Patents by Inventor Chui You ZHOU

Chui You ZHOU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10299559
    Abstract: A single phase motor and a hair dryer are provided. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core and a stator winding. The stator core includes an outer ring portion, teeth extending inwardly from the outer ring portion, and two pole shoes extending from a distal end of each tooth. A winding slot is formed between each two adjacent teeth. A slot opening is disposed between the pole shoes of the adjacent teeth, and is offset from one of the two adjacent teeth. The air supplying unit includes the single phase motor and an impeller. The startup angle and cogging torque of the motor are adjustable by adjusting the position/width of the slot opening, without the need of additional positioning slots or positioning holes defined at the pole shoes, which makes the motor structure simple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Jie Chai, Tao Zhang, Qiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 10270325
    Abstract: The present invention provides a single phase permanent magnet motor including a stator core and a permanent magnet rotor. The stator core includes an end portion and two arm portions extending from the end portion. Each arm portion includes a connecting arm connected to the end portion and a pole claw formed at a distal end of the connecting arm. The two pole claws defines a receiving space. The rotor is rotatably disposed in the receiving space of the stator core. The rotor includes a rotor core made of a magnetic material and at least one permanent magnet attached to the rotor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Yong Wang, Yong Li
  • Patent number: 10243439
    Abstract: A single-phase outer-rotor motor and a stator thereof are provided. The stator includes a stator core having a yoke and a number of teeth. Each tooth includes a tooth body and a tooth tip. A winding slot is formed between each two adjacent tooth bodies. A slot opening is formed between each two adjacent tooth tips. The tooth tip protrudes beyond the tooth body. Inner surfaces of at least part of the tooth tips facing the stator are formed with cutting grooves such that a portion of the tooth tip outside the cutting groove is capable of being tilted outwardly to enlarge the slot opening and deformed inwardly to narrow the slot opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Yong Wang, Gang Li, Yong Li, Wei Zhang, Jie Chai
  • Patent number: 10243438
    Abstract: A single-phase outer-rotor motor includes a stator and a rotor surrounding the stator. The stator includes a stator core and windings wound around the stator core. The stator core includes a yoke and a plurality of teeth. Each of the teeth forms a tooth tip at a distal end thereof. A slot opening is formed between each two adjacent tooth tips. The rotor includes a housing and a permanent magnet affixed to an inside of the housing. The permanent magnet forms a closed ring in a circumferential direction. The permanent magnet forms a plurality of magnetic poles along the circumferential direction. An outer surface of the stator and an inner surface of the permanent magnet define there between a symmetrical uneven gap. A width of the slot opening in the circumferential direction is less than or equal to five times of a minimum width of the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Yong Wang, Gang Li, Yong Li, Wei Zhang, Jie Chai
  • Patent number: 10236758
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stator core comprising an end portion and a pole arm extending from the end portion. The pole arm includes two spaced connecting arms and two pole claws respectively formed at distal ends of the connecting arms. The two pole claws define a space for receiving a rotor therein. The pole claws surround the space and form an arc pole surface. The arc pole surface forms a discontinuity opening along a circumferential direction. The discontinuity opening faces a spacing between the connecting arms and has a width changed along an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Yong Wang, Yong Li
  • Patent number: 10199886
    Abstract: A single phase brushless motor and a power tool are provided. The single phase brushless motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core and windings wound around the stator core. The stator core includes a yoke and at least two teeth. The tooth includes a tooth body and a tooth tip. The tooth tip includes first and second pole shoes. The two pole shoes of each tooth are symmetrical about a center line of the tooth body. Each tooth defines a positioning groove facing the rotor between the two pole shoes. Pole shoes of adjacent two of the at least two teeth are spaced apart by a slot opening. A width of the positioning groove is greater than a width of the slot opening. The peak value of the cogging torque of the motor is increased, and the motor has a large startup torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRICS S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Tao Zhang, Chui You Zhou, Jie Chai, Jun Jie Chu, Xiao Bing Zuo, Yong Wang, Yong Li
  • Patent number: 10110076
    Abstract: A single-phase brushless motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator. The rotor includes a number of permanent magnetic poles. The stator includes a stator core and a winding wound on the stator core. The stator core includes an outer annular portion, an inner annular portion, and connecting portions connecting the inner and outer annular portions. The winding is wound around the connecting portions. The rotor is received in the inner annular portion. The inner annular portion and the rotor form a substantially uniform air gap. A recess is formed in an inner surface of a part of the inner annular portion between each pair of adjacent connecting portions. A center of each recess deviates from a center line of symmetry of the corresponding pair of connecting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Bao Ting Liu, Chui You Zhou, Yong Wang, Ming Chen, Xiao Ning Zhu
  • Patent number: 10110102
    Abstract: A single phase brushless motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core and stator windings wound on the stator core. The stator core includes a yoke portion, and first and second pole portions extending inwardly from the yoke portion. An end surface of the first pole portion includes a first arc surface having a first groove. An end surface of the second pole portion includes a second arc surface having a second groove. The first and second arc surfaces are opposed to each other and define a receiving space therebetween. The rotor includes a rotary shaft and permanent magnetic poles fixed to the rotary shaft. The permanent magnetic poles are received in the receiving space. A substantially uniform gap is formed between the first arc surface and the second arc surface and the permanent magnetic poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Gang Li, Yong Wang, Yong Li, Wei Zhang, Ming Chen, Jie Chai
