Abstract: A lamp circuit is disclosed, comprising a direct current (DC) power supplier adapted to provide a supply voltage, a driving unit coupled to the DC power supplier so as to receive the supply voltage, and a light-radiating module coupled to the driving unit and having a DC output side. The driving unit generates a constant DC current that passes through the light-radiating module such that a DC voltage to be supplied to a DC load is built at the DC output side.

Abstract: A heat dissipating fan includes a housing having a base and a sidewall coupled to the base. The sidewall defines a compartment. The housing includes an air inlet, an air outlet and a dust channel. The air outlet includes opposite first and second end edges located at a same straight side of the housing. The housing defines a first plane. The impeller includes a hub and several blades. The impeller defines a second plane. The compartment of the housing includes an air outlet section and a pressure accumulating section. The air outlet section is located between the first and second planes. The air outlet is located in the air outlet section. The dust channel extends in an angle with respect to the second plane. An impeller is coupled to the stator that is coupled to the base. A control element includes a driving circuit and a rotating direction control circuit.

Abstract: A lamp comprises a housing, a heat sink, a fan and a light-emitting element. The housing includes an opening end and a compartment communicating with the opening end. The heat sink is disposed at the opening end and includes a lateral wall, a base, a plurality of first connection members, a plurality of first air channels and at least one second air channel. The base is surrounded by and spaced from the lateral wall. The base is connected to an inner circumferential wall of the lateral wall via the first connection members, wherein each of the first air channels is formed between adjacent two of the first connection members. The at least one second air channel is formed between an outer circumferential wall of the lateral wall and an inner face of the housing. The fan is disposed at one side of the heat sink in the compartment. The light-emitting element is disposed at another side of the heat sink.

Abstract: An insulation bobbin unit of a stator includes first and second insulation bobbins. The first insulation bobbin has a first body and a plurality of first extension members. The first body has a first assembly hole. Each extension member has a first wound portion having a first top plate and one first side wall. The first top plate has a smaller thickness than that of the first side wall. The second insulation bobbin has a second body and a plurality of second extension members. Each second extension member includes a second wound portion having a second top plate and one second side wall. The first side wall is aligned with one edge of the second top plate that is not mounted with the second side wall, and the second side wall is aligned with one edge of the first top plate that is not mounted with the first side wall.

Abstract: A rotor for a motor includes a shaft having an outer periphery with an engaging portion. At least one coupling member includes an engaging hole. The shaft extends through the engaging hole of the at least one coupling member. The at least one coupling member is engaged with the engaging portion of the shaft by tight coupling. A plastic magnet envelops the shaft and the at least one coupling member by injection molding. The at least one coupling member prevents the plastic magnet from disengaging from the shaft, providing enhanced engaging effect while reducing structural complexity and enhancing assembling convenience.

Abstract: A lamp includes a base, a cooling fan and a circuit board. The base has a coupling portion, with a LED member mounted on the base. The cooling fan has a frame coupled with the coupling portion of the base, wherein the frame receives a driving unit and a fan wheel coupling with the driving unit in a rotatable way and has a first fixing portion. The circuit board has a second fixing portion coupling with the first fixing portion of the frame, with the circuit board electrically connecting with the driving unit of the cooling fan.

Abstract: A heat-dissipating fan includes a shaft seat. A coil base is coupled to the shaft seat. The coil base includes a base portion and a coil unit coupled to the base portion. The base portion includes a connection port electrically connected to the coil unit. The connection port is connected to a drive circuit. An impeller includes a hub and a permanent magnet. A shaft is coupled to the hub and rotatably coupled to the shaft seat about an axis. The permanent magnet is coupled to the hub and aligned with the coil unit. Since the coil base does not include electronic elements of the drive circuit, the axial height of the heat-dissipating fan is reduced, and the structure of the heat-dissipating fan is simplified.

Abstract: A motor includes a casing, a rotor, a stator and a separation member. The rotor is rotatably coupled with the casing. The stator is disposed in the casing and drives the rotor to rotate. The stator includes a claw-pole member, an insulation member and a coil unit. The claw-pole member is coupled with the insulation member. The insulation member has a connection portion. The coil unit has a plurality of windings connected to each other via the connection portion. The coil unit is electrically connected to a circuit board, and a portion of the coil unit that is wound around the connection portion is an exposing portion. The separation member is disposed between the exposing portion of the coil unit and the casing.

Abstract: A DC motor includes a rotor, a cup-shaped stator, and a drive control unit. The cup-shaped stator includes a cylindrical winding portion surrounding the rotor. The cylindrical winding portion includes an inner periphery formed by at least one conductive wire and facing an outer periphery of a permanent magnet of the rotor with an air gap formed between the cylindrical winding portion and the rotor. A drive control unit is electrically connected to the cylindrical winding portion and a power source. The DC motor can be mounted in a compartment of a housing, and an impeller can be coupled to the shaft, forming a DC fan. The DC motor and the DC fan possess high control sensitivity and high control precision while having simplified structures to allow easy assembly.

Abstract: A rotation control circuit comprises a motor-driving unit and a rotation-switching unit. The motor-driving unit is coupled to a motor of a fan. The rotation-switching unit is coupled to the motor-driving unit and has at least a charging-discharging circuit for generating a rotation control command, the rotation control command controls the motor to rotate in a forward direction for a time period when the motor starts to operate, and controls the motor to rotate in a backward direction opposite to the forward direction.

