Secured By Axially Directed Clamping Means (e.g., Spring Clip) Patents (Class 310/216.131)
  • Patent number: 11211852
    Abstract: A magnetic circuit for a rotary electric machine, a method and an associated electrical machine are described. The magnetic circuit includes an element comprising a plurality of stacks of compacted sheets disposed in an axial direction and clamped between two clamping plates connected by removable retaining bars, where at least one clamping plate includes as many openings as removable retaining bars. The openings of the at least one clamping late and at least one end of each retaining bar are configured to cooperate so that the end of each retaining bar engages a rim of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Christophe Galmiche
  • Patent number: 10615664
    Abstract: A cradle for an electric machine comprises a frame delimiting a seat for receiving part of the machine and extending in a vertical direction and comprising a lower edge and an upper edge, the lower edge being intended for connection to a support. The upper edge comprises one or two receiving seats able to receive a respective bearing and comprising a base wall and two side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited
    Inventors: Emilie Ourion, Fabien Roche
  • Patent number: 10530213
    Abstract: In a fan motor, a stator unit of a motor that rotates an impeller includes an annular stator, the center of which is positioned on a central axis, and a housing including an accommodating portion that accommodates a part of a resin portion covering at least a part of the stator. At least one of a bottom face of the accommodating portion oriented to the stator in the axial direction and an inner side face of the accommodating portion oriented to an inner side in the radial direction is provided with a plurality of stepped portions. The stepped portions are different from each other in length in the axial direction when provided in the bottom face, and/or in length in the radial direction when provided in the inner side face. The bottom face, the inner side face, and the stepped portion are covered with the resin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kitamura, Takaya Okuno, Hideki Aoi, Shoki Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9985492
    Abstract: A stator for an electrodynamic machine, in particular an electric motor, contains a stator packet with a first stator end and a second stator end. Furthermore, the stator assembly contains at least one web insulation with at least one winding support element to accommodate a stator coil. A heat conductive support device with at least one support element is provided, whereby the support element is at least partially disposed in the winding support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Mahler
  • Patent number: 9024502
    Abstract: A stator for a rotating electrical device includes a stator retaining ring for the stator in a cylinder form that retains a plurality of cores. The stator retaining ring includes the cylinder portion where the cores are attached, and a plurality of fixing flanges where the stator retaining ring retains the housing with screws. A pair of through-holes representing a group of through-holes arranged near to one another extends through each of the fixing flanges. A separation distance ? in the circumferential direction defined between the pair of the through-holes belonging to the same group of the through-holes is smaller relative to a separation distance ? in the circumferential direction defined between adjacent through-holes belonging to different groups of the through-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiya Sugiyama, Takashi Asaga
  • Publication number: 20140346921
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for retaining a machine component (3), in particular a stator, in a housing (2, 13) of an electric machine, wherein a pressure element (20) is provided in the housing (2, 13) in order to press the machine component (3) with a force against a stop (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Claudius Muschelknautz, Roland Schmidt, Christoph Heier, Tilo Koenig, Joerg Schmid, Samir Mahfoudh, Claude Berling, Jerome Thiery
  • Publication number: 20140167559
    Abstract: A vehicle including a movable element and an electric machine either driving or being driven by the movable element. The electric machine having first and second housing portions and a stator. The second housing portion is engaged with the first housing portion. The stator being coupled to the first housing portion and the second housing portion by way of compressive force applied to the stator by and between the first housing portion and the second housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Craig R. Eike, Roger W. Burjes, Galen R. Love, Kyle K. McKinzie
  • Publication number: 20140167534
    Abstract: A stepping motor includes a first plate; a second plate having a side facing the first plate and a reverse side; a stator held by the first plate and the second plate axially; plural band connecting portions equipped in the first plate, disposed at a side surface of the stator, extending toward the second plate and having an engaging portion at an outer side thereof; and a band portion contacting the reverse side of the second plate, extending toward the first plate and having plural arm portions engaging respective engaging portions of the band connecting portion. The band portion is connected to the first plate while holding the second plate and the stator therebetween by engaging the plural arms with the engaging portions, the band portion is elastically deformed, the deformation causes tensile force in which the arm portions pull the band connecting portions toward the band portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masato HATA
  • Publication number: 20140132110
    Abstract: A motor is provided for use in a machine. The motor includes a segmented stator and a resiliently flexible clip. The stator includes a core having spaced apart arms and a yoke. The arms define an opening therebetween, and the yoke spans the opening. The clip is removably retained on the core so as to apply pressure against each arm toward the yoke such that the arms are retained in contact with the yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen J. Burton, Gary E. Horst
