Abstract: An electric-powered tool comprises: a housing; and a brush motor contained in the housing, having: brush holders, each of brush holders holding a carbon brush; and brush terminals, made of an electrical conductive and elastic material having at least one blade portion, a palm portion, and an arm portion, for providing electrical connection thereof to the brushes through the brush holder by catching and griping the brush holder by the blade and the palm portions, the arm portion extending from the palm portion to an end where a fixing portion is provided, each of the brush terminals being fixed by the fixing portion with a positional offset to develop a contact pressure between the palm portion and the brush holder. Further, the arm portion is further extending over the fixing portion to form a connecting portion. On the other hand, one end of a field coil is connected to a connector. Thus, the brush holder is connected to the field coil through the connection portion and the connector.

Abstract: An improved connection arrangement is provided for forming the electrical connection between a rotor winding and a rotatable diode pack, mounted on the rotor, in which rotor winding terminals are compressably sandwiched between the diode pack and the rotor or a diode pack mounting arrangement, such as an end winding support, attached thereto. By sandwiching the winding terminal in this manner, mechanical stresses and strain hardening of the connection may be avoided to increase reliability. Further mechanical support for the electrical connection is also provided while avoiding the use of parts which significantly contribute to the overall length of the electrical machine.

Abstract: An electromagnetic motor includes a rotor having a plurality of magnets mounted along a perimeter of the rotor. Preferably, adjacent magnets have opposite poles facing outward. One or more electromagnets are disposed adjacent to the perimeter of the rotor so that as the rotor rotates, the magnets mounted on the rotor are carried near the poles of the electromagnets. Current is supplied to the electromagnets by a drive circuit in a predetermined phase relationship with the rotation of the rotor such that, for substantially all angular positions of the rotor, magnetic attraction and repulsion between the poles of the electromagnets and the magnets mounted on the rotor urge the rotor to rotate in a desired direction. Reflective material is mounted on the rotor in predetermined angular positions. The drive circuit includes a photosensitive device which produces a signal whose value varies according to whether the device is receiving light reflected from the reflective material.

Abstract: The problem of assembling and maintaining good electrical contact in a rotating rectifier assembly (40) is solved using brazed connections. The rectifier assembly (40) includes a cylindrical housing (44) receiving a pair of coaxial copper plates (50,52) which act as outputs. Each copper plate (50,52) has three angularly spaced, square-shaped diode wafers (64,70) brazed thereto on one face. The opposite face of each diode wafer (64,70) is brazed to a conductive strap (68,74). The straps (68,74) extend radially outwardly. The two plates (50,52) are angularly aligned so that their respective diode wafers (64,70) are in angular alignment, with the straps (68,74) for the aligned diode wafers (64,70) of each plate (50,52) being soldered together to provide a phase connection. A conductive strap (58,60) is brazed to each of the two plates (50,52) for connection to conductive posts (48) which connect to the main field (32).

Abstract: A permanent split capacitor motor and a drive system for an automatic washer including the motor for rotating an agitator in the automatic washer. A control circuit operates the motor in first and second directions. The motor has two stator windings with a turns ratio of approximately 1.0 and a low inertia rotor. The stator bore to outside stator diameter is preferably 0.43.

Abstract: An independent-drive wheel for electric cars, bicycles, and wheelchairs wherein electromagnets 14,15 of rotor 12 of a commutator motor are positioned along a circumference in the form of a pair of groups which are offset with respect to each other, and wherein distribution commutator 6 of stator 9 electrically connected to electric energy storage device 32 is constructed in such a manner that when magnetic axes 17,18 of electromagnets of one group and magnetic members 11 of the stator are aligned, electromagnets 14 are connected to electric energy storage device 32, and when magnetic axes 19,18 of electromagnets 15 of the second group and of respective magnetic members 11 of stator 9 are not aligned, these electromagnets 15 are connected to voltage control unit 36.

Abstract: A solid state controller is mounted directly to a permanent magnet, brushless DC motor. The controller operates the motor at constant torque and variable speed. Speed is determined in accordance with density of the through flow. The motor and controller can be employed to circulate fluid in a circulation loop having variable pressure.

