Vibration motor

The vibration motor design with multiple magnetic steel layers and conductive plates addresses the limitation of single magnetic steel structures, enhancing magnetic field performance and driving force for improved user experience.

JP2025501790AActive Publication Date: 2025-01-24AAC MICROTECH (CHANGZHOU) CO LTD
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Application Number
JP2023530801
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-12-19
Publication Date
2025-01-24
Estimated Expiration
2042-12-19

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Technical Problem

Existing vibration motors in portable electronic devices suffer from limited driving force due to the use of single magnetic steel structures, which cannot meet the demand for high-performance and long service life.

Method used

A vibration motor design featuring a magnetic steel assembly with multiple layers of magnetic steels and conductive plates, including a three-stage magnetized structure, where magnetic steels are laminated and positioned to enhance magnetic field performance and driving force.

Benefits of technology

The enhanced magnetic field performance and driving force improve user experience by providing stronger vibration feedback.

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Abstract

The present invention provides a vibrating motor that includes a vibrating assembly and a stator assembly. [Solution] The vibration assembly includes a mass block, a magnetic steel assembly fixed to an inner wall of the mass block, and an elastic member, the magnetic steel assembly including a first magnetic steel assembly fixed to the inner wall along a first direction perpendicular to a vibration direction, the first magnetic steel assembly including a first magnetic permeable plate fixed to the inner wall and a first magnetic steel fixed to one side of the first magnetic permeable plate spaced apart from the inner wall, the magnetic steel assembly further including a second magnetic steel interposed between the inner wall and the first magnetic permeable plate. By installing the first magnetic steel on one side of the first magnetic permeable plate and the second magnetic steel on the other side, the magnetic field performance of the magnetic steel assembly is effectively improved and the driving force of the vibration motor is significantly improved, so that the vibration motor can provide a strong vibration feedback to the user and improve the user experience.
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of motors, and more particularly to vibration motors used for portable mobile terminals. [Background technology]

[0002] With the development of electronic technology, portable consumer electronic products, such as mobile phones, portable game consoles, navigation devices, or portable multimedia entertainment devices, are increasingly attracting people's attention, and these electronic products generally use vibration motors to provide system feedback, such as incoming call notification, message notification, navigation notification, and vibration feedback for game consoles, etc. In such a wide range of applications, the vibration motor is required to have high performance and long service life.

[0003] The vibration motor of the related art includes a housing having an accommodation space, a vibration assembly located in the accommodation space, and a stator assembly fixed to the housing, the vibration assembly generally includes a mass block and a magnetic steel fixed to the mass block, and the stator assembly includes a coil that interacts with the magnetic steel to provide a driving force. However, in the related art, the magnetic steel on one side of the coil is generally only a single magnetic steel, so that the driving force it provides is limited, and when the vibration motor needs to provide a strong vibration feedback, such a magnetic steel structure cannot meet the demand.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new vibration motor to solve the above technical problems. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a vibration motor having excellent magnetic field performance and stronger driving force. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vibration motor, the vibration motor including a housing having an accommodation space, and a vibration assembly and a stator assembly accommodated in the accommodation space, the vibration assembly including a mass block installed at a distance from the housing, a magnetic steel assembly fixed to the mass block, and an elastic member supporting the mass block in the accommodation space, the mass block having an accommodation hole penetrating the mass block, the mass block including an inner wall formed to surround the accommodation hole, the magnetic steel assembly including: The stator assembly is housed in the accommodating hole and fixed to the inner wall, and includes a coil assembly fixed to the housing and partially housed in the accommodating hole and arranged opposite the magnetic steel assembly, and the magnetic steel assembly includes a first magnetic steel assembly fixed to the inner wall along a first direction perpendicular to the vibration direction, and the first magnetic steel assembly includes a first magnetic conductive plate fixed to the inner wall and a first magnetic steel fixed to one side of the first magnetic conductive plate away from the inner wall, and the magnetic steel assembly includes a second magnetic steel interposed between the inner wall and the first magnetic conductive plate.

[0007] Preferably, the magnetic steel assembly further includes a second magnetic steel assembly fixed to the inner wall along the vibration direction, the second magnetic steel assembly including a second magnetic conductive plate fixed to the inner wall and a third magnetic steel fixed to one side of the second magnetic conductive plate away from the inner wall.

[0008] Preferably, the second magnetic steel assembly further includes a fourth magnetic steel interposed between the second magnetic conductive plate and the inner wall.

[0009] Preferably, the second magnetic steel, the first magnetic permeable plate and the first magnetic steel are stacked in order on the inner wall along the first direction, and the second magnetic steel, the first magnetic permeable plate and the first magnetic steel completely overlap in projections along the first direction.

