Abstract: A solid frame orthotic seating device for use in a sling seat that is supported by solid rails, such as a wheelchair. The solid frame orthotic seating device comprises a solid, rigid, non-collapsing, and durable interior skeletal frame with an elevated anterior wedge sloping down to the top surface of the frame, lateral well support arms, and a posterior well. The frame dimensions are designed to place the user's hips into flexion, position the user's pelvis in a neutral to anterior position, and position the user's buttocks into and or below the posterior well. The anterior wedge supports and distributes the weight of the user's body away from the buttocks. The strength and design of the solid frame uniquely promotes proper positioning, and helps to anchor the user by positioning their buttocks into and or below the posterior well and or below the solid lateral well support frame.

Abstract: A ball chair with a retaining device has a seat (10), a spherical cushion (20) and two retaining pieces. The spherical cushion (20) rests on the seat (10). The two retaining pieces are selective retaining rods or retaining walls and are respectively attached to a rear end and a front end of the seat (10). Thus, the spherical cushion (20) is held between the two retaining pieces and firmly secured on the seat (10) to keep the spherical cushion (20) from falling off the ball chair.

Abstract: A seating unit includes a base, a seat, a back, and a control operably supporting the seat and the back on the base for movement between upright and recline positions. The control includes a spring providing a biasing supporting force to the back during recline, and further includes a booster mechanism capable of increasing the supporting force, and still further includes a selector device for activating and deactivating the booster mechanism. The selector device is easily moveable with a low effort that is separated from and independent from any friction generated by internal components of the booster mechanism. In a narrower aspect, the control is powered, such as by an electrical or electromechanical device from a remote location. A back stop is attached to the selector device, for movement between a disengaged position, a partial-recline position, and a recline-prevented position.

Abstract: A chair includes a base, a seat, a back, and a control operably supporting the seat and back on the base for movement between upright and recline positions. The seat and back include a stiff perimeter frame with opposing perimeter sections, and a plurality of rods each independently bendable in vertical and angled directions. End bearings on the rods are captured in pockets in the perimeter frame, which limits their inward and outward sliding movement. The control includes front and rear leaf springs and a pivot arm operably supporting the seat and the back for synchronous movement, with the direction of movement being such that energy is stored during recline. The energy stored during recline assists in providing a heavier person with added counterbalancing force during recline. A booster mechanism is also selectively engageable for added support upon recline.

Abstract: A seating unit includes a perimeter frame, a flexible seating surface supported by the frame, and parallel elongated resilient force-distributing members coupled to the seating surface to control a contour of the seating surface when supporting a seated user. The resilient force-distributing members are bendable along their length and are sufficient in number and distribution to substantially reduce localized deflection of the seating surface and thereby reduce pressure point contact felt by the seated user. The resilient force-distributing members can be wire rods, long strips, or other resilient material with memory.

Abstract: A locking device of a flexible laminar element connected to a frame is disclosed, in order to achieve a bearing structure which houses a person's body, comprising a groove obtained along one part of the perimeter of the frame and a shaped insert which is pressed into said groove in order to constrain the perimetral edge of the flexible laminar element between the groove and the shaped insert. Inside the grove a plurality of openings is arranged for the passage of as many appendixes of the shaped insert equipped with coupling means which snap the shaped insert to the frame.

Abstract: A mining system for advancing and retrieving a mining vehicle such as a miner, material transfer units or, shields into and out of mines. The system includes a platform from which the vehicle is advanced into a mine by means of a pusher. Subsequent vehicles are placed onto the platform, connected to the preceding vehicle and then advanced into the mine. If desired, shields and a miner or material transfer unit may be simultaneously advanced into the mine in the same manner. To retrieve the vehicle, the pusher is reversed and pulls each vehicle from the mine in reverse order. If desired, the shields may remain in the mine and the miner and transfer units may be pulled from within the shields. The platform further includes a system for removing the mined ore from the transfer units as it is delivered from the mine.