Abstract: A miniature motor driven by a full-wave or half-wave rectified power source, having a stator of a two-pole field system using a permanent magnet as magnetic poles, a rotor comprising a winding wound on a four-pole core, and noise-suppressing capacitors disposed between adjoining core arms of the four-pole core of the rotor.

Abstract: An electric motor includes at least a stator core carrying toroidal coils wound thereon, a magnet provided in opposition to the stator core so as to constitute a part of a rotor, and magnetic flux detection elements for detecting changes in magnetic polarity of the magnet so as to control a current flowing in the toroidal coils. The stator is provided with a select number of cut portions at its open end. The number of cut portions is not less than that of the magnetic flux detection elements. The winding positions of the toroidal coils are considered in order to maintain magnetic symmetry, the magnetic flux detection elements being provided in the cut portions.

Abstract: An electric rotating machine, which can be operated as either a motor or generator, utilizes material exhibiting a Hall effect to replace the normal slip rings or mechanical commutation devices. Preferably, a slab of Hall effect material is curved to extend circumferentially around the rotor between the rotor and stator, and the rotor is adapted to create a magnetic field. When used as a motor, a source of electrical power is connected to the Hall effect material to cause a primary current to flow therein. The combination of the rotor magnetic field and the primary current flowing in the Hall effect material produces a Hall effect current which creates a torque on the rotor causing it to rotate. When used as a generator, the rotor is rotated and induces a primary current to flow in the Hall effect material. The combination of the rotor magnetic field and the induced primary current produces a Hall effect voltage and current that can be connected to power an electrical load.

Abstract: An ac spindle motor (10) for driving a spindle motor of a machine tool provided with a rotor (14) having an output shaft (12) connected to the spindle, and a stator (16) surrounding the rotor and having a laminated core (20) serving as a yoke, and stator winding assemblies of three phases (U-phase, V-phase, W-phase). The stator winding assembly of each phase (18u, 18v, 18w) has: windings (C.sub.2, C.sub.4) of a first group which are energized for a rotation of the spindle in both a low-speed range not higher than a given speed, and a high-speed range above the given speed; windings (C.sub.1, C.sub.3) of a second group energized only for a rotation of the spindle in the low-speed range; and electrical contact means (S1, S2, S3, S4) controlled so that the windings (C.sub.1, C.sub.2, C.sub.3, C.sub.4) of the first and second groups are energized to generate a first multipolar revolving magnetic field for the rotation of the spindle in the low-speed range, and so that only the windings (C.sub.2, C.sub.

Abstract: The pulsating current brushless electric motor includes a permanent magnet rotor rotating in a stator and having numerous circumferentially adjacent polarities in corresponding opposition. The stator contains slots positioned at a uniform reciprocal distance from the pertaining field windings. The rotor performs a keyed rotation on a particular shaft which includes known optical, magnetic or similar devices for the operational detection of its angular position, in combination with electronic circuits which are preset to the distribution of the electric current in the windings.

Abstract: A magnetic bearing arrangement for a rotor, having permanent magnets to absorb radial bearing forces, and having an axial stabilizer which keeps the rotor in a contactless position in relation to the stator. Attached to the stator are electric coils, which interact with magnetizable parts fastened to the rotor. To make the bearing arrangement as independent as possible from the spatial orientation of the rotor axis, and from housing deformations, there is provided, in the vicinity of the rotor center of gravity, a center-of-gravity bearing having a comparatively high radial rigidity and at another point of the rotor there is provided a stabilizer bearing, having a radial rigidity which is less than that of the center-of-gravity bearing. The center-of-gravity bearing supports the major portion of the rotor weight, and the stabilizer bearing is primarily responsible for the static and dynamic stabilization of the entire system.

Abstract: The invention can increase the induced voltage by arranging two adjacent frequency generating coils serially, and also suppress the variation of the induced voltage by omitting the teeth pattern of the frequency generating coils at the opposite position of the section where the coil pattern is not provided due to the driving circuit elements. In addition, the driving circuit elements are mounted on both inner and outer sides of the coil pattern on a single PCB and the expensive dual pattern PCB or any additional PCB is not required, so that the manufacturing cost is reduced and the assembling process becomes easier.

