Universal (a.c. Or D.c.) Patents (Class 310/158)
  • Patent number: 11378013
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for supporting terminal leads in an auxiliary generator of an aircraft, which includes a first bracket adapted and configured to be fastened to a stator housing of the generator to retain a main stator within the stator housing, and a second bracket adapted and configured to be fastened to a top surface of the first bracket to support a plurality of terminal leads in such a manner so that they are not susceptible to damage from resonance and vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. Brust, Paul Henry Verstrate, Anthony L. Biermann, Derek R. Hochstetler, Jose Rafael Relampagos Ridao
  • Patent number: 10873239
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stator having: a first member having a first plurality of axially opposing ends including a first front end and a first back end mutually spaced along a first stator center axis, a first outer diameter (OD) side and a first inner diameter (ID) side, wherein first member comprises laminated steel; a plurality of cooling features disposed directly against the first member, wherein the plurality of fins spans between the first plurality of axially opposing ends of the first member, and wherein: the stator comprises a base layer disposed directly against the first member, between the first member and the cooling features, thereby reducing an interface contact resistance between the first member and the plurality of cooling features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jagadeesh Kumar Tangudu, Thomas M. Yun, John A. Sharon
  • Patent number: 10809101
    Abstract: A curvilinear encoder is provided in which an incremental or absolute position for a cart can be detected on a track by applying one or more excitation signals and receiving one or more pick up signals. Analogous to a transformer arrangement, an encoder mover can be placed on the cart moving along the track, and an encoder stator can be placed on the track separated by a gap. The one or more excitation signals can be applied to the one or more excitation coils on the mover or the stator to generate one or more magnetic fields, and the one or more pick up signals can be received by one or more pick up coils on the mover or the stator for sensing changes in the magnetic fields produced by motion of the mover on the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Xikai Sun, Peter M. Smit, Mark R. Cooper, Oliver C. Haya, Nanwei Yao
  • Patent number: 10630223
    Abstract: A power tool which brakes a motor without turning off a trigger switch when a trouble occurs in the motor is provided. The power tool (10) comprises: a motor (20) that rotates by supply of electricity from a power source (PS); a controller (38) for controlling the rotation of the motor; a switch (12) for switching on and off of power supply from the power source to the motor manually; first braking means (23) for braking the motor when the switch (12) is switched from on to off; and second braking means (23, 45) for braking the motor (20) on the basis of a prescribed signal from the controller when the switch (12) is in an on state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu Kawano, Kazuhiko Funabashi
  • Patent number: 10476413
    Abstract: Linear motor and method to determine absolute position of a rotor movable with respect to a stationary part in a direction of movement, without movement of rotor, without additional permanent magnets, without a close arrangement of position sensors, and also during large movements of rotor, at least one edge area of an arrangement of drive magnets is determined, and rough position of rotor is derived, and using known geometry of rotor, specific drive magnet of the arrangement of drive magnets is determined whose magnetic field is detected by at least one of the position sensors in the area of the arrangement of drive magnets. At least one position sensor determines a relative position of measured drive magnet with respect to the at least one position sensor, and absolute position of rotor is determined from known mounting position of this at least one position sensor and from determined relative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Manuel Plainer
  • Patent number: 10426309
    Abstract: An electric blower comprising: an electric motor; and a fan rotated by the electric motor, wherein the electric motor includes a stator, a rotor connected to the fan, and a frame accommodating the stator and the rotor, the stator includes a plurality of stator cores respectively having a core tooth portion facing the rotor, a coil portion attached to the stator core to form a magnetic pole at the core tooth portion, and a spacer inserted between the stator cores to press the stator cores against the frame, and the frame includes a regulation portion regulating position of the stator core pressed by the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation
    Inventor: Go Oshikiri
  • Patent number: 10181767
