Patents Examined by Nguyen Hanh
  • Patent number: 7122924
    Abstract: A rotor device capable of forcing heat dissipation includes a hub and an inner casing. The hub provides a closed end with at least a through hole radially disposed thereon and a projection extending therefrom along the circumference of the through hole. The inner casing is disposed in the hub. Fluid is forced by the projection to move outward or inward via the through hole so that temperature of the fluid in the hub and the inner casing can be lowered down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Asia Vital Component Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Che Lee
  • Patent number: 7119464
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spindle motor, particularly for the purpose of driving the platters in hard disk drives having a baseplate, a stator arrangement that is stationary with respect to the baseplate, a shaft and a bearing system to rotatably support a rotary driven rotor connected to the shaft. In order to create a spindle motor in which it is possible to connect the shaft to the rotor with a high holding force and improved running precision, provision is made according to the invention for the shaft to be at least partly formed as a hollow shaft and for the rotor to have a shaft shoulder aligned concentric to its rotational axis which is inserted into the hollow shaft and firmly connected to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dieter Braun, Joerg Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 7109629
    Abstract: A rotor disc for an electrical machine is disclosed. The rotor disc comprises a series of magnetisable members arranged in a circumferential series on a surface thereof and against peripheral retaining structure of the disc. The disc also includes a retainer fixable to the surface and arranged for assisting in retaining the members at least axially on the surface when so fixed. The retainer is arranged to abut at least one of a substantially circumferentially and substantially tangentially extending, radially inner part of each member and thereby to provide the axial retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Newage International Limited
    Inventors: Nazar Al-Khayat, Stephen Frederick Allen, Cleveland Mills, Jeremy Owen Dowdall, Christopher Paul Maddison, Martin Nicholls
  • Patent number: 7109612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ventilation device for an electrical machine including a rotor (42) provided externally with reliefs (46) delimiting between them cooling channels (46) in which a cooling fluid circulates and a stator. The rotor is equipped with at least one axial fan (48) suitable for directing an airflow into the cooling channels. The invention can be applied to the ventilation device for a motor-vehicle alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Valeo Equipments Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Claudiu Vasilescu, Ruyi Fang, David Huart, Guillaume Tromeur
  • Patent number: 7105962
    Abstract: A brushless motor, comprising a rotor having a magnet, a coil for generating a magnetic field for drivingly rotating the rotor, and a power supply terminal for supplying a power to the coil from outside, wherein all electrical connection parts ranging from the power supply terminal to the end of the coil are connected to each other through welded parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Yoshida, Kodo Fukuoka, Masafumi Kumoi, Koji Kuyama
  • Patent number: 7102264
    Abstract: A synchronous induction motor features improved assemblability of a rotor, significantly reduced production cost, and improved operation performance of the motor. A plurality of die-cast secondary conductors is provided around a rotor yoke constituting the rotor of the synchronous induction motor. End rings are die-cast integrally with the secondary conductors on the peripheral portions of both end surfaces of the rotor yoke. Permanent magnets are inserted into slots formed such that they penetrate the rotor yoke. The openings of both ends of the slots are closed by a pair of end surface members formed of a non-magnetic constituent. One of the end surface members is secured to the rotor yoke by one of the end rings when the secondary conductors and the end rings are formed. The other end surface member is secured to the rotor yoke by a fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihito Yanashima, Keijiro Igarashi, Masaaki Takezawa, Kazuhiko Arai, Eiichi Murata, Noboru Onodera, Shigemi Koiso, Kazuhiro Enomoto, Yoshitomo Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7095147
    Abstract: A fluid dynamic bearing motor features a stationary assembly, a rotating assembly supported on the stationary assembly, a fluid dynamic bearing system in a gap between the stationary and rotating assemblies, a radial capillary seal defined proximate a first end of the journal gap, and at least one re-circulation hole extending from the radial capillary seal to a second end of the journal gap. A single thrust shaft end bearing which pressurizes the shaft end to create an axial thrust bearing and drive bubbles in the fluid (where the fluid is a liquid) to the outer diameter of the shaft and into the recirculation path. The journal may be supported for rotation by dual sets of grooves; the dual groove asymmetry in the journal maintains a positive pressure between the journals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Anthony J. Aiello, Alan Lyndon Grantz, Klaus D. Kloeppel, Paco Flores
