Patents by Inventor Thomas Kübler

Thomas Kübler 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: 11848597
    Abstract: An electric motor with a deep-drawn motor housing including a flange adjoining an opening, the flange being polygonal or substantially polygonal in cross section with flange corners each including a screw-on point, each of the flange corners includes two embossments which define a bending edge of the motor housing between the screw-on point and an opening of the motor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC Motors & Actuators (Germany) GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Schmid, Thomas Kübler, Matthias Fischer
  • Publication number: 20230034199
    Abstract: A method of winding a stator of a polyphase brushless DC motor, the stator including uniformly spaced stator teeth which project inwardly from a stator core and leave a cylindrical inner region exposed. The teeth are wound in pairs with a winding wire to form a winding pair, the winding of each winding pair being performed by, starting from a wire beginning of a winding wire, winding a first stator tooth in a first direction, guiding the winding wire to a second stator tooth which immediately follows the first stator tooth in a first circumferential direction, and winding the second stator tooth in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The winding pairs are structured to be supplied with current so that a north pole and a south pole are opposite each other in the stator in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jürgen SCHMID, Thomas KÜBLER
  • Publication number: 20230019294
    Abstract: An electric motor includes three busbars in contact at end surfaces thereof and including ring-segment-shaped base portions to provide electrical connection of the busbars. The base portion of a first busbar is in a first plane and the base portion of a second busbar is in a second plane. The base portion of the first busbar extends clockwise from the terminal of the first busbar and the base portion of the second busbar extends counterclockwise from the terminal of the second busbar. Terminals of the first and second busbars are spaced apart with the terminal of the third busbar between the first and third terminals. The third busbar includes a first region extending clockwise from its terminal and lying in the second plane and a second region extending counterclockwise from its terminal and lying in the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jürgen SCHMID, Thomas KÜBLER
  • Patent number: 11545861
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor unit for a brushless electric motor with an annular rotor core surrounding a central axis, a plurality of magnet arrangements that are arranged around the rotor core in a circumferential direction of the rotor and that each have a convex outer peripheral face, an inner contact face, two axial end faces and two side faces pointing in the circumferential direction, a magnet holder having a number of holding portions which are each arranged between two adjacent magnet arrangements and are moulded onto a ring portion of the magnet holder, wherein the holding portions are configured T-shaped in a cross section along a plane running transversely to the central axis and each have a shank portion and a head portion, wherein the shank portion lies on the side faces of the magnet arrangements in a contact region and the head portion lies on the peripheral faces of the magnet arrangements, wherein the head portion lies on the peripheral faces in a contact area, which contact area is s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Jürgen Schmid, Thomas Kübler, Kazunori Tategata
  • Patent number: 11469632
    Abstract: A rotor unit for a brushless electric motor, incudes an annular rotor core surrounding a central axis, a plurality of magnet arrangements that are arranged around the rotor core in a circumferential direction of the rotor and that each have a convex outer peripheral face, an inner contact face, two axial end faces and two side faces pointing in the circumferential direction, a magnet holder having a number of holding portions which are each arranged between two adjacent magnet arrangements and are moulded onto a ring portion of the magnet holder. The holding portions are configured T-shaped in a cross section along a plane running transversely to the central axis and each have a shank portion and a head portion. The shank portion lies on the side faces of the magnet arrangements in a contact region and the head portion lies on the peripheral faces of the magnet arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jürgen Schmid, Thomas Kübler, Kazunori Tategata
  • Publication number: 20220263372
    Abstract: An electric motor with stator includes pairs of windings. Winding wire ends of the pairs of windings are electrically contacted at end surfaces with three busbars to define three phases. The three busbars include power source connection terminals which are located adjacent to one another, and the second and third busbars extending over an angular range of approximately 210°, having a same contact scheme with four contact points following one another in the circumferential direction to contact the winding ends and are offset from one another by approximately 120° in the circumferential direction, and the first busbar has a different contact scheme. The first busbar includes a first section and a second section, three contact points located in the first section, a further contact point being located in the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Jürgen SCHMID, Thomas KÜBLER, Matthias FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20220247264
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a deep-drawn motor housing including a base and an opening opposite the base, the opening being adjoined by a flange. The flange includes, adjoining the opening, at least one partial formation introduced in an axial direction and including a bearing surface of a component of the electric motor. The bearing surface is arranged in its axial position in the axial direction with respect to a surface in the bottom of the motor housing in the deep-drawing process, and the bearing surface is arranged in its radial position in a radial direction by the opening as a reference surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Jürgen SCHMID, Thomas KÜBLER, Matthias FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20220247263
    Abstract: An electric motor with a deep-drawn motor housing including a flange adjoining an opening, the flange being polygonal or substantially polygonal in cross section with flange corners each including a screw-on point, each of the flange corners includes two embossments which define a bending edge of the motor housing between the screw-on point and an opening of the motor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Jürgen SCHMID, Thomas KÜBLER, Matthias FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20220166271
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a rotor, a rotor shaft on which a rotor core is seated, and magnets connected radially outwards to the rotor core which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation in a ball bearing. The ball bearing includes a bearing inner ring and a stator which surrounds the rotor on an outside. At least the rotor core is encapsulated and injection-molded to define the rotor. The projections define an axial support of the bearing inner ring and are injection-molded on an end surface of the rotor which is adjacent to the ball bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Jürgen SCHMID, Thomas KÜBLER
  • Publication number: 20220166282
