Gearing Patents (Class 310/83)
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Patent number: 9293962Abstract: The present invention relates to a hollow driving module comprising a hollow driving module including a hollow motor including a stator, a rotor rotating with respect to the stator and having a perforated center portion, and a rotation shaft disposed at and coupled to the perforated center portion of the rotor; a decelerator connected with the rotation shaft positioned at an output side of the hollow motor to decelerate rotation of the rotation shaft; a torque transmission unit being connected to an output side of the decelerator to be driven by a decelerated rotation angle; a first encoder positioned at an input side opposite to a side connected with the decelerator of the hollow motor; a second encoder positioned at a side opposite to a side connected with the hollow motor of the first encoder; and a link connection means connecting the second encoder with the torque transmission unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALSInventors: Chan Hun Park, Jin-Ho Kyung, Tae Yong Choi, Hyun Min Do, Dong Il Park
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Patent number: 9233461Abstract: A tool having a housing assembly, which defines a handle, a motor assembly, a trigger assembly, a spindle and a transmission assembly. The motor assembly is received in the housing assembly and has an output shaft. The trigger assembly is coupled to the housing assembly and is configured for use in actuating the motor assembly. The transmission assembly transmits rotary power between the output shaft of the motor assembly and the spindle. The transmission assembly includes a planetary stage with an input sun gear, an output planet carrier and a compound planet gear having a first planet gear and a second planet gear coupled together for common rotation on the output planet carrier. The planetary stage is selectively operable in a first gear reduction and a second, relatively lower gear reduction in which the compound planet gear cooperates to produce at least one intermediate gear reduction within the planetary stage.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventor: David C. Tomayko
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Patent number: 9162571Abstract: A dual drive arrangement has three way power split device such as an epicyclic gearing system converting input rotation from a gearbox or from an electric motor into an output rotation driving a hydraulic pump.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Volvo Trucks ABInventor: Jean-Marc Blond
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Patent number: 9127763Abstract: A motor housing with integrated gears includes a motor having a first shaft, the motor configured to actuate the first shaft, a dowel, the dowel rotatably coupled to the first shaft, an encoder configured to surround the dowel, the encoder being configured to measure an angular velocity of the first shaft, a gear system in meshed communication with the first shaft, and a second shaft in meshed communication with the gear system such that the motor is operable to transmit power to the second shaft. The housing further includes at least one seal, the seal located on the dowel between the first end and the second end of the dowel and creating a barrier such that the dowel is rotatable within the seal while preventing migration of lubricant on the at least one gear into the encoder.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: ASI Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chris Tryens, Scott Enright, John Cross
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Patent number: 9035530Abstract: An energy converting device having an eccentric rotor includes a fixed portion and an eccentric rotor. This fixed portion has a central axis, an outer frame, and several fixed coil portions. The eccentric rotor has a bearing, a rotatory shaft, an eccentric arm, an eccentric shaft portion, a supporting plate, an inner annular magnetic portion, and an outer annular magnetic portion. The inner magnetic portion and the outer magnetic portion are concentric and aligned with the eccentric shaft portion. The eccentric shaft portion is offset from the rotary shaft. When the rotary shaft of the eccentric rotor rotates, these fixed coil portions cut through the inner magnetic portion and the outer magnetic portion repeatedly, so magnetic flux passing through the coils alternates accordingly to generate electromotive force. Conversely, it can be used as an electric motor. In addition, it can be integrated with a cycloidal speed reducer to form a motor with speed reduction and torque augmentation capability.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: National Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyInventor: Shang-Teh Wu
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Publication number: 20150130309Abstract: A starter motor (1) for a heat engine of a motor vehicle, comprising: an electric motor having a stator (7) and a rotor (3) mounted on a rotor shaft (5); a translatably mobile starter shaft (15) carrying a drive pinion (13) that can move from an idle position wherein the drive pinion (13) is released from a rotational element connected to the crankshaft of the heat engine to an active position wherein the drive pinion (13) is used to rotatably drive the rotational element connected to the crankshaft of the heat engine; and a speed reducer group (17) inserted between the rotor shaft (5) and the starter shaft (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Maximilien Gentil, Alexandre Saltel