  • Publication number: 20180109208
    Abstract: A synchronous motor assembly includes a motor connected between two nodes of an AC power source, a motor drive circuit, and a regulation unit. The drive circuit drives the motor to rotate. The regulation unit regulates a rotation speed of the motor via regulating the motor to different steady voltage points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yue LI, Chui You ZHOU, Hong Liang YI, Yong Gang ZHANG, Yong WANG
  • Publication number: 20180045253
    Abstract: A load connecting mechanism includes a mounting portion, a contact portion, and a force-exerting portion. The mounting portion is configured to mount the load connecting mechanism to a power source and a load, respectively. The contact portion is disposed on the mounting portion and includes two slidably coupled contact faces. The force-exerting portion is configured to provide a force to the contact faces in an axial direction of the power source to make the contact faces closely slidably couple to each other. Through the slidable coupling relationship between the contact faces, power of the power source is progressively transmitted to the load and finally drives the load to rotate in synchronization with the power source. The present invention further provides a motor driving assembly and a fan. The mechanism can satisfy the needs of bidirectional rotation of a load such as a fan and of large startup torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Chi Ping SUN, Bao Ting LIU, Jing Ning TA, Chui You ZHOU, Fei XIN, Shing Hin YEUNG, Xiu Wen YANG, Shu Juan HUANG
  • Publication number: 20180006541
    Abstract: A single phase motor includes an excitation part and an armature part. The excitation part includes N magnets that result in 2N magnetic poles being formed on the excitation part, and the armature part includes 2N tooth portions forming 2N pole portions, where N is an integer greater than one. The present invention further provides a rotor for the single phase motor. The present invention allows each magnet to be fully used, reduces the number of the magnets used in the single phase phase and the workload during motor assembly, as well as reduces the motor fabriction cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yue LI, Chui You ZHOU, Jie CHAI, Tao ZHANG, Yong WANG
  • Publication number: 20170366054
    Abstract: A PMDC motor includes a housing, a stator magnet fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the housing, a rotor core received in the housing and facing the stator magnet, and rotor windings wound around the rotor core. The rotor core includes a plurality of rotor teeth, each of the rotor teeth including a tooth body and a tooth tip. A ratio of the outer diameter of the rotor core to an outer diameter of the housing is in the range of 0.6 to 0.67. Compared to the existing PMDC motor, the PMDC motor of the present invention can satisfy the same performance requirement, while reducing the size and weight of the rotor core and hence the weight of the rotor windings. In this way, the total weight and hence the moment of inertia of the rotor is reduced, thereby effectively reducing the noise generated during operation of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yue LI, James Ching Sik LAU, Chui You ZHOU, Gang LI, Xiao Ning ZHU, Ya Ming ZHANG, Yong Gang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170328113
    Abstract: A driving device and a vehicle window lifter are disclosed. The driving device includes a motor and a gearbox. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The gearbox includes a housing and a gear. The motor is mounted in the housing and includes a rotary shaft driving the gear. The housing supports the motor through a soft support structure. Two bearings are mounted in the housing at the same side of the stator for supporting and determining an orientation of the rotary shaft. Over-constraint to the rotary shaft is eliminated by reducing the number of the rigid support points between the rotary shaft and housing. The soft connection between the motor and housing can avoid or reduce motor vibrations transferred to the gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yue LI, Chui You ZHOU, Xiao Ning ZHU, Yong Gang ZHANG, Yong WANG
  • Publication number: 20170321480
    Abstract: A rolling shutter driving device includes a motor, a locking assembly and a gearbox. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor includes a rotary shaft connected to the gearbox. The rotary shaft drives through the gearbox a rolling shutter to extend or retract. The locking assembly includes a brake pad slidingly fitted on the rotary shaft and a rotary member fixedly mounted to the rotary shaft. The brake pad is circumferentially fixed relative to the stator. The brake pad is slidable relative to the rotary shaft so as to be selectively engaged with the rotary member to lock the rotary shaft and hence hold the load in position, or disengaged from the rotary member to unlock the rotary shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yue LI, Chui You ZHOU, Wei ZHANG, Yong Gang ZHANG, Ming CHEN, Yong WANG
  • Publication number: 20170276412
    Abstract: A cooling fan and an air-cooled refrigerator are provided. The cooling fan includes a synchronous motor and an impeller. The synchronous motor includes a stator and a permanent magnetic rotor. The permanent magnetic rotor includes a rotary shaft and a permanent magnetic rotor main body attached around the rotary shaft. The stator includes a stator core and a stator winding wound around the stator core and powered by an alternating-current power supply. The permanent magnetic rotor operates at a constant rotational speed of 60f/p during a steady state operation of the motor, where f is a frequency of the AC power source and p is the number of pole pairs of the permanent magnet poles. The impeller is connected to the rotary shaft for rotation under the driving of the rotary shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Yue LI, Chui You ZHOU, Yan Ling LIU, Gui Hua LI, Xiao Ning ZHU, Yong WANG
  • Patent number: D800063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Yong Wang, Yong Li
  • Patent number: D800064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Yong Wang, Yong Li
  • Patent number: D800657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Yong Wang, Yong Li
  • Patent number: D800658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Gang Li, Yong Wang, Yong Li
  • Patent number: D801270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Chui You Zhou, Jie Chai, Tao Zhang, Qiang Zhou