WO2022085457A1 - 電動オイルポンプ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electric oil pump.
- vehicles such as automobiles may use an electric oil pump to supply oil to each part of the vehicle.
- an electric oil pump for example, the one disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-105601 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-184542 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2020-195196
- an object of the present invention is to provide an electric oil pump that is compact yet has high reliability.
- the present invention comprises a pump unit that generates hydraulic pressure, a motor unit that drives the pump unit, and a substrate on which a control circuit that controls the motor unit is formed by a plurality of electronic components.
- a pump accommodating portion for accommodating the pump portion a motor accommodating portion for accommodating the motor portion, and a housing including a substrate accommodating portion for accommodating the substrate
- the substrate is used as a shaft of the motor portion. It is characterized in that the pump accommodating portion, the motor accommodating portion, and the substrate accommodating portion are integrally formed by arranging the pump accommodating portion along the tangential direction of the circle centered on the center.
- the substrate is arranged in the radial direction (particularly the present invention) as compared with the conventional product in which the substrate is arranged in the direction orthogonal to the axis. It is possible to reduce the size or thickness of the electric oil pump in the direction of the thickness of the substrate in the above. Further, since the pump accommodating portion, the motor accommodating portion, and the substrate accommodating portion of the housing are integrally formed, it is possible to provide a housing having high strength and rigidity. Therefore, it is possible to provide an electric oil pump that is compact yet has high reliability.
- the housing includes a housing body in which a pump housing part, a motor housing part, and a substrate housing part are integrally formed, and an oil suction hole and an oil discharge hole are provided on the surface of the housing body, and the housing body has a housing body. It is preferable to provide a suction-side oil flow path connecting the suction hole and the pump portion, and a discharge-side oil flow path connecting the discharge hole and the pump portion.
- the oil flow path leading to the other is the bearing and the seal as described above.
- the housing body is made of a metal material for the conductor.
- the substrate is covered with a substrate accommodating portion made of a conductor. Therefore, the electromagnetic wave sensitivity (immunity resistance) of the substrate can be lowered, the deterioration of the control accuracy of the motor unit due to the electromagnetic wave noise can be avoided, and the reliability of the electric oil pump can be improved.
- An outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion and an outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion are provided on the bottom surface of the board accommodating portion so that the outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion is closer to the axis of the motor portion than the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion. It is desirable to place it.
- the area facing the pump accommodating portion in the radial direction can be utilized as a space for arranging tall and tall components among the electronic components on the board.
- short low-profile components can be concentrated and arranged in a region of the substrate that faces the motor accommodating portion in the radial direction.
- the substrate can be arranged close to the bottom surface of the substrate accommodating portion. Therefore, the size of the electric oil pump can be reduced in the direction orthogonal to the substrate (the thickness direction of the substrate).
- the outer diameter of the pump part smaller than the outer diameter of the motor part.
- the board is provided with a tall component and a low profile component that is shorter than the tall component as electronic components. It is preferable that the tall parts are arranged so as to face the outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion.
- the center of the substrate in the tangential direction already described is shifted in the tangential direction with respect to the axial center of the motor unit.
- the distance to the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion can be further increased at one end of the substrate in the tangential direction. This makes it possible to reliably secure an installation space for tall components at one end of the substrate in the tangential direction.
- the electric oil pump includes a closing portion for closing the opening of the substrate accommodating portion.
- a heat radiating member between the substrate and the closed portion, it is possible to efficiently release the heat from the high temperature electronic component of the substrate to the closed portion and the housing body via the heat radiating member. It becomes.
- the heat dissipation path includes the closed portion in contact with the outside air, so that it is possible to obtain a cooling effect by the outside air.
- an electric fluid pump mounted on a vehicle or the like for example, in a vehicle equipped with an idling stop mechanism (a mechanism for automatically stopping an engine when the vehicle is stopped), an electric oil pump that holds hydraulic pressure in a stopped transmission is known.
- This type of electric fluid pump is equipped with a board (control board) on which various electronic components such as capacitors are mounted in order to control the fluid pressure.
- a board control board
- various electronic components such as capacitors are mounted in order to control the fluid pressure.
- Patent Document 2 a configuration including a heat sink is disclosed as a heat radiating member that dissipates heat from the electronic component and the substrate. Since the heat of the electronic components on the substrate is dissipated through the heat sink, it is possible to avoid deterioration or damage of the functions of the electronic components due to the temperature rise.
- the present invention includes a pump unit that conveys fluid, a motor unit that drives the pump unit, and a motor unit.
- An electric fluid pump having a substrate on which a control circuit for control is formed, a pump accommodating portion accommodating a pump portion, a motor accommodating portion accommodating a motor portion, and a housing including a substrate accommodating portion accommodating a substrate. Therefore, the pump accommodating portion, the motor accommodating portion, and the substrate accommodating portion are characterized by being an integral member made of metal.
- the pump accommodating portion, the motor accommodating portion, and the substrate accommodating portion are integrally made of metal, the heat transfer property in the housing is improved, and the heat radiation of the substrate is effectively dissipated through the housing. Can be done. Moreover, since it is not necessary to add a new heat radiating member, a large design change can be avoided.
- the substrate is preferably in contact with the housing via the metal foil on the substrate.
- the thermal conductivity from the substrate to the housing is improved, so that the heat dissipation of the substrate is improved.
- the substrate is fixed to the housing by a metal fixture.
- the thermal conductivity from the substrate to the housing is improved, so that the heat dissipation of the substrate is improved.
- the substrate and the housing are in contact with each other on the surface of the substrate on the pump accommodating portion side.
- the heat transfer path from the substrate to the pump accommodating portion is shortened, so that the heat of the substrate can be easily transferred to the fluid in the pump accommodating portion, and the heat dissipation of the substrate is further improved.
