Means For Securing Magnet Patents (Class 310/154.03)
  • Patent number: 11067160
    Abstract: Drive units for a vehicle having an electric machine and a transmission device are disclosed, as well as methods for assembling the drive units. The method may include mounting the transmission device in a transmission housing; passing an assembly mandrel axially through an aperture in the transmission housing and through a pinion shaft, which is designed as a hollow shaft and is rotatably mounted in the transmission housing; and centering a rotor shaft, which is designed at least partially as a hollow shaft, on the assembly mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Biermann, Thorsten Meyerhöfer, Philipp Storner
  • Patent number: 8901793
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet carrier (1) for a pole housing (10) for fastening magnets (111, 112) to a pole housing wall (101), wherein the magnet carrier (1) can be arranged between at least two magnets. The magnet carrier (1) comprises a positioning element (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) and a securing element (13, 23, 33, 43, 53). The positioning element (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) can be arranged on the pole housing wall (101). Furthermore, the positioning element (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) is designed to fix the at least two magnets (111, 112). The securing element (13, 23, 33, 43, 53) can be arranged on the pole housing wall (101) with the pole housing wall opposite of the positioning element (12, 22, 32, 42, 52). The securing element (13, 23, 33, 43, 53) is designed to be in engagement with the positioning element (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) and to thereby hold the positioning element (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) on the pole housing wall (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Harold Bitzer
  • Publication number: 20140327333
    Abstract: A brushless electromagnetic motor, preferably for use in dental handpieces, has a rotor set, a stator set, a plug set, a magnet, a motor cover kit and a motor end cap. The magnet is fixedly fitted in an interior space between said plug and said rotor. After connection of said rotor and said plug, said stator which grasps said rotor was covered by the motor cover kit, linking said motor end cap. By virtue of 360 degrees of magnetic attraction between said magnet and said rotor, said rotor can be maintained in the same horizontal rotation during operation, in case of vibration due to the centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the rotor, therefore enhancing the mass balance of said rotor, improving eccentricity, consequently increasing the balance of motor, decreasing vibration of the dental handpieces and improving both life span of dental handpieces and bearings of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Codent Technical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chan-Peng CHENG
  • Publication number: 20130300240
    Abstract: The stator is formed by a pack (10) of stacked magnetic laminations (12), each of which has a central opening (14) and a plurality of peripheral holes (18), in such a way that the overlapping of identically shaped holes (18) in the laminations (12) defines respective passages through the pack (10). The faces of the laminations (12) are substantially flat and retaining means are associated with the holes (18) in an end lamination (12a) of the pack (10), these means protruding into the openings of the respective holes (18) in the end lamination (12a) without interfering with the other laminations (12) of the pack (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: EMBRACO EUROPE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Mauro Feroleto, Michele Marino
  • Patent number: 8288914
    Abstract: A electric motor has a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises a housing and a plurality of magnets fixed to an inner surface of said housing by a frame member. The magnets are embedded in the frame member. A plurality of first grooves are formed in an outside peripheral surface of the frame member, each of said first grooves extending axially from one axial surface of said frame member and having a axial length smaller than the axial height of said frame member. The housing has a plurality of first anchors formed on its inner surface, each of the first anchors engaging with a corresponding one of the first grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Rui Feng Qin, Xin Hui Guan, Yi Jing
  • Publication number: 20120187790
    Abstract: An electric motor with a permanent magnet excitation comprises permanent magnets retained in a pole housing and associated with the flux-conducting element, wherein at least one permanent magnet and a flux-conducting element are arranged so that they are in positively interlocking engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Siegfried Schustek
  • Patent number: 8106554
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a blower motor assembly for a vehicle. The blower motor assembly comprises an armature assembly, a motor body, a magnet, an upper case, and a lower case. The armature assembly comprises a rotatable armature shaft with an armature. The motor body is an open cylinder that houses the armature assembly. The magnet is installed between the motor body and the armature assembly. The upper case has a through-hole which permits the armature shaft to projects outward through. The lower case is coupled to the upper case. The motor body is installed in an internal space defined by the coupled upper and lower cases. The motor body is fixed in a correspondingly-shaped hollow portion defined by a wall of a motor body fixing portion formed in the lower case. The magnet is fixed to a magnet fixing portion formed in the lower case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kwang Yong Lee, Dong Han Kim
