Patents Examined by Eric Johnson
  • Patent number: 12149121
    Abstract: A stator may include a stator core and a coil. The stator core may include: a first portion; a second portion; and a first intermediate portion interposed between the first portion and the second portion in the axial direction. A first segment conductor and a second segment conductor may overly each other in a circumferential direction of the stator core hr a slot within an area of the first intermediate portion. A first side surface may include a first protrusion provided by the first intermediate portion protruding with respect to the first portion and the second portion. The first segment conductor and the second segment conductor may be held between the first protrusion and a second side surface such that the first, segment conductor and the second segment conductor are connected with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohei Watanabe, Masashi Matsumoto, Hiroshi Inano
  • Patent number: 12139208
    Abstract: An electric power steering device includes a motor housing of an electric motor. The motor housing includes an end face part opposite to an output part of a rotating shaft of the electric motor. An electronic control part is arranged at the end face part. A connector assembly is arranged on a side of the electronic control part opposite to a side of the electronic control part that faces the end face part. A metal cover for the electronic control part includes a bottom part and a lateral peripheral part. The bottom part includes: an exposure hole through which an external terminal forming part is exposed to outside; and an annular reinforcing projecting portion formed at an edge of the exposure hole. The lateral peripheral part is angled from the bottom part, and forms an opening through which the lateral peripheral part is fixed to the end face part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 12142973
    Abstract: A switched reluctance electrical motor comprises a rotor having a substantially circular cylindrical envelope with a diameter in a range of 50 mm to 300 mm and a length in the range of 20 mm to 250 mm. The rotor comprises a plurality of radially extending rotor teeth. A switched reluctance electrical motor further comprises a stator surrounding the rotor and comprising a plurality of stator poles. The rotor teeth are circumferentially-spaced apart from each other to define slots between adjacent teeth that, expressed in normalised angular and radial coordinates, have a cross-sectional profile transverse to an axis of rotation of the rotor, lying within a well-defined polygonal region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Monumo Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Bates, Kevin Bersch, William Gallafent, Jaroslaw Pawel Rzepecki, Alexey Kostin, Jonathan Rayner, Markus Kaiser, Nicolas Durrande, Rupert Tombs, Ian Murphy, Xiaoyan Wang, Pierre Guern, Bhaskar Sen
  • Patent number: 12132354
    Abstract: A rotor assembly of a motor is configured to be rotatable relative to a stator. The rotor assembly may comprise a permanent magnet rotor segment comprising permanent magnets, the permanent magnet rotor segment configured to be rotatable by a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnets; and a reluctance rotor segment comprising flux barriers, the reluctance rotor segment configured to be rotatable by magnetic reluctance formed by the flux barriers. The permanent magnet rotor segment and the reluctance rotor segment are axially stacked relative to each other so that at least a part of a first torque ripple generated by the permanent magnet rotor segment and at least a part of a second torque ripple generated by the reluctance rotor segment can cancel each other. The permanent magnet rotor segment may be a rare earth permanent magnet rotor, and the reluctance rotor segment may be a synchronous reluctance rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mazharul Chowdhury, Md Sariful Islam, Mohammad Islam
  • Patent number: 12132420
    Abstract: A package for moving a platform in six degrees of freedom, is provided. The platform may include an optoelectronic device mounted thereon. The package includes an in-plane actuator which may be a MEMS actuator and an out-of-plane actuator which may be formed of a piezoelectric element. The in-plane MEMS actuator may be mounted on the out-of-plane actuator mounted on a recess in a PCB. The in-plane MEMS actuator includes a plurality comb structures in which fingers of opposed combs overlap one another, i.e. extend past each other's ends. The out-of-plane actuator includes a central portion and a plurality of surrounding stages that are connected to the central portion. The in-plane MEMS actuator is coupled to the out-of-plane Z actuator to provide three degrees of freedom to the payload which may be an optoelectronic device included in the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: MEMS DRIVE (NANJING) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiaolei Liu, Guiqin Wang, Matthew Ng
  • Patent number: 12126222
    Abstract: Conventional axial flux motors typically include multiple rotors and stators resulting in a larger and heavier motor. Additionally, conventional axial flux motors include a housing to protect the rotors and stators, but the housing is often difficult to seal from the environment leading to risks of contaminants (e.g., dirt, water) infiltrating the motor and causing failure over time. The present invention overcomes these limitations by disclosing an axial flux motor with a single rotor and two stators. The use of a single rotor reduces the size and weight of the motor. An inboard housing and an outboard housing mechanically support the two stators and are joined together to define an interior cavity. A ring seal is disposed between the two housings to ensure the interior cavity is sealed. Additionally, the two stators may actuate multiple degrees of freedom (DOF) including the rotation of a wheel and actuation of a suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Indigo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott T. Purchase, Peter Madden, Rachel A. Dias Carlson
  • Patent number: 12119708
