Patents by Inventor Tobias IMBERGER

Tobias IMBERGER 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).

  • Spindle motor
    Patent number: 10825476
    Abstract: A spindle motor includes a base plate on which a through hole is formed, a stator assembly provided at an top side of the base plate having a stator core with stator windings, a circuit board provided at the bottom side of the base plate and to which a lead wire of the stator windings drawn from the through hole to the bottom side is connected. An insulating cover sheet is provided at the top side of the base plate for covering the through hole, the insulating cover sheet being passed through by the lead wire, and a sealing material filling the through hole. The insulating cover sheet has a wire hole and an air vent part communicating with the through hole, wherein the air vent part faces at least a portion of an inside opening of the through hole. The wire hole and the air vent part are separated from each other or are connected to form a single opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Sendy Hanzel, Tobias Imberger, Christoph Fluck, Hideaki Showa, Daigo Nakajima, Tetsuo Kitamura
  • SPINDLE MOTOR
    Publication number: 20200143832
    Abstract: A spindle motor includes a base plate on which a through hole is formed, a stator assembly provided at an top side of the base plate having a stator core with stator windings, a circuit board provided at the bottom side of the base plate and to which a lead wire of the stator windings drawn from the through hole to the bottom side is connected. An insulating cover sheet is provided at the top side of the base plate for covering the through hole, the insulating cover sheet being passed through by the lead wire, and a sealing material filling the through hole. The insulating cover sheet has a wire hole and an air vent part communicating with the through hole, wherein the air vent part faces at least a portion of an inside opening of the through hole. The wire hole and the air vent part are separated from each other or are connected to form a single opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Sendy HANZEL, Tobias IMBERGER, Christoph FLUCK, Hideaki SHOWA, Daigo NAKAJIMA, Tetsuo KITAMURA