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Patent number: 9024627Abstract: A motor actuator includes a housing, and a plurality of output mechanisms accommodated in the housing. The housing includes a fastening unit that fastens a first case and a second case. Each of the plurality of output mechanisms includes a motor and a plurality of deceleration gears. The motor is supported by the housing. A final state deceleration gear is rotatably supported by the housing. The fastening unit is arranged in a first fastening unit formation range. The first fastening unit formation range is a range formed by connecting contours of a plurality of motors and contours of a plurality of final state deceleration gears, and is a range that surrounds the plurality of motors and the plurality of final stage deceleration gears.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroto Inoue, Tomonobu Hyodo
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Patent number: 9018813Abstract: A linear actuator, especially for telescopic lifting columns (7) comprising a reversible electric motor (16) and a transmission (17) located in a box-shaped housing (14). A Linear movable activation element (18), preferably a spindle unit (19-21) connected to the transmission (17) is secured to the housing (14)). The activation element is intended for moving an adjustable element, e.g. a table top in the structure into which the actuator should be incorporated. The housing (14) is equipped with internal reinforcements (32) for strengthening said housing in its longitudinal direction and possibly also in its transverse direction. Thus a linear actuator with sufficient rigidity for use in sitting/standing tables without cross member is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Linak A/SInventor: Michael Lindekilde Randløv
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Publication number: 20150105199Abstract: An actuator for an aircraft is provided. The actuator comprises a first motor, a second motor and an actuator output, which are interconnected by a gear assembly. The actuator output is driveable by the first motor independently of the second motor; the actuator output is driveable by the second motor independently of the first motor; and the actuator output is driveable by the first and second motors in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventor: Terence Ross Golding
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Patent number: 9000641Abstract: An actuator for an electric adjusting device of a vehicle seat has several adjusting functions. The actuator includes a frame, an electric drive motor disposed on the frame, having an output shaft and a pinion gear disposed on the output shaft, and rotating between a first position and a second position, a first toothed wheel disposed on the frame and engaging with a pinion gear at a first position of the drive motor, a second toothed wheel disposed on the frame and engaging with the pinion gear at a second position of the drive motor, and an adjusting unit disposed on the frame and selectively moving an electric or mechanical actuating part and a motor to the first position or the second position.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Burckhard Becker, Werner Schwanse, Van-Toan Ho
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Patent number: 9000634Abstract: In a brush holder accommodating part 26d of a gear housing 26, paired flat surface parts 26c and paired curved parts 26b are alternately disposed so as to be formed into an elliptical shape, one of the paired flat surface parts is formed with first heat sinks 26i, and two brushes 20 and 20 mounted on a brush holder unit 19 accommodated in the brush holder accommodating part 26d are disposed near the first heat sinks 26i.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Mitsuba CorporationInventors: Hiroto Tanaka, Takeshi Kanai, Masaaki Kimura, Koji Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20150076972Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device, particularly comprising an internal rotor motor, with a motor housing, a stator for a winding and a rotor having at least one permanent magnet, wherein the motor housing has a housing part extending substantially radially on one side of the stator and the rotor has two rotor bearings. The rotor bearings are arranged on the substantially radially extending housing part or on a part connected thereto which extends substantially axially.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Valentin Unterfrauner, Thomas Leiber
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Publication number: 20150056907Abstract: The invention relates to an electric actuator able to drive a component of a heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning installation of a vehicle. The electric actuator comprises a housing accommodating at least an electric motor driving a drive shaft extending along a first axis, a speed reducer driven by the drive shaft and setting in motion an output stub intended to drive the component. The speed reducer extending along a second axis and the output stub extending along a third axis. The first axis, the second axis and the third axis are coincident, thus forming a main axis of the electric actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Nathalie Dion, Didier Loup
