US5402024A
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Rotor for a permanent-magnet motor
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1993-03-31
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Granted: 1995-03-28
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Expires: 2013-03-31
Abstract
Abstract With a view to reduce vibrations generated by a motor and improve resistance to heat, reliability and vibration isolation properties without increasing the cost or the number of manufacturing steps in a rotor for a permanent-magnet motor, a rotor core is formed of an outer peripheral portion by which the permanent magnet is fixed, and a central portion by which a shaft is fixed, a clearance is provided between the outer peripheral portion and the central portion, and the outer peripheral portion is connected to the central portion by means of a plurality of fastening members. Thus, a rotor having excellent vibration isolation properties can be obtained. Since the rotor core is formed of laminated iron plates on which the outer peripheral portion, the central portion and the fastening members are all formed as one piece, resistance to heat, reliability and the vibration isolation properties can be enhanced without increasing the cost or the number of manufacturing steps.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihiko Watanabe
- 👤 Sotomitsu Maeda
- 👤 Hiroshi Dohi
- 👤 Muneo Yamamoto
- 👤 Yukio Honda
- 👤 Hiromitsu Nakano
- 👤 Masahiro Yasohara
- 👤 Hisataka Kato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:54
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K1/00; H02K1/06; H02K1/22; H02K1/27; H02K1/2706; H02K1/272; H02K1/274; H02K1/2753; H02K1/276; H02K1/2726; H02K1/2733
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A rotor for a permanent-magnet motor comprising: a central portion and an outer peripheral portion surrounding said central portion, wherein a clearance is provided between the outer peripheral portion and the central portion; a permanent magnet fixed onto the outer peripheral portion; a shaft fastened onto the central portion; and a plurality of fastening members interconnecting the outer peripheral portion and the central portion; wherein the outer peripheral portion, the central portion and the plurality of fastening members are all formed as one piece; wherein the rotor is formed by laminating a plurality of iron plates in a longitudinal direction of the rotor; and wherein each of the plurality of fastening members has a length L and a width W and wherein each of the plurality of iron plates has a thickness b, with said length L, said width W and said thickness b being selected to give is no plurality of fastening members a natural frequency which is no greater than 1/2 0 .5 times a cut-off frequency of the permanent-magnet motor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A rotor for a permanent-magnet motor comprising: a central portion and an outer peripheral portion surrounding said central portion, wherein a clearance is provided between the outer peripheral portion and the central portion; a permanent magnet fixed onto the outer peripheral portion; a shaft fastened onto the central portion; and a plurality of fastening members interconnecting the outer peripheral portion and the central portion; wherein the outer peripheral portion, the central portion and the plurality of fastening members are all formed as one piece; wherein the rotor is formed by laminating a plurality of iron plates in a longitudinal direction of the rotor; and wherein each of the plurality of fastening members has a length L and a width W and wherein each of the plurality of iron plates has a thickness b, with said length L, said width W and said thickness b being selected to give is no plurality of fastening members a natural frequency which is no greater than 1/2 0 .5 times a cut-off frequency of the permanent-magnet motor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A rotor for a permanent-magnet motor according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of fastening members has a curved shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A rotor for a permanent-magnet motor according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of fastening members has a scrolled shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A rotor for a permanent-magnet motor according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of iron plates are shifted one by one along a path of rotation of the rotor and laminated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A rotor for a permanent-magnet motor according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of iron plates are shifted in units of several plates along a path of rotation of the rotor and laminated.
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