  • Patent number: 8058760
    Abstract: When the magnet holding spring is in the deployed state of the plate-like shape, the auxiliary pole is beforehand fixed to one of the side-plates, then the magnet holding spring is bent into a “]”-like sectional shape. As a result, the magnet holding spring and the auxiliary pole that are assembled integrally constitute the sub-assy. Convex parts are formed on the auxiliary pole. The auxiliary pole is fixed to one of the side-plates by press fitting the convex parts to the fitting holes formed on one of the side-plates. The auxiliary pole is laid on one of the side-plates in the direction of a plate thickness for positioning before forming the convex parts on the auxiliary pole. In the positioned state here, by embossing the auxiliary pole, the convex parts are formed on the auxiliary pole, and at the same time, the convex parts are press fit into the fitting holes thus the auxiliary pole is fixed to one of the side-plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 8013489
    Abstract: A small DC motor includes a motor frame having a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a constant thickness and having a cross section in a shape that comprises four sides and connecting portions, each of the connecting portions connecting adjacent two of the four sides and being located inward from a corresponding corner in a quadrangle comprising the four sides; and a magnet having a circumferential surface on an inside thereof and having conformable contact with the motor frame on an outside thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Kuroda
  • Patent number: 7990010
    Abstract: A side wall of a motor casing is formed into a polygonal shape such that flat side portions and corner portions located at respective corners between the side portions are continuously joined together. A field magnet, which has an outer circumferential shape approximately coinciding with the inner circumferential shape of the motor casing, has magnet side portions and magnet corner portions, and has a rib provided on outer circumferential surfaces of the magnet side portions. The magnet is disposed, through press-fitting, within the motor casing such that at least the rib comes into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the motor casing, wherein the magnet side portions, excluding the rib, are formed such that small clearances are formed between the magnet side portions and the side portions of the motor casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Nemoto, Hiroshi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20100013336
    Abstract: A permanent magnet electric motor has a stator and a rotor The stator has a stator housing with opposed axial ends and features skived in the stator housing to extend radially inwardly from an inner surface of the stator housing proximate to at least one of the axial ends of the stator housing. An overmolding of material is molded around the features. In an aspect, the overmolding of material is a magnetic composite material and is molded to form magnets. In an aspect, magnets are placed on the inner surface of the stator housing and the overmolding of material is a plastic that is over molded around the magnets and the features. In an aspect, the features hold the magnets in place during the molding of the overmolding around the magnets. In an aspect, the magnets have essentially the same inner radius and outer radius and the overmolding of material is thicker at edges of each magnet than at the center of each magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Earl M. Ortt, David J. Smith, Eric E. Hatfield
  • Patent number: 7638914
    Abstract: Bonding geometries are disclosed between permanent magnets and steel portions of magnetic assemblies. When employed in permanent magnet motors, this particular bonding construction reduces or even eliminates the loosening of permanent magnets inside of electric motors. The bonding geometry consists of interlocking protrusions and voids at the bonding interface. A bonding agent is employed that may be filled with finely divided iron or other magnetic material. The result is a strong bond between the permanent magnet and steel assembly portions with virtually no loss in overall magnetic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Sierra Madre Mktg Group
    Inventor: Fred N Miekka
  • Publication number: 20090001833
    Abstract: A magnetic motor includes a rotor and a stator, in which there are magnets and materials of high magnetic permeability. The stator magnets are arranged with surfaces facing the rotor magnets in a staggered arrangement. The motor may be used to boost torque, for example in bicycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: Ramon FREIXAS VILA
  • Publication number: 20090001834
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a Permanent Magnet powered motor that can be used in many applications. Larger units can be used to power automobiles based on rotor design and strength of magnets while smaller units can provide rotating power similar to any electric motor application. Electric power is not required to operate this motor thus removing the need for electrical power except for resistance components such as lighting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Doyle Ray Ledbetter, Doyle Ray Ledbetter, JR.
