Motor inner iron assembly for a reciprocating compressor
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorGregory William Hahn
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Abstract
A motor assembly for a linear compressor defines an axial direction and a radial direction and includes an inner iron lamination assembly comprising a plurality of laminations stacked along the axial direction, a permanent magnet assembly attached to the inner iron lamination assembly, a front ring assembly attached to a first end of the inner iron lamination assembly, a back ring assembly attached to a second end of the inner iron lamination assembly, a plurality of bosses mounted to the first end and the second end of the inner iron lamination assembly, and a planar spring assembly attached to the plurality of bosses of the inner iron lamination assembly.
Claims18
A motor assembly for a linear compressor defining an axial direction and a radial direction, the motor assembly comprising:
- an inner iron lamination assembly comprising a plurality of laminations stacked along the axial direction;
- a permanent magnet assembly attached to the inner iron lamination assembly;
- a front ring assembly attached to a first end of the inner iron lamination assembly;
- a back ring assembly attached to a second end of the inner iron lamination assembly;
- a plurality of bosses mounted to the first end and the second end of the inner iron lamination assembly;
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- a planar spring assembly attached to the plurality of bosses of the inner iron lamination assembly.
A method of assembling a motor assembly for a linear compressor, the method comprising:
- stacking a plurality of laminations stacked along an axial direction to form an inner iron lamination assembly;
- attaching a front ring assembly to a first end of the inner iron lamination assembly;
- attaching a back ring assembly to a second end of the inner iron lamination assembly;
- attaching a permanent magnet assembly to an outer radial surface of the inner iron lamination assembly;
- mounting a plurality of bosses to the first end and the second end of the inner iron lamination assembly;
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- attaching a planar spring assembly to the plurality of bosses of the inner iron lamination assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.