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Patent number: 8957559Abstract: A housing for an actuator for receiving an electric motor and further functional units of the actuator, wherein a can is integrally molded to an inner face of the housing that is designed to receive the electric motor and wherein means of fastening are integrally molded to the can that are designed to position and fix the electric motor accommodated in the can.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Helmut Schneider, Jürgen Schill
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Publication number: 20150043136Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus which may be selectively used in a flat state or a curved state. The display apparatus includes a display module that displays an image and is provided to be bent, and a bending device that is provided to enable the display module to be transformed into a flat state or a curved state. Here, the bending device includes a frame that is provided at a rear side of the display module and a hinge unit that connects between the frames and is provided to enable curvature of the frame to vary by torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Song Hyeon KIM, Jeong Roh LEE, Jin JUNG, Kwang Sung HWANG, Sung Soo JUNG
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Patent number: 8941276Abstract: In one arrangement, a motor assembly includes a housing defining a housing chamber, a stator disposed within the housing chamber, and a rotor assembly disposed within the housing chamber. The rotor assembly includes a spindle housing defining a spindle housing chamber extending along a longitudinal axis of the spindle housing and a set of magnets disposed about an outer periphery of the spindle housing and in proximity to the stator. The rotor assembly includes a ball nut cartridge disposed within the spindle housing chamber of the spindle housing and a securing mechanism configured to secure the ball nut cartridge to the spindle housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Daniel Charles Haferman, Andrew Joseph LaFosse, Christopher Alan Pare
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Publication number: 20150015174Abstract: A fault tolerant virtual elliptical electric motor has at least four coil elements constrained in a stator case. A drive plate is supported by a fulcrum for nutating motion and has at least four core segments each associated with a respective one of the at least four coil elements for attraction upon activation. A control processor provides independent current control to each of the at least four coil elements for activation responsive to a received position command and a received wobble angle input, inducing the at least four coil elements to operate in a pure torque sum configuration upon the drive plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Robert Atmur
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Publication number: 20150001999Abstract: An actuator includes two abutment elements and an adjusting device for changing their spacing in a translational displacement direction. A support element is provided between the abutment elements, a drive motor is supported by the support element, a first spindle nut is rotatably supported by the support element, a second spindle nut is rotatably supported by the support element, a first spindle engages the first spindle nut and is connected to one abutment element, and a second spindle engages the second spindle nut and is connected to the other abutment element. Two limit switches are mounted on a switch support on the support element and spaced apart from each other in the translational displacement direction. A first limit switch actuating element is attached to one of the abutment elements, and a second limit switch actuating element is attached to one of the spindles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: David S Meyer, Patrick Uhri, Stefan Waldner
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Patent number: 8919504Abstract: An aircraft brake system electromechanical actuator is provided. The actuator is configured with features that allow the electric motor to be a line replaceable unit. One such feature is a foreign-object-damage shield that inhibits dust, debris, and/or other particulate contaminants from entering the electromechanical actuator during electric motor removal and replacement.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Casey Hanlon, Kellan Geck, James Neil Quitmeyer, Allan Blunt
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Patent number: 8917001Abstract: A gear motor assembly includes a gearbox, a motor mounted to the gearbox, a first damper and a second damper. The gearbox includes a gearing casing and a worm gear installed in the gear casing. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a housing. The rotor includes a motor shaft and a worm integrally rotating with the shaft. The shaft extends into the gear housing and the worm is meshed with the worm gear. The first damper is sandwiched between the gear casing and a first end of the shaft, eliminating end play between the shaft and the gear casing. The second damper is sandwiched between the motor housing and a second end of the shaft, eliminating end play between the shaft and the motor housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.Inventors: Wei Xing Mao, Xiao Liang Yue, Fan OuYang
