JPWO2016084199A1 - Rotating electrical machine unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The rotating electrical machine unit includes a stator, a rotor that is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the stator, and that rotates together with the rotating shaft of the engine, and that constitutes at least one of a starter motor and a generator. And a sirocco fan that has a blade portion in which a plurality of blades are arranged in a cylindrical shape and rotates together with a rotation shaft. The sirocco fan rotates to flow air from the radially inner side to the radially outer side of the blade part, and at least a part of the control unit is located radially inward of the blade part from the blade part.

Description

The present invention relates to a rotating electrical machine unit.

A rotation shaft (for example, a crankshaft) of an engine provided in a vehicle or the like is connected to a starter motor that rotationally drives the rotation shaft of the engine with electric power or a rotating electrical machine that constitutes a generator that generates electric power by rotation of the rotation shaft of the engine. ing. The operation of this type of rotating electrical machine is controlled by a control unit. For example, when the engine is started by the rotating electrical machine, electric power is supplied from the control unit to the rotating electrical machine. Further, when power is generated in the rotating electrical machine, electric power is supplied from the rotating electrical machine to the control unit.

Generally, the control unit has electronic components that are vulnerable to heat. For this reason, conventionally, the rotating electrical machine is disposed near the engine, but the control unit is disposed away from the engine.
Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a control unit is arranged in an engine room so that the influence of heat generated in the engine and hot air due to self-heating of the control unit can be suppressed.

JP 2010-195146 A

By the way, when the control unit is arranged at a position away from the rotating electrical machine as in the prior art, the wiring connecting the control unit and the rotating electrical machine becomes long and the voltage loss in the wiring becomes large. is there. For example, when the engine is started by the rotating electrical machine, it is necessary to supply electric power from the control unit to the rotating electrical machine at a higher voltage, which increases the power consumption required for starting the engine. Moreover, the electric power generated in the rotating electrical machine is wasted until the power reaches the control unit, and the actual power generation amount is reduced.
On the other hand, in order to shorten the wiring, it is necessary to dispose the control unit near the engine as in the case of the rotating electrical machine. In this case, it is necessary to actively cool the control unit.

An object of one aspect of the present invention is to provide a rotating electrical machine unit that can suppress voltage loss between the rotating electrical machine and a control unit and can efficiently cool the control unit.

A rotating electrical machine unit according to an aspect of the present invention includes a stator and a rotor that is rotatably provided to the stator and that rotates together with a rotating shaft of an engine, and constitutes at least one of a starter motor and a generator. A rotating electric machine, a control unit that controls the operation of the rotating electric machine, and a sirocco fan that has a blade portion in which a plurality of blades are arranged in a cylindrical shape and rotates together with the rotating shaft, the sirocco fan rotating As a result, air flows from the radially inner side to the radially outer side of the blade part, and at least a part of the control unit is located radially inward of the blade part with respect to the blade part.

According to one aspect of the present invention, since the sirocco fan rotates, air flows around the control unit located on the radially inner side of the blade portion, so that the control unit can be actively cooled. Further, since the control unit is actively cooled, the influence of the engine heat received by the control unit can be suppressed, so that the control unit can be disposed near the engine together with the rotating electrical machine. Therefore, the wiring connecting the rotating electrical machine and the control unit can be shortened, and voltage loss between the rotating electrical machine and the control unit can be suppressed. Thereby, the electric power generation amount in a rotary electric machine can be increased, or an engine can be started efficiently with small power consumption.
Further, since the rotational driving force of the sirocco fan is obtained from the engine or the rotating electrical machine, it is not necessary to separately prepare a driving source for driving the sirocco fan, and the control unit can be efficiently cooled.

It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the state which connected the rotary electric machine unit which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention to the rotating shaft of the engine. It is a disassembled perspective view of the rotary electric machine unit of FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the state which connected the rotary electric machine unit which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention to the rotating shaft of the engine. It is a disassembled perspective view of the rotary electric machine unit of FIG. It is the front view which looked at the rotary electric machine unit of FIG. 4 from VI direction. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the state which connected the rotary electric machine unit which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention to the rotating shaft of the engine. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the rotary electric machine unit which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the modification of the 1st through-hole formed in an arrangement | positioning board part. It is XX arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is a front view which shows the modification of the relative positional relationship of a control unit and a sirocco fan.

[First embodiment]
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rotating electrical machine unit 1 according to this embodiment includes a rotating electrical machine 2, a control unit 3, and a sirocco fan 4.