    Abstract: An electric machine, which may operate as an electric motor or generator, that address performance and manufacturing shortcomings in various motor design approaches particularly transverse flux, axial and radial flux motors with higher torque, higher RPM, and lower core losses and lower cogging. An exemplary electric machine incorporates shape monolithic components such as the armature teeth or connector ring, armature ring, concentrator teeth or concentrator ring formed by Soft metal Composite (SMC). Magnets may be configured between the concentrator teeth to form a magnet ring having a plurality of magnetic poles. The armature flux paths may be shared between phases. The air gaps may be axial and extend between armature teeth and concentrator teeth and the magnetic poles configured between the concentrator teeth. The armature, concentrator teeth and magnetic poles may extend radially and alternate along the axial axis of the electric machine, producing axial and/or radial airgaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Elemental Motors, LLC
    Inventor: David Calley
  • Patent number: 12119707
    Abstract: Provided is an axial gap-type rotary electric machine in which a first stator, a second stator, and a rotor are arranged in a direction of a rotary shaft of the rotor. The first stator includes a first coil and a first core. The second stator includes a second coil and a second core. The first core includes an annular first yoke, a plurality of first teeth, and a first mark indicating a reference position in a circumferential direction of the first yoke. The second core includes an annular second yoke, a plurality of second teeth, and a second mark indicating a reference position in a circumferential direction of the second yoke. When viewed in the direction of the rotary shaft, the first mark and the second mark are symmetrically positioned with respect to the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SINTERED ALLOY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Saito, Tomoyuki Ueno, Yuichi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 12107459
    Abstract: A rotor for a motor of an electric aircraft is provided. The rotor may include a hub, which includes a plurality of magnets fixed to an inner surface of the hub that are configured to interact with a stator of the motor to rotate rotor. The rotor also includes redial spokes that extend from the hub and provide structural support to the rotor. The rotor may also include a hoop, which provides balance for rotor during operation of motor and may include an integrated fan that provides cooling to various components of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: BETA AIR LLC
    Inventors: Manon Danielle Belzile, Kyle B. Clark, Stephen Widdis
  • Patent number: 12103400
    Abstract: An in-wheel motor in which a torque will not be applied excessively to a rotor and a wheel, and in which an axial length is reduced. In the in-wheel motor, a rotor is arranged around the stator, and torque is transmitted between a drive member rotated integrally with the rotor and a driven member rotated integrally with a wheel through a transmission member. The transmission member is adapted to allow the drive member and the driven member to rotate relatively to each other when an extraordinary torque is applied to the drive member or the driven member, thereby restricting the torque transmitted between the drive member and the driven member to a predetermined magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shin Kurosaki
  • Patent number: 12095389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an triboelectric nanogenerator using an ionic elastomer that increases internal electric capacity and allows a large amount of electric charge to be located on a surface to generate a large amount of electrical energy. The triboelectric nanogenerator according to the present invention includes a first electrode; an ionic elastomer disposed on the first electrode and including an elastomer and an ionic liquid; a second electrode disposed to be spaced apart from the first electrode and electrically connected to the first electrode; and an insulator disposed under the second electrode, selectively contacting the ionic elastomer, and formed of a material that has a negative charge compared to the ionic elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY, IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERISTY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Duk Hyun Choi, Do Hwan Kim, Hee Jae Hwang, Joo Sung Kim, Eun Song Jee
  • Patent number: 12095337
    Abstract: A motor control device includes a board that is provided at an end of a motor including winding groups of two systems and controls supply of electric power to the winding group independently for each system. The board includes two areas that are partitioned by a boundary line passing through the center of the motor when viewed in an axial direction of the motor. A power supply terminal connector, an inverter circuit, and a motor terminal connector are sequentially arranged along the boundary line when viewed in the axial direction of the motor. The motor terminal connector is provided such that a straight line perpendicular to a direction in which motor terminals are arranged and the boundary line form an acute angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto Sato, Yusuke Natsume
  • Patent number: 12088181
    Abstract: A motorized ventilation device for a motor vehicle, comprising an impeller (1) free to rotate about an axis (X) and formed by a cup (2), on which blades (3) are disposed, a bell cap (6) of an electric motor partly housed inside the cup (2), a centrifugal device (8) disposed between the cup (2) and the bell cap (6) and configured to guide and to accelerate an air flow (F2). The cup (2) comprises at least one opening (20, 27) for the passage of the air flow (F2) and the bell cap (6) comprises at least one orifice (65, 66, 67) for the passage of the air flow (F2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Kamel Azzouz, Amrid Mammeri, Farid Bakir, Sofiane Khelladi, Cedric Lebert
  • Patent number: 12088170