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Publication number: 20140368072Abstract: The invention relates to a windscreen wiper motor (10), having a housing (12) for accommodating a gearing arrangement which comprises a gear wheel (20) rotatably mounted in a shaft (13), which gear wheel has, on its outer circumference, a toothing (21) which interacts with a counterpart toothing (19) on a drive shaft (15), wherein the shaft (13) is received in a mount (22; 22a to 22c), which is constructed as a bore, of the housing (12) in an eccentric bush (25; 25a to 25c) for setting the distance (a) between the shaft (13) and the drive shaft (15), and wherein a press fit is formed at least in regions between the mount (22; 22a to 22c) and the eccentric bush (25; 25a to 25c).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Christof Heuberger, Harald Kapitza, Siegfried Stefani
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Publication number: 20140362672Abstract: In a rotor manufacturing method of the present invention, firstly, a rectangular magnet element whose magnetic pole direction is recognizable is formed by a magnetic material being sintered while a magnetic field is being applied thereto, and subjected to a demagnetization process, and position regulating sections are formed on the magnet element symmetrically relative to the magnetic poles. Accordingly, a magnet can be easily formed. Secondly, the demagnetized magnets are individually transported without being attracted to each other. Accordingly, the direction of each magnetic pole of the demagnetized magnets can be aligned to one direction and successively arranged. Thirdly, when a gear section is to be formed on the magnet, it is positionally adjusted by the position regulating sections so as to have a fixed positional relationship relative to the magnetic poles of the demagnetized magnet. Accordingly, the gear section can be precisely formed relative to the magnetic poles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuta SAITO
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Patent number: 8901792Abstract: A brush holder is provided in a metal yoke. The brush holder holds feeder brushes for supplying power to a commutator. The commutator and the feeder brushes are arranged outside the yoke housing as seen in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the yoke. As seen in the axial direction, proximal ends of the feeder brushes are arranged outside the inner circumferential surface of the yoke.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.Inventor: Nobuo Mizutani
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ELECTRIC APPARATUS USING EDDY CURRENT GENERATION FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT ROTORS
Publication number: 20140346777Abstract: An electric apparatus comprises a stator having an array of coils positioned within its periphery and a first rotor having an array of magnet pairs positioned within its periphery. The first rotor has one face adjacent to the stator. A second rotor made of conductive material is positioned adjacent to another face of the first rotor. A coupling mechanism may be connected to the second rotor. The electric apparatus may be connected to an electric power source and act as a motor for driving a mechanical load attached to the coupling mechanism. The electric apparatus may alternatively be connected to an electric load, a turbine being attached to the coupling mechanism for generating electric power. An enclosure may protect components of the electric apparatus against external elements, for example to allow underwater operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Pierre Blanchet, Gilles Trottier -
Publication number: 20140346906Abstract: A motorized drum having a drum shell with a motor therein, the motor having a stationary shaft, stator windings, and a stator support structure that is affixed to the stationary shaft. A rotor rotates coaxially around the stator, and a cycloidal reducer has an output that rotates at a reduced rate. The reducer output is rotationally fixed to, and is disposed within, the drum shell. An input gear of the reducer received a hollow eccentric input shaft, and is urged into eccentric motion as the input shaft rotates. The output gear urges the drum shell into rotation at same rate of rotation as the output gear. An harmonic drive speed reducer that has an input shaft provides rotatory motion to a wave generator that is disposed against a flexible splined member. The flexible splined member engages a rigid circular spline member at two radially opposed zones. Induction and permanent magnet forms of operation are used.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Mol Belting Systems, Inc.Inventors: Johan H. Paulides, Michael Hendrik DeGroot, Gerko Hulshof, Mircea Popescu
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Patent number: 8896172Abstract: [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide a substrate support structure which can prevent a crush rib from damaging components other than a substrate and brings excellent workability. [Means to solve] In a substrate support structure, a box-shaped resinous case 2 provided with a holding space section 23 is separated into a first case 21 and a second case 22, and a substrate 3 is housed in the holding space section 23. A first crush rib 41 and a second crush rib 42 are provided in the second case 22, and press and fix the substrate 3 to first case 21 by reaction force that is generated by being pressed against the substrate 3 and crushed when the both cases 21, 22 are joined together. A first guide 51 is provided in the first case 21, and guides the first crush rib 41 to the substrate 3 mounted in the first case 21 when the both cases 21, 22 are joined together.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Calsonic Kansei CorporationInventors: Kazuaki Mori, Hideyuki Takahashi, Kaoru Tanaka, Tomohiro Kawabata, Yuki Hayakawa
