Connectors, Terminals Or Lead-ins Patents (Class 310/71)
  • Patent number: 12255503
    Abstract: A motor system includes a motor including a motor cover and a shaft of which a first end portion is exposed to an outside of the motor cover, a permanent magnet provided at the exposed first end portion of the shaft, and a rotation angle detector disposed at a periphery of the permanent magnet, and configured to detect a magnetic field change due to rotation of the permanent magnet during rotation of the shaft to detect a rotation angle of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jae Hoon Yoon
  • Patent number: 12249877
    Abstract: A power pack of an EPS may include: a motor unit including a motor having a plurality of windings; a plurality of driving units each including an inverter configured to drive the motor by supplying power to any one of the plurality of windings; a plurality of control units each including a controller configured to control the inverter in order to control the operation of the motor; a plurality of power supply units configured to supply power to the motor; and a board unit coupled to the motor unit, and including a first circuit board and a second circuit board, which are electrically connected to each other, wherein the power pack includes a plurality of single ECUs, each of which is constituted by connecting any one of the control units, any one of the driving units and any one of the power supply units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Joon Hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 12244175
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator having stacking coil units with a nonmagnetic body arranged between, and a rotatable rotor. Each of the coil units includes a coil, and a stator core. The coil includes an annular winding. The stator core is arranged to surround at least part of the winding. The stator core includes projections formed on axial ends of the stator core, alternately arranged in a circumferential direction, and projecting radially toward the rotor from the axial ends. The coil includes the winding and two leads extending from the winding. At least one of a first and a second of the two leads extends between stator cores of two of the coil units. A magnet pole is arranged in one of inner and outer circumferential portions of the stator core, and the first and second leads are arranged in an other one of inner and outer circumferential portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naohiro Kido, Yoshinari Asano, Tsukasa Asari, Hiroshi Hibino
  • Patent number: 12244197
    Abstract: A stator for an electric machine comprises a cylindrical core defining an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface with a plurality of slots formed between the inner cylindrical surface and the outer cylindrical surface. Windings are positioned on the cylindrical core. The leads of the windings include a plurality of inner leads associated with conductors in an inner layer of the slots and a plurality of outer leads associated with conductors in an outer layer of the slots. A bus bar assembly includes a plurality of inner bus bars and a plurality of outer bus bars, the plurality of inner bus bars connected to the plurality of inner leads, and the plurality of outer bus bars connected to the plurality of outer leads. The plurality of outer bus bars are positioned radially outward from the end turns of the windings and radially inward from the outer cylindrical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Beatty, David Lee Durant, Ryan J. Jones, Kirk Neet
  • Patent number: 12237731
    Abstract: An electric work machine in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a motor, a driver, and a temperature sensor. The motor includes a stator, and a rotor. The stator includes a cylindrical body, a tooth, and a coil. The cylindrical body includes a first inner circumferential surface. The tooth is disposed to stand on the first inner circumferential surface. The coil is wound around the tooth. The coil generates a magnetic force in response to receiving an electric power. The temperature sensor is installed in/on the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Niwa, Kei Kouda
  • Patent number: 12237747
    Abstract: An electrical connector has a housing with a front surface, a rear surface, and side surfaces. A first wall extends between the front surface, the rear surface and the side surfaces. A second wall extends between the front surface, the rear surface and the side surfaces, the second wall having a radiused reference surface. An alignment projection extends from the radiused reference surface in a direction away from the first wall. Compression clips extend from the side surfaces. The compression clips have bases, beams and a latching projections, with the beams extending at angles relative to the side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH, Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Brian Keith Weaver, Jeffrey Hummel, Divya Shukla, William James Moyer, II, Heath McClung
  • Patent number: 12227151
    Abstract: An actuation device for a hydraulically operating brake system may include: a master cylinder in a housing and having at least one piston, to which a force can be applied by, e.g., a brake pedal; pressure supply device(s), at least one of which is a piston pump or double stroke piston pump having a piston and driven by an electromotive drive, the drive moving the piston directly or via a step-up gear; at least one valve assembly with magnetic valves; and at least one electronic control and regulating unit. The brake system has at least two hydraulic circuits, and a pressure change can be carried out in at least one wheel brake via the pressure supply device(s). A first housing or module, hydraulically connected to the housing, may contain the valve assembly and the at least one piston and pressure chamber of at least one of the pressure supply devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Thomas Leiber, Heinz Leiber
  • Patent number: 12231054
    Abstract: A motor integrated inverter apparatus includes a drive motor on which a decelerator is installed, and an inverter installed to be directly connected to the drive motor. The inverter includes an inverter cover installed on a side of the drive motor and having an installation space defined therein, a capacitor having the installation space defined in the inverter cover so that an end of the drive shaft is inserted into the installation space, a control board installed on a side of the capacitor, and a cooling part installed between the control board and the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jaehoon Yoon
  • Patent number: 12212202
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary electric machine, in particular for a motor vehicle, including: a stator (100) comprising a stator body (110) and an electrical coil, said electrical coil including a plurality of phase windings (120) forming a bundle (125) that protrudes from an axial end face of the stator body, each phase winding including an end forming a coil connection point (122); and at least one electrical connection member (150) positioned in continuation of the stator (100) and comprising at least one electrically conductive element (155) which is overmolded with an electrically insulating material (126) and extends radially out of the electrically insulating material to form at least two connection outputs (153, 154) to which the connection points are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Vincent Romagnolo, Christopher Riche, Ronald Malbranque
  • Patent number: 12184142
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 3-phase connector integrated stator and an electric compressor including the same. The 3-phase connector integrated stator includes: a stator including a plurality of teeth formed to extend from a cylindrical core, insulators coupled to the core and the teeth so as to surround outer sides of the core and the teeth, and coils wound on outer sides of the insulators at the respective teeth; a motor cover coupled to an upper insulator in a central axis direction of the stator and having a connector coupling part protruding upwardly from an upper plate; and a 3-phase connector inserted into and coupled to the connector coupling part of the motor cover and having connection pins connected to 3-phase coils of the stator. Therefore, the 3-phase connector may be easily assembled to the stator, and the connector pins may be easily assembled to the 3-phase connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Chan Ho Baek, Sae Bom Kim, Gwang Hoon Song, Hyo Keun Jeon, Suk Jae Chung, Kyung Ah Hong
  • Patent number: 12184141
    Abstract: A stator for a motor includes a hole formed at a center thereof by arranging a plurality of assemblies along a circumferential direction (C) of the stator. Each of the plurality of assemblies includes: a stator core; a bobbin; a coil; and a plurality of bus bars disposed on the bobbin. The plurality of bus bars include first to third bus bars. In the plurality of assemblies, both ends of the first bus bar in the circumferential direction (C) and both ends of the second bus bar in the circumferential direction (C) are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction (C) while being spaced apart from each other in a radial direction (R) or an axial direction (A) of the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Ho Jung, Seong Jun Hwang, Yeong Woo Seo
  • Patent number: 12184129
    Abstract: A grounding apparatus for an electrical drive assembly configured for conducting an electrical charge and/or voltage from a rotor of an electric motor via a shaft as a first grounding partner to a second grounding partner. The grounding apparatus has: a supporting body device with a connecting section for electrical and mechanical connection to one of the grounding partners, and a supporting section; a contacting device having a contacting section for electrical connection to the other of the grounding partners, the contacting device having an attachment section and being connected to the supporting section of the supporting body device via the attachment section. The grounding apparatus bridges an annular gap between one grounding partner and the other, and the grounding apparatus has at least one opening which forms or helps to form an air passage in the annular gap in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Schamin, Sebastian Giehl
  • Patent number: 12170465
    Abstract: An electronic module for controlling a motor includes a module housing including a bottom surface, walls, and an open face, a printed circuit board (PCB) arranged along a plane within the module housing; a plurality of power terminals; and a plurality of power switches mounted on the PCB to switchably connect a supply of electric power from a power source to the plurality of power terminals. The plurality of power terminals includes first portions projecting outside the module housing through one of the walls along a direction substantially parallel to the plane for coupling to a plurality of wires couplable to the motor, and second portions extending substantially perpendicularly to the plane and electrically contacting the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Madhur M. Purohit, Alastair G. Valentine, Joshua M. Lewis, Timothy A. Smith, Christopher W. Shook
  • Patent number: 12170471
