With Balancing Weight Patents (Class 310/216.117)
  • Patent number: 11342824
    Abstract: A method produces a rotor having at least one laminated core for an electrical machine, in which method at least one partial region of the rotor is provided with a plastic by injection molding. The method provides at least one disk following the laminated core in the axial direction of the rotor, by which disk the partial region is at least to a large extent delimited in the axial direction of the rotor; and by the injection molding, injects the plastic into the partial region via at least one through-opening in the disk leading into the partial region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dragoljub Duricic, Thorsten Rienecker, Philipp Schlag, Daniel Winkle
  • Patent number: 9893590
    Abstract: A rotor portion includes an upper cylindrical portion and a lower cylindrical portion, each of which is configured to rotate together with a rotor. A stator portion includes a circuit board including a rotation detection portion located thereon. The lower cylindrical portion includes a lower balance correction portion. The upper cylindrical portion includes an upper balance correction portion. In addition, a detectable portion configured to be detected by the rotation detection portion is provided on the upper cylindrical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Sawada, Yuya Oura
  • Patent number: 9819233
    Abstract: An electric motor is provided. A rotor sensor mechanism is operable to sense a condition of the rotor. The rotor sensor mechanism includes a target component, a radial sensor, and a sensor carrier. The target component comprises a shutter wheel fixed relative to the rotor for rotational movement therewith. The shutter wheel includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced, radially projecting radial target teeth. The radial sensor is configured to sense the target teeth. The radial sensor is at least generally axially aligned with the radial target teeth and faces radially toward the radial target teeth. The sensor carrier adjustably supports the radial sensor on the motor frame assembly so as to permit the radial sensor to be selectively positioned relative to the radial target teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Nidec Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Friedman, Ronald W. Schmidt, Steven P. Randall
  • Patent number: 9583998
    Abstract: A rotor assembling method for a turbo-charger may include washing and preparing components of a rotor having a connector, a permanent magnet, end caps, a retention ring, and a center pipe, inserting the connector into the permanent magnet, thermally inserting one or more end caps into the connector by cooling the connector and heating the one or more end caps under a first high-temperature condition for a first predetermined time to form a permanent magnet assembly, thermally inserting the permanent magnet assembly into the retention ring by cooling the permanent magnet assembly and heating the retention ring under a second high-temperature condition for a second predetermined time to form a rotor assembly, thermally inserting the center pipe into the rotor assembly by heating the rotor assembly under a third high-temperature condition for a third predetermined time to form a rotor assembling body, and post processing the rotor assembling body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Kitae Yeom, Jaesik Yang, Sung Won Kim, Tae Won Hwang, Jae Man Lim, Hong-Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20150108870
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine may include a rotor that includes a laminated core arranged on a rotor shaft, wherein the rotor has at least one end-winding cover that encloses the laminated core in the axial direction of the rotor shaft, the end-winding cover has at least one inner face facing the laminated core, and a balancing ring is concentrically arranged around the rotor shaft on the inner face of the end-winding cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Bulatow
  • Patent number: 8970085
    Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core comprised of magnetic steel sheets laminated in the axial direction and a pair of end plates that are respectively provided on the axial end faces of the rotor core so as to together sandwich the rotor core in the axial direction. The rotor is rotatably disposed in an electric rotating machine with a circumferential surface of the rotor core facing a stator. At least one of the end plates is configured to have through-holes, each of which is formed so as to axially penetrate the end plate, and a pressing portion that is radially positioned on the stator side of the through-holes. The pressing portion abuts a corresponding one of the axial end faces of the rotor core and exerts an axial load on the corresponding axial end face of the rotor core by an elastic force of the end plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Kazuteru Itou, Yuuichirou Itou
  • Patent number: 8922946
    Abstract: A disk drive having a spindle hub, a disk clamp, coupled to the spindle hub, the disk clamp having an aperture, and a balance plug inserted through the aperture of the disk clamp is described herein. The balance plug has a thermally deformable portion that is deformed to retain the balance plug between the spindle hub and the disk clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L. Brown, Joshua P. Weiher
  • Publication number: 20140265717
