Patents Examined by Terrance L. Kenerly
  • Patent number: 11811292
    Abstract: A tumbler-type vehicle-mounted flywheel energy storage device with five-degree-of-freedom magnetic suspension support for an electric vehicle is provided. A flywheel is formed into a bowl by a metal flywheel rotor and a composite material ring by interference fit. The metal flywheel rotor comprises an upper-section ring, a mid-section hollow hemisphere, and a lower-section ring. The composite material ring is closely fitted outside the upper-section ring to form a bowl-shaped bowl opening part. An annular axial thrust disc protrudes inward in a radial direction from an inner wall on a bottom end of the upper-section ring. An area above the axial thrust disc is a bowl opening empty slot layer, and an area below the axial thrust disc is a sphere empty slot layer and a bowl bottom empty slot layer in sequence, which form an inner cavity of the flywheel. A supporting frame is fitted in an inner stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Weiyu Zhang, Lindong Zhang, Huangqiu Zhu, Long Shan, Juexin Yu, Jianping Wang
  • Patent number: 11811277
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine unit includes a first and second rotating electric machine, a power control unit (PCU), a drive shaft, and a power transmission part. The first and second rotating electric machines have rotary shafts parallel to each other, and are disposed along a vehicle front-rear direction orthogonal to an axial direction of each rotary shaft. The PCU is disposed below the first and the second rotating electric machines in a vehicle up-down direction orthogonal to the axial direction of each rotary shaft. The drive shaft is disposed below the first rotating electric machine and behind the PCU. The power transmission part transmitting power between each rotary shaft and the drive shaft is disposed on the right side of each rotating electric machine and the PCU. A direction in which an outer shape of the PCU is longest is parallel to the vehicle front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro Uneme
  • Patent number: 11799347
    Abstract: A heel assembly of a submersible oil-filled electric motor contains a thrust bearing and an annular heel having grooves, enabling pumping liquid into the grooves when the heel rotates. The heel assembly is made with a through channel for fluid flow. At least part of the surface of the channel is formed by the inner annular surfaces of the heel and thrust bearing, and the above grooves are arcuate and form at least the first and second group of grooves. In the first group of grooves, each groove is made with an end closed for the fluid flow and with an end open for the fluid flow, located on the outer boundary of the annular heel with an outer diameter D1. In the second group of grooves, each groove is made with an end closed for the fluid flow and with an end open for the fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Lex Submersible Pumps FZE Company
    Inventors: Anton Shakirov, Vitaly Koropetskiy, Iaroslav Alekseev, Vadim Batalov, Anton Gorislavskiy, Anton Shkolnyi
  • Patent number: 11799349
    Abstract: The present invention may provide a motor including a rotary shaft, a yoke coupled to the rotary shaft, a stator disposed between the rotary shaft and the yoke, a magnet disposed between the stator and the yoke, a bearing housing disposed between the stator and the rotary shaft, a first bearing disposed between the yoke and the bearing housing, and a second bearing disposed between the bearing housing and the rotary shaft, wherein the stator includes a stator core and a first insulator and a second insulator which are coupled to the stator core, a portion of the first insulator is disposed between the first bearing and the stator core, and a portion of the second insulator is in contact with the bearing housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young Dae Park
  • Patent number: 11791686
    Abstract: The invention mainly concerns a rotating electrical machine, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a bearing (15) comprising a recess (17) for receiving a shaft bearing guiding the rotation of the shaft, characterised in that the bearing (15) comprises: —a first part (15. I) produced from a first material comprising: —the recess (17) for receiving the shaft bearing, —an interface (51) for mounting a bearing (50) of a pinion (49) external to the rotating electrical machine, and —a second part (15.2) produced from a second material comprising: —a transverse wall (53), and —a skirt (54) extending from the transverse wall (53) at least partially surrounding the stator (11), —the second part (15.2) being overmoulded on the first part (15.1) so as to form a strong bearing (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Cédric Ledieu, Jean-Claude Labrosse
  • Patent number: 11791685
    Abstract: The hollow shaft motor according to the present invention comprises: a housing 11 having a cylindrical shape; an upper cover 12 coupled to an upper portion of the housing 11; a lower cover 15 coupled to a lower portion of the housing 11; a stator assembly 20 located in the housing 11; and a rotor assembly 30 located in the stator assembly 20 to rotate, wherein the rotor assembly 30 comprises a hollow shaft 31, a rotor core 32 coupled to an outer circumference of the hollow shaft 31, and a plurality of magnets 33 attached to an outer circumference of the rotor core 32, and the upper cover 12 comprises a bus bar receiving part 12A in which a bus bar 120 is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BMC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ok Yun Kim, Kea Ho Lee, Haeng Chul Sin, Gwan Seon Jeong
  • Patent number: 11791688
