Abstract: An apparatus for positioning at least one motor brush in an electric motor having a motor housing, comprising a base ring secured to the motor housing, an upper ring disposed adjacent to and moveable relative to the base ring, and an indexing member for aligning the upper ring with the base ring. The base ring includes a first indexing portion, an axially inwardly facing surface disposed adjacent to the motor housing and a second axially outwardly facing surface offset from the first axially inwardly facing surface. The upper ring includes a second indexing portion, a third axially inwardly facing surface disposed adjacent to the second axially outwardly facing surface of the base ring and a fourth axially outwardly facing surface offset outward from the third axially inwardly facing surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a travelling wave machine which includes a stator and a rotor, wherein at least one stator coil and/or one rotor coil is arranged in at least one groove of the stator or the rotor, respectively, and wherein the stator coil or the rotor coil, respectively, projects from the groove at both sides in a longitudinal direction under the formation of a coil head, characterized in that the cross section of the stator coil or of the rotor coil, respectively, in the area of the respective groove differs from the cross section of the stator coil or the rotor coil, respectively, in the area of the coil head.

Abstract: A rotor (11) for a synchronous motor is provided with a plurality of magnets (15) being substantially V-shaped in cross-section. The V-shaped cross-section is defined by an inner V-surface (25), an outer V-surface (19) and an outward face (23) facing outwardly. A first angle &agr; is subtended between a first straight line connecting a point of intersection (31) of the outer V-surface (19) and the outward face (23) and a second straight line connecting the center (35) of the rotor (11) and the acute angle point (27). A second angle &bgr; is subtended between the first straight line and a third straight line connecting a point of intersection (33) of the inner V-surface (25) and the outward face (23). By setting the angle &bgr; to be larger than 20 percent of the angle &agr;, leakage flux at both ends of the magnets (15) is reduced.

Abstract: Coil ends (19) of a stator coil (18) having a cross sectional shape like a flat rectangular are constructed by first portions extending from an outer layer of a pair of slots apart from predetermined pitches in an axial direction and slanting in a circumferential direction, second portions extending from an inner layer of the other of the pair of the slots in the axial direction and slanting in the circumferential direction, and third portions positioned at ends of the coil ends (19) in the axial directions, elongated in the radial direction and connected to ends of the first and second portions in the axial direction, and in all of the first, second and third portions, long sides (300) of the cross sectional flat rectangular view of the stator coil (18) are arranged to be substantially in parallel with an end surface of the stator whereby the coil ends are lowered; and the coils are arranged without a gap.

Abstract: A pole for use in a magnetic circuit includes a flux-passing portion for passing magnetic flux and a cap. The flux-passing portion has a face through which at least some of the magnetic flux passes and to which the cap is fixed. The cap is made of a permeable material and is formed to impede eddy currents in the cap. The cap may have a top and bottom surface joined by a shoulder to provide a distribution of magnetic flux through the shoulder that is less concentrated than the flux distribution through a 90-degree corner. The pole may be incorporated into a generator, a motor, a linear motor, or a portable engine-driven generator to increase the efficiency thereof.

Abstract: A method of producing the core of an electric motor by providing a stack of laminations of magnetic material. Windows are formed in the laminations for one or more magnetic elements to be placed in each window. Each window has an end edge portion (17) which is to be at the peripheral edge (18) of the lamination of the finished version of the rotor. The laminations originally have an annular radial extension (60-61) and after the core is assembled with end caps, the annular radial extension (60-61) is removed so that the window end edge portions (17) are at the periphery (18) of the laminations. There is a polar peripheral portion (20) between each window and the periphery (18) of the lamination and an intermediate peripheral portion (40) between two adjacent polar peripheral portions, with such intermediate polar portions having reduced electrical conductibility and reduced magnetic permeability.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a high speed spindle motor comprising a stator assembly including a stator having multiple conductors that create a plurality of magnetic fields when electrical current is conducted by the conductors and a body of a phase change material such as a thermoplastic substantially encapsulating the stator. A rotatable hub having a magnet connected thereto is in operable proximity to the stator. The high speed motor also includes a shaft, a bearing surrounding the shaft and one of the bearing or shaft being fixed to the stator assembly and the other of the bearing or shaft being fixed to the rotatable hub. Hard disc drives using the motor, and methods of developing and constructing the motor and hard disc drives are also disclosed.

Abstract: A motor is incorporated in a cylindrical body which is a rotary brush. Rotation of a rotor of the motor, directly or via a speed reduction mechanism, drives the rotary brush. Cooling air runs through the cylindrical body so that the motor is cooled and protected. The rotary brush and an electric apparatus using the rotary brush can be downsized and easily.

Abstract: A galvanometer unit includes a limited-rotation motor with a load element such as a mirror attached to a shaft extending from the motor. In a servo loop that controls the angular position of the mirror, a position-sensor attached to the shaft provides position feedback information. The sensor includes a rotor which is positioned at the null point of the fundamental torsional resonance mode of the rotating system, thereby essentially eliminating feedback components resulting from the resonance.

Abstract: A power generating system. The system enhances output, in which a motor of about 700 W to 750 W produces horsepower to rotate a power generating unit, causing the power generating unit to produce electricity, and a transmission device is coupled between the motor and the power generating unit to increase the horsepower of the motor to the power generating unit two to three times by the application of inertia force and lever force.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spindle motor with a magnetic seal. A method and an apparatus are described for sealing spindle motors, preferably those used for disk storage units.

Abstract: An AC generator for a vehicle includes a plurality of output lead wires having a generally rectangular cross-section with longer sides being parallel to a radial direction of the rotor and a rectifier unit having a pair of positive and negative metal heat sinks with a plurality of pairs of a positive rectifier element welded to the heat sinks and a terminal member. The terminal member has a plurality of metal terminals for connecting the rectifier elements so as to provide a structure for provisionally holding the rectifier unit only by the lead wires.

Abstract: Rotary synchronous machine includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a magnetic field core and an armature core magnetically separated from each other. The rotor includes a plurality of magnetic substance segments which are magnetically separated from each other in a direction of rotation but are magnetically coupled with both of the magnetic field core and armature core. The rotor and magnetic field core are arranged to cause an axial thrust to the rotor depending on the intensity of electric currents passed through filed windings. Namely, the rotor and magnetic field core are arranged in such a manner that magnetic attraction (magnetic coupling) occurs between the rotor and the magnetic field core in a same direction as a rotational axis or at a predetermined non-normal angle relative to the rotational axis.

Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine which rotor includes a multi-faced shaft, a plurality of pole pieces and permanent magnets carried by the shaft and a plurality of the rods extending between a pair of lateral flanges and passing through the pole pieces between the flanges to retain the pole pieces on the shaft, the pole pieces retaining the magnets on faces of the shaft.

Abstract: A stepping motor includes (a) a rotor being driven by exciting a driving coil, (b) a position detector including a magnetic flux generator for outputting a signal in the same phase as a polarity position of a magnet mounted to the rotor and a magnetic sensor receiving magnetic force from the magnetic flux generator, (c) a controller for controlling the stepping motor responsive to a position detection signal supplied from the position detector, (d) a board on which the magnetic sensor and the controller are mounted, and (e) a sensor cover for positioning the magnetic sensor, dissipating heat of the controller and for covering at least a part of the position detector and the controller. This structure allows the controller and the magnetic sensor to avoid the heat generated by the stepping motor.

Abstract: An electromagnetic vibrator includes a vibration generating mechanism; a case for containing at least part of the vibration generating mechanism; a power supply terminal for supplying power to the vibration generating mechanism, protruding from the case; an elastic body covering at least part of the case; and an elastic pressing body deformable under pressure, formed in part of the elastic body. When the electromagnetic vibrator is incorporated into a device, part of the device presses the case. Correspondingly, the elastic pressing body presses the power supply terminal toward a power supply land disposed on the device side, and the power supply terminal contacts the power supply land thereby electrically connecting itself to the power supply land. With this construction is provided a highly reliable electromagnetic vibrator and device incorporating the electromagnetic vibrator with electric connections having high vibration resistance and impact resistance.

Abstract: The cooling system cools the stator and/or the rotor of a generator. Oxidation-resistant cooling channels are provided in the stator and/or in the rotor. Low conductivity for the coolant flowing through the cooling circuit is ensured by feeding fresh coolant into the cooling circuit, whereby the fresh coolant has a lower electric conductivity than the coolant in the cooling circuit.

Abstract: A galvano mirror unit includes a galvano mirror, a rotor to which the galvano mirror is mounted, a stator that rotatably supports the rotor about a rotation axis, a pair of center pins provided to the stator, and a pair of receive members provided to the rotor. The receive members respectively receive the center pins. The rotor is pivoted by the engagement of the center pin and the receive member.

Abstract: A centrifugal separator comprises a housing through which extends a spindle on which is mounted a centrifuge rotor. The rotor is mounted on journal bearing bushes that are lubricated by the liquid supplied at pressure to the rotor and the weight of the liquid-filled rotor is carried by magnetic repulsion thrust bearing comprising permanent magnets secured one each to the housing and rotor. The spaced magnets run without contact noise and frictional losses, improving rotational speed available from the supply pressure, and lateral (radial) instability that is inherent between repelling magnets and normally disliked puts a radial bias on the journal bearings which may result in quieter running by inhibiting vibration, particularly when the journal bushes are starved of liquid supply during wind-down. Alternatively or additionally, supply pressure induced lift of the rotor may be borne by a magnetic repulsion thrust bearing. The magnets may be permanent and/or electromagnets.

Abstract: A non-contact driving motor capable of keeping its non-contact state irrespective of its start-up or stoppage condition, thereby obtaining a semi-permanent durability.