Brake Patents (Class 310/77)
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Patent number: 7594566Abstract: Blocking apparatus, as well as a gearbox drive unit containing such a blocking apparatus, as well as a method for production of a gearbox drive unit such as this for blocking any rotary movement of a shaft (14) with respect to a housing (16) of the gearbox drive unit (10), having a first blocking element (32) which can rotate and having a second blocking element (34) which can be moved with respect to the first blocking element (32) by means of at least one electromagnet (44) and at least one return element (42), with the blocking elements (32, 34) engaging with one another in an interlocking form in the axial direction in the blocked state, and with at least one acoustic damping element (28) being arranged axially between the interlock (85) and the electromagnet (44).Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2006Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Ulrich Rettmar, Peter Klobes
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Publication number: 20090230791Abstract: The invention concerns an electric drive unit with a steering motor and a propulsion motor which are arranged co-axially with one another and which, respectively, steer a wheel of the vehicle or drive it in the sense of propulsive movement. A first motor (1) has a hollow drive shaft (2), through which passes a second drive shaft (3) of the second motor (4). The second drive shaft (3) also extends through an outer wall (5) of the drive unit and, on the outside (6), is connected rotationally fixed to a fan wheel (7), such that air for cooling is blown outside along the housing of the drive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2006Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Stephan Scharfenberg, Roland Altvater, Kai Heinrich, Markus Nold, Torsten Hering
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Patent number: 7590030Abstract: It is intended to provide a governor that is small, does not produce wear particles or noise, is low cost, is not affected by differences in attitude, is not affected by magnetism, and has outstanding durability. The governor has a rotor that rotates using energy supplied from an energy storage means through a power transfer means, a wing having wing surfaces perpendicular to the rotational axis of the rotor, and disposed movably to an outside circumference side radially to the rotor by means of centrifugal force produced by rotor rotation, a zigzag spring disposed between the rotor and wing for pulling the wing to the inside circumference side radially to the rotor, and an opposing member disposed to the outside circumference of the rotor and having an opposing surface located opposite and separated a predetermined gap from the wing surface when the wing moves to the outside circumference side radially to the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2006Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masatoshi Moteki, Osamu Takahashi
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Patent number: 7556129Abstract: A brake assembly is configured for a strapping tool tensioning motor. The brake assembly includes a one-way bearing operably connected to the motor output shaft. The bearing has at least two stop members. A brake element is mounted to the motor movable toward and away from the bearing for movement into and out of engagement with one of the bearing stop members. A brake release is connected to the brake element. The brake element is biased into engagement with a bearing stop member. When the brake is engaged with the bearing stop member, the motor can freely rotate in the first direction and cannot rotate in the second reverse direction. The brake release moves the brake element out of engagement with the one of the bearing stop members and the motor can freely rotate in the second reverse direction until the brake release is reengaged with one of the bearing stop members.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2005Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc,Inventors: Dorene K. Nix, legal representative, Robert J. Nix
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Patent number: 7554234Abstract: A motor for driving a movable body includes a cylinder portion that holds a field magnet, a coil holder disposed rotatably to the cylinder portion, a conducting coil wound on the coil holder and generates a rotational force between the same and the cylinder portion when a current flows in the conducting coil, a brake coil provided on the coil holder, where an electromotive force for generating magnetic field that suppresses relative rotation between the coil holder and the cylinder portion is induced between both ends of brake coil when a current flows in the conducting coil, and a switch interposed between the both ends of the brake coil.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhito Yokomori, Hiroshi Sato
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Patent number: 7538461Abstract: An electrical motor includes a sleeve, a rotational assembly located in the sleeve, and a shaft rotatably mounted about an axis extending longitudinally through the sleeve. The motor also includes an endcap, and a brake mechanism located about the axis of the shaft, the brake mechanism including a spring and a first bushing, wherein the spring forces the first bushing against the endcap to create a static frictional torque between the first bushing and the endcap when the motor is in an off state.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2005Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: McMillan Electric CompanyInventors: Douglas deHaas McMillan, David Lawrence Dahlen
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Patent number: 7538462Abstract: An electrical machine may include a rotor, a stator, and at least one electromagnetic brake including at least one brake disk. The rotor may include a monolithic shaft, which may include: at least one pulley-forming portion including at least one annular groove for driving at least one cable, and at least one splined portion in which the at least one brake disk is engaged. An outside diameter of the pulley-forming portion may be at least three times an outside diameter of the splined portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Moteurs Leroy-SomerInventor: Eric Coupart
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Publication number: 20090127949Abstract: A permanent-magnet synchronous gearless traction machine. The traction machine includes a permanent-magnet synchronous motor having a spindle; a traction wheel coupled to the spindle of the permanent-magnet synchronous motor; a first brake; and a second brake, wherein at least one of the first brake or the second brake is coupled to the traction wheel. As such, in the traction machine, since at least one of the first or second brakes is coupled to the traction wheel, the braking torque generated by the brake coupled to the traction wheel can brake the traction wheel directly, and thereby the operation safety of the elevator can be improved effectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: He Zhang, Jianwen Cao, Wenna Fang, Yesheng Qu
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Publication number: 20090127950Abstract: An electrical machine includes a stator having circumferentially arranged winding heads, with a winding head space being defined radially beneath the winding heads. Interacting with the stator is a rotor which has a rotatable laminated core. A magnetic brake is received in the winding head space and includes a magnet module having at least one permanent magnet which is axially resiliently fixed and constraint against rotation and which is magnetized in an axial direction, and an electromagnet which is arranged axially adjacent to the permanent magnet and securely fixed thereto. The electromagnet produces a magnetic field with a main direction oriented in an axial direction. Interacting with the at least one permanent magnet and the electromagnet is a ring-shaped armature which is secured directly and rigidly to the rotor so as to establish a fixed rotative engagement between the armature and the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: FRANK ECKERT
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Publication number: 20090121568Abstract: A motor assembly (10) includes a permanent magnet DC motor (16) having a shaft (24) mounted for rotation with a face gear pinion (26) associated with the shaft. A jack shaft and clutch assembly (18) is associated with the face gear pinion and is constructed and arranged to prevent back drive of the motor under certain operating conditions. A spur or helical pinion (40) is operatively associated with the jack shaft and clutch assembly. A drive member (56) is operatively associated with the spur or helical pinion such that movement of the shaft and face gear pinion moves the spur or helical pinion to drive the drive member. A housing structure is defined by an upper housing (14) joined with a lower housing (12). The motor, the face gear pinion, the jack shaft and clutch assembly, the spur or helical pinion and the drive member are housed within the housing structure. Only one of the upper or lower housings includes mounting structure (25) constructed and arranged to mount the motor assembly to another object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.Inventors: Luis E. Acosta, Barry Anderson, Yakov Fleytman
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Publication number: 20090121567Abstract: The present invention provides an airflow generator, which includes a plate with a rotary portion and a swinging end. The airflow generator also includes a magnetic brake unit coupled with the rotary portion. The magnetic brake unit has a second magnetizing portion, such that the rotary portion can be coupled with the movable second magnetizing portion. The magnetizing action of the magnetic brake unit enables the second magnetizing portion and the rotary portion to generate reciprocating rotation, thus driving the swinging end to generate oscillating traverse motion. The airflow generator has desirable heat-radiating efficiency, so it will be widely applied to the heat-radiating structure of various lightweight electronic devices and simplified to further cut down the manufacturing costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2007Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: FORCECON TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd.Inventors: Te-Chang Chou, Sin-Wei He
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Patent number: 7528512Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromechanical motor (M) provided with an actuator (A) having an outer casing (30-30?-30?) surrounding a stator (20-20?) possessing a coil (24). The rotor (10) is also disposed inside the stator (20-20?). The invention is remarkable in that the actuator has two distinct and independent outlets (S1, S2) capable respectively of actuating, one after the other, first and second transmissions (C1, C2).Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignees: Eurocopter, ArtusInventors: Charles Louis, Jean Mondet, Patrick Quesne
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Publication number: 20090101449Abstract: Disclosed are an elevator drive, a clamping arrangement for an elevator machine, a braking mechanism for an elevator system, and a rotor fixture for an elevator machine. The inventive elevator drive is subdivided into a number of segments, to each of which a converter is assigned.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Olaf Breidenstein, Jochen Schulze, Eberhard Vogler, Andreas Wilhelm, Torsten Gessner, Gunther Herrmann, Markus Jetter, Nis-Anton Mollgaard, Uwe Resag