    Abstract: The hollow shaft motor according to the present invention comprises: a housing 11 having a cylindrical shape; an upper cover 12 coupled to an upper portion of the housing 11; a lower cover 15 coupled to a lower portion of the housing 11; a stator assembly 20 located in the housing 11; and a rotor assembly 30 located in the stator assembly 20 to rotate, wherein the rotor assembly 30 comprises a hollow shaft 31, a rotor core 32 coupled to an outer circumference of the hollow shaft 31, and a plurality of magnets 33 attached to an outer circumference of the rotor core 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BMC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ok Yun Kim, Kea Ho Lee, Haeng Chul Sin, Gwan Seon Jeong
  • Patent number: 11788734
    Abstract: A system for combined heat and electric power generation, preferably including a heat reservoir and one or more electric generators, each preferably including a heat source and an energy converter. A method for combined heat and electric power generation, preferably including activating an electric generator, deactivating the electric generator, and/or providing heat from a heat reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Spark Thermionics, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam G. Lorimer, Jared William Schwede
  • Patent number: 11784535
    Abstract: An actuator includes: a first motor including a first stator and a first rotor; a second motor and including a second stator and a second rotor; a shaft member penetrating through the first rotor and the second rotor, and including a first part protruding from the first rotor toward an opposite side to the second rotor and including a spline groove, and a second part protruding from the second rotor toward an opposite side to the first rotor and including a male screw portion; a spline outer cylinder engaging with the spline groove to guide the shaft member and configured to rotate together with the first rotor to enable the shaft member to rotate; and a nut member provided with a female screw portion engaging with the male screw portion of the shaft member, and configured to rotate together with the second rotor to enable the shaft member to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Koizumi, Hayao Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11784542
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a cover assembly and a motor comprising same, the cover assembly comprising: a cover plate; a ground terminal disposed on the cover plate; and a capacitor connected to the ground terminal by means of a wire. The ground terminal comprises: a body unit; a ground unit bent from one area of the upper end of the body unit to a first direction; clip units extending from both sides of the body unit to a second direction that is opposite from the first direction; and a coupling unit extending from the lower part of the body unit. The wire is coupled to the clip units by means of insertion. Accordingly, the present invention enables the wire of the capacitor to be fixed in a temporarily assembled state and thus enables an automation process during assembly of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Seob Shim, Seong Hun Oh, Namu Jo
  • Patent number: 11784531
    Abstract: An electrical discharging device electrically connects a shaft of a motor and a housing. A plate portion of the housing has an opening through which the shaft is inserted and expands in a radial direction. A cover member is disposed on the plate portion and covers the electrical discharging device. A seal member is disposed between the shaft and the plate portion in the opening. The through hole is disposed in the plate portion and/or the cover member. The electrical discharging device is accommodated in an accommodation space surrounded by the plate portion and the cover member. The accommodation space is connected to the outside through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Makino, Tsubasa Hirayama, Masahiro Kokubo
  • Patent number: 11784532
    Abstract: A shaft of a motor includes a first shaft having a tubular shape extending in an axial direction, a lid portion disposed in one axial end portion of the first shaft, a second shaft extending on one axial side from the lid portion, a first shaft through hole penetrating the first shaft in a radial direction, and a second shaft through hole communicating with an inside of the first shaft and an external space of the shaft. The lid portion and the second shaft have conductivity. The second shaft through hole is disposed on one axial side with respect to the first shaft through hole. The second shaft is in contact with an electrical discharging device that electrically connects the shaft and the housing of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Makino, Tsubasa Hirayama, Masato Aono
  • Patent number: 11777349
    Abstract: A system for a rotor with directional magnetic field configured for use in electric aircraft motor that includes a magnet array having an outer cylindrical surface, an inner cylindrical surface, an upper edge, and a lower edge, which further includes a plurality of magnets, where the plurality of magnets is configured to create a directional magnet field and an electrically insulating epoxy, where the electrically insulating epoxy envelops at least a portion of the plurality of magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Herman Wiegman
  • Patent number: 11777362