    Abstract: An electric motor is provided including: a stator, an armature rotatably received within the stator and having an armature shaft on which a commutator is mounted, and a brush assembly. The brush assembly defines a first surface facing the stator and a second surface opposite the first surface. The brush assembly includes a brush card mount having openings, brushes in sliding contact with the commutator to supply electric current to the commutator, and thermally-conductive brush holders that house the brushes. Each of the brush holders includes a base portion disposed substantially along a same plane as a surface of the brush card mount to form the first surface of the brush assembly, and a main portion protruding from the base portion through a respective opening of the brush card mount to house a respective brush at least partially over the second surface of the brush assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Osborne, Daniel F. Heck, Colin M. Crosby, Ryan F. Schroeder, Barak N. Gohn, William D. Spencer
  • Publication number: 20140139053
    Abstract: A ring element includes a convex, in particular rounded, surface element for arrangement on at least one axial end region of a winding section of an electric motor rotor. The surface element provides a minimum radius curvature for supporting an inner layer of a rotor winding on the winding head. An insulating lamination element for an electric motor rotor onto which a rotor winding is intended to be wound includes the ring element. An electric motor, in particular a universal motor, includes a rotor with a rotor winding having the ring element. An electric machine tool, in particular a handheld electric machine tool such as an angle grinder, a drill, a saw or the like, includes the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Effler, Christoph Wagner, Joachim Schadow, Juergen Hein, Joerg Goehner
  • Patent number: 8573511
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and devices for spraying fluid materials such as paints, stains, and the like, and more specifically, but not by limitation, to a dual voltage electromagnet motor for an airless fluid sprayer. In one example, a dual-voltage electric airless fluid sprayer is provided and includes a fluid reservoir and a pump configured to receive fluid from the fluid reservoir. An electric motor is operably coupled to the pump and includes a plurality of windings. The plurality of windings include a first winding portion having a first wire gauge and a first number of windings and a second winding portion having a second wire gauge and second number of windings. A power-module receiving portion is configured to receive a power module to couple one of the first or second winding portions to a source of electrical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Sandahl
  • Patent number: 8525382
    Abstract: A motor has a stator having a stator core and field windings. The brush gear includes a plurality of brushes, a rotor including a shaft, a rotor core fixed to the shaft, a commutator fixed to the shaft adjacent the rotor core and rotor windings wound about teeth of the rotor core and connected to the commutator. The stator core has a yoke, 2P primary poles about which the field windings are wound, and 2P auxiliary poles. A control device controls the electrical connection of the field windings and the brushes so that 2P or 4P magnetic poles are selectively formed on the stator core when the field windings are electrified. P is an integer equal to or greater than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Bao Ting Liu, Ji Dong Chai
  • Patent number: 8415850
    Abstract: A universal motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator. The stator includes a stator core and winding wound on the stator core. The stator core has an E-shape cross section and comprises a main part and three extension parts extending perpendicularly from the main part. Each extension part has an arc surface. The arc surfaces of the extension parts cooperatively form a space into which the rotor is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Jian Zhao, Yong Li, Yu Li Yang
  • Patent number: 8405273
    Abstract: A universal motor has a stator and a rotor. The stator has stator core and a stator winding. The stator core has a yoke with two ends and two equivalent salient poles formed at the ends of the yoke respectively. The stator winding is wound on the yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Bao Ting Liu, Ji Dong Chai, Wen Liang Li
  • Patent number: 8378546
    Abstract: A more fuel efficient automotive generator, then present alternators, because of its better magnetic utilization of its series connected copper windings on its salient stator poles. It also has output options for resistive loads as well as for direct current devises with both options designed for lower cost, smaller physical size, greater electrical efficiency and lower diode losses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventor: Sten R. Gerfast
  • Patent number: 8242655
    Abstract: An engine cooling system, comprising a fan unit, cooling pipes and a coolant tank, the coolant tank, the cooling pipes and cooling channels of the engine being connected together and forming a cooling cycle, the fan unit being used to cool the cooling pipes and the coolant therein; wherein the fan unit comprises a motor and fan blades driven by the motor, the motor comprising a stator and a rotor rotatable mounted confronting the stator; the rotor comprising a shaft, a commutator fitted to the shaft, a rotor core fitted to the shaft adjacent to the commutator, windings wound about teeth of the rotor core and electrically connected to segments of the commutator; the windings being wound by aluminum cored wire that has a electrical insulation film around its peripheral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Rui Feng Qin, Yi Jing, Xin Hui Guan, Gianpaolo Arucci
  • Patent number: 8222842
