Method of assembling an electric motor
AssigneeMannesmann VDO AG
InventorOtmar Ganser
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Abstract
A method for assembling an electric motor (10) having a stator (34) and a rotor (32). It is endeavored to keep the air gap (38) as narrow as possible, in order to achieve good efficiency of the motor (10). However, component tolerances and assembly errors require generous dimensioning in order to avoid possible contact between the stator (34) and the rotor (32). To improve the accuracy of assembly, is proposed, during the insertion into one another of the rotor (32) and the stator (34), a centering aid (40, 42) is introduced into the air gap (38) at at least three points, the rotor (32) and the stator (34) are subsequently fixed in relation to one another and finally the centering aid (40, 42) is pulled out through openings (48) in the motor housing (20, 30).
Claims3
A method of assembling an electric motor (10) comprising the steps of:
- inserting a stator (34) and a rotor (32) one into another, before, during or after introducing a centering aid (62) at at least three points distributed on a circumference of an air gap between said rotor (32) and said stator (34), producing radially acting forces at said at least three points between said rotor (32) and said stator (34) when introducing the centering aid (62);
- subsequently fixing a predetermined portion of said stator (34) relative to said rotor (32);
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- finally pulling out the centering aid (62) through openings (70) provided in a housing (30) of said electric motor (10), wherein
- the radial forces are produced by wedge elements (66, 68) belonging to said centering aid (62), each of said wedge elements bearing on its inner side against a cylindrical surface of said rotor (32) by pressing a wedge surface (68) of the wedge element against a front edge of a cylindrical inner surface of said stator (34), wherein the wedge elements (66) have a greater radial width than the air gap (38).
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