Abstract: A mining system for advancing and retrieving a miner and, optionally, material transfer units and shields for the units into and out of mines. The system includes a beam structure with inner and outer beams. One beam is advanced while the other is held stationary. Once the advancing step is complete, the second beam is pulled forward to its original position. This system optionally advances material transfer units into the mine as well. If desired, shields for the units may also be simultaneously advanced into the mine in the same manner. To retrieve the miner, the system is reversed and the miner is pulled from the mine. This process may also be used to retrieve shields or material transfer units.

Abstract: A mining system for remotely mining ores and minerals which protects against falling rock and allows evacuation of a miner and conveying system in the case of a cave in. A shield is advanced into a mine. Within the shield, the miner and conveying system are also advanced into the mine independently from the shield. The shield may be used with miners and conveying systems in common use. The cover of the shield protects the miner and conveying system from falling rock. In the event of a cave in, the shield provides a cavity for safely removing the conveying system and miner from the mine.

Abstract: A multi-wheel assembly includes an outer wheel having an outer wheel assembly for an outer tire. The outer wheel assembly includes an outer wheel rim, a removable from bead seat band such that the outer tire may be removed from the outer wheel rim. A removable rear bead seat band is also provided. The multi-wheel assembly also includes an inner wheel having an inner wheel assembly including a inner wheel rim and a removable front bead seat which is radially expandable and able to pass over the outer wheel rim. The dimensions of the outer wheel rim are such that the inner tire is able to pass over the outer wheel rim. A radially expandable bead seat band is also disclosed. A method of removing a tire is disclosed as well as a method of modifying a wheel assembly.

Abstract: A noise reducer mounted on the outside of a vehicle wheel utilizing hub bolts is disclosed. The noise reducer comprises a pressure plate and a vibration damper, wherein the pressure plate is provided with mounting holes and mounted on the outside of the wheel, and the vibration damper is disposed in a periphery zone of the pressure plate so that the vibration damper presses a disk portion of the wheel when the pressure plate is mounted.

Abstract: A tank intended for an electrohydraulic braking system comprises, according to the present invention, a first chamber (7) for the supply of a primary hydraulic circuit of a master cylinder with brake fluid, a second chamber (9) for the supply of a secondary hydraulic circuit of the master cylinder (not shown) with brake fluid, a third chamber (11) for the supply of a hydraulic pump with brake fluid, and a fourth chamber (13), a measuring one, which accommodates a detection device, indicating when the brake-fluid level inside the tank is too low. The tank for the interconnection of the first chamber (7), the second chamber (9) and the third chamber (11) when the hydraulic-fluid level is higher than a safety level and for the fluid-tight separation of said chambers when the hydraulic-fluid level is lower than the safety level.

Abstract: A system and method establishes an acceleration of a vehicle which may be used to control a brake system of a towed vehicle towed by a towing vehicle. The system and method establish a gravity vector representing acceleration due to gravity, measure acceleration of the vehicle in a first direction and responsively establish a first acceleration value, measure acceleration of the vehicle in a second direction and responsively establish a second acceleration value, and establish a magnitude of the acceleration of the vehicle in a plane orthogonal to the gravity vector as a function of the gravity vector and the first and second acceleration values.

Abstract: A vehicle braking force control device for executing a follow-up (or servo) control of braking force for individual wheels is improved for canceling the difference of braking force between left and right wheels especially during transient condition of braking force variation due to the difference of input-output response characteristics in braking force generating apparatuses and components associated therewith in a braking system. In the inventive control device, a relation between actual values of braking force on left and right wheels, such as the difference between braking force or pressure values on the left and right wheels, is fed back to these braking force generating apparatuses through the modification of target barking force or pressure values. The modification amounts of the target values may be determined so as to keep appropriate braking force distribution among front and rear wheels.