    Abstract: A rotating electromechanical machine has a rotor having at least one current-carrying winding and at least one rotor-mounted sensor configured to sense a machine property or parameter during machine operation. Rotor-mounted circuitry dynamically modifies at least one property of the current-carrying winding during machine operation in response to the sensed machine property or parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8212448
    Abstract: A universal motor has a stator and a rotor installed in the stator. The stator comprises a pair of stator segments. Each segment has a yoke with first and second ends, a pole and a neck connecting the pole to the first end of the yoke. The second end of each yoke is connected with the first end of the other yoke. A pair of pre-formed windings are mounted on respective poles of the stator segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Yao Qi Sun, Yong Li, Li Ping Gui
  • Publication number: 20120025656
    Abstract: A universal motor includes a wound rotor and a stator. The stator has stator windings and a stator core. The stator core has at least two poles with the stator windings wound thereon and a yoke connecting the poles. Each pole has a neck and a pole shoe forming a continuous pole arc facing the rotor. The ratio of the diameter of the rotor to the width of the stator core measured across the poles is between 0.65˜0.95.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Bao Ting Liu, Ji Cheng Pan, Xu Hai Wei
  • Publication number: 20110260569
    Abstract: An electric motor has a stator and a rotor magnetically coupled to the stator. The rotor has a shaft, a rotor core fixed to the shaft and having a plurality of teeth, a commutator fixed to the shaft adjacent the rotor core and having a plurality of segments, and rotor winding units wound about the teeth and connected to the segments. Brushes arranged in sliding electrical contact with the commutator transfer power to the rotor. Each of the rotor winding units has at least two subcoils directly connected in series to each other and separated from each other by at least one tooth. An initial subcoil and a final subcoil of each rotor winding unit are respectively directly connected to two adjacent segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Bao Ting LIU, Ji Cheng PAN, Ji Dong CHAI, Xu Hai WEI
  • Publication number: 20110115329
    Abstract: A universal motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator. The stator includes a stator core and winding wound on the stator core. The stator core has an E-shape cross section and comprises a main part and three extension parts extending perpendicularly from the main part. Each extension part has an arc surface. The arc surfaces of the extension parts cooperatively form a space into which the rotor is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Yue LI, Jian Zhao, Yong Li, Yu Li Yang
  • Publication number: 20110043067
    Abstract: A universal motor has a rotor and a stator. The stator comprises a pair of symmetrical C-shaped stator cores and two windings respectively wound on the stator cores. Each stator core comprises a yoke and a pair of poles extending from opposite ends of the yoke. The windings are wound on the yokes. Each pole has a curved surface and the surfaces of the poles cooperatively form an opening. The rotor is rotatably received in the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Yue Li, Mao Xiong Jiang, Li Sheng Liu, Jian Zhao, Yong Li
  • Publication number: 20100295404
    Abstract: A motor comprises: a stator having a stator core and field windings; brush gear including a plurality of brushes, a rotor comprising a shaft, a rotor core fixed to the shaft, a commutator fixed to the shaft adjacent the rotor core and rotor windings wound about teeth of the rotor core and connected to the commutator. The stator core comprises a yoke, 2P primary poles about which the field windings are wound, and 2P auxiliary poles. A control device controls the electrical connecting state of the field windings and the brushes so that 2P or 4P magnetic poles are selectively formed on the stator when the field windings are electrified. P is an integer equal to or greater than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Yue LI, Bao Ting Liu, Ji Dong Chai
  • Publication number: 20100156229
    Abstract: A universal motor comprises a stator and a rotor rotatably installed in the stator. The stator comprises a stator core having a yoke, n primary poles with windings wound thereon and n auxiliary poles. The primary poles and auxiliary poles being alternately arranged on the radially inner side of the yoke in a circumferential direction thereof. When the windings are electrified, n primary magnetic poles and n auxiliary magnetic poles are formed at the primary poles and auxiliary poles respectively, n being an integer greater than 1. All the primary magnetic poles have the same polarity and the polarity of each auxiliary magnetic poles is opposite the polarity of the primary magnetic poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Bao Ting LIU, Ji Dong Chai, Ji Cheng Pan
  • Publication number: 20100117478
    Abstract: A universal motor has a stator and a rotor installed in the stator. The stator comprises a pair of stator segments. Each segment has a yoke with first and second ends, a pole and a neck connecting the pole to the first end of the yoke. The second end of each yoke is connected with the first end of the other yoke. A pair of pre-formed windings are mounted on respective poles of the stator segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Yao Qi SUN, Yong Li, Li Ping Gui
