Patents Examined by Ahmed Elnakib
  • Patent number: 12046960
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a collector ring assembly for use in a rotor comprising a collector (or slip) ring body and a shaft in which the collector ring body and shaft each have mating features so that the collector ring body may be lockably attached to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathon James Nelson
  • Patent number: 12046972
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor, a stator, and first and second bus bar disposed on one side in an axial direction of the stator. The stator includes a winding portion including conductor connection bodies in which conductors are connected in series and a stator core having slots through which the conductor connection body passes. The winding portion includes a coil end located on one side in the axial direction of the stator core. The conductor connection body includes first and second ends located at an outermost circumference in the radial direction of the coil end. The first bus bar is connected to the first end. The second bus bar is connected to the second end. The first bus bar is located on one side in the axial direction of the coil end. The second bus bar is located on the radial outside of the coil end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Ishikawa, Hironobu Kumagai
  • Patent number: 12040658
    Abstract: A motor armature includes a laminated body including a stack of magnetic bodies each having an annular and plate shape, an extended body that opposes an opposing peripheral surface that is at least one of an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the laminated body and extends along a stacking direction of the magnetic bodies, and a holder stacked on the laminated body in the stacking direction to hold the laminated body. The holder includes a plate portion that extends along the laminated body and has higher rigidity than the magnetic bodies, and a sleeve portion that extends in contact with the extended body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Maeda, Ryoma Sasaki
  • Patent number: 12040690
    Abstract: An electric motor may include a stator assembly comprising a stator housing, and one or more rotors coupled to the stator by a rotor shaft assembly. The stator housing may include a cooling structure that has a plurality of cooling body portions and a plurality of cooling conduits defined by the plurality of cooling body portions. A method of forming a stator housing for an electric machine may include additively manufacturing a stator housing that includes a cooling structure defining a fluid domain, coupling a working fluid source to the stator housing and introducing a working fluid into the fluid domain defined by the cooling structure, and sealing the cooling structure with the working fluid contained within the fluid domain of the cooling structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph John Zierer, Brian Magann Rush, Karthik K. Bodla, Andrew Thomas Cross, Vandana Prabhakar Rallabandi, Konrad Roman Weeber, Anoop Kumar Jassal
  • Patent number: 12034347
    Abstract: The present invention may provide a motor including a shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft, a stator disposed to correspond to the rotor, and a busbar disposed above the stator, wherein the stator includes a stator core and coils, the busbar includes a busbar body and a plurality of terminals disposed on the busbar body, the terminals include terminal bodies, first protrusions extending from end portions of the terminal bodies and connected to end portions of the coils, and second protrusions branched off from the first protrusions and connected to power terminals, and the plurality of second protrusions are disposed at the same position in radial and vertical directions of the busbar and disposed at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young Hwan Jung
  • Patent number: 12034342
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electric machine and an assembling method for an electric machine. The electric machine includes: a shaft assembly including a first shaft, a second shaft coaxially disposed within an inner circumference of the first shaft, and a bearing disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft; a first revolving body coaxially connected to the first shaft, wherein the first revolving body includes an annular first adapter bracket, and a tubular structural portion extending in an axial direction is disposed at an inner circumference of the first adapter bracket; a second revolving body coaxially connected to the second shaft and disposed around an outer circumference of the first revolving body; and a guiding assembly disposed between the tubular structural portion and the first shaft to restrict a movement of the first revolving body relative to the first shaft in a circumferential direction and a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang Peng, Chengqian Liu, Baofu Hu, Yanhui Li, Dong Wang
  • Patent number: 12034383
