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).

  • Patent number: 7888834
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Guang-Miao Huang, Chien-Chin Huang, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Publication number: 20100143164
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Guo-Jhih YAN, Guang-Miao HUANG, Hsing-Chih TSAI, Hsin-Te WANG, Liang-Yi HSU
  • Publication number: 20100102682
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Guang-Miao Huang, Chien-Chin Huang, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Patent number: 7663279
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Guang-Miao Huang, Chien-Chin Huang, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Publication number: 20090140600
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicants: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mi-Ching TSAI, Liang-Yi HSU, Shang-Hsun MAO, Chien-Chin HUANG
  • Patent number: 7541709
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chien-Jen Chen, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Publication number: 20090072651
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Guo-Jhih YAN, Guang-Miao HUANG, Hsin-Te WANG, Liang-Yi HSU, Mi-Ching TSAI
  • Publication number: 20080150402
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Guang-Miao Huang, Chien-Chin Huang, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070152526
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chien-Jen Chen, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Patent number: 7109631
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research and Development Centre
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chuen-Fuu Wu, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Publication number: 20060113855
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chuen-Fuu Wu, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai