Method and an apparatus for producing a coil for electric apparatus
11676760 · 2023-06-13
Assignee
Inventors
- Yoshinori Sasaki (Fukui, JP)
- Masaki Hashimoto (Fukui, JP)
- Taiki Tanaka (Fukui, JP)
- Hiroshi Sano (Fukui, JP)
- Yuichi Hashimoto (Fukui, JP)
Cpc classification
Y02T10/64
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
B23H9/00
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B23H7/06
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
H01F6/06
ELECTRICITY
International classification
Abstract
A method for producing a coil for electric apparatus of the present invention is the method for producing a coil for electric apparatus for cutting spirally a block-shaped workpiece formed with a cylindrical portion corresponding to the coil in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion, the spiral coil is formed by turning a cutting means while moving it relatively to the workpiece from a part corresponding to one end of the coil to a part corresponding the other end of the coil along a machining line spirally set in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion. According to the invention, since the coil is formed by cutting the continuous cutting machining plane without generating a step in design from the block-shaped workpiece formed with a cylindrical portion corresponding to the coil using a wire-tool etc., it is possible to constitute a high-quality coil.
Claims
1. A method for producing a coil for an electric apparatus, comprising: cutting spirally a plurality of block-shaped workpieces formed with a plurality of cylindrical portions, each of the plurality of cylindrical portions corresponding to the coil in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion, wherein a spiral coil is formed from each of the plurality of cylindrical portions by turning a cutting means while moving it from a part corresponding to one end side to a part corresponding to another end side of the coil relatively to each of the plurality of workpieces along a machining line set spirally in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion; wherein the cutting means comprises a wire-tool which is stretched between a first roll and a second roll arranged on an inside and an outside of the cylindrical portion respectively, the first roll and the second roll are moved relatively to the cylindrical portion and turned so as to move the wire-tool along the machining line while performing a cutting operation by moving the wire-tool in its lengthwise direction; wherein the spiral coil is formed by repeating a first machining process for cutting one circular part of the machining line by turning the second roll while moving it relatively to the cylindrical portion and a second machining process for cutting a transition part to a next circular part of the machining line by moving the first roll and the second roll relatively to the cylindrical portion; wherein, the each of the plurality of workpieces comprises a lead-out portion molded at a part of the cylindrical portion corresponding to the one end side or the other end side of the cylindrical coil and a step portion formed on an end face of the cylindrical portion where the lead-out is molded; wherein each of the plurality of cylindrical portions is integrally attached to a connecting member through the each lead-out portion; and wherein a direction of a center axis of the machining line of at least one of the cylindrical portions is different from that of another of the cylindrical portions.
2. A method for producing a coil for an electric apparatus, comprising: cutting spirally a plurality of block-shaped workpieces formed with a plurality of cylindrical portions, each of the plurality of cylindrical portions corresponding to the coil in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion, wherein a spiral coil is formed from each of the plurality of cylindrical portions by turning a cutting means while moving it from a part corresponding to one end side to a part corresponding to another end side of the coil relatively to each of the plurality of workpieces along a machining line set spirally in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion; wherein the each of the plurality of workpieces is formed with the cylindrical portion corresponding to the coil; wherein the each of the plurality of workpieces is formed with a respective opening at part corresponding to one end side or the other end side of the coil; wherein a projection-shaped connecting member is adjacent to the opening; wherein the projection-shaped connecting member is formed in a curved shape along the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion; and each of the plurality of cylindrical portions is arranged in series and integrally attached to the projection-shaped connecting member, wherein a turn forming direction of at least one or more of the cylindrical portions is different from a turn forming direction of another cylindrical portion of the cylindrical portions.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
(27) Regarding an embodiment of a method for producing a coil and a coil unit of the present invention, as an example, a method for producing a coil for a radial gap motor by machining using a wire-tool will be described in detail as follows. Note that, embodiments described later are preferable specific examples when working it, therefore, various technical limitations have been made thereto, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments unless explicitly stated to limit the present invention thereto in the following description.
First Embodiment
(28) Regarding a method for producing a coil of the first embodiment, an example of machining method will be described with reference to
(29) A block 11 that becomes a workpiece is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to have an opening 12 in a shape of substantially teeth of a stator of the radial gap motor arranged together with an insulator and taper 13 corresponding to an angle between the teeth. The description will be made supposing a short side of an opening plane of the opening 12 as X direction, a long side as Y direction and a direction of convex of the teeth of a stator which is an axial direction of a cylinder as Z direction.
(30) When the block 11 that becomes the workpiece is a metallic material such as copper or aluminum, etc., the block machined by pressing, extrusion, casting or cutting or the like is used. When the block 11 that becomes the workpiece is a hard-to-machining material such as ceramic or the like, the block molded by a powder metallurgical techniques such as hot press, pulse electrification sintering or the like is used.