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). Such TENGs comprise at least one tribolectric (TE) layer comprising two surfaces relative movement between which generates a TE charge, and a circuit. The circuit comprises a switch, a sensor, and a load. The switch has an open condition in which the TE charge accumulates (the accumulated TE charge), and a closed condition in which the accumulated TE charge discharges between the two surfaces across the load, the sensor determining a time constant (?) of discharge of the accumulated TE charge across the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Hao Wang, Chengkuo Lee, Tianyiyi He
  • Patent number: 12027999
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an omnidirectional energy harvester device includes: a harvesting member including an electrode pad having a first electrode disposed on an upper surface of the electrode pad, and a friction pad spaced apart from the electrode pad and having a second electrode disposed on an upper surface of the friction pad; and a vortex-induced vibration column fixedly coupled to the harvesting member at a lower surface of the vortex-induced vibration column. The vortex-induced vibration column is configured to generate vibration by an external force at an upper portion of the vortex-induced vibration column, wherein the first electrode disposed on the electrode pad and the second electrode disposed on the friction pad are electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dae-Sung Kwon, Il-Seon Yoo, Jang-Hyeon Lee, Dong-Gu Kim, Hyun-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 12027932
    Abstract: A stator assembly, a motor, a compressor and a refrigeration device are provided. The stator assembly has a store core, tooth parts, and windings. The tooth parts are arranged on an inside wall of the stator core and distributed in a circumferential direction of the stator core. Grooves are defined between every two adjacent tooth parts. The tooth parts have a first tooth. The windings are arranged on the tooth parts by being initially wound on the first tooth and, subsequently passing through the grooves on both sides of the first tooth when being wound on other tooth parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: ANHUI MEIZHI PRECISION MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Linshu Mao, Xiaohua Qiu, Ruming Xie, Yulong Wang
  • Patent number: 12018718
    Abstract: An active magnetic bearing apparatus for supporting a rotor of a rotary machine comprises an axial magnetic bearing unit and a radial magnetic bearing unit mounted directly to one another. One of the axial magnetic bearing unit and the radial magnetic bearing unit is mounted to a support for attachment to a housing of the rotary machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Esa Heikki Matias Vikman, Fredrik Boxberg, Juha T. Saari, Petri J. Maki-Ontto, Lauri Juhani Salmia
  • Patent number: 12009719
    Abstract: A vibration generating device includes a housing, a vibrator including a magnet, and a resilient member between the housing and the vibrator. The vibration generating device includes a coil configured to generate a magnetic field that causes the vibrator to vibrate. The vibration generating device includes a bracket including a coil-mounting portion on which the coil is mounted. The housing includes bracket supports provided at ends of two opposing side surfaces among the four side surfaces of the housing, the ends being situated opposite ends, of the two opposing side surfaces, to which the bottom of the housing is connected. The bracket includes connection portions bonded to the respective bracket supports. The bracket supports of the housing and the connection portions of the bracket are connected together in a state in which the bracket is inserted into a space of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanobu Maeda, Katsutoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12009761
    Abstract: A triboelectric generator is disclosed. The triboelectric generator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a flexible electrode part comprising a first and a second dielectric layer, and at least one metal layer; and a fixed electrode part spaced apart from both sides of the flexible electrode part, and comprising a first and a second electrode connected to each other, wherein the flexible electrode part generates triboelectrification based on contact and non-contact by a fluid flow, and an electric charge moves through the metal layer, thereby effectively moving electric charges generated by triboelectrification, and increasing the friction frequency to enhance power generation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byungsoo Oh, Yoseop Shin, Sungjun Cho, Gunyoung Jung
  • Patent number: 12003155
    Abstract: An oscillatory actuator 1 includes a cylindrical case 2, an electromagnetic driver 3, a mover 4, a first damper 40a, and an inner guide 6a. The electromagnetic driver 3 is provided inside the case 2. The mover 4 is enabled to oscillate through driving by the electromagnetic driver 3. The first damper 40a has a plurality of arms 52a supporting the mover 4 from an inner surface of the case 2. The inner guide 6a is provided on the inner surface of the case 2 and restricts movement of the first damper 40a beyond a predetermined range. The inner guide 6a is located further toward a center of the case 2 than the first damper 40a in a direction of an oscillation axis ? of the mover 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: FOSTER ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yusuke Chiba, Yoshikazu Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11996744
