Abstract: Reinforcing body retainers are formed on an inner peripheral surface near a tip and near a root of first and second claw-shaped magnetic poles. Reinforcing bodies have a trapezoidal base portion and a pair of wing portions formed on two sides of the base portion, and slits are formed completely across a width direction of the base portion at a central portion in a height direction of the trapezoidal shape of the base portion so as to be offset toward a base of the trapezoidal shape. The reinforcing bodies are disposed so as to contact the inner peripheral surfaces of the first and second claw-shaped magnetic poles with a magnet housed and supported in each of the wing portions, and a D ring is fitted into the slits of the reinforcing bodies.

Abstract: Reinforcing body retainers are formed on an inner peripheral surface near a tip and near a root of first and second claw-shaped magnetic poles. Reinforcing bodies have a trapezoidal base portion and a pair of wing portions formed on two sides of the base portion, and slits are formed completely across a width direction of the base portion at a central portion in a height direction of the trapezoidal shape of the base portion so as to be offset toward a base of the trapezoidal shape. The reinforcing bodies are disposed so as to contact the inner peripheral surfaces of the first and second claw-shaped magnetic poles with a magnet housed and supported in each of the wing portions, and a D ring is fitted into the slits of the reinforcing bodies.

Abstract: The rotating electric machine has a stator coil wound around a stator, a magnetic pole and a signal rotor fixed to a rotor, and a detection stator, disposed opposite to the signal rotor, for detecting the rotational position of the rotor, characterized by further comprising an adjuster for adjusting the position of the signal rotor or the detection stator by supplying a direct current to a predetermined phase of the stator coil and then a direct current to a different phase from the predetermined phase to rotate the rotor by a predetermined angle or more and constrain the rotor.

Abstract: An accommodating space is formed on an end surface at a first axial end of a rear bracket so as to envelop an end portion region of a shaft, and a brush holder and a sensor unit are disposed in the accommodating space. A brush connector unit and a sensor connector unit are disposed so as to project out of the accommodating space, and electrical connection between brushes and the brush connector unit and signal connection between the sensor unit and the sensor connector unit are performed inside the accommodating space.

Abstract: The rotating electric machine has a stator coil wound around a stator, a magnetic pole and a signal rotor fixed to a rotor, and a detection stator, disposed opposite to the signal rotor, for detecting the rotational position of the rotor, characterized by further comprising an adjuster for adjusting the position of the signal rotor or the detection stator by supplying a direct current to a predetermined phase of the stator coil and then a direct current to a different phase from the predetermined phase to rotate the rotor by a predetermined angle or more and constrain the rotor.

Abstract: To obtain an adjustment method of rotor position detection of a synchronous motor with excellent productivity. An adjustment method of rotor position detection of a synchronous motor, wherein a synchronous motor having a stator wound around a stator coil and a rotor provided with magnetic poles, and a rotational position detector having a sensor rotor fixed to the rotor and a sensor stator disposed opposite to the sensor rotor for detecting a rotational position of the rotor are provided, and wherein an amount of deviation between the rotational position of the synchronous motor determined from an output of the rotational position detector and an actual rotational position of the synchronous motor is adjusted, the method comprising: a step of detecting the amount of deviation during rotation of the synchronous motor; and a step of mechanically adjusting a relative position between the rotational position detector and the synchronous motor based on a detected value of the amount of deviation, is provided.

Abstract: To obtain a resolver in which the winding portion is prevented from breaking by corrosion caused by water.

Abstract: Reinforcing body retainers are formed on an inner peripheral surface near a tip and near a root of first and second claw-shaped magnetic poles. Reinforcing bodies have a trapezoidal base portion and a pair of wing portions formed on two sides of the base portion, and slits are formed completely across a width direction of the base portion at a central portion in a height direction of the trapezoidal shape of the base portion so as to be offset toward a base of the trapezoidal shape. The reinforcing bodies are disposed so as to contact the inner peripheral surfaces of the first and second claw-shaped magnetic poles with a magnet housed and supported in each of the wing portions, and a D ring is fitted into the slits of the reinforcing bodies.

Abstract: An accommodating space is formed on an end surface at a first axial end of a rear bracket so as to envelop an end portion region of a shaft, and a brush holder and a sensor unit are disposed in the accommodating space. A brush connector unit and a sensor connector unit are disposed so as to project out of the accommodating space, and electrical connection between brushes and the brush connector unit and signal connection between the sensor unit and the sensor connector unit are performed inside the accommodating space.

Abstract: An AC dynamo electric machine for a motor vehicle includes an AC dynamo machine body 100 composed of a rotor 10 constituted by a first rotatable shaft 12 supported rotatably by a pair of bearings 16, 17, a rotor core 8 fixedly secured to the first rotatable shaft 12 and a field winding 9 wound on the rotor core 8, a stator 3 composed of a stator core 1 disposed in opposition to the rotor 10 and a polyphase stator winding 2 wound on the stator core 1 and a bracket 80 supporting the pair of bearings 16, 17 and the stator 3, and a rotational position detector for the control purpose composed of a second rotatable shaft 30 coupled to the first rotatable shaft 12 through a large magnetic reluctance portion 32, 33, a second rotor 21 fixedly secured to the second rotatable shaft 30 and a second stator winding 22a for generating an output voltage based on rotation of the second rotor 21.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine for being mounted on an internal combustion engine of a vehicle or the like. The rotary electric machine includes a rotation shaft rotatably supported by a bracket; a rotor fixed to the rotation shaft; a stator which has a stator core disposed opposite to the outer periphery of the rotor and a stator winding mounted onto the stator core, and which is supported by the bracket; and a pulley engaged with an end of the rotation shaft to rotate integrally with the rotation shaft. The pulley and the rotation shaft are mutually engaged to form an engagement portion. The engagement portion includes a regulation means for regulating-sliding movement between the rotation shaft and the pulley in their peripheral direction.

