Patents Examined by Naishadh N Desai
  • Patent number: 11750046
    Abstract: A stator for an appliance motor includes an annular core made up of a metallic plate that is spirally wound into a laminated structure. An overmold extends around the core and further defines an interior section and a bridge section that extends between the core and the interior section. The interior section includes stator fastening portions that are used to attach the stator to a tub. The bridge section includes a first radial structure that extends from the interior section to the core. The bridge section includes a second radial structure that extends from the interior section to the core. The core, the interior section and the first and second radial structures define a toroidal cavity within the bridge section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Krati Bhargava, Fang Deng, James Hull
  • Patent number: 11742708
    Abstract: A stator includes a core and an over-molded midsection arranged to define a plurality of slots, and a plurality of conductors wound within the slots. Portions of the midsection immediately adjacent to the slots define a plurality of protrusions disposed on opposite long faces of at least some of the slots. The protrusions extend into the at least some of the slots and between some of the conductors to establish a gap between the some of the conductors and to direct coolant between the some of the conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Franco Leonardi, Man Prakash Gupta
  • Patent number: 11742719
    Abstract: The present application discloses a motor mechanical limiting device for limiting rotation of a motor. The device includes: a limiting ring, a first limiting device, and a second limiting device. The first limiting device is fixedly connected on a rotor of motor. The second limiting device is fixed on a motor stator. The limiting ring is in bearing connection with the rotor of motor. The limiting ring protrudes to form a stopping edge. Both the first limiting device and the second limiting device are located on a circumferential rotation path of the stopping edge, and the second limiting device is provided with a region for the first limiting device to pass through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhengli Zhang
  • Patent number: 11735969
    Abstract: A brushless motor includes a rotor and a stator having four slots into which electrical coils are placed. The stator may include a means for limiting cogging. The brushless motor having a high torque constant, low coil resistance, low coil inductance, and high thermal conductivity is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: William R. Benner, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11728698
    Abstract: Embodiments of a small brushless motor include a two-pole rotor and a stator having four slots into which electrical coils are placed. Additional embodiments of a small brushless motor include a two-pole rotor and stator having eight slots into which four, six, or eight electrical coils are placed. The stator may include a means for limiting cogging. The small brushless motor having a high torque constant, low coil resistance, low coil inductance, and high thermal conductivity is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventor: William R. Benner, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11728717
    Abstract: An electrical machine (1) operating by switching of magnetic flux comprises a first magnetic structure (10), a second magnetic structure (20) and a winding (30). The first and second magnetic structures are arranged movable relative to each other along a predetermined motion path (4) and have respective sections (12,22) interleaved with each other via more than 4 air gaps. The first magnetic structure presents at each air gap a variable magnetic permeability. The second magnetic structure presents at each air gap a variable magnetic permeability and/or permanent magnet poles. Magnetic periodicities of the first and second magnetic structures are equal. For each of the air gaps, most of the magnetic flux passes at each instant in the same direction. The winding has a respective loop (32) provided either around respective section in the direction of the predetermined motion path, or along respective section along an entire closed predetermined motion path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Hagnesia AB
    Inventor: Anders Hagnestål
  • Patent number: 11722027
    Abstract: A rotor for an axial flux motor, a radial flux motor, or a transversal flux motor, has a rotational axis which extends along an axial direction. The rotor extends in an annular manner and has a plurality of permanent magnets along the circumferential direction, the magnetization of each magnet being oriented in the circumferential direction, wherein the permanent magnets are mutually spaced along the circumferential direction, and at least one soft magnetic composite as a first material is arranged between the permanent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: GKN Sinter Metals Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Hong Giang To, Nils Bornemann, Stefan Tiller
  • Patent number: 11722044
    Abstract: Guide device for shuttles of a planar motor has a first end and a second end and defines a pose course of a shuttle between the first and second end. The first end, which defines an introductory pose of the shuttle, is arrangeable on a first stator of the planar motor so that the introductory pose corresponds to an operationally controllable pose in relation to the first stator. The second end, which defines an exit pose of the shuttle, is arrangeable on the first stator or a second stator of the planar motor so that the exit pose corresponds to an operationally controllable pose with respect to the first or second stator. The pose course includes at least one pose which is an operationally non-controllable pose with respect to stators of the planar motor. The guide device supports and stabilizes the shuttle in the at least one operationally non-controllable pose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Flixeder, Michael Hauer, Martin Haudum