Abstract: According to the invention, the existence of residual pressure in the braking system is determined by means of continuous rough monitoring of the pressure in said system. If the existence of said residual pressure is established, then a fine monitoring process is carried out several times, whereby a pressure relieving body in the braking system is opened and sensed in order to determine whether the actual pressure is decreasing and if so to what extent.

Abstract: A target wheel cover adapted for use in a motorcycle having an anti-locking braking system with a target wheel disposed on a hub of a wheel of the motorcycle, the target wheel cover comprising a cover being configured to be disposed over the target wheel wherein the cover has an exterior finish that matches the wheel of the motorcycle.

Abstract: A harsh braking-applied vehicle warning apparatus is to give a warning of existence of a harsh braking-applied vehicle to a vehicle to be warned, on the basis of a harsh braking information sent from the harsh braking-applied vehicle. The apparatus comprises a reception device, a position detection device, a forward side vehicle judgment device and a warning device. The reception device receives the-harsh braking information, which includes information indicating that the harsh braking has been applied to the harsh braking-applied vehicle, and another information indicating a position of the harsh braking-applied vehicle. The position detection device detects a position of the vehicle to be warned. The forward side vehicle judgment device judges as whether or not the harsh braking-applied vehicle is a preceding vehicle, which drives in front of the vehicle to be warned, on the basis of the positions of the harsh braking-applied vehicle and the vehicle to be warned.

Abstract: An intra-vehicle LAN system combining electric power supply includes a main controller having control signal generation device for generating a control signal used to control each of on-vehicle electric equipments and outputting the control signal to an electric power supply line through which electric power is supplied to the electric equipments and an electric equipment control unit being provided between the electric power supply line and each of the electric equipments to detect the control signal transmitted through the electric power supply line and to control each of the electric equipments. In this system, the generated control signal contains an ID for specifying each of the electric equipments.

Abstract: The invention relates to a locking system for a safety switch, comprising a reading head (2) and an actuator (3), which have a respective first and second module (10, 14) containing electric and/or electronic components, which can be caused to interact electrically in a contactless manner in order to control the safety switch. Said system is characterised in that the actuator (3) can be locked on the reading head (2) by means of a controllable electromagnet (7), which co-operates with a counter-element (12), that the counter-element (12) and/or the electromagnet (7) is/are connected in a fixed manner to a corresponding base element (13), which is fixed to the actuator (3) or reading head (2), but can be pivoted in relation to said base element and that the first and/or second module (10, 14) is/are integrated into the respective counter-element (12).

Abstract: A switching device includes two pushbutton switches to turn on/off an apparatus or to enable the apparatus to be turned on/off by a third switch by simultaneously pushing both two pushbutton switches for a predetermined time. It is suitable for the large apparatus as well as for the small and compact apparatus such as a remoter. Furthermore, it can also prevent child for purposely pushing the switch button. Therefore, it can provide an excellent protection to prevent error pushing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric device comprising an electric switch (3) having a plurality of contact members arranged in series to form a plurality of breaking points arranged in series. One of the contact members at each breaking point is movable. A drive means (9) is arranged to actuate each movable contact member. The drive means (9) is arranged to effect simultaneous movement of the movable contact members. In accordance with this invention a commutation circuit (2) is connected in parallel with the electric switch (3). Each contact member constitutes a part of a contact element, which contact elements are arranged in series. The contact elements have conducting and insulating parts. Every second contact element is movable in relation the others so that moement effects a breaking or closing position of the electric switch. The invention also relates to a current limiter comprising such an electric device and also an electric power network provided with such a current limiter.

Abstract: A rectifier generates a rectified output and a dc power output. The rectifier has an antenna element, a tuning capacitor, a coupling capacitor, first and second rectifying diodes, and a storage capacitor. The antenna element and the tuning capacitor are coupled in parallel and grounded at one terminal. The first rectifying diode is grounded at its anode terminal and the storage capacitor is grounded at one terminal. The coupling capacitor is coupled between the ungrounded terminal of the antenna element and the cathode terminal of the first rectifying diode. The anode terminal of the second rectifying diode is coupled to the cathode terminal of the first rectifying diode. The cathode terminal of the second rectifying diode is coupled to the ungrounded terminal of the storage capacitor. The rectified output is generated between the rectifying diodes. The dc power output is generated between the second rectifying diode and the storage capacitor.

