Patents Examined by Dang D. Le
  • Patent number: 11967867
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes: a field element that includes a magnet portion that includes a plurality of magnetic poles; an armature that includes an armature winding of multiple phases; and a power converter that is electrically connected to the armature winding. The rotating electric machine also includes: a plurality of electrical components that configure the power converter; and a housing member that includes a cylindrical portion that is provided on a radially inner side of a magnetic circuit portion that includes the magnet portion and the armature winding, and to which the plurality of electrical components are disposed. The cylindrical portion is provided with a coolant passage through which a coolant flows. The plurality of electrical components are arranged in the housing member on a radially inner side of the cylindrical portion, in a circumferential direction along the cylindrical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohisa Sano, Yuki Takahashi, Ryota Tanabe, Yuta Hashimoto, Wataru Funatsu, Norihiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11962209
    Abstract: An axial flux induction machine including at least two stator and one rotor where the stators include an inner and outer ring of coils. The stator includes at least two mirrored structure constructed such as to secure wire coils, amplify magnetic characteristics, and provide a structure upon which to secure a rotary shaft or through which a rotary shaft may be run. The structures supporting either the outer or inner ring of coils can be in contact between the two stators and the outer ring can be spaced further from the rotary shaft than the inner ring of coils and also further from the rotary shaft than an outer edge of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Torev Corporation
    Inventor: Roderick James Brogan
  • Patent number: 11962224
    Abstract: A rotor includes a shaft extending in an axial direction, a cylindrical magnet portion provided at an outer peripheral portion of the shaft, a cylindrical scattering-prevention member provided so as to cover an outer peripheral surface of the magnet portion, a first balancing member provided at one end of the magnet portion in the axial direction, and a second balancing member provided at the other end of the magnet portion in the axial direction from which one end side of the shaft extends in the axial direction and having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the scattering-prevention member and the second balancing member has an end surface in contact with the magnet portion, the end surface being not surrounded by the scattering-prevention member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuchika Tsuchida, Naoki Tamura
  • Patent number: 11955863
    Abstract: A motor assembly includes a stator having a stator core, stator windings, and a routing insulator configured to electrically insulate the stator core from the stator windings; a rotor rotatably received within the stator; and a bearing bridge received at least partially within the routing insulator and including a main body forming a center pocket arranged to support a bearing of the rotor shaft. A circuit board is provided including a circuit board, and an overmold structure forming an annular body on a surface of the circuit board arranged to mate with the main body of the bearing bridge to substantially seal the center pocket from ingress of debris particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Jefferies, David J. Smith, Marcus E. E. Rydin, Justin H. Ayers, Sumiteru Mori, Kristopher Cochran
  • Patent number: 11955845
    Abstract: An axial flux motor incorporates a rotor having a plurality of pockets receiving magnet assemblies. A retention device is engaged from an inactive surface of at least one magnet assembly to one or more structural elements surrounding an associate one of the plurality of pockets in the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Ricci, David B. Paden, Brian J. Clark, Claire Cappe, Zachary J. Marshall, Bradley E. Paden
  • Patent number: 11955857
    Abstract: In this armature, a joint portion is insulated by a joint portion insulating member that has a sheet shape and that includes a facing surface insulating part that covers a facing surface of the joint portion and a circumferential surface insulating part that covers a circumferential surface of the joint portion. The facing surface insulating parts adjacent to each other in a radial direction are connected by the circumferential surface insulating part on one side or another side in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Koga, Takahiro Kobuchi
  • Patent number: 11936242
    Abstract: Described is an electrical machine (1) which comprises two end shields (6, 7), a stator (5) which is arranged between the two end shields (6, 7) and has a stator laminated core (11, 11a) and stator windings (12) arranged therein, and a rotor (3) which is arranged in the stator (5) and has a rotor shaft (2) mounted rotatably in the two end shields (6, 7). The electrical machine (1) furthermore has cooling channels (13) arranged fully in the stator laminated core (11, 11a) and edged by the latter. Furthermore described are a gear motor (30) comprising such an electrical machine (1), as well as a vehicle (20) comprising such an electrical machine (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Dieterich, Bianca Hofmann
  • Patent number: 11936254
    Abstract: An electrical machine includes a non-rotating part, a rotating part, at least one bearing that includes a rotating ring and a non-rotating ring and supports the rotating part, a grounding brush fixed and secured to the non-rotating part, and having a free end extending towards the rotating ring of the bearing, and a conductive layer covering a portion of a surface of the rotating ring of the bearing such that the free end of the grounding brush is in contact with the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Mathieu Hubert, Paul Feliciano, Thomas Perrotin, Anthony Simonin
  • Patent number: 11936257
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transverse magnetic flux motor having a stator and a rotor. The stator adopts a tooth and yoke separation structure. Multiple stator teeth are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of a stator yoke. The stator teeth or the stator yoke are wound with a stator winding. The rotor is provided on one side of the stator near the stator teeth in the axial direction, and has a back iron and multiple permanent magnets arranged in sequence along the circumferential direction. The permanent magnets are magnetized along the axial direction, and the polarities of adjacent permanent magnets are different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: HUAI'AN WELLING MOTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., GUANGDONG WELLING MOTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenrui Li, Yajun Zuo, Hu Li, Minghu Yu
  • Patent number: 11929642
    Abstract: A generator including a stator frame, a plurality of stator donuts including a plurality of circumferentially disposed notches, and a plurality of a wedge assemblies for mounting the stator donuts to a plurality of building bolts is presented. Each wedge assembly includes a set of opposing wedges. The set of opposing wedges are positioned within a notch in a stator donut to create a locking force between a building bolt and the stator core. The wedge assembly also includes a tensioning bolt to set the opposing wedges to a position creating the locking force between the stator core and the building bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michael R. Vindler, Michael A. Hall