The rotating electrical machine 2 includes a stator 11 and a rotor 12 provided to be rotatable with respect to the stator 11.
The stator 11 is configured by attaching a plurality of coils 14 to an iron core portion 13. The iron core portion 13 includes a plurality of teeth portions (not shown) arranged in the circumferential direction. The plurality of coils 14 are wound around each tooth portion. That is, the plurality of coils 14 are arranged in the circumferential direction.

The rotor 12 includes a rotor body 15 formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, and a plurality of permanent magnets 16 fixed to the rotor body 15 so as to be arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotor body 15. The plurality of permanent magnets 16 are arranged so that, for example, the magnetic poles of the surface facing the radial direction of the rotor body 15 appear alternately in the circumferential direction of the rotor body 15. In the present embodiment, the plurality of permanent magnets 16 are fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the rotor body 15. The stator 11 is accommodated in the rotor 12 so that the plurality of permanent magnets 16 face the outside in the radial direction of the plurality of coils 14.

The rotor 12 is provided so as to rotate together with the rotation shaft 102 (for example, a crankshaft) of the engine 100. The rotor 12 may be connected to the rotating shaft 102 via, for example, an endless belt or a gear (both not shown), but in this embodiment, the axis L2 of the rotor 12 (the rotating electrical machine 2) is the axis of the rotating shaft 102. It is directly fixed to the rotating shaft 102 so as to coincide with L1.
The rotating electrical machine 2 of the present embodiment is configured as a starter motor that rotationally drives the rotating shaft 102 of the engine 100 with electric power. The rotating electrical machine 2 is configured as a generator that generates power by the rotation of the rotating shaft 102 of the engine 100.

The control unit 3 is electrically connected to the rotating electrical machine 2 by wiring (not shown) and controls the operation of the rotating electrical machine 2. The control unit 3 controls the power supplied to the rotating electrical machine 2 when the rotating electrical machine 2 functions as a starter motor, for example. For example, when the rotating electrical machine 2 functions as a generator, the control unit 3 appropriately adjusts the voltage and current of the power generated by the rotating electrical machine 2 and then charges the generated power to a battery (not shown). Or directly supplied to various electrical components (not shown).

The external shape of the control unit 3 may be arbitrary, but in the present embodiment, it is formed in a thick disk shape.
The control unit 3 is configured by providing terminals such as a connector for electrical connection with the rotating electrical machine 2, the battery, and various electrical components on the outer surface of the unit body, but only the unit body is shown in FIGS. Description of terminals is omitted.

The sirocco fan 4 has a blade portion 21 in which a plurality of blades 22 are arranged in a cylindrical shape. Further, the sirocco fan 4 is provided so as to rotate together with the rotating shaft 102 of the engine 100, similarly to the rotor 12 described above. The sirocco fan 4 rotates about the axis L4 to flow air from the radially inner side of the blade portion 21 to the radially outer side.

For example, the sirocco fan 4 may be connected to the rotation shaft 102 via an endless belt (not shown) or a gear (not shown), or may be directly fixed to the rotation shaft 102. 12 is fixed to the rotating shaft 102 of the engine 100 through 12.
That is, in this embodiment, the axis lines L4 and L2 of the sirocco fan 4 and the rotor 12 coincide with each other. A sirocco fan 4 is fixed to the rotor 12. If it demonstrates in detail, the sirocco fan 4 of this embodiment will be extended to the radial direction inner side of the blade | wing part 21 to 21 A of 1st end parts (end part) of the axial line L4 direction of the blade | wing part 21 made cylindrical. It is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape having an annular plate portion 23. The annular plate portion 23 is fixed to the rotor 12 so as to overlap the rotor 12 in the directions of the axes L4 and L2. Thereby, the sirocco fan 4 is fixed to the rotating shaft 102 of the engine 100 via the rotor 12.

In the present embodiment, the entire control unit 3 is located on the radially inner side of the blade portion 21 with respect to the blade portion 21 of the sirocco fan 4 described above.
Further, the control unit 3 of the present embodiment is positioned between both ends of the blade portion 21 in the direction of the axis L4 so as to face the blade portion 21 radially inward. That is, in this embodiment, the control unit 3 is accommodated inside the sirocco fan 4.

In the present embodiment, the stator 11 of the rotating electrical machine 2 is also positioned between both ends of the blade portion 21 in the direction of the axis L4 so as to face the blade portion 21 radially inward. That is, the stator 11 is also accommodated inside the sirocco fan 4.
For example, the rotor 12 of the rotating electrical machine 2 may be arranged so as to face the blade portion 21 radially outward, that is, the blade portion 21 may be located radially inside the rotor 12. However, in this embodiment, the rotor 12 is positioned between both ends of the blade portion 21 in the axis L4 direction so as to face the blade portion 21 inward in the radial direction, like the stator 11. That is, in this embodiment, the rotor 12 is also accommodated inside the sirocco fan 4.

Thereby, in this embodiment, the rotary electric machine 2 and the control unit 3 are arranged in the direction of the axis L4 of the blade portion 21 inside the sirocco fan 4. The rotating electrical machine 2 is arranged so that the rotor 12 does not intervene between the control unit 3 and the stator 11. The control unit 3 of the present embodiment is fixed after being arranged in the direction of the axis L2 of the rotating electrical machine 2 with respect to the stator 11 described above.
In the present embodiment, the rotating electrical machine 2 is disposed on the first end 21A side of the blade portion 21 in the axis L4 direction, and the control unit 3 is disposed on the second end 21B side of the blade portion 21 in the axis L4 direction. The In the present embodiment, the engine 100 is disposed on the first end 21 </ b> A side of the blade 21 with respect to the sirocco fan 4.

Furthermore, the rotary electric machine unit 1 of this embodiment is provided with the arrangement | positioning board part 5 which arrange | positions the control unit 3 to one main surface 31A, as shown in FIGS. A first through hole (through hole) 32 penetrating in the thickness direction is formed in the arrangement plate portion 5. The first through-hole 32 opens at a position adjacent to the control unit 3 disposed on one main surface 31 </ b> A of the arrangement plate portion 5 in a region located radially inward from the blade portion 21.

In the present embodiment, the arrangement plate portion 5 is accommodated inside the sirocco fan 4 and is located between the control unit 3 and the stator 11. The stator 11 is fixed to the other main surface 31 </ b> B side of the arrangement plate portion 5. In the present embodiment, the stator 11 is fixed to the tip of the protruding portion 33 protruding from the other main surface 31B of the arrangement plate portion 5. Thereby, in this embodiment, the control unit 3 and the stator 11 are being fixed mutually via the arrangement | positioning board part 5. FIG.

The first through holes 32 of the present embodiment are formed so as to be adjacent to each other with no gap or a minute gap in the arrangement area of the control unit 3 on one main surface 31A of the arrangement plate portion 5. . In the present embodiment, the control unit 3 and the first through hole 32 are formed at positions that do not overlap in the thickness direction of the arrangement plate portion 5.
In the present embodiment, the first through hole 32 extends along the periphery of the arrangement region of the control unit 3. In this embodiment, since the arrangement | positioning area | region of the control unit 3 becomes circular shape, the 1st through-hole 32 is formed in circular arc shape. Further, a plurality (three in the illustrated example) of the first through holes 32 are arranged along the peripheral edge of the above-described arrangement area at intervals in the circumferential direction of the arrangement area.

The arrangement plate portion 5 of the present embodiment is connected to the arrangement plate portion 5 and the support unit 6 that supports the control unit 3 and the stator 11 fixed thereto. The support portion 6 of the present embodiment fixes the arrangement plate portion 5 to the main body portion 101 (for example, an engine block) of the engine 100.
The support portion 6 protrudes in the thickness direction of the placement plate portion 5 from the peripheral edge of one main surface 31A of the placement plate portion 5 and extends to the outside of the second end portion 21B of the blade portion 21; A second extending portion 42 extending from the tip of the first extending portion 41 to the radially outer side of the blade portion 21, and extending in the axis L4 direction of the blade portion 21 on the radially outer side of the blade portion 21, and the main body portion 101 of the engine 100. And a third extending portion 43 that reaches the end.

In the present embodiment, the first extension part 41 and the second extension part 42 are formed integrally with the arrangement plate part 5.
For example, the first extending portion 41 may be a plurality of rod-like portions that are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the arrangement plate portion 5 and extend in the thickness direction of the arrangement plate portion 5. It is formed in a shape. A second through hole 44 penetrating from the radially inner side to the radially outer side of the first extending portion 41 is formed in a portion of the first extending portion 41 that is formed into a cylindrical shape and disposed inside the blade portion 21. Has been. A plurality of the second through holes 44 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the first extending portion 41.

For example, the second extending portion 42 may be formed by a plurality of rod-like portions arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the arrangement plate portion 5, but in the present embodiment, it is formed in an annular plate shape (flange shape). Has been.
For example, the third extending portion 43 may be formed in a cylindrical shape that surrounds the radially outer side of the blade portion 21, but in the present embodiment, a plurality of rod shapes arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the arrangement plate portion 5. It is comprised by the member. Both ends in the longitudinal direction of the third extending portion 43 are fixed to the end portion on the radially outer side of the second extending portion 42 and the main body portion 101 of the engine 100 by screwing or the like.