- the housing has a plurality of board mounting portions for mounting the boards
- the heat transfer path via the substrate mounting portion on the pump accommodating portion side is shortened, so that the heat of the substrate can be easily transferred to the pump accommodating portion.
- the substrate is arranged along the tangential direction of the circle centered on the axis of the motor portion.
- the size of the electric fluid pump can be reduced (thinned) in the direction orthogonal to the substrate, and the heat transfer path from the substrate to the pump accommodating portion is shortened, so that the heat of the substrate is transferred to the pump accommodating portion. It will be easier.
- the electric oil pump of this embodiment supplies hydraulic pressure to the transmission while the engine is stopped. By sucking oil from the oil reservoir at the bottom of the transmission case, discharging this oil, and pumping the oil into the transmission, the required hydraulic pressure in the transmission is secured.
- the electric oil pump 1 of the present embodiment includes a pump unit 2 that generates hydraulic pressure, a motor unit 3 that drives the pump unit 2, a substrate 4, a pump unit 2, and a motor unit. 3 and a housing 5 for accommodating the substrate 4.
- the direction parallel to the axis O of the motor unit 3 is referred to as "axial direction”
- the radial direction of the circle centered on the axis O is referred to as “radial direction”
- inner diameter direction and “Outer radial direction” also means the inner diameter direction and the outer diameter direction of the circle.
- the circumferential direction of the circle centered on the axis O is called the “circumferential direction”.
- the pump unit 2 of the present embodiment includes an inner rotor 21 in which a plurality of external teeth are formed, an outer rotor 22 in which a plurality of internal teeth are formed, and an inner rotor 21 and an out rotor 22.
- It is a trocolloid pump having a pump case 23 as a stationary member to be accommodated.
- the inner rotor 21 is arranged on the inner diameter side of the outer rotor 22.
- the outer rotor 22 is in an eccentric position with respect to the inner rotor 21.
- a part of the teeth of the outer rotor 22 meshes with a part of the teeth of the inner rotor 21. Assuming that the number of teeth of the inner rotor 21 is n, the number of teeth of the outer rotor 22 is (n + 1).
- the outer peripheral surface of the outer rotor 22 and the inner peripheral surface of the pump case 23 are both cylindrical surfaces that can be fitted to each other.
- the outer rotor 22 is rotatably arranged on the inner circumference of the pump case 23 so as to be driven to rotate with the rotation of the inner rotor 21.
- the motor unit 3 is arranged side by side in the axial direction with the pump unit 2.
- the motor unit 3 for example, a three-phase brushless DC motor is used.
- the motor unit 3 includes a stator 30 having a plurality of coils 30a, a rotor 31 arranged with a gap inside the stator 30, and an output shaft 32 coupled to the rotor 31.
- a coil 30a corresponding to three phases of U phase, V phase, and W phase is formed on the stator 30.
- the output shaft 32 projects on both sides of the stator 30 in the axial direction.
- portions protruding from the stator 30 on both sides in the axial direction are rotatably supported with respect to the housing 5 via bearings (for example, rolling bearings such as deep groove ball bearings) 33 and 34, respectively.
- the inner rotor 21 of the pump unit 2 is attached to the end of the output shaft 32 on the pump unit 2 side.
- a speed reducer is not arranged between the output shaft 32 and the pump unit 2, and the inner rotor 21 is directly connected to the output shaft 32 of the motor unit 3.
- a seal 35 having a seal lip that is in sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of the output shaft 32 is arranged between the bearing 33 located on the axial pump portion 2 side and the inner rotor 21.
- the seal 35 prevents oil from leaking from the pump unit 2 to the motor unit 3.
- An elastic member 36 compressed in the axial direction is arranged between the bearing 33 on the axial pump portion 2 side and the seal 35.
- the detection unit 37 of the present embodiment includes a sensor magnet 37a (for example, a neodymium bond magnet) attached to the shaft end of the output shaft 32 on the anti-pump portion side via a bracket 38, and a stationary side. It can be composed of a magnetic sensor 37b such as an MR element provided in the housing 5.
- the magnetic sensor 37b is attached to a sub-board 39 arranged so as to face the shaft end on the opposite side of the output shaft 32 and arranged in a direction orthogonal to the output shaft 32.
- the detected value of the magnetic sensor 37b is input to the control circuit of the board 4 (main board) described later.
- a Hall element can also be used as the magnetic sensor 37b. Further, as the detection unit 37, an optical encoder, a resolver, or the like can be used in addition to the magnetic sensor. It is also possible to drive the motor unit 3 without a sensor.
- the substrate 4 is formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the substrate 4 is arranged parallel to the output shaft 32 of the motor unit 3, and the mounting surface 40 of the substrate 4 is tangential to the circle centered on the axis O of the motor unit 3. It extends toward. Both ends of the substrate 4 in the tangential direction are located at positions protruding in the tangential direction from the outer peripheral contour M (outer peripheral contour of the stator) of the motor unit 3.
- a plurality of electronic components 41 are mounted on one surface of the substrate 4.
- electronic components include capacitors (electrolytic capacitors such as aluminum electrolytic capacitors) 41a, inductors 41b, semiconductor elements 41c such as MOS-FETs, integrated circuits such as driver ICs, resistors, and the like. Is used.
- These electronic components 41 form a control circuit that controls the drive of the motor unit 3.
- the capacitor 41a and the inductor 41b are tall electronic components (referred to as tall components)
- the semiconductor element 41c, the integrated circuit, and the resistor are short electronic components (referred to as low-profile components).
- the substrate 4 is arranged so that the surface (mounting surface) 40 on which these electronic components 41 are mounted faces the pump unit 2 and the motor unit 3.
- Power is supplied to the board 4 from an external power source via the connector 42.
- the polarity of the drive current is controlled in the control circuit of the substrate 4. As shown in FIG. 1, the controlled current is supplied to each coil 30a provided on the stator 30 of the motor unit 3 via the bus bar 43 connected to the substrate 4.
- a heat radiating sheet 44 as a heat radiating member is attached to a surface 42 of the substrate 4 opposite to the mounting surface 40.
- the heat dissipation sheet 44 is made of a material having high thermal conductivity and compressibility.
- the heat radiating sheet 44 is arranged so as to be in contact with a high heat generation component (for example, a semiconductor element 41c) among electronic components.
- the housing 5 has a cylindrical housing body 50 having both ends open, a first lid portion 51 that closes an opening on the axial pump side of the housing body 50, and an opening on the axially opposite pump side of the housing body 50. It has a second lid 52 that closes.
- the first lid portion 51 and the second lid portion 52 are fixed to the housing body 50 by using a plurality of fastening bolts B1 and B2, respectively.
- the second lid portion 52 has a cylindrical bearing case 52a that supports the bearing 34 on the anti-pump portion side, and a cover 52b that closes the opening on the anti-pump portion side of the bearing case 52a.
- the sub-board 39 is arranged on the inner diameter side of the bearing case 52a.
- the cover 52b is attached to the bearing case 52a using a fastening member (not shown).
- the housing main body 50 integrally has a pump accommodating portion 53 accommodating the pump portion 2, a motor accommodating portion 54 accommodating the motor portion 3, and a substrate accommodating portion 55 accommodating the substrate 4 in the form of one component.
- the housing body 50, the first lid portion 51, and the second lid portion 52 are made of a metal material that is a conductor and has good thermal conductivity, for example, an aluminum alloy.
- the pump accommodating portion 53 of the housing 5 has a substantially cylindrical shape including the pump case 23 of the pump portion 2.
- a partition wall 56 for partitioning the inside of the housing into the pump portion 2 side and the motor portion 3 side is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion 53.
- the inner peripheral surface of the partition wall 56 extends to a position close to the outer peripheral surface of the output shaft 32.
- the inner peripheral surface of the partition wall 56 and the outer peripheral surface of the output shaft 32 are in a non-contact state, which allows the output shaft 32 to rotate.
- the motor accommodating portion 54 is formed in a cylindrical shape.
- the stator 30 of the motor unit 3 is press-fitted or adhesively fixed to the cylindrical inner peripheral surface (see FIG. 3) of the motor accommodating unit 54.
- the bearing 33 and the seal 35 on the pump portion 2 side already described are mounted on the inner peripheral surface on the axial direction pump portion 2 side of the motor portion 3.
- the bearing 33 and the seal 35 are located on the side of the anti-pump portion in the axial direction with respect to the partition wall 56.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the electric oil pump 1 shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from the pump portion 2 side and the substrate accommodating portion 55 side by turning it upside down.
- the substrate accommodating portion 55 of the housing 5 has a rectangular frame shape when viewed from the radial direction, and has a peripheral wall 55a having an opening on the outer diameter side in the radial direction.
- the periphery of the substrate 4 arranged in the substrate accommodating portion 55 is surrounded by the peripheral wall 55a.
- the opening of the substrate accommodating portion 55 is closed by the cover 57 as a closing portion.
- the cover 57 is attached to the housing body 50 using the fastening member B3.
- Fastening member refers to all bolts, including tapping screws.
- the cover 57 is in contact with the heat dissipation sheet 44 shown in FIG.
- the heat from the high-temperature electronic component 41 of the substrate 4 can be efficiently dissipated to the cover 57 and the housing body 50 via the heat radiating sheet 44.
- the heat path includes the cover 57 in contact with the outside air, a cooling effect by the outside air can be expected.
- the bottom surface 55b of the substrate accommodating portion 55 is formed by the outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion 53 and the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54.
- the outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion 53 is radial with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54. It is located close to the axis O of the motor unit 3.
- flange-shaped mounting portions 58 and 59 for mounting the electric oil pump 1 to the mounting target are integrally formed on both sides of the housing body 50 in the axial direction. It is formed.
- Two fastening holes 58a are formed in the mounting portion 58 on the pump portion 3 side, and two fastening holes 59a are formed in the mounting portion 59 on the anti-pump portion side.
- the electric oil pump 1 is attached to the attachment target by inserting a fastening member (not shown) into the fastening holes 58a and 59a and screwing the fastening member into the attachment target.
- Flat mounting surfaces 58b and 59b that come into contact with the mounting target are formed around the fastening holes 58a and 59a of the mounting portions 58 and 59.
- the mounting surfaces 58b and 59b are arranged on a common plane extending in a direction orthogonal to the substrate 4 accommodated in the substrate accommodating portion 55.
- the housing body 50 is provided with an oil flow path 6 connected to the pump unit 2.
- the suction side oil flow path 60 and the discharge side oil flow path 61 are provided separately from each other.
- the suction side oil flow path 60 includes a suction side space 60a that opens at the meshing portion between the inner rotor 21 and the outer rotor 22, a suction hole 60b that opens on the surface of the housing body 50, and a suction side space 60a. It has a suction side communication passage 60c that communicates between the suction holes 60b.
- the discharge side oil flow path 61 has a discharge side space 61a that opens in the meshing portion between the inner rotor 21 and the outer rotor 22, a discharge hole 61b that opens on the surface of the housing body 50, and a discharge side space 61a and a discharge hole 61b. It has a discharge side communication passage 61c to communicate with.
- Both the suction side space 60a and the discharge side space 61a are provided in the region of the pump accommodating portion 53 on the side opposite to the axial direction of the pump portion 3. Both the suction side space 60a and the discharge side space 61a form an arc shape extending in the circumferential direction of the output shaft 32, and are provided at positions facing each other by 180 ° in the circumferential direction. In the present embodiment, the suction side space 60a is arranged closer to the substrate 4 than the discharge side space 61a. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the suction hole 60b and the discharge hole 61b are open on the surface of the housing 5 facing the mounting target.
- the suction hole 60b and the discharge hole 61b are located on a plane including the mounting surfaces 58b and 59b of the mounting portions 58 and 59. This eliminates the need to route the oil pipe around the electric oil pump 1, and simplifies the peripheral structure of the electric oil pump 1.
- the inner rotor 21 rotates by driving the motor unit 3.
- the outer rotor 22 that meshes with the inner rotor 21 rotates drivenly, and the space formed between the teeth of both teeth expands and contracts with the rotation. Therefore, the oil accumulated in the oil sump in the transmission case is sucked into the pump unit 2 through the suction side oil flow path 60, and this is discharged into the transmission through the discharge side oil flow path 61.
- the electric oil pump 1 of the present implementation staff having the above configuration has the following features.
- the substrate 4 is arranged along the tangential direction of the circle centered on the axis O of the motor unit 3, the substrate 4 is arranged in the radial direction (in the present embodiment) as compared with the conventional product in which the substrate is arranged in the direction orthogonal to the axis. Then, the electric oil pump can be downsized (thinned) in the thickness direction of the substrate 4). Further, since the substrate in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction is not arranged on one end side in the axial direction of the output shaft 32, the axial dimension of the electric oil pump is increased by the tall electronic component mounted on such a substrate. The axial dimension of the electric oil pump 1 can be miniaturized.
- the pump accommodating portion 53, the motor accommodating portion 54, and the substrate accommodating portion 55 of the housing 5 are integrally formed, it is possible to provide the housing 5 having high strength and rigidity. Therefore, it is possible to provide the electric oil pump 1 which is compact and has high reliability.
- the reliability of the electric oil pump 1 can be further improved by directly attaching the pump unit 2, the motor unit 3, and the substrate 4 to such a highly rigid housing 5 without interposing a cushioning material such as a resin material. Can be enhanced.
- the oil suction hole 60b and the oil discharge hole 61b are provided on the surface of the housing body 50.
- the suction side oil flow path 60 connecting the suction hole 60b and the pump section 2 and the discharge side oil flow path 61 connecting the discharge hole 61b and the pump section 2 are both provided in the housing body 50. There is. Therefore, the housing body 50 can be cooled by the oil flowing through the suction side oil flow path 60 and the discharge side oil flow path 61. Due to this cooling effect, cooling of the motor unit 3 and the substrate 4 which are heat sources can be promoted, and the reliability of the electric oil pump 1 can be enhanced. Further, the size of the electric oil pump 1 can be reduced as compared with the case where the suction side oil flow path 60 and the discharge side oil flow path 61 are provided in a member different from the housing main body 50.
- the suction hole 60b and the discharge hole 61b are arranged between the pump unit 2 and the motor unit 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the suction hole 60b and the discharge hole 61b are arranged between the pump portion 2 and the seal 35. Therefore, the installation space of the suction side communication passage 60c leading to the suction hole 60b and the discharge side communication passage 61c leading to the discharge hole 61b can be secured without interfering with the parts housed inside the housing 5.
- the suction side oil flow path 60 is used as the discharge side oil flow path and the discharge side oil flow path 61 is used as the suction side oil flow path without changing the configurations of the suction side oil flow path 60 and the discharge side oil flow path 61. It can also be used. Further, both the suction hole 60b and the discharge hole 61b are arranged between the pump unit 2 and the motor unit 3, and one of them is arranged in another region (for example, the outer diameter side region of the motor unit 3). You can also.
- the housing body 50 is made of a metal material of a conductor
- the substrate 4 is covered with a substrate accommodating portion 55 made of a conductor. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the electromagnetic wave sensitivity (immunity resistance) of the substrate 4, avoid the deterioration of the control accuracy of the motor unit 3 due to the electromagnetic wave noise, and improve the reliability of the electric oil pump 1.
- the cover 57 that closes the substrate accommodating portion 55 is also formed of a metal material (aluminum alloy or the like) of the conductor.
- the substrate 4 is arranged so as to straddle the pump accommodating portion 53 and the motor accommodating portion 54 arranged in the axial direction, a sufficient substrate length can be secured in the axial direction. Therefore, the protrusion width of the substrate 4 with respect to the motor portion 3 in the tangential direction can be reduced, and the electric oil pump 1 can be miniaturized.
- the outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion 53 and the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54 are provided on the bottom surface 55b of the substrate accommodating portion 55, and the outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion 53 is the axis of the motor portion 3 rather than the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54. It is arranged so as to approach the heart O. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the region facing the pump accommodating portion 53 in the radial direction is utilized as a space for arranging tall components (for example, electrolytic capacitor 41a or inductor 41b) among the electronic components 41 of the substrate 4. be able to. In this case, low-profile components (for example, a semiconductor element 41c, an integrated circuit, or a resistor) are centrally arranged in a region of the substrate 4 that faces the motor accommodating portion 54 in the radial direction.
- tall components for example, electrolytic capacitor 41a or inductor 41b
- low-profile components for example, a semiconductor element 41c, an integrated circuit, or a resistor
- the outer diameter dimension d of the pump unit 2 is smaller than the outer diameter dimension D of the motor unit 3 (d ⁇ D).
- the low capacity type is used as the pump unit, while the high speed rotation type is used as the motor unit 3.