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Publication number: 20140342867Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor/gear mechanism unit including a housing, an iron-free rotor winding rotatably arranged in the interior of the housing, a collector connected to the rotor winding, a rotor shaft extending through the collector, and a gear mechanism which is connected to the rotor shaft and which has an output shaft. The present invention is so conceived that the gear mechanism is produced from a non-magnetic material and arranged in the interior of the rotor winding.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: MAXON MOTOR AGInventors: Daniel SHERWIN, Hugo FRITSCHY, Franzxaver FÖLMLI, Jens Oliver SCHULZE, Raniero PITTINI, Dirk ZIMMERMANN
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Publication number: 20140319948Abstract: An electric motor equipped with deceleration device (1) is provided with a main shaft component (200) that is formed substantially in a circular rod shape, and has one end portion (201) that is rotatably supported at a substantial center of a bottom portion (111) of a motor housing (110) and another end portion (202) that protrudes towards an outer side through an aperture in the motor housing (110), the main shaft component (200) is fixed to the motor housing (110) via the one end portion (201).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Mitsuba CorporationInventors: Yuichi Nagase, Yoshichika Kawashima, Teppei Tokizaki
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Publication number: 20140312726Abstract: A linear transmission cylinder with a driving motor includes a case, a stator disposed inside the case and a rotor having a rotary shaft disposed inside the case. The case includes a lower component and an upper component. The lower and upper components include a plurality of lower and upper ribs in an interval arrangement protruding from internal walls thereof and abutting an external wall of the stator, lower and upper shaft nests formed on rear interior walls thereof and lower and upper shaft bases formed on front interior walls thereof, such that the rotary shaft can be supported and pivoted thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventor: Chou-Hsin WU
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Publication number: 20140303560Abstract: The invention is related to an apparatus comprising a first drive shaft, a second drive shaft, a motor component configured to receive a control signal, which control signal comprises a direction control signal, the motor component further configured to selectively drive the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft based on the received control signal, and further configured to drive the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft in a respective direction based on the direction control signal, such that a direction control signal for driving the first drive shaft in a first direction is a direction control signal for driving the second drive shaft in a direction opposite to the first direction. The invention is further related to a drug delivery device comprising an apparatus of the aforementioned kind.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Barry Yates, Aidan Michael O'Hare, Brian Molyneux
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Publication number: 20140300253Abstract: A linear actuator with an electric drive device includes a stator and a rotor, wherein the stator is arranged in a fixed location in a drive housing and the rotor is mounted for rotary motion relative to the stator and with a transmission arrangement which is arranged coaxial with an axis of rotation of the drive device to convert the rotary movement of the rotor into a linear movement, wherein a threaded spindle of the transmission arrangement is non-rotatably connected to the rotor and positively coupled to a spindle nut slidably accommodated in the drive housing and connected to a torque tube, which extends along the axis of rotation, and wherein a brake device is assigned to the rotor and/or to the threaded spindle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: FESTO AG & Co. KGInventors: Martin Rapp, Erwin Bezjak, Martin Fuss, Eric Angue, Michael Schottner
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Publication number: 20140285038Abstract: A motor includes a motor assembly, an end cap, a flexible insulating sleeve, and a flexible enclosure. The motor assembly includes a stator, a rotor, and wiring connected to the stator. The end-cap is coupled to the motor assembly to produce first sub-assembly. In addition, the end-cap includes an electrical fitting for feeding the wiring externally of the motor. The flexible insulating sleeve fits over at a least a portion the first sub-assembly to produce a second sub-assembly. The flexible enclosure includes a formed housing section and a connecting section. The formed housing section loosely fits over the second sub-assembly prior to tightening of the connecting section and, when the connecting section is tightened, the formed housing section tightly fits over the second sub-assembly compressing the flexible insulating sleeve to produce an insulating seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORP.Inventors: Matthew Sherman Hanson, George Thomas, Gary Dorough, Jeff Hamaker, Edmund Peter Henke, Jr., Sanel Tatar