    Abstract: A unique electrical machine includes a plurality of fasteners extending only partially into a rotor core of an induction rotor through a short circuit ring, wherein the fasteners cooperate to balance the induction rotor and/or mechanically support the short-circuit ring. A unique method of assembling an electrical rotor machine includes extending fasteners into a rotor core of a rotor through a component, and employing the fasteners to balance the rotor and/or mechanically support the component. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for electrical rotor machines. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Fredrik Andreas Boxberg, Petri Juhani Maki-Ontto, Juha Tuomas Saari
  • Publication number: 20130328439
    Abstract: A drive device includes: a driven member; and an outer rotor type motor driving the driven member, wherein the outer rotor type motor comprises a rotor, the rotor includes: a rotational shaft connected to the driven member; a yoke secured to the rotational shaft; and a permanent magnet secured to the yoke, the yoke is provided with a balance portion for shifting a center of gravity of the yoke with respect to a rotational center of the yoke, and the balance portion reduces imbalance caused when the rotational shaft is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji OKADA, Kazuhiro UEDA
  • Publication number: 20130140938
    Abstract: A rotor core configured to rotate about an axis includes a first end lamination, a second end lamination, and a middle lamination, which is disposed axially between the first end lamination and the second end lamination. The middle lamination has a plurality of first apertures, and the first end lamination and the second end lamination do not have the first apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Edward L. Kaiser, Peter Bostwick
  • Patent number: 8324781
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes: a stator and a rotor, wherein the rotor includes a rotor core in which rotor plates punched from roll formed magnetic steel plate are laminated, and a spider that retains the rotor core; the rotor plates and the rotor core include a plurality of keys arranged in their inner circumference contacting with the spider; the spider includes a plurality of keyways arranged in its outer circumference contacting with the rotor; a plurality of keys of the rotor core and a plurality of keyways of the spider are formed in such a manner that they fit with each other; and the plurality of keys of the rotor core and the plurality of keyways of the spider fit in a combination that renders a weight imbalance of the rotor core due to lamination of the rotor plates and a weight imbalance of the spider cancel each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Goto, Kenichi Nakayama, Yasuyuki Saito
  • Patent number: 8242650
    Abstract: A weight used in a vibration motor includes first and second weight parts that extend along adjacent wing parts to hold the wing parts therebetween; an insertion part that is formed between the first and second weight parts and into which the adjacent wing parts are inserted in the radial direction of the core; and a third weight part that is inserted between the adjacent wing parts (that is, slot) and connects the first weight part and the second weight part in a direction of the rotation axis line such that the insertion part is decoupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakamura, Eisuke Oshima
  • Patent number: 8174162
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine which includes a tub which holds laundry, a drum which is disposed in and rotates within the tub, a stator which is fixed to the tub, and a rotor which is fixed to the drum. The rotor includes a frame, a bushing installed on the frame, a motor shaft having an end which is inserted in and fixed to the bushing, a bearing interposed between the motor shaft and the tub, and at least one guide disposed between the motor shaft and the bushing at an end of the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cha Seung Jun, Byoung Wook Min
  • Patent number: 7936116
    Abstract: An objective is to provide a motor stator that may achieve: a reduction in parts costs by shaping coil ends so that length thereof is reduced, thereby reducing the amount of use of copper, and minimizing the amount of use of binding strings for securing the coil ends in place; a reduction in manufacturing process costs by a structure which allows a protector and a wire lead outlet part to be easily assembled; and then an improvement in quality of a stator by firmly holding the coil ends and the protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Asou, Mamoru Kawakubo, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ishii, Tougo Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20100090561
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotary electric machine comprising a rotor shaft, a stack of laminations, which is coaxial to the rotor shaft and which comprises at least two radially-projecting poles, a field coil which is wound around each pole, such that the ends of the coil project out axially in relation to each external axial end radial face of the lamination stack and two plates for supporting the lamination stack, which are disposed axially on either side of the stack, housings being provided in the internal radial face of each plate for receiving the coil ends. At least one of the housings comprises a contact surface with the external radial face of the associated coil end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Virginie Leroy, Marc Tunzini