In an axial gap motor, a rotor includes a plurality of rotor cores fixed in a circumferential direction of a rotor base, and a stator includes a plurality of stator cores fixed in a circumferential direction of a stator base, and coils wound around the stator cores. End faces of each of the rotor cores and end faces of the corresponding stator core are opposed to each other while being exposed to each other.

An electric drive system including: a rotary motor system including a hub assembly, a first rotating assembly, a second rotating assembly, and a third rotating assembly, wherein the hub assembly defines a rotational axis about which the first rotating assembly, the second rotating assembly, and the third rotating assembly are coaxially aligned and are capable of independent rotational movement independent of each other; a multi-bar linkage mechanism connected to each of the first and third rotating assemblies and connected to the hub assembly and constraining movement of the hub assembly so that the rotational axis of the hub assembly moves along a defined path that is in a transverse direction relative to the rotational axis and wherein the multi-bar linkage mechanism causes the rotational axis of the hub assembly to translate along the defined path in response to relative rotation of the first rotating assembly and the third rotating assembly with respect to each other.

An electric drive system including: a rotary motor system including a hub assembly, a first rotating assembly, a second rotating assembly, and a third rotating assembly, wherein the hub assembly defines a rotational axis about which the first rotating assembly, the second rotating assembly, and the third rotating assembly are coaxially aligned and are capable of independent rotational movement independent of each other; a multi-bar linkage mechanism connected to each of the first and third rotating assemblies and connected to the hub assembly and constraining movement of the hub assembly so that the rotational axis of the hub assembly moves along a defined path that is in a transverse direction relative to the rotational axis and wherein the multi-bar linkage mechanism causes the rotational axis of the hub assembly to translate along the defined path in response to relative rotation of the first rotating assembly and the third rotating assembly with respect to each other.

In a rotor core and a motor including the rotor core, a rotor yoke includes magnetic pole core groups arranged in a circumferential direction and each including a magnetic conductor at a center and permanent magnets around the magnetic conductor. A center of each magnetic pole core group is defined by the magnetic conductor, so that the number of magnets used can be reduced to achieve low cost. The permanent magnets around the magnetic conductor increases a magnetic flux concentration effect while preventing magnetic flux leakage to achieve high efficiency and high performance.

In a rotor core and a motor including the rotor core, a rotor yoke includes magnetic pole core groups arranged in a circumferential direction and each including a magnetic conductor at a center and permanent magnets around the magnetic conductor. A center of each magnetic pole core group is defined by the magnetic conductor, so that the number of magnets used can be reduced to achieve low cost. The permanent magnets around the magnetic conductor increases a magnetic flux concentration effect while preventing magnetic flux leakage to achieve high efficiency and high performance.

The present invention relates to an in-wheel motor driving apparatus for reducing weight, improving Hall sensor assembly performance, and reducing a defect rate. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the weight of an in-wheel motor can be reduced by separating a suspension housing and a shaft and applying different materials thereto. Furthermore, the ease of assembling a Hall sensor can be improved, and the defect rate can be reduced.

A rotor includes a rotor core, a first magnet, a second magnet, and a holder made of resin. Both a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface of the first magnet are covered with the rotor core. The second magnet includes a radially inner surface covered with the rotor core, and a radially outer surface exposed from the rotor core. The holder includes a first inner pressing portion and a second inner pressing portion. The first inner pressing portion presses the first magnet radially outward from a radially inner side of the first magnet. The second inner pressing portion presses the second magnet radially outward from a radially inner side of the second magnet. Accordingly, the first magnet and the second magnet are accurately positioned for the rotor core.

A rotor includes a rotor core, a first magnet, a second magnet, and a holder made of resin. Both a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface of the first magnet are covered with the rotor core. The second magnet includes a radially inner surface covered with the rotor core, and a radially outer surface exposed from the rotor core. The holder includes a first inner pressing portion and a second inner pressing portion. The first inner pressing portion presses the first magnet radially outward from a radially inner side of the first magnet. The second inner pressing portion presses the second magnet radially outward from a radially inner side of the second magnet. Accordingly, the first magnet and the second magnet are accurately positioned for the rotor core.

The present invention may provide a motor including a shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft, and a stator disposed to correspond to the rotor, wherein the rotor includes a first rotor core and a second rotor core arranged in an axial direction, a first magnet disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the first rotor core, a second magnet disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the second rotor core, a first cover disposed outside the first magnet, and a second cover disposed outside the second magnet, a spacer is disposed between the first rotor core and the second rotor core, an end of the first cover and an end of the second cover are disposed with a gap therebetween in the axial direction, and a thickness of the spacer in the axial direction is greater than or at least equal to a size of the gap so that the first magnet and the second magnet do not overlap the gap in a radial direction.

A rotor for an electric machine includes a sheet metal package formed from stacked electrical sheets and having magnet pockets arranged therein, a plurality of magnets of which at least one is inserted into each of the magnet pockets, a plurality of clearances which are each delimited by the magnets inserted into one of the magnet pockets and by the sheet metal package, a filling opening which is arranged on an axial side of the sheet metal package and through which a first of the clearances is exposed, and a venting opening which is arranged on the axial side and through which a second of the clearances is exposed. The outer end of the filling opening and/or the outer end of the venting opening are widened. Also described are an electric machine having the rotor, a vehicle having the machine and a method for producing the rotor.