Abstract: A control motor comprising an integrated direct current motor and speed control circuit, the speed control circuit controlling a rotational speed of the direct current motor by means of changing a voltage applied to an armature by a chopping of a switching element, the speed control circuit being composed upon a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board being supported in the direct current motor by a case member formed of a heat-conducting material, and a radiation portion of the switching element which is closely contracted with a projection formed integrally with the case member and is installed in the projection.

Abstract: A cooling fan for use inside a circuit system, especially a pulse-width modulation speed controllable DC cooling fan which can automatically vary its speed according to the internal temperature of the circuit system. An object of the invention is to control the rotation speed of the fan by a pulse-width modulation fan speed control circuit composed of a plurality of resistors, capacitors, diodes, Zener diodes, ICs and a thermistor, which is installed inside a circuit system in combination with a DC brushless fan. The control circuit in turn outputs control signal pulse following a monostable IC of said circuit continuously triggered by a phase changing cycle timing pulse signal transmitted of the fan motor. The pulse width of the control signal pulse is determined by a resistor element within a set of monostable pulse width timing resistor-capacitor (RC).

Abstract: A motor having a stator which comprises a stator iron core 6 formed by fitting an inner ring magnetic pole portion 10 into an outer ring yoke portion 5, the inner ring magnetic pole portion 10 having slots 8 and magnetic poles 7; an insulating member 11 covering the inner ring magnetic pole portion of the stator iron core; a funnel-like insulating 13 which is formed integrally with the insulating member 11 to cover an end surface 14 of the inner ring magnetic pole portion 10 and which has a first through hole 15 for rotary shaft to communicate with the central portion of the inner ring magnetic pole portion 10 spool frames 23, 24 with pins 28 formed on the magnetic poles 7 so as to be integral with the insulating member 13; a rotor 16 inserted in the inner ring magnetic pole portion; 10; a funnel-like insulating cover 18 having a second through hole 20 for rotary shaft which is in alignment with the first through hole 15, the insulating cover 18 being mounted on the other end surface 12 of the inner ring magn

Abstract: In a DC brushless motor, a position detecting magnet (1b, 31b) is arranged in correspondence with a driving magnet (1a, 31a) which is for causing torque, and the position detecting magnet (1b, 31b) includes a non-magnetized part in each pole to make a predetermined distribution of flux which can be detected by only one magnetic detecting element (7); and signals detected by the magnetic detecting element are developed into three (or two)-phase full-wave driving signals through a necessary signal processing circuit (14) etc.

Abstract: An electric motor assembly for driving an air blower is disclosed. The assembly comprises a casing of metal, the casing having opposed open ends closed by respective covers of metal; a rotation shaft rotatably disposed in the casing, the rotation shaft having one end exposed to the outside through an opening formed in one of the covers, the one end being adapted to connect to a fan of the air blower; a plurality of magnets installed in the casing and circumferentially surrounding the rotation axis; an armature mounted to the rotation shaft to rotate therewith; a commutator mounted to the rotation shaft and electrically connected with the armature; brushes operatively contacting with the commutator and supported by the casing; and an electric power feeding device for feeding the brushes with an electric power. A pulse width modulating device is further employed which is electrically connected with the power feeding device for modulating the electric power by means of a pulse width modulation method.

Abstract: An induction motor, including a single rotor formed in one-piece and first and second stators disposed side by side, has a phase changing device for varying the phase difference between the rotational magnetic field generated by the first stator and that generated by the second stator. The phase changing device comprises at least first and second short-circuiting switches for short-circuiting or disconnecting the series-junction nodes of the stator windings. The first switching produces a configuration intermediate to series delta and parallel Y (Wye), and the second completes the transformation from delta to Y. The motor presents three different torque curves suitable for starting operation, intermediate speed operation and normal or steady-state operation by the switching operation of the first- and second-switches.

Abstract: A superconducting motor (1) comprises a stator (3) and a rotor (5), both of which employ superconductive windings. The rotor includes two sets of windings, a large rotor winding (13) and a small rotor winding (15). The windings are connected to form a current loop (16) which is exposed to a magnetic field. Switches (S1,S2) or diodes (D1,D2) are employed to trap a maximum number of magnetic flux lines in the loop when the magnetic field is impressed on the loop. Thereafter, the trapped flux is transferred from the small to the large winding to run the motor. When the switches are closed, the loop acts as a perfect conductor whereby no flux change occurs within the loop.

