Patents by Inventor Duo-Nian Shan

Duo-Nian Shan 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: 11081926
    Abstract: An inner-rotor motor including a housing, a stator and a rotor avoids damage to the coil unit which often occurs during assembly of the conventional inner-rotor motor. The housing has an inner periphery provided with a plurality of protrusions. The iron core has an outer periphery provided with a plurality of notches. The insulating sleeve includes a plurality of positioning members. In radial directions perpendicular to the shaft, each of the plurality of notches is spaced from a center of a shaft at a minimal distance, and each of the plurality of positioning members is spaced from the center of the shaft at a maximal distance. The maximal distance is smaller than the minimal distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Publication number: 20200119611
    Abstract: An inner-rotor motor including a housing, a stator and a rotor avoids damage to the coil unit which often occurs during assembly of the conventional inner-rotor motor. The housing has an inner periphery provided with a plurality of protrusions. The iron core has an outer periphery provided with a plurality of notches. The insulating sleeve includes a plurality of positioning members. In radial directions perpendicular to the shaft, each of the plurality of notches is spaced from a center of a shaft at a minimal distance, and each of the plurality of positioning members is spaced from the center of the shaft at a maximal distance. The maximal distance is smaller than the minimal distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Patent number: 10415575
    Abstract: A ceiling fan, a hanger assembly of the ceiling fan, and a mounting bracket of the hanger assembly are designed with a lower failure rate. The hanger assembly of the ceiling fan includes a coupling rod and a fan rod. The mounting bracket has two lateral walls opposing to each other. Each of the two lateral walls includes a mounting end, a hanger end and a receiving portion. The coupling rod has two ends respectively received in the receiving portions of the two lateral walls. The fan rod has a first end coupled with the coupling rod, as well as a second end coupled with a stator of a motor of the ceiling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Publication number: 20190267873
    Abstract: A ceiling fan motor with a reduced height includes a stator, a rotor and a circuit unit. The stator includes an iron core and a shaft. The iron core has an assembly hole. The shaft is non-rotatable and extends through the assembly hole in an extending direction. The rotor is rotatably coupled with an outer periphery of the shaft and has a housing. The rotor rotates about the shaft. The circuit unit is arranged between the iron core and the housing of the rotor in a radial direction of the shaft perpendicular to the extending direction of the shaft. The housing delimits a compartment where the stator and the circuit unit are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Tso-Kuo YIN, Duo-Nian SHAN
  • Patent number: 10348167
    Abstract: A ceiling fan motor with a reduced height includes a stator, a rotor and a circuit unit. The stator includes an iron core and a shaft. The iron core has an assembly hole, and the shaft extends through the assembly hole in an extending direction. The rotor is rotatably coupled with an outer periphery of the shaft. The circuit unit is arranged between the iron core and the shaft in a radial direction of the shaft perpendicular to the extending direction of the shaft, or is arranged between the iron core and the housing of the rotor in the radial direction of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Patent number: 10205356
    Abstract: An external rotor motor includes: a shaft, an insulator and a core. The insulator is coupled with an outer peripheral surface of the shaft, the core is arranged on an outer periphery of the insulator, and the insulator is formed between the shaft and the core, so that no electrically conductive route can be formed between the core and the shaft. A rotor has a housing rotatably coupling with the shaft, with an inner peripheral wall of the housing having a permanent magnet module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan, Bo-Wei Chiou
  • Patent number: 10141808
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a separating member and a rotor. The stator includes an iron core. The separating member is made of insulating material and includes a first separating part, a second separating part and a third separating part. The second separating part is arranged between the first and third separating parts, and the iron core is arranged between the first and second separating parts. The rotor is rotatably coupled with the separating member and includes a permanent magnet unit arranged between the first and second separating parts. As such, the separating member is able to provide an improved insulation effect for the motor, thus prolonging the service life of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Patent number: 10122225
    Abstract: An inner-rotor motor includes a separating member, a stator and a rotor. The separating member is made of an insulating material and includes a first separating part and a second separating part. The separating member includes at least one engaging portion extending along an axial direction of the inner-rotor motor. The stator includes an iron core received in a space jointly defined by the first and second separating parts. The iron core includes at least one engaging groove arranged on an outer surface thereof and extending along the axial direction of the inner-rotor motor. The at least one engaging portion is received in the at least one engaging groove. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the separating member. As such, a convenient assembly and reduced volume of the inner-rotor motor are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Publication number: 20180062473
    Abstract: An inner-rotor motor including a housing, a stator and a rotor is provided to avoid the damage to the coil unit which often occurs during the assembly of the conventional inner-rotor motor. The housing has an inner periphery provided with a plurality of protrusions. The iron core has an outer periphery provided with a plurality of notches. The insulating sleeve includes a plurality of positioning members. In radial directions perpendicular to the shaft, each of the plurality of notches is spaced from a center of a shaft at a minimal distance, and each of the plurality of positioning members is spaced from the center of the shaft at a maximal distance. The maximal distance is smaller than the minimal distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Patent number: 9885472
    Abstract: An illuminating ventilator includes a case, a lamp and a power supply module. A first air opening and a second air opening are respectively formed on two sides of the case. The case includes an air channel having two ends respectively communicating with the first air opening and the second air opening. The fan is disposed in the case and is arranged in the air channel. The lamp is detachably attached to the case. The power supply module includes an AC input terminal, a first DC output terminal and a second DC output terminal. The first DC output terminal is electrically connected with the fan, and the second DC output terminal is electrically connected with the lamp. As such, the illuminating ventilator is provided with improved installation convenience, reduced production cost and reduced difficulty of maintaining and repairing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Patent number: 9859773
