Patents Examined by Minki Chang
  • Patent number: 12658756
    Abstract: A DC brushless motor is provided, which includes a housing, a motor assembly, a control board and a dividing plate. Wherein, the motor assembly is arranged in the housing, and a connecting terminal is arranged on it. The control board is arranged in the housing and electrically connected with the connecting terminal. The dividing plate is arranged in the housing and is used to divide the motor assembly from the control board. The disclosure is used to solve a problem of complicated internal wiring of a motor caused by a division of the motor and a controller of the conventional DC brushless motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Huang, Lin Zhang, Changcun Wei, Qilin Wang, Fajia Yang
  • Patent number: 12646980
    Abstract: A power tool having a motor is provided, wherein the motor includes a rotor and a stator, and wherein the stator includes a first winding and a second winding, wherein the windings are designed in such a way that the windings allow operation of the motor of the power tool at substantially full speed, but at substantially half the power compared with the comparison motor. In the comparison motor, the stator coils are substantially completely wrapped with a continuous wire layer. method for operating such a power tool and a method for carrying out charge equalization between two accumulators in a power tool is also provided. The double-wound stator can be used in conjunction with a bridge circuit made up of motor inverters and stator coils to allow charge equalization between two accumulators in a power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Florian Hurka, Walter Wissmach
  • Patent number: 12640610
    Abstract: A stator for a rotating electric machine includes: a stator core provided with slots arranged in a circumferential direction such that the slots are formed in two or more layers in a radial direction; and coils each having an inserted portion positioned inside the slots, and terminal end portions protruding from one end side and another end side of the stator core in an axial direction; wherein the coils include first coils formed to have a straight-line shape at their terminal end portions, second coils inclined in the circumferential direction at a predetermined angle with respect to an end face of the stator core at the one end side or the other end side of the terminal end portions, and third coils inclined in the circumferential direction at a predetermined angle with respect to the end face of the stator core at the one end side and the other end side of the terminal end portions, and the first coils, the second coils, and the third coils are connected to each other at their respective end portions to f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Kumada, Kenichi Nakayama, Satoshi Yamamura, Zhi Jing, Mohdbasir Zulaika, Akihito Toya, Akira Toba
  • Patent number: 12633795
    Abstract: A high-voltage bus bar for electrically contacting an electrical, optionally insulated, line with two mutually adjacent, distal end portions of a ring conductor. The high-voltage bus bar includes, in the region of its first distal end, a terminal for connection to the electrical line, and its second distal end bifurcates into at least two prongs in such way that each of the at least two fork prongs forms a separate contact face which is provided to be integrally bonded to one of the distal end portions of the ring conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Ruppert
  • Patent number: 12633791
    Abstract: An electric machine configured to convey electromechanical energy, such as through the conversion between electrical power and mechanical power, includes a slot into which is disposed a coil. The slot can be a stator slot having a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape. The coil can have a plurality of turns that, in cross-section, also includes a trapezoidal shape. The turns can be stacked upon each other in a radial direction between the proximal end and the distal end of the stator slot, each turn of the coil having a different cross-sectional area and a different radial height relative to an adjacent turn of the coil. Additionally and/or alternatively, each turn of the coil, except for the turn of the coil located at the distal end of the stator slot, includes a reduced radial height relative to a turn of the coil that is located radially outward from each turn of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: General Electric Deutschland Holding GMBH
    Inventors: Israel Luna Acevedo, Mohamed Osama
  • Patent number: 12624698
    Abstract: A canned rotodynamic flow machine (1) configured for operating with a working fluid such as molten salt of a molten salt nuclear reactor. The stator windings are formed by one or more electrically conductive solid bars (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Copenhagen Atomics A/S
    Inventors: Aslak Stubsgaard, Thomas Jam Pedersen, Thomas Steenberg
  • Patent number: 12620842
    Abstract: A stator assembly and a motor are provided. The stator assembly has a stator core and a winding. The stator core has a stator yoke portion, at least one stator tooth, and at least one winding. The stator tooth is disposed along the axial direction of the stator yoke portion. The stator tooth is detachably connected to the stator yoke portion. The winding is wound on the stator tooth. The stator yoke portion is provided with a stator yoke groove and/or a stator projection adapted to the shape of the stator tooth. The stator tooth passes through the stator yoke groove and/or the stator projection to form the stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignees: GUANGDONG WELLING MOTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., MIDEA WELLING MOTOR TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Di Wu, Guyu Wu, Yiming Hu, Liming Gong, Ping Li