In this embodiment, a part or the whole of the configuration in which the rotating electrical machine unit 1 is attached to the engine 100 is covered with the engine cover 103. As shown by an arrow F5 in FIG. 1, a part of the air that has flowed radially outward of the blade portion 21 with the rotation of the sirocco fan 4 is a part of the engine cover 103 (for example, combustion of the engine 100 It is formed to flow toward the vicinity of the chamber.

In the rotating electrical machine unit 1 of the present embodiment, when the sirocco fan 4 rotates by obtaining a driving force from the engine 100 or the rotating electrical machine 2, air around the control unit 3 positioned radially inside the blade portion 21. Flowing.
Specifically, when the sirocco fan 4 rotates, air is directed from the outside of the second end portion 21B of the blade portion 21 toward the inside of the blade portion 21 as indicated by an arrow F1 in FIG. , Flows in the direction of the axis L4 of the blade portion 21. A part of the air that flows in the direction of the axis L4 of the blade portion 21 and enters the inside of the blade portion 21 reaches the control unit 3 as shown by the arrow F2 in FIG. It flows from the inside to the outside.

Further, as shown by an arrow F3 in FIG. 1, a part of the air that has entered the inside of the blade part 21 reaches the vicinity of the side part (outer peripheral surface) of the control unit 3 and then the first extension part 41. The second through hole 44 flows toward the radially outer side of the blade portion 21. For example, a part of the air flow indicated by the arrow F2 joins the air flow indicated by the arrow F3.
Further, a part of the air that flows in the direction of the axis L4 of the blade portion 21 and enters the inside of the blade portion 21 continues to be in the direction of the axis L4 of the blade portion 21 due to the inertial force of the air as shown by an arrow F4 in FIG. And flows toward the radially outer side of the blade portion 21 after passing through the first through hole 32 of the arrangement plate portion 5. For example, a part of the air flow indicated by the arrow F2 joins the air flow indicated by the arrow F4.

And since the 1st through-hole 32 is opened in the position adjacent to the control unit 3 distribute | arranged to one main surface 31A of the arrangement | positioning board part 5, as shown by the arrow F4, air is the control unit 3's. It flows along the side (outer peripheral surface).
From the above, the control unit 3 is actively cooled by the air flow generated by the sirocco fan 4.

As described above, according to the rotating electrical machine unit 1 of the present embodiment, since the control unit 3 is actively cooled, the influence of the heat of the engine 100 received by the control unit 3 can be suppressed. Can be disposed near the engine 100 together with the rotating electrical machine 2. Accordingly, the wiring connecting the rotating electrical machine 2 and the control unit 3 can be shortened, and voltage loss between the rotating electrical machine 2 and the control unit 3 can be suppressed. Thereby, the electric power generation amount in the rotary electric machine 2 can be increased, or the engine 100 can be started efficiently with small power consumption.
Further, since the rotational driving force of the sirocco fan 4 is obtained from the engine 100 or the rotating electrical machine 2, it is not necessary to separately prepare a driving source for driving the sirocco fan 4, and the control unit 3 can be efficiently cooled.

Further, according to the rotating electrical machine unit 1 of the present embodiment, the arrangement plate portion 5 having the first through hole 32 is provided so that air passes through the first through hole 32 when the sirocco fan 4 rotates. Since it flows, especially the side part (outer peripheral surface) of the control unit 3 can be actively cooled.

Furthermore, according to the rotating electrical machine unit 1 of the present embodiment, the control unit 3 is provided inside the sirocco fan 4, so that the control unit 3 can be cooled more efficiently by the air flow by the sirocco fan 4. Become.

Further, according to the rotating electrical machine unit 1 of the present embodiment, since the stator 11 and the control unit 3 are arranged in the direction of the axis L2 of the rotating electrical machine 2 and fixed to each other, the stator 11 and the control unit 3 are electrically connected. The wiring to be performed can be set shorter.

Furthermore, according to the rotating electrical machine unit 1 of the present embodiment, the wiring that electrically connects the stator 11 and the control unit 3 can be set shorter by providing the stator 11 together with the control unit 3 in the sirocco fan 4.

Further, according to the rotating electrical machine unit 1 of the present embodiment, since the sirocco fan 4 and the rotor 12 are coaxially arranged, both the sirocco fan 4 and the rotor 12 are connected to the engine 100 without an endless belt or gear. It can be directly connected to the rotating shaft 102. That is, the number of component parts of the rotating electrical machine unit 1 can be set small.