  • Publication number: 20100072851
    Abstract: An engine cooling system, comprising a fan unit, cooling pipes and a coolant tank, the coolant tank, the cooling pipes and cooling channels of the engine being connected together and forming a cooling cycle, the fan unit being used to cool the cooling pipes and the coolant therein; wherein the fan unit comprises a motor and fan blades driven by the motor, the motor comprising a stator and a rotor rotatable mounted confronting the stator; the rotor comprising a shaft, a commutator fitted to the shaft, a rotor core fitted to the shaft adjacent to the commutator, windings wound about teeth of the rotor core and electrically connected to segments of the commutator; the windings being wound by aluminium cored wire that has a electrical insulation film around its peripheral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Rui Feng Qin, Yi Jing, Xin Hui Guan, Gianpaolo Arucci
  • Publication number: 20090302704
    Abstract: A universal motor has a stator and a rotor. The stator has stator core and a stator winding. The stator core has a yoke with two ends and two equivalent salient poles formed at the ends of the yoke respectively. The stator winding is wound on the yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Yue LI, Bao Ting Liu, Ji Dong Chai, Wen Liang Li
  • Publication number: 20090267553
    Abstract: A starting device for an internal combustion engine, especially that of a motor vehicle, comprises: a stator, or inductor, comprising an inductor coil (5), said inductor coil comprising at least first (43), second (41) and third (42) windings that are all electrically connected in parallel; a rotor associated with said stator and having a longitudinal axis; a starter element that can be rotated by the rotor; and a contractor designed to supply power, in a prerotation first phase, only to the first winding (43) of the inductor coil and, in a full-speed second phase, following the first phase, to the first, second and third windings (41, 42) of the inductor coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Nicolas Labbe, Stephane Plaideau, Yannick Parvery
  • Publication number: 20090009014
    Abstract: A stator end disk is provided for a laminated stator core of a commutator motor, especially a universal motor, especially for use in a domestic appliance. The stator end disk contains a connecting terminal having connecting elements for connecting stator winding wires and a female connector with contact elements for receiving and electrically connecting to an external motor connector. All of the connecting elements are connected to one associated contact element each so as to be electrically conducting. Only one connecting terminal is disposed on the stator end disk. In order to electrically contact at least one further internal, electrical component of the commutator motor, at least one additional contact element associated with the component is disposed in the female connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Binder, Peter Ircha, Martin Ivanak, Jaroslav Murnik
  • Publication number: 20080307622
    Abstract: A method for producing a piezoelectric film actuator is provided. This method includes the steps of preparing an intermediate transfer member having a porous layer formed thereon, with a vibrating plate and a piezoelectric layer being provided on the porous layer; bonding the vibrating plate to a nozzle substrate to form a composite structure; and separating the intermediate transfer member from the composite structure at the porous layer to transfer the vibrating plate and the piezoelectric layer to the nozzle substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takehito Okabe, Nobuhiko Sato, Makoto Kurotobi, Kenichi Takeda, Toshihiro Ifuku
  • Patent number: 7382072
    Abstract: An efficient and reconfigurable permanent magnet generator that comprises a permanent magnet subassembly and at least one exciter is disclosed. The permanent magnet generator may comprise a mainframe comprising at least one exciter, and a permanent magnet subassembly comprising a plurality of magnets that are arranged to form at least one air gap between facing magnetic poles in which the at least one exciter resides and that are reconfigurable for alternating current or direct current operation by inversion of respective magnetic poles. The at least one exciter may comprise a plurality of alternating layers of a first material and a second material, where the first material may comprise a superconductive material and the second material may comprise a non-superconductive material, and wherein the layers of the superconductive material are thin relative to the thickness of the layers of the non-superconductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Erfurt & Company
    Inventor: Eric J. Erfourth
  • Patent number: 7034477
    Abstract: Domestic electrical appliance, including a universal electric motor powered by direct current via an electrical circuit linked to a DC electrical voltage source, said circuit including a chopper arrangement, including a capacitor in parallel with the DC voltage source, and one or more solid-state switches, wherein the circuit also includes two controllable switches, for automatically reconfiguring said circuit: a first switch, connected on the one hand, to a first terminal of a motor winding, and on the other hand, alternately to the DC voltage source and to the first terminal of the motor rotor; a second switch, connected on the one hand, to the second terminal of said motor winding, and on the other hand, alternately to one or to the other of the terminals of the motor rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: SEB SA