  • Patent number: 7440689
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuated adjusting apparatus for lens is disclosed. The adjusting apparatus comprises a body capable of furnishing a lens inside, at least one permanent magnet, a first magnetic conductor and a second magnetic conductor. The first and the second magnetic conductors are respectively wound with a plurality of coils. The permanent magnet is adjoined to the body and has a first polarity and a second polarity opposing each other. The first magnetic conductor has at least a first extension member provided opposite to the first polarity. The second magnetic conductor has at least a second extension member provided opposite to the second polarity. The first extension member and the second extension member can better converge magnetic flux lines emanating from the coils when charged to the positions nearing the two polarities of the permanent magnet so high-efficiency focusing and zooming of lens can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Aiptek International Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo Tung Tiao, Shih Yuan Chang, Ming Jen Tsai
  • Patent number: 7427817
    Abstract: A small-sized motor having a polygonal outer shape includes four or more field magnets attached to the inner surface of a motor casing made of metal. A tubular portion of the motor casing is formed into a polygonal tubular shape such that flat side portions equal in number to field poles, and flat or curved corner portions equal in number to the field poles and each being located between the adjacent side portions are sequentially joined together. The field magnets have a smaller thickness at portions corresponding to the side portions of the motor casing and a larger thickness at portions corresponding to the corner portions of the motor casing. The field magnets are fixed while coinciding in center position with the corresponding corner portions of the motor casing and while being pressed against the corresponding corner portions of the motor casing from inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Uenishi, Nobuyuki Nemoto
  • Patent number: 7423405
    Abstract: In order to obtain an electromagnetic rotating machine of lightweight and high energy efficiency, which produces big torque for rotating a large-diameter fan, a coil A and coil B as excitation coils are disposed on an inner peripheral surface of a fan casing so as to face an outer circumference of the fan, and a coil M as an armature coil crosses at a central portion and is disposed on the outer circumference of the fan. The relationships |Iai|=|Iai+1| and Iai=?Iai+1, or |Ibi|=|Ibi+1| and Ibi=?Ibi+1 are obtained respectively for the coil A or coil B by a current control device (not shown). Moreover, the coil A and coil B are subjected to excitation control such that the direction of effective electromagnetic force, which is generated by an interaction between an effective magnetic field formed by the coil A and effective induced current applied to the coil M by the coil B, corresponds to the direction of rotation of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignees: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Nihon University
    Inventors: Keiichi Okai, Takeshi Tagashira, Ryoji Yanagi, Hiroshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20080122298
    Abstract: This abstract section is written to explain this patent application. A magnetic motion has been found utilizing the sides and corners of permanent magnets. This motion has been taught at public schools by myself and the magnetic motion at certain angles continues to perform without fail. The intent of this inventor is to continue to develop and teach this magnetic motion and the set-up to achieve this motion. An engine/motor capable of picking up a load, while under a load is the final goal of this effort. This patent is for a magnetic motion, a magnetic motion demonstrator, and a teaching tool itself. Any future engines/motors using this method of magnetic motion will fall under this patent in the fundamental's area only not in the individual improvements of future patents. If allowed, an itemized list of non-patent-able fundamentals/techniques will be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph Stuart Roberts
  • Publication number: 20080116758
    Abstract: A motor comprises a rotor fixed to a shaft and a stator comprising a permanent magnet on the inner circumferential surface of a motor casing. The shaft extends from the opening end of the motor casing and has a worm wheel in a gear casing. The end face of the gear casing has an annular projection. The motor casing has an outward flange at the opening end. When the motor casing is connected with the gear casing, an elastic O-ring is fitted between a space formed by the outer circumferential surface of the annular projection, an outer vertical seat face of the gear casing and a corner of the outward flange thereby achieving suitable alignment of the motor casing with the gear casing. The permanent magnet is made of Nd magnet which is pressingly fitted on the inner circumferential surface of the motor casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicants: IGARASHI ELECTRIC WORKS LTD., MITSUI MININING AND SMELTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto SESITA, Katuyuki TANAKA, Yusuke MIZUKOSHI, Hiroyuki KURIHARA, Yoshihisa WATANABE, Kazuhito YOKOMORI