    Abstract: A device for attaching a motor protector includes: an accommodating member; and a fixation member to which the accommodating member accommodating a motor protector is detachably attached. The fixation member includes a base portion and at least two arm portions. The two arm portions sandwich and hold the accommodating member once the accommodating member is pushed to inside of the two arm portions. The fixation member further includes assisting portions that extend from the base portion to a side of the accommodating member, are caused to pass through assisting portion insertion holes provided in the accommodating member and stick out inside the accommodating member and at positions where the assisting portions sandwich the accommodating member with the arm portions, and cause an elastic force to act on the accommodating member in a case where the accommodating member moves in a direction that is parallel to the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: UBUKATA INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Tsukamoto, Takashi Adake, Tatsuya Ino
  • Patent number: 12166394
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an interconnection assembly for a stator of an electrical machine. The interconnection assembly comprises a shaped bus bar, which has a first region, which comprises a connection point of the interconnection assembly for an external connection, a second region, in which a connecting point for forming a connection of the bus bar to a stator winding is formed, and a central region, which connects the first region and the second region. The first region and the second region are arranged in parallel planes. The central region is oriented in such a way that an angle of a transition between the first region and the central region and an angle of a transition between the second region and the central region deviate from a right angle. The disclosure also relates to a stator having an interconnection assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ralf Wittstadt, Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Sebastian Baumgart, Norbert Lohaus, Tobias Schrenk, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder
  • Patent number: 12160145
    Abstract: A drive unit for an electrically driven vehicle with an inverter module, an electric machine a stator which is controllable by the inverter module. The rotor of the electric machine rotationally drivingly communicates with at least one shaft of the drive unit, the shaft being rotatably supported in a respective associated housing by a bearing arrangement. The housing and the inverter module are grounded. Further, the drive unit has a grounded, low-impedance electrical connection between the shaft and the inverter module so that, when a potential difference occurs between the shaft and the inverter module, a short circuit is produced. Low-impedance potential equalizer is provided between the shaft and the associated housing. It is provided that the shaft is formed as a rotor shaft or as a transmission shaft, the bearing arrangement has two bearings spaced apart axially from one another, and the potential equalizer is formed axially between the two bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Matthias Wesa, Andreas Jung
  • Patent number: 12160150
    Abstract: To provide a rotary electrical machine having a novel configuration adapted to provide axial downsizing of the rotary electrical machine when connecting an electrical connection conductor to a welded side terminal section of a coil end of a segment coil. The rotary electrical machine includes: a stator core 21 including slots radially extended in a radial fashion; a plurality of segment coils 34 radially stacked and accommodated in the slot 37; and a neutral point bus-bar 33 laid on a side of a welded coil end of the segment coil 34 and including a connection wiring section and a connection section for interconnecting the different segment coils. In a state where the segment coils 34 are mounted, at least a part of the connection wiring section is laid in a radial space RS radially defined by the segment coils 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seigo Misaki, Takayuki Koizumi, Shingo Kitajima, Hisaya Shimizu
  • Patent number: 12155294
    Abstract: An electric work machine includes: a motor having a rotor disposed in an interior of a stator and being rotatable about a rotational axis; and an output shaft, on which a tool accessory is mountable and which is configured to be driven using motive power output from the motor. The stator includes: a stator core; a coil wound on a portion of the stator core; and a fusing terminal disposed more inward in a radial direction of the stator core than the coil and being connected to the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Niwa
  • Patent number: 12155279
    Abstract: A method for producing a stator includes the steps of: providing a stator, which has one or more windings and a winding head, the winding head having one or more cable ends; positioning a phase connection assembly by way of a retaining element on the winding head, the phase connection assembly having at least one cable element; connecting the at least one cable element to a corresponding cable end of the winding head; and removing the retaining element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jens Richter
  • Patent number: 12152460
    Abstract: Wellbore equipment that are used in a wellhead electrical connection that prevents inadvertent safety consequences of explosion or fire by providing a condulet with safety barriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Tally USA, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Rasik Mehta, Wayne S Hill
  • Patent number: 12155284
    Abstract: The present invention may provide a motor including a shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft, a stator disposed to correspond to the rotor, and a busbar disposed above the stator, wherein the stator includes a stator core and coils, the busbar includes a terminal connected to the coils, the terminal includes bodies and a plurality of connection ends which extend from the bodies and are in contact with end portions of the coils, a plurality of extension parts extending from the plurality of bodies are combined to constitute any one of the plurality of connection ends, and the plurality of extension parts are in contact with the same end portion of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyoung Min Park
