Patents by Inventor Liang-Yi Hsu
Liang-Yi Hsu 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).
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Patent number: 7888834Abstract: A motor module includes a bearing housing having a loading base, an electric unit, a bearing, and a magnetic rotor unit disposed on the bearing. In addition, a protruding portion is extending from the loading base, and the electric unit includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and sensing elements, wherein the PCB is utilized for disposing the loading base thereon. Moreover, signal circuits and motor windings are formed on the PCB around the loading base, the sensing elements are disposed around the motor windings, and the bearing is disposed at the protruding portion. Besides, the magnetic rotor unit is disposed on the motor windings, keeping a gap with the PCB; therefore, when electric current passes the motor windings, the magnetic rotor unit and the motor windings generate a flux linkage induction, so as to drive the magnetic rotor unit to rotate relative to the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development CentreInventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Guang-Miao Huang, Chien-Chin Huang, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
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Publication number: 20100143164Abstract: A fan motor structure is provided. A fan is disposed within an accommodating hole at a center of a body. A permanent magnet and a printed circuit board (PCB) provided with plural coils are respectively disposed between an upper ring and a base of the body. An axial air gap is formed between the coils and the permanent magnet. A bearing is disposed between the upper ring and the base. The fan blades of the fan extend from the periphery of the accommodating hole toward the center of the fan. An axle center of the fan overlaps with that of the body. The coils after being supplied with a current create a flux linkage with the permanent magnet. Due to the flux linkage and the axial air gap between the coils and the permanent magnet, the upper ring is forced to rotate, thus driving the fan to rotate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTREInventors: Guo-Jhih YAN, Guang-Miao HUANG, Hsing-Chih TSAI, Hsin-Te WANG, Liang-Yi HSU
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Publication number: 20100102682Abstract: A motor module includes a bearing housing having a loading base, an electric unit, a bearing, and a magnetic rotor unit disposed on the bearing. In addition, a protruding portion is extending from the loading base, and the electric unit includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and sensing elements, wherein the PCB is utilized for disposing the loading base thereon. Moreover, signal circuits and motor windings are formed on the PCB around the loading base, the sensing elements are disposed around the motor windings, and the bearing is disposed at the protruding portion. Besides, the magnetic rotor unit is disposed on the motor windings, keeping a gap with the PCB; therefore, when electric current passes the motor windings, the magnetic rotor unit and the motor windings generate a flux linkage induction, so as to drive the magnetic rotor unit to rotate relative to the PCB.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development CentreInventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Guang-Miao Huang, Chien-Chin Huang, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
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Patent number: 7663279Abstract: A motor module includes a bearing housing having a loading base, an electric unit, a bearing, and a magnetic rotor unit disposed on the bearing. In addition, a protruding portion is extending from the loading base, and the electric unit includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and sensing elements, wherein the PCB is utilized for disposing the loading base thereon. Moreover, signal circuits and motor windings are formed on the PCB around the loading base, the sensing elements are disposed around the motor windings, and the bearing is disposed at the protruding portion. Besides, the magnetic rotor unit is disposed on the motor windings, keeping a gap with the PCB; therefore, when electric current passes the motor windings, the magnetic rotor unit and the motor windings generate a flux linkage induction, so as to drive the magnetic rotor unit to rotate relative to the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development CentreInventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Guang-Miao Huang, Chien-Chin Huang, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
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Publication number: 20090140600Abstract: A winding module of permanent magnet electric machinery is described, in which coils of an electric machinery winding and a sensing device are integrally arranged. The winding module includes a base, a plurality of electric machinery windings formed on the base, and a plurality of sensing devices formed at intervals on the base. The coils of the electric machinery winding and the sensing device are integrally formed on the base by using a technique for forming a printed circuit board, thereby improving the process yield rate and quality controllability, effectively reducing the volume of the electric machinery, thinning the structure, saving time and cost required for installing a position sensor, simplifying the process for fabricating the electric machinery, and preventing the position sensor from being affected by environment and temperature, so as to have a highly robust effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicants: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITYInventors: Mi-Ching TSAI, Liang-Yi HSU, Shang-Hsun MAO, Chien-Chin HUANG
