Patents Examined by Maged M Almawri
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Patent number: 12199605Abstract: A self-powered wireless switch includes at least one micro generator and a control panel for transmitting wireless control signals, the micro generator including a magnet assembly and a coil assembly being moved relatively to one another to generate an induced current within the coil assembly; the coil assembly including an iron core and a wire winding around the outside of the iron core to form a magnetic coil; the magnet assembly including a permanent magnet and magnet conductive plates arranged at two sides of the opposite magnetic poles of the permanent magnet. The self-powered wireless switch enables the magnetic assembly and the coil assembly to move relatively to one another and converts the mechanical energy to electricity, thereby achieving self-power generation and providing electricity to the control panel for transmission of wireless control signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Inventor: YuanFang Liu
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Patent number: 12191709Abstract: An outer-circumferential side of a core-back portion of a stator iron core has a welding portion that is provided in such a way as to ride on two or more electromagnetic steel plates including electromagnetic steel plates situated at a stacking-direction end portion of the stator iron core; the welding portion is provided partly in the stacking-direction of the stator iron core.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Kinoshita, Tatsuro Hino, Kouta Katsuragi, Satoshi Ekino, Kazuya Hasegawa, Norihiro Murata, Akihito Mori
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Patent number: 12187598Abstract: An actuator device includes a support part, a first movable part, and a second movable part. The second movable part includes a pair of first connection portions positioned on both sides of the first movable part on a first axis and connected to a pair of first connecting parts, a pair of second connection portions positioned on both sides of the first movable part on a second axis and connected to a pair of second connecting parts. An outer edge of the second connection portions includes a protrusion portion protruding in a second axis direction. The outer edge of the protrusion portion includes a linear portion extending in a first axis direction and a pair of curved portions positioned on both ends of the linear portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2024Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Daiki Suzuki, Takuma Osaki, Naoto Sakurai
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Patent number: 12176778Abstract: In a rotating electric machine that includes an armature with an armature coil, the armature coil is formed by winding an electrical conductor wire. The electrical conductor wire includes a plurality of element wires in a bundled state and an insulating coat covering the bundled element wires. Each of the element wires includes an electrical conductor through which electric current flows, and a fusing layer that covers a surface of the electrical conductor. In the bundled state of the element wires, the fusing layers of the element wires are in contact with and fused to one another. Between adjacent parts of the electrical conductor wire wound to form the armature coil, there are formed gaps due to differences in straightness between different parts of the electrical conductor wire. The gaps are filled with a filler.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Yuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 12176756Abstract: A stator includes: a stator core including a plurality of stator teeth in a circumferential direction with respect to a center of rotation of a rotary electric machine; a stator coil disposed on a bottom portion side of each of a plurality of stator slots formed between the stator teeth; and a stator magnet disposed on an opening side of each of the plurality of stator slots and having the same polarity in a radial direction. In each of the stator slots, a plate-shaped fixing member is provided between the stator coil and the stator magnet so as to be fitted to opposed two wall surfaces of the stator slot, and a magnetic body is provided between the stator coil and the stator magnet.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Haruyuki Kometani, Ryoji Miyatake, Takuro Yamada, Kenji Tanaka
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Patent number: 12176767Abstract: A linear permanent magnet motor may include a stator unit having a coil, a mover including an array of permanent magnets, and a position sensing device operable to determine a position of the mover. The mover is arranged to move along a motion direction. The position sensing device has a sensing element operable to sense a magnetic field of the array of permanent magnets The sensing element is fixed to the stator unit. The array of permanent magnets is spaced apart from the stator unit by an air gap in which electromagnetic fields created by the array of permanent magnets and by coil are configured to interact thereby generating traction. The sensing element is positioned such that it is within a magnetic leakage field of the array of permanent magnets when the array of permanent magnets is positioned in correspondence with the sensing element.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: PRODRIVE TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATION SERVICES B.V.Inventor: Bart Ludo Jozef Gysen
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Patent number: 12176794Abstract: An outer-rotor brushless direct-current motor is provided. The motor includes a motor can that supports the motor components and a fan mounted on a rotor shaft inside the motor can to generate an airflow through the motor can. The motor can includes exhaust openings formed around the fan to allow the airflow to be expelled radially away from the fan, and intake openings formed at a distance from the exhaust openings to allow an airstream to be received radially into the motor can.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Yuming Zhou, Fuchun Xie, Tong Zheng, Ming Jin, Fujun Jin, Weifeng Qian