  • Patent number: 11916447
    Abstract: A brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor is provided. The motor includes a stator including a stator core, stator teeth, and windings; a rotor shaft disposed within the stator and extending along a longitudinal axis; and a rotor. The rotor includes a rotor core including an inner body mounted on the rotor shaft and radial projections projecting outwardly from the inner body, a permanent magnet mounted on an outer end of the radial projections, and a mold structure formed in contact with the radial projections and configured to secure the permanent magnet to the rotor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Tong Zheng, Yeli Gu, Fulong Liu, Changxing Lu, Abraham Sanchez, Shailesh P. Waikar, David J. Smith
  • Patent number: 11909269
    Abstract: A combined fixed fan for a disc-type motor includes a front fixing sheet (1), a fan (2) and a rear fixing sheet (3) in sequence in an axial direction, wherein the front fixing sheet and the rear fixing sheet are both circular sheets with a central hole (10), and are provided with magnet fixing holes (4) evenly arranged in a circle, the fan (2) is integrally provided with an annular column-shaped spacing frame (11), a center of the fan (2) is axially provided with a shaft hole (15) for a motor rotating shaft to pass through, and a plurality of fan blades (13) arranged around the shaft hole (15) are arranged in the spacing frame (11); and a side surface of the spacing frame is provided with a plurality of air outlet channels (16) evenly arranged in a circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Renwei Yu
  • Patent number: 11909270
    Abstract: A hybrid rotor assembly is provided. The assembly utilizes two different types of magnets within the lamination cavities of the lamination stack: sintered permanent magnets and bonded magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventor: Emad Dlala
  • Patent number: 11901765
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electromagnetic motors. In some disclosed embodiments, an electromagnetic motor or generator comprise a coil and a stator comprising a 3D-printed former disposed within the coil, the former comprising a cavity containing fluid particles of material in liquid or powdered form, the particles having a relative permeability which is greater than that of air. The particles are free to move and align with the magnetic field in manner according to the strength and pattern of the induced field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: EPROPELLED LIMITED
    Inventors: Nabeel Ahmed Shirazee, Narotam Singh Grewal
  • Patent number: 11894754
    Abstract: A hand held power tool that includes a housing, a power source input configured to receive power from a power source, and a brushed motor located within the housing. The brushed motor is configured to receive power from the power source input. The brushed motor includes a first primary stator pole including a first pole neck and a first pole arc, a second primary stator pole including a second pole neck and a second pole arc, a first stator interpole including a first interpole neck, and a second stator interpole including a second interpole neck. The first stator interpole and the second stator interpole are each positioned between the first primary stator pole and the second primary stator pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: David Rose
  • Patent number: 11894736
    Abstract: A motor includes: a stator having a plurality of electromagnets and a plurality of rolling elements arranged around the electromagnets; and a rotor having a plurality of rotor traction components arranged to engage the plurality of rolling elements; and a control circuit. The plurality of rolling elements are arranged relative to the plurality of rotor traction components to form a gap between the plurality of rolling elements and the plurality of rotor traction components. The control circuit is configured to activate the plurality of electromagnets to cause the rotor to pivot about a pivot point defined in a spherical bearing and change the gap such that the rotor compresses against the stator and the plurality of rolling elements and the plurality of rotor traction components translate the compression into tangential thrust and rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew J. Rubin
  • Patent number: 11891999
    Abstract: An improved an end cap assembly for a fuel pump is provided. The end cap assembly includes first and second brush caps herein that are overmolded onto first and second shunt wires to ensure a fluid-tight seal around the shunt wires without requiring heat staking, sonic welding, or melt flowing the end cap to the shunt wires. The brush caps are cone-shaped and include a snap-fit feature that retains the brush caps in place when the endcap assembly is transported prior to being assembled to a fuel pump body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
    Inventors: Luis M. Porras, Sarah Cruz, Jonathan R. Martinez, Isai Chavez, Hector R. Mendoza
  • Patent number: 11888382
    Abstract: A scooter motor includes a stator unit, a rotor unit and a brake unit. The stator unit is fixedly mounted on the fixed shaft of the motor, and the rotor unit is rotatably mounted on the fixed shaft. The brake unit includes a friction plate component and an electromagnetic clutch component. The electromagnetic clutch component is configured to drive the friction plate component to press to brake. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the scooter motor drives the rotor unit to rotate by the cooperation between the stator unit and the rotor unit to drive the scooter, additionally, the stator unit controls the rotation of the rotor unit by using the friction plate component and the electromagnetic clutch component to realize the braking of the scooter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GOLDEN MOTOR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Zhang He
  • Patent number: 11884416
    Abstract: An electric generator assembly for an aircraft is provided. The electric generator assembly includes: a main generator having a main rotor and a main stator, the main stator includes a first three-phase winding and a second three-phase winding, the first and second three-phase windings each configured to have a voltage induced therein by the main rotor, the first three-phase winding defining a phase shift from the second three-phase winding greater than zero degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hao Huang, David Dimitri Karipides, Jia Xiaochuan
  • Patent number: 11888367
    Abstract: A voltage limit ellipse is defined in a d-q coordinate system of a rotating electric machine by d-axis and q-axis currents flowing through an armature coil when the magnitude of a voltage vector applied to the armature coil is equal to a voltage limit value. The product of the number of electrical conductor sections per pole in each phase and the number of poles of the rotating electric machine is set to have, when the rotational speed of the rotating electric machine is equal to a maximum rotational speed, the center of the voltage limit ellipse located outside an electric-current limit circle and in a negative d-axis region in the d-q coordinate system and a positive-d-axis-side vertex of the voltage limit ellipse located inside or on the electric-current limit circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuki Takahashi