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Patent number: 7541709Abstract: An ultra-thin motor structure including a stator assembly and a rotator assembly is provided. The stator assembly includes at least one bearing with a bore, a base, and a winding plate. The base has a protruding portion and a deck disposed in the protruding portion. The winding plate is stacked on the deck, and includes a plurality of coils formed by an electroforming process or etching process. Furthermore, the rotator assembly is disposed on the stator assembly, and includes a spindle, a top cover, and a permanent magnet ring. The spindle is fixed in the bore of the bearing, and the permanent magnet ring is disposed on the winding plate and supports the top cover thereon. Thereby, the ultra-thin motor structure can enhance the assembly and mass-production of the motor, and satisfy demands for thinning and performance of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development CentreInventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chien-Jen Chen, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
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Publication number: 20090072651Abstract: The present invention relates to a slotless winding for a rotating electric machine and a manufacturing method thereof. The slotless winding includes at least one flexible printed circuit board having at least one circuit, and one piece of flexible printed circuit board(s) is curved or a plurality of pieces of flexible printed circuit board(s) is mutually combined to form a barrel shape, thereby simplifying the procedure of manufacturing the slotless winding, improving production speed and reliability, and enabling diversified designing schemes to meet the demands of the rotating electric machine. In addition, it is not necessary for the coil winding to be cured for assembling, and assembling yield is thus enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTREInventors: Guo-Jhih YAN, Guang-Miao HUANG, Hsin-Te WANG, Liang-Yi HSU, Mi-Ching TSAI
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Publication number: 20080150402Abstract: A motor module includes a bearing housing having a loading base, an electric unit, a bearing, and a magnetic rotor unit disposed on the bearing. In addition, a protruding portion is extending from the loading base, and the electric unit includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and sensing elements, wherein the PCB is utilized for disposing the loading base thereon. Moreover, signal circuits and motor windings are formed on the PCB around the loading base, the sensing elements are disposed around the motor windings, and the bearing is disposed at the protruding portion. Besides, the magnetic rotor unit is disposed on the motor windings, keeping a gap with the PCB; therefore, when electric current passes the motor windings, the magnetic rotor unit and the motor windings generate a flux linkage induction, so as to drive the magnetic rotor unit to rotate relative to the PCB.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development CentreInventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Guang-Miao Huang, Chien-Chin Huang, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
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Publication number: 20070152526Abstract: An ultra-thin motor structure including a stator assembly and a rotator assembly is provided. The stator assembly includes at least one bearing with a bore, a base, and a winding plate. The base has a protruding portion and a deck disposed in the protruding portion. The winding plate is stacked on the deck, and includes a plurality of coils formed by an electroforming process or etching process. Furthermore, the rotator assembly is disposed on the stator assembly, and includes a spindle, a top cover, and a permanent magnet ring. The spindle is fixed in the bore of the bearing, and the permanent magnet ring is disposed on the winding plate and supports the top cover thereon. Thereby, the ultra-thin motor structure can enhance the assembly and mass-production of the motor, and satisfy demands for thinning and performance of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2005Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chien-Jen Chen, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
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Patent number: 7109631Abstract: The present invention relates to a low cogging and easy-to-downsize spindle motor structure. The motor is an axial magnetic flux spindle motor comprising a stator assembly and a rotor assembly. The stator assembly comprises a deck for seating the rotor assembly and at least one bearing placed on the housing of said stator and between the stator and the rotor. The outer periphery part of the bearings is the stationary part; with the inner part of said bearings being the rotating part. A cylindrical shaft is located in the center of the rotor. When the thin windings of stator are excited with current, a rotating magnetic field is created, forcing said rotor into rotation, and as a consequence, bringing the spindle into rotation that generates motor output needed to drive loads.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2005Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Metal Industries Research and Development CentreInventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chuen-Fuu Wu, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
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Publication number: 20060113855Abstract: The present invention relates to a low cogging and easy-to-downsize spindle motor structure. The motor is an axial magnetic flux spindle motor comprising a stator assembly and a rotor assembly. The stator assembly comprises a deck for seating the rotor assembly and at least one bearing placed on the housing of said stator and between the stator and the rotor. The outer periphery part of the bearings is the stationary part; with the inner part of said bearings being the rotating part. A cylindrical shaft is located in the center of the rotor. When the thin windings of stator are excited with current, a rotating magnetic field is created, forcing said rotor into rotation, and as a consequence, bringing the spindle into rotation that generates motor output needed to drive loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2005Publication date: June 1, 2006Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chuen-Fuu Wu, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai