Patents by Inventor Tommi NUMMELIN

Tommi NUMMELIN 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: 10214094
    Abstract: An electric motor construction is provided with a planetary gear system, including an annular thin-rimmed stator (1) as well as a torque takeoff shaft (2) concentric relative thereto. The construction includes inside the stator (1) an annular thin-rimmed rotor (3); a sun gear (4) fixedly coupled to the rotor and concentric with the takeoff shaft (2); an intra-rotor immovably coupled ring gear (5) with a toothed inner surface; planet gears (6) meshing with the ring gear and the sun gear; a planet carrier (7) that the planet gears are supported on; as well as a coupling arrangement (8) for transmitting torque of the rotor optionally directly or by way of the planet carrier to the torque takeoff shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: LAPPEENRANNAN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO
    Inventors: Simo Sinkko, Tommi Nummelin, Anssi Suuronen, Juha Pyrhonen
  • Patent number: 10145451
    Abstract: A magnetic actuator includes a collar element (101) and a toroidal coil (103) surrounding the collar element. The collar element is coupled in a torque transferring way to a shaft (108) surrounded by the collar element. The collar element is capable of sliding in the axial direction with respect to the shaft. The collar element includes indentations (102) for locking in a torque transferring way to a counter-part when the collar element is in a first axial position. The collar element includes permanent magnet material (104) for generating an axial force for moving the collar element to the first axial position when the toroidal coil carries electric current flowing in a first direction and to a second axial position when the toroidal coil carries electric current flowing in an opposite direction. Thus, no mechanical elements are needed for moving the collar element in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SAIMAAN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY
    Inventors: Juha Pyrhonen, Juho Montonen, Simo Sinkko, Tommi Nummelin
  • Publication number: 20170067540
    Abstract: A magnetic actuator includes a collar element (101) and a toroidal coil (103) surrounding the collar element. The collar element is coupled in a torque transferring way to a shaft (108) surrounded by the collar element. The collar element is capable of sliding in the axial direction with respect to the shaft. The collar element includes indentations (102) for locking in a torque transferring way to a counter-part when the collar element is in a first axial position. The collar element includes permanent magnet material (104) for generating an axial force for moving the collar element to the first axial position when the toroidal coil carries electric current flowing in a first direction and to a second axial position when the toroidal coil carries electric current flowing in an opposite direction. Thus, no mechanical elements are needed for moving the collar element in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Juha PYRHONEN, Juho MONTONEN, Simo SINKKO, Tommi NUMMELIN
  • Publication number: 20160201763
    Abstract: An electric motor construction is provided with a planetary gear system, including an annular thin-rimmed stator (1) as well as a torque takeoff shaft (2) concentric relative thereto. The construction includes inside the stator (1) an annular thin-rimmed rotor (3); a sun gear (4) fixedly coupled to the rotor and concentric with the takeoff shaft (2); an intra-rotor immovably coupled ring gear (5) with a toothed inner surface; planet gears (6) meshing with the ring gear and the sun gear; a planet carrier (7) that the planet gears are supported on; as well as a coupling arrangement (8) for transmitting torque of the rotor optionally directly or by way of the planet carrier to the torque takeoff shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Simo SINKKO, Tommi NUMMELIN, Anssi SUURONEN, Juha PYRHONEN