Abstract: An improved arrangement for operating a contact roller (7) and an associated method, characterized inter alia by the following features: a linear motor drive (14) is allocated to the contact roller (7) in order to change positon; a force adjustment device (400) is provided for the linear motor drive (14); a suitable sensor is also provied in order to determine speed or acceleration.

Abstract: A secondary for a linear motor includes a body comprised of at least one secondary member for defining a guideway for a rotor of the linear motor and a cover including magnetizable material for the guideway. Disposed between the secondary member and the cover is an anti-skid layer to secure the cover against displacement.

Abstract: The linear motor includes a Y annular coil (3) which is winded around a stator yoke (5) about a main drive axis in a form of a square cylinder, a Y moving element magnet (6) which two-dimensionally opposes the Y annular coil (3) via a predetermined gap, an X annular coil 11 which is fixed to the Y annular coil (3) via an insulating material (2), and an X moving element magnet (12) which two-dimensionally opposes the X annular coil (11) via a predetermined gap. The linear motor can drive the Y moving element magnet (6) in the main drive axis direction by energizing the Y annular coil (3), and drive the X moving element magnet (12) in the direction perpendicular to the main drive axis direction by energizing the X annular coil (11).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a linear motor, the size of which is reduced, whereby the production cost of the linear motor is reduced, and efficiency of the linear motor is improved. Also disclosed are a method for controlling the linear motor and a linear compressor equipped with the linear motor. The linear motor comprises a bobbin, a plurality of coil groups having different coil thicknesses and wound on the bobbin, and a magnet linearly movable due to a magnetic field generated by means of the coil groups.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an outer stator of a motor mounted in a linear compressor for compressing a coolant gas. The outer stator comprises a coil assembly having a coil wound on a bobbin with flange parts formed at both sides thereof, and a plurality of core blocks disposed such that the coil assembly is surrounded by the core blocks. The flange parts of the bobbin are provided with bobbin pressing means, i.e., protrusions so that not only the core blocks but also the bobbin is pressed by means of a cylinder block and a back cover mounted in the linear compressor when the outer stator is assembled in the linear compressor, whereby the core blocks and the coil assembly of the outer stator are assembled in the linear compressor while the core blocks and the coil assembly of the outer stator are integrally attached to each other. Consequently, relative movement between the coil assembly and the core blocks is effectively prevented when the linear compressor is operated.

Abstract: A moving coil transducer which comprises a yoke, permanent magnet and pole piece which are assembled to form a magnet circuit leaving an air gap between two opposing surfaces of the yoke and pole piece for receiving the moving coil. The permanent magnet is positioned between other opposing surfaces of the yoke and pole piece, and its faces are not parallel. Thus the thickness of the magnet increases away from the air gap of the magnetic circuit. In an annular or toroidal design in which the pole piece, permanent magnet and yoke are all annular and define an annular air gap, the magnet may be of conical form, having a thickness which increases away from the air gap. The pole piece and yoke are correpondingly tapered at the portions which meet the permanent magnet. The use of the non-flat magnet allows more magnetic material to be included in the transducer without increasing the overall volume of the transducer.

Abstract: Electrical machines, for example motors or generators, based on superconducting technology, in particular based on high-temperature superconducting technology, with the machines having a rotor with superconductors, in particular high-temperature superconductors, a rotor cryostat, a rotor shaft and a cryogenic connection to a cryogenic conductor between the cryostat and a cold generator, and having a stator which is not based on superconducting technology, and in which these electrical machines are designed to be capable of being immersed and to be shock-resistant for navy vessels, with the stator (13, 29), the rotor (18, 28) and the cryostat (15) being decoupled in terms of movement from an outer machine housing (4, 23) and from the rotor shaft (12) by means of elastic elements (17, 25), and in which, in one embodiment, the machine housing is in the form of a steering propeller housing and is elastically connected to the vessel stern.