  • Patent number: 12149135
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electric motor stator and an electric motor. The electric motor stator comprises: a stator core, the stator core being provided with a plurality of stator core slots, the plurality of stator core slots being formed on a radial inner surface of the stator core and being separated by a preset slot distance along a circumferential direction of the stator core; a stator winding, the stator winding being mounted on the stator core, the stator winding being provided with Q pole pair coils, wherein Q/a number of slots per pole per phase=P, P being an integer; wherein the stator winding being a three-phase winding, the number of slots per pole per phase being 3; the stator winding comprising: a first coil set and a third coil set successively sleeved from outside to inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rongjian Bai, Yanhai Liu
  • Patent number: 12146505
    Abstract: The invention relates to an impeller machine comprising an impeller housing (15) and a motor housing (19), wherein the motor housing (19) is arranged in an interior of the impeller housing (15). An aerostator (20) forms a connection between the impeller housing (15) and the motor housing (19). A cable (26, 30) extends between the impeller housing (15) and the motor housing (19). The aerostator (20) comprises an aerostator body (34) and an aerostator cover (35) which together span a contour in the form of a wing profile. The cable (26, 30) is guided in a cavity (32) which is arranged between the aerostator body (34) and the aerostator cover (35). The invention also relates to a method for mounting an impeller machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: MDGROUP Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel Schübeler
  • Patent number: 12149136
    Abstract: A method and arrangement is disclosed herein for making a stator with 3D printed end turns. The stator includes a stator lamination stack with semi-closed slots. Straight I-pin wire segments are housed in the slots of the stator lam stack and form the in-slot segments of a stator winding arrangement. The end turns of the winding arrangement are provided by a conductive material that is 3D printed material at both axial ends of the straight I-pins. The end turns result in a winding arrangement with diamond coils that are inter-locked. The 3D printing of the end turns makes the winding arrangement possible, as the winding arrangement is configured such that it cannot be inserted into the lamination stack in a radial direction (i.e., via any slot openings at the inner diameter or outer diameter).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Domingues, Joshua B. Lahrman, Matthew R. Conner, Kirk Neet, David A. Fulton
  • Patent number: 12139208
    Abstract: An electric power steering device includes a motor housing of an electric motor. The motor housing includes an end face part opposite to an output part of a rotating shaft of the electric motor. An electronic control part is arranged at the end face part. A connector assembly is arranged on a side of the electronic control part opposite to a side of the electronic control part that faces the end face part. A metal cover for the electronic control part includes a bottom part and a lateral peripheral part. The bottom part includes: an exposure hole through which an external terminal forming part is exposed to outside; and an annular reinforcing projecting portion formed at an edge of the exposure hole. The lateral peripheral part is angled from the bottom part, and forms an opening through which the lateral peripheral part is fixed to the end face part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 12142991
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor, a stator, a bearing, a motor housing, a bearing holder, and a bus bar. The rotor includes an axially extending shaft. The stator radially opposes the rotor. The bearing rotatably supports the shaft. The motor housing accommodates the stator and opens to one axial side. The bearing holder holds the bearing and covers the opening of the motor housing. The bus bar is connected to the conductive wire drawn out from the stator and is located on the bearing holder. The bearing holder includes a recess radially outside of the bearing and including an upper surface recessed to the other axial side. The bus bar includes a base portion and a connection portion. The base portion is located radially outside of the recess and extends in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: NYDEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shuji Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 12142989
    Abstract: An electrical connector arrangement for a turbomachine includes a support structure and a terminal with a terminal post projecting from the support structure along an axis. The electrical connector arrangement includes a connection stack that is supported by the terminal and arranged along the axis of the terminal post. The connection stack includes a bus bar that is electrically connected to the terminal post and that extends from the terminal post and the support structure. The connection stack includes a first deformable seal member and a second deformable seal member. The first deformable seal member is deformed against the terminal post to define an inner radial seal within the connection stack. The second deformable seal member is deformed against the support structure to define an outer radial seal within the connection stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC
    Inventors: Milan Nejedly, Petr Koplik, Vit Houst
  • Patent number: 12142994
    Abstract: A hollow shaft motor includes: a motor housing 11 having a cylindrical shape; a housing cover assembly 12 coupled to an upper portion of the motor housing 11; a rear cover 15 coupled to a lower portion of the motor housing 11; a stator assembly 20 located in the motor housing 11 and in a lower portion of the housing cover assembly 12; and a rotor assembly 30 located in the stator assembly 20 to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: BMC CO., LTD., HL Mando Corporation
