Patents Examined by Terrance L. Kenerly
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Patent number: 11742716Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.Inventors: Koji Kebukawa, Katsutoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 11742715Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Michael Kisch, Wilhelm Weisser, Jochen Scheffczyk, Hassan Ghodsi-Khameneh, Daniel Hauer, Marcus Hellmann, Alexander Zwetkow
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Patent number: 11735979Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAIInventors: Jinxin Jia, Xiaobo Zhang, Jianning Liu, Fang Zhang, Qiong Wei, Guanghai Li, Liming Peng, Bowen Xiong
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Patent number: 11735977Abstract: Provided is a motor including a shaft welded to or fused with a metallic member. The motor includes a shaft (5) made of metal and a base including a metal board (81) covered with a coating layer (83). The coating layer (83) has an opening (83b), and the metal board (81) includes a recessed part (84) exposed through the opening (83b). An outer peripheral part of the shaft (5) and the recessed part (84) are fused or welded together.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.Inventor: Yasushi Fukui
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Patent number: 11735976Abstract: Provided are a rotor shaft assembly, a rotor, and a motor. The rotor shaft assembly includes a magnetic core, a first end shaft, a second end shaft, and a protective sleeve. The protective sleeve is provided, in sequence, with a first through hole, a second through hole, and a third through hole; the first end shaft is disposed through the first through hole, at least part of the magnetic core is arranged inside the second through hole, and the second end shaft is disposed through the third through hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAIInventors: Liming Peng, Jinxin Jia, Xiaobo Zhang, Jianning Liu, Fang Zhang, Guanghai Li, Changguang Guo, Qiong Wei, Zhongyu Li, Jin Yan, Jiandong Liang, Bowen Xiong, Zeye Wang
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Patent number: 11722035Abstract: The electric motor with a reverse input cutoff clutch has an output shaft. The output shaft is configured by connecting a first shaft and a second shaft that are coaxially arranged with each other via the reverse input cutoff clutch. The second shaft is rotatably supported to a housing by one radial bearing. The reverse input cutoff clutch has a function that, when rotational torque is inputted to the first shaft, transmits the rotational torque inputted to the first shaft to the second shaft, and when rotational torque is reversely inputted to the second shaft, completely cuts off the rotational torque reversely inputted to the second shaft, and does not transmit the rotational torque to the first shaft, or transmits a part of the rotational torque to the first shaft, and cuts off the remaining part.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka Kishida, Toshirou Toyoda, Yuya Daikoku
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Patent number: 11721451Abstract: A thermionic (TI) power cell includes a heat source, such as a layer of radioactive material that generates heat due to radioactive decay, a layer of electron emitting material disposed on the layer of radioactive material, and a layer of electron collecting material. The layer of electron emitting material is physically separated from the layer of electron collecting material to define a chamber between the layer of electron collecting material and the layer of electron emitting material. The chamber is substantially evacuated to permit electrons to traverse the chamber from the layer of electron emitting material to the layer of electron collecting material. Heat generated over time by the layer of radioactive material causes a substantially constant flow of electrons to be emitted by the layer of electron emitting material to induce an electric current to flow through the layer of electron collecting material when connected to an electrical load.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASAInventors: Sang H. Choi, Adam J. Duzik
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Patent number: 11705796Abstract: A stator of an electric motor is rotated and a rotational force of the stator is used for a rotation of a rotor. Thus, the electric motor capable of obtaining high output is provided. A stator 40 is rotated in electric motors 80a, 80b. When rotating a rotor 30, a rotational force of the stator 40 is used for a rotation of the rotor 30. Consequently, higher output can be obtained compared to the conventional electric motor. In addition, the rotational force of the rotor 30 is accumulated as the rotational force of the stator 40 as kinetic energy. In case of a restarting or the like, since the rotational force of the stator 40 is used for the rotation of the rotor 30 as the kinetic energy, the energy loss is small and the kinetic energy of the rotor 30 and the stator 40 can be efficiently used. In addition, in the operation area where the stator 40 is rotated, counter electromotive force Ke or inductive reactance XL applied to coils 42 is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Inventor: Tadayoshi Uehara