Abstract: The integrated cooler for electronic devices of this invention provides at least one heat exchange element, at least one heat transferring element, a blower and an electric drive. The at least one heat exchange element comprises a heat spreading base and heat exchanging means made on a surface of the base. The heat spreading base providing thermal contact with the at least one heat transferring element. The blower comprises a blower inlet and a blower outlet, which are directly connected to ambient air, so that the integrated cooler for electronic devices becomes a hydraulically sealed unit and a drum type radial impeller that is mounted on an axle and comprises at least one impeller disk and blades attached to the at least one impeller disk. The blower is positioned on the heat exchange element so that the heat exchanging means being located at the blower outlet and/or at the blower inlet. The electric drive comprises a rotor and at least one stator.

Abstract: If the motor housing 5 is manufactured with a resin, the housing 5 becomes possible to be manufactured by injection molding, so that the housing 5 can be intended to lower the manufacturing cost by a mass production. Further, the counter measures for insulation such as covering a copper wire 7 with an insulating tape, interposing an insulator to an opening 5a of the housing installing an insulating shim between the coil 6a and the housing 5 become unnecessary. As a result, it becomes possible to expect a cost down of the spindle motor due to the reduction of the cost of the parts for insulating members and the mounting processes. And, further, since a vibration transmitted from the rotor 1 through the bearing and a vibration caused by an electric switching of the stator 6 etc. are diminished due to elastic absorbing function of the housing 5, rotation noise of the spindle motor can be reduced.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a synchronous machine with preferably salient poles with pole windings which are galvanically connected together. The invention further concerns a wind power installation and a method of monitoring a synchronous machine of a wind power installation. The object of the invention is to develop a synchronous machine and a method of operating a synchronous machine, such that the risk of a fire is reduced.

Abstract: The invention includes, among its various aspects, an apparatus, method and system in which an electric machine includes at least a portion of a magnetic circuit composed of an electromagnetic material having a Curie temperature, and further includes a heating apparatus for selectively heating the portion sufficiently close to its Curie temperature to thereby regulate operation of the machine.

Abstract: A spring-driven permanent magnet generator comprising a bobbin-mounted coil, inner and outer frame members defining diametrically opposite pole pieces and a structure which cages or essentially surrounds the bobbin and coil combination. A rotor comprising the integral combination of disc and shaft portions carries a two-pole permanent magnet and is, in the assembled structure, located such that the shaft portion extends through the frame structure and the caged coil to place a permanent magnet between the pole pieces which are defined by the caging frame structure. A flat wound spring drives the shaft portion relative to the frame structure to induce a short duration voltage in the coil which can be used, by way of example, as an electronic fuse in an explosive device such as a hand grenade.

Abstract: A microfabricated actuator of the vertical comb-drive (AVC) type or staggered vertical comb-drive type for torsional or linear applications includes torsion springs which permit self-aligned deformation of the device (micromirror) structure of the actuator through the heating of the torsional springs to plasticity. The torsional springs can include perpendicular-beam springs or double folded beams which allow axial movement of the spring when heated. Heating of the springs can be by bulk heating of the actuator structure or by Joule heating to the torsional springs by passing an electrical current therethrough.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inner rotor electric motor, in which the stator core is divided into a plurality of stator segments extending in an axial direction which are accommodated in corresponding stator casing segments. The stator segments are preferably constructed in an identical manner; the corresponding stator casing segments are also preferably substantially identical to each other. Means of connection to mechanically connect the stator segments and the corresponding stator casing segments is provided as well as means of electrically coupling the phase windings.