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Publication number: 20140285045Abstract: A vehicular drive system is provided with at least one electric motor and a bevel gear portion which are accommodated within a casing formed by a plurality of casing members fixed to each other, wherein: said casing includes a first casing member to which a stator of each of said at least one electric motor is fixed, and a second casing member which is fixed to said first casing member so as to cooperate with said first casing member to form a space accommodating said at least one electric motor and which has a support portion supporting said bevel gear portion; and a rotor of said each electric motor is rotatably supported at opposite ends thereof by said first casing member and said second casing member, respectively, while said bevel gear portion is rotatably supported by said second casing member through said support portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Tatsuo Obata, Kunio Morisawa, Tsuyoshi Kitahata, Takeshi Kuwahara, Hiromichi Kimura, Masahiro Tanae, Toru Saitou
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Publication number: 20140265679Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a starter that includes a motor with an armature that is coupled to a pinion. In some embodiments, the starter can include a main field coil that can be configured and arranged to produce a main magnetic field flux. Some embodiments include at least one auxiliary flux assembly arranged in close proximity with the main field coil and electrically disconnected from it. In some embodiments, a control system can operatively power the main field coil to produce a magnetic field flux. In some embodiments, the at least one auxiliary flux assembly can provide a supplementary field flux adding to the main magnetic field flux that interacts with the armature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Remy Technologies, LLCInventor: Michael D. Bradfield
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Publication number: 20140265678Abstract: An energy converting device having an eccentric rotor includes a fixed portion and an eccentric rotor. This fixed portion has a central axis, an outer frame, and several fixed coil portions. The eccentric rotor has a bearing, a rotatory shaft, an eccentric arm, an eccentric shaft portion, a supporting plate, an inner annular magnetic portion, and an outer annular magnetic portion. The inner magnetic portion and the outer magnetic portion are concentric and aligned with the eccentric shaft portion. The eccentric shaft portion is offset from the rotary shaft. When the rotary shaft of the eccentric rotor rotates, these fixed coil portions cut through the inner magnetic portion and the outer magnetic portion repeatedly, so magnetic flux passing through the coils alternates accordingly to generate electromotive force. Conversely, it can be used as an electric motor. In addition, it can be integrated with a cycloidal speed reducer to form a motor with speed reduction and torque augmentation capability.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventor: SHANG-TEH WU
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Publication number: 20140265738Abstract: A motor having an axis of rotation is provided. The motor includes a housing, a first shaft coupled to the housing and a second shaft coupled to the first shaft. The motor further includes a stator coupled to the housing and comprising an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface, wherein the inner circumferential surface defines a stator bore around the axis of rotation. A gearbox is coupled to the first shaft and to the second shaft and positioned within the stator bore. The motor includes a rotor coupled to the first shaft and adjacent the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: HUB CITY, INC., REGAL BELOIT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Larry Gene Anderson, Wesley Kenneth Anderson, Charles Richard Langford
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Publication number: 20140265680Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a starter that includes a motor with an armature that is coupled to a pinion. In some embodiments, the starter can include a main field coil that can be configured and arranged to produce a main magnetic field flux. Some embodiments of the invention provide a starter that includes an auxiliary field coil capable of being electrically coupled with the main field coil and can be configured and arranged to produce a supplemental magnetic field flux. In some embodiments, the auxiliary field coil is capable of being electrically coupled in series with the main field coil. In some other embodiments, the auxiliary field coil is capable of being electrically coupled in parallel with the main field coil. Some embodiments include a starter system. In some embodiments, a control system can operatively power the main field coil and the auxiliary field coil within the starter system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Remy Technologies, LLCInventor: Michael D. Bradfield
