Systems and methods for rotor assemblies and manufacturing thereof
AssigneeArcher Aviation Inc.
InventorsScott Graves, Diego Silva, Heath Smoot
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a rotor assembly of an electric engine, comprising: loading a first and second plurality of magnets in a magnet insertion tool, loading a sleeve in the magnet insertion tool: performing an insertion movement of the first plurality of magnets with respect to the second plurality of magnets using the magnet insertion tool, wherein the insertion movement comprises: moving the first plurality of magnets in a radial direction of the sleeve; moving the second plurality of magnets in an axial direction of the sleeve; and expanding a radius of the sleeve in the radial direction using the magnet insertion tool during the insertion movement.
Claims22
A method of manufacturing a rotor assembly of an electric engine, the method comprising:
- loading a first plurality of magnets in a magnet insertion tool;
- loading a second plurality of magnets in the magnet insertion tool, wherein the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets are shaped to form a magnet ring of the rotor assembly;
- loading a sleeve in the magnet insertion tool;
- performing an insertion movement of the first plurality of magnets with respect to the second plurality of magnets using the magnet insertion tool, wherein the insertion movement comprises:
- moving the first plurality of magnets in a radial direction of the sleeve;
- moving the second plurality of magnets in an axial direction of the sleeve;
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- expanding a radius of the sleeve in the radial direction using the magnet insertion tool during the insertion movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.