  • Patent number: 11722034
    Abstract: A linear generator for generating electrical power from momentum of a vehicle, comprises a moving part and a stator. The moving part is a powered vehicle moving along a defined path and the stator is built along the defined path. Examples are trains and elevators, and the linear generator may be used to help with braking and at the same time prevent waste of the energy from the vehicle momentum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: Netanel Vaisenberg
  • Patent number: 11705776
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine unit including a connector holding six connecting terminals is provided. When viewed from an axial direction, respective one-end parts of first to third connecting terminals are arranged side by side in a row. When viewed from the axial direction, respective one-end parts of fourth and fifth connecting terminals are arranged to offset to a back side of a first row composed of the first to third connecting terminals, and the one-end parts protrude further inside a casing than the one-end parts of the connecting terminals of the first row. When viewed from the axial direction, a one-end part of a sixth connecting terminal is arranged to offset to a back side of a second row composed of the fourth and fifth connecting terminals, and the one-end part protrudes further inside the casing than the one-end parts of the connecting terminals of the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dai Ishii, Takahiro Uneme
  • Patent number: 11705794
    Abstract: A stator core comprises a stack and a resin portion. The stack comprises an annular yoke portion, a plurality of tooth portions, and a plurality of slots. The resin portion covers an inner wall surface of a slot of the plurality of slots. The resin portion protrudes outward relative to an end surface of the stack in a height direction of the stack. The resin portion is formed on at least a part of an end surface of the tooth portion so as to extend from the inner wall surface of the slot around the end surface of the tooth portion. A resin end portion of the resin portion is disposed on the end surface of the stack and a corner of the resin end portion is formed as an inclined surface including a planar surface or curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Iwao Myojin, Yusuke Hasuo, Yusuke Eto, Hayato Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11705775
    Abstract: An electric apparatus including a connector holding six connecting terminals is provided. Three one-side connecting terminals held by the connector are arranged side by side in a row substantially directly below conductive terminals of three phases of one DC-AC converter. Three another-side connecting terminals held by the connector are arranged side by side in a row at positions offset to a side away from the one-side connecting terminals in an axial direction. Upper-end side connecting parts of the three one-side connecting terminals are set to be lower than upper-end side connecting parts of the three another-side connecting terminals, and are connected to the corresponding conductive terminals above via busbars extending in an up-down direction. The upper end-side connecting parts of the three another-side connecting terminals are connected to corresponding conductive terminals via busbars extending along an arrangement direction of the conductive terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro Uneme
  • Patent number: 11691851
    Abstract: A linear drive system for an elevator installation having an elevator car includes a stationary part for alignment with a hoistway wall of the elevator installation and a movable part that moves along the stationary part. The movable part is connected to the elevator car or to a counterweight, wherein the stationary part is shaped so as to substantially envelope the movable part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventor: Karl Weinberger
  • Patent number: 11689088
    Abstract: An electric motor with a movable permanent magnet stator is disclosed. The electric motor includes a rotor with an armature having a plurality of windings about the armature. A plurality of stator magnets are disposed about the rotor. The plurality of stator magnets a selectively positionable between a proximal position, in close proximity to the rotor, and a distal position, away from the rotor. An actuator is coupled to the plurality of stator magnets, the actuator operable to position the plurality of stator magnets between the proximal position and the distal position. The output of the electric motor is controlled by moving the stator magnets towards and away from rotor, rather than applying varying amounts of electricity to the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Willoughby Garrett, IV
  • Patent number: 11670984
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a drive mechanism of a vehicle, that may include: a rotor comprising a ring of a plurality of magnets located about a circumference of a rim of a wheel of the vehicle, the plurality of magnets generating a first magnetic field; a stator comprising a plurality of coils, the stator mounted to a body of the vehicle, and located outside a wheel of the vehicle and proximate to an outer edge of the ring of the plurality of magnets; and wherein the plurality of coils of the stator, when energized by an AC waveform, generate a second magnetic field stator, and further wherein an interaction between the first and second magnetic fields creates an attractive force causing tractive motion of the wheel about an axis of rotation of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Geoffrey D. Gaither, Samuel D. Koch