    Inventors: Ok Yun Kim, Kea Ho Lee, Haeng Chul Sin, Gwan Seon Jeong
  • Patent number: 12136860
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine (1) having: a rotor (3); a stator (2); multiple winding pieces (5) which are in the form of hollow conductors, form different coils of a winding (4) of the electric machine (1) and are each part of a coolant circuit of the electric machine (1); and multiple external phase connections (L1-L3) which are electrically connected to the winding pieces (5). According to the invention, a hydraulic connection part (15) to which a number of the winding pieces (5) are hydraulically connected, and a seal (27) which has multiple passages (28), in each of which an end portion (8) of one of the winding pieces (5) is situated, are provided, the hydraulic connection part (15) and the seal (27) having opposing surfaces (29, 30) which rest against each other in order to ensure sealing of the individual connections of the winding pieces (5) to the hydraulic connection part (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: dynamic E flow GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Naderer, Nikolaus Schweinert, Manuel Hartong
  • Patent number: 12132371
    Abstract: In a stator, a stator winding is provided in a stator core and includes phase windings. A neutral-point bus bar is connected to a coil end portion of the stator winding in a radial direction thereof. The coil end portion includes first and second end portions that are joined together. The first tip end portion extends in a fixed direction in the circumferential direction. The second tip end portion extends in a direction opposite the fixed direction in the circumferential direction. The neutral-point bus bar includes a main body portion extending in the circumferential direction and connection portions extending in the radial direction from the main body portion. The connection portions are respectively connected to the phase windings in a state in which the connection portions do not protrude further towards a side opposite the stator core than the main body portion in the axial direction is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Takeda, Takashi Matsumoto, Takahito Nozawa, Junichi Sugawara, Naoki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12132377
    Abstract: A package includes therein a power distribution member including a plurality of conductive wires which is sealed in a packaging bag. An oxygen concentration in the packaging bag is lower than that in the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Umetsu, Noriyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12126234
    Abstract: A stator assembly for a BLDC motor includes a stator core, at least one magnet wire wound on poles of the stator core, an end insulator mounted on an end surface of the stator core, a non-conductive mount member mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the stator core, and conductive terminals mounted on the non-conductive mount member. Each conductive terminal includes: a main portion mounted on the non-conductive mount, a tang portion extending from a first longitudinal end adjacent the end insulator and folded over the main portion, and a connection tab extending angularly from a second longitudinal end. A contact portion of the magnet wire is wrapped around the tang portion and fused to make an electric connection to the conductive terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Smith, Justin H. Ayers, David E. Gillespie, Eric E. Hatfield, Earl M. Ortt, Stephen Osborne, Brian Friedman, Jarrett A. Dunston
  • Patent number: 12126235
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor that includes a shaft located along a central axis, a stator that includes coils and opposes the rotor in a radial direction, and a lead wire support portion that is above the coil and supports lead wires extending from the coils. The lead wire support portion includes a guide portion through which the lead wires extend and which guides the lead wires to an upper side of the lead wire support portion in an axial direction. The guide portion includes a tubular insertion portion which opposes the coil and into which the lead wires are inserted and a tubular lead portion which is above the insertion portion and from which the lead wires inserted from the insertion portion are drawn out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Hattori, Yu Kuwamoto
  • Patent number: 12126227
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for repair and upgrade of the connection between a winding and a wye ring of a rotating electric machine. The system generally includes a flexible connector having an elongated curved central region. A first end of the flexible connector may be connected to the winding by brazing and a second end of the flexible connector may be connected to the wye ring as a brazed puzzle or dovetail joint. The system may further include a wye ring assembly specifically configured to provide attachment for the flexible connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Electromechanical Engineering Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey Allen Palmer, Lauren Theresa Haley, Christopher J. Mascaro, Thomas J. Schildkamp, Jason Sinkhorn
  • Patent number: 12119724