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.

Abstract: An electric motor, especially an electric, small-power motor for driving wiper systems of motor vehicles, in which an electronics housing (50) is arranged beside a motor housing (10) by affixing the electronics housing to a central bulge (13) on the bottom (12) of the motor housing (10).

Abstract: A spindle motor comprising a fixed shaft member, a hub member rotatably supported by the fixed shaft member through bearings, and a magnetic-fluid type sealing mechanism arranged between the fixed shaft member and the hub member. The magnetic-fluid type sealing mechanism has a rotary member mounted on the hub member, a stationary member mounted on the fixed shaft member, and a magnetic fluid holding device for holding a magnetic fluid. The magnetic fluid holding is secured to the annular mounting portion of the stationary member. The magnetic fluid holding device and the annular portion of the rotary member cooperate with each other in holding the magnetic fluid therebetween.

Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine has a stationary assembly with a winding thereon, and a rotatable assembly is supported by the stationary assembly and associated in magnetic coupling relation with the winding. A switch and terminal assembly is mounted to the stationary assembly, and a centrifugal device is conjointly rotatable with the rotatable assembly for operating the switch and terminal assembly to control the energization of the winding.

Abstract: An induction motor including a single rotor formed in one-piece and first and second stators disposed side by side has a phase changing device for varying the phase difference between the rotational magnetic field generated by the first stator and that generated by the second stator. The phase changing device comprises a first-connection changing switch for making the interconnection of respective stator windings of the stators the first series delta-connection in which the phase difference is 0.degree. when it is in its closed-state and a second-connection changing switch for making the respective stator windings the second series data-connection in which the phase difference is 120.degree. when it is in its closed-state. When both the first- and second-connection changing switches are closed, the interconnection of the stator windings becomes a parallel Y (or star)-connection in which the phase difference produced is 60.degree..

Abstract: The invention relates to a collectorless direct-current external-rotor motor (2), which includes a stator (6) with stator windings (12) fastened to a motor flange (4), an external rotor (14) enclosing the stator (6) on its side facing away from the motor flange (4), as well as an electronic circuit arrangement (18) driving the stator windings (12). This circuit arrangement (18) has a conductor plate (24) provided with electronic components (22) arranged adjacent to the flange-side facing the stator (6), as well as several power semiconductors (28) electrically connected to the conductor plate (24), arranged in heat-conducting contact with the motor flange (4). The power semiconductors (28) are joined indirectly by an annular disk-form cooling body (40) to the motor flange (4) to provide a heat-conducting effect. The cooling body (40) forms a preassembled component with the conductor plate (24) and a carrier element (42) which support the conductor plate (24).

Abstract: A brushless motor comprising: a rotor constituted by a permanent magnet having a plurality of circumferentially alternately equally magnetized N and S magnetic poles; a stator having a plurality of excitation coils equidistantly disposed around the rotor; a rotor position detecting member such as a magneto-sensitive element; and a printed circuit board having a commutation circuit for switching the electric current for the excitation coils based on a detection signal of the rotor position detecting member; wherein the number of the magnetic poles of the rotor is selected so that the number of the magnetic poles of the rotor located within an area between respective center lines of two adjacent excitation coils is an odd number not smaller than three. The width of each excitation coil is selected so that an angle .alpha. formed between lines connecting the circumferential opposite ends of each excitation coil commonly to a center of the rotor is made equal to an angle .beta.

Abstract: A current carrying drive coil in a magnetic field is moved by the field. An attached tachometer coil, passing through the same field, produces a voltage from which the speed of the coils may be calculated. Changes in the drive coil current produce noise in the tachometer coil. This noise is offset by combining the tachometer voltage with the voltage produced by a stationary pickup coil, which picks up only the noise.