[0010] Preferably, the first magnetic steel has a three-stage magnetized structure, and the first magnetic steel includes a first magnetized region, a second magnetized region, and a third magnetized region arranged in sequence along the vibration direction, and the first magnetized region and the third magnetized region have the same magnetization direction and are all magnetized along a direction perpendicular to the vibration direction.

[0011] Preferably, the first magnetic steel has a three-stage magnetized structure, and the first magnetic steel includes a first magnetized region, a second magnetized region, and a third magnetized region arranged in sequence along the vibration direction, the first magnetized region and the third magnetized region have opposite magnetization directions, and are all magnetized along the vibration direction.

[0012] Preferably, the magnetic steel assembly includes two sets of the first magnetic steel assemblies, the two sets of first magnetic steel assemblies being respectively installed on either side of the coil assembly along the first direction, and the first magnetic steels of the two sets of first magnetic steel assemblies being arranged so that the same poles face each other.

[0013] Preferably, the third magnetic steel, the second magnetic permeable plate and the fourth magnetic steel are projected along the vibration direction so as to completely overlap each other.

[0014] Preferably, the third magnetic steel and the fourth magnetic steel have the same magnetization direction, and are both magnetized along the vibration direction.

[0015] Preferably, the magnetic steel assembly includes two sets of the second magnetic steel assemblies, the two sets of the second magnetic steel assemblies being respectively installed on both sides along the vibration direction of the coil assembly, and the third magnetic steel of the two sets of the second magnetic steel assemblies being arranged so that the same poles face each other. Effect of the Invention

[0016] Compared with the related art, the vibration motor provided by the present invention includes a vibration assembly and a stator assembly, the vibration assembly includes a mass block, a magnetic steel assembly fixed to the mass block, and an elastic member supporting the mass block, the mass block has an accommodating hole formed therethrough, the mass block has an inner wall formed to surround the accommodating hole, the magnetic steel assembly includes a first magnetic steel assembly fixed to the inner wall along a first direction perpendicular to the vibration direction, the first magnetic steel assembly includes a first magnetic permeable plate fixed to the inner wall and a first magnetic steel fixed to one side of the first magnetic permeable plate spaced apart from the inner wall, and the magnetic steel assembly includes a second magnetic steel interposed between the inner wall and the first magnetic permeable plate. By installing the first magnetic steel on one side of the first magnetic permeable plate and the second magnetic steel on the other side, the magnetic field performance of the magnetic steel assembly is effectively improved, and the driving force of the vibration motor is significantly improved, so that the vibration motor can provide a strong vibration feedback to the user and improve the user experience. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] In order to more clearly explain the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments. However, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art in the technical field to which the present invention belongs that they can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative work. [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vibration motor according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a vibration motor according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a structure of a vibration motor according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the magnetization direction of a magnetic steel assembly of the vibration motor shown in FIG. 3. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a portion of a structure of a vibration motor according to another embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6]FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the magnetization direction of a magnetic steel assembly of the vibration motor shown in FIG. 5. [Figure 7] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the magnetization direction of a magnetic steel assembly of the vibration motor shown in FIG. 5. [Figure 8] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the magnetization direction of a magnetic steel assembly of the vibration motor shown in FIG. 5. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a portion of a structure of a vibration motor according to another embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the magnetization direction of the magnetic steel assembly of the vibration motor shown in FIG.

[0018] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] As shown in Figures 1 to 4, an embodiment of the present invention provides a vibration motor 100, which includes a housing 1 having an accommodation space 10, and a vibration assembly 2 and a stator assembly 3 accommodated in the accommodation space 10.

[0020] The housing 1 includes an upper housing 11 having an accommodation space 10 , and a lower housing 12 fixed to the upper housing 11 and formed so as to surround the upper housing 11 and the accommodation space 10 .

[0021] The vibration assembly 2 includes a mass block 21 installed at a distance from the housing 1, a magnetic steel assembly 22 fixed to the mass block 21, and an elastic member 23 supporting the mass block 21 within the accommodating space 10; specifically, the elastic member 23 is fixed to the upper housing 11, the mass block 21 has an accommodating hole 211 passing therethrough, the mass block 21 includes an inner wall 212 formed to surround the accommodating hole 211, and the magnetic steel assembly 22 is accommodated within the accommodating hole 211 and fixed to the inner wall 212.