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Patent number: 12176782Abstract: A vibration apparatus comprising: a vibration assembly comprising a counterweight block, a first magnet group and an elastic member, the first magnet group is fixed on the counterweight block, the vibration assembly is suspended in the vibration apparatus through the elastic member; a stator assembly comprising a coil and a second magnet group, the second magnet group is installed in a winding hole of the coil; the first magnet group comprises at least two side magnets, magnetization directions of the two side magnets are perpendicular to a plane on which the coil is located, the side magnets are magnetized in opposite directions, a magnetization direction of the second magnet group is parallel to the plane, two poles of second magnet group are respectively attracted to poles of side magnets adjacent to the coil, the vibration assembly is configured to produce vibration relative to the stator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: GOERTEK INC.Inventors: Dezhang Shi, Dongsheng Mao, Zhiming Gao, Wenhua Gao
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Patent number: 12170475Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a rotor assembly includes a rotor core having a through-hole disposed at a central portion thereof along an axial direction of the rotor core, and a rotor shaft that passes through the through-hole and coupled to the rotor core, the rotor shaft includes a shaft body having a hollow portion in an interior thereof, a cooling fluid hole part including a plurality of cooling holes passing through the shaft body to discharge a cooling fluid introduced through the hollow portion to an outside of the shaft body and arranged to be spaced apart from each other along an axial direction of the shaft body, and a support flange protruding radially on an outer surface of the shaft body to restrain axial movement of the rotor core and having a passage communication hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Jin Woo Choi
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Patent number: 12170462Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a magnetic field-producing unit and a magnetic carrier. The magnetic field-producing unit includes a magnet unit equipped with magnetic poles arranged to have magnetic polarities. The rotating electrical machine includes an armature equipped with a multi-phase winding. The magnet unit is mounted to a stator-side peripheral surface of the magnet carrier. The rotating electrical machine incudes a cylindrical restriction member mounted on the stator-side peripheral surface of the magnet unit. The restriction member is configured to restrict radial movement of the magnet unit relative to the magnet carrier. The restriction member has a stacked configuration stacked in an axial direction of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Yuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 12166396Abstract: A vibration motor and a tactile device are provided. The vibration motor has: a stationary portion; a movable portion having a magnet and capable of vibrating with respect to the stationary portion along a central axis extending in an up-down direction; and an elastic member. The stationary portion has: a housing, disposed radially outside from the movable portion and having a cylindrical shape extending along the central axis; a top surface portion, disposed above the movable portion, fixed to the housing, and extended in a direction intersecting with the central axis; and a coil, capable of applying a driving force to the movable portion. The elastic member is disposed below the top surface portion and above the movable portion. The elastic member is fixed to the top surface portion and the movable portion and supports the movable portion so that the movable portion can vibrate along the central axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Atsunori Hirata, Ryoichi Mitsuhata
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Patent number: 12166397Abstract: A vibrating motor includes a stationary portion, a movable portion to vibrate with respect to the stationary portion along a center axis extending in a vertical direction, and an elastic portion. The stationary portion includes a bearing portion supporting the movable portion to enable vibration along the center axis and having a tubular shape extending along the center axis, a coil directly or indirectly opposing at least a portion of the movable portion in a radial direction, and a housing having a tubular shape extending along the center axis. The housing houses the bearing portion, the coil, and the movable portion. The elastic portion is between the movable portion and the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Atsunori Hirata, Ryoichi Mitsuhata
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Patent number: 12166379Abstract: A core piece includes a first member in a column form and a second member in a plate form, the first member and the second member being configured by a green compact in which the first member and the second member are integrally formed, the green compact includes a plurality of soft magnetic particles having a flat shape, a first average aspect ratio of the soft magnetic particles is greater than or equal to 1.2 in a first cross section of the first member, a second average aspect ratio of the soft magnetic particles is greater than or equal to 1.2 in a second cross section of the second member, each of the first average aspect ratio and the second average aspect ratio is related to an average of lengths of soft magnetic particles in a direction of the stator core.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SINTERED ALLOY, LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Saito, Tomoyuki Ueno, Tomoyuki Ishimine
