Unbalanced Weight (e.g., Vibrators) Patents (Class 310/81)
  • Patent number: 8319383
    Abstract: A brush assembly applied to a motor includes a body portion attachable to a lower case, and an external connection substrate formed by a flexible substrate. A pair of brush pieces protrude from a front end of the body portion so as to be in contact with brush slide portions of commutator segments. The external connection substrate has a pair of terminals exposed from a housing and capable of being connected to spring terminals of an apparatus by crimping. The terminals are provided at a rear end of the external connection substrate, and protrude from the housing in the radial direction. First connecting portions electrically connected to the brush pieces are provided at a rear end of the body portion, and a pair of right and left second connecting portions are provided at a front end of the external connection substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Iizawa, Hideaki Nakamura, Yoshihide Tonogai, Yoshinori Kawai
  • Publication number: 20120268910
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a vibrator. The vibrator may vibrate to alert a user to an incoming cellular telephone call or other events. The vibrator may have a piezoelectric vibrator motor. The piezoelectric vibrator motor may rotate a shaft about a rotational axis. A weight may be attached to the shaft so that the vibrator vibrates when the shaft is rotated. The shaft may have opposing first and second ends. To help prevent damage to the vibrator during a drop event, the first and second ends of the shaft may be supported by support structures and end caps or other structures for retarding axial movement may be provided. The support structures may be formed from a bracket having vertical members with holes that respectively receive the first and second ends. The stop structures may prevent movement of the shaft along its rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Albert J. Golko, Eric N. Nyland
  • Patent number: 8288899
    Abstract: There is provided a horizontal linear vibrator including a bracket providing an internal space; a vibration unit mounted in the internal space and including a mass body moving horizontally and linearly; and a magnetic field unit including a magnet fixed to the mass body and a coil installed within a magnetic