# US 12,113,400 B2 · Rotor, rotary electric machine, and drive apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,400 B2 - Document ID: US12113400B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/893,174 - Filed: 2022-08-23 - Published: 2023-03-02 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-24 - Assignees: Nidec Corporation - Applicants: Nidec Corporation - Inventors: Ryosuke Matsuzaki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113400B2 ## CPC - H02K 1/2766: {having a flux concentration effect} - H02K 1/32: with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium - H02K 1/276: Magnets embedded in the magnetic core, e.g. interior permanent magnets [IPM] - H02K 7/116: with gears - H02K 9/19: for machines with closed casing and closed-circuit cooling using a liquid cooling medium, e.g. oil - H02K 2201/06: Magnetic cores, or permanent magnets characterised by their skew - Y02T 10/64: Electric machine technologies in electromobility - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A rotor includes a shaft, a rotor core with core pieces arranged axially, and a plate between adjacent core pieces and surrounding the shaft. The shaft includes an axial first hole, and a second hole opened to outside of the shaft and connected to the first hole. One side of the plate in the axial direction has a first surface at an inner edge of the plate, and a second surface radially outward from the first surface. The first and second surfaces are away from the core piece, which is on the one side of the plate in the axial direction, toward the other side. The plate includes through-holes on the second surface and arranged circumferentially at intervals, and a plate wall protruding to one side in the axial direction from a portion of the first surface positioned radially outward from an inner edge. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A rotor that is rotatable about a central axis, comprising: a shaft that extends in an axial direction; a rotor core that has a plurality of core pieces arranged in the axial direction and is fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the shaft; and an annular plate that is arranged between the core pieces adjacent in the axial direction and surrounds the shaft, wherein the shaft includes a first shaft hole that extends in the axial direction, and a second shaft hole that has an opening opened to the outer peripheral surface of the shaft and is connected to the first shaft hole, a surface on one side of the plate in the axial direction has a first surface that is provided at an inner edge of the plate in a radial direction and extends in a circumferential direction, and a second surface that is positioned on an outside, in the radial direction, with respect to the first surface, the first surface and the second surface are arranged away from the core piece, which is positioned on the one side of the plate in the axial direction, toward another side in the axial direction, and the plate includes a plurality of plate through-holes that are provided on the second surface and are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a plate wall that protrudes to one side in the axial direction from a portion of the first surface positioned on an outside, in the radial direction, with respect to an inner edge in the radial direction, and extends in the circumferential direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein the opening is opposite to the plate wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein the plate wall has an annular shape surrounding the shaft. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein the first surface and the second surface have an annular shape surrounding the shaft. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein a position of the opening in the circumferential direction is a position in the circumferential direction between the plate through-holes adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein the second surface is arranged on a position protruding to one side in the axial direction, with respect to the first surface, the first surface and the second surface are connected in the radial direction with a step interposed therebetween, and the plate wall includes the step. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein the second surface is positioned closer to another side of the plate wall in the axial direction, with respect to an end on one side of the plate wall in the axial direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein a surface on one side of the plate in the axial direction has a third surface connected to an outside of the second surface in the radial direction with a step interposed therebetween, and the third surface is arranged at a position protruding to one side in the axial direction, with respect to the second surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein the rotor core includes a plurality of core holes extending in the axial direction and arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, and each of the plurality of core holes is connected to each of the plurality of plate through-holes. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The rotor according to claim 9, wherein the entire plate through-hole overlaps the core hole as viewed in the axial direction, and the plate through-hole is smaller than the core hole as viewed in the axial direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The rotor according to claim 9, comprising a plurality of magnetic poles that are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, wherein a position of the plate through-hole in the circumferential direction and a position of the core hole in the circumferential direction include a center position in the circumferential direction between the magnetic poles adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The rotor according to claim 11, wherein a dimension of the core hole in the circumferential direction decreases toward an outside in the radial direction, and a dimension of the plate through-hole in the circumferential direction decreases toward the outside in the radial direction. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The rotor according to claim 11, wherein the magnetic pole has a magnet hole in which a magnet is arranged, and the second surface is position on an inside in the radial direction with respect to the magnet hole. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein a dimension of the plate through-hole in the circumferential direction is smaller than a distance in the circumferential direction between the plate through-holes adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein a surface on another side of the plate in the axial direction is a flat surface. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The rotor according to claim 1, wherein a material of the plate is a non-magnetic body. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A rotary electric machine comprising: the rotor according to claim 1; and a stator that is opposite to the rotor with a gap interposed therebetween. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) A drive apparatus comprising: the rotary electric machine according to claim 17; and a gear mechanism that is connected to the rotary electric machine.