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Patent number: 12165858Abstract: According to one embodiment, a thermionic power generation element includes a cathode, an anode, and an insulating member. The cathode includes an electrically-conductive material. The anode includes an electrically-conductive material. The insulating member is located between the cathode and the anode. The cathode and the anode have a gap between the cathode and the anode. A first through-hole is provided in the anode. The first through-hole extends through the anode in a first direction and communicates with the gap. The first direction is from the cathode toward the anode.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeya Kimura, Masaya Yamamitsu, Hisao Miyazaki, Hisashi Yoshida, Hiroshi Tomita, Souichi Ueno, Takeshi Hoshi, Tomoya Takeda
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Patent number: 12160142Abstract: For the purpose of preventing damage to the frame when assembling the stator, improving the holding force for holding the stator, and making it possible to reduce the size of the rotating electrical machine body in the radial direction, the rotating electrical machine with integrated control device for vehicles integrates the rotating electrical machine main body and the control device arranged on the rear side of the rotating electrical machine main body and controlling the rotating electrical machine, the rotating electrical machine main body provides a first annular shape member located between the stator and the frame, a second annular shape member located between the and the first annular shape member, the stator is press-fitted into the frame via the first annular shape member and the second annular shape member.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Mitsunori Ishizaki, Takayuki Nakao, Takashi Yamamoto, Toshihiro Matsunaga
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Patent number: 12155281Abstract: A motor-integrated fluid machine includes a rotatable part configured to rotate around a rotation axis; an outer peripheral part at an outer periphery of the rotatable part; a motor configured to provide power from the outer peripheral part to rotate the rotatable part; and a restrainer part. The rotatable part includes a support ring around the rotation axis, and blades on a center side of the support ring. The blades are side by side in a circumferential direction. The motor includes a rotor side magnet on an outer peripheral side of the support ring in a radial direction, and a stator side magnet on an inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral part to face the rotor side magnet. The restrainer part is configured to restrain the support ring and the rotor side magnet from outside to integrate the support ring and the rotor side magnet.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuki Ohashi, Naoaki Fujiwara
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Patent number: 12155286Abstract: According to an embodiment, a support body of an actuator is provided with a first holder member and a second holder member that are made of resin, a coil, and a first plate and a second plate that are made of metal. The first plate is assembled to a first coil holding portion of the first holder member and a second coil holding portion of the second holder member from the Z1 side, and then the coil is arranged between the first coil holding portion and the second coil holding portion. After that, an adhesive is filled into a central hole of the coil, and the second plate is assembled from the Z2 side. A case abuts against a first side plate portion of the first holder member, and a second side plate portion of the second holder member in Z direction, and the case is thus positioned.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONInventor: Masao Tsuchihashi
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Patent number: 12149120Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a stator which prevents motor efficiency from deteriorating while increasing divided contact areas of divided teeth. According to the present disclosure, provided is a stator characterized by comprising a back yoke having a certain thickness in the radial direction, and divided teeth coupled to the back yoke, wherein: the back yoke includes recessed grooves into which the divided teeth fit; the divided teeth include a winding portion forming a section on which a coil is wound and a coupling portion extending from the winding portion and fitting into the grooves; and the length of the back yoke in the radial direction at the coupling portion is greater than half the thickness of the back yoke.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kwangyong Jang, Yongdae Kim, Jin Hong
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Patent number: 12142984Abstract: An electromechanical transducer apparatus for converting between mechanical energy and electrical energy is disclosed and includes first and second magnetic flux generators including pole pieces coupled to direct magnetic flux. The magnetic flux generators are disposed such that opposite polarity pole pieces are spaced apart in adjacent relation. A pair of reciprocators are coupled for reciprocating movement between the pole pieces and are spaced apart by first and second air gaps. A closing piece completes a magnetic circuit and when the reciprocators are disposed such that the first air gap is smaller than the second air gap, magnetic flux generated by the first magnetic flux generator flows in a first direction via the first air gap through the closing piece. When the reciprocators are disposed such that the second air gap is smaller than the first air gap, magnetic flux generated by the second magnetic flux generator flows in a second opposite direction via the second air gap through the closing piece.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: ETALIM INC.Inventor: Thomas Walter Steiner
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Patent number: 12142985Abstract: A stator includes: a stator core including a plurality of stator teeth in a circumferential direction with respect to a center of rotation of a rotary electric machine; a stator coil disposed on a bottom portion side of each of a plurality of stator slots formed between the stator teeth; and a stator magnet disposed on an opening side of each of the plurality of stator slots and having the same polarity in a radial direction. In each of the stator slots, a cooling portion is provided between the stator coil and the stator magnet.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Haruyuki Kometani, Ryoji Miyatake, Takuro Yamada, Kenji Tanaka