  • Patent number: 12619066
    Abstract: A driving mechanism for moving an optical element is provided. The driving mechanism includes a fixed part, a movable part, and a driving assembly. The movable part is movably connected to the fixed part for holding the optical element. The driving assembly is configured for moving the movable part relative to the fixed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Actutek Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Chia Peng, Po-Xiang Zhuang, Wei-Jhe Shen, Yi-Ho Chen, Ko-Lun Chao
  • Patent number: 12620857
    Abstract: A stator for an electric machine includes a winding arrangement including a plurality of parallel paths. Each parallel path includes a plurality of coils arranged on the core, each coil defined by coil legs and end turns, the coil legs including left legs and right legs extending through the slots of the core and arranged in layers within the slots. The left legs and right legs of each coil are connected by first end turns at one end of the core and second end turns at an opposite end of the core. The plurality of coils of each parallel path include a first pair of adjacent coils connected in series and a second pair of adjacent coils connected in series. Additionally, an extended coil connection connects the first pair of adjacent coils and the second pair of adjacent coils in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Kirk Neet, Matthew R. Conner, Joshua B. Lahrman
  • Patent number: 12614931
    Abstract: An insulating framework, a stator, a motor, a compressor and a vehicle are provided. The insulating framework has a first support, a second support and a third support. The second support is disposed opposite to the first support and is provided with a wire slot. The wire slot passes through the wall surface of the second support. A portion of the bottom wall of the wire slot inclines towards the bottom of the second support to form an inclined portion. The inclined portion is located on the side of the wire slot facing the first support. The third support is located between the first support and the second support and connected to the first support and the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignees: ANHUI WELLING AUTO PARTS CO., LTD., GUANGDONG WELLING AUTO PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guowei Sun
  • Patent number: 12609586
    Abstract: A cooling fluid conducting device for an electric machine has multiple cooling fluid lines which protrude outwards radially from a central axis of the cooling fluid conducting device on a common circular surface. Each cooling fluid line has an inlet opening which is designed to be arranged so as to be flush with a paired bore of a rotor shaft, whereby a cooling fluid can flow from the rotor shaft into the respective cooling fluid line via the inlet opening. Each cooling fluid line has at least one outlet opening which is designed to be arranged so as to face a stator or a rotor of the electric machine and via which the cooling fluid can flow out of the respective cooling fluid line and from the cooling fluid conducting device to the stator and/or the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Robin Marotzke
  • Patent number: 12609573
    Abstract: A motor stator, a motor, and a vehicular compressor. The motor stator includes a stator core; a first insulated end plate and a second insulated end plate mounted at opposite end surfaces of the stator core; a wire wrapping around the stator core and the first and second insulated end plates, the wire having a conducting core and an insulated outer sheath; and a wiring board mounted to an axial outer side of the first insulated end plate. The first insulated end plate includes a plurality of insulated treatment positions and the wiring board includes a plurality of casing portions through which the insulated treatment positions can be accessed for providing insulation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Yilin Wang, Guofu He, Zhengmao Wan
  • Patent number: 12603558
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a rotor having an axis of rotation and a printed circuit board (PCB) stator having PCB panels. Each PCB panel has conductive layers, each conductive layer has coils, and each coil has radial conductors and end turn conductors. The PCB stator also has conductive pads coupled to a temperature sensor. Each conductive pad is connected to a terminal through a respective conductive trace. The conductive pads are axially aligned or located directly adjacent to respective end turn conductors in a conductive layer that is separated from the end turn conductors by an insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: INFINITUM ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Richard Lee, Edward C. Carignan, Paulo Guedes-Pinto
  • Patent number: 12603553
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil includes: a step of forming a winding portion extending twisting around an axis along a direction of the axis, the winding portion including a portion in an extending direction of the winding portion, the portion being a deformation allowing portion having a lower rigidity than the other portion; a step of forming an insulation film on the winding portion in the extending direction of the winding portion; and a step of compressing the winding portion on which the insulation film is formed, in the direction of the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikemi, Akiko Kasami, Takashi Arai, Satoshi Nakatsuka
