Impedance Devices Patents (Class 310/72)
  • Publication number: 20120313468
    Abstract: An electric motor endshield includes a plate and a capacitor-mounting assembly particularly suitable for secure attachment to a capacitor. The mounting assembly includes a lug presenting a capacitor-engaging projection spaced outwardly from the endshield plate. The capacitor-engaging projection presents an inner face in an opposed relationship to the endshield plate to define a capacitor-retaining space therebetween. A peripheral lip of the capacitor housing is received within the capacitor-retaining space, and the housing lip engages the capacitor-engaging projection. The mounting assembly provides secure attachment of the capacitor to the endshield, thereby preventing inadvertent detachment of the capacitor during operation of motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Craig E. Wallace
  • Patent number: 8288902
    Abstract: A thermistor device configures part of an electrical path from a motor feeder section to an armature. A recess defining wall defines an accommodating recess, which accommodates the thermistor device. The thermistor device includes a plate-like thermistor element. A first conductive plate and a second conductive plate sandwich the thermistor element. A pair of first projections 22b are provided at the distal end of the first conductive plate in the insertion direction. A pair of second projections 23b are provided at the distal end of the second conductive plate in the insertion direction. The first projections and the second projections abut against the recess bottom wall in a range that corresponds to the thermistor device except the thermistor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuma Shibata, Yasuhiro Fukatsu, Ryousuke Sakamaki, Manabu Kato
  • Publication number: 20120256507
    Abstract: A brush direct current motor has a stator with a plurality of coils that correspond to N phases, a rotor with 2P magnet poles and a current converting device for converting direct current power to N phases current and carrying the N phases of alternating current for the coils of the stator. The current converting device has a plurality of first and second bars alternately arranged with transiting plates along a brush path. Resistors connect the transiting plates to one of the adjacent bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Yue Li, Li Sheng Liu
  • Patent number: 8258661
    Abstract: A motor includes a tubular housing having flat side walls along each side of rectangular joined with each other by joining sections, a magnet, having magnet poles in the jointing section, disposed along the inner peripheral surfaces of the housing, a shaft inserted along the axis of the housing, an armature fixed to the shaft in such a position as to be opposite to the magnet, a commutator mounted on the shaft, a carbon brush in sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of the commutator, and electrical components provided within the housing. The electrical components in the longer direction are arranged such that they are not parallel with all the sides of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamazaki, Eiji Mayumi
  • Publication number: 20120175981
    Abstract: A fixing structure for an electrical component includes a heat removing member for removing heat from the electrical component. The heat removing member has a receiving portion for receiving the electrical component. The fixing structure for an electrical component further includes a separation member that is coupled to the electrical component to separate the electrical component from the heat removing member. The separation member is coupled to the heat removing member. The fixing structure for an electrical component includes a soft material member that is accommodated in the receiving portion to contact the receiving portion and the electrical component. Heat of the electrical component is transmitted to the heat removing member via the soft material member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shingo ENAMI, Ken Suitou, Yusuke Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 8217542
    Abstract: A noise suppression circuit uses a chip type ferrite bead as a major component of the noise suppression circuit. A motor using this circuit and the compact arrangement of the noise suppression circuit within the layout of an end cap of the motor is also disclosed. The preferred embodiment avoids soldering of the ferrite bead during assembly of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventor: Ben To Fan Wong
  • Publication number: 20120161561
    Abstract: An electric-motor adjustment drive is provided for an adjustment element in a motor vehicle, in particular a window lifter, that has a drive module, which includes a pole pot that supports a motor shaft, and having an electronic module having a circuit board, which can be inserted into a housing of a brush holder, which housing is connected to the drive module. The circuit board is retained in an insertion plane perpendicular to the motor shaft by the housing of the brush holder in a form- and/or force-closed manner, wherein a number of contact elements for motor contacting and/or for interference suppression are arranged in the housing, which contact elements are contacted within the housing when the circuit board is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Thorsten Kuhnen, Karl-Heinz Rosenthal, Matthias Markert, Uwe Christian
  • Publication number: 20120153752