Abstract: A motor having a magnetic oil seal structure comprises a bearing sleeve, an oil-retaining bearing, a coil set, a rotor, a fastening ring, a magnet and magnetic fluid. The bearing sleeve has a receiving space. The oil-retaining bearing is received in the receiving space. The coil set is slipped outside the bearing sleeve. The rotor has an axis rotatably inserted into an axial hole of the oil-retaining bearing. The fastening ring is fastened on the axis and located above the oil-retaining bearing. The magnet is above the fastening ring. The magnetic fluid is provided between the magnet and the axis of the rotor. Magnetic force between the magnetic fluid and the magnet lets the magnetic fluid be tightly absorbed in the gap between the axis and the magnet to form a magnetic oil seal circuit, hence preventing the oil-retaining bearing from losing oil and greatly increasing its lifetime of use.

Abstract: A capstan-motor assembly for a magnetic recording/reading apparatus comprises a bearing holder fixed to a motor frame on a main deck for rotatably supporting a shaft; a stator core coupled to the bearing holder, and on which a coil is wound; a rotor frame coupled to the shaft so as to be rotated together with the shaft, and in which a magnet corresponding to the coil is supported; and a PCB substrate disposed between the stator core and the motor frame, and electrically connected with the coil. The bearing holder has a soldering boss soldered to the PCB substrate and/or the stator core so as to protrude to outer surfaces thereof, thereby reducing components needed to affix PCB substrate and stator core to the bearing holder.

Abstract: In a two rotor signal stator type electric motor, there is defined a bearing lubricating structure. The bearing lubricating structure comprises an oil flow passage that is defined at a rear end portion of the motor and is supplied with a lubrication oil under operation of the motor. Within the oil flow passage, there are arranged a first bearing that is operatively arranged between a rotation shaft of an outer rotor and a rotation shaft of an inner rotor and a second bearing that is operatively arranged between a rotor rear disc of the outer rotor and a fixed stator rear disc of a stator. A first oil distribution passage is exposed to a radially inner part of the oil flow passage to permit a lubrication oil flow from the oil flow passage toward the stator and inner rotor, and a second oil distribution passage is exposed to a radially outer part of the oil flow passage to permit a lubrication oil flow from the oil flow passage toward the stator and outer rotor.

Abstract: An electronically commutated internal rotor motor (20) has an outer stator (28) and a permanent magnet rotor (36) arranged rotatably therein by means of a shaft (40) supported at its drive end (42) by a rotary bearing (54) located in the A-side bell (26) and supported at its other end (44) by a rotary bearing (72) located in the B-side bell (66). The rotary bearing (54) in the A-side bell is preferably so configured that it permits a small radial movement (56) of the drive end (42) relative to this bell (26). The rotary bearing (72) in the B-side bell (66) has its outer race (72) tensioned against a shoulder (90, 94). Its inner race (74) is tensioned between a shoulder (78) of the shaft (40) and a shaped part of non-ferromagnetic material. This shaped part is pressed by a countersunk screw (82), screwed into a threaded bore (84) of the other shaft end (44), against the inner race.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flywheel system with a variable speed synchronous reluctance motor-generator and a variable speed permanent magnet generator for providing backup power. The flywheel system incorporates rotating elements supported by electromagnetic bearings. Electric power provided by the backup generator maintains electromagnetic bearing operation during that portion of the coast down period when shaft speed falls below the minimum required for operation of the synchronous reluctance motor-generator.

