Synchronous electric motor

Claim 2

In a synchronous motor comprising a housing, a stator within said housing, a.c. winding means associated with said stator for producing a rotating magnetic field, d.c. winding means associated with said stator for producing a stationary magnetic field, a rotor journalled in said housing, a cage winding carried by said rotor and including a plurality of circumferentially spaced rods, and a plurality of pole pieces carried by said cage winding, said pole pieces including portions penetrated by some of said rods and other portions underlying other of said rods whereby said other rods are unsupported between their ends, the improvement which comprises: connecting means disposed between said pole pieces for supporting said other rods between their ends.

Claim 3

In a synchronous motor as defined in claim 1 wherein said connecting means is in the form of rings surrounding said rotor and penetrated by said other rods.

Claim 4

In a synchronous motor as defined in claim 2 wherein said rings are formed of non-magnetic material.

Claim 5

In a synchronous motor as defined in claim 1 wherein said stator is provided with a series of circumferentially spaced grooves receiving said a.c. winding means, the number of rods differing from the number of stator grooves by one third the number of stator grooves.

Claim 6

In a synchronous motor as defined in claim 1 including a steel sleeve enclosing said stator.

Claim 7

A synchronous electric motor comprising in combination: a housing having at least one annular core member disposd therein; d.c. winding means disposed adjacent said core member for establishing a closed d.c. magnetic field extending axially within said housing and passing radially through said core member; polyphase winding means extending through said core member and circumferentially of said housing for establishing a rotating magnetic field within said housing; a rotor journalled in said housing concentrically of said core member and said winding means, said rotor including a shaft, cage winding means fixed to said shaft and including circumferentially spaced electrically conducting cage rods and opposite end plates between which said cage rods extend, and a plurality of pole pieces stacked between said end plates, each of said pole pieces being in the form of a ring which is cut away over part of its circumference to provide a narrow portion passing beneath some of said cage rods and a wide pole portion, said wide pole portion being apertured to pass the other of said cage rods; and at least one connecting element disposed in said stack of pole pieces, said connecting element being in the form of an apertured ring receiving all of said cage rods whereby said connecting element supports said rods which are unsupported where said pole pieces are cut away.

Claim 8

A synchronous electric motor comprising in combination: a housing having at least one annular core member disposd therein; d.c. winding means disposed adjacent said core member for establishing a closed d.c. magnetic field extending axially within said housing and passing radially through said core member; polyphase winding means extending through said core member and circumferentially of said housing for establishing a rotating magnetic field within said housing; a rotor journalled in said housing concentrically of said core member and said winding means, said rotor including a shaft, cage winding means fixed to said shaft and including circumferentially spaced electrically conducting cage rods and opposite end plates between which said cage rods extend, and a plurality of pole pieces stacked between said end plates, each of said pole pieces being in the form of a ring which is cut away over part of its circumference to provide a narrow portion passing beneath some of said cage rods and a wide pole portion, said wide pole portion being apertured to pass the other of said cage rods; and at least one connecting element disposed in said stack of pole pieces, said connecting element being in the form of an apertured ring receiving all of said cage rods whereby said connecting element supports said rods which are unsupported where said pole pieces are cut away.

Claim 9

A synchronous electric motor as defined in claim 6 including a steel sleeve enclosing said core member.

Claim 10

A synchronous electric motor as defined in claim 6 wherein said core member is provided with a number of axial grooves receiving said a.c. winding means, the number of said cage rods differing from said number of grooves by one third of the number of said grooves.