    Abstract: Air circulation passages connect an accommodation space of an electronic control unit to the outside to circulate air to buffer internal pressure fluctuations. The accommodation space side of the air circulation passages is formed as a divided air circulation passage with a plurality of passages, a cooling object member is arranged to come in thermal contact with air flowing through the divided air circulation passage, and the total cross-sectional area of the divided air circulation passage is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the air circulation passages that are not divided. Because the accommodation space of the electronic control unit is connected to the outside, internal pressure fluctuations can be buffered, and increasing the flow velocity of the air flowing through the divided air circulation passage on the accommodation space side of the air circulation passages allows heat inside the accommodation space to be efficiently radiated to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 12068652
    Abstract: Disclosed are a coil assembly of a slotless motor, a housing, and a slotless motor including the same. According to the present invention, there is provided a coil assembly of a slotless motor which includes a plurality of first coil structures which have two first coil sides facing each other with a first space interposed therebetween and having a fan-shaped cross section in a width direction and have a first end turn bent in a first direction on at least one end in a longitudinal direction of the two first coil sides and a plurality of second coil structures which have two second coil sides facing each other with a second space interposed therebetween and having a fan-shaped cross section in a width direction and have a second end turn bent in a second direction on at least one end in a longitudinal direction of the two second coil sides, wherein the plurality of first coil structures and the plurality of second coil structures are coupled to each other to form a circular stator winding structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Ju Lee, Seung Heon Lee, Sung Hong Won
  • Patent number: 12068659
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to techniques for radial alignment of motor components relative to each other to achieve a motor with a rotor bore having sub-micron end-to-end deviation. In an embodiment, a rotor bore alignment tool is disclosed herein that can be inserted between motor components, and more particularly, apertures/through holes defined by each of the motor components such as housing sections and a stator assembly. The rotor bore alignment tool includes expandable members that can be selectively transitioned to an extended position to cause each of the motor components to be radially aligned prior to securely coupling the same in a so-called “stack” to form a motor. Once the motor components are coupled together, the resulting motor includes a rotor shaft extending from end-to-end that preferably includes a sub-micron deviation of less than 10 microns, and more preferably less than or equal to 5 microns, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventor: Reza Aini
  • Patent number: 12062957
    Abstract: Various implementations include an axial flux machine including a rotor bearing a set of permanent magnets and a stator containing electro-magnetic coil assemblies disposed circumferentially at intervals about an axis. Each coil assembly has an axially extending stator tooth, one or more coils wound around the tooth, and one or more end shoes at an end of the stator tooth. The end shoes each have at least one circumferential edge adjacent a neighbouring coil assembly. In some implementations, radially innermost and outermost portions of the at least one circumferential edge are separated by a step projecting from the at least one circumferential edge. In some implementations, at least part of the at least one circumferential edge has a thickness less than a thickness of the inner radial edge thereby reducing a leakage flux between neighbouring electro-magnetic coil assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: YASA Limited
    Inventors: Tom Hillman, Richard Phillips, Tim Woolmer
  • Patent number: 12060115
    Abstract: On the opposite side to an output of a rotation shaft of an electric motor, a ventilation hole communicating between an electronic control unit (ECU) housing space and an electric motor housing space is formed to an end surface wall of a motor housing separating the respective housing spaces. The ventilation hole has a waterproof ventilation part that suppresses water passing but permits the passage of air and water vapor. This structure eliminated the influence of flying rocks and muddy water from the external environment, and suppresses for a long period of time the internal pressure fluctuation of the ECU housing space and the penetration of water into the housing space. Therefore, the internal pressure fluctuation of the housing space for the ECU and the penetration of water into the housing space for the ECU can be suppressed over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Nakano, Takuro Kanazawa, Hideyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 12051956
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vibration module and, more specifically, to a vibration module provided with a flow hole therein such that the body is pressurized via air flow during a module vibration process to increase a body stimulation effect, the inside of the module can cooled down, and moreover, a substance such as drug is injected into the body or a substance (waste, fat, etc.) discharged from the body is discharged to the outside in order to improve a therapeutic effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Inventor: Dae Yun Kim
  • Patent number: 12049284
    Abstract: A motor unit for use in electric bicycles, the motor unit comprising: a motor having a rotary shaft; a unit case to house the rotary shaft partially; an input shaft arranged in the unit case to penetrate through the unit case and to be rotatable around an axis; an input body configured to rotate along with the input shaft; an output body configured to rotate around the axis upon receiving rotational force of the input body; and a control board housed in the unit case and configured to control rotation of the motor. The unit case includes: a first heat dissipating portion connected to a first surface of the control board; and a second heat dissipating portion connected to a second surface opposite from the first surface of the control board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Nishimori, Masafumi Kawakami, Ryohei Adachi, Fuhito Umegaki, Takehiro Yamaguchi