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Publication number: 20140265331Abstract: An alternator-starter assembly for an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft and a drive member operatively connected to the crankshaft. The alternator-starter assembly includes an electric machine, a transmission assembly, and a controller. The electric machine includes a stator and a rotor that is configured for rotation relative to the stator. The transmission assembly includes a first drive shaft operatively connected to the rotor, a second drive shaft operatively connected to the drive member, and a gear assembly operatively connected to the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft. The controller is connected to the electric machine and is configured to operate the electric machine as a generator when the gear assembly is in a first gear configuration and to operate the electric machine as a motor when the gear assembly is in a second gear configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Remy Technologies LLCInventor: Alexander Creviston
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Patent number: 8829750Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor/gear mechanism unit including a housing, an iron-free rotor winding rotatably arranged in the interior of the housing, a collector connected to the rotor winding, a rotor shaft extending through the collector, and a gear mechanism which is connected to the rotor shaft and which has an output shaft. The present invention is so conceived that the gear mechanism is produced from a non-magnetic material and arranged in the interior of the rotor winding.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: maxon motor agInventors: Daniel Sherwin, Hugo Fritschy, Franzxaver Fölmli, Jens Oliver Schulze, Raniero Pittini, Dirk Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20140246935Abstract: A hybrid drive apparatus, which includes a speed change mechanism disposed on a first axis coaxial with an engine output shaft and a rotary electric machine disposed on a second axis parallel to the first axis, including: a case main body which accommodates the speed change mechanism and the rotary electric machine and has an opening portion opening on one side of the speed change mechanism in an axial direction; and a cover member which closes the opening portion of the case main body, wherein the rotary electric machine is disposed such that a portion thereof overlaps the cover member when viewed in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Inventors: Satoru Kasuya, Masashi Kito, Yuichi Seki, Yusuke Takahashi
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Patent number: 8823229Abstract: A linear actuator is provided that includes a housing having an input member supported for rotation therein. An output member travels linearly along the input member when the input member is rotated relative to the output member. A guide rail extends along an inner surface of the housing. The output member engages the guide rail to prevent rotation of the output member.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Aries Engineering Company, Inc.Inventor: Todd M. Brieschke
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Patent number: 8823228Abstract: Transmission drive unit (10), in particular for adjusting movable parts in the motor vehicle, having a drive motor (12) and a transmission (14) which is driven thereby, wherein the transmission (14) has an output element (70) and a self-locking device (60) with a locking element (63, 55), and the locking element locks the transmission (12) with respect to torques which are applied to the transmission (12) by the output element (70), wherein the transmission (12) with its transmission toothing (47) and a motor shaft bearing (32, 28) is designed to have optimized efficiency and minimal friction, and the drive motor (12) has, as an exciter magnet, a sleeve-shaped annular magnet (18) which is arranged in a pole pot (16) which forms a magnetic return.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Tarek Mili, Detlef Lauk, Uwe Merkelbach
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Patent number: 8823200Abstract: A cutaway portion is provided in a driving force transmission path and serves as a disconnection mechanism for disconnecting the driving force transmission path under the action of a torque of a predetermined magnitude or more, the driving force transmission path being a path through which a driving force is transmitted from an output shaft to a pinion. A partitioning portion is provided inside the body and disposed between the cutaway portion and a speed reduction portion so as to partition an area between the cutaway portion and the speed reduction portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: NABTESCO CorporationInventors: Haruo Kodama, Naohiko Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8823227Abstract: In a drive unit having at least one transmission stage (Ü) and one drive element (4) for driving with high power density, having a drive element (4), and element (8), and an output element (14), wherein a translation and transmission of a drive torque occurs between the drive element (4) and the output element (14) via a plurality of radially movable toothed segments (10), the drive element (4) is to be embodied as an electrical drive for the transmission stage (Ü).Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2008Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Wittenstein AGInventor: Thomas Bayer