  • Patent number: 7095152
    Abstract: The invention concerns a stator for a line-start electric motor, with a rotor accommodating chamber, in which a rotor is accommodated to be rotatable, and which has accommodating chambers for conducting rods and accommodating chambers for permanent magnets, and with a stator winding comprising several windings, which, during operation of the line-start electric motor under the influence of the rotor, generate a magnetic field with a main axis. In order to increase the efficiency of the line-start electric motor, the rotor accommodating chamber has no constant inner radius, but, in the area of a vertical to the main axis, has a larger inner radius than in the adjacent areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Danfoss Compressors GmbH
    Inventor: Niels Christian Weihrauch
  • Patent number: 7091646
    Abstract: A motor structure comprises a rotor having a driving portion and a magnetic element; the magnetic element being assembled to a lower end of the driving portion; and a stator including an electrode sheet, a coil, and a seat; the coil winding around a stator flame assembling the seat; a magnetic induction portion being protruded from the electrode sheet; and the electrode sheet being installed to the seat. The rotor is pivotally installed to the stator and the magnetic induction portion of the electrode sheet is arranged corresponding to the magnetic element so that after conduction, the coil is interacted with the magnetic element by using phase differences therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching Min Yang, Chin Hsun Chen
  • Patent number: 7091643
    Abstract: An electric motor has a stator (28) and a rotor (36?) separated therefrom by an air gap (39). The rotor has a plurality of salient poles with pole shoes (260A) facing toward the air gap, and a yoke (200). The pole shoes serve to generate a sinusoidal counter-EMF. Located between the yoke (200) and a pole shoe (260A) is a recess (266A) in which a permanent magnet (262A) is arranged. Adjacent to this recess (266A) on each side in the circumferential direction is a low-magnetic-conductivity region (266A?, 266A?) that is bounded by a retaining segment (270?) made of ferromagnetic material. The latter serves to connect the pole shoe mechanically to the yoke (200). A magnetic shunt (274?, 274?) extends from a source segment (264A?, 264A?) to a target region (270??) of one of the retaining segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Martin Burgbacher
  • Patent number: 7078834
    Abstract: A rotor capable of dissipating heat comprises a hub and a shielding received in the hub. The shielding case has an upper wall with a plurality of projection parts. The projection parts have a side thereof attached to the upper wall respectively and a plurality of openings are disposed in the upper wall at the projection parts. The hub has an upper hub wall with a plurality of through holes. The fluid can move in and out via the openings and the trough holes to perform heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Asia Vital Component Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wen-Hao Liu
  • Patent number: 7064467
    Abstract: A commutator motor includes a stator and a rotor, and the stator includes a stator yoke and a field magnet. The field magnet is fixed onto the inner peripheral surface of the substantially cylindrical stator yoke. The stator yoke is configured by coaxially stacking a plurality of plate-like annular bodies, and the annular bodies are fixedly connected to each other by caulking at a caulking portion disposed on the annular body. In manufacture, the length of the stator yoke in the axial direction can be arbitrarily changed with the thickness of the annular body in the axial direction as a minimum unit. In case of manufacturing various stator yokes that are different in the axial length, the necessity of replacing a manufacturing machine is eliminated, thereby providing a commutator motor having the stator yoke which is low in the manufacturing costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Yokota, Shinichi Sakamoto, Chikai Yoshimizu, Katsuhiro Oomori, Tadayoshi Mineta, Kenichi Kato
  • Patent number: 7061149
    Abstract: An electrical machine, such as an induction motor, comprises a stator having a plurality of conductive windings spaced around an axis of rotation, a rotor rotatable about the axis of rotation in response to the flow of current through the stator windings, and a plurality of switching assemblies provided at circumferentially spaced locations around the stator. Each switching assembly is electrically connected between an end of at least one of the windings and a power supply busbar ring assembly comprising at least one conductor. The busbar assembly connects the electrical supply to one or more of the switching assemblies, each of the switching assemblies being effective to selectively control the supply of current to at least one of the windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Alstom Power Conversion Ltd.