    Abstract: An actuator apparatus is described as having a stator device, a cover device, a contact device and an attenuation device. The stator device and the cover device are joined in such a manner so that a hollow space is formed between the stator device and the cover device. The cover device has an opening, through which the contact device is guided into the hollow space, so that the contact device runs at least partially in the hollow space and at least partially in the cover device. The attenuation device is positioned in the opening in such a manner so that a high-frequency electromagnetic radiation that travels through the opening is more highly attenuated by the attenuation device than the radiation would be attenuated without the presence of the attenuation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Martin HAAS, Jochen Huebl, Roland Mager
  • Publication number: 20120098366
    Abstract: An electronic control unit (50, 70) including semiconductor modules (501 to 506) and capacitors (701 to 706) is disposed in the axial direction of a motor (30). The semiconductor modules (501 to 506) are placed longitudinally and brought into contact with a heat sink (601). The vertical line to each of surfaces of semiconductor chips included in the semiconductor modules (501 to 506) is perpendicular to the axial line of the motor (30). Accordingly, the capacitors (701 to 706) are disposed so that at least a part of the capacitors (701 to 706) overlap the semiconductor modules (501 to 506) and heat sink (601) in the axial direction of the motor (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Masashi Yamasaki, Hideki Kabune, Atsushi Furumoto
  • Patent number: 8159100
    Abstract: There is provided an integrated electric compressor that is improved in reliability. Bus bar connection is employed for electrical connection between a power board 16 and the power source side and between the power board 16 and the motor side, and welding is employed for joining a bus bar to a capacitor 13 and a reactor 14, for joining board-side terminal parts of the bus bar to PN terminals 20a and 20b, and for joining UVW terminals 25a, 25b and 25c to housing-side terminals 28a, 28b and 28c. By employing resistance welding for the welding, the terminals can be joined to each other with stabilized quality. Further, since flat joint plates are provided on one end side of the housing-side terminals 28a, 28b and 28c, and the UVW terminals 25a, 25b and 25c are welded thereto, reliable joints between terminals can also be attained in these portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Tanaka, Koji Nakano, Takashi Nakagami, Makoto Hattori, Takayuki Takashige, Kazuki Niwa, Hiroyuki Kamitani
  • Patent number: 8049383
    Abstract: A motor is basically provided with a rotor and a stator. The stator includes a plurality of stacked magnetic entities, a dielectric material disposed between adjacent ones of the magnetic entities, a positive electrode part provided on at least one of the magnetic entities and a negative electrode part provided on at least one of the magnetic entities that does not have the positive electrode part. The positive electrode part is arranged for connecting to a positive side of an external circuit. The negative electrode part arranged for connecting to a negative side of the external circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Nakajima, Tomoya Imazu, Yukio Mizukoshi, Sho Sato, Yusuke Zushi
  • Patent number: 8040223
    Abstract: A method and device for improving the detection of a vibrotactile stimulus. Such method may include the steps of temporarily altering the threshold of vibrational detection prior to the onset of a vibrotactile stimulus. This allows the vibrotactile system to achieve improved detection of the intended vibrotactile alert or communication stimulus without necessarily increasing the vibratory displacement amplitude of the stimulus. A corresponding enhanced vibrotactile transducer device is able to produce, over a wide frequency range, or at multiple frequencies, a vibrational stimulus against the body of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Engineering Acoustics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce J. P. Mortimer, Gary A. Zets
  • Publication number: 20110234026
    Abstract: A motor includes: a stator including a stator iron core on which a winding is wound; a rotor including a rotating body that holds a magnet in a circumferential direction to face the stator and a shaft that fastens the rotating body to penetrate a center of the rotating body; a bearing that supports the shaft; and two conductive brackets that fix the bearing. The two brackets are electrically connected to each other, and a capacitor serving as an impedance adjusting member that adjusts impedances between the stator iron core and the electrically connected two brackets is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Mizukami, Akihiko Watanabe, Takehiko Hasegawa, Haruhiko Kado
  • Publication number: 20110140555
    Abstract: A variable speed isosychronized motor includes two annular stators conformed for variable angular alignment relative to each other and a common rotor extending a plurality of isolated loops to cross-induce power between stators once such are angularly displaced. In this form of losses, attendant to speed variation through stator phasing are reduced. Electrical compensation may be inserted between each terminal pair. Potentiometers in parallel with capacitors and may be inserted between the respective terminals to expand the operating range of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: LEO G. NICKOLADZE, Hildegard K. Marks
  • Publication number: 20110140554