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Publication number: 20140239760Abstract: An actuator includes a stepping motor; a multi-stage gear device including a first stage gear attached to a rotation shaft of the motor, wherein a gear of each stage engages with a gear of a next stage; and a base member on which the multi-stage gear device and the stepping motor are mounted, wherein in the multi-stage gear device, a grease composition for resin is applied to a bearing part of the gear, and to an engaging part between the gears, and the grease composition for resin includes: (a) a base oil including a poly-alpha-olefin oil with a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 4 to 6 mm2/s; (b) a thickening agent which is lithium soap; (c) a viscosity increasing agent; (d) a solid lubricant; and (e) an anti-wear agent, and wherein the NLGI consistency number of the composition is 00, 0, 1, or 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Yusuke ASAI, Motoharu AKIYAMA, Haruka MIYAJI
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Publication number: 20140239759Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a low-cost, easy-to-set-up and eco-friendly electric-generating apparatus with power-multiplying gear mechanisms. Its technical methods comprises of: an electric-generating apparatus and a base, with the electric-generating apparatus consisting of a drive gear, a driving motor, a transmission gear, a generator, and a control box. The biggest advantage the present invention has following this application has is that when generating electricity, aside from partial outside-energy, it can use a small part of its self-made energy to generate electricity, making its generating cost following its installment cheap with no other costs required aside from maintenance fees and salary payment for the management crew. The present invention, following its installment, can have a lifespan that would last decades, with little space required and completely unaffected by climate elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Ping-Chih Liu, Rong Chen
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Publication number: 20140232213Abstract: A brush holder (100) for an electric motor (12a; 12b), having a brush holder main body (20) which has a passage opening (25) for an armature shaft to pass through, having a first receiving region (37) for fastening a printed circuit board (35), on which electrical or electronic components are mounted, to the brush holder main body (20), wherein the first receiving region (37) extends as far as into a region between an outer boundary (23, 24) of the brush holder main body (20) and the passage opening (25), and wherein the first receiving region (37) for the printed circuit board (35) is designed to arrange the printed circuit board (35) on the brush holder main body (20) at least substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the brush holder main body (20), and having components (26, 33) which are arranged on the brush holder main body (20) and which are mechanically and/or electrically connected at least indirectly to the printed circuit board (35).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventors: Thomas Huck, Hanspeter Keller, Peter Bohr, Tarek Mili
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Publication number: 20140225466Abstract: A brushless motor includes a magnet rotor including a rotary shaft to be rotatable about the rotary shaft, a stator including plural teeth facing against the magnet rotor, plural drive coils being wound around the teeth and being supplied with a three-phase drive power to rotate the magnet rotor, and plural holding coils being wound around the teeth and including an independently-arranged power supply line, in which the holding coils are arranged to generate an electromagnetic attractive force to maintain the magnet rotor at a rotational position where ends of the teeth around which the holding coils are wound and a magnetic pole of the magnet rotor are configured to directly face against one another by supplying electricity to the holding coils via the power supply line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takemitsu SUMIYA
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Patent number: 8803388Abstract: The present invention is directed to an actuator assembly (10) having an actuator device (26) operably associated with a housing (16), one or more rotating gear members (46, 48, 52) operably associated with the actuator device (26), a bearing member (76) operably associated with the one or more rotating gear members (46, 48, 52), and a cam (66) operably associated with the one or more rotating gear members (46, 48, 52), for translating rotary motion of the gear members (46, 48, 52) to axial motion. When the actuator 0 device (26) is actuated, the one or more rotating gear members (46, 48, 52) rotate, causing the bearing member (76) to move on the cam (66).Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2006Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: BorgWarner, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Keefover, Murray F. Busato
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Patent number: RE45441Abstract: A hand crank generator includes a crank, a gear transmission, and a generation motor generator driven by the gear transmission. The crank and the gear transmission are coupled to each other. A clutch gear is coupled between the crank and the gear transmission. The crank is manually driven to further drive the gear transmission, and the generation motor generator is driven to generate electric current through the clutch gear. When the cranking stops, the clutch gear disengages from a motor generator gear disposed on the generation motor generator. A weighted wheel continues to revolve under inertia for a while to drive the generation motor generator to keep on generating electric current, so that the purpose of saving manual efforts can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Inventor: Jen Hao Dai