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Patent number: 11705795Abstract: A magnetic levitation motor has a housing, a plurality of stators and a plurality of rotors. The housing has a shaft hole there through, the shaft hole accepting a bearing, the bearing rotatably engages with a rotating shaft that extends from two ends of the housing, and a plurality of fastening portions are disposed on the rotating shaft. A main body section is disposed between at least two of the fastening portions, and the housing having a plurality of dividers to define a plurality of containing spaces. The stator has a fixing disk wrapped with a coil and having a through aperture the fixing disk, and the fixing disk has a plurality of first magnets circularly and radially arranged. The rotor has a moving disk with a toothed hole at a center the moving disk, and the moving disk having a plurality of second magnets arranged circularly and radially.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Inventor: Jin-Lang Wang
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Patent number: 11705797Abstract: An electromagnetic generator comprises one or more flux assembly having at least one coil and at least one magnetic field source separated by a gap. An interference drum has a sidewall at least partially positioned inside the gap and comprising at least one magnetic field permeable zone and at least one magnetic field impermeable zone. The interference drum is movable relative to the at least one coil and to the at least one magnetic field source to alternatively position the at least one magnetic field permeable zone and the at least one magnetic field impermeable zone of the sidewall inside the gap. When the interference drum is moved, magnetic flux is created in the coil, and induces electrical current to flow into the coil. The coil may be connected to an external circuit, such that the electrical current may flow through the external circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Prototus, Ltd.Inventor: Carl E. Copeland, Jr.
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Patent number: 11703085Abstract: An electric motor system includes a drive shaft, first and second magnetic bearing portions facing each other and supporting the drive shaft, an electric motor to rotate the drive shaft, and a gap detection unit to detect a position of the drive shaft During rotation of the drive shaft, greater external force acts, on average, on the drive shaft in a first direction than in a second direction. The first and second direction extend from the second and first magnetic bearing portions to the first and second magnetic bearing portion. The first and second magnetic bearing portions produce first and second magnetic forces on the drive shaft in the first and second directions. A magnitude of the second magnetic force is greater than a magnitude of the first magnetic force. The gap detection unit is arranged closer to the second magnetic bearing portion than to the first magnetic bearing portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Sakawaki
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Patent number: 11705773Abstract: An integrated magnetic shield and bearing holder useable with electric motors includes a shaft portion and a cover portion extending radially outward from the shaft portion. The shaft portion includes an inner wall defining a channel and a ledge extending radially inward from the inner wall. The cover portion includes a first layer, a second layer extending substantially parallel to the first layer, a magnetic shield extending between the first layer and the second layer, and an outer wall extending from the first layer and/or the second layer such that a space is defined between the outer wall and the shaft portion. The cover portion includes one or more retainers coupled to the magnetic shield to restrict movement of the magnetic shield relative to the first layer and/or the second layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Migita, Takumi Okada, Bradley Dunnill, Dan Fischer, Christopher Loewe, Ruben Rivera, Jose D Mendez, Daniel Mendoza, Manuel Gutierrez, Angel Noe
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Patent number: 11699935Abstract: A motor includes a stator and a rotor having a rotor shaft. The motor includes a bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring that are configured to rotate relative to each other. The inner ring is supported by the rotor shaft. The motor also includes a holder that supports the outer ring. The holder is clearance-fitted to a retainer on a stator side. A rotation prevention apparatus configured to prevent the rotation of the holder is positioned between the holder and a stopper member on the stator side.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuhiro Kato, Takashige Inagaki, Hidemasa Torii, Keiji Nakaya, Takuhito Fujiwara
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Patent number: 11699931Abstract: A rotor structure of a magnet motor includes a rotating shaft and an iron core on the rotating shaft. Magnet grooves are disposed inside the iron core along a circumferential direction with a magnet provided therein. A distance between an edge line of the magnet groove close to a circumferential edge of the iron core and the circumferential edge of the iron core varies so that a width of a flux barrier formed varies. One end of a long side of the magnet groove close to the circumferential edge is formed with an anti-demagnetization groove communicating with the magnet groove, and an edge line of the anti-demagnetization groove tilts toward the circumferential edge of the iron core. Process slots are provided between the magnet grooves and the circumferential edge of the iron core that are used to increase a salient rate and reluctance torque of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Jing-Jin Electric Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuan Zou, Liangliang Zhang, Chunshuang Feng, Chunxia Cai, Lei Han, Yang Zhang, Dandan Qi, Xin Xu, Kaihe Zhang, Biqing Sun