    Abstract: A permanent magnet motor has a stator and a rotor rotatably mounted to the stator. The stator has a housing with n side portions and n connecting portions distributed alternately, wherein n is a integer equal to or greater than 3. Adjacent side portions are interconnected by one of the connecting portions. The radial cross section of each side portion is a convex curved line which is curved outwardly relative to a straight line passing through the two ends of the convex curve line. Permanent magnets are fixed to an inner surface of the housing. An end cap fixed to one end of the housing, has a bottom and n side walls extending from the bottom. A flat mounting surface is formed at the outer surface of a first one of the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Ben To Fan WONG, Hong Wei Zhang, Tian Jun Liao
  • Publication number: 20110095630
    Abstract: An electric motor has an end cap assembly comprising: a base and a cover. The base has a first chamber configured to receive a commutator, a second chamber configured to receive electronic components, and brush boxes having passages configured to receive brushes. The first chamber and the second chamber are respectively formed on opposite sides of the base. The passages of the brush boxes open into the first chamber to allow the brushes to slidably contact a commutator disposed therein. The cover is fixed to the base and covers the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Zhi Qiang JIANG, Bin Liu, Zhao Jing Lao
  • Publication number: 20110089779
    Abstract: A machine for generating electricity has an exciter rotor with a plurality of coils, and is associated with a shaft to be driven by a source of rotation. A diode bridge is connected downstream of the exciter rotor to provide a rectifier for an AC current generated by rotation of the exciter rotor. The diode bridge rectifies the AC generated current into DC current, which is passed downstream to windings for a main rotor. A snubber circuit is positioned intermediate said rectifier and said main rotor, said snubber circuit including both a resistor and a capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Donal E. Baker
  • Publication number: 20110043060
    Abstract: An interference suppressor for suppressing high-frequency interference emissions of a direct current motor that is drivable in a plurality of stages and/or directions, comprising a plurality of capacitors located on a first side of a printed circuit board, a plurality of first conductor tracks located on the first side of the printed circuit board for putting the capacitors into contact with a ground terminal, a first terminal and at least one further terminal provided for individual stages of the direct current motor, and put into contact with a first connection line for a first stage and at least one second connection line for at least one second stage of the direct current motor, a ground face located on a second side, diametrically opposite the first side of the printed circuit board, with the first connection line and the at least one second connection line fed through in insulated fashion relative to the ground face wherein the ground face is electrically connected via through-plated holes embodied as v
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Claus Schmiederer, Michael Haerer, Tobias Kuechen
  • Publication number: 20110030162
    Abstract: Disclosed is a driving device for a vehicle unit. Said driving device (10) comprises a pole housing (12) in which at least a portion of the driving motor (14) is arranged as well as a transmission housing (16) in which a transmission device (18) is arranged that can be driven by the driving motor (14). Said driving device (10) is characterized in that at least a portion of or essentially the entire pole housing (12) and/or transmission housing (16) has/have a metal shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Detlef Lauk
  • Publication number: 20110018377
    Abstract: An electric motor having a circuit for reducing electromagnetic interference (EMI) includes a field stack such as a stator, an armature including a shaft, a commutator mounted on the shaft, and an armature core electrically connected to the commutator, whereby the armature core is rotatably mounted within the field stack. The electric motor includes a brush assembly adapted to deliver electrical power to the commutator. The circuit includes a delta capacitor network and a conductive lead electrically interconnecting the delta capacitor network and the brush assembly. In one embodiment, the circuit includes motor field windings or coils, and a power source electrically interconnectable with the delta capacitor network and the motor field windings. In one embodiment, the motor is a universal motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Jiangang Zhao, Paik Gu, Zhanghe Song, Shengjian Liu
  • Patent number: 7872384
    Abstract: A shaft cover structure for use in an exciter is provided. The shaft cover structure comprises at least two sections located about a selected portion of a rotatable shaft. The sections are positioned such that adjacent circumferential ends of the at least two sections are spaced apart to define gaps therebetween. A recess extends from each circumferential end such that adjacent recesses define a slot. A spanning member is disposed in each of the slots such that the sections and the spanning members cooperate to form a continuous cover member that surrounds the selected portion of the shaft. A first holding structure secures the continuous member on the selected portion of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Brown, Robert Jobe, Alan Marfin, Edward Tevis
  • Publication number: 20110006636