  • Patent number: 11664699
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an encapsulated cylindrical shell structure with a motor. The encapsulated cylindrical shell structure includes a second shell and a second shell. The first shell internally has a mounting space; the second shell is inserted into the mounting space; the second shell includes a hard main body and a soft main body; the soft main body is detachably mounted on the hard main body; the hard main body is provided with a first cavity; the soft main body is provided with a second cavity; a first driving mechanism is mounted in the first cavity; and a second driving mechanism is mounted in the second cavity. The first shell made of the elastic material, and the transverse parts can provide an elastic handfeel, so that the flexural resistance generated by the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism is effectively reduced, which affects gripping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Yongjun Leng
  • Patent number: 11658523
    Abstract: A consequent-pole permanent magnet biased bearingless doubly-salient motor includes: a core of a stator/rotor, a middle part of a surface, facing an air gap (11), of each stator pole 1-1 is grooved toward an edge part of the stator pole 1-1 in an anti-clockwise direction, one permanent magnet is attached in each groove, and a surface, facing the air gap (11), of each permanent magnet (3) is the same in polarity; each stator pole 1-1 is wounded with an armature coil, the armature coils are serially connected in sequence to form an armature winding, and the armature winding is respectively connected to an external main circuit; and every three stator poles 1-1 are wound with a suspension coil, and the suspension coils opposite spatially and radially are serially connected to form a suspension winding connected to an external suspension control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS, QINHUAI INNOVATION INSTITUTE OF NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
    Inventors: Li Yu, Zhuoran Zhang, Yuke Shi, Linnan Sun, Xu Chen
  • Patent number: 11658549
    Abstract: A control assembly for selectively controlling actuation of an electric motor arranged to power a hand-held power tool based on combined performance of two dissimilar operator actions and a hand-held power tool including such a control assembly. A switch member may be closed responsive to an enabling action including a first of the two dissimilar operator actions. A throttle control member becomes operable responsive to actuation of the throttle control member past a first movement threshold, i.e. a second dissimilar operator action, while the switch member is in the actuated state. The throttle control member remains repeatedly operable above a second movement threshold, even if the switch member is opened. Actuation of the throttle control member to below the second movement threshold will render the throttle control member non-operable until renewed combined performance of the first and second dissimilar operator actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Globe (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ola Agne, Eric Lennings, Thomas Arnell
  • Patent number: 11652363
    Abstract: UPS machine comprising a synchronous machine (9) coupled to an accumulator (10) of kinetic energy, which accumulator essentially comprises: a body (12) with a main shaft; a hollow drum (18) able to rotate about the axle; a pony motor, for starting the drum (18); a rotor (20) fastened to the main shaft coaxially with the drum (18), which is equipped with coils (24) in order to electromagnetically couple the drum (18) and the rotor (20); characterised in that: the rotor (22) comprises a core (21) made of iron with a certain number of poles (22) that are delineated by notches (23) parallel to the main shaft (11) and that are distributed around the circumference of the core (21) which, for each poll (22), is provided with a winding (24) wound in the notches (23) around the pole (22) in question; the cumulative width of all of the poles (22) in the narrowest portion thereof is at least equal to the cumulative width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: KS Research Société Anonyme
    Inventors: Jacques Schoebrechts, Joseph Frippiat
  • Patent number: 11652389
    Abstract: A rotor assembly of an electric machine includes a rotor body and a shaft assembly positioned at a central axis of the rotor assembly, and operably connected thereto. The shaft assembly includes a main rotor shaft operably connected to the rotor body, a center drive shaft located inside of the main rotor shaft, and a hydraulic damper sleeve located radially between the main rotor shaft and the center drive shaft. The hydraulic damper sleeve defines a plurality of cavities between the hydraulic damper sleeve and the center drive shaft. The hydraulic damper sleeve is configured to urge a fluid into and out of the plurality of cavities thereby damping relative circumferential motion between the main rotor shaft and the center drive shaft. A plurality of flow restrictors are configured to easily allow fluid into the plurality of cavities, while restricting flow of fluid out of the plurality of cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventor: Richard A. Himmelmann