Abstract: A rotor includes first and second rotor cores, a field magnet, interpole magnets and holding members. The first and second rotor cores each have claw-like magnetic poles arranged in the circumferential direction in an outer periphery of a core base at even intervals and formed to protrude radially outward. The field magnet is placed between the core bases in the axial direction of the rotor and magnetized in the axial direction to cause the magnetic poles of the first and second rotor cores to function as first and second magnetic poles, respectively. The interpole magnets are each arranged between a circumferentially adjacent pair of the magnetic poles and magnetized in the circumferential direction so as to have the same polarity as the magnetic poles, which are opposed thereto in the circumferential direction. The holding members hold the interpole magnets to restrict radially outward movement of the interpole magnets.

Abstract: An arrangement for attaching a permanent magnet to the rotor of an electrical machine and such a rotor are provided. The rotor is assembled of sheets and includes at least two magnetic poles and a magnetic core. Permanent magnets are installable on a surface of the magnetic core, and a pole piece assembled of sheets is installable on a side of the permanent magnet that faces an air gap. At least one channel passing through the pole piece is built in the pole piece and magnetic core. A tightening strip is installable in the channel. The tightening strip is attachable to the pole piece using locking parts, and an end of the tightening strip facing the magnetic core includes fixing parts for attaching the tightening strip to the magnetic core.

Abstract: A small electric motor is disclosed, such as a claw pole motor. An exemplary small electric motor includes a housing, a stator having at least two stator windings, a rotor having a rotational axis, and a flexible conductor foil for the electrical connection of the stator windings. The conductor foil includes winding connection contacts, external connection contacts and conductor paths between the winding connection contacts and the external connection contacts. Taps of the stator windings are electrically contacted with the winding connection contacts of the conductor foil. The conductor foil can be configured as an elongated strip having at least two connection portions which are arranged in spaced-apart relationship with each other and include winding connection contacts.

Abstract: Provided is a Lundell type rotating machine with high efficiency and high output, which has a rigid and magnetically advantageous magnet retention structure. A rotor iron core includes laminated magnetic-pole members mechanically and magnetically coupled to two laminated magnetic end plates, which extend in an axial direction so as to be brought into meshing engagement with each other to constitute a Lundell type rotor iron core, and permanent magnets provided between the magnetic-pole members. The magnetic-pole members are retained in predetermined positions between the magnetic end plates by dovetail grooves of a non-magnetic retention body over substantially the entire lengths. The permanent magnets are held in direct contact with the magnetic-pole members so as to be interposed therebetween. Thus, the magnet retention structure which is mechanically rigid and magnetically highly efficient even when increased in size can be obtained.

Abstract: An automotive dynamoelectric machine that achieves disposing of permanent magnets and thickening of field coil wire by ensuring outlet space for field coil lead wires. In the dynamoelectric machine, trough portions are formed on portions of yoke portions between respective circumferentially adjacent claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. Magnet holders are disposed so as to span over all of the trough portions on a pole core body at a rear end excluding a predetermined trough portion, and permanent magnets are held in each of the magnet holders. A field coil lead wire is led out from the rotor so as to pass through the trough portion over which a magnet holder is not disposed.

Abstract: A disk drive device includes: a hub on which a recording disk is to be mounted; a base configured to rotatably support the hub via a bearing; a core that is fixed to the base and includes a circular portion and S salient poles (where S is a natural number greater than or equal to 3) extending from the circular portion in the diameter direction; a three-phase coil that is formed by being wound around each of the S salient poles; and a magnet that is fixed to the hub and faces the S salient poles in the diameter direction, and that is provided with P driving magnetic poles in the circumferential direction (where P is a natural number greater than or equal to 2).