    Abstract: A stator structure of a vehicle motor includes a stator core assembly and a plurality of coil assemblies composed of flat wires. The stator core assembly includes an annular portion and a plurality of tooth portions. The tooth portions extend from the annular portion in a radial direction toward a center of the stator core assembly. Each coil assembly is configured around a corresponding tooth portion. Each coil assembly includes a first flat wire and a plurality of second flat wires that are electrically connected in parallel. The first flat wire is radially stacked and wound around the corresponding tooth portion. The second flat wires are arranged radially adjacent to the first flat wire and are electrically connected in series to the first flat wire. The second flat wires are alternately stacked and radially wound around the corresponding tooth portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hong-Cheng Sheu, Hsin-Yi Huang, Kuei-Yuan Huang
  • Patent number: 11990801
    Abstract: An electrical rotating machine provides an integrated capacitive encoder for control of the stator field and enabling any of reduced size, reduced rotational inertia, and lower cost. The same structure may also support capacitive plates for capacitive power transfer to the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Daniel Colin Ludois, Marisa Tisler
  • Patent number: 11979072
    Abstract: A magnetic geared motor includes a stator including a plurality of teeth that produce a magnetomotive force, a first rotor that rotates by the magnetomotive force of the stator, and a second rotor that, in response to rotation of the first rotor, rotates at a lower speed than the first rotor. The first rotor, the second rotor, and the stator are disposed coaxial to each other, and a plurality of magnets of different polarities are disposed in respective slot openings present between each two adjacent teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Ukaji, Noritaka Aso, Katsuhiro Hirata, Noboru Niguchi, Kazuaki Takahara, Hironori Suzuki, Tsubasa Kamigaki
  • Patent number: 11973372
    Abstract: An electric machine (1) for driving a motor vehicle includes a stator (2) having at least one winding overhang (9, 10). Cooling fluid is flowable in the area of the at least one winding overhang (9, 10) to receive heat from the at least one winding overhang (9, 10). Air is flowable in the area of the at least one winding overhang (9, 10) to receive heat from the cooling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Martin Lang, Thomas Auer, Maria Lang
  • Patent number: 11973379
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a motor which comprises: a housing; a cover disposed to cover the housing; a stator disposed in the housing; a rotor disposed inside the stator; a shaft disposed in the center of the rotor; a sensing magnet disposed at the end of the shaft; and a circuit board including a sensor for sensing the sensing magnet, wherein the sensor is disposed inside a hole formed through the cover. Therefore, in the motor, a hole is formed through the cover disposed to cover an opening of the housing and a sensor is disposed inside the hole, so that a size of an axis direction of the motor can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dae Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 11967862
    Abstract: In a driving system, first and second inverters are connected to a driving motor, one end of a stator winding through which 3-phase current flows is connected to an output line of the first inverter, and the other end of the stator winding is connected to an output line of the second inverter. A winding pattern of the driving motor includes: coils wound in slots defined in the stator and to which 3-phase current is applied; coils wound on innermost and outermost sides based on a direction toward a rotating shaft of the driving motor in the slots, and being energized by different AC phases; and coils disposed between a first coil located on the outermost side and a second coil located on the innermost side, and being energized by the same AC phases as those of the first and second coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Woong Chan Chae, Jung Shik Kim, Jong Hoon Lee, Byung Kwan Son, Sang Hoon Moon, Young Jin Shin
  • Patent number: 11967863
    Abstract: Provided is a rotating electric machine. This rotating electric machine includes a stator and a rotor, and the rotor includes: a rotor core having formed therein a magnet insertion hole group; and a permanent magnet group. In the rotor core, a first magnetic slit and a second magnetic slit are formed. In the second magnetic slit, a first magnet magnetic flux guide path connecting a first q-axis magnetic path and a second q-axis magnetic path is arranged. When an angle between a straight line passing through a first intersecting point and a radial center point and a straight line passing through a second intersecting point and the radial center point is set as ?1, the number of pole pairs is set as P, a natural number is set as m1, and n1 is set as a natural number smaller than m1, the following expression: ?1=2?×n1÷{P×(2m1?1)} [rad] is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mitsuda, Yoshihiro Miyama, Moriyuki Hazeyama, Masaya Inoue, Masashi Nakamura