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator (IO) in an electric machine (I) with a laminated core (II) formed in an annular fashion about a central axis (A), on which core stator coils (16) with coil ends (16a, b) are arranged by means of formers (12a, 12b). The stator (IO) comprises wiring device (20), on which a plurality of mutually isolated connecting conductors (22-26) with coil connection areas (22a-26a) are present for connecting the stator coils (16). The wiring device (20) is joined on the stator in an axial joining direction to the stator coils (16) and is secured by axial connection means (30a, b) to the formers (12a), thus forming a plurality of axial connections (32a, b). According to the invention, to increase the stiffness of the stator (IO), radial supporting means (40, 41) are additionally formed on the wiring device (20) to interact with the formers (12a), said means being designed to be functionally independent of the axial connection means (30a, b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Tobias Schrenk, Christoph Wieder, Katja Willacker, Roland Lindwurm, Jochen Wittmann
  • Patent number: 12119723
    Abstract: A bus bar guide is provided to fix bus bars that connect a plurality of coils disposed in a motor. The bus bar includes a conductor that has a plate shape and has a first surface and a second surface continuous with the first surface. The bus bar guide is configured by annularly arranging a plurality of bus bar guide pieces each including an insulator. Each of the plurality of bus bar guide pieces is provided with a groove that holds the first surface of the bus bar and positions the bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya Maeda, Yasuaki Matsushita, Hirokazu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 12119715
    Abstract: A motor assembly includes a housing, a first substrate, a plate-shaped second substrate, and a connector portion. The housing includes a tubular portion that accommodates a motor with an axis of rotation that extends in the vertical direction. The first substrate extends in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. The second substrate extends in a direction intersecting the first substrate. The connector portion electrically connects the first substrate and the second substrate. The connector portion overlaps with the housing as viewed from the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya Okamoto, Yoshiaki Yamashita, Takashi Hattori
  • Patent number: 12119722
    Abstract: A drive motor for a suction tool (400) or a machine tool in the form of a hand-held power tool (200, 300) or a semi-stationary machine tool. The drive motor (20, 120) has a stator (80) with an excitation coil assembly (86) and a rotor (40, 140) with a motor shaft (30, 130) which is rotatably mounted on the stator or relative to the stator (80) about a rotational axis (D) by means of a bearing assembly (24A), and the drive motor (20, 120) has a connection device (100) for electrically connecting the drive motor to an energizing device (206, 306) for energizing the excitation coil assembly (86). The connection device (100) has a main part (103) for securing to the stator (80) and a receiving arm (108) which protrudes from the main part (103), a conductor receiving area (107) being formed between the main part and the receiving arm for at least one electric coil conductor (88) of an excitation coil (87) of the excitation coil assembly (86).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Festool GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Walter, Florian Goos, Volker Barth
  • Patent number: 12113408
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for repair and upgrade of the connection between a winding and a wye ring of a rotating electric machine. The system generally includes an attachment lug and a flexible lead having a curved central region formed of several layers of laminated copper. A first end of the flexible lead may be connected to the winding by the attachment lug and a second end of the flexible lead may be connected to the wye ring. The system may further include a wye ring assembly specifically configured to provide attachment for the connection elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Corey Allen Palmer, Lauren Theresa Haley, Christopher J. Mascaro, Thomas J. Schildkamp, Jason Sinkhorn
  • Patent number: 12113425
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electric motor having a base motor module and an electronic module. The electronic module is electrically and mechanically connected to the base motor module and comprises a printed circuit board and an electronics housing. The electronics housing forms two supporting surfaces, with which the printed circuit board can be brought into contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG &Co.KG
    Inventor: Sandro Lauer
  • Patent number: 12107468
    Abstract: A brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor for a power tool includes a rotor assembly and a stator assembly including stator windings. A ratio of a motor size (Km) constant of the motor to an electrical envelope of the motor including electrical parts of the motor is greater than approximately 850 (N·m/?W)/m{circumflex over (?)}3. A ratio of a motor size (Km) constant of the motor to a magnetic envelope of the motor including stator core and windings is greater than approximately 980 (N·m/?W)/m{circumflex over (?)}3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Barak N. Gohn, Colin M. Crosby, Nicholas J. Lowe, James R. Clarke, Daniel F. Heck, Michael P. Sikora, Christian B. Rogerson, Ryan F. Schroeder, Connor T. Mohan, Michael D. Grove
  • Patent number: 12107461
    Abstract: An electric compressor, an inverter assembly jig and an inverter manufacturing method, an inverter of the compressor includes a frame coupled to a circuit board, the frame includes a base plate opposite the circuit board, fixing means protruding from the base plate and supporting an outer periphery of the circuit board, and a through-hole formed at a position corresponding to the fixing means, the inverter assembly jig includes an expansion pin inserted into the through-hole, and an expansion pin actuation mechanism moving the expansion pin closer to and away from the fixing means, the inverter method includes inserting the expansion pin into the through-hole, manipulating the expansion pin actuation mechanism to deform the fixing means, seating the circuit board on the base plate, and manipulating the expansion pin actuation mechanism so that the fixing means is restored and coupled to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventor: Jae Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 12107483
