Sintered Cylindrical Magnet Rotor for Stronger High-Speed Armoring

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing method of shrink-fitting an armoring ring to a permanent magnet to a rotor armoring ring to a rotor armoring rotor armoring rotor arm to a rotor arm to a rotor of a rotor arm to a rotor of a motor, which requires precise surface roughness adjustments and tolerance control, decreases the productivity of the motor rotor and the electric motor and turbocharger.

Innovation Solution

Integrally sintering a cylindrical magnet and armoring ring by forming a composite molded body with metal powder molded bodies of different materials, allowing for diffusion bonding without the need for precise surface roughness adjustments and tolerance control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If the armoring ring is shrink-fitted to the outer circumference of the permanent magnet, then the joint strength between the magnet and armoring ring is improved, but the manufacturing complexity and time consumption increase due to the need for precise surface roughness adjustments and tolerance control

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvejoint strengthVSAvoidproductivity
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The magnet and armoring ring are merged into a single integrated component through integral sintering, eliminating the need for separate shrink-fitting operations. This combining of previously separate parts into one sintered structure directly resolves the contradiction by removing the complex surface preparation and tolerance control steps while maintaining the strong joint through diffusion bonding at the interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the manufacturing parameters from precision mechanical dimensions (surface roughness, tight tolerances) to sintering parameters (temperature, pressure, time). By transforming the joining process from mechanical shrink-fitting to thermal diffusion bonding, the need for precise dimensional control is eliminated while still achieving strong joint strength through controlled sintering conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Strength

If the armoring ring is shrink-fitted to the outer circumference of the permanent magnet, then the joint strength between the magnet and armoring ring is improved, but the manufacturing process complexity increases due to multiple processing steps

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvejoint strengthVSAvoidmanufacturing process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The magnet and armoring ring are merged into a single integrated component through integral sintering, eliminating the need for separate shrink-fitting operations. This combining of previously separate parts into one sintered structure directly resolves the contradiction by removing the complex surface preparation and tolerance control steps while maintaining the strong joint through diffusion bonding at the interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the manufacturing parameters from precision mechanical dimensions (surface roughness, tight tolerances) to sintering parameters (temperature, pressure, time). By transforming the joining process from mechanical shrink-fitting to thermal diffusion bonding, the need for precise dimensional control is eliminated while still achieving strong joint strength through controlled sintering conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Strength

If the armoring ring is shrink-fitted to the outer circumference of the permanent magnet, then the joint strength between the magnet and armoring ring is improved, but the production time increases due to polishing and tolerance control requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvejoint strengthVSAvoidproduction time
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The magnet and armoring ring are merged into a single integrated component through integral sintering, eliminating the need for separate shrink-fitting operations. This combining of previously separate parts into one sintered structure directly resolves the contradiction by removing the complex surface preparation and tolerance control steps while maintaining the strong joint through diffusion bonding at the interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the manufacturing parameters from precision mechanical dimensions (surface roughness, tight tolerances) to sintering parameters (temperature, pressure, time). By transforming the joining process from mechanical shrink-fitting to thermal diffusion bonding, the need for precise dimensional control is eliminated while still achieving strong joint strength through controlled sintering conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Improves the productivity of the motor rotor, electric motor, and turbocharger by ensuring a strong joint between the magnet and armoring ring, enabling efficient torque transmission during high-speed rotation.

Implementation Method 1

The magnet and the armoring ring are integrally sintered

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSintering: Sintering

Implementation Method 2

allowing for diffusion bonding without the need for precise surface roughness adjustments and tolerance control

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDiffusion bonding: Diffusion Welding

Data Source

PatentUS20250343452A1Motor rotor with cylindrical magnet
Publication Date: 2025.11.06 IHI CORP
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AI summary

A motor rotor includes a cylindrical permanent magnet located around a rotary shaft, and a cylindrical armoring ring located around the permanent magnet. The permanent magnet and the armoring ring are integrally sintered.