    Abstract: A ceiling fan motor includes a stator assembly and a rotor. The stator assembly includes an iron core. The rotor is rotatably coupled with the stator assembly and includes a housing, a first positioning member and at least one permanent magnet. The housing includes a lateral wall. The lateral wall is enclosed to form an inner space adapted to receive the iron core. The first positioning member is coupled with the lateral wall. The at least one permanent magnet is positioned by the first positioning member. The first positioning member includes a plurality of air-guiding blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan, Bo-Wei Chiou, Yu-Yuan Lu
  • Patent number: 9841029
    Abstract: A motor of a ceiling fan includes a shaft, a bearing sleeve, a limiting member, a stator and a rotor. The shaft has a first shoulder and a second shoulder. The bearing sleeve receives a first bearing and a second bearing for supporting the shaft and has an inner flange, with the inner flange and the first shoulder jointly clamping and positioning the first bearing. The limiting member and the second shoulder jointly clamp and position the second bearing. The stator is arranged around the shaft. The rotor couples with the bearing sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Publication number: 20170204869
    Abstract: A ceiling fan, a hanger assembly of the ceiling fan, and a mounting bracket of the hanger assembly are designed with a lower failure rate. The hanger assembly of the ceiling fan includes a coupling rod and a fan rod. The mounting bracket has two lateral walls opposing to each other. Each of the two lateral walls includes a mounting end, a hanger end and a receiving portion. The coupling rod has two ends respectively received in the receiving portions of the two lateral walls. The fan rod has a first end coupled with the coupling rod, as well as a second end coupled with a stator of a motor of the ceiling fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Patent number: 9712003
    Abstract: A motor of a ceiling fan includes a stator, a shaft, a linking seat, and a rotor. The stator has a core with an assembly hole. The linking seat couples with the core and has an axial hole in alignment with the assembly hole in an axial direction of the shaft firmly resting in the axial hole. The rotor is rotatably arranged around the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Patent number: 9712015
    Abstract: A motor of a ceiling fan includes: a shaft having two shoulder surfaces facing in opposite axial directions of the shaft, with the shaft coupling with a stator; and a bearing sleeve receiving two bearings for supporting the shaft, with an annular flange formed at an end of the bearing sleeve. The annular flange and one of the shoulder surfaces of the shaft clamp and position one of the bearings. A rotor has a housing coupling with the bearing sleeve, with the housing having a connecting portion. The connecting portion and the other one of the shoulder surfaces of the shaft clamp and position the other one of the bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan, Bo-Wei Chiou, Yu-Yuan Lu
  • Publication number: 20170074503
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an illuminating ventilator including a case, a lamp and a power supply module. A first air opening and a second air opening are respectively formed on two sides of the case. The case includes an air channel having two ends respectively communicating with the first air opening and the second air opening. The fan is disposed in the case and is arranged in the air channel. The lamp is detachably attached to the case. The power supply module includes an AC input terminal, a first DC output terminal and a second DC output terminal. The first DC output terminal is electrically connected with the fan, and the second DC output terminal is electrically connected with the lamp. As such, the illuminating ventilator is provided with improved installation convenience, reduced production cost and reduced difficulty of maintaining and repairing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Patent number: 9509201
    Abstract: An easy-to-start motor includes a base, a stator and a rotor. The base has a plastic member and a metallic induction member wrapped with the plastic member. The metallic induction member includes at least one magnetic attraction portion. Each magnetic attraction portion is in the form of a protrusion. The stator is coupled with the base. The rotor has a shaft and a permanent magnet. The shaft is capable of being coupled with the base. The at least one magnetic attraction portion is magnetically attracted by the permanent magnet, to prevent the rotor from stopping at a dead location where it is difficult to start the motor. A base of the easy-to-start motor is adapted to be coupled with a rotor, including a plastic member and a metallic induction member wrapped with the plastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan, Tian-Xuan Wang, Shit-Chin Wu
  • Publication number: 20160329771
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inner-rotor motor including a separating member, a stator and a rotor. The separating member is made of an insulating material and includes a first separating part and a second separating part. The separating member includes at least one engaging portion extending along an axial direction of the inner-rotor motor. The stator includes an iron core received in a space jointly defined by the first and second separating parts. The iron core includes at least one engaging groove arranged on an outer surface thereof and extending along the axial direction of the inner-rotor motor. The at least one engaging portion is received in the at least one engaging groove. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the separating member. As such, a convenient assembly and reduced volume of the inner-rotor motor are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Publication number: 20160233735
    Abstract: A motor including a stator, a separating member and a rotor is disclosed. The stator includes an iron core. The separating member is made of an insulating material and includes a first separating part, a second separating part and a third separating part. The second separating part is arranged between the first and third separating parts, and the iron core is arranged between the first and second separating parts. The rotor is rotatably coupled with the separating member and includes a permanent magnet unit arranged between the first and second separating parts. As such, the separating member is able to provide an improved insulation effect for the motor, thus prolonging the service life of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Publication number: 20160211728
    Abstract: A ceiling fan motor with a reduced height includes a stator, a rotor and a circuit unit. The stator includes an iron core and a shaft. The iron core has an assembly hole, and the shaft extends through the assembly hole in an extending direction. The rotor is rotatably coupled with an outer periphery of the shaft. The circuit unit is arranged between the iron core and the shaft in a radial direction of the shaft perpendicular to the extending direction of the shaft, or is arranged between the iron core and the housing of the rotor in the radial direction of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan