Patents Examined by Jose Gonzalez Quinone
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Patent number: 11451106Abstract: The present disclosure provides a motor including a base, a stator and a rotor. The stator is disposed on the base. The base includes a cylinder. There is a flange disposed on a side of the cylinder neighboring to the rotor. Fins are axially disposed on the flange, and the periphery of the flange has a breach. The breach is partially extended to the cylinder, and there is also a plurality of fins disposed in the breach. A plurality of air-guiding members are annularly disposed on the periphery of the rotor. The air-guiding members are connected to each other through a connecting rim. The fins on the flange and the air-guiding members of the rotor are both extended axially, thus the interference therebetween is avoided. When the motor rotates, the air-guiding members are able to drive the flow passing through the breach for achieving heat-dissipating effect.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Yi-Ta Lu, Wei-Ming Lai, Yun-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 11444507Abstract: An electromechanical actuation motor includes a main housing, a series of stator windings, and a first circumferential row of fins. The series of stator windings is disposed inside of the main housing. The first circumferential row of fins is connected to and extends radially from an outer surface of the main housing. The main housing and the first circumferential row of fins are formed as a single piece of material via layer-by-layer additive manufacturing. Each fin of the first circumferential row of fins includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is integrally formed with and attached to the outer surface of the main housing at a first end of the first portion. The second portion is attached to and integrally formed with a second end of the first portion. The first portion intersects the second portion to form a T-shape.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Naison E. Mastrocola, Debabrata Pal
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Patent number: 11437900Abstract: An outer-rotor brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor is provided including a stator core having an aperture extending therethrough, a stator mount including an elongated cylindrical member projecting into the aperture of the stator core, an outer rotor, and a rotor mount including an outer rim arranged to couple to the outer rotor and an inner body supporting an outer race of a motor bearing. A piloting pin is provided including a rear portion received within the hollow portion of the elongated cylindrical member of the stator mount and a front portion received within the inner race of the motor bearing.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Ross A. Billings, Evan M. Cain, Jarrett A. Dunston, Timothy W. French, Robert S. Gehret, Michael R. Marjomaa, Scott M. Rudolph, Gale A. Heslop
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Patent number: 11437899Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for sensing rotor location, the apparatus comprising: a central shaft; a magnet coupled to the central shaft; a sensor portion is disposed correspond to the magnet; wherein the sensor portion comprising a substrate, a first group including a first Hall sensor and a third Hall sensor disposed on the substrate, and a second group including a second Hall sensor and a fourth Hall sensor, the first Hall sensor and the third Hall sensor are arranged to overlap in a radial direction about the central shaft and the second Hall sensor and the fourth Hall sensor are arranged to overlap in a radial direction about the central shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Shung Hun Woo, Nam Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 11431231Abstract: Cable-actuated position sensors are described that employ multiple block and tackle arrangements to measure displacement of a draw wire or flexible cable. The disclosed sensors are relatively small and inexpensive. The disclosed sensors may also be used as part of a servo motor, or in conjunction with gear motors to provide positional information for operation of the gear motor.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Inventor: Shaun William Fetherston
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Patent number: 11421669Abstract: A motor assembly for compressing a fluid by causing a rotational shaft to reciprocate by providing a drive force to the rotational shaft, and a reciprocating compressor including a motor assembly are provided. The motor assembly may include a cylinder block in which a bore is formed and which is penetrated by the rotational shaft, a stator coupled to the cylinder block, a rotor installed at an outer circumferential surface of the stator so as to be rotated by the stator and which is coupled to the rotational shaft so as to rotate together with the rotational shaft, and at least one fastening member that fastens the stator and the cylinder block to each other such that the stator is supported by the cylinder block.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Ki Yeon Lee, Jinkook Kim, Wonseok Kang
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Patent number: 11414198Abstract: An aircraft propulsion system comprises a vertical lift propulsor mounted within a wing of the aircraft. The vertical propulsor comprises an electric motor comprising a rotor mounted to a plurality of propulsor blades, the motor further comprising a stator. The rotor is provided radially outwardly of the stator.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventor: Giles E. Harvey