    Inventors: José Herrada, Michel Guinet
  • Patent number: 6713926
    Abstract: There are provided a rotor having plural magnetic poles disposed in a circumferential shape, and a stator including a stator core having plural magnetic pole teeth that are outside a circumference of the rotor and face the rotor, a coil being wound around each of the magnetic pole teeth, wherein the stator is provided in a range within 180 degrees with respect to a center of the rotor, the magnetic pole teeth are set so that the value of at least one of angles each formed by extensions of adjacent magnetic pole teeth is smaller than an angle formed by lines each connecting a tip center of one of adjacent magnetic pole teeth and a rotation center of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomokuni Wauke
  • Patent number: 6469412
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a universal electric motor with variable air gap. It has a rotor (1) with on or more attraction steps and a stator (2) provided with an excitation system. The excitation system comprises, mounted consecutively distanced on a stator support (20) facing the rotor (1), at least an electromagnet (21), provided with an armature (24) and with a winding (25), a control circuit (22), provided with a position detector (26) for supply power to the electromagnet, and a permanent magnet (23). The electromagnet, and a permanent magnet (23). The electromagnet (21) and the permanent magnet (23) are fastened onto the stator support (20) to excite the rotor alternatively, and in adjustable positions the direction of rotation of the rotor itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Inventor: Alberto Patarchi
  • Patent number: 6411004
    Abstract: An internally loaded universal motor has a stator, a rotor, brushes and a loading device for generating an internal load on the universal motor. The shaft has a commutator, and a rotor core adjacent to the commutator. The rotor core is electrically connected to the commutator and rotates within the stator. The brushes deliver electrical power to the commutator. The loading device prevents excessive rotation of the rotor when the universal motor has a low external load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Bun-Liou Liau
  • Patent number: 6161274
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of making dynamoelectric machines which include use of two sheet metal cup-shaped members to form a housing that completely surrounds and encloses the stator. The stator is assembled with a can in such a manner that the core of the stator is completely contained within the can. Thereafter, a cap is positioned at the exposed face of the stator and the cap and can are joined together by a sheet metal fastening technique which displaces material from one superposed sheet into a second sheet of material. The can and cap are precision formed so that they will have precision sized and located bearing receivers and core retention regions. Both the cap and the can are provided with multiple flange locations which are utilized for fastening the can and cap together during the assembly process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William H. Stark, Muhammad S. Malik, Lawrence L. Lee, Peter J. Klug, Arthur C. Keck
  • Patent number: 6011337
    Abstract: A double-sided, non-iron core, brushless, axial magnetic field permanent-magnet type DC motor includes a shaft, two electromagnet units parallelly mounted on the shaft, and a permanent magnet unit mounted on the shaft between the electromagnet units and having its direction of magnetization disposed in parallel to the shaft. The permanent magnet unit is allowed to rotate relatively around the electromagnet units by being forced by magnetic repulsion force from both sides. Electromagnetic areas at the electromagnet units are arranged in a staggered manner, enabling permanent steel magnets at the permanent magnet unit to be alternatively fully induced from its two opposite sides to provide a high torsion output. The electromagnetic areas of the two electromagnet units are caused to change the phase alternatively at a 90.degree. phase difference, so that vibration and dead section problems are eliminated during the operation of the DC motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Inventors: Shou-Mei Lin, Yu-Yen Wang
  • Patent number: 5892311
    Abstract: An induction generator having a pair of magnetic poles of the same polarity opposed to each other with respect to a rotation shaft is characterized by a high energy conversion efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Yazaki S.R.M. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeaki Hayasaka
  • Patent number: 5563467
    Abstract: A brush holder for a commutator electromotor comprises a backing plate of an electrically insulating, injection-moulded plastic material on which are located accommodating means for electric components, and further comprises two oppositely arranged cases for carbon brushes. To ensure the mounting of the brush holder in a fully automated way, each case is formed of a U-shaped carbon brush guide provided in the backing plate and of an area of a punched grid covering the carbon brush guide, which grid is provided with a closure tang for each case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: ITT Automotive Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Csermak, Bernd Walther