[0022] The stator assembly 3 includes a coil assembly 31 fixed to the housing 1, a part of which is accommodated in the accommodating hole 211 and disposed opposite the magnetic steel assembly 22, and a flexible circuit board 32 electrically connecting the coil assembly 31 to an external circuit. Specifically, the coil assembly 31 includes an iron core 311 fixed to the housing 1 and a coil 312 wound around the iron core 311, and the coil 312 is electrically connected to the flexible circuit board 32. Specifically, both the iron core 311 and the flexible circuit board 32 are fixed to the lower housing 12. The coil 312 is accommodated in the accommodating hole 211 and disposed opposite the magnetic steel assembly 22, and when the coil 312 is energized, the coil 312 interacts with the magnetic steel assembly 22 to generate a driving force, whereby the elastic member 23 can drive the mass block 21 and the magnetic steel assembly 22 to move along a vibration direction to provide vibration feedback.

[0023] 1 to 3, the magnetic steel assembly 22 includes a first magnetic steel assembly 221 fixed to the inner wall 212 along a first direction perpendicular to the vibration direction, and the first magnetic steel assembly 221 includes a first magnetic conductive plate 2211 fixed to the inner wall 212 and a first magnetic steel 2212 fixed to one side of the first magnetic conductive plate 2211 spaced apart from the inner wall 212. In order to improve the magnetic field performance of the magnetic steel assembly 22, in the vibration motor 100 of the present invention, the magnetic steel assembly 22 further includes a second magnetic steel 2213 interposed between the inner wall 212 and the first magnetic conductive plate 2211. The second magnetic steel 2213, the first magnetic conductive plate 2211 and the first magnetic steel 2212 are stacked on the inner wall 212 in order along the first direction, and the second magnetic steel 2213, the first magnetic conductive plate 2211 and the first magnetic steel 2212 completely overlap with each other in their projections along the first direction.

[0024] 4, the first magnetic steel 2212 has a three-stage magnetization structure, and includes a first magnetized region 2212a, a second magnetized region 2212b, and a third magnetized region 2212c arranged in order along the vibration direction, the first magnetized region 2212a and the third magnetized region 2212c have the same magnetization direction and are magnetized along a first direction perpendicular to the vibration direction, and the magnetization direction of the second magnetized region 2212b is opposite to that of the first magnetized region 2212a. In this embodiment, the first magnetic steel 2212 and the second magnetic steel 2213 have completely the same magnetization structure, that is, the second magnetic steel 2213 also has a three-stage magnetization structure, and the magnetization direction of each segment is the same as that of the first magnetic steel 2212. As can be understood, the magnetic steel assembly 22 includes two sets of the first magnetic steel assemblies 221, each of which is installed on either side of the coil assembly 31 along the first direction, and the first magnetic steel 2212 of the two sets of the first magnetic steel assemblies 221 are installed so that the same poles face each other.

[0025] In the vibration motor provided by another embodiment of the present invention, in order to further enhance the magnetic field performance of the magnetic steel assembly 22, as shown in FIG. 5, the magnetic steel assembly 22 further includes a second magnetic steel assembly 222 fixed to the inner wall 212 along the vibration direction, and the second magnetic steel assembly 222 includes a second magnetic conductive plate 2221 fixed to the inner wall 212 and a third magnetic steel 2222 fixed to one side of the second magnetic conductive plate 2221 away from the inner wall 212. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the third magnetic steel 2222 is magnetized along the vibration direction. Similarly, the magnetic steel assembly 22 includes two sets of the second magnetic steel assemblies 222, and the two sets of the second magnetic steel assemblies 222 are respectively installed on both sides along the vibration direction of the coil assembly 31, but the third magnetic steel 2222 of the two sets of the second magnetic steel assemblies 222 are installed so that the same poles face each other.

[0026] In addition, the magnetization direction of the first magnetic steel assembly 221 can be designed according to different structures, as shown in FIG. 7, the only difference from FIG. 6 is that the magnetization directions of the first magnetic steel 2212 and the second magnetic steel 2213 are opposite to each other. In addition, FIG. 8 shows another magnetization manner of the first magnetic steel assembly 221, that is, the first magnetized region 2212a and the third magnetized region 2212c can be installed so that their magnetization directions are opposite to each other and are both magnetized along the vibration direction, and at this time, the second magnetized region 2212b is still magnetized along the first direction, that is, the magnetization direction of the second magnetized region 2212b is perpendicular to that of the first magnetized region 2212a. The above only shows some possible magnetization situations of the magnetic steel assembly 22, and specific designs can be made according to needs.

[0027] 9 to 10, the only difference between the vibration motor provided by another embodiment of this embodiment and the vibration motor in FIG. 5 is that the second magnetic steel assembly 222 further includes a fourth magnetic steel 2223 interposed between the second magnetic permeable plate 2221 and the inner wall 212. Specifically, the third magnetic steel 2222, the second magnetic permeable plate 2221 and the fourth magnetic steel 2223 are completely overlapped in projection along the vibration direction. The fourth magnetic steel 2223 and the third magnetic steel 2222 have the same magnetization direction and are both magnetized along the vibration direction.