    Abstract: A Brushless Direct-Current (BLDC) motor is provided for a power tool, including a stator comprising a set of coils, a rotor configured to rotate with respect to the stator, power supply lines, terminals secured to the stator outer surface of the stator, and a Hall circuit board. The terminals extend axially on the outer surface of the stator and are radially aligned with one of the stator coils. The terminal block is axially aligned with the same stator coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Hatfield, Earl M. Ortt
  • Patent number: 12096999
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various robotic and/or in vivo medical devices having compact joint configurations. Other embodiments relate to various medical device components, including forearms having grasper or cautery end effectors, that can be incorporated into certain robotic and/or in vivo medical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventors: Tom Frederick, Eric Markvicka, Shane Farritor, Dmitry Oleynikov
  • Patent number: 12095314
    Abstract: A driving unit includes a rotary electric machine which has a rotation axis extending in a horizontal direction, a rotary electric machine case, and an electric power conversion device. The electric power conversion device has an electric power conversion device case and is disposed on one side of the rotary electric machine in an orthogonal direction. The electric power conversion device case is fixed to the rotary electric machine case. At either the electric power conversion device case or the rotary electric machine case, a guide portion protruding in the orthogonal direction and extending in the rotation axis direction is formed above a connecting portion where the rotary electric machine and the electric power conversion device are electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Heisuke Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Takeshi Hoshinoya, Fusanori Nishikimi, Yuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 12088163
    Abstract: A stator for an electric machine, including a shaped rod winding, wherein the shaped rod winding is formed by a plurality of shaped rods which have connecting points in the region of a winding head, wherein the connection points are surrounded by a casting layer, and wherein a thickness of the casting layer is predetermined by an enveloping element which is arranged on the winding head close to the contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Uwe Burmeister, Thorsten Rienecker, Philipp Schlag, Daniel Winkle
  • Patent number: 12088165
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a motor in which a structure of an insulator is improved. The motor includes an insulator module coupled to a top face of a stator core. The insulator module includes: each power terminal unit connected to each of 3-phases power lead wires; a neutral terminal unit connected to a neutral point of a coil; and an insulator body for achieving insulations between the power and neutral terminal units and the stator core, and between the power and neutral terminal units, wherein the power terminal unit and the neutral terminal unit are positioned at different vertical levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Hong, Cheol Han, Kwangyong Jang
  • Patent number: 12088174
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor comprising: a housing; a stator arranged in the housing; a rotor arranged in the stator; and a first bus bar arranged under the stator, wherein the first bus bar includes a plurality of neutral terminals which are connected to a coil of the stator, are separated by circuitry, and are arranged to be rotationally symmetrical with respect to one another based on the center of the stator. Accordingly, terminals of identical shapes are combined to implement terminals that are respectively connected to four circuits separated from one another, and thus, advantageous effects of ensuring accurate positions of the terminals and simplifying assembling processes are provided during the processes of molding the bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 12072012
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission has a housing with two chambers. One chamber contains electric motors and other transmission components that require a liquid lubricant and coolant such as automatic transmission fluid. The other chamber contains power electronics that must be isolated from the liquid lubricant/coolant. To reduce the number of breather tubes required, it is beneficial if air can move between the chambers. A terminal block cooperates with a separating wall between the two chambers to create a labyrinth seal between the chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John P Casci, Fan Wang, Baoming Ge
  • Patent number: 12074481
    Abstract: A motor-driven power board having a PCB and a plurality of transistors uniformly arranged along the edge of the PCB and a plurality of capacitors uniformly arranged along the inner side of the transistor. There is a plurality of terminals uniformly arranged along the inner side of the transistor. The board further includes a positive pole of power bus, a negative pole of power bus and a signal wire which are all located in the middle of the PCB. The invention improves the heat dissipation and current-sharing capacity of the power board by uniformly setting the power components from the inside to the outside according to the heat value while at the same time reduces the heat value in the middle of the power board, so that the motor of the driver using the power board can be assembled near the middle of the power board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: AUTOFLIGHT (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Tian