Abstract: An electrical stepper motor system is provided in which a microcomputer controlled driver monitors the real time operating parameters of the stepper motor. The driver is controlled by the microcomputer to keep the real time operating parameters of the motor in a range that is governed by limiting parameters. The limiting parameters are determined by the microcomputer on a moment by moment basis in response to changes in certain conditions occurring within the stepper motor, as well as in the outside operating environment. The microcomputer compares the microcomputer determined safe operating parameters with any user stipulated operating parameters, stored in the storage means of the microcomputer, to determine limiting parameters on a moment by moment basis. An encoder senses the position and velocity of the motor and provides appropriate status signals to enable the driver to compensate for position and velocity errors of the stepper motor.

Abstract: A miniature motor with a frequency generator comprising a motor portion having a stator with a permanent magnet for forming a magnetic field and a rotor with rotor windings wound on a rotor core; electric current being fed to the rotor windings via a commutator making sliding contact with brushes, and a frequency generator for detecting the revolution of the motor, in which the frequency generator comprises a frequency generator rotor, mounted on the motor rotor, having a disc-like rotor portion made of a soft magnetic material and equipped with a plurality of magnetic-pole teeth on the outer periphery thereof, an internal-gear core of an annular disc shape, made of a soft magnetic material, disposed in such a manner as to come in contact with the inside of a motor housing and face the outer circumferential surface of the rotor portion and equipped with a plurality of magnetic-pole teeth on the inner periphery thereof, a permanent magnet forming a magnetic field between the magnetic-pole teeth of the rotor po

Abstract: A motor assembly includes a stationary assembly having a plurality of winding stages adapted to be electrically energized to generate an electromagnetic field and a rotatable assembly including a plurality of permanent magnet elements in magnetic coupling relation with the stationary assembly. The motor assembly also includes first and second substantially flat end members parallel to each other and having inner facing sides between which the stationary assembly and the rotatable assembly are located. Each of the members has an outer side opposite its inner side. Control circuitry is connected to the winding stages and positioned adjacent the outer side of the first member, for applying a voltage to one or more of the winding stages at a time and for commutating the winding stages in a preselected sequence to rotate the rotatable assembly about an axis of rotation. A cap on the outer side of the first member forms a closure with the first member within which the control circuitry is located.

Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor and a bearing that connects both in a rotatable manner. The rotor and stator include electric conductor paths leading to exciting coils and/or to electronic components, all arranged on an iron-plate serving as a magnetic return path. The iron-plate has at least one electrical insulating layer that serves to insulate it, as well as at least the conductive layer forming the conductor paths which are on the insulating layer.

Abstract: A frequency generator includes a circuit board having one surface on which a generating coil pattern and a wiring pattern are printed in stacked relationship via an insulating layer. In a preferred embodiment, the coil is pointed over the wiring pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disc type brushless coreless DC motor which includes a rotor and stator. The DC motor includes a position-detecting sensor installed and secured below an effective coil part of an armature coil, and a single screw having a rounded head is installed at the position 1/5 of a magnetic pole width .+-.n.pi./2 apart from the position-detecting sensor along a clockwise (or counter clockwise) direction when the rotating direction of the rotor is counter clockwise (or clockwise), thereby permitting the achievement of easy production, low cost, and especially light weight, and, further, larger starting torque with a lower starting voltage in the DC motor.

Abstract: In an induction motor rotor windings are connected together in a squirrel cage or a wound rotor .DELTA. configuration and stator windings are connected in series across a source. A capacitor is connected in parallel with one of the stator windings and this combination is connected in series with the other stator winding and is sized to form a quasi-double-resonant circuit. Both a single-phase and a polyphase motor can be configured as a quasi-double-resonant circuit with respect to each input power phase. A switching circuit employing compactors allows changing the rotation direction of the motor in a polyphase motor. A further polyphase motor is also described with primary stator windings connected to each power phase input and interleaved secondary stator winding, magnetically coupled to the primary stator windings but not directly connected to the power inputs. The secondary stator windings have capacitors coupled in parallel thereto to form parallel floating resonant circuits.