Abstract: An interfitting groove is disposed in a bottom portion of a trough portion so as to have a groove direction that is axial and so as to extend axially outward from axially inside, and a rotation arresting portion housing recess portion is recessed into an axially inner opening edge portion of the interfitting groove on a first yoke portion. A magnet holding seat that holds a permanent magnet is disposed in the trough portion by an interfitting portion being fitted into the interfitting groove such that radial movement is restricted. A rotation arresting portion that is disposed so as to project axially outward from a flange portion of the bobbin is housed inside a space that is constituted by the rotation arresting portion housing recess portion and an external shape reduced portion that extends axially inward from the interfitting groove such that rotation of the bobbin around the shaft is restricted.

Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine having a number of poles includes a shaft that extends along a portion of an axis and defines an outer surface. A first core portion is formed as a single inseparable component and includes a first portion that extends from the outer surface to a first outside diameter to define a first thickness, and a second portion spaced axially from the first portion that includes a reduced back portion that extends from an inside diameter to the first outside diameter to define a second thickness that is less than the first thickness. A second core portion is connected to the first core portion and includes a second outside diameter that is substantially the same as the first outside diameter.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electric machine rotor. The rotor includes, a rotatable shaft, a plurality of pole segments attached to the shaft, and a plurality of magnets attached to the plurality of pole segments such that one of the plurality of magnets is positioned circumferentially between adjacent pole segments and each of the plurality of magnets has nonparallel circumferentially opposing sides.

Abstract: The permanent magnet type rotary machine is capable of reducing cogging torque caused by variation of amounts of magnetic flux in magnetic circuits. The permanent magnet type rotary machine comprises: a stator constituted by stator units, which are coaxially stacked and in each of which a coil is sandwiched between stator yokes; and a rotor including a permanent magnet having magnetic poles, which respectively face magnetic pole teeth of the stator yokes, the rotor being rotatably supported by an output shaft. The stator units in one phase is divided into n (n is an integer one or more), and magnetic centers of at least one pair of the magnetic pole teeth of the adjacent stator yokes, which are vertically arranged, are shifted with a prescribed phase difference so as to mutually cancel their cogging torque.

Abstract: A device for generating electrical or mechanical output, comprising a stator coil, a stator assembly, a rotor coil, a rotor assembly rotational about an axis, the rotor assembly at least partially surrounding the rotor coil, rotator extensions capable of induced magnetization and extending from the rotator, each rotator extension having a rotor extension surface, wherein magnetic flux leakage between the rotator extension surfaces is prevented or reduced via permanent magnet elements located at the rotator extension surfaces. Stator and rotor may be reversed in operation.

Abstract: An automotive alternator is disclosed which includes an annular core disposed to surround the radially outer peripheries of all magnetic pole claws of magnetic pole cores. The annular core has, on an outer surface thereof, a plurality of protrusions, a plurality of recesses, and a plurality of slopes. Each of the protrusions is so provided as to be coincident with a corresponding one of the magnetic pole claws of the magnetic pole cores in the circumferential direction of a rotary shaft. Each of the recesses is alternately formed with the protrusions so as to be coincident with a corresponding one of air gaps formed between the magnetic pole claws of the magnetic pole cores in the circumferential direction. Each of the slopes is inclined to the radial direction of the rotary shaft and connects a circumferentially adjacent pair of one of the protrusions and one of the recesses.

Abstract: The present invention provides cancellation of cogging torque of a permanent magnet electrical machine using two sets of magnetic elements, one set is mechanically coupled to the stator with the other set being mechanically coupled to the rotor of the machine. At least one of the two sets has permanent magnets with the magnetic elements of the other set being made of permanent magnets or non-magnetized ferromagnetic materials such as soft iron. When the arrangement of the elements of the two sets is properly designed, magnetic attraction and repulsion forces between the magnetic elements of the two sets produces, as the machine operates, an anti-cogging torque which substantially cancels the cogging torque of the machine.