(31) Machining machine 2 comprises a first roll 21, a second roll 22, a wire-tool 23, a drive roll 24, and a tensioner 25. The first roll 21 is rotatably supported by a beam 26 of width T and the second roll 22 as well by a beam 27, so that they can move in the X direction, Y direction and Z direction. Moreover, the second roll 22 comprises a mechanism to turn the first roll 21.
(32) As shown in
(33) Tension of the wire-tool 23 stretched between the first roll 21 and the second roll 22 may be adjusted based on, for example, a position of the tensioner 25.
(34) In this example, the first roll 21, the second roll 22, the wire-tool 23, drive roll 24 and the tensioner 25 are corresponding to a cutting means, the beams 26, 27 and a mechanism (not shown) for moving them in the XYZ directions are corresponding to a moving means. Specifically, the beam 26, 27 have only to be attached to a known mechanism such as a multi-axis manipulator. Moreover, as the moving means, any mechanism may be used as long as it can move the cutting means relatively to the block 11, it is not particularly limited. For example, it may be configured that the block 11 is fixed to a placing table movable in the XYZ directions and the placing table is moved and turned spirally with respect to the cutting means.
(35) Machining processes will be described with reference to
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(44) A block after machining as shown in
(45) Since no intersection of cutting planes occurs, excessive cutting does not occur when forming the coil, a cross-sectional area of the coil can be increased. To decrease electric resistance of the coil, it is desirable to optimize the conductor thickness of each turn considering the cutting thickness due to the wire-tool 23, such that the sectional areas S1 to S6 of respective turns of the conductor arranged in the slot are almost identical as shown in
Second Embodiment
(46) A method for producing the coil of the second embodiment will be described with reference to
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(48) Accordingly, it makes it unnecessary to perform cutting machining at the vicinity of the step portion 16 and the step portion 17 which become a machining starting portion and a machining ending portion of the coil, machining time can be thereby shortened. Moreover, as compared to the first embodiment, it is possible to eliminate a process of pulling out the end of coil.
(49) It is desirable to make a length of the step portion 17 in the Z direction in relation to the length of the terminal 15 in the Z direction longer than the wire diameter of the wire-tool 23. This will allow the wire-tool 23a to enter smoothly into the block 111 when starting machining and to release smoothly from the block 100 when finishing the machining.
(50) By repeating machining processes same as shown in
Third Embodiment
(51) The method for producing the coil of the third embodiment will be described with reference to
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(53) By utilizing the connecting member 18 as a bass bar for supplying an output, it is possible to reduce a process for connecting coils and the bass bar and electric resistance.
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Fourth Embodiment
(58) Regarding a method for producing of fourth embodiment, as an example, a method for producing total of 12 pieces of coil comprising U-phase, V-phase and W-phase coils each comprising 4 pieces of coil will be described with reference to
(59) Description will be made supposing that a normal direction of the opening plane of the U-phase coil is Z-direction.
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(61) By connecting the coils 311 to the connecting member 18 in different directions, it is possible to prevent the second roll 22 from interfering with the other adjacent cylindrical portions 311, when it is turned relatively to the cylindrical portions 311. Moreover, by utilizing the connecting member 18 as a neutral point of a star connection, it is possible to reduce a wire connection process between the coils and the neutral point as well as the electric resistance.
Fifth Embodiment
(62) The method for producing the coil of the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to
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(65) By repeating above processes, the coil unit in which 4 pieces of coil are continuously connected in series can be obtained as shown in
(66) When the cylindrical portion 411u1 to the cylindrical portion 411u4 are machined in order, the beam 27 supporting the first roll 21 is resulted in passing through the cylindrical portions 411u1 to the cylindrical portion 411u3 at the time of machining the cylindrical portion that becomes the last machined block. The openings of the cylindrical portions 411u1 to 411u4 are almost the same enough to the extent that the beam 27 would not interfere therewith, when preforming the last machining.
Sixth Embodiment
(67) A method for producing of the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to
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(70) By repeating the above processes, as shown in
(71) For convenience of description, though suffixes of + − are placed based on the turn forming directions, it is possible to form coil units connected in series including reverse phase coils of phases different by 180 degrees according to the motor specification by suitably setting the turn forming direction of the cylindrical portion, taper angle and coil terminal.