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Publication number: 20090026771Abstract: A wind turbine comprising an electrical generator that includes a rotor assembly. A wind rotor that includes a wind rotor hub is directly coupled to the rotor assembly via a simplified connection. The wind rotor and generator rotor assembly are rotatably mounted on a central spindle via a bearing assembly. The wind rotor hub includes an opening having a diameter larger than the outside diameter of the central spindle adjacent the bearing assembly so as to allow access to the bearing assembly from a cavity inside the wind rotor hub. The spindle is attached to a turret supported by a tower. Each of the spindle, turret and tower has an interior cavity that permits personnel to traverse therethrough to the cavity of the wind rotor hub. The wind turbine further includes a frictional braking system for slowing, stopping or keeping stopped the rotation of the wind rotor and rotor assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: NORTHERN POWER SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Christopher M. Bevington, Garrett L. Bywaters, Clint C. Coleman, Daniel P. Costin, William L. Danforth, Jonathan A. Lynch, Robert H. Rolland
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Publication number: 20090001828Abstract: An electric motor (10) with a low number of revolutions comprises a rotor (17) powered by three-phase alternating voltage, a series of magnets (21, 22) and a coil forming a stator (24), in which the rotor (17) and the stator (24) have the same number of magnetic poles. The stator (24) is powered with direct voltage, and the frequency of the rotor voltage (17) is varied to obtain a predetermined number of rpm of the motor and to vary the acceleration and deceleration conditions of the motor. A thrust bearing opposes the effort of the falling brake disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventor: Giorgio Jezek
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Publication number: 20080315728Abstract: An actuator. In one embodiment, the actuator comprises a reversible electric motor having a stator having a housing, a rotor housed in the housing of the stator, and a shaft having a forward portion and a rearward portion extending oppositely and coaxially from the rotor, respectively; a fan member coaxially attached to the forward portion or the rearward portion of the motor shaft such that the fan member is operable simultaneously with the rotor of the reversible electric motor; and an electromagnetic brake movable between a first position and a second position, positioned in relation to the fan member such that when the electromagnetic brake is in the first position, the fan member is rotatable with the rotor of the reversible electric motor, and when the electromagnetic brake is in the second position, the fan member stops rotating firmly, thereby causing the motor stops instantly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2007Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: I-Trust Better Life Corp.Inventors: Quan Liu, Xiaoxiang Zhang, Jianming Qiu, Yanjun Zhang
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Publication number: 20080309178Abstract: A geared motor, for driving an adjusting mechanism, that is drivingly coupled thereto. The geared motor comprises a driving motor and at least one gear stage for reducing the motor speed. A drive unit formed by said parts is disposed in a monolithic or multipiece housing. The drive unit includes a mechanical load moment lock which is effectively connected to a gear stage and is functionally coupled to an output member of a gear stage. The load moment lock is coupled to the output member of the first gear stage that is connected downstream from the driving motor. The load moment lock is embodied as a monolithic and annular spring element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: DEWERT ANTRIEBS- UND SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Andreas Roither
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Patent number: 7459815Abstract: An induction motor having a reverse-rotation preventing function, comprises: a stator provided with a winding coil generating flux by a current; an induction rotor provided with a cage and rotatably inserted in the stator, wherein a rotary shaft is coupled to its inside; a synchronous rotor provided with a permanent magnet and rotatably coupled between the stator and the induction rotor; an induction-force generating unit generating a force for moving the synchronous rotor in an axial direction; and a rotation preventing unit preventing a reverse rotation by fixing the synchronous rotor moved by the induction-force generating unit at the time of reverse rotation of the synchronous rotor.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seung-Do Han, Hyoun-Jeong Shin, Jae-Hong Ahn, Seung-Suk Oh, Dong-Il Lee
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Patent number: 7459814Abstract: The hybrid induction motor includes a housing; a stator installed in the housing and having a stator core portion and a stator coil portion; a rotor coupling body having a rotary shaft rotatably installed in at the housing, a cage rotor portion rotating integrally with the rotary shaft, and a permanent magnet rotor portion coupled to a circumference of the cage rotor portion with a certain air gap so as to rotate freely with respect to the rotary shaft; and a reverse rotation preventing switch, when the rotary shaft rotates reversibly, coming in contact with the permanent magnet rotor portion which is moved along the shaft by thrust generated by the rotor coupling body and cutting off power being supplied to the stator coil portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2006Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Dong-Il Lee, Seung-Do Han, Hyoun-Jeong Shin, Jae-Hong Ahn, Seung-Suk Oh