Abstract: A radial core type double rotor brushless direct-current motor is provided in which a double rotor structure is employed with inner and outer rotors which are doubly disposed and thus a stator core is completely divided. The motor includes a rotational shaft which is rotatably mounted on a housing of an apparatus, cylindrical inner and outer yokes which are rotatably mounted on the center of the housing, inner and outer rotors including a number of magnets which are mounted with the opposing polarities on the outer surface of the inner yoke and the inner surface of the outer yoke, and a number of cores assemblies which are installed between the inner and outer rotors in which a number of coils are wound around a number of division type cores, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to an electric device, such as an electric motor, a generator, or a regenerative motor, having a wound stator core made from advanced low-loss material. In preferred embodiments, the electric device is an axial airgap-type configuration. The invention provides an electric device having a high pole count that operates at high commutating frequencies, with high efficiency and high power density. Advanced low-loss materials exploited by the present invention include amorphous metals, nanocrystalline metals, and optimized Si—Fe alloys.

Abstract: A permanent magnet motor to reduce torque ripple includes a rotor having at least three segments. Each of the three segments is formed sequentially adjacent and aligned along an axis of the rotor. Each segment has at least one pair of permanent magnets disposed at a substantially equal interval in a peripheral direction of the rotor. First and second segments are skewed relative to each other by a first angular displacement, and the first and third segments are skewed relative to each other by a second angular displacement. The first and second angular displacements are selected to cause a net sum of torque ripple produced by each of the segments to be substantially equal to zero during an operation of the motor.

Abstract: In a permanent magnet-embedded, concentrated winding motor, when a plurality of stator teeth (2a, 2b, 2c, . . . ) are divided into for example three groups (2, 3, 4) as a plurality of adjacent stator teeth having coils (6) wound around that are provided with voltage in phase are set as one group, coils are wound in opposite directions around adjacent stator teeth (2a, 2b, 2c) in the same group (2), while the relation between the angle h of a slot opening between adjacent stator teeth (2a, 2b) in the same group and the angle H of a slot opening formed between adjacent stator teeth (2a, 3c) belonging to different groups satisfies h<H≦3h.

Abstract: A stator for use in a rotating electrical machine is constituted by arranging the prescribed number of stator units in the circumferential direction of a stator core having a circular ring shape. The stator units provide magnetic teeth that project inwardly in the radial direction of the stator core. Coils are wound about the magnetic teeth via insulating members. Each of the insulating members arranges thick portions that slightly project opposite to each other in the width direction of the magnetic tooth, wherein the thick portions are shifted in positions in the thickness direction of the stator core with respect to opposite sides of the magnetic teeth arranged opposite to each other. Thus, it is possible to noticeably improve the space factor in the stator.

Abstract: A stator core 2 comprises laminations (9) of low loss stator iron forming a body of magnetic nature and lamination components (11) of high thermal conductivity material regularly arranged within that body. The high thermal conductivity components (11) increasing the effective radial thermal conductivity rate of the core 2 whereby temperature gradients are reduced in comparison with previous stator cores. Thus, there is a reduction in operational temperature of the electrical insulation on the stator windings.

Abstract: An electromagnetic machine is provided. The machine includes a stator extending along a longitudinal axis and having an inner surface defining a rotor receipt cavity. The rotor extends along and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis within the rotor receipt cavity. A plurality of ring assemblies are supported on the rotor and a plurality of magnets are circumferentially spaced about the rotor and extend through the ring assembly. Each magnet is generally parallel to the axis of the rotor.

Abstract: A brush holder system for an electrical driving device having a brush-holder plate, a central opening for receiving a collector, as well as leaf springs arranged on the brush-holder plate, including respectively a brush, carrying the brush current and pushing the brushes with a preloaded force acting in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the central opening. The brush-holder plate includes guiding means for guiding in a radial direction the brushes or the brush segments including the brushes, the spring leafs.

Abstract: Each brush holder is formed by bending a holder material made of a metal plate, so that the brush holder is shaped into a generally rectangular tubular body, which includes opposed first and second lateral walls, a top wall and a base wall. A base plate includes holder limiting grooves. Each brush holder is received in a corresponding one of the limiting grooves. The limiting groove limits an increase in a space between the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall of the corresponding brush holder. Furthermore, each brush is received in a corresponding one of the brush holders in a slidable manner in a sliding direction toward and away from a commutator of a motor.