Abstract: A spacer in a rotary electric machine according to the present invention complements by thermal expansion a gap between a bearing housing portion and an outer ring of an outboard bearing that arises due to differences in thermal expansion between the bearing housing portion and the outer ring of the outboard bearing that result from heat generated during driving, and a flat portion is disposed on an inner circumference of the spacer at least one position around a circumference, the flat portion being formed so that press an outer circumferential surface of the outer ring of the bearing constantly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic flux concentrated-type brushless motor performing field weakening control and reducing iron loss. The teeth of the stator are provided with a stator-side wide-width portion, and the rotor is provided with magnetic members having a rotor-side wide-width portion, and magnets disposed between the magnetic members. The motor is driven for a certain time in a low rate of rotation (LRR) section and a high rate of rotation (HRR) section. Field weakening control is performed in the HRR section. When the number of pairs of opposite poles of the rotor is P, a length of a radial line of the rotor-side wide-width portion R, a thickness of the stator-side wide-width portion Lt, a central angle of the stator-side wide-width portion ?t, a central angle the rotor-side wide-width portion ?r, and a central angle between any two neighboring magnets ?M, the motor is set such that ?r?2.85×?m?2.65×?t and (Lt×P)/(??×R)??t/?m?0.6.

Abstract: A cylindrical magnet of an oscillating actuator includes a plurality of divided magnet portions which are magnetized in the radial direction. Since adjacent magnet portions have different poles in the direction of an oscillation axis, magnetic poles do not repel each other when adhering the magnet portions and it is thus easy to adhere the magnet portions to each other. In addition to this construction of the magnet, a coil includes a plurality of divided coil portions corresponding to the magnet portions in the direction of the oscillation axis, and adjacent coil portions are wound in opposite directions to each other.

Abstract: An electromagnetic generating transformer comprises one or more flux assembly having one or more magnetic field source having a positive pole and a negative pole and a magnetic field passing in a path between the positive pole and the negative pole and a conductor magnetically coupled with the one or more magnetic field source, the magnetic field source and the conductor being fixed relative to one another; a shunt is coupled with a motive source and configured to move the shunt into a primary position and a secondary position, wherein the magnitude of the magnetic field passing between the positive pole and the negative pole varies when the shunt is moved between the primary position and the secondary position.

Abstract: A stepping motor includes a first plate; a second plate having a side facing the first plate and a reverse side; a stator held by the first plate and the second plate axially; plural band connecting portions equipped in the first plate, disposed at a side surface of the stator, extending toward the second plate and having an engaging portion at an outer side thereof; and a band portion contacting the reverse side of the second plate, extending toward the first plate and having plural arm portions engaging respective engaging portions of the band connecting portion. The band portion is connected to the first plate while holding the second plate and the stator therebetween by engaging the plural arms with the engaging portions, the band portion is elastically deformed, the deformation causes tensile force in which the arm portions pull the band connecting portions toward the band portion.

Abstract: An electric drive unit (100) of the invention includes the electric motor (1) and the control apparatus (20) that is disposed on an axis line of a rotation shaft (2) of the electric motor (1) and controls the driving of the electric motor (1). The electric motor (1) has a motor terminal (13) extending parallel to an axial direction of the rotation shaft (2) toward the control apparatus (20) and a slit (13a) is provided to the motor terminal (13) at an end on a side of the control apparatus (20). The control apparatus (20) has a motor connection terminal (34) provided on a line extended from the motor terminal (13) and connected to the motor terminal (13). The slit (13a) in the motor terminal (13) is press-fit and fixed to the motor connection terminal (34).

Abstract: An inchworm actuator which can move a movable body relative to a stationary body while selectively giving priority to displacement speed or displacement resolution in accordance with the conditions of use is provided. An inchworm actuator 100 includes a movable body 110 supported between first and second guides 101 and 102 which are made of a magnetic material and which extend parallel to each other. In the movable body 110, a voice coil motor 115 is supported by first and second support legs 111 and 112 through toggle mechanisms 116a and 116b. The first and second support legs 111 and 112 are made of a magnetic material and have magnetic field-forming coils 113 and 114. The toggle mechanisms 116a and 116b convert the amount of displacement input from the voice coil motor 115 using a reducing conversion ratio corresponding to the amount of the displacement and transmit a resultant displacement to the first and second support legs 111 and 112.

Abstract: A health assessment server allows people to conduct their own physical examinations using one or more medical measurement devices that are bound to one or more user devices. The user uses the medical measurement devices herself and submits the results to the health assessment server through a computer network such as the Internet, either directly from the medical measurement devices or through the user devices. The health assessment server determines an improved health state of the user at which benefits accrue to the user and periodically requests updated health attributes to measure progress toward the improved health state and projecting time until the improved health state is achieved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are related generally to electromagnetic machines and, more particularly, to a suspension system and related methods for the attachment of the stator core of an electromagnetic machine to a surrounding frame or enclosure. In one embodiment, the invention provides a system for supporting a stator core of an electromagnetic machine, the system comprising: a rigid frame structure including: an upper portion; and a lower portion beneath the upper portion; a first plurality of wire rope members, each having a first end and a second end; and a first plurality of attachment devices for affixing at least one of the first end or the second end of each of the first plurality of wire rope members to the upper portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for mounting a shaft (1; 26) in a housing (100), having a bearing (5; 5b; 5c) which is connected to the shaft (1; 26) and which is arranged at least indirectly in the housing (100) by means of a positive or non-positive fit, wherein the bearing (5; 5b; 5c) is held in a separate holding body (11; 11a to 11c). It is provided according to the invention that the holding body (11; 11 a to 11c) is held so as to be fixed to the housing (100) in at least one direction by means of a positive and/or non-positive fit, and that the holding body (11; 11a to 11c) is connected directly to components of an electric motor (25).