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Publication number: 20080290746Abstract: A drive with an electric motor, a housing and a direction-dependent brake, which includes a driver splined to a motor shaft, a drive output coupled freely pivotable around a small angle and shape-mated with the driver, several clamping devices and a clamping ring, in which the clamping devices cooperate with the clamping ring so that the brake conveys a torque from the electric motor to the driver output and brakes a back-driving torque of the drive output. The task of the invention is to present a brake in which no static redundancy occurs, which is simple to construct and in which no abrupt blocking is possible. This task is solved according to the invention in that the clamping ring is connected radially movable to the housing, a gearbox or a part attached to the housing so that the clamping ring after overcoming a defined force can be moved at least slightly radially by a clamping device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventor: Juergen Strueber
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Publication number: 20080233227Abstract: An injection molding machine has a motor (31) provided with a brake unit (34). The brake unit (34) generates a braking torque greater than or equal to a maximum torque that the motor (31) is capable of generating. Thereby, the rotation of an output shaft (32) of the motor (31) is stopped. Therefore, at the time of stopping driving of a drive part and performing a predetermined operation, it is possible to stop a driven part from moving suddenly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2004Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Masashi Onishi, Norihito Okada
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Publication number: 20080224548Abstract: A braking device for an electric motor includes two brake pads, which are connected to brake disks, which cooperate with a brake rail. The two brake pads are rigidly connected by a connecting element, which is able to experience a certain deflection under the influence of a piezoelectric element, which is used to distance the two brake pads from each other. An assembly, which includes the two brake pads and their connecting element, is fastened on a support by a fastening device, which is elastically deformable along the direction at right angles with respect to the brake rail and to the two brake pads. The elastically deformable fastening device is formed of plates, which are connected on one end to the assembly and on the other end to the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2006Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: ETEL SAInventor: Jean-Pierre Morel
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Publication number: 20080191567Abstract: An electromagnetic brake device (3) is assembled to a rear end section of a small-sized motor (1). The electromagnetic brake device (3) has a rotating disc (11) fixed to a motor rotation shaft (4), a sliding disc (12) slidable in an axial direction, a coil spring (13) pressing the sliding disc (12) to the rotating disc (11), and an electromagnet (14) capable of attracting the sliding disc (12) against spring force. A circular recess (16e) is formed in the center of a rear end surface of a yoke (16) of the electromagnet (14). In a state where the electromagnetic brake device (3) is assembled, a bearing (6) supporting a rear end shaft section (4b) of the motor rotation shaft is received in the circular recess (16e). As a consequence, no large circular dead space is produced at a portion on the outer periphery side of the bearing (6), which portion is between a motor end plate (5) and a rear end surface of the electromagnetic brake device (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2005Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Toshiyuki Abe, Kiyoto Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20080164774Abstract: A motor structure with a brake device comprises a base, a stator, a rotor, and a brake device. A hollow passage surface is formed in a side of the rotor, at a lower end of the hollow passage surface is formed a connecting portion, the brake device is located at the lower end of the base and connected to the connecting portion, so that the brake device is connected directly to the rotor. Since the brake device is directly connected to the connecting portion of the rotor, the number of components of the present invention is considerably reduced, thus reducing the cost while improving the assembly convenience and improving the operation stability of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventor: Chih-Yu WANG
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Publication number: 20080136275Abstract: A plurality of fan blades are secured to a rotor assembly of a single directional motor. When the motor is powered on, a force generated by the fan blades pushes the rotor assembly in a direction of a low friction thrust interface. When the motor is backdriven in a direction opposite the powered direction, the force generated by the fan blades pushes the rotor assembly in a direction of a higher-friction thrust interface, causing a tapered surface of the pinion and a tapered surface of a bearing retainer to be pressed against each other to produce a frictional braking force. The backdriven speed of the motor and drive device is therefore reduced, improving the reliability of the motor assembly. The invention can be applied to motor actuators used to control air dampers and other valves in gas or fluid delivery systems. The invention can also be used to reduce water hammer in water delivery systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: Hansen CorporationInventor: Lincoln J. Dreher