    Inventor: Allan David Crane
  • Patent number: 7057323
    Abstract: A modular assembly for an electromagnetic machine is disclosed. The modular assembly includes a rotor assembly and a flux controlling assembly. The rotor assembly has a shaft and has a plurality of rotor laminations mounted on the shaft. The rotor laminations define at least four salient rotor poles. At least one permanent magnet is embedded in each of at least two of the salient rotor poles. The flux assembly has a stationary coil disposing about the shaft for controlling flux of the disclosed machine. The flux assembly also has a cage supported on the rotor assembly for transferring flux between the at least two salient rotor poles with embedded magnets and the coil. In one embodiment, a support member is mounted on the shaft and supports the cage thereon. In another embodiment, a support member is connected between the cage and the at least two rotor poles with embedded magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventor: Gary E. Horst
  • Patent number: 7049718
    Abstract: An improved drum motor, preferably electronically commutated, features a unitary stationary central shaft (18) supporting a stationary inner stator (52), and an external rotor (49), including permanent magnets (50), secured to an inner surface of a generally cylindrical rotatable casing part (18). This permits variable speed operation while avoiding any need for an internal gear linkage. Safety is improved by making sealing plates (76, 78) at respective axial ends of the casing (14) stationary, and providing an annular peripheral seal (90) around each sealing plate. Respective rolling bearings (24, 44) near each end of the casing (14) facilitate rotation of the external rotor (49) relative to the stator (52), and a clamping arrangement (30) minimizes noise from the bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthis Nickel-Jetter, Hermann Rappenecker, Siegfried Schreiner
  • Patent number: 7045921
    Abstract: A small-sized motor of a structure not requiring any metal holder frame in a surface mounting process to a printed circuit board by reflow soldering, wherein the motor case is provided with a level flat part, a pair of left and right first side parts bent downward from this substantially perpendicularly and parallel to each other, a pair of left and right second side parts bent inward from these at an inclination of about 45°, and a pair of left and right third side parts bent down from these and parallel to each other, and a level bottom part connecting these bottom ends and extending substantially parallel to the level flat part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignees: Sanyo Seimitsu K.K., Sanyo Electric Co.
    Inventors: Takahiro Takagi, Yuuki Yamada
  • Patent number: 7038339
    Abstract: An electrical conductor is provided for a fluid filled motor having a housing. The electrical conductor comprises insulating elements received by a passage extending through the housing, and a terminal bolt passing through the insulating elements. The electrical conductor further comprises sealing means between the terminal bolt, insulating elements, and the housing, and a fastening nut secured to the terminal bolt compressing the sealing means to seal against fluid flow through the passage. A method of sealing said electrical conductor through the housing of a fluid filled motor also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Gandrud
  • Patent number: 7038348
    Abstract: A dynamo-electric machine comprises a stator having a plurality of salient poles wound with a coil, and a rotor fixed with a plurality of permanent magnets and disposed to rotate freely on an outer circumference of the stator. Salient poles becoming in-phase are arranged adjacently in a circumferential direction and these adjacent salient poles are disposed oppositely to the permanent magnets of different polarity at the same electric angle. These salient poles have coils wound in reverse directions. An angle between adjacently salient poles is set at 360°/N for in-phase, and an angle ?2 between adjacently salient poles is set at ?1+?1/number of phases P for out-of-phase, where N is the number of poles of the permanent magnets, and the number of phases P×(?1+?2) is set at 180° or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Takase, Masakazu Kawagishi
  • Patent number: 7038341
    Abstract: A magnetic suspension bearing with damping system includes a stator having a stator magnetic unit mounted on the internal portion of the stator, and a rotor rotatably located at the stator. A rotor magnetic unit installed on the rotor corresponding to the stator magnetic. The rotor further has a yoke having a magnetic driving unit corresponding to the external portion of the stator. A magnetic damping device located has a magnetic unit and an elastic unit, wherein the magnetic unit corresponding to the magnetic driving unit generates magnetic force between them, and the elastic unit coupled below the magnetic unit uses to reduce the vibration of the magnetic unit for maintaining the rotation of the rotor smooth and steady.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-chang Wang, Pi-cheng Tung, Ren-bin Xiao, Wei-cheng Chen, Chien-sheng Liu, Yu-hsiu Chang, Der-ray Huang
  • Patent number: 7038338
    Abstract: A driving unit especially adapted to adjusting devices for motor vehicles having an electric motor, a gear box and an electronic control device. At least one element of the electric motor, for example, at the driving shaft, the magnetic short-circuit or the motor side crankcase casing, additionally provides a gear box mechanical feature and/or a mechanical member, for example, a gear box side crankcase casing, provides an electric motor or electronic control device feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Helmut Sesselmann, Matthias Hoffmann, Markus Schultz