is, the rotor 7 in which therotor body 17 in which thepermanent magnets 19 are embedded and theouter rotor 16 are integrated rotates, for example, in an arrow M direction that is a clockwise direction inFIG. 2 , while being guided by the bothball bearings - In addition, in
FIG. 1 , theshaft member 27 and the bothside plates FIG. 2 , the axial center of theshaft member 27 is eccentric to the axial centers of the bothside plates side plates - The rotation of the rotor 7 mentioned above is transmitted to the inner side
inner rotor 9 through the plurality of the connectingplates 10 existing between theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9. As shown in FIG. 2, theinner roto 9 rotates with theouter rotor 16 integrally. On the other hand, at the same time when theinner rotor 9 rotates with theouter rotor 16 integrally, since the axial center of theinner rotor 9 is eccentric to the axial center of the rotor 7, theinner rotor 9 itself rotates about theshaft member 27 as a rotation center, while being inscribed in the inner circumferential surface of theouter rotor 16, continuously changing its inscribed position. - In this way, the connecting
plates 10 inserted into therespective slot portions 23 of theinner rotor 9 repeatedly protrude from and retract to therespective slot portion 23 while oscillating about the correspondingswing shaft portions 10 a as centers, with the rotational motion of theinner rotor 9 about theshaft member 27 as a rotation center while being inscribed in the inner circumferential surface of theouter rotor 16, and by the protrusion and retraction of each of the connectingplates 10 in the pump chamber P, a function as a so-called positive displacement type pump is exhibited. - More specifically, since the plurality of the connecting
plates 10 disposed between theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 divide the pump chamber P into a plurality of regions, a process in which each of the regions, each of which is placed between adjacent connectingplates 10, passes through the substantially crescent-shapedsuction port 29 shown inFIG. 2 becomes a suction process. Similar to this, a process in which each of the regions, each of which is placed between adjacent connectingplates 10, passes through the substantially crescent-shapeddischarge port 30 shown inFIG. 2 becomes a discharge process. These movements are continuously repeated, and, as mentioned above, the function as a positive displacement type pump by thepump part 8 is exhibited. - In such a process in which the
pump part 8 exhibits the function as a positive displacement type pump, as shown inFIG. 1 , theside plate 12 on thecover 4 side is pressed to the side surfaces of theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 by thecompression coil spring 28, and theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 receiving the pressing force of theside plate 12 are pressed to theside plate 11 on thehousing body 3 side. This means that the bothside plates outer rotor 16 and the both side surfaces of theinner rotor 9 sandwich theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 therebetween by the elastic force of thecompression coil spring 28. With this, as shown inFIG. 1 , even if each position at which thehousing body 3 and thecover 4 are fastened and fixed by thebolts 13 is relatively largely apart from thepump part 8, since theside plates outer rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 as a main element of thepump part 8, sealing performance is improved with the improvement of accuracy of the mating surfaces of the both side surfaces 11 and 12. Consequently, the rotation of theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 is performed stably, and leakage of the oil from the pump chamber P is suppressed and pump efficiency is also improved. - Moreover, as mentioned above, the side clearance is set to a part of the close-contact surface of each of the
side plates outer rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9, and oil lubrication is performed through the oil existing at these parts. Consequently, it is possible to suppress partial abrasion at the parts and to reduce frictional resistance, and thereby the rotation of theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 is performed more stably - In addition, the rotor 7 is not rotatably supported at a part close to a rotation center position, but is rotatably supported at the both ends at the outer side part in the radial direction by the
ball bearings electric pump 1 including theball bearings - Moreover, it is not necessary to make the
entire housing 2 configured of thehousing body 3 and thecover 4 so as to be thick, or so as to have high rigidity and, as theelectric pump 1 in which theelectric motor 5 and thepump part 8 are integrated, as shown inFIG. 1 , theentire housing 2 can be formed in a flat shape and can be compact. - Here, in the present embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 2 , although thepump part 8 with a type in which the plurality of the connectingplates 10 are disposed between theouter rotor 16 and theinner rotor 9 so as to be crosslinked has been explained as an example, the type of thepump part 8 is not limited to this, and other pump part types such as a trochoid type may be used. - In addition, in the present embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 2 , as to the rotor 7, it is configured of theouter rotor 16 and therotor body 17, such that a function required for theelectric motor 5 and a function required for thepump part 8 are sufficiently satisfied. However, the rotor 7 may have a structure in which theouter rotor 16 and therotor body 17 are completely integrated by using the same material as needed. - The entire contents of Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-240780 filed on Dec. 13, 2016 are incorporated herein by reference.
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