Abstract: An electric rotating machine for a vehicle capable of reducing influence of leakage flux on a turning angle detector as much as possible and detecting a turning angle more accurately is provided. The electric rotating machine for a vehicle includes: a rotor core 12 that is fitted to a rotary shaft 7; a stator core 24 that is concentric with the rotor core 12 and disposed on the outside of the rotor core 12; and a resolver 31 acting as a turning angle detector that is disposed on one shaft end of the rotary shaft 7; in which the rotary shaft 7 itself is constituted to be magnetic flux interrupting means made of a non-magnetic material.

Abstract: The rotating electric machine has a stator coil wound around a stator, a magnetic pole and a signal rotor fixed to a rotor, and a detection stator, disposed opposite to the signal rotor, for detecting the rotational position of the rotor, characterized by further comprising an adjuster for adjusting the position of the signal rotor or the detection stator by supplying a direct current to a predetermined phase of the stator coil and then a direct current to a different phase from the predetermined phase to rotate the rotor by a predetermined angle or more and constrain the rotor.

Abstract: Slip rings are fixed to an outer circumference of a shaft axially inside a rear-end bearing, brushes are disposed so as to contact outer circumferential surfaces of the slip rings, a sensor rotor of a rotation detecting apparatus is fixed to an end portion of the shaft projecting axially outside the rear-end bearing, and a sensor unit is disposed in close proximity to the sensor rotor.

Abstract: An automotive alternator includes: a stator core 1 having a stator winding 2; front and rear brackets 3 and 4 holding the stator core 1; a rotor core 5 attached to a rotation shaft 7 rotatably mounted on the brackets; a one-way clutch 13 having a driving member 16 and a driven member 14, the driven member 14 fixed to the rotation shaft 7; an overdrive planetary gear mechanism 17 having a sun gear 22, a planet gear 21, and an outer ring gear 24, the sun gear 22 fixed to the rotation shaft, the planet gear 21 attached to the driving member 16, the outer ring gear 24 rotatably supported; an input shaft 19 to which an end of the support shaft 20 of the planet gear 21 is fixed; and an electromagnetic brake 26 blocking rotation of the outer ring gear 24 by energization.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine for being mounted on an internal combustion engine of a vehicle or the like. The rotary electric machine includes a rotation shaft rotatably supported by a bracket; a rotor fixed to the rotation shaft; a stator which has a stator core disposed opposite to the outer periphery of the rotor and a stator winding mounted onto the stator core, and which is supported by the bracket; and a pulley engaged with an end of the rotation shaft to rotate integrally with the rotation shaft. The pulley and the rotation shaft are mutually engaged to form an engagement portion. The engagement portion includes a regulation means for regulating-sliding movement between the rotation shaft and the pulley in their peripheral direction.

Abstract: Slip rings are fixed to an outer circumference of a shaft axially inside a rear-end bearing, brushes are disposed so as to contact outer circumferential surfaces of the slip rings, a sensor rotor of a rotation detecting apparatus is fixed to an end portion of the shaft projecting axially outside the rear-end bearing, and a sensor unit is disposed in close proximity to the sensor rotor.

Abstract: A vehicular starting and charging rotary electric machine includes a rotor, a stator, brackets, a brush, and a rotation detection sensor. The rotor has a field winding. The stator has a stator winding. The brackets supports the rotor and the stator. One end of the brush is brought into contact with the rotor to supply field current to the field winding of the rotor. The rotation detecting sensor is arranged coaxially with a rotating shaft of the rotor, for detecting a state of the rotor and functioning as a motor or a generator. The magnetic pole position detecting sensor is integrally fixed to the bracket.

Abstract: An automotive alternator includes: a stator core 1 having a stator winding 3; front and rear brackets 3 and 4 holding the stator core 1; a rotor core 5 attached to a rotation shaft 7 rotatably mounted on the brackets; a one-way clutch 13 having a driving member 16 and a driven member 14, the driven member 14 fixed to the rotation shaft 7; an overdrive planetary gear mechanism 17 having a sun gear 22, a planet gear 21, and an outer ring gear 24, the sun gear 22 fixed to the rotation shaft, the planet gear 21 attached to the driving member 16, the outer ring gear 24 rotatably supported; an input shaft 19 to which an end of the support shaft 20 of the planet gear 21 is fixed; and an electromagnetic brake 26 blocking rotation of the outer ring gear 24 by enegization.

Abstract: An automotive AC dynamo-electric machine is capable of providing a sufficient rotational output for starting an engine by running a rotor at high speed in a motor operation mode for starting the engine, thus obviating the need for increasing a size thereof. In the motor operation mode, an electromagnetic clutch follower connects to an electromagnetic clutch main body and also engages a cylindrical member to brake the cylindrical member. An internal gear portion provides a fixed element, and torque of a rotor is transmitted to a power transmission device via a rotor shaft, a sun gear, a planetary gear, and a carrier.