# US 2021/0242738 A1 · Rotor assembly of permanent magnet motor and rotor end plate

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- Number: US 2021/0242738 A1
- Document ID: US20210242738A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/837,605
- Filed: 2020-04-01
- Published: 2021-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2020-01-31
- Assignees: Teco Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Lian-Shin HUNG; Ming-Te HO; Po-Jen CHIU; Rung-Sheng TSAI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210242738A1

## CPC

- H02K 1/2766: {having a flux concentration effect}
- H02K 1/2791: Surface mounted magnets; Inset magnets
- H02K 1/2706: Inner rotors
- H02K 5/15: Mounting arrangements for bearing-shields or end plates
- H02K 5/161: {radially supporting the rotary shaft at both ends of the rotor (H02K5/165, H02K5/167, H02K5/173 take precedence)}
- H02K 1/30: using intermediate parts, e.g. spiders
- H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53})

## Abstract

A rotor assembly includes a rotor body having two rotor ends, a rotating shaft penetrating the two rotor ends, and two rotor end plates. The two rotor end plates are pressed to fit correspondingly the two rotor ends, and each rotor end plate includes an inner ring structure and an outer ring structure. The inner ring structure, made of an iron-based material and used to sleeve the rotating shaft, has a first outer-ring peripheral surface and a first thickness. The outer ring structure, made of an aluminum-based material, includes a first radial segment and a second radial segment. The first radial segment, wrapping the first outer-ring peripheral surface, has a second outer-ring peripheral surface and a second thickness larger than the first thickness. The second radial segment, wrapping integrally the second outer-ring peripheral surface as a unique piece, has a third thickness larger than the second thickness.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rotor assembly of a permanent magnet motor, comprising:
a rotor body, having two rotor ends;
a rotating shaft, penetrating through the two rotor ends of the rotor body; and
two rotor end plates, pressed correspondingly to fit the two rotor ends, each of the two rotor end plates including:
an inner ring structure, made of an iron-based material, having a first outer-ring peripheral surface and a first thickness, used to sleeve the rotating shaft; and
an outer ring structure, made of an aluminum-based material, including:
a first radial segment, wrapping the first outer-ring peripheral surface, having a second outer-ring peripheral surface and a second thickness larger than the first thickness; and
a second radial segment, wrapping integrally the second outer-ring peripheral surface as a unique piece, having a third thickness larger than the second thickness.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rotor assembly of the permanent magnet motor of claim 1, wherein the rotor body is furnished with a plurality of magnet-insertion holes, and each of the plurality of magnet-insertion holes is extended to connect the two rotor ends.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The rotor assembly of the permanent magnet motor of claim 2, further including a plurality of magnets, each of the plurality of magnets being disposed inside one of the plurality of magnet-insertion holes.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The rotor assembly of the permanent magnet motor of claim 3, wherein the outer ring structure has a plurality of magnet-positioning bumps; wherein, when the two rotor end plates are pressed to fit the corresponding two rotor ends, the plurality of magnet-positioning bumps is buckled respectively into the plurality of magnet-insertion holes so as to secure the plurality of magnets thereinside.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The rotor assembly of the permanent magnet motor of claim 1, wherein the rotor body is furnished with a rotating-shaft connection hole, the inner ring structure is furnished with a rotating-shaft passing hole corresponding to the rotating-shaft connection hole, and the rotating shaft penetrates through the rotating-shaft connection hole and the rotating-shaft passing hole.

### Claim 6

A rotor end plate, applied to be pressed to fit a rotor end of a rotor body, comprising:
an inner ring structure, made of an iron-based material, having a first outer-ring peripheral surface and a first thickness, used to sleeve a rotating shaft of the rotor body; and
an outer ring structure, made of an aluminum-based material, including:
a first radial segment, wrapping the first outer-ring peripheral surface, having a second outer-ring peripheral surface and a second thickness larger than the first thickness; and
a second radial segment, wrapping integrally the second outer-ring peripheral surface as a unique piece, having a third thickness larger than the second thickness.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The rotor end plate of claim 6, wherein the rotor body is furnished with a plurality of magnet-insertion holes, the plurality of magnet-insertion hole is furnished individually thereinside a plurality of magnets, and the outer ring structure has a plurality of magnet-positioning bumps; wherein, when the rotor end plate is pressed to fit the rotor end, the plurality of magnet-positioning bumps is buckled individually into the plurality of magnet-insertion holes so as to secure the plurality of magnets thereinside.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The rotor end plate of claim 6, wherein the rotor body is furnished with a rotating-shaft connection hole, the inner ring structure is furnished with a rotating-shaft passing hole corresponding to the rotating-shaft connection hole, and the rotating shaft penetrates through the rotating-shaft connection hole and the rotating-shaft passing hole.