  • Publication number: 20070176506
    Abstract: Bonding geometries are disclosed between permanent magnets and steel portions of magnetic assemblies. When employed in permanent magnet motors, this particular bonding construction reduces or even eliminates the loosening of permanent magnets inside of electric motors. The bonding geometry consists of interlocking protrusions and voids at the bonding interface. A bonding agent is employed that may be filled with finely divided iron or other magnetic material. The result is a strong bond between the permanent magnet and steel assembly portions with virtually no loss in overall magnetic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Fred N. Miekka
  • Patent number: 7211917
    Abstract: A motor includes a circumferential wall part of a case provided with an opening part on one end side in an axial direction and at least a magnet fixed to the inner peripheral face of the circumferential wall part. At least a part of the outer peripheral face of the magnet is fixed to the inner peripheral face of the circumferential wall part with a first adhesive, and further, the outer peripheral edge part of a first end face of the magnet that is located on a side of the opening part is fixed to the inner peripheral face of the circumferential wall part with a second adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: NIDEC Sankyo Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Akabane
  • Patent number: 7159295
    Abstract: A miniature PMDC motor 10 has a permanent magnet stator comprising two arcuate ceramic magnets 20 fitted to a can-like housing 11 and circumferentially separated by interdisposed rubber magnets 21 wedging or nipping the ceramic magnets 20 in place within the housing 11 without the use of circumferential magnet stops formed in the side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventor: James Ching Sik Lau
  • Patent number: 7098564
    Abstract: A work piece according to the invention has caulking tabs that are connected to each other by means of a bridge piece. As a result, the caulking tabs are lengthened, thus permitting better control of the caulking process because the caulking tabs overlap a component better.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Gehring, Roland Bohn, Peter Mueller
  • Patent number: 7038343
    Abstract: A cylindrical magnet ring assembly having a cylinder magnet flux ring (102) formed with a plurality of inwardly projecting anchors (108); a plurality of permanent magnets (104), wherein the magnet can be formed with step portions (112) in the inner radial surface; a molded plastic member (106) being molded around the magnets and anchors to secure the magnets to a surface of the cylinder flux ring. There are several variations of the embodiments of the invention. Few embodiments are the following: in one aspect of the invention, magnets are inserted into magnet molded around an assembly ring (806) and the molded plastic secures the assembly ring to the flux ring; in another aspect, there are two assembly rings, a first assembly ring (is inserted into the one side of the cylinder flux ring then the second assembly ring is inserted into the other side of the cylinder flux ring and mated to the first assembly ring, after that the molded plastic secures the two assembly rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Agnes, Allyn Boyce, Hung Du, Earl Ortt, Brandon Verbrugge, Richard T. Walter, Ren H. Wang, Jiaqi Zhang
  • Patent number: 7030530
    Abstract: A permanent magnet element intended especially for electrotechnical devices and an electric machine, the element (1) comprising at least one permanent magnet piece (10). The permanent magnet element (1) also comprises a protective cover (11) that is arranged to partly surround the permanent magnet pieces (10) arranged in the element, and the permanent magnet element (1) also comprises one or more fastening elements (13; 21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventor: Jukka Malmberg
  • Patent number: 6982511
    Abstract: A pole ring suitable for d.c. motors is provided. The pole ring includes several retaining projections provided at the outer circumference for the secure retainment in a motor housing. The retaining projections have retaining surfaces pointing oppositely to the mounting direction. The retaining surfaces affix the vole ring in the soft material, such as aluminum diecasting or plastic, for example, of the motor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Pierburg GmbH
    Inventors: Ismail Önder, Isao Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 6891297