[0028] Compared with the related art, the vibration motor provided by the present invention includes a vibration assembly and a stator assembly, the vibration assembly including a mass block, a magnetic steel assembly fixed to the mass block, and an elastic member supporting the mass block, the mass block has an accommodating hole formed therethrough, the mass block has an inner wall formed to surround the accommodating hole, the magnetic steel assembly includes a first magnetic steel assembly fixed to the inner wall along a first direction perpendicular to the vibration direction, the first magnetic steel assembly includes a first magnetic permeable plate fixed to the inner wall and a first magnetic steel fixed to one side of the first magnetic permeable plate spaced apart from the inner wall, and the magnetic steel assembly further includes a second magnetic steel interposed between the inner wall and the first magnetic permeable plate. By installing the first magnetic steel on one side of the first magnetic permeable plate and the second magnetic steel on the other side, the magnetic field performance of the magnetic steel assembly is effectively improved, and the driving force of the vibration motor is significantly improved, so that the vibration motor can provide a strong vibration feedback to the user and improve the user experience.

[0029] The above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the creative concept of the present invention, but it should be understood that all of these modifications fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vibration motor, The rotor includes a housing having an accommodation space, and a vibration assembly and a stator assembly accommodated in the accommodation space, the vibration assembly includes a mass block spaced apart from the housing, a magnetic steel assembly fixed to the mass block, and an elastic member supporting the mass block within the accommodation space; The mass block is provided with a receiving hole penetrating the mass block, the mass block includes an inner wall formed to surround the receiving hole, The magnetic steel assembly is received in the receiving hole and fixed to the inner wall, the stator assembly includes a coil assembly fixed to the housing, a portion of which is accommodated in the accommodation hole and which is disposed opposite the magnetic steel assembly; the magnetic steel assembly includes a first magnetic steel assembly fixed to the inner wall along a first direction perpendicular to a vibration direction; the first magnetic steel assembly includes a first magnetic plate fixed to the inner wall, and a first magnetic steel fixed to one side of the first magnetic plate away from the inner wall, The vibration motor, wherein the magnetic steel assembly further includes a second magnetic steel interposed between the inner wall and the first magnetic conductive plate.

2. 2. The vibration motor according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic steel assembly further includes a second magnetic steel assembly fixed to the inner wall along the vibration direction, the second magnetic steel assembly including a second magnetic plate fixed to the inner wall and a third magnetic steel plate fixed to one side of the second magnetic plate away from the inner wall.

3. 3. The vibration motor according to claim 2, wherein the second magnetic steel assembly further includes a fourth magnetic steel interposed between the second magnetic conductive plate and the inner wall.

4. 2. The vibration motor according to claim 1, wherein the second magnetic steel, the first magnetic permeable plate, and the first magnetic steel are stacked in order on the inner wall along the first direction, and the second magnetic steel, the first magnetic permeable plate, and the first magnetic steel are completely overlapped in projections along the first direction.

5. 2. The vibration motor according to claim 1, wherein the first magnetic steel has a three-stage magnetized structure, the first magnetic steel includes a first magnetized region, a second magnetized region, and a third magnetized region that are arranged in sequence along the vibration direction, the first magnetized region and the third magnetized region have the same magnetization direction, and are all magnetized along a direction perpendicular to the vibration direction.

6. 2. The vibration motor according to claim 1, wherein the first magnetic steel has a three-stage magnetized structure, the first magnetic steel includes a first magnetized region, a second magnetized region, and a third magnetized region that are arranged in sequence along the vibration direction, the first magnetized region and the third magnetized region have opposite magnetization directions, and are all magnetized along the vibration direction.

7. 6. The vibration motor according to claim 5, wherein the magnetic steel assembly includes two sets of the first magnetic steel assemblies, the two sets of the first magnetic steel assemblies being respectively installed on both sides of the coil assembly along the first direction, and the first magnetic steels of the two sets of the first magnetic steel assemblies being arranged so that the same poles face each other.

8. The vibration motor according to claim 3 , wherein the third magnetic steel, the second magnetic permeable plate, and the fourth magnetic steel are projected in a vibration direction so as to completely overlap each other.

9. 9. The vibration motor according to claim 8, wherein the third magnetic steel and the fourth magnetic steel have the same magnetization direction and are both magnetized along the vibration direction.

10. 10. The vibration motor according to claim 9, wherein the magnetic steel assembly includes two sets of the second magnetic steel assemblies, the two sets of the second magnetic steel assemblies being respectively installed on both sides along the vibration direction of the coil assembly, and the third magnetic steel of the two sets of the second magnetic steel assemblies being arranged so that the same poles face each other.

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