  • Patent number: 12597830
    Abstract: An e-machine includes a housing and a rotating group supported for rotation about an axis of rotation within the housing. The e-machine includes a stator with a plurality of end windings. The e-machine further includes a plurality of nozzles that is removably supported by the housing and spaced apart in a circumferential direction about the axis of rotation. The plurality of nozzles is directed generally radially toward the axis of rotation and toward the plurality of end windings for spraying a cooling fluid on respective ones of the plurality of end windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Garrett Transportation I Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle Bauman
  • Patent number: 12592615
    Abstract: A three-phase alternating current (AC) synchronous machine including a stator having a plurality of stator slots; a plurality of stator windings arranged in a Delta connection and received within the stator slots; and a common mode filter included with the stator, wherein filter windings from the common mode filter are circumferentially wound around a magnetic core of the common mode filter and are serial connected to the stator windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Cong Ma
  • Patent number: 12580431
    Abstract: A stator for an electric machine includes a distributed stator winding with N phase windings, P pole pairs, and a stator core having slots in which the stator winding is arranged. The stator core is subdivided into 2·P·N winding zones following each other in the circumferential direction and including axial recesses which form at least one set of recesses following each other. At least two recesses are part of one of the winding zones. Each pair of recesses that adjoin each other in the circumferential direction and are part of the same winding zone has a first angular distance from each other in the circumferential direction. Each pair of recesses which adjoin each other and are part of different winding zones has a second angular distance. In at least one set, the first and angular distance differ such that the set is an irregular set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Boris Dotz
  • Patent number: 12567777
    Abstract: A coil includes a first coil layer and a second coil layer which is formed by winding a rectangular conductor. A side surface of the second coil layer contacts a side surface of the first coil layer in a second direction that is perpendicular to a radial first direction where the rectangular conductor overlaps. In the first coil layer, a second portion contacts a first portion. In the second coil layer, a fourth portion contacts a third portion. An outer surface of the third portion is closer to an outer peripheral side in the first direction than the outer surface of the first portion, and is closer to an inner peripheral side in the first direction than an outer surface of the second portion. An outer surface of the fourth portion is closer to the outer peripheral side in the first direction than the outer surface of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignees: TOP CO., LTD., FUKUI PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT
    Inventors: Kenji Sasaki, Hitoshi Otaki, Yoshinori Sasaki, Taiki Tanaka, Tomoya Okahashi
  • Patent number: 12549060
    Abstract: A coolant flow passage structure is provided in a rotating machine capable of reducing the pressure loss of a coolant flowing through a flow passage, thereby securing a smooth flow of the coolant and improving efficiency. A coolant flow passage structure on a cylindrical frame in a motor and cooling the motor includes a flow passage main body in a wall portion of the frame to extend while meandering, and a bypass flow passage to extend along a circumferential direction of the frame at one of both end portions in an axial direction of the frame. The bypass flow passage communicates front side reverse flow passage portions with each other. The flow passage main body includes straight flow passage portions disposed in a circumferential direction of the frame, and reverse flow passage portions connected to the end portions of the straight flow passage portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Takahashi, Takahiko Oishi
  • Patent number: 12537407
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes segmented coils respectively disposed in layers aligned in a row in a radial direction inside a slot of a stator core. The segmented coils include first regions having a straight line section disposed inside the slot and a protrusion protruding to the outside of the slot from one end of the straight line section, and second regions extending toward one side in the circumferential direction from the other end of the respective straight line section, such that the position in the radial direction changes. The tip end section of the second region of a first segmented coil disposed in a prescribed layer within a prescribed slot is disposed and connected to be adjacent, in the radial direction, to the tip end section of the first region of a second segmented coil disposed in the prescribed layer within a slot adjacent to the prescribed slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akeshi Takahashi, Tetsuya Suto, Makoto Ito