- the substrate 4 is arranged along the tangential direction of the circle centered on the axis O of the motor unit 3. Further, in this tangential direction, both ends of the substrate 4 extend to the regions on both sides of the axial center O of the motor portion. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, at the end portion of the substrate 4 in the tangential direction, the distance from the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54 is larger than that at the central portion thereof. Therefore, both ends of the substrate 4 in the tangential direction can be used as a space for arranging tall components (electrolytic capacitors 41a or inductors 41b).
- the center P of the substrate 4 in the tangential direction is arranged so as to be offset in the tangential direction with respect to the axial center O of the motor unit 3 (shift width ⁇ ). ). Therefore, the distance to the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54 can be further increased at one end of the substrate in the tangential direction. As a result, the installation space for the tall components 41a and 41b can be reliably secured at one end of the substrate 4 in the tangential direction.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of the arrangement of electronic components designed based on the above verification results.
- a part of the electrolytic capacitor 41a (1) and the inductor 41b are arranged at positions facing the outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion 53, and the remaining electrolytic capacitor 41a ( 2) is arranged at one end of the substrate 4 in the tangential direction.
- all the tall components (electrolytic capacitors and inductors) required for the control circuit are placed on the bottom surface 55b of the substrate accommodating portion 55. It can be placed in an area having a sufficient width. This makes it possible to reduce the size of the electric oil pump 1 in the thickness direction of the substrate 4.
- the case where the electronic component 41 is mounted only on the surface (mounting surface) 40 facing the outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion 53 and the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54 among the surfaces of the substrate 4 has been illustrated.
- the low-profile component 41c can be mounted not only on the surface 40 but also on the surface 42 (see FIG. 7) on the opposite side of the substrate 4. In this case, the low profile component 41c is arranged so as to avoid the heat radiating sheet 44.
- the electric oil pump of this embodiment supplies hydraulic pressure to the transmission while the engine is stopped. By sucking oil from the oil reservoir at the bottom of the transmission case, discharging this oil, and pumping the oil into the transmission, the required hydraulic pressure in the transmission is secured.
- the electric oil pump 1 of the present embodiment has a pump unit 2 for generating hydraulic pressure, a motor unit 3 for driving the pump unit 2, a substrate 4, a pump unit 2, and a motor unit. 3 and a housing 5 for accommodating the substrate 4.
- the direction parallel to the axis O of the motor unit 3 is referred to as "axial direction”
- the radial direction of the circle centered on the axis O is referred to as “radial direction”
- inner diameter direction and “Outer radial direction” also means the inner diameter direction and the outer diameter direction of the circle.
- the circumferential direction of the circle centered on the axis O is called the “circumferential direction”.
- the pump unit 2 of this embodiment accommodates an inner rotor 21 having a plurality of external teeth formed therein, an outer rotor 22 having a plurality of internal teeth formed therein, an inner rotor 21 and an outer rotor 22.
- It is a trocolloid pump having a pump case 23 as a stationary member.
- the inner rotor 21 is arranged on the inner diameter side of the outer rotor 22.
- the outer rotor 22 is in an eccentric position with respect to the inner rotor 21.
- a part of the teeth of the outer rotor 22 meshes with a part of the teeth of the inner rotor 21. Assuming that the number of teeth of the inner rotor 21 is n, the number of teeth of the outer rotor 22 is (n + 1).
- the outer peripheral surface of the outer rotor 22 and the inner peripheral surface of the pump case 23 are both cylindrical surfaces that can be fitted to each other.
- the outer rotor 22 is rotatably arranged on the inner circumference of the pump case 23 so as to be driven to rotate with the rotation of the inner rotor 21.
- the motor unit 3 is arranged side by side in the axial direction with the pump unit 2.
- the motor unit 3 for example, a three-phase brushless DC motor is used.
- the motor unit 3 includes a stator 30 having a plurality of coils 30a, a rotor 31 arranged with a gap inside the stator 30, and an output shaft 32 coupled to the rotor 31.
- a coil 30a corresponding to three phases of U phase, V phase, and W phase is formed on the stator 30.
- the output shaft 32 projects on both sides of the stator 30 in the axial direction.
- portions protruding from the stator 30 on both sides in the axial direction are rotatably supported with respect to the housing 5 via bearings (for example, rolling bearings such as deep groove ball bearings) 33 and 34, respectively.
- the inner rotor 21 of the pump unit 2 is attached to the end of the output shaft 32 on the pump unit 2 side.
- a speed reducer is not arranged between the output shaft 32 and the pump unit 2, and the inner rotor 21 is directly connected to the output shaft 32 of the motor unit 3.
- a seal 35 having a seal lip that is in sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of the output shaft 32 is arranged between the bearing 33 located on the axial pump portion 2 side and the inner rotor 21.
- the seal 35 prevents oil from leaking from the pump unit 2 to the motor unit 3.
- An elastic member 36 compressed in the axial direction is arranged between the bearing 33 on the axial pump portion 2 side and the seal 35.
- the rotation angle detection unit 37 of this embodiment includes a sensor magnet 37a (for example, a neodymium bond magnet) attached to the shaft end of the output shaft 32 on the anti-pump unit side via a bracket 38 and a stationary magnet. It can be composed of a magnetic sensor 37b such as an MR element provided in the housing 5 on the side. The magnetic sensor 37b is attached to a sub-board 39 arranged so as to face the shaft end on the opposite side of the output shaft 32 and arranged in a direction orthogonal to the output shaft 32. The detected value of the magnetic sensor 37b is input to the control circuit of the board 4 (main board) described later.