When the entire control unit 3 is located inside the second end 21B of the blade portion 21 as in the first embodiment, the control unit 3 has the second end portion 21B of the blade portion 21 as illustrated in FIG. On the other hand, the blades 21 may be arranged at intervals in the direction of the axis L4, but may be arranged at intervals, for example.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with a focus on differences from the first embodiment with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the structure which is common in 1st embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

4-6, the rotary electric machine unit 1A which concerns on this embodiment is equipped with the rotary electric machine 2, the control unit 3, and the sirocco fan 4 similar to 1st embodiment.
In the rotating electrical machine unit 1 </ b> A of the present embodiment, the entire control unit 3 is located on the radially inner side of the blade portion 21 as in the first embodiment. However, in the rotating electrical machine unit 1 </ b> A of the present embodiment, the control unit 3 is arranged in the direction of the axis L <b> 4 of the blade portion 21 with respect to the blade portion 21 of the sirocco fan 4. Further, the entire control unit 3 is located outside the second end (end) 21 </ b> B in the direction of the axis L <b> 4 of the blade 21.

Moreover, the rotary electric machine unit 1A of this embodiment is provided with the arrangement | positioning board part 5A which arrange | positions the control unit 3 to one main surface 31A similarly to 1st embodiment. A first through hole (through hole) 32A similar to that of the first embodiment is formed in the arrangement plate portion 5A. However, the diameter dimension of the arrangement plate part 5A of the present embodiment is set to be larger than the outer diameter dimension of the blade part 21 (sirocco fan 4), and the second end part 21B (end part) of the blade part 21 in the axis L4 direction. It is located outside. That is, the opening on the second end portion 21B side of the sirocco fan 4 is covered with the arrangement plate portion 5A.

Similarly to the first embodiment, the arrangement plate portion 5A is connected to the arrangement plate portion 5A and the support unit 6A that supports the control unit 3 and the stator 11 fixed thereto. Similarly to the first embodiment, the support portion 6A of the present embodiment also fixes the placement plate portion 5A to the main body portion 101 of the engine 100. Support portion 6 </ b> A of the present embodiment is formed to extend in the direction of axis L <b> 4 of blade portion 21 on the radially outer side of blade portion 21 and reach main body portion 101 of engine 100. In the present embodiment, the support portion 6A is formed integrally with the arrangement plate portion 5A.

The support portion 6A may be configured by, for example, a plurality of rod-like members arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the arrangement plate portion 5A, but in the present embodiment, the support portion 6A has a cylindrical shape surrounding the radially outer side of the blade portion 21. Is formed. That is, in the present embodiment, the radially outer side of the blade portion 21 is covered with the support portion 6A.
A third through hole 45 penetrating from the radially inner side to the radially outer side of the support portion 6A is formed in a portion of the support portion 6A that faces the radially outer side of the blade portion 21. The third through hole 45 is formed in a part in the circumferential direction of the support portion 6A. In the illustrated example, only one third through hole 45 is formed, but a plurality of third through holes 45 may be formed, for example.

As shown by an arrow F9 in FIG. 4, the support portion 6A has a predetermined portion of the engine 100 (for example, in the vicinity of the combustion chamber of the engine 100), as indicated by an arrow F9 in FIG. ) To the main body 101 of the engine 100 so as to flow toward the

Also in the rotating electrical machine unit 1 </ b> A of the present embodiment, when the sirocco fan 4 obtains a driving force from the engine 100 or the rotating electrical machine 2 and rotates, air around the control unit 3 located on the radially inner side of the blade portion 21. Flows.
Specifically, when the sirocco fan 4 rotates, as shown by an arrow F <b> 1 in FIG. 4, the air flows from the outside of the second end portion 21 </ b> B of the blade portion 21 toward the inside of the blade portion 21. 21 flows in the direction of the axis L4. As shown by an arrow F6 in FIG. 4, a part of the flowing air reaches the control unit 3 and then flows from the radially inner side to the outer side of the arrangement plate portion 5A.

And in this embodiment, since the opening by the side of the 2nd end part 21B of the blade | wing part 21 is covered by the arrangement | positioning board part 5A, it faces toward the inner side of the blade | wing part 21 from the outer side of the 2nd end part 21B of the blade | wing part 21. As shown by the arrow F7 in FIG. 4, all the air flowing through the first through hole 32A of the arrangement plate portion 5A. That is, all the air flows along the side part (outer peripheral surface) of the control unit 3.
As a result, the control unit 3 is actively cooled by the air flow generated by the sirocco fan 4.