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Patent number: 11418103Abstract: A power system for an aircraft engine provides rotational drive to propeller driven and turbofan jet engine powered aircraft by use of a propeller or fan drive motor. Electrical power is provided to the drive motor by a high efficiency electrical power generator with reduced electromagnetic drag or reverse torque. The electric generator utilizes a solid state rotor that does not rotate which allows for power generation without reverse torque or the usual energy required to rotate the rotor inside the stator of the generator. Only the magnetic poles of the disclosed rotor rotate to generate the power. The fan blades of the turbofan jet engine are driven by the electric drive motor in which the rotor is a part of the fan as well as the drive from the high pressure turbine.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Inventor: Robert Ray Holcomb
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Patent number: 11411484Abstract: A thin displacement driving device includes a first movable plate, a second movable plate, an axial limiting unit, a first actuator and a second actuator. The axial limiting unit limits the moving direction of the first movable plate and the second movable late. The first actuator has a first shape memory alloy wire coupled to the first movable plate, and the second actuator has a second shape memory alloy wire coupled to the second movable plate. Movement of the first movable plate by the actuation of the first actuator will trigger movement of the second movable plate, and movement of the second movable plate by actuation of the second actuator will trigger movement of the first movable plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: INTELLIGENT MECHATRONICS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tso-Hsiang Wu, Chi-Wei Chiu
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Patent number: 11404940Abstract: A brushless DC motor, including a base, an insulation seat, a rotor assembly, a revolving shaft, a stator assembly, a control panel, a Hall circuit board, and an end cover. The revolving shaft is connected to the rotor assembly. The rotor assembly includes a housing and a plurality of magnetic tiles. The housing includes an inner wall and a cavity defined by the inner wall. The plurality of magnetic tiles is disposed on the inner wall. The stator assembly is disposed in the cavity. The base includes a cylindrical sleeve extending from a center of the base to the cavity of the rotor assembly. The stator assembly is connected to the cylindrical sleeve; two ends of the cylindrical sleeve are provided with a first bearing and a second bearing, respectively; and two ends of the revolving shaft are supported by the first bearing and the second bearing, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: ZHONGSHAN BROAD-OCEAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhaoxiang Hu, Jianhui Li, Mingpan Pan, Chao Wang
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Patent number: 11398765Abstract: A method is for calibrating a multiturn sensor for determining the position of a spindle of a clutch actuator, in which the multiturn sensor (5) is operatively connected to a magnetic field of a permanent magnet (12) in that the multiturn sensor (5) is combined with an actuator transmission (3) which comprises a spindle (9) bearing the permanent magnet (12).Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Wai-Wai Buchet, Markus Dietrich
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Patent number: 11398763Abstract: A lubrication system is disclosed. The lubrication system may include a mounting case, a tube internal to the mounting case that is configured to carry oil, and an electric motor. The electric motor may include a motor housing, a mounting flange extending radially from the motor housing, and an oil passageway in the mounting flange. The mounting flange may be mounted to the mounting case to provide a fluid connection between the oil passageway and the tube.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Brandon Schwoerer, Lance Cowper, Justin Krager, Joshua Hicke, Mark Smith
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Patent number: 11394271Abstract: An electric working machine and method for assembling the same that do not require specific jigs, so as to facilitate assembling work and reduce man-hours and production cost. A motor assembly is relatively inserted into a body casing, with a mounting base disposed behind a partitioning wall portion allowing a tubular fixture to project through an insertion hole toward the front of the partitioning wall portion, and a temporarily securing mechanism temporarily secures the motor assembly to retain the position of the motor assembly by automatically moving it in rotating and two orthogonal directions on a plane along the partitioning wall portion, so as to coaxially arrange the tubular fixture and insertion hole, and through-hole and screw hole of the mounting base for screwing the bolt. In such a temporarily secured state, the motor assembly is finally secured by screwing the bolt through the through-hole into the screw hole of the mounting base.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: YAMABIKO CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi Momiyama