Abstract: A rotor core which has relatively high rigidity, can ensure sufficient magnetic performance, and can be produced at a cheaper cost with a relatively small-scale facility. A claw-equipped core and a yoke are manufactured separately. After fitting the yoke to a fitting portion formed in the claw-equipped core, a part of the claw-equipped core in the vicinity of the fitting portion is axially pressed to plastically flow into an annular groove formed in the yoke, thereby integrally joining the claw-equipped core and the yoke to each other. Thus, a large-scaled manufacturing facility is not required, and claws of the claw-equipped core are hard to open in the radial direction even under the action of a centrifugal force during high-speed rotation. A stator core and the claws of the claw-equipped core can be positioned closer to each other, and deterioration of magnetic performance can be avoided.

Abstract: A claw-pole rotor for an electrical machine, in particular a rotary current generator, having two pole wheels (26, 27), which each carry claw poles (28 and 29, respectively), which each originate in a plate region (50) and have a pole root (53), and on a circumference of the claw-pole rotor (20), claw poles (28, 29) of the pole wheels (26, 27) are located in alternation, and located between the claw poles or interstices (90), and a claw pole (28, 29) has a radially outward-oriented cylindrical-jacketlike surface (43), by which a pivot axis (65) is defined, and a chamfer (68) extends on the one hand in a circumferential direction and on the other in an edge direction of a claw pole (28 and 29, respectively), wherein the chamfer (68) has a center portion m in the edge direction that intersects a transition plane (59) which demarcates the pole root (53) and the freely projecting part of the claw pole (28 and 29, respectively), and the center portion m amounts to 8/10 of the length, oriented in the edge direction

Abstract: A Lundell type rotor of an alternator has a pole core disposed on an outer side of a field coil in a radial direction of the rotor, and a non-magnetic claw pole joint ring. The pole core has claw poles disposed along a circumferential direction of the rotor at predetermined intervals. Each claw pole extends along an axial direction of the rotor and is magnetized in response to an electric current supplied to the field coil. The joint ring is formed by spirally bending a long band bar in a coil shape and has turn portions disposed along the axial direction. Each turn portion of the joint ring has no seams and is attached to inner side surfaces of the claw poles in the radial direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dynamoelectric rotor enabling electromagnetic noise to be reduced by linking a facing tip end portion and root end portion of adjacent claw-shaped magnetic poles by a linking member and placing a field winding in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the claw-shaped magnetic poles in an electrically-insulated state so as to suppress vibration of the claw-shaped magnetic poles effectively. In the present invention, a tip end portion and a root end portion of adjacent claw-shaped magnetic poles are linked by a linking structure, and a field winding is wound onto a boss portion so as to have a larger diameter than a root inside diameter of the claw-shaped magnetic poles and is placed in contact with an inner peripheral surface of at least one of the claw-shaped magnetic poles with an insulating member interposed.

Abstract: In an electric rotating machine, a rotor can be manufactured relatively easily at reasonable cost without high working accuracy for pole cores, and a permanent magnet can be assembled without impairing cooling efficiency of the rotor. A magnet-holding member 7 is separately fixed to a claw-shaped magnetic pole 21 of at least one of a pair of pole cores 2, 3; each magnet-holding member 7 is provided with a magnet mounting part 72 on which a permanent magnet 5 is mounted on two sides of the claw-shaped magnetic pole 21 in circumferential direction; and each magnet mounting part 72 is formed so as to be located between the claw-shaped magnetic poles 21, 31 engaged with each other.

Abstract: A rotor assembly for an alternator includes an electrical wire defining an excitation winding. A first pole piece and a second pole piece each have a generally circular body defining an axis of rotation and an outer radial periphery. A plurality of pole fingers are spaced radially about and extend axially from the outer radial periphery of each pole piece parallel to the axis of rotation. Each pole piece includes a plurality of mounting surfaces spaced radially about the outer radial periphery between the pole fingers. A plurality of permanent magnets are positioned on the mounting surfaces, each of the permanent magnets being secured to the pole pieces by a threaded fastener extending therethrough and engaging the pole pieces.