  • Patent number: 5280210
    Abstract: An electric motor comprises bracket shaped end plates having extensions that lead directly to the stator and are connected to the stator by introducing the extensions into grooves. The motor includes a layered arrangement of components on the collector-side, comprising a carrier plate with a punched grid pattern forming the electric wiring. The grid pattern, together with the carrier plate, carry brush holders. Next in the axial direction is a switching ring bridging preselected line connections of the grid pattern by means of short circuiting bridges, and which is rotatably seated in a central recess of a mounting plate provided on the end plate. All connections can be fabricated by simple pressing and plugging and the motor is suited for fully automatic assembly operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Kress-Elektric GmbH & Co. Elektromotorenfabrik
    Inventors: Willy Kress, Josef Seifert
  • Patent number: 5196747
    Abstract: In the case of a universal electric motor for any kind of drive, with a stator package, a rotatably mounted rotor with commutator, as well as end shields on both sides that also constitute the bearings for the rotor and a switching ring that can be rotated through predetermined angular amounts and carries the (carbon) brushes, it is proposed to insert into the end shield A a closely fitting anchor block that serves for locking together the two end shields with the intervening stator package; further, the switching ring can be mounted on an external annular end face of the end shield B that also carries the switching strips or switching rails needed for switching between clockwise and counter clockwise rotation, complete with contact areas situated in the plane of the annular end face and suitable for axial contacting, the said contact areas making contact with other axial contact areas on the switching ring to establish connections with the carbon brushes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Kress-Elektrik GmbH & Co., Elektromotoren Fabrik
    Inventors: Willy Kress, Alfred Binder
  • Patent number: 5102306
    Abstract: An AC/DC air pump used for filling air into car tire, the housing of the air pump accomodates a driving motor with radiative fan, by applying a large gear driven by motor, and the large gear is gearing the link eccentrically to drive the piston of air cylinder for engaging in reciprocating motion so as to provide high or low pressure air-filling effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Inventor: Kuo-Sheng Liu
  • Patent number: 5063319
    Abstract: In a 2 pole universal motor for a circular saw a secondary winding provides dynamic braking. Both run and brake windings are split electrically with respect to the armature. All windings are double-ended and wiring and winding is arranged so that all windings may be terminated directly to fixed termination points, four at each end of the stator, providing for axially oriented plug-in connection of brushes at the commutator end and switch and line at the fan end. There are no jumpers within the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Mason, John W. Miller, William D. Sauerwein, Stephen L. Vick
  • Patent number: 4700189
    Abstract: A linear synchro/resolver comprised of an opposed pair of stator assemblies, each of which has a plurality of corresponding, opposed, toothed pole piece pairs, a toothed slider movably mounted between the opposed sets of pole piece pairs, and wherein the pole piece pairs on each stator assembly are spaced apart along the assembly's length by a non-integral multiple of the pitch of the stator teeth. Separate coils are wound on the stator pole pieces, with the coils of adjacent and opposed pairs of coils being connected together in phases. The inductance of the coils is thus a function of the alignment of the slide teeth with the stator pole piece teeth. A source of alternating current is connected to the phases of coils, the current magnitude flowing through each phase of the coils is detected, and the current magnitude differences between the phases are amplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Assignee: Motornetics Corporation
    Inventor: Ross D. Welburn
  • Patent number: 4322647
    Abstract: A universal electric motor assembly having its various components mounted directly or indirectly on a stator core so that it avoids the requirement of a specialized motor housing while allowing a simplified progressive assembly. The stator core includes a harness which permits easy termination of the field winding wires and a push-in connection for both electrical brushes and motor leads. An armature, a brush holder assembly, and an armature support are simultaneously installed on the stator core to reduce and simplify assembly procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1982
    Assignee: The Scott & Fetzer Company
    Inventors: Thomas H. Neroda, George A. Flaherty, David L. Evans
  • Patent number: 4065705
    Abstract: In an SCR circuit controlled universal motor, means is provided for smooth speed control at all speed settings especially low settings which comprises a series wound stator field as part of the motor and at least one closed conductor loop of wire encircling the stator magnetic flux path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William R. Hicks, Homer R. Miller