  • Patent number: 8723384
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine is provided with a shaft which is a rotary shaft; a laminated core which has a permanent magnet embedded therein and is press-fitted to the shaft; a first member which is a magnetic member and is press-fitted to the shaft so as to hold an end portion of the laminated core; a second member which is a nonmagnetic member and is provided between the end portion of the laminated core and the first member so as to hold an end portion, with respect to the axial direction of the shaft, of the permanent magnet; and at least one of a first gap between the first member and the second member, and a second gap between the laminated core and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa Yokota, Shinsuke Kayano, Yoshiaki Kitta
  • Publication number: 20130221795
    Abstract: A stepping motor comprises: a first plate having plural band connection portions; a second plate mounting a band portion; a stator; and a structure that the stator is held by the first plate and the second plate from a front side and a back side of axial direction, wherein the plural band connection portions are positioned at a side surface of the stator and extend toward the second plate, and each of the plural band connection portions has an engagement portion at an outside thereof, the band portion has plural arms extending toward the first plate and engaging with the engagement portion of each of the plural band connection portions, and the band portion is connected to the first plate by engaging the arm portions with the engagement portions in a condition that the band portion holds the second plate and the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: MINEBEA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: MINEBEA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130193801
    Abstract: An electrical machine (100) comprises a housing (110), a stator (200) arranged in the housing and a conical spring washer (300), which holds the stator (200) in its installed position by means of a predetermined axial spring force (FA). In this case, the conical spring washer (300) comprises an annular base body (310), which is attached to a housing inner wall (110) by means of an attachment device (330), as well as a number of spring structures (320) which extend from the annular base body (310) in the direction of the stator (200) and support the stator (200) axially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Schmid, Samir Mahfoudh, Christoph Heier, Claudius Muschelknautz, Tilo Koenig, Jerome Thiery
  • Patent number: 8362672
    Abstract: An electric machine having a stator body and a machine housing is provided. The stator body includes a stator ring of generally annular shape and a plurality of stator teeth projecting radially inward. A first bolt hole is defined in either the stator ring or machine housing, and a first receptacle is defined in the other and is coaxial with the first bolt hole. A second bolt hole is defined in either the stator ring or machine housing, and a second receptacle is defined in the other and is coaxial with the second bolt hole. A first counter bore is coaxial with the first receptacle. A first hollow dowel is mated to the first counter bore and the first bolt hole, and defines a first dowel hole, which is coaxial with the first counter bore and the first bolt hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Edward L. Kaiser, Peter Bostwick, Kent A. Miller, John A. Diemer
  • Publication number: 20120299436
    Abstract: A stator for a rotating electrical device includes a stator retaining ring for the stator in a cylinder form that retains a plurality of cores. The stator retaining ring includes the cylinder portion where the cores are attached, and a plurality of fixing flanges where the stator retaining ring retains the housing with screws. A pair of through-holes representing a group of through-holes arranged near to one another extends through each of the fixing flanges. A separation distance ? in the circumferential direction defined between the pair of the through-holes belonging to the same group of the through-holes is smaller relative to a separation distance ? in the circumferential direction defined between adjacent through-holes belonging to different groups of the through-holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiya Sugiyama, Takashi Asaga
  • Patent number: 8203248
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor having a stator and a rotor in a housing, wherein the stator comprises a plurality of lamellae that are disposed in parallel and are combined into a package. The lamellae are held together via a spring clamp, which overlaps the lamella package in an axial manner, wherein the spring clamp simultaneously supports the lamella package radially on the interior wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christa Bauch, Ole Berkefeld, Martin Schulz, Ngoc-Thach Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8177523
    Abstract: A linear compressor includes a cylinder part with a cylinder bore. A piston is disposed in the bore and slidable therein. A main spring connects the cylinder part to the piston. A connecting member connects between the main spring and the piston. The connecting member passes through the air gap of a stator of a linear electric motor. At least one armature pole of the motor is located along the connecting member. The stator comprises a plurality stator parts opposed across the air gap. The cylinder part includes a tapered clamp for each stator part. The tapered clamp widens outward from the air gap. Each stator part has a matching taper and is engaged in the tapered clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited
    Inventors: Upesh Patel, Gordon Cameron Otte
  • Patent number: 8097997
