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Method of making rotor of rotary machines

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1980-02-27
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Granted: 1982-07-20
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Expires: 2000-02-27
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Abstract

Abstract A rotor of a rotary machine, having a core member consisting of a plurality of hollow pieces, and a rotary shaft which is inserted and secured in a hollow portion of said core member, wherein annular grooves having ruggid bottom are formed in said rotary shaft at positions slightly inside the end surfaces of said core member, and portions of said core member are inserted in said grooves so that said rotary shaft and said core member are fastened together.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hisanobu Kanamaru
  • 👤 Moisei Okabe
  • 👤 Hideo Tatsumi
  • 👤 Akira Tohkairin
  • 👤 Ryoji Kasama

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 19:31
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K1/00; H02K1/06; H02K1/22; H02K1/28; F; F16; F16D; F16D1/00; F16D1/06; F16D1/064; F16D1/072; H02K1/24; H02K15/00; H02K15/02; H02K15/021; H02K15/022; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49009; Y10T29/49012; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49925; Y10T29/49934

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
A method of fastening a rotor core for a rotary machine, comprising: providing a rotary shaft having at least one annular groove in the circumference thereof; inserting said rotary shaft into a shaft receiving hollow portion of a rotor core so as to position the annular groove at a position slightly on the inner side of an end surface of said rotary core; and cold-pressing a portion of said end surface near the shaft receiving hollow portion of said rotary core while exerting a preload on the remaining portion of said end surface of said rotary core said preload subjecting said core member to a stress which is nearly equal to or slightly smaller than the deformation resistance thereof, said cold-pressing causing a portion of said rotary core to flow plastically into the groove of said rotary shaft, thereby to fasten the core and the rotary shaft together.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 148 words
A method of fastening a rotor core for a rotary machine, comprising: providing a rotary shaft having at least one annular groove in the circumference thereof; inserting said rotary shaft into a shaft receiving hollow portion of a rotor core so as to position the annular groove at a position slightly on the inner side of an end surface of said rotary core; and cold-pressing a portion of said end surface near the shaft receiving hollow portion of said rotary core while exerting a preload on the remaining portion of said end surface of said rotary core said preload subjecting said core member to a stress which is nearly equal to or slightly smaller than the deformation resistance thereof, said cold-pressing causing a portion of said rotary core to flow plastically into the groove of said rotary shaft, thereby to fasten the core and the rotary shaft together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
A method of fastening a rotor core for a rotary machine to a rotary shaft as claimed in claim 1, wherein two annular grooves are formed on the annular surface of said rotary shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 40 words
A method of fastening a rotor core for a rotary machine to a rotary shaft as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shaft receiving hollow portion has a diameter which is slightly greater than the diameter of said rotary shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 37 words
A method of fastening a rotor core for a rotary machine to a rotary shaft as claimed in claim 1, wherein a rugged bottom is formed on the bottom of the annular groove of said rotary shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 42 words
A method of fastening a rotor core for a rotary machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein said preload is exerted in the end surface of the core by supporting said core between a receiver and a holder which are biased together.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 48 words
A method of fastening a rotor core for a rotary machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein said cold-pressing is performed by a pressing tool which is reciprocated through said receiver and holder coaxially about said shaft into engagement with a respective end surface of the core member.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 211 words
A method of fastening a rotor core for a rotary machine, comprising: providing a rotary shaft having at least one annular groove in the circumference thereof; inserting said rotary shaft into a shaft receiving hollow portion of a rotor core so as to position the annular groove at a position slightly on the inner side of an end surface of said rotary core; and cold-pressing a portion of said end surface near the shaft receiving hollow portion of said rotary core while exerting a preload on the remaining portion of said end of said rotary core in a manner causing a portion of said rotary core to flow plastically into the groove of said rotary shaft, thereby to fasten the core and the rotary shaft together, wherein said step of the cold-pressing on the end surface of said rotary core is carried out so that a recessed portion formed in said end surface of the rotor core satisfies the following relationship relative to the annular groove: 0≦s/b≦3/4, wherein s denotes the distance from the bottom of the recessed portion on the end surface of said rotor core to the groove, and b denotes the width from the circumference of said rotary shaft to the outer circumferential end of the recessed portion.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 211 words
A method of fastening a rotor core for a rotary machine, comprising: providing a rotary shaft having at least one annular groove in the circumference thereof; inserting said rotary shaft into a shaft receiving hollow portion of a rotor core so as to position the annular groove at a position slightly on the inner side of an end surface of said rotary core; and cold-pressing a portion of said end surface near the shaft receiving hollow portion of said rotary core while exerting a preload on the remaining portion of said end of said rotary core in a manner causing a portion of said rotary core to flow plastically into the groove of said rotary shaft, thereby to fasten the core and the rotary shaft together, wherein said step of the cold-pressing on the end surface of said rotary core is carried out so that a recessed portion formed in said end surface of the rotor core satisfies the following relationship relative to the annular groove: 0≦s/b≦3/4, wherein s denotes the distance from the bottom of the recessed portion on the end surface of said rotor core to the groove, and b denotes the width from the circumference of said rotary shaft to the outer circumferential end of the recessed portion.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1985-07-19 1986-01-18 1986-07-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-07-19 1990-01-18 1990-07-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-07-19 1994-01-18 1994-07-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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