    Abstract: A DC machine, particularly a DC motor for use in a motor vehicle, includes a stator, a rotor that is supported rotatably in a pole housing having a commutator, and having a brush-holder support, made substantially of plastic, for fixing at least two brushes and further components. The brush-holder support has a device for improving the positioning of the components situated on or at it relative to the rest of the machine and/or for shortening the tolerance chain of the machine, in particular, a longtime stabilization of the overall equipment being also achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Jae Yong Shin, Frank Kopf, Oliver Scheib, Markus Liedel, Michael Kupferer, Michael Strupp
  • Publication number: 20100320854
    Abstract: A motor includes a tubular housing having flat side walls along each side of rectangular joined with each other by joining sections, a magnet, having magnet poles in the jointing section, disposed along the inner peripheral surfaces of the housing, a shaft inserted along the axis of the housing, an armature fixed to the shaft in such a position as to be opposite to the magnet, a commutator mounted on the shaft, a carbon brush in sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of the commutator, and electrical components provided within the housing. The electrical components in the longer direction are arranged nonparallely with all the sides of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: MABUCHI MOTOR CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamazaki, Eiji Mayumi
  • Publication number: 20100277014
    Abstract: A hand tool RFI suppression system comprising a DC motor having a conductive housing, a power supply and a suppression circuit board supporting at least one suppression assembly and at least one ground circuit electrically coupled to the suppression assembly. The suppression circuit board is mounted to the motor housing with the at least one suppression assembly electrically coupled in parallel between the power supply and the DC motor and the ground circuit is electrically coupled to the motor housing. A method of suppressing RFI in a power hand tool is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventor: Walter Ernest Hicks
  • Publication number: 20100253158
    Abstract: Comprising a stator including a stator iron core having a stator winding, a rotor including a rotary member and a shaft, a bearing for supporting the shaft, and a bracket for fixing the bearing, and further comprising an impedance adjusting member for adjusting at least one impedance of the impedance between the stator winding and the inner ring of the bearing, and the impedance between the stator winding and the outer ring of the bearing. The impedance adjusting member is a matching member for matching the individual impedances. The matching member is a capacitor interposed between the stator iron core and the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Mizukami, Akihiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100181853
    Abstract: A PMDC motor, particularly for driving an automobile liftgate, comprises a stator and a rotor rotatably mounted to the stator. The stator comprises a housing and an end cap mounted to one end of the housing. The end cap comprises: a first brush, a second brush, a first terminal, a second terminal, a first choke connected in series with the first brush and the first terminal, a second choke connected in series with the second brush and the second terminal, an overcurrent protection component connected in series with the second brush, and a set of capacitors. Each of the chokes comprises an inductor core extending axially and a winding wound about the inductor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Ben To Fan WONG, Hong Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 7755232
    Abstract: A DC motor (1), in particular for a blower device of a motor vehicle, having a pole housing (10), a plurality of contact elements (13) effecting the bonding to a collector (12), a pole housing opening (16) making it possible to feed electrical connection lines (18) through into the pole housing (10), and an interference suppressor (28, 28.1) serving to reduce and/or eliminate line-conducted electrical interference signals, in which the interference suppressor (28, 28.1) has at least one leadthrough capacitor (48), which is located in an electrical path of at least one connection line (18). The invention further relates to an electrical interference suppressor (28, 28.1) for an electrical device located in a housing, in particular for a DC motor (1) in a pole housing (10), as well as to the use of a leadthrough capacitor (48, 48.1) for interference suppression in a DC motor (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Winkler, Erik Maurer, Tobias Kuechen, Fernando Silva
  • Publication number: 20100141068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a DC motor, particularly for a fan device of a motor vehicle, having a stator and a metal grounding plate arranged on the stator, for receiving at least one leadthrough capacitor of an interference suppressor device. The capacitor being arranged in a connection line of the motor. According to the invention, the leadthrough capacitor includes a metal housing with at least one contact section for contacting the stator and/or the metal grounding plate. Thus, a compact interference suppressor device, which can be produced in a cost-effective way and is easy to install, is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventor: Fernando Silva
  • Publication number: 20100117470