Abstract: A heat dissipating fan includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet between which an air passageway is formed. A fixed seat is provided in the air passageway and includes first positioning holes. A magnetically conductive first casing includes a first outer wall, an extended wall extending radially outward from an end of the first outer wall and having second positioning holes aligned with the first positioning holes, and a first support on the other end of the first outer wall. A second casing is coupled to an inner periphery of the extended wall of the first casing. A motor mounted in the first and second casings includes a stator and a circuit board electrically connected to the stator.

Abstract: A heat dissipating assembly includes a circuit board having opposite first and second faces. The circuit board further includes a through-hole extending from the first face through the second face. A heat generating element is mounted on the first face of the circuit board and electrically coupled to the circuit board. The heat generating element includes a heat conducting portion aligned with the through-hole. A heat dissipating unit includes a base having an engaging face in contact with the second face of the circuit board. A heat conducting adhesive is filled in the through-hole. The heat conducting adhesive is engaged with the engaging face of the base and the heat conducting portion of the heat generating element. The heat generating element is directly engaged with the heat dissipating unit by the heat conducting adhesive to effectively enhance the overall heat dissipating efficiency while reducing the number of members to lower the manufacturing costs.

Abstract: A stator device includes a base having a shaft tube receiving a bearing. The shaft tube includes a top end having at least one groove. A stator unit is mounted around an outer periphery of the shaft tube. The stator unit includes at least one limiting member extending through the at least one groove into the shaft tube. The at least one limiting member prevents the bearing from disengaging from the shaft tube, enhancing assembling convenience. The stator can be coupled with a rotor to form a motor with enhanced assembling convenience and enhanced rotational stability. The base can be interconnected by connecting members to a housing having air inlet and outlet sides. Vanes can be formed on the hub of the rotor to form an impeller. Thus, a heat-dissipating fan can be formed from the stator device.

Abstract: An inner-rotor-type motor includes a casing, a shaft and a claw-pole member. The shaft is rotatably coupled to the casing, and coupled to a permanent magnet having a magnetism-inducing surface. The claw-pole member is coupled within the casing and has an annular portion and a plurality of salient-poles. The annular portion has an inner circumferential wall. Each salient-pole is disposed between the annular portion and a respective pole plate. Each pole plate has a first side and a second side. The first side and the second side oppose each other. A magnetic pole surface is formed between the first side and the second side and faces the magnetism-inducing surface of the permanent magnet. An air gap is formed between the magnetic pole surface and the magnetism-inducing surface. Each pole plate has an extension portion and a shrinking portion. The coil unit is coupled to the plurality of salient-poles.

Abstract: A blower fan includes a housing having a compartment. A stator and an impeller are mounted in the compartment. The housing further includes an air inlet and an air outlet both communicated with the compartment. The impeller has a hub and a plurality of vanes coupled to the hub. Each vane includes an upper edge whose end is an air input portion adjacent to the air inlet of the housing, and an air gap is formed between the upper edge of each vane and a top of the housing, with various widths of the air gap ranging from 0.3 mm to 2.0 mm, while a shortest width of the air gap is formed between the air input portion of the upper edge and the top of the housing for providing reduced turbulence and noises.

Abstract: A stator manufacturing method for a motor includes a preliminary step, a winding step, a rolling step and a shaping step. The preliminary step provides a strip plate having at least one wound portion. The winding step provides and winds a coil unit around the wound portion. The rolling step roll ups the strip plate into an unshaped sleeve having a central hole. The shaping step fixes a shape of the unshaped sleeve to form a shaped sleeve. An outer sleeve may be provided to receive the unshaped sleeve, and a separation member is inserted between two ends of the strip plate. Alternatively, an outer sleeve with a protruding pole may be provided, or the strip plate may form at least one outer wound portion that is wound with an outer coil unit. In addition, methods for manufacturing the stators are also disclosed.

Abstract: A lamp includes a lighting module providing illumination, a control unit, and a detecting unit. The control unit is connected or not connected to the lighting module. The detecting unit is coupled to the control unit. The detecting unit detects operational statuses of the lighting module and sends a detection result to the control unit. The control unit controls the lighting module or an alarm unit to enter an alarm mode based on the detection result. A user can immediately know the operational statuses by the alarm unit and take necessary actions to assure normal operation of the lamp.

Abstract: An inner rotor type motor includes a base having a pivotal portion. A stator is mounted to the base and includes a body and a coil unit engaged with the body and surrounding a hole of the body. A rotor includes a rotatable member, a shaft, and a permanent magnet. The rotatable member includes an engaging portion and a sidewall provided along a periphery of the engaging portion extending into the hole of the stator. The shaft includes an end coupled to the engaging portion. The other end of the shaft is coupled to the pivotal portion. The permanent magnet is mounted to an outer periphery of the rotatable member and aligned with the coil unit. The axial length of the shaft without the permanent magnet mounted thereto can be reduced, allowing reduction of axial heights of the motor and a heat dissipating fan utilizing the motor.

Abstract: A miniature fan includes a housing having a mounting portion with a shaft seat. A base is mounted to the mounting portion of the housing. The base includes first and second faces spaced along an axis. An outer layer is provided on the first face of the base. A bottom layer is provided on the second face of the base. The base further includes a coil unit intermediate the outer layer and the bottom layer. The coil unit is electrically connected to a drive circuit. An impeller includes a shaft and a permanent magnet. The shaft is coupled to the shaft seat of the housing and rotatable about the axis. The permanent magnet is aligned with the coil unit. The axial height of the miniature fan is reduced, and the structure of the miniature fan is simplified.