According to the rotating electrical machine unit 1A of the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.
Further, according to the rotating electrical machine unit 1A of the present embodiment, since the control unit 3 is disposed outside the sirocco fan 4, the control unit 3 can be compared with the case where the control unit 3 is provided inside the sirocco fan 4. The degree of freedom of connection of terminals such as connectors provided on the outer surface of the unit body is improved. For example, even if a connector is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the unit main body, it is possible to prevent the wiring connected thereto from interfering with the sirocco fan 4 or the like.

Furthermore, according to the rotating electrical machine unit 1A of the present embodiment, since the third through hole 45 is formed only in a part of the circumferential direction of the support portion 6A surrounding the radially outer side of the blade portion 21, the rotating sirocco fan 4 As shown by the arrow F8 in FIGS. 4 and 6, the air that has flowed outward in the radial direction can be made to flow in a desired direction. As a result, all the air that has flowed out of the support portion 6A from the third through hole 45 can flow to a predetermined portion of the engine 100 as indicated by an arrow F9 in FIG. It can be cooled efficiently.

When the entire control unit 3 is located outside the second end portion 21B of the blade portion 21 as in the second embodiment, the control unit 3 is connected to the second end portion of the blade portion 21 as in the second embodiment. Although it may be arranged with an interval in the direction of the axis L4 of the blade portion 21 with respect to 21B, for example, it may be arranged without an interval.

Further, the support portion 6A of the second embodiment may be provided with a cylindrical portion that protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface and communicates with the third through hole 45, for example. In this case, the flow of air flowing out of the support portion 6A from the third through hole 45 can be adjusted in the axial direction of the cylindrical portion inside the cylindrical portion. Thereby, the air flowing out of the support portion 6A from the third through hole 45 can flow more stably in a desired direction. The cylindrical portion may be formed, for example, by bending the peripheral portion of the third through hole 45 outward in the radial direction of the support portion 6A by burring.

[Third embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7 focusing on differences from the first and second embodiments. In addition, about the structure which is common in 1st, 2nd embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the rotating electrical machine unit 1B according to the present embodiment includes the rotating electrical machine 2, the control unit 3, and the sirocco fan 4 similar to those in the first and second embodiments.
In the rotating electrical machine unit 1 </ b> B of the present embodiment, the entire control unit 3 is located on the radially inner side of the blade portion 21 as in the first and second embodiments. Moreover, the control unit 3 is arranged in the direction of the axis L4 of the blade portion 21 with respect to the blade portion 21 of the sirocco fan 4 as in the second embodiment. However, in the rotating electrical machine unit 1 </ b> B of the present embodiment, a part of the control unit 3 is located inside the sirocco fan 4 and the remaining part of the control unit 3 is located outside the sirocco fan 4. In other words, a part of the control unit 3 protrudes outside the second end portion 21B in the direction of the axis L4 of the blade portion 21.

Furthermore, the rotating electrical machine unit 1B of the present embodiment includes an arrangement plate portion 5A and a support portion 6A similar to those of the second embodiment. Further, the first through hole 32A similar to the second embodiment is formed in the arrangement plate portion 5A. However, in this embodiment, one main surface 31A of the arrangement plate portion 5A on which the control unit 3 is arranged is opposed to the stator 11 and the axis L2 direction of the rotating electrical machine 2.

In the rotating electrical machine unit 1 </ b> B of the present embodiment, when the sirocco fan 4 rotates by obtaining a driving force from the engine 100 or the rotating electrical machine 2, air around the control unit 3 positioned on the radially inner side of the blade portion 21. Flowing.
Specifically, when the sirocco fan 4 rotates, as shown by an arrow F1 in FIG. 7, the air flows from the outside of the second end portion 21B of the blade portion 21 toward the inside of the blade portion 21, and the blade portion 21 flows in the direction of the axis L4. As shown by an arrow F10 in FIG. 7, a part of the flowing air reaches the other main surface 31B of the placement plate portion 5A and then flows from the radially inner side to the outside of the placement plate portion 5A.

And in this embodiment, since the opening by the side of the 2nd end part 21B of the blade | wing part 21 is covered with the arrangement | positioning board part 5A similarly to 2nd embodiment, it is the outer side of the 2nd end part 21B of the blade | wing part 21. As shown by the arrow F11 in FIG. 7, all the air flowing from the inside toward the inside of the blade portion 21 passes through the first through hole 32A of the arrangement plate portion 5A. Thereby, all the air flows along the side part (outer peripheral surface) of the control unit 3.
As a result, the control unit 3 is actively cooled by the air flow generated by the sirocco fan 4.

According to the rotating electrical machine unit 1B of the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the second embodiment can be obtained.
Furthermore, according to the rotating electrical machine unit 1B of the present embodiment, since the control unit 3 is directly fixed to the stator 11, the wiring for electrically connecting the stator 11 and the control unit 3 can be set shorter.