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric drive, particularly a windshield wiper drive for vehicles, comprising an electric motor (10) in a crucible-shaped, preferably metal, motor housing (14), a gearbox housing (16) that is attached to the motor housing (14), and an arrangement for the interference suppression of the motor (10). According to the invention, at least one choke coil (46, 48) for the interference suppression of the motor (10) is disposed in the transition region from the motor housing (14) to the gearbox housing (16), wherein in this transition region means (36, 56) are provided in order to shield the filtered coil end (47, 49) projecting into the gearbox housing (16) from the interfering radiation produced by the motor (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Armin Stubner, Martin Heyder, Matthias Koesters, Norbert Martin
  • Publication number: 20100026114
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brush system for a motor-vehicle actuating drive, having a base body, a board on which interference-suppression components are mounted, and electrically conductive plug contacts. The plug contacts each have an accommodation slot. The board is inserted into the accommodation slots in the plug contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Roland Keller, Gerald Viernekes, Klaus Zaps
  • Publication number: 20100007225
    Abstract: A generator or motor apparatus having a stator formed of a plurality of pairs of parallel stator segments is provided The pairs of parallel segments are connected together to form a channel in which an annular rotor moves The annular rotor also comprises a plurality of detachable segments connected together to form an annular tram operable to move through said channel Each stator segment comprises a stator winding set and each rotor segment comprises a magnet dimensioned to fit between the parallel spaced apart stator segments The apparatus may include a support structure, the rotor segments being slidably coupled to the support structure and the stator segments being attached the support structure The apparatus may be a rim generator, wind turbine generator or other electrical machine The stator winding set includes a winding, and may include other electrical or electronic components, including possibly a power factor capacitor, direct current filtering capacitor, supercapacitor, and one or more diodes The s
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: CLEAN CURRENT POWER SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mihai C. Platon, Virgil F. Young
  • Publication number: 20090315420
    Abstract: An electric drive, in particular a wiper drive for vehicles, is proposed, with an electric driving motor in a motor housing (50), a brush holder (10) projecting into the motor housing (50), an anti-interference module (18) which is connected electrically and mechanically to the brush holder (10) and is intended for the electrical connection and interference protection of the motor, and with a gear mechanism (52) which is attached to the motor housing (50), at least partially accommodates the anti-interference module (18) and is designed in accordance with the predetermined position of the output shaft (53) with respect to the drive shaft (58).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Hurst, Martin Heyder, Matthias Koesters, Norbert Martin
  • Publication number: 20090295241
    Abstract: A noise suppression circuit uses a chip type ferrite bead as a major component of the noise suppression circuit. A motor using this circuit and the compact arrangement of the noise suppression circuit within the layout of an end cap of the motor is also disclosed. The preferred embodiment avoids soldering of the ferrite bead during assembly of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Ben To Fan WONG
  • Publication number: 20090206694
    Abstract: A brush holder includes terminals and a holder body, wherein each terminal includes a pair of connecting terminals provided to sandwich a cut-off portion in which the conducting path is cut to mount an electrical component for connecting the component in series with the conducting path, and a shorting path forming portion connecting the connecting terminal provided at the direct current source side with the brush to short the cut-off portion, wherein the holder body has an opening, from which the shorting path forming portion are exposed, for cutting the shorting path forming portion with the terminals held by the holder body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsukasa KAMIYA, Noriyuki Ito
  • Patent number: 7543570
    Abstract: In a feed unit for feeding fuel to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, inductors are arranged on the outer side of a housing component of an electric motor. The inductors are fabricated in one piece with connecting lines and have a large line cross section and therefore a particularly small voltage drop. The housing component is of particularly compact design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Michael Bämpfer
  • Publication number: 20090121666
    Abstract: A frequency converter for outputting a power to drive a motor, having: an inverter unit for inverting a d.c. power to an a.c. power; a control unit for controlling the inverter unit; and a housing for supporting at least the inverter unit and control unit, wherein a rise time change unit is provided in the housing, the rise time change unit changes a rise time of a waveform of a voltage output from the inverter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Tadahiro SHIMOZONO, Takeshi OBATA, Koichiro SAITO, Osamu MATSUMOTO, Kouji OBATA
  • Patent number: 7521827