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Patent number: 7292010Abstract: A new methodology for dealing with the Electric-Magnetic Anti-skid Braking System (EMABS) and recycling the regenerating energy on braking is proposed. Developing a dynamic damper which comprising positive and negative type resistors connected in series becomes a fast switch with adaptation, attenuation and fast recovery system properties, is a crucial turnkey. For braking purpose, the most general configuration is to couple the fast switches to the stator and rotor coils in an AC alternator that is driven by the vehicle's wheels or propellers. After performing the dynamic impedance matching in this braking system, the EMABS effect and recycling of the regenerating energy on braking are accordingly obtained.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2005Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Inventors: Yen-Weay Hsu, Tsun-Cheng Lin, Jiunn-Huei Chen, Ying-Yin Ting
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Patent number: 7288867Abstract: A drive for an adjuster device in a motor vehicle. The drive includes a drive motor, a drive element mounted to rotate about a drive axis, and a self-locking device for the drive element, which, when the drive motor is not energized, locks the drive element with the locking element. The locking element may be brought out of engagement with the drive element in the radial direction relative to the drive axis on energizing the drive motor.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2003Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugtelle GmbH & Co, CoburgInventors: Helmut Sesselmann, Markus Schultz
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Patent number: 7259485Abstract: A braking magnet is attached to the housing of a motor of a motorized component such as a window covering. With this structure the motor is braked from turning under the weight of the window covering when deenergized.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2005Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Somfy SASInventors: Pierre-Emmanuel Cavarec, Winston Glenn Walker
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Publication number: 20070170795Abstract: A motor for driving a movable body includes a cylinder portion that holds a field magnet, a coil holder disposed rotatably to the cylinder portion, a conducting coil wound on the coil holder and generates a rotational force between the same and the cylinder portion when a current flows in the conducting coil, a brake coil provided on the coil holder, where an electromotive force for generating magnetic field that suppresses relative rotation between the coil holder and the cylinder portion is induced between both ends of brake coil when a current flows in the conducting coil, and a switch interposed between the both ends of the brake coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2006Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: Kazuhito Yokomori, Hiroshi Sato
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Patent number: 7245052Abstract: A wheel hub drive for a running wheel (10) is described. The drive having a transmission (7), a motor (8) and a brake (11), such that the enveloping circle (9) of the wheel hub drive is determined by the running wheel and the transmission (7), motor (8) and brake are located within a circle whose radius is determined by the running wheel (10).Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Frank Stübner
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Patent number: 7205688Abstract: An actuator has an electric motor, a screw shaft connected to a rotational shaft of the electric motor in such a manner as to be capable of transmitting power, a nut member disposed on peripherally of the screw shaft and connected to the rotational shaft of the electric motor in such a manner as to be capable of transmitting the power and a ball rolling within a spiral groove formed between the screw shaft and the nut member, characterized in that the rotational speed of the screw shaft and the rotational speed of the nut member are different.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Ryoichi Otaki, Koji Hashimoto
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Patent number: 7163097Abstract: A clutch assembly 100 is provided for a motor having an armature shaft and a worm shaft having a worm constructed and arranged to engage a gear. The clutch assembly includes a clutch housing 112 including a race surface 132; a cam 117 coupled to the worm shaft; follower structure 122 operatively associated with the cam; a clutch plate 114, and a clutch coupler 118 associated with the clutch plate, the cam, and the follower structure. The coupler is coupled to the armature shaft for rotation therewith, such that rotation of the coupler rotates the clutch plate, the cam and follower structure, and thus the worm shaft. During a back drive condition of the motor, when torque is transmitted to the worm shaft and thus to the cam, the cam is constructed and arranged to causes the follower structure 122 to contact and exert pressure on the race surface 132 thereby preventing rotation of the worm shaft.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2004Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive CorporationInventor: Luis E. Acosta
