Patents Examined by Terrance L. Kenerly
  • Patent number: 11840290
    Abstract: In an electric power steering device in which a control unit and a motor are integrated, when the control unit is housed in a case, although a frame, by which the motor and the control unit are compartmentalized, is required, there have been problems in that the case is deformed by a pressure which influences the case when the frame is provided, and a position accuracy of a shaft center of a rotation shaft of the motor is worsened. Therefore, in order to reduce a deformation of the case, a step portion is provided at an inner wall surface of the case and the frame is contacted to the step portion, and moreover, a connecting portion is provided between an outer circumference portion of the frame and an inner circumference portion of the case, whereby a movement of the frame is restrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Onishi, Toyoaki Udo
  • Patent number: 11843285
    Abstract: Systems and methods for constructing a motor having a stator, and a plurality of rotor sections secured to a shaft which is positioned to rotate within a bore of the stator. Each rotor section has permanent magnets forming corresponding magnetic poles. Each rotor section has first and second inwardly facing keyways which are identically positioned in each rotor section and are configured to enable each rotor section to be alternately positioned in at least three distinct circumferential orientations with respect to a key of the shaft. A first subset of the rotor sections is secured to the shaft in a first one of the circumferential orientations, a second subset of the rotor sections is secured to the shaft in a second one of the circumferential orientations, and a third subset of the rotor sections is secured to the shaft in a third one of the circumferential orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: David M. Tanner, Mark Bellmyer, Ameen Muhammed
  • Patent number: 11837916
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce stress caused by press-fitting of a shaft on an outer edge portion side of a rotor. A rotor for a rotating electric machine includes a shaft and a rotor iron core, the shaft coupled to the rotor iron core. The rotor iron core includes: an outer edge portion housing a magnet; an inner edge portion coupled to the shaft; and a rib portion having a lightening portion that is formed inside between the outer edge portion and the inner edge portion. The rib portion includes: a through-hole forming portion connected to the outer edge portion and having a through-hole inside; and a bridge portion connecting the through-hole forming portion and the inner edge portion. The bridge portion includes: a second bridge portion connected to the through-hole forming portion and protruding outward; and a first bridge portion having one end connected to the inner edge portion and another end connected to the second bridge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Miyagi, Toshiki Takahashi, Hayato Fujita, Yuichiro Baba, Kenji Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11837940
    Abstract: A transmission mechanism device includes a transmission mechanism including a hollow shaft, and a bearing supporting an outer face of the shaft. A holder holding the bearing is on the inner face of a housing of the transmission mechanism. The holder has a facing face facing an end of the shaft, a tubular portion holding the bearing and protruding in the axial direction radially from the facing face, and a rib inside the tubular portion and protruding in the axial direction from the facing face. The rib extends in a concave shape opening upward. A lower end of an inner face of the rib is below an upper end of an inner face of the shaft when viewed from the axial direction. At least one end of the rib in an extending direction faces an inner face of the tubular portion via a gap when viewed from the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakata, Yuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11831219
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric motor comprising a crankshaft extending along an axis (X-X) coinciding with an axis of rotation of the crankshaft, and at least one steel plate having slots for housing magnets. The steel plate includes a central seat, keyed to an outer side wall of the crankshaft according to an interference coupling, wherein the steel plate is coupled to the crankshaft at the central seat by a first tooth obtained on the steel plate, which projects towards the associated crankshaft and a first radial seat, obtained on the outer side wall of the crankshaft. The first radial seat has an isosceles trapezium cross-section delimited laterally by a pair of oblique sides converging towards the axis of rotation. The first tooth has a ‘V’ cross-section with a pair of curvilinear side walls, suitable for interfacing against the oblique sides of the first radial seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: MARELLI EUROPE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Salvatore Stamato, Francesco Leli
  • Patent number: 11827371
    Abstract: An electrical power system for an aircraft includes a DC:AC power electronics converter and a transverse flux electrical machine. The transverse flux electrical machine includes a rotor that is coupleable to a rotating shaft of a propulsor of the aircraft, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of permanent magnets defining a number, NP, of evenly distributed rotor poles. The transverse flux electrical machine further includes a stator arranged to interact with the rotor, such that a torque is produced. The stator includes a plurality of coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Ellis F H Chong, Andreas Reeh, Johannes Gabriel Bauer, Anton Rudenko
  • Patent number: 11824355
    Abstract: A system may include a flywheel including one or more plates and coupled at a central axis of rotation to a flywheel bearing, the flywheel being adapted to rotate about the central axis. A system may include a flywheel housing providing vertical support to the flywheel bearing. A system may include the flywheel bearing coupling the flywheel to the flywheel housing. A system may include a motor assembly including a motor adapted to convert an input electrical current to rotational momentum by spinning up the flywheel, the motor further being adapted to convert the rotational momentum of the flywheel into an output electrical current. A system may include a flywheel coupling adapted to couple the motor assembly with the flywheel and impart rotational force between the motor and the flywheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Torus Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Walkingshaw, Calab Nelson, Tanner Bean, Cliff Lambarth, Jason Eichorst
  • Patent number: 11811292
    Abstract: A tumbler-type vehicle-mounted flywheel energy storage device with five-degree-of-freedom magnetic suspension support for an electric vehicle is provided. A flywheel is formed into a bowl by a metal flywheel rotor and a composite material ring by interference fit. The metal flywheel rotor comprises an upper-section ring, a mid-section hollow hemisphere, and a lower-section ring. The composite material ring is closely fitted outside the upper-section ring to form a bowl-shaped bowl opening part. An annular axial thrust disc protrudes inward in a radial direction from an inner wall on a bottom end of the upper-section ring. An area above the axial thrust disc is a bowl opening empty slot layer, and an area below the axial thrust disc is a sphere empty slot layer and a bowl bottom empty slot layer in sequence, which form an inner cavity of the flywheel. A supporting frame is fitted in an inner stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Weiyu Zhang, Lindong Zhang, Huangqiu Zhu, Long Shan, Juexin Yu, Jianping Wang
  • Patent number: 11811277
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine unit includes a first and second rotating electric machine, a power control unit (PCU), a drive shaft, and a power transmission part. The first and second rotating electric machines have rotary shafts parallel to each other, and are disposed along a vehicle front-rear direction orthogonal to an axial direction of each rotary shaft. The PCU is disposed below the first and the second rotating electric machines in a vehicle up-down direction orthogonal to the axial direction of each rotary shaft. The drive shaft is disposed below the first rotating electric machine and behind the PCU. The power transmission part transmitting power between each rotary shaft and the drive shaft is disposed on the right side of each rotating electric machine and the PCU. A direction in which an outer shape of the PCU is longest is parallel to the vehicle front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro Uneme
  • Patent number: 11799347
    Abstract: A heel assembly of a submersible oil-filled electric motor contains a thrust bearing and an annular heel having grooves, enabling pumping liquid into the grooves when the heel rotates. The heel assembly is made with a through channel for fluid flow. At least part of the surface of the channel is formed by the inner annular surfaces of the heel and thrust bearing, and the above grooves are arcuate and form at least the first and second group of grooves. In the first group of grooves, each groove is made with an end closed for the fluid flow and with an end open for the fluid flow, located on the outer boundary of the annular heel with an outer diameter D1. In the second group of grooves, each groove is made with an end closed for the fluid flow and with an end open for the fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Lex Submersible Pumps FZE Company
    Inventors: Anton Shakirov, Vitaly Koropetskiy, Iaroslav Alekseev, Vadim Batalov, Anton Gorislavskiy, Anton Shkolnyi
  • Patent number: 11799349
    Abstract: The present invention may provide a motor including a rotary shaft, a yoke coupled to the rotary shaft, a stator disposed between the rotary shaft and the yoke, a magnet disposed between the stator and the yoke, a bearing housing disposed between the stator and the rotary shaft, a first bearing disposed between the yoke and the bearing housing, and a second bearing disposed between the bearing housing and the rotary shaft, wherein the stator includes a stator core and a first insulator and a second insulator which are coupled to the stator core, a portion of the first insulator is disposed between the first bearing and the stator core, and a portion of the second insulator is in contact with the bearing housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young Dae Park
  • Patent number: 11791686
    Abstract: The invention mainly concerns a rotating electrical machine, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a bearing (15) comprising a recess (17) for receiving a shaft bearing guiding the rotation of the shaft, characterised in that the bearing (15) comprises: —a first part (15. I) produced from a first material comprising: —the recess (17) for receiving the shaft bearing, —an interface (51) for mounting a bearing (50) of a pinion (49) external to the rotating electrical machine, and —a second part (15.2) produced from a second material comprising: —a transverse wall (53), and —a skirt (54) extending from the transverse wall (53) at least partially surrounding the stator (11), —the second part (15.2) being overmoulded on the first part (15.1) so as to form a strong bearing (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Cédric Ledieu, Jean-Claude Labrosse
  • Patent number: 11791685
    Abstract: The hollow shaft motor according to the present invention comprises: a housing 11 having a cylindrical shape; an upper cover 12 coupled to an upper portion of the housing 11; a lower cover 15 coupled to a lower portion of the housing 11; a stator assembly 20 located in the housing 11; and a rotor assembly 30 located in the stator assembly 20 to rotate, wherein the rotor assembly 30 comprises a hollow shaft 31, a rotor core 32 coupled to an outer circumference of the hollow shaft 31, and a plurality of magnets 33 attached to an outer circumference of the rotor core 32, and the upper cover 12 comprises a bus bar receiving part 12A in which a bus bar 120 is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BMC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ok Yun Kim, Kea Ho Lee, Haeng Chul Sin, Gwan Seon Jeong
  • Patent number: 11791688
    Abstract: The hollow shaft motor according to the present invention comprises: a housing 11 having a cylindrical shape; an upper cover 12 coupled to an upper portion of the housing 11; a lower cover 15 coupled to a lower portion of the housing 11; a stator assembly 20 located in the housing 11; and a rotor assembly 30 located in the stator assembly 20 to rotate, wherein the rotor assembly 30 comprises a hollow shaft 31, a rotor core 32 coupled to an outer circumference of the hollow shaft 31, and a plurality of magnets 33 attached to an outer circumference of the rotor core 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BMC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ok Yun Kim, Kea Ho Lee, Haeng Chul Sin, Gwan Seon Jeong
  • Patent number: 11788734
    Abstract: A system for combined heat and electric power generation, preferably including a heat reservoir and one or more electric generators, each preferably including a heat source and an energy converter. A method for combined heat and electric power generation, preferably including activating an electric generator, deactivating the electric generator, and/or providing heat from a heat reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Spark Thermionics, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam G. Lorimer, Jared William Schwede
  • Patent number: 11784535
    Abstract: An actuator includes: a first motor including a first stator and a first rotor; a second motor and including a second stator and a second rotor; a shaft member penetrating through the first rotor and the second rotor, and including a first part protruding from the first rotor toward an opposite side to the second rotor and including a spline groove, and a second part protruding from the second rotor toward an opposite side to the first rotor and including a male screw portion; a spline outer cylinder engaging with the spline groove to guide the shaft member and configured to rotate together with the first rotor to enable the shaft member to rotate; and a nut member provided with a female screw portion engaging with the male screw portion of the shaft member, and configured to rotate together with the second rotor to enable the shaft member to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Koizumi, Hayao Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11784542
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a cover assembly and a motor comprising same, the cover assembly comprising: a cover plate; a ground terminal disposed on the cover plate; and a capacitor connected to the ground terminal by means of a wire. The ground terminal comprises: a body unit; a ground unit bent from one area of the upper end of the body unit to a first direction; clip units extending from both sides of the body unit to a second direction that is opposite from the first direction; and a coupling unit extending from the lower part of the body unit. The wire is coupled to the clip units by means of insertion. Accordingly, the present invention enables the wire of the capacitor to be fixed in a temporarily assembled state and thus enables an automation process during assembly of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Seob Shim, Seong Hun Oh, Namu Jo
  • Patent number: 11784531
    Abstract: An electrical discharging device electrically connects a shaft of a motor and a housing. A plate portion of the housing has an opening through which the shaft is inserted and expands in a radial direction. A cover member is disposed on the plate portion and covers the electrical discharging device. A seal member is disposed between the shaft and the plate portion in the opening. The through hole is disposed in the plate portion and/or the cover member. The electrical discharging device is accommodated in an accommodation space surrounded by the plate portion and the cover member. The accommodation space is connected to the outside through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Makino, Tsubasa Hirayama, Masahiro Kokubo
  • Patent number: 11784532
    Abstract: A shaft of a motor includes a first shaft having a tubular shape extending in an axial direction, a lid portion disposed in one axial end portion of the first shaft, a second shaft extending on one axial side from the lid portion, a first shaft through hole penetrating the first shaft in a radial direction, and a second shaft through hole communicating with an inside of the first shaft and an external space of the shaft. The lid portion and the second shaft have conductivity. The second shaft through hole is disposed on one axial side with respect to the first shaft through hole. The second shaft is in contact with an electrical discharging device that electrically connects the shaft and the housing of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Makino, Tsubasa Hirayama, Masato Aono
  • Patent number: 11777349
    Abstract: A system for a rotor with directional magnetic field configured for use in electric aircraft motor that includes a magnet array having an outer cylindrical surface, an inner cylindrical surface, an upper edge, and a lower edge, which further includes a plurality of magnets, where the plurality of magnets is configured to create a directional magnet field and an electrically insulating epoxy, where the electrically insulating epoxy envelops at least a portion of the plurality of magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Herman Wiegman