    Abstract: A shaft seal assembly is disclosed having a stator including a main body and axial and radial projections therefrom. The rotor is radially extended and encompasses the axial and radial projections from said stator. A passageway formed between the radial projection of stator and rotor results in an axial passageway having its opening facing rearwardly from the rotor and away from the source of impinging coolant and/or contaminant. A concentric circumferential receptor groove in the stator facing the housing allows insertion of conductive means for transmission of electrostatic charge away from the shaft through the shaft seal assembly to the housing and ground. The receptor groove is opposite the axial passageway and provides for both a substantially lower contaminant environment and improved engagement with conductive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Isotech of Illinois, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Orlowski, Thomas D. Coe
  • Publication number: 20090058207
    Abstract: A control device measures a voltage drop across a conductor in a generator to determine and control the total generator output current. A temperature of the conductor is also measured to improve the accuracy. The control device may further improve on the accuracy by compensating for the electrical current through a field coil that may power the generator. The control device may be used in combination with a generator in a vehicle electrical system. Other system parameters may be monitored to improve on the system monitoring, diagnostics, and control. The generator may include a conductor comprising a process-controlled geometric shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Nisvet Basic, Ciaran Patterson, Mahmood Pourkermani
  • Publication number: 20080303362
    Abstract: A motor is basically provided with a rotor and a stator. The stator includes a plurality of stacked magnetic entities, a dielectric material disposed between adjacent ones of the magnetic entities, a positive electrode part provided on at least one of the magnetic entities and a negative electrode part provided on at least one of the magnetic entities that does not have the positive electrode part. The positive electrode part is arranged for connecting to a positive side of an external circuit. The negative electrode part arranged for connecting to a negative side of the external circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki NAKAJIMA, Tomoya IMAZU, Yukio MIZUKOSHI, Sho SATO, Yusuke ZUSHI
  • Publication number: 20070273223
    Abstract: Alternating current motors used to drive wheels of hybrid or fuel cell vehicles have capacitors which are mounted diametrically on the motors, i.e., mounted around the diameter of the motors. The capacitors may be annular or arcuate in shape. By so configuring the power capacitors, axial space adjacent to the motors is reduced, providing enhanced design flexibility for automotive vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Terence G. Ward, Alex Thompson, Brian Welchko
  • Patent number: 7132769
    Abstract: A terminal arrangement of a motor has a terminal base formed with a plurality of terminal pins, the terminal base being fixed detachably on a stator iron core of a motor, terminal pins formed on bobbins, connected electrically with windings wound around the bobbins, a printed circuit board arranged on the stator iron core so as to connect electrically the terminal pins formed on the bobbins with the terminal pins formed on the terminal base, and an end bracket arranged so as to cover the printed circuit board. A hole is formed in the stator iron core, and an earth electrode is projected from the terminal base, and inserted into the hole so as to be connected electrically with the stator iron core, the earth electrode being connected electrically to one of the terminal pins formed on the terminal base. A capacitor motor has a motor having a stator iron core, and a phase advancing capacitor fixed detachably on the stator iron core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Japan Servo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Uchida, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hitoshi Ishii, Yasushi Niwa, Toshio Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7091638
    Abstract: An end-wall unit for a submersible motor unit and a submersible motor unit for use in driving a pump including a housing that extends along a longitudinal axis and defines an interior chamber, a stator at least partially enclosed by said housing within a stator chamber, a rotor rotatably supported by a bearing assembly and at least partially enclosed by said stator, and an end-wall assembly that includes an end cap and at least one of a capacitor and a bearing assembly. The at least one of the capacitor and the bearing assembly is supported by the end cap in a position such that the at least one of the capacitor and the bearing assembly is at least partially enclosed by the housing when the end-wall assembly is installed on the motor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Pentair Pump Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack Bevington
  • Patent number: 7084547
    Abstract: A commutator includes six segments disposed in the direction of rotation, and is attached to one axial end of an armature. By the commutator rotating together with the armature, each of the segments successively contacts a brush. Each of the segments is electrically connected with terminals through mid-terminals. Three of the six terminals, non-adjacent and alternatingly located in the direction of rotation, are electrically connected directly with mid-terminals facing in radial opposition. Capacitors are electrically connected directly with the terminals adjacent in the direction of rotation. Discharge does not occur between the brush and segments when the brush separates from the segments accompanying rotation of the armature, since electromagnetic energy built up in the coils of the armature is temporarily built up in the capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyonori Moroto, Motoya Ito, Kenzo Kiyos, Eiji Iwanari, Masayuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7019425