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Patent number: 7140475Abstract: A motor brake can be coupled to the rotatable motor drive shaft. The brake includes a shaft-mountable support that rotates uniformly with the drive shaft. One or more brake shoes, which can include flyweights or the like, are hingedly mounted to the support and include brake pads. A centripetal force is applied to the brake shoes using one or more springs or other biasing means that bias the brake pads against a braking surface when rotation of the shaft is below a minimum rotational velocity. The brake pads disengage from the braking surface when shaft rotation exceeds the minimum rotational velocity. The centrifugal force induced and applied to the brake shoes and brake pads by rotation of the motor drive shaft overcomes the biasing force to disengage the brake pads from the braking surface, which may be the housing of a motor to which the brake is affixed.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc.Inventor: Roger L. E. Appelqvist
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Patent number: 7141901Abstract: A combination of a torque-generating apparatus with an alternator/generator. The torque-generating apparatus comprises a first assembly (10, 25) including a generally cylindrical member of magnetically soft material and having a longitudinal axis, and a second assembly (2) arranged coaxially within the first assembly and including an electromagnetic winding (4). The first assembly (10, 25) and the second assembly (2) are rotatable relative to each other about the axis. Relative rotation between the first (10, 25) and second (2) assemblies induces a magnetic field which generates rotational torque between the first and second assemblies. Rectification means (31) is provided to convert alternating current electrical output from the alternator/generator (22) to provide D.C. current to the electromagnetic windings (4) of the torque generating apparatus to generate an electromagnetic braking effect.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2002Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Inventor: Gregson William Martin Spring
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Patent number: 7138737Abstract: A braking device for an electric motor includes a rotor (10) and a stator, in particular for a direct current series wound motor and a brake element (20) which is movable between a braking position and an operating position; a brake shoe (30) that brakes the rotor (10) in the braking position is mounted on the brake element (20). The brake shoe (30) is mounted on the brake element (20) on the trailing end relative to the direction of rotation of the rotor (10).Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Michael Habele
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Patent number: 7108110Abstract: The invention is based on a braking device for an electric motor with a stator (14, 16, 18) and a rotor (10), in particular for a direct current series-wound motor, with a braking element (20) that can be moved between an operating position and a braking position depending on a magnetic flux in the stator (14, 16, 18), wherein there is an air gap (32) between the braking element (20) and the stator (14, 16, 18), and with a short-circuit ring (38) for suppressing mechanical vibrations. The invention proposes that the short-circuit ring (38) be inclined in relation to the air gap (32) between the stator (14, 16, 18) and the braking element (20).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2003Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Michael Habele
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Patent number: 7100747Abstract: The present invention relates to a manual brake release mechanism for an electromagnetic brake of an electronic motor. The manual brake release mechanism includes a cam and lever assembly operable to move an armature plate away from a friction disk, thereby, disengaging an electromagnetic brake. The cam and lever assembly is coupled to a field cup and provides an even pull over both sides of the armature plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2001Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Reliance Electric Technologies, LLCInventors: David W. Conrad, Patrick N. Cromer
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Patent number: 6988595Abstract: A braking force is generated by using a rotation of an electric motor to move a piston, which presses friction members onto a rotor. The displacement of the piston is controlled such that a detection value of a resolver becomes a target value. In the case of brake noise due to vibration of the rotor, the displacement of the friction members with respect to the rotor fluctuates in connection with the rotation of the rotor, leading to fluctuations in a rotational amount of the electric motor. Therefore, in a simple method and apparatus, brake noise can be detected based upon the magnitude of the fluctuation amount in the detection value of the resolver.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2004Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Advics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiko Kamiya, Hiroshi Kondo, Shin Sasaki, Daizo Oba
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Patent number: 6971489Abstract: A motor and brake assembly having a disengaging mechanism for use with RV's are disclosed. The assembly includes a motor and a disengaging mechanism that is mounted thereon. The disengaging mechanism includes a motor mount comprised of a cylindrical piece with a plurality of holes disposed on the periphery of an outer flange of the cylindrical piece. The cylindrical piece extends over the barrel of the motor and is secured to the barrel with a plurality of screws. Through manipulation of the cylindrical piece, the user can selectively engage or disengage the brake from the motor.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: RBW Industries, Inc.Inventor: Raymond Willis Blodgett, Jr.
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Patent number: 6967418Abstract: Two braking magnets are attached to the housing of a motor of a motorized component such as a window covering, with one magnet north face down and the other magnet south face down. With this structure the motor is braked from turning under the weight of the window covering when deenergized, while during operation the average null value of the braking field results in minimal drag on the motor.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2004Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: Somfy SASInventors: Pierre-Emmanuel Cavarec, Winston Glenn Walker
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Patent number: 6945752Abstract: Wind power installations generally have an active drive for wind direction tracking. The active drive rotates the machine housing of the wind power installation in such a way that the rotor blades of the rotor are oriented in the direction of the wind. Multiple azimuthal drives are typically used for larger wind power installations. The present invention includes a wind power installation comprising a machine housing, a rotor with at least one rotor blade, and a displacement device for orientating the rotor in the direction of the wind. The displacement device has a three-phase asynchronous motor drive that is supplied with three-phase current and is at times or completely acted upon with direct current during the stoppage time of the machine housing. Thus improved displacement devices, such as azimuthal drives, are provided ensuring uniform load distribution for each drive and preventing unwanted torque fluctuations in the individual drives.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1999Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Inventor: Aloys Wobben
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Patent number: 6924615Abstract: A motor for turning the rod of an object such as a window covering is attached to an elongated ferromagnetic bar. Magnets are closely spaced from the bar, and as the bar rotates to cut the magnetic field lines, pickup coils generate signals that can be used to determine the direction and speed of rotation and also the position of the motor (and, hence, the position of the object being moved). The magnets brake the motor from turning under the weight of the object when the motor is deenergized.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Somfy SASInventors: Pierre-Emmanuel Cavarec, Winston Glenn Walker
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Patent number: 6909213Abstract: An actuating device, specifically to actuate locking differentials on vehicles, having an actuating shaft, a drive unit to drive the actuating shaft, where the drive unit comprises an armature core non-rotatably mounted on the actuating shaft and a commutator non-rotatably mounted on the actuating shaft, having an electromagnetic brake unit to brake and/or to hold the actuating shaft, where the brake unit includes a brake hub flange non-rotatably mounted on the armature, and having a single- or multi-piece housing tightly enclosing the drive unit and the brake unit, where the free end of the actuating shaft extends from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2002Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: Valeo Motoren und Aktuatoren GmbHInventors: Ronald Frey, Harald Schmidt, Johannes Helmich, Birgit Scheytt, Werner Baeskow
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Patent number: 6892841Abstract: A drum brake for braking a wheel disposed on the inside in the radial direction of an electric motor. The drum of the drum brake and an electric motor are disposed separate from each other, and thus wear powders of a brake shoe do not adhere to a permanent magnet of the electric motor. As a result, the wear powders do not adversely influence the performance of the electric motor, and the performance of the electric motor is maintained. The electric motor and the drum brake are disposed concentrically, so that the width of the wheel is reduced. Thus, a small and compact wheel is realized.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2002Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yohei Makuta, Shinji Takayanagi, Tomokazu Sakamoto