Abstract: A governor and motor assembly of a fractional horsepower electric motor adapted to control the efficient operation of the motor utilizing simple structural components. The governor is responsive to the centrifugal forces of the rotating rotor shaft of the motor and is attached to the end thereof. The governor includes a carrier plate affixed to the shaft and a pivotable lever mounted within a groove in the carrier plate. A first end of the pivotable lever is connected to the carrier plate by an extension spring which acts to move the lever to its at rest or actuated position. As a predetermined rotational velocity is reached, the lever pivots at the groove to pivot away from the electrical switch aligned axially with the rotor shaft. The electrical switch, in turn, is mounted to a terminal board fixedly mounted to the motor housing to thereby positionally maintain the governor on the motor shaft as well as retain the associated capacitor.

Abstract: A brushless motor in which the Hall elements are mounted around a sub-magnet by means of a holder and a printed circuit board is disclosed. The holder comprises a semicircular disk-shaped base portion and a semicircular cylindrical extension portion extending therefrom to oppose the outer circumferential surface of the sub-magnet across a small radial gap, wherein a plurality of rectangular bores for accommodating the Hall elements are formed in the extension portion at a fixed circumferential pitch, each bore having an axial depth substantially greater than the length of Hall elements. The Hall elements accommodated in respective bores are sealed by an adhesive, and the semicircular disk-shaped printed circuit board is attached on the base portion of the holder by means of a mortice and tenon joint, to close the bores of the holder. The leads of the Hall elements are soldered to the printed circuit pattern formed on the back surface of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: In a rectifier supporting device for (three-phase) generators which is intended particularly for motor vehicles, buses and the like, cooling plates carrying the rectifier diodes are constructed as heat sinks following the circular shape of an end shield of the generator and segment-like cut out portion for a brush holder of the generator. Each of the heat sinks is supported at an axial distance from, but coaxial with, a circuit board arranged between the two heat sinks. The circuit board has a shape corresponding to that of the heat sinks and provides electric connections to the diode head wires and stator wires.In an advantageous construction of the circuit board, sheathe-like guides extend downward until adjacent to the stator phase windings and receive the stator wires guided up toward the circuit board in an insulated passage through the facing three-phase generator housing parts and heat sink areas.

Abstract: A P.M. d.c. motor in which the permanent magnets thereof are provided as thin arcuate segments of predetermined length which rotate about a circular locus of core component defining poles. The paired permanent magnets are configured to slightly straddle the end surfaces of the core components as they pass thereover to effect a shear form of magnetic interaction with flux interaction regions or surfaces of the laminar core components. This serves to substantially minimize axially directed magnetic attractive forces including any time varying axial force terms which may be developed in consequence of commutation. Further a localize rotor balancing is achieved. A highly efficient core structure formed as a core base having outwardly extending legs which are bent perpendicularly upward to form upstanding core components is provided. Additionally, an aerodynamic seal is developed at the periphery of the rotor stator combination to provide for the isolation of any contaminants.

Abstract: Disclosed are a starter and power generator which starts an engine and which is subsequently driven by the engine to generate power, and a motor used in the starter, in particular, a self-controlled commutatorless motor in which a rotating magnetic field is developed across the stator in accordance with an angle of rotation of the rotor. Normally, output matching means is connected to the three phase windings of the stator, whereby an alternator is defined by the combination of the rotor, the stator and the output matching means. However, in response to a starting command, energizing means is substituted for the output matching means, whereby a combination of the rotor, the stator, timing means and energizing means form a commutatorless motor. Thus, subsequent to starting the engine, the motor is driven by the engine to generate power.

Abstract: An optical pulse generator for an electric-motor drive arrangement, especially for a motor vehicle window lifting drive with an electric motor and a flanged transmission is to be provided in a simple manner which improves the operating reliability of the drive arrangement while the overall size is reduced. To this end it is proposed, according to the invention, to arrange a code wheel (1) within the electric-motor drive arrangement on the rotor shift (4) of the electric motor or on a transmission output gear (5) within the flanged transmission. A protective encapsulation is achieved while the code wheel (1) is arranged on the rotor shaft (4) by a protective housing (3) supported on the code wheel (1). Alternatively, the code wheel is arranged on the transmission output gear (5), by a protective housing formed by transmission housing wall (201), the transmission output gear (5) itself. Sealing rings (8) arranged adjacent to the code wheel.