    Abstract: The invention is related to a device for the noise suppression of small electric motors with a Cx capacitor to be installed between two connections (A1, A2) of the small electric motor as well as Cy capacitors installed between each of the connections (A1, A2) and a ground of the small electric motor, wherein the Cx capacitor and the Cy capacitors are combined in a disk-shaped component (1) which can be mounted on a housing cover (13) for the small electric motor or is integrated in the housing cover (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sintertechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Langguth, Kathrin Langguth, Michael Sax, Valerij Korsuchin
  • Patent number: 6914357
    Abstract: An electric machine for converting electrical energy to mechanical energy is disclosed. The electric machine includes a stator having an outer layer, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer, and an inner layer. The electric machine further includes a rotor axially aligned and positioned within the stator. The rotor has at least one permanent magnet, and at least one busbar. The busbar is attached to the first intermediate layer. The busbar includes at least one bare power die in electrical communication therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Tabatowski-Bush, James P. Grzybowski, Prathap A. Reddy, John J. Trublowski, Vivek A. Jairazbhoy
  • Patent number: 6819018
    Abstract: Technique for reducing bearing current discharges in a system by increasing the surface area between the shaft and the frame of the system and thereby increasing the rotor to frame capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Michael J. Melfi
  • Patent number: 6812605
    Abstract: A choke 20 is provided for suppressing radio-frequency interference of a brush-type motor. The choke includes a single wire having a portion wound about a coil axis A to define a plurality of coils 24 including two outermost coils 26 and 28. An attaching structure 30 extends from one of the outermost coils and includes a loop structure 42. The loop structure is constructed and arranged to be inserted into a slot 58 in a brush card 48 and moved into hooked relation with a retaining member 60 of the brush card that is associated with the slot so as secure the choke to the brush card. At least a portion of the attaching structure is constructed and arranged to be in electrical connection with a brush 56 of a motor when the choke is secured to the brush card. An elongated end portion 44 of the choke extends directly from the other of the outermost coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey Tyshchuk, John Seguin, Alex Gubbels
  • Patent number: 6717301
    Abstract: A device for filtering and interference suppression in an electric motor includes at least first powering brush for an armature commutator of the electric motor, a capacitor having one terminal electrically connected to a strip conductor electrically powering the first brush, and another terminal electrically connected to a ground strip conductor connected to the electric ground of the motor. The capacitor is of the filtering and interference suppression device is non-inductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: François DeDaran, Séverin Bruneau, Philippe Rouyer, Abdou Salembere
  • Patent number: 6717307
    Abstract: A case retained external capacitor that can be installed onto the motor sleeve of an electric motor. The case retained capacitor includes a capacitor case having a mounting clip formed along its inner wall. The mounting clip is sized to be retained within an attachment slot stamped from the motor sleeve. The capacitor case receives a capacitor having lead wires that extend out of the capacitor case and into the interior defined by the motor sleeve. During construction of a motor utilizing the case retained capacitor of the present invention, the capacitor case is installed along the motor sleeve by sliding the mounting clip into the attachment slot formed in the motor sleeve. Once the capacitor case is in place, the end plate of the motor is installed to prevent separation of the capacitor case from the motor sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Fasco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Lincoln J. Dreher, John A. Platz, Jeffrey J. Long
  • Patent number: RE41627
    Abstract: A submersible motor unit is used to drive a pump and is submerged with the pump in liquid (water). The motor unit includes a tubular housing member and a tubular inner member which is enclosed by and disposed in a coaxial relationship with the tubular housing member. A stator is disposed in a stator chamber formed between the tubular inner member and the tubular housing member. A rotor is disposed in a rotor chamber disposed within the inner member. End walls close opposite ends of the tubular housing member and the tubular inner member. An annular capacitor is disposed in the stator chamber in an axially spaced apart relationship with the stator. The capacitor extends around the rotor chamber. A body of potting compound is disposed in the stator chamber and at least partially encloses the stator and the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Sta-Rite Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Jack T. Bevington