Abstract: Provided is an electric driving device including an electric motor (1), and a control device (20) arranged on an axis line of a rotation shaft (2) of the electric motor, for controlling the electric motor. The electric motor includes a motor terminal (13) extending toward the control device in parallel to a direction of the axis line of the rotation shaft, and a slit (13a) is formed at an end portion of the motor terminal on the control device side. The control device includes a motor connection terminal (34) formed on an extension line of the motor terminal and connected to the motor terminal. The slit of the motor terminal is press-fitted and fixed to the motor connection terminal, and an insulating member (33) for holding the motor connection terminal is fixed to the heat sink (35).

Abstract: An electric motor according to the present invention includes stator (10) which has ring-shaped yoke (11) and a plurality of teeth (12) disposed at the inner peripheral part of yoke (11). Yoke (11) and teeth (12) configure slots (13) in which windings (15) are wound via electric insulator (14). Moreover, the motor includes rotor (20) that is rotatably held and faces the inner periphery of stator (10) via a slight gap. The rotor includes rotor iron core (21) having permanent magnets (22) that are disposed in the inside or on the surface of the core. Furthermore, a plurality of yoke recesses (16) is disposed only in the yoke (11) parts of slots (13).

Abstract: An armature for an electric motor, the armature comprising a plurality of teeth and a plurality of cavities, wherein each one of the cavities is arranged between two of the plurality of teeth, and wherein at least one of the plurality of cavities is configured and arranged for receiving coil windings adjacent to a wall portion of the at least one cavity, wherein the at least one of the plurality of cavities comprises a switching wire receptor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for collecting medical data produced by medical devices (1) situated, for example, in intensive care units and for disseminating said information to the health professionals using computer equipment (5). The process and the system include the following software modules: (I) one service module (DS) (21), (II) a data storage module (DDS) (25), (III) control modules (DAC) (26) accessible from any point of said computer communications network and controlling the distribution of said data D, (IV) a device interface module (DDI) (23), configured as a function of the specifications of said transmitter devices (1), (V) a communications interface module (DCI) (22), (VI) a configuration interface module (DCP) (28), (VII) a data portal module (DDP).

Abstract: A rotating electrical machine according to the present invention includes a can formed in a tubular shape and made of fiber reinforced plastic. At least a part of a first end portion of the can is located on a radially outer side of an adhered portion of a first end member, and a resin-based adhesive is filled in a gap between the part of the first end portion and the adhered portion of the first end member. At least a part of a second end portion of the can is located on a radially outer side of an adhered portion of a second end member, and the resin-based adhesive is filled in a gap between the part of the second end portion and the adhered portion of the second end member.

Abstract: A rotating electromechanical apparatus includes a cylindrical ironless stator coil comprising a plurality of wires, a magnetic rotor arranged with the stator coil, wherein the magnetic field flux associated with the rotor interacts with the stator coil wires by electromagnetic induction, a cylindrical bobbin arranged to support the wires, a strand woven on at least the outer circumference of the wire-wrapped cylindrical bobbin, and a curable potting material potting the wires, bobbin and strand to provide an ironless composite stator coil when cured.

Abstract: A distributed winding arrangement for an electric motor is provided that reduces brush arcing while reducing the size of the commutator. The electric motor is comprised generally of an armature having a plurality of spaced apart posts defining a plurality of spaced apart winding slots; a stator disposed coaxially with the armature; and a commutator having a plurality of commutator bars, where the number of commutator bars is an integer greater than the number of winding slots but less than twice the number of winding slots provided by the armature.

Abstract: This disclosure relates in general to a new and improved electric motor/generator, and in particular to an improved system and method for producing rotary motion from a electro-magnetic motor or generating electrical power from a rotary motion input by concentrating magnetic forces due to electromagnetism or geometric configurations.

Abstract: Provided is a brushless motor insulator capable of improving workability relating to the winding of electric wires by a simple configuration. An insulator 10 includes a main body portion 11 and a mooring portion 12. The main body portion 11 includes plural wiring portions 11b radially provided so that electric wires 30 are held while being wound on the wiring portions 11b. The mooring portion 12 is disposed in the inner periphery or the outer periphery of the main body portion 11 and moors ends of winding start portions or winding end portions of the electric wires 30 of the wiring portions 11b.

Abstract: A method for forming a back-illuminated image sensor includes forming a higher doped crystalline layer on a crystalline substrate, growing a lower doped crystalline layer on the higher doped crystalline layer and forming a photodiode and component circuitry from the lower doped crystalline layer. Metallization structures are formed to make connections to and between components. The crystalline substrate is removed to expose the higher doped crystalline layer. An optical component structure is provided on an exposed surface of the higher doped crystalline layer to receive light therein such that the higher doped crystalline layer provides a passivation layer for the photodiode and the component circuitry.