Expansible chamber devices – Relatively movable working members – Interconnected with common rotatable shaft
Patent
1999-09-10
2000-12-12
Look, Edward K.
Expansible chamber devices
Relatively movable working members
Interconnected with common rotatable shaft
417415, F01B 100
Patent
active
06158326&
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a unit comprising an electric motor and a machine driven by the electric motor, preferably a piston pump for anti-lock systems of automotive vehicles, for example, wherein the pistons are adapted to be driven by way of an eccentric and the electric motor is adapted to be separated from the machine for trial run purposes.
German patent application No. 43 15 826 discloses a unit of this type. In this application, the housing of the electric motor accommodates a drive shaft in a first bearing and a second bearing at the other end of the housing. The housing of the machine accommodates a third bearing for the drive shaft which, in turn, carries on its eccentric a fourth bearing by which the pistons of the machine are operated. The second bearing with its outside periphery is arranged in the bearing plate of the electric motor but also extends axially into a bore of the housing of the machine when both components are assembled. This construction renders it possible to operate the electric motor independently of the machine for trial run purposes.
However, the above construction suffers from the disadvantage that apart from the large number of bearings and bearing seats and the shaft design which is complicated due to the eccentric, the radially acting reaction forces which originate from the pistons of the machine must be taken up by the second bearing. The second bearing must have corresponding dimensions which necessitates a large mounting space and entails problems with respect to the narrow air gap between the rotor and stator of the electric motor.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve upon a unit of the type mentioned hereinabove so as to permit a low-cost mounting support of the electric motor and the machine in a space-saving manner and by simple means.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This object is achieved by a unit wherein the drive shaft of the electric motor and the supporting axle of the machine are separate from each other, and a three-ring bearing including an inner ring, an intermediate eccentric ring, and an outer ring is mounted on the supporting axle, wherein the intermediate ring is connected to the drive shaft
Due to the separate design of the drive shaft of the electric motor and the supporting axle of the machine, it is possible to conduct the radial forces which originate from the pistons of the machine via the supporting axle directly into the housing of the machine so that the second bearing is isolated from these forces. The drive shaft is devoid of radial load and permits inexpensive manufacture because the eccentric is now formed by the intermediate ring of the three-ring bearing. Because they are not subjected to radial load, the first and second bearings may be designed as friction bearings, calotte-type bearings, or ball bearings of correspondingly small dimensions. The three-ring bearing provides an easy-to-mount and easy-to-handle construction unit. The torque-transmitting sleeve which establishes the connection to the electric motor can also be manufactured as an inexpensive component which, if necessary, may be made of plastics for vibration damping reasons. The need for the torque-transmitting sleeve can also be eliminated by press-fitting the drive shaft directly into the eccentric intermediate ring.
The present invention will be described in detail by way of an embodiment.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the drawings,
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the three-ring bearing with the torque-transmitting sleeve.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the FIG. 1 embodiment, reference numeral 1 designates an electric motor and reference numeral 2 designates a machine. Drive shaft 4 on which rotor 5 is mounted is pivoted in an upper first bearing 6 and a lower second bearing 7 opposite a stator 8 in housing 3 of the electric motor 1. The bearings 6 and 7 in this embodiment are configured as friction bearings and
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patent: 5895207 (2000-04-01), Burgdorf et al.
Search Report of the Germany Patent Office for German Appl. No. 196 32 167.0.
Burgdorf Jochen
Hofmann Heinrich
Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
FAG Automobiltechnik AG
Look Edward K.
Rodriguez Hermes
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