- a sensor magnet 37a for example, a neodymium bond magnet
- a Hall element can also be used as the magnetic sensor 37b. Further, as the rotation angle detection unit 37, an optical encoder, a resolver, or the like can be used in addition to the magnetic sensor. It is also possible to drive the motor unit 3 without a sensor.
- the substrate 4 is formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the substrate 4 is arranged parallel to the output shaft 32 of the motor unit 3, and the mounting surface 40 of the substrate 4 is tangential to the circle centered on the axis O of the motor unit 3. It extends toward (see FIG. 15). Both ends of the substrate 4 in the tangential direction are located at positions protruding in the tangential direction from the outer peripheral contour M (outer peripheral contour of the stator) of the motor unit 3.
- a plurality of electronic components 41 are mounted on one surface of the substrate 4.
- electronic components include capacitors (electrolytic capacitors such as aluminum electrolytic capacitors) 41a, CPU 41b, semiconductor elements (inverters) 41c such as MOS-FETs, integrated circuits such as driver ICs, and resistors.
- capacitors electrolytic capacitors such as aluminum electrolytic capacitors
- CPU 41b central processing unit
- semiconductor elements inverters
- MOS. 9 and 10 the substrate 4 is arranged so that the surface (mounting surface) 40 on which these electronic components 41 are mounted faces the pump unit 2 and the motor unit 3.
- Power is supplied to the board 4 from an external power source via the connector 42.
- the polarity of the drive current is controlled in the control circuit of the substrate 4. As shown in FIG. 8, the controlled current is supplied to each coil 30a provided on the stator 30 of the motor unit 3 via the bus bar 43 connected to the substrate 4.
- a heat radiating sheet 44 as a heat radiating member is attached to a surface 45 of the substrate 4 opposite to the mounting surface 40.
- the heat dissipation sheet 44 is made of a material having high thermal conductivity and compressibility.
- the heat radiating sheet 44 is arranged so as to be in contact with a high heat generation component (for example, a semiconductor element 41c) among electronic components.
- the housing 5 has a cylindrical housing body 50 having both ends open, a first lid portion 51 that closes an opening on the axial pump side of the housing body 50, and an opening on the axially opposite pump side of the housing body 50. It has a second lid 52 that closes.
- the first lid portion 51 and the second lid portion 52 are fixed to the housing body 50 by using a plurality of fastening bolts B1 and B2, respectively.
- the second lid portion 52 has a cylindrical bearing case 52a that supports the bearing 34 on the anti-pump portion side, and a cover 52b that closes the opening on the anti-pump portion side of the bearing case 52a.
- the sub-board 39 is arranged on the inner diameter side of the bearing case 52a.
- the cover 52b is attached to the bearing case 52a using a fastening member (not shown).
- the housing main body 50 integrally has a pump accommodating portion 53 accommodating the pump portion 2, a motor accommodating portion 54 accommodating the motor portion 3, and a substrate accommodating portion 55 accommodating the substrate 4 in the form of one component.
- the housing body 50, the first lid portion 51, and the second lid portion 52 are made of a metal material that is a conductor and has good thermal conductivity, for example, an aluminum alloy.
- the pump accommodating portion 53 of the housing 5 has a substantially cylindrical shape including the pump case 23 of the pump portion 2.
- a partition wall 56 for partitioning the inside of the housing into the pump portion 2 side and the motor portion 3 side is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion 53.
- the inner peripheral surface of the partition wall 56 extends to a position close to the outer peripheral surface of the output shaft 32.
- the inner peripheral surface of the partition wall 56 and the outer peripheral surface of the output shaft 32 are in a non-contact state, which allows the output shaft 32 to rotate.
- the motor accommodating portion 54 is formed in a cylindrical shape.
- the stator 30 of the motor unit 3 is press-fitted or adhesively fixed to the cylindrical inner peripheral surface (see FIG. 10) of the motor accommodating unit 54.
- the bearing 33 and the seal 35 on the pump portion 2 side already described are mounted on the inner peripheral surface on the axial direction pump portion 2 side of the motor portion 3.
- the bearing 33 and the seal 35 are located closer to the anti-pump portion in the axial direction than the partition wall 56.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the electric oil pump 1 shown in FIG. 8 when viewed from the pump portion 2 side and the substrate accommodating portion 55 side by turning it upside down.
- the substrate accommodating portion 55 of the housing 5 has a rectangular frame shape when viewed from the radial direction, and has a peripheral wall 55a having an opening on the outer diameter side in the radial direction.
- the periphery of the substrate 4 arranged in the substrate accommodating portion 55 is surrounded by the peripheral wall 55a.
- the opening of the substrate accommodating portion 55 is closed by the cover 57 as a closing portion.
- the cover 57 is attached to the housing body 50 using the fastening member B3.
- Fastening member refers to all bolts, including tapping screws.
- the cover 57 is in contact with the heat dissipation sheet 44 shown in FIG.
- the heat from the high-temperature electronic component 41 of the substrate 4 can be efficiently dissipated to the cover 57 and the housing body 50 via the heat radiating sheet 44.
- the heat path includes the cover 57 in contact with the outside air, a cooling effect by the outside air can be expected.
- the bottom surface 55b of the substrate accommodating portion 55 is formed by the outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion 53 and the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54.
- the outer peripheral surface of the pump accommodating portion 53 is radial with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54. It is located close to the axis O of the motor unit 3.
- flange-shaped mounting portions 58 and 59 for mounting the electric oil pump 1 to the mounting target are integrally formed on both sides of the housing body 50 in the axial direction. It is formed.
- Two fastening holes 58a are formed in the mounting portion 58 on the pump portion 2 side, and two fastening holes 59a are formed in the mounting portion 59 on the anti-pump portion side.
- the electric oil pump 1 is attached to the attachment target by inserting a fastening member (not shown) into the fastening holes 58a and 59a and screwing the fastening member into the attachment target.
- Flat mounting surfaces 58b and 59b (see FIG. 12) that come into contact with the mounting target are formed around the fastening holes 58a and 59a of the mounting portions 58 and 59.
- the mounting surfaces 58b and 59b are arranged on a common plane extending in a direction orthogonal to the substrate 4 accommodated in the substrate accommodating portion 55.
- the housing main body 50 is provided with an oil flow path 6 connected to the pump portion 2.
- the suction side oil flow path 60 and the discharge side oil flow path 61 are provided separately from each other.
- the suction side oil flow path 60 includes a suction side space 60a that opens at the meshing portion between the inner rotor 21 and the outer rotor 22, a suction hole 60b that opens on the surface of the housing body 50, and a suction side space 60a. It has a suction side communication passage 60c that communicates between the suction holes 60b.
- the discharge side oil flow path 61 has a discharge side space 61a that opens in the meshing portion between the inner rotor 21 and the outer rotor 22, a discharge hole 61b that opens on the surface of the housing body 50, and a discharge side space 61a and a discharge hole 61b. It has a discharge side communication passage 61c to communicate with.
- Both the suction side space 60a and the discharge side space 61a are provided in the region of the pump accommodating portion 53 on the side opposite to the axial direction of the pump portion 2. Both the suction side space 60a and the discharge side space 61a form an arc shape extending in the circumferential direction of the output shaft 32, and are provided at positions facing each other by 180 ° in the circumferential direction. In the present embodiment, the suction side space 60a is arranged closer to the substrate 4 than the discharge side space 61a. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the suction hole 60b and the discharge hole 61b are open on the surface of the housing 5 facing the mounting target.
- the suction hole 60b and the discharge hole 61b are located on a plane including the mounting surfaces 58b and 59b of the mounting portions 58 and 59. This eliminates the need to route the oil pipe around the electric oil pump 1, and simplifies the peripheral structure of the electric oil pump 1.
- the inner rotor 21 rotates by driving the motor unit 3.
- the outer rotor 22 that meshes with the inner rotor 21 rotates drivenly, and the space formed between the teeth of both teeth expands and contracts with the rotation. Therefore, the oil accumulated in the oil sump in the transmission case is sucked into the pump unit 2 through the suction side oil flow path 60, and this is discharged into the transmission through the discharge side oil flow path 61.
- the electric oil pump according to this embodiment having the above configuration has the following features.
- the housing 5 (housing body 50) including the pump accommodating portion 53, the motor accommodating portion 54, and the substrate accommodating portion 55 is made of aluminum having good thermal conductivity. Since it is integrally formed of the alloy, the heat transfer property in the housing 5 is improved. Therefore, the heat of the substrate 4 and the electronic component 41 is easily transferred to the housing 5 and the oil circulating in the housing 5.
- a part of the heat path transferred from the substrate 4 is indicated by an arrow H.
- the heat transfer property from the substrate 4 to the housing 5 is improved, so that the heat dissipation of the substrate 4 and the electronic component 41 can be effectively performed via the housing 5.
- the functional deterioration and damage of the electronic component 41 due to the temperature rise can be effectively suppressed, and the reliability and durability of the electric oil pump are improved.
- the heat dissipation of the substrate can be effectively performed without adding a new heat radiation member, a large design change can be avoided.
- the substrate 4 has a metal foil (copper foil) 62 that forms a circuit pattern with respect to the convex substrate mounting portion 50a provided on the housing body 50. Since they are in contact with each other and are fixed by a metal fixing tool (screw) 63, heat is satisfactorily transferred from the substrate 4 to the housing 5 via these metal members (metal foil 62 and fixing tool 63). Be transmitted. Therefore, the heat dissipation of the substrate 4 and the electronic component 41 is improved.
- a metal foil (copper foil) 62 that forms a circuit pattern with respect to the convex substrate mounting portion 50a provided on the housing body 50. Since they are in contact with each other and are fixed by a metal fixing tool (screw) 63, heat is satisfactorily transferred from the substrate 4 to the housing 5 via these metal members (metal foil 62 and fixing tool 63). Be transmitted. Therefore, the heat dissipation of the substrate 4 and the electronic component 41 is improved.
- the substrate 4 and the substrate mounting portion 50a of the housing body 50 are in contact with each other on the surface of the substrate 4 on the side of the pump accommodating portion 53, the substrate 4 accommodates the pump.
- the heat transfer path to the portion 53 is shortened, and the heat of the substrate 4 and the electronic component 41 can be easily transferred to the oil in the pump accommodating portion 53.
- the two board mounting portions 50a1 are pumped in the direction of the axis O of the motor portion 3 rather than the other two board mounting portions 50a2. Since it is on the accommodating portion 53 side (see FIG.
- the heat transfer path via the substrate mounting portion 50a1 on the pump accommodating portion 53 side is particularly shortened.
- the heat of the substrate 4 is efficiently transferred to the pump accommodating portion 53 and the oil inside the substrate 4. It can transmit well and can effectively dissipate heat from the substrate 4 and the electronic component 41. That is, the magnitude relationship between the temperatures of the oil, the pump accommodating portion 53, the substrate 4, and the electronic component 41 is oil temperature ⁇ the temperature of the pump accommodating portion 53 ⁇ the temperature of the substrate 4 ⁇ the temperature of the electronic component 41.
- the present embodiment has the following structural features, an advantageous effect on heat dissipation can be obtained.
- the region facing the pump accommodating portion 53 in the radial direction is formed on the substrate 4.
- the electronic components 41 it can be used as an arrangement space for tall components (for example, electrolytic capacitors 41a).
- low-profile components for example, a semiconductor element 41c, an integrated circuit, or a resistor
- a semiconductor element 41c, an integrated circuit, or a resistor are centrally arranged in a region of the substrate 4 that faces the motor accommodating portion 54 in the radial direction.
- the electric oil pump 1 can be miniaturized (thinned) in the direction orthogonal to the substrate 4, and the heat transfer path from the substrate 4 to the pump accommodating portion 53 is shortened, so that the substrate 4 and the electronic component 41 can be reduced in size (thinning). Heat can be satisfactorily transferred to the oil in the pump accommodating portion 53. Further, in order to obtain this effect, as shown in FIG. 8, it is preferable that the outer diameter dimension d of the pump portion 2 is smaller than the outer diameter dimension D of the motor portion 3 (d ⁇ D).
- both ends (right end and left end in the figure) of the substrate 4 extend to the regions on both sides of the axial center O of the motor portion. Therefore, at the end portion of the substrate 4 in the tangential direction, the distance from the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54 is larger than that at the central portion thereof. Therefore, both ends of the substrate 4 in the tangential direction can be used as a space for arranging tall components (electrolytic capacitors 41a).
- the center P of the substrate 4 in the tangential direction is arranged so as to be offset in the tangential direction with respect to the axial center O of the motor unit 3 (shift width ⁇ ). .. Therefore, the distance to the outer peripheral surface of the motor accommodating portion 54 can be further increased at one end of the substrate in the tangential direction.
- the electric oil pump 1 can be miniaturized in the direction orthogonal to the substrate 4, the heat transferability from the substrate 4 to the pump accommodating portion 53 is improved, and the substrate 4 and the electrons are improved. The heat dissipation of the component 41 can be performed more effectively.
- the present invention is not limited to the case where the present invention is applied to an electric pump using oil.
- the present invention is also applicable to an electric fluid pump that sends out a fluid other than oil, such as a water pump that sends out cooling water.
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2 ポンプ部
3 モータ部
4 基板(メイン基板)
5 ハウジング
6 オイル流路
21 インナロータ
22 アウタロータ
30 ステータ
31 ロータ
33 軸受
35 シール
41 電子部品
41a,41b 高背部品
41c 低背部品
44 放熱部材(放熱シート)
50 ハウジング本体
53 ポンプ収容部
54 モータ収容部
55 基板収容部
55b 底面
57 閉鎖部(カバー)
60 吸入側オイル流路
60a 吸入孔
61 吐出側オイル流路
61a 吐出孔
62 金属箔(金属部材)
63 固定具(金属部材)
O モータ部の軸心
P 基板の中心
Claims (16)
- 油圧を発生させるポンプ部と、
ポンプ部を駆動するモータ部と、
複数の電子部品により、前記モータ部を制御する制御回路が形成された基板と、
前記ポンプ部を収容するポンプ収容部、前記モータ部を収容するモータ収容部、および前記基板を収容する基板収容部を備えたハウジングと
を有する電動オイルポンプにおいて、
前記基板が、前記モータ部の軸心を中心とする円の接線方向に沿って配置され、
前記ポンプ収容部、モータ収容部、および基板収容部が一体に形成されていることを特徴とする電動オイルポンプ。 - 前記ハウジングが、ポンプ収容部、モータ収容部、および基板収容部を一体に形成したハウジング本体を備え、
前記ハウジング本体の表面にオイルの吸入孔と吐出孔を設け、
前記ハウジング本体に、前記吸入孔と前記ポンプ部とを接続する吸入側オイル流路と、前記吐出孔と前記ポンプ部とを接続する吐出側オイル流路とを設けた請求項1に記載の電動オイルポンプ。 - 前記吸入孔と吐出孔のうち、どちらか少なくとも一方が、前記ポンプ部と前記モータ部の間に配置されている請求項2に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記ハウジング本体を、導体の金属材料で形成した請求項1~3何れか1項に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記ポンプ部とモータ部を軸方向に並べ、前記基板を、前記ポンプ部と前記モータ部とに跨るように配置した請求項1~4何れか1項に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記基板収容部の底面に、前記ポンプ収容部の外周面と前記モータ収容部の外周面とを設け、前記ポンプ収容部の外周面を、前記モータ収容部の外周面よりも前記モータ部の軸心に接近するように配置した請求項5に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記ポンプ部の外径寸法を、前記モータ部の外径寸法よりも小さくした請求項6に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記基板が、電子部品として、高背部品と前記高背部品よりも背の低い低背部品とを備え、前記高背部品を前記ポンプ収容部の外周面と対向させて配置した請求項5~7何れか1項に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記接線方向での基板の中心を、前記モータ部の軸心に対して前記接線方向にずらして配置した請求項1~8の何れか1項に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記基板収容部に開口部を設け、
前記基板収容部の開口部を閉鎖する閉鎖部を備え、
前記基板と前記閉鎖部の間に放熱部材を介在させた請求項1~9何れか1項に記載の電動オイルポンプ。 - 前記閉鎖部を、外気と触れるように配置した請求項10に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記ポンプ収容部、前記モータ収容部、及び、前記基板収容部が、金属製の一体部材である請求項1~11何れか1項に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記基板は、前記ハウジングに対して前記基板上の金属箔を介して接触する請求項12に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記基板は、前記ハウジングに対して金属製の固定具によって固定される請求項12又は13に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記基板と前記ハウジングは、前記基板の前記ポンプ収容部側の面において接触する請求項12~14何れか1項に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
- 前記ハウジングは、前記基板を取り付ける複数の基板取り付け部を有し、
前記複数の基板取り付け部のうち、一部の基板取り付け部は他の基板取り付け部よりも前記ポンプ収容部側に配置される請求項12~15何れか1項に記載の電動オイルポンプ。
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