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Patent number: 11387691Abstract: A stator includes a connecting insulator member having a guide portion that connects two insulators, and jumper wires that are guided by the guide portion and connect two coils. The connection insulator member includes a lower layer insulator member, an intermediate layer insulator member, and an upper layer insulator member. The guide portion of the lower layer insulator member has a lower layer arc connecting part, the guide portion of the intermediate layer insulator member has an intermediate layer arc connecting part, and the guide portion of the upper layer insulator member has an upper layer arc connecting part. The intermediate layer arc connecting part is arranged above in the axial direction with respect to the lower layer arc connecting part in the axial direction, and the upper layer arc connecting part is arranged outside in the radial direction with respect to the intermediate layer arc connecting part.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Takumi Suzuki
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Patent number: 11387724Abstract: The dual rotor electric machine comprises: a stator having one or more slots and one or more stator windings. The dual rotor electric machine further comprises a first rotor arranged to rotate relative to the stator with an airgap therebetween. The first rotor comprises a first rotor excitation element having one or more magnetic pole pairs arranged to interact with the stator windings, the first rotor configured to rotate about an axis (X). The dual rotor electric machine further comprises a second rotor arranged to rotate relative to the stator with an airgap therebetween. The second rotor comprises a second rotor excitation element having one or more magnetic pole pairs arranged to interact with the stator windings, the second rotor being configured to rotate about the axis (X).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventors: Ziqiang Zhu, Huayang Li, Ellis F H Chong
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Patent number: 11381140Abstract: A motor includes a sheet-like gasket for sealing the gap between a stator core and an encoder. The gasket has a structure including a metal plate and a sealing member covering the metal plate, and the gasket includes a first portion that is disposed at least between the end face on one end side of the stator core and the encoder and a second portion that has a structure including the sealing member with no metal plate and extends inward from the first portion to contact the projection.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Masao Fukuda, Nobuyuki Ootake
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Patent number: 11381137Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator assembly, a rotor provided inside the stator assembly, and a heat sink to radiate heat from the stator assembly. The heat sink includes a base portion, and a heat radiating portion formed integrally with the base portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryogo Takahashi, Hiroki Aso, Takanori Watanabe, Takaya Shimokawa
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Patent number: 11374469Abstract: An electric machine may include a housing having a front end and a back end where the front end is the primary mechanical coupling end. The electric machine may include a stator and a rotor arranged within the housing and a shaft connected to the rotor. The shaft may extend out of the front end of the housing and the shaft may be configured to be rotationally driven by the rotor or to rotationally drive the rotor. The electric machine may also include an electronic controller configured to control operations of the rotor and stator and the electronic controller may be mounted on the front end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Inventors: Joel B Wacknov, Dinyu Qin, Randy Martin, Ken Keller, Drew Golonsky
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Patent number: 11374451Abstract: A rotor assembly is provided for an electric motor. The rotor assembly includes: a cylindrical magnet member having magnetization in both axial and radial directions, the magnet member being formed from a moldable magnetic material; and an output shaft receivable within the magnet member. An inner surface of the magnet member and an outer surface of the output shaft have complementarily-engagable interface elements thereon to prevent or limit dislocation of the magnet member and output shaft, and at least one of the interface elements is formed by overmolding of the magnet member and output shaft with the other of magnet member and output shaft.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Yvan Bourqui, Daniel Soncini, Bruno Neuhaus
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Patent number: 11362562Abstract: A motor is provided. The motor includes a motor body and a rotor assembly. The rotor assembly includes a magnetic core mounted to a rotor shaft. The rotor assembly may include standoffs for accurately axially locating the magnetic core relative to rotor bearings. A drive nut adjustment arrangement may be provided. A mechanical interconnection between the drive nut and rotor shaft may be provided. A trailing end lead screw support may be provided. An axial preload arrangement may be provided to axially locate the rotor assembly within the motor body.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Pacific Bearing Corp.Inventors: Robert Schroeder, Jonathan R. Schroeder, Timothy Joseph LeCrone, Kent Proffitt, Kollin Proffitt, Keith Cummings