[Fourth embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 8 focusing on differences from the first embodiment. In addition, about the structure which is common in 1st embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the rotating electrical machine unit 1C according to the present embodiment includes the rotating electrical machine 2C, the control unit 3, and the sirocco fan 4 similar to those in the first embodiment. Further, the rotating electrical machine unit 1 </ b> C of the present embodiment includes the arrangement plate portion 5 and the support portion 6 similar to those of the first embodiment.
However, in the rotating electrical machine unit 1C of the present embodiment, the blade portion 21 of the sirocco fan 4 and the rotor 12C of the rotating electrical machine 2C are aligned in the direction of the axes L4 and L2 and fixed integrally. Specifically, the rotor body 15C of the rotor 12C is formed in a cylindrical shape having the same diameter as the blade part 21, and the rotor body 15C and the blade part 21 are integrally formed so as to be aligned in the directions of the axes L2 and L4. Has been. In the illustrated example, the rotor body 15C of the rotor 12C is provided on the first end 21A side of the blade portion 21 in the direction of the axis L4.

According to the rotating electrical machine unit 1C of the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.
Further, according to the rotating electrical machine unit 1C of the present embodiment, the number of components of the rotating electrical machine unit 1C can be reduced by integrally fixing the blade portion 21 and the rotor 12C. Thereby, the man-hour for assembling the rotating electrical machine unit 1C can be reduced, and the rotating electrical machine unit 1C can be easily assembled.

The structure in which the blade portion 21 and the rotor 12C are integrally formed can also be applied to the rotary electric machine units 1A and 1B of the second and third embodiments described above. In this case, the rotor main body 15C of the rotor 12C may be provided on the first end 21A side of the blade portion 21 as shown in FIG. 8, for example, or provided on the second end portion 21B side of the blade portion 21, for example. Also good.

Although the details of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a part of the first through hole 32A formed in the arrangement plate portion 5A is in the thickness direction of the control unit 3 and the arrangement plate portion 5A arranged on one main surface 31A. It may overlap. In FIGS. 9 and 10, as in the second and third embodiments, the arrangement plate portion 5 </ b> A that is disposed outside the sirocco fan 4 and covers the opening on the second end 21 </ b> B side of the sirocco fan 4 is illustrated. The formation method of the first through hole 32A shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 can be similarly applied to the arrangement plate portion 5 of the first and fourth embodiments.

Further, when the control unit 3 is arranged outside the sirocco fan 4 as in the second and third embodiments, only a part of the control unit 3 has blades of the sirocco fan 4 as shown in FIG. The remaining part of the control unit 3 may be located on the radially outer side of the blade part 21, located on the radially inner side of the blade part 21 with respect to the part 21. Even in this case, the first through hole 32A formed in the arrangement plate portion 5A is in the region located radially inward of the blade portion 21, and the control unit 3 arranged on one main surface 31A of the arrangement plate portion 5A. It suffices to open it at a position adjacent to.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the main-body part 101 of the engine 100 is cooled with the air which flowed out to the radial direction outer side of the sirocco fan 4 (blade part 21), the radiator for cooling the engine 100 by water cooling is cooled, for example May be.

Moreover, the rotary electric machines 2 and 2C may comprise only a starter motor, for example, and may comprise only a generator.

1, 1A, 1B, 1C Rotary electrical machine unit 2, 2C Rotary electrical machine 3 Control unit 4 Sirocco fan 5, 5A Arrangement plate part 11 Stator 12, 12C Rotor 21 Blade part 21A First end part (end part)
21B Second end (end)
22 blade 32, 32A first through hole (through hole)
31A One main surface 100 Engine 102 Axis of rotation L1, L2, L4

A rotating electrical machine unit according to an aspect of the present invention includes a stator and a rotor that is rotatably provided to the stator and that rotates together with a rotating shaft of an engine, and constitutes at least one of a starter motor and a generator. A rotating electrical machine, a control unit that controls the operation of the rotating electrical machine, a sirocco fan that has a blade portion in which a plurality of blades are arranged in a cylindrical shape and rotates with the rotating shaft, and is formed in a plate shape. An arrangement plate portion that arranges the control unit on a surface, and the sirocco fan rotates to flow air from the radially inner side to the radially outer side of the blade portion, and at least a part of the control unit is the blade portion located radially inward of the vane portion than in the arrangement plate portion, a through hole penetrating in its thickness direction are formed, said through But in a region located radially inward than the blade portion, opening to a position adjacent to said control unit, wherein disposed on one main surface.

