ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INTERNAL FAN

    公开(公告)号:US20220271621A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17679993

    申请日:2022-02-24

    Abstract: An electric machine assembly includes a housing defining an inner cavity, a rotatable shaft extending through the inner cavity, and at least one electrical component positioned within the cavity. The electric machine assembly also includes an internal fan coupled to the shaft and positioned within the inner cavity such that rotation of the fan provides a cooling airflow to the at least one electrical component.

    ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLY
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220294307A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17680007

    申请日:2022-02-24

    Abstract: An electric machine assembly includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion. The electric machine assembly also includes a midframe coupled between the first and second portions such that the mid-frame and the first portion partially define a first compartment and such that the mid-frame and the second portion partially define a second compartment. A terminal box is coupled to the mid-frame and configured to house a first plurality of electrical components. A stator is positioned within the first compartment and a second plurality of electrical components positioned with the second compartment. The stator and the second plurality of electrical components are electrically coupled by a first plurality of wires extending through the mid-frame, and the first plurality of electrical components are electrically coupled to the second plurality of electrical components by a second plurality of wires extending through the second compartment and into the terminal box.

    ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLY HAVING A WIRE GUIDING STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20220271617A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17680013

    申请日:2022-02-24

    Abstract: An electric machine assembly includes a housing defining an inner cavity and an electrical component positioned within the cavity. The electric machine assembly also includes a mid-frame positioned within the cavity and configured to separate the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment. The mid-frame includes a guide structure for guiding a plurality of wires through the second compartment toward the electrical component.

    Electric machine including an air cooling system

    公开(公告)号:US12166400B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-10

    申请号:US17646602

    申请日:2021-12-30

    Abstract: An electric machine includes a housing having an air intake, an air outlet, and defining an air passage therein. The air passage includes a first channel extending from the air intake in a radial direction and a second channel extending in the radial direction to the outlet. The electric machine further includes a motor assembly positioned within the housing that includes a shaft that rotates about a rotational axis that is generally perpendicular to the radial direction. The electric machine further includes an electronics assembly within the housing interior and a heat sink positioned at least partially within the air passage and thermally connected to the electronics assembly. Operation of the motor assembly draws an ambient airflow into the air passage in the radial direction through the air intake, directs the airflow along the heat sink, and exhausts the airflow through the air outlet in the radial direction.

    Fan and electric machine assembly and methods therefor

    公开(公告)号:US11708837B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-25

    申请号:US17158814

    申请日:2021-01-26

    Abstract: A motor assembly having a rotational axis includes a motor housing comprising a plurality of cooling openings extending therethrough and defining a chamber. The motor assembly also includes a stator fixedly coupled to the motor housing and positioned within the chamber. A rotor is coupled to at least one of the motor housing and the stator, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate about the axis and is positioned within the chamber. The motor assembly includes a fan having a first inlet side on a first axial side of the fan and a second inlet side on a second, opposing, axial side of the fan. The fan is configured to draw cooling air in a first direction through the at least one cooling opening into the first inlet side, and the fan is also configured to draw cooling air in a second, opposite direction into the second inlet side.

    FAN AND ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220235795A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17158814

    申请日:2021-01-26

    Abstract: A motor assembly having a rotational axis includes a motor housing comprising a plurality of cooling openings extending therethrough and defining a chamber. The motor assembly also includes a stator fixedly coupled to the motor housing and positioned within the chamber. A rotor is coupled to at least one of the motor housing and the stator, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate about the axis and is positioned within the chamber. The motor assembly includes a fan having a first inlet side on a first axial side of the fan and a second inlet side on a second, opposing, axial side of the fan. The fan is configured to draw cooling air in a first direction through the at least one cooling opening into the first inlet side, and the fan is also configured to draw cooling air in a second, opposite direction into the second inlet side.

    ACTUATOR, ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230223823A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US18185920

    申请日:2023-03-17

    CPC classification number: H02K11/23 H02K7/003

    Abstract: An electrical switch for an electric machine includes body, a stator fixedly secured to the body and a rotor. The actuator includes a first member securable to the rotor and rotatable with it. The actuator also includes a second member, a first electrically conductive member cooperates with the second member. The actuator also includes a second electrically conductive member. The second electrically conductive member is spaced from said first electrically conductive member when said first electrically conductive member is in the first axial position and electrically engaged with said first electrically conductive member when said first electrically conductive member is in the second axial position.

    ELECTRIC MACHINE INCLUDING AN AIR COOLING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230216367A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    申请号:US17646602

    申请日:2021-12-30

    CPC classification number: H02K5/207 H02K9/06 H02K9/227

    Abstract: An electric machine includes a housing having an air intake, an air outlet, and defining an air passage therein. The air passage includes a first channel extending from the air intake in a radial direction and a second channel extending in the radial direction to the outlet. The electric machine further includes a motor assembly positioned within the housing that includes a shaft that rotates about a rotational axis that is generally perpendicular to the radial direction. The electric machine further includes an electronics assembly within the housing interior and a heat sink positioned at least partially within the air passage and thermally connected to the electronics assembly. Operation of the motor assembly draws an ambient airflow into the air passage in the radial direction through the air intake, directs the airflow along the heat sink, and exhausts the airflow through the air outlet in the radial direction.

    ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLY HAVING A ROTOR FRAME TO PROVIDE COOLING

    公开(公告)号:US20220271623A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17679955

    申请日:2022-02-24

    Abstract: A rotor assembly for use with an electric machine assembly includes a plurality of magnets and a rotor frame having a pair of opposing end plates and a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal members extending between the opposing end plates. The opposing end plates and the plurality of longitudinal members combine to define a plurality of openings that are each configured to receive a magnet of the plurality of magnets. At least one of the opposing end plates includes a plurality of fins extending therefrom in a direction opposite the longitudinal members.

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