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Patent number: 6879072Abstract: An actuating device, specifically for actuating locking differentials on vehicles, having an actuating shaft, a drive unit to drive the actuating shaft, where the drive unit comprises an armature core mounted to the actuating shaft so as not to rotate, and a commutator mounted to the actuating shaft so as not to rotate and/or with an electromagnetic brake unit to slow and/or stop the actuating shaft, where the brake unit includes a brake hub flange mounted on the armature so as not to rotate and having a single- or multi-piece housing tightly enclosing the drive unit and the brake unit, where the free end of the actuating shaft extends from the housing and with a sensor to measure the angle of rotation of the shaft, where the sensor unit includes at least one trigger wheel indirectly coupled to the shaft and at least one sensor scanning the trigger wheel position and coupled indirectly to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2002Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Valeo Motoren und Aktuatoren GmbHInventors: Ronald Frey, Harald Schmidt, Johannes Helmich, Birgit Scheytt, Werner Baeskow
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Patent number: 6870338Abstract: A small permanent magnet is affixed to the protruding portion of a rotor of a motor that is coupled to gears in a gear enclosure. The rod of a window covering is coupled to the gears such that when the motor is energized by a user command signal, the window covering moves. At least one pick-up coil is affixed to the receptacle of the gear enclosure, such that when the motor with magnet turns, the pick-up coil senses magnetic pulses that can be used to determine the speed, position, and direction of rotation of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2003Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: Harmonic Design, Inc.Inventors: Winston Glenn Walker, Norman C. Walker
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Patent number: 6867946Abstract: A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk, a head actuated radially over the disk, and a spindle motor for rotating the disk. The spindle motor comprises a stator having at least one stator coil wrapped around a stator tooth. The spindle motor further comprises a hub rotated by the stator when current is applied to the stator coil, and a locking spring arm having a fixed base. The locking spring arm engages the hub when no current is applied to the stator coil, and the locking spring arm disengages from the hub when current applied to the stator coil generates a magnetic flux which pulls the locking spring arm away from the hub.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2002Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Keith R. Berding, John R. Gustafson
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Patent number: 6828702Abstract: In a brushless direct-current drive with a synchronous motor (10), which has a stator (12) that supports a multi-phase stator winding (15) and a rotor (13) equipped with permanent magnet poles (20), and with a switch unit (11), which precedes the stator winding (15), for commutating the stator winding (15), in order to produce a fail-silent behavior, a field excitation winding (21) is disposed in the rotor (13), which winding can be supplied with current in the event of a malfunction so that it generates a magnetic flux oriented in the opposite direction from the magnetic flux of the permanent magnet poles (20).Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2003Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Stefan Beyer, Harald Witzig
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Publication number: 20040239196Abstract: The present invention provides a motor with a brake in which, after an initial stage, a voltage applied to the brake is reduced to thereby restrain heat generation in the brake. In the motor with a brake, after signal drive, a voltage of a drive signal supplied to an electromagnetic drive portion of the brake is reduced, whereby heat generation in the brake during motor rotation is restrained, which makes it possible to increase a load to be applied to the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: Hiromasa Miura, Toshiyuki Noda
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Patent number: 6806602Abstract: The invention relates to an electromechanical wheel brake device, with an electric motor that can press a frictional brake lining against a brake body (brake disk) by a reduction gear (planetary gear) and a rotation/translation conversion gear (ball screw). The invention proposes embodying the electric motor as a transverse flux motor with three phase windings; each phrase winding has a circular, annular excitation winding that is disposed inside U-shaped yokes, which are distributed over the circumference of the excitation winding. This embodiment of the electric motor permits a compact design of the electric motor in an annular, hollow shaft design so that the reduction gear and the rotation/translation conversion gear can be disposed at least partially inside the electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Juergen Hilzinger, Frank Schumann, Georg Blosch, Guenter Kastinger