    Abstract: A transaxle includes a case having an opening, a second rotating electric machine stored in the opening of the case and having a stator, a rear planetary gear stored in the transaxle case and connected to the second rotating electric machine, a transaxle rear cover sealing the opening and a bolt fixing the second rotating electric machine to the transaxle case. The stator has first and second thrust end faces defining an axial length thereof. The first thrust end face is pressed against an inner surface of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yota Mizuno, Yuji Shimada, Hiroshi Hata, Akito Okawa, Kinji Tange, Kinya Yoshii, Masatoshi Adachi
  • Patent number: 7919898
    Abstract: A rotor core assembly for an electric motor includes a stack of laminations and first and second end plates disposed at opposite ends of the stack of laminations. A plurality of concentric fastener holes extend through the laminations and the end plates for receiving stainless steel pins. Each pin has a head against one of the end plates, and each pin has spaced apart grooves thereon extending from the other end plate. A stainless steel collar engages each of the pins and contacts one of the end plates. Each collar has a deformed portion in at least one of the grooves of the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Nidec Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Weirong Wang, Thomas E. Kirkley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7868509
    Abstract: It is an object to obtain a highly efficient and low-cost single-phase motor and a hermetic compressor employing the motor by producing the motor in a form that allows a proper material layout, with securing a magnetic path of a coreback of a stator iron core. According to the present invention, in a single-phase motor having a stator including a stator iron core formed by laminating a plurality of electromagnetic steel sheets and provided with a slot and single-phase two-pole distributed windings composed of a main winding and an auxiliary winding contained in the slot, and a rotor placed through a gap on an inner circumference of the stator, at least five notches each having a roughly straight lined shape are provided on an outer circumference of the stator iron core, so that a quadrangle is formed by straight lines including four notches out of the at least five notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hayato Yoshino, Yoshio Takita, Koji Yabe, Osamu Kazama
  • Patent number: 7843104
    Abstract: A stator component whose composition and processing enable the component to axially compress magnetic sheets of a stator and also inhibit joule heating of the component to the extent that the need for a separate flux shield can be eliminated. The component is formed of a ductile iron alloy containing, by weight, about 3.25 to about 3.40% carbon, about 3.70 to about 3.80% silicon, about 4.50 to about 4.70% nickel, up to about 0.20% manganese, up to about 0.06% magnesium, less than 0.02% phosphorus, less than 0.02% sulfur, with the balance being iron and incidental impurities. Following heat treatment, the component exhibits properties that inhibit joule heating of the component by eddy currents induced by alternating magnetic fields of the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Subrahmanyam Thangirala
  • Patent number: 7821177
    Abstract: A laminated core includes a laminated body, clamping plates and holding members. The laminated body includes a plurality of amorphous alloy plates, which are stacked one after another in a stacking direction such that each adjacent two of the plurality of amorphous alloy plates directly contact with each other. The clamping plates contact opposed end surfaces, respectively, of the laminated body in the stacking direction. A thickness of each of the first and second clamping plates in the stacking direction is larger than that of each of the plurality of amorphous alloy plates. Each holding member contacts with the clamping plates and maintains a predetermined space between the clamping plates while the laminated body is clamped between the clamping plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Sadahisa Onimaru, Hirofumi Kinjou, Daisuke Miyata, Katsuhiko Oka
  • Publication number: 20100187945
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing and preparing for assembly a stator core of a generator, the stator core having a central cylindrical bore along a longitudinal axis of the stator core, the method including in a first step, mounting a first press plate onto a tooling device and concomitantly and/or subsequently positioning at least one key bar to be manufactured in an axial direction with respect to the longitudinal axis in a spaced manner along a peripheral circumference of the first press plate. The method includes in a second step, stacking a plurality of generator laminations onto the first press plate and mechanically coupling the plurality of generator laminations with the at least one key bar and, in a third step, mounting a second press plate onto the plurality of generator laminations, fixing the second press plate to at least one of the at least one key bar and at least one axial fixing device and concomitantly and/or subsequently exerting axial stress on the first and the second press plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventor: Michel Verrier
  • Patent number: 7737597
    Abstract: The invention relates to a module (6) for primary parts (12) of synchronous motors (7, 8, 13) which are excited by permanent magnets, which comprise at least one secondary part (9) which is at least sectionally devoid of permanent magnets. Said secondary part (9) is made of an iron structure comprising teeth (11) which leads to the primary part (12). Said module (6) comprises at least one permanent magnet (1, 14) and at least one iron rod (2) which is arranged on the opposite sides. Recesses (3) are arranged between the iron rod (2) on one side and at least one winding (5) is guided about the iron rod (2). An additional module (6) can be secured at least to one side of the module (6) such that the iron rod (2) engages in the recesses (3) of the adjacent module (6) and the modules (6) can be placed together in relation to various predetermined primary parts (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Zeljko Jajtic, Gerhard Matscheko, Stefan Schiele, Wolfgang Wolter