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a rotor which is rotatably supported about an axis of rotation in a bearing which is accommodated in an end shield, and a stator which externally surrounds the rotor and includes wound coils. The wound coils include at least one winding wire including winding wire end portions electrically contacted at ends with bus bars of a bus bar assembly, the busbar assembly being arranged on a top side of the stator and the end shield being seated on a top side of the busbar assembly, the end shield and the busbar assembly being directly connected to one another by a bayonet lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Jürgen SCHMID, Thomas KÜBLER
  • Patent number: 11309774
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a rotor rotatable about a rotation axis, and a stator that externally surrounds the rotor and includes a stator core and coils wound on the stator core. The windings are defined by a winding wire including winding wire end portions that are electrically contacted at end surfaces thereof by busbars held at least partially in a busbar holder, and include a ground contact to connect the stator to a ground potential. The ground contact includes a first end region received in a longitudinal groove on an outside of the stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pascual Guardiola, Thomas Kübler
  • Patent number: 11159071
    Abstract: A busbar unit for an electric motor may include a busbar holder at least a portion of which is made of an electrically insulating material, and at least one busbar mounted on the busbar holder. The busbar may include a base portion extending along a mounting surface of the busbar holder, at least one coil connection terminal portion to be electrically connected to a coil of the electric motor, and a power source connection terminal portion to be electrically connected to a power source. The power source connection terminal portion may extend from the base portion and at least a portion of the base portion may include a resilient member allowing displacement of the power source connection terminal portion towards the busbar holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthias Fischer, Keisuke Fukunaga, Thomas Kuebler, Juergen Schmid
  • Patent number: 11081927
    Abstract: A busbar assembly for an electric motor may include a busbar holder at least a portion of which is made of an electrically insulating material, and at least one busbar mounted on the busbar holder. The busbar may include a base portion extending along a mounting surface of the busbar holder, at least one coil connection terminal portion to be electrically connected to a coil of the electric motor, and a power source connection terminal portion to be electrically connected to a power source. The power source connection terminal portion may extend from the base portion and at least a portion of the base portion may include a resilient member allowing displacement of the power source connection terminal portion towards the busbar holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthias Fischer, Keisuke Fukunaga, Thomas Kuebler, Juergen Schmid
  • Publication number: 20210021165
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor unit for a brushless electric motor with an annular rotor core surrounding a central axis, a plurality of magnet arrangements that are arranged around the rotor core in a circumferential direction of the rotor and that each have a convex outer peripheral face, an inner contact face, two axial end faces and two side faces pointing in the circumferential direction, a magnet holder having a number of holding portions which are each arranged between two adjacent magnet arrangements and are moulded onto a ring portion of the magnet holder, wherein the holding portions are configured T-shaped in a cross section along a plane running transversely to the central axis and each have a shank portion and a head portion, wherein the shank portion lies on the side faces of the magnet arrangements in a contact region and the head portion lies on the peripheral faces of the magnet arrangements, wherein the contact region of the shaft portion in the radial direction of the side faces has an
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jürgen SCHMID, Thomas KÜBLER, Kazunori TATEGATA
  • Publication number: 20210013754
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor unit for a brushless electric motor with an annular rotor core surrounding a central axis, a plurality of magnet arrangements that are arranged around the rotor core in a circumferential direction of the rotor and that each have a convex outer peripheral face, an inner contact face, two axial end faces and two side faces pointing in the circumferential direction, a magnet holder having a number of holding portions which are each arranged between two adjacent magnet arrangements and are moulded onto a ring portion of the magnet holder, wherein the holding portions are configured T-shaped in a cross section along a plane running transversely to the central axis and each have a shank portion and a head portion, wherein the shank portion lies on the side faces of the magnet arrangements in a contact region and the head portion lies on the peripheral faces of the magnet arrangements, wherein the head portion lies on the peripheral faces in a contact area, which contact area is s
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jürgen SCHMID, Thomas KÜBLER, Kazunori TATEGATA
  • Publication number: 20200220416
    Abstract: A busbar assembly for an electric motor may include a busbar holder at least a portion of which is made of an electrically insulating material, and at least one busbar mounted on the busbar holder. The busbar may include a base portion extending along a mounting surface of the busbar holder, at least one coil connection terminal portion to be electrically connected to a coil of the electric motor, and a power source connection terminal portion to be electrically connected to a power source. The power source connection terminal portion may extend from the base portion and at least a portion of the base portion may include a resilient member allowing displacement of the power source connection terminal portion towards the busbar holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Matthias FISCHER, Keisuke FUKUNAGA, Thomas KUEBLER, Juergen SCHMID
  • Publication number: 20200212768
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a rotor rotatable about a rotation axis, and a stator that externally surrounds the rotor and includes a stator core and coils wound on the stator core. The windings are defined by a winding wire including winding wire end portions that are electrically contacted at end surfaces thereof by busbars held at least partially in a busbar holder, and include a ground contact to connect the stator to a ground potential. The ground contact includes a first end region received in a longitudinal groove on an outside of the stator core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Pascual GUARDIOLA, Thomas KÜBLER
  • Publication number: 20200052543
    Abstract: A busbar unit for an electric motor may include a busbar holder at least a portion of which is made of an electrically insulating material, and at least one busbar mounted on the busbar holder. The busbar may include a base portion extending along a mounting surface of the busbar holder, at least one coil connection terminal portion to be electrically connected to a coil of the electric motor, and a power source connection terminal portion to be electrically connected to a power source. The power source connection terminal portion may extend from the base portion and at least a portion of the base portion may include a resilient member allowing displacement of the power source connection terminal portion towards the busbar holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Matthias FISCHER, Keisuke FUKUNAGA, Thomas KUEBLER, Juergen SCHMID
  • Patent number: D988262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC MOTORS & ACTUATORS (GERMANY) GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Schmid, Thomas Kübler, Matthias Fischer
  • Patent number: D988263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC MOTORS & ACTUATORS (GERMANY) GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Schmid, Thomas Kübler, Matthias Fischer