A rotating electrical machine unit according to an aspect of the present invention includes a stator and a rotor that is rotatably provided to the stator and that rotates together with a rotating shaft of an engine, and constitutes at least one of a starter motor and a generator. A rotating electrical machine, a control unit that controls the operation of the rotating electrical machine, a sirocco fan that has a blade portion in which a plurality of blades are arranged in a cylindrical shape and rotates with the rotating shaft, and is formed in a plate shape. An arrangement plate portion that arranges the control unit on a surface, and the sirocco fan rotates to flow air from the radially inner side to the radially outer side of the blade portion, and at least a part of the control unit is A through-hole is formed on the inner side of the blade portion in the radial direction of the blade portion and penetrates in the thickness direction in the arrangement plate portion. But in a region located radially inward than the blade portion, and an opening at a position adjacent to said control unit, wherein disposed on one main surface, the axis of the sirocco fan and the rotor are matched with each other, wherein The rotor includes a rotor main body formed in a cylindrical shape, and the rotor main body is provided on the end side in the axial direction of the blade portion and is formed integrally with the blade portion.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rotating electrical machine unit including a stator and a rotor that is rotatably provided with respect to the stator and that rotates together with a rotating shaft of an engine. At least one of a starter motor and a generator is provided. And a sirocco fan that has a blade portion in which a plurality of blades are arranged in a cylindrical shape and rotates together with the rotating shaft, and the sirocco fan. The air flows from the radially inner side to the radially outer side of the blade part by rotating, and at least a part of the control unit is located radially inward of the blade part with respect to the blade part, and the sirocco fan And the axis of the rotor coincides with each other, and the rotor includes a rotor body formed in a cylindrical shape, and the rotor body includes the blades. Provided in the end portion side in the axial direction, it is formed integrally with the blade portion.

A rotating electrical machine unit according to an aspect of the present invention includes a stator and a rotor that is rotatably provided to the stator and that rotates together with a rotating shaft of an engine, and constitutes at least one of a starter motor and a generator. A rotating electrical machine, a control unit that controls the operation of the rotating electrical machine, a sirocco fan that has a blade portion in which a plurality of blades are arranged in a cylindrical shape and rotates with the rotating shaft, and is formed in a plate shape. An arrangement plate portion that arranges the control unit on a surface, and the sirocco fan rotates to flow air from the radially inner side to the radially outer side of the blade portion, and at least a part of the control unit is A through-hole is formed on the inner side of the blade portion in the radial direction of the blade portion and penetrates in the thickness direction in the arrangement plate portion. But in a region located radially inward than the blade portion, and an opening at a position adjacent to said control unit, wherein disposed on one main surface, a portion of the through hole, the arrangement and the control unit The axis of the sirocco fan and the rotor coincide with each other in the thickness direction of the plate portion, the rotor includes a rotor body formed in a cylindrical shape, and the rotor body includes an end in the axial direction of the blade portion. It is provided on the part side and is formed integrally with the blade part.

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A rotating electrical machine that includes a stator and a rotor that is rotatably provided with respect to the stator and that rotates together with the rotating shaft of the engine, and constitutes at least one of a starter motor and a generator;
A control unit for controlling the operation of the rotating electrical machine;
A sirocco fan having a blade portion in which a plurality of blades are arranged in a cylindrical shape and rotating together with the rotation shaft;
With
The sirocco fan rotates to flow air from the radially inner side to the radially outer side of the blade part,
A rotating electrical machine unit in which at least a part of the control unit is located radially inward of the blade portion relative to the blade portion. The rotating electrical machine unit according to claim 1, wherein the stator and the control unit are arranged in an axial direction of the rotating electrical machine and are fixed to each other. The rotating electrical machine unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein axes of the sirocco fan and the rotor coincide with each other. The rotating electrical machine unit according to claim 3, wherein the blade portion and the rotor are aligned in the axial direction and fixed integrally. It is formed in a plate shape and includes an arrangement plate portion that arranges the control unit on one main surface,
A through-hole penetrating in the thickness direction is formed in the arrangement plate portion,
The said through-hole is opened in the position adjacent to the said control unit distribute | arranged to said one main surface in the area | region located in the radial inside rather than the said blade | wing part. The rotating electrical machine unit described in 1. The rotating electrical machine unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control unit is located between both ends of the blade portion in the axial direction so as to face the blade portion radially inward. . The rotating electrical machine unit according to claim 6, wherein the stator is positioned between both ends of the blade portion in the axial direction so as to face the blade portion radially inward. The control unit is arranged in an axial direction of the blade portion with respect to the blade portion;
The rotating electrical machine unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein at least a part of the control unit is located outside an end portion in an axial direction of the blade portion.

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