    Abstract: An electrical-steel-sheet formed body is provided with an opening portion into which a permanent magnet is inserted, and an outer-peripheral hardened portion formed on the electrical-steel-sheet formed body at an outer periphery side thereof for the opening portion and having a higher hardness than a remaining area of the electrical-steel-sheet formed body. The electrical-steel-sheet formed body can be used as the rotor of the built-in permanent magnet type rotary electric machine, and the built-in permanent magnet type rotary electric machine can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Munekatsu Shimada, Hideaki Ono, Tetsurou Tayu, Makoto Kano, Yu Owada, Naoshi Sakata, Mitsuo Uchiyama, Toshimitsu Matsuoka, Kimihiro Shibata, Shinichiro Kitada
  • Patent number: 6831387
    Abstract: An improved rotating electrical machine having permanent magnets and method for attaching the magnets that permits the use of thin, high flux density materials. The magnets and their mounting plate have facing cylindrical surfaces that are spaced slightly apart and through which an adhesive is introduced by capillary action through a groove formed at one end of the permanent magnets for providing attachment without having excess adhesive that can protrude beyond the surface of the magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Moric
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kondo, Akira Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6812608
    Abstract: Field magnets are attached to an inner periphery of a stator core, which defines a rotor through hole. The stator core has a plurality of recesses open to the rotor through hole. Each recess faces magnet end portions of the field magnets. The recess surface of the recess is away from the surface AC of the magnet end portion and set back toward an outer periphery of the stator core from a rear surface AD of the magnet end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumikiyo Nakazawa, Osamu Sakurai, Tsugiyoshi Ono
  • Patent number: 6806607
    Abstract: A miniature PMDC motor 10 has a permanent magnet stator comprising two arcuate ceramic magnets 20 fitted to a can-like housing 11 and circumferentially separated by interdisposed rubber magnets 21 wedging or nipping the ceramic magnets 20 in place within the housing 11 without the use of circumferential magnet stops formed in the side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventor: James Ching Sik Lau
  • Patent number: 6794782
    Abstract: A fastening spring for fastening at least one component accommodated in a housing of an electric motor, in the prior art, has a bending zone which is exposed to strong mechanical stresses. A fastening spring (1, 1′) of the invention has at least a second bending zone, so that the mechanical stresses are distributed over two bending zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Samir Mahfoudh, Guillaume Martel
  • Patent number: 6750579
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor with a flux ring. The flux ring includes a ring member with a first and second end. The ends are positioned with respect to one another such that the ends move towards and away from one another during compressing and expanding of the ring. At least one anchor is unitarily formed with the ring. A pair of magnets are coupled with unitarily formed anchors to couple the pair of magnets with the ring. The magnets are coupled with the ring such that the ring may be compressed and expanded with the magnets secured in the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Verbrugge, Robert J. Marcinkowski, Earl M. Ortt
  • Patent number: 6737780
    Abstract: An electric motor 10 has an armature 12 including windings 14. The armature is constructed and arranged to rotate a shaft 16. The motor includes a commutator 18 and a brush card assembly 20 having brushes to engage the commutator and conduct electrical current to the windings. A permanent magnet structure 21 is disposed about the armature. A frame assembly 22 carries the permanent magnet structure. A coil spring structure 36, containing iron, is disposed about and contacts the permanent magnet structure to define a flux path of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Todd Fisher, Stan Simpson, Eric Bartlett, Dumitru Plavosin
  • Patent number: 6700269
    Abstract: A yoke housing that receives an armature has a plurality of permanent magnets (primary magnetic poles) secured to an inner peripheral surface of the yoke housing. Furthermore, the yoke housing includes a plurality of groove-like reduced thickness portions for increasing a magnetic resistance. Each reduced thickness portion extends along a center line of a corresponding one of the permanent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Torii, Kengo Yamamura, Hiroaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6522042
    Abstract: A power tool includes a flux ring with an annular member. At least one molded magnet is received on the annular member. An anchor is on the annular member to retain the at least one magnet on the annular member. The anchor is unitarily formed with the annular member to receive the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Hung T. Du, Earl M. Ortt, Robert J. Marcinkowski, Brandon Verbrugge, Michael Kunz