Seventh Embodiment
(72) A method for producing of the seventh embodiment will be described with reference to
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(74) The projection-shaped connecting members 18 are portions that becomes the coil terminal 614 on the inner diameter side and the coil terminal 615 on the outer diameter side and are set to lengths needed for the wire connection to connect with them. It is desirable to provide a side opening 20 for changing smoothly the advancing direction of the wire-tool 23. As a shape of it, such shape is desirable that the step portion 16 at the vicinity of the coil terminal 14 on the inner diameter side and the step portion 17 at the vicinity of the coil terminal on the outer diameter side are made to be arranged in a mirror symmetrical relation. It may be a circular cutting hole by a drilling machine or the like.
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(76) Accordingly, as shown in
(77) As is the case with the seventh embodiment, by using the workpiece in which all the coils are integrated, the rigidity of the workpiece may be increased compared to the fifth embodiment and the sixth embodiment. Therefore, handling such as chucking of the workpiece and holding of the machined workpiece and the like are facilitated. This improves simplicity and machining accuracy of the device.
(78) It may be possible that separation machining for separating the coils is performed every coil after completion of the turn forming machining. Moreover, it may be performed at any timing during machining for forming turns as long as the machining machine 2 (the first roll 21, the second roll 22 and wire-tool 23) and the machining machine 3 do not interfere each other. When there is no need to form the coil unit, the coil may be also formed one by one by applying the cutting machining to the whole connecting members 18. Moreover, unless the connecting member 18 and opening 20 are provided, the coil described with reference to the first embodiment can be obtained.
Eighth Embodiment
(79) A method for producing of the eighth embodiment will be described with reference to
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(82) By repeating above processes, a coil unit similar to that of the seventh embodiment in which 4 pieces of the coil continuously connected in series and whose turn forming directions are alternatively different can be obtained.
(83) According to the method of the eighth embodiment, since the cutting machining for coil separation can be performed using the machining machine 2 (the first roll 21, the second roll 22 and the wire-tool 23) without using the machining machine 3, the apparatus can be simplified.
(84) Moreover, when distance of the wire connection between coils is long, the projection-shaped connecting member 18 becomes long, accordingly, it is required to elongate the stretching distance of the wire-tool 23 so as to enlarge the turning radius of the second roll 22 to avoid the interference between the projection-shaped member 18 and the second roll 22. In this instance, a distance between the first roll 21 and the second roll 22 is widened, a passing position of the wire-tool 23 is likely to deviate which would result in degradation of the machining accuracy.
(85) According to the method of the eighth embodiment, the distance between the first roll 21 and the second roll 22 can be shortened by curving the projection-shaped connecting members 18, this would result in an improvement in machining accuracy and miniaturization of the machining machine.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
(86) 2, 3 . . . machining machine, 11 . . . block (cylindrical portion), 12 . . . opening, 13 . . . taper, 14 . . . coil terminal on inner diameter side, 15 . . . coil terminal on outer diameter side, 16 . . . recessed part (inner diameter side), 17 . . . recessed part (outer diameter side), 18 . . . connecting member, 19 . . . step portion provided in the connecting member, 20 . . . side opening, 21 . . . first roll of machining machine 2, 22 . . . second roll of machining machine 2, 23 . . . wire-tool of machining machine 2, 24 . . . drive roll of machining machine 2, 25 . . . tensioner of machining machine 2, 30 . . . machining plain for separating coils, 111 . . . cylindrical portion of second embodiment, 200 . . . workpiece of third embodiment (after machining), 201 . . . workpiece of varied embodiment 1 of third embodiment (after machining), 202 . . . workpiece of varied embodiment 2 of third embodiment (after machining), 211 . . . cylindrical portion of third embodiment, 300 . . . workpiece of fourth embodiment (after machining), 311 cylindrical portion of fourth embodiment, 400 . . . workpiece of fifth embodiment, 411 . . . cylindrical portion of fifth embodiment, 414 . . . coil terminal on inner diameter side of fifth embodiment, 415 . . . coil terminal outer diameter side of fifth embodiment, 500 . . . Workpiece of sixth embodiment, 511 . . . cylindrical portion of sixth embodiment, 514 . . . coil terminal on inner diameter side of sixth embodiment, 515 . . . coil terminal on outer diameter side of sixth embodiment, 600 . . . workpiece of seven embodiment, 611 . . . cylindrical portion of the seventh embodiment, 614 . . . coil terminal on inner diameter side of seventh embodiment, 615 . . . coil terminal on outer diameter side of seventh embodiment, 700 . . . workpiece of eighth embodiment, 711 . . . cylindrical portion of eighth embodiment, 714 . . . coil terminal on inner diameter side of eighth embodiment, 715 . . . coil terminal on outer diameter side of seventh embodiment, 800 . . . stator of radial gap motor, 810 . . . dead space, 811 . . . example of coil of prior art, 812 . . . insulator, 813 . . . divided core, 911 . . . example of coil of cited document.