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Patent number: 11685467Abstract: The present invention relates to a motorized hub assembly for a bicycle wheel. The assembly has a hub shaft extending along a longitudinal axis with a cavity to receive a quick release axle. A bearing having a radially inner ring is arranged radially outside the hub shaft. A hub body is rotatably mounted on the hub shaft about the longitudinal axis and an electric motor is arranged inside the hub body. A routing opening for passage of electrical conductors for the electric motor pass through a routing opening arranged radially between the inner ring of the bearing and the hub shaft.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: CAMPAGNOLO S.r.l.Inventors: Mario Meggiolan, Filippo Bove
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Patent number: 11689090Abstract: The VCM according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a base unit, a mover including a bobbin arranged at an upper surface of the base unit and formed with a plurality of rotation prevention units along a periphery and a first driving unit arranged at a periphery of the bobbin, a stator including a yoke configured to the base unit to surround the mover and inner yoke units each extended to between the rotation prevention units, and a second driving unit oppositely arranged to the first driving unit, and an elastic member elastically supporting the mover, wherein an object occurrence preventing portion is formed between the rotation prevention unit and the inner yoke units to decrease a contact area between the rotation prevention unit and the inner yoke units.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Tae Jin Jung
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Patent number: 11679891Abstract: An electrical propulsor motor includes a stator having a hollow cylinder with an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, rotor incorporated in a hub of a propulsor and mounted to the stator, including a first cylindrical surface facing the inner cylindrical surface, where the inner cylindrical surface and first cylindrical surface form a first air gap, a second cylindrical surface facing the outer cylindrical surface, wherein the outer cylindrical surface and the second cylindrical surface form a second air gap, and a plurality of axial impeller vanes mounted to at least one of the first cylindrical surface and the second cylindrical surface and within at least one of the first air gap and the second air gap and positioned to force air through the at least one of the first air gap and the second air gap when the rotor rotates about the axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Raffaelo Verna, Riley Griffin, Nathan Wiegman, Manon Danielle Belzile
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Patent number: 11682944Abstract: This disclosure relates to an axial magnetic bearing for a centrifugal refrigerant compressor, and a corresponding system and method. A centrifugal refrigerant compressor system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an impeller connected to a shaft, and a magnetic bearing system supporting the shaft. The magnetic bearing system includes an axial magnetic bearing, which itself includes a first permanent magnet configured to generate a first bias flux, a second permanent magnet axially spaced-apart from the first permanent magnet and configured to generate a second bias flux, and an electromagnet. The electromagnet includes a coil arranged radially outward of the first and second permanent magnets, and the electromagnet is configured to selectively generate either a first control flux or a second control flux to apply a force to the shaft in a first axial direction or second axial direction opposite the first axial direction, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: DANFOSS A/SInventors: Delvis Anibal Gonzalez, Lin Xiang Sun
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Patent number: 11677295Abstract: The disclosed device is for storing energy by means of a flywheel. The device comprises a solid rotor having embedded permanent magnets along its outer surface, with flywheels attached at each end. The rotor is suspended by magnetic bearings within a housing. The housing comprises electromagnets that are sequentially charged in order to cause the rotor to spin due to the interaction of the electromagnets with the facing permanent magnets on the rotor. The spinning of the rotor causes the flywheels to spin, which results in the storage of rotational energy. The flywheels, which include magnets, turn through sets of coils on either end of the housing, thereby operating as an electrical generator to convert the flywheel rotational energy into electrical energy output from the device.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Inventor: Paul D. Westfall
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Patent number: 11670985Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a cooling device and a motor housing cooling device manufactured using same, the method including the steps of: making a cooling pipe and forming the cooling pipe to a shape capable of being buried in a housing body; filling the cooling pipe with a support material; making a portion divided from the housing body as a jig body so as to support the cooling pipe against the jib body in an injection mold of the housing body; locating the cooling pipe in the injection mold of the housing body in such a manner as to be supported against the jig body and injection-molding the housing body; and after the injection molding, removing the support material from the cooling pipe.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: MH TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventor: Jin Ho Yoo