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator that includes a stator core around which a stator winding is wound; magnets; a rotating body; a shaft; a rotor; a first bearing; a second bearing; a first metal bracket that fixes the first bearing; and a second metal bracket that fixes the second bearing. The stator core, the first metal bracket, and the second metal bracket are electrically connected, and when a connection point between the stator core and the first metal bracket or the second metal bracket is defined as a connection point A of a bearing outer ring, a capacitive member having a capacitance Cn is located between a portion having the same potential as the connection point A and a portion having a zero reference potential of a drive circuit that applies a voltage to the stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: WOLONG ELECTRIC GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Maetani, Yoshinori Isomura, Feng Hu
  • Patent number: 11764638
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine system includes a rotary electric machine including a rotating shaft, and a housing for housing the rotary electric machine. A first bearing and a second bearing are provided between the housing and the rotating shaft. Gas supplied from a gas supply source that is located outside of the housing flows with a terminal casing for housing electric terminal portions as an upstream side and the housing as a downstream side. Further, the first bearing and the second bearing are disposed in a flow path within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Tatsuya Choji
  • Patent number: 11757318
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a rotor and a motor having same, the rotor comprising: a rotor core; and a plurality of magnets arranged to be spaced apart from each other on an outer circumferential surface of the rotor core, wherein the rotor core includes: a body; and protrusions protruding obliquely inward at a predetermined angle from an inner circumferential surface of the body, wherein a predetermined gap (G1) is formed between the inner circumferential surface of the body and the end of each of the protrusions. Accordingly, the rotor and the motor having the same may minimize the amount of change in the outer circumferential surface of the rotor core by using the protrusions. As a result, it is possible to inhibit separation of the magnets attached to the outer circumferential surface of the rotor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ji Hoon Han
  • Patent number: 11750048
    Abstract: The hollow shaft motor according to the present invention comprises: a housing 11 having a cylindrical shape; an upper cover 12 coupled to an upper portion of the housing 11; a lower cover 15 coupled to a lower portion of the housing 11; a stator assembly 20 located in the housing 11; and a rotor assembly 30 located in the stator assembly 20 to rotate, comprising a hollow shaft 31, a rotor core 32 coupled to the hollow shaft 31, and a plurality of magnets 33 arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the rotor core 32 at a certain interval, wherein the hollow shaft 31 is manufactured with a plastic resin by an insert injection molding in the state where the rotor core 32 and the magnet 33 are located in an insert injection mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BMC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ok Yun Kim, Kea Ho Lee, Haeng Chul Sin, Gwan Seon Jeong
  • Patent number: 11742716
    Abstract: The motor includes a shaft, a cartridge including a plurality of bearings that support the shaft, and a sleeve that surrounds the bearings, and a housing including a bottom portion for receiving an impact from outside and an attaching portion provided in the bottom portion. The bottom portion of the housing extends in a direction intersecting with respect to a longitudinal direction of the shaft, and the cartridge is removably attached to the attaching portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Kebukawa, Katsutoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11742715
    Abstract: A motor housing (2) has a shaft section to receive a motor shaft (4) and a motor section to receive motor electronics (5) and motor windings (6). The shaft section and the motor section are separated from each other in a sealed manner by a separating pot (7) arranged in the motor housing (2). A metal ball bearing pot (8) with a ball bearing (9) is arranged in the separating pot. The ball bearing pot (8) lies indirectly against a motor housing section that is connected to the outer surroundings, via the separating pot (7). Thus, the motor housing functions as a cooling body. Accordingly, heat generated by the ball bearing (9) during operation is dissipated onto the motor housing and the outer surroundings, via the ball bearing pot (8) and the separating pot (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Kisch, Wilhelm Weisser, Jochen Scheffczyk, Hassan Ghodsi-Khameneh, Daniel Hauer, Marcus Hellmann, Alexander Zwetkow
  • Patent number: 11735979
    Abstract: Disclosed are a motor rotor and a permanent magnet motor. The motor rotor includes: a rotating shaft; a magnetic layer fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft; a first heat diffusion layer wrapped on an outer surface of the magnetic layer away from the rotating shaft for preventing a shielding layer from overheating locally; and the shielding layer wrapped on a surface of the first heat diffusion layer away from the magnetic layer. The first heat diffusion layer is provided between the shielding layer and the magnetic layer of the motor rotor, so that the first heat diffusion layer can prevent the shielding layer and the magnetic layer from overheating locally, and improve heat dissipation efficiency of the shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
    Inventors: Jinxin Jia, Xiaobo Zhang, Jianning Liu, Fang Zhang, Qiong Wei, Guanghai Li, Liming Peng, Bowen Xiong