Abstract: A stator for a ceiling fan includes a disc with two different depth slots alternately formed on the outer peripheral edge. A primary winding and a secondary winding are respectively wound in the longer slots and the shorter slots. An axle is disposed through the center of the disc and a circuit board including one or more resistors is disposed on a surface of the disc. Two or more contacts are provided for connection to a switch for changing the power supplied to the windings through the contacts in order to change the rotational speed of the ceiling fan. A cavity is formed on the circuit board for receiving the resistors.

Abstract: An electrically commutated, collectorless direct-current motor is disclosed whose stator has a self-supporting drum winding and a cylindrical plastic body which is located concentrically with the drum winding in a winding head. The cylindrical plastic body has recesses which contain eyehooks. The ends of the drum winding are connected with the eyehooks, which are welded to a circuit board. The invention makes it possible to automate the connection of the winding ends to the circuit board.

Abstract: An electromagnetic induction machine having inductively coupled primary, secondary and tertiary branch windings. The exciting current of the primary branch is transformed or reflected, via the inductive coupling, to an electrically separate secondary or tertiary branch. This reflected current in the isolated branch is sustained by connecting a capacitive load impedance to it. Thus, a floating parallel resonant circuit is formed which supplies the needed reactive component in lieu of the primary branch. Different winding techniques are then incorporated in the separate branches to maximize the available winding space and provide improved operating or performance characteristics.

Abstract: A brush mounting plate for an electric motor is formed as a one piece element molded from a suitable electrically non conductive material. The plate is formed with various openings, recesses and lugs on its opposed faces which serve to mount and locate components such as brush holders, inductors, and thermo switches in a compact arrangement with various components assembled to opposite faces of the plate in a stacked relationship axially of the plate. The lugs are so arranged as to enable a snap fit assembly of the inductor and thermo switches on to the plate.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a brushless DC motor of high performance, which has its construction simplified and feasible made by sandwiching an annular coil between two stator yokes having a plurality of magnetic elements in the circumferential direction, by magnetically shorting the two stator yokes through a shorting member, and by providing a magnetic pole detector for detecting the positions of the magnetic poles of a rotor.

Abstract: A fan for mounting on and use in connection with cooling of components on a PWB comprising a PWB having an aperture therein for receiving a bearing holder with a bearing rotatable within the holder. An annular multipole permanent magnet is secured to the bearing for rotation in the bearing holder. An impeller in the form of radially and outwardly extending vanes, aligned with a central point but spaced from said point, is secured to an outer surface of the permanent magnet and rotates therewith. A housing is secured to the PWB, the housing being disposed over the impeller and the magnet and having two openings, one in the region above the central point of the vanes and a second opening facing along the surface of the PWB. Four electromagnets are secured to the side of the PWB opposite the magnet, the electromagnets being positioned at the four corners of a square and beneath the magnet.

Abstract: A motor assembly for use in combination with an air handling system such as an automotive blower system for supplying cooling or heating air to a passenger compartment of an automobile. The assembly comprises a support member which is adapted to be mounted on the air handling system. Stationary and annular rotatable assemblies are mounted on one side of the support plate and a printed circuit board including a motor control circuit is mounted on the other side thereof. The stationary assembly has a plurality of winding stages adapted to be electrically energized to generate an electromagnetic field. The annular rotatable assembly has a plurality of permanent magnet elements surrounding the stationary assembly and is adapted to engage a squirrel cage fan for moving air in the air handling system.

Abstract: Collectorless (brushless) three-phase DC motor having a permanent-magnet arrangement and a three-phase winding, these being movable relative to each other, and having three position sensors which are stationary relative to the winding and controlled by the permanent-magnet arrangement to supply sensor output signals. The winding's coils are energized by current in a cyclical sequence in dependence upon the sensor output signals, the latter being offset by 120.degree.-el. one from the next. Induced coil voltages are offset by 120.degree.-el.; the coil voltages, in crossing zero, are alternately positive for at most 180.degree.-el. and negative for at most 180.degree.-el. and their sum is equal to zero for all relative positions as between the magnet arrangement and the winding. The position sensors are so arranged relative to the winding's coils that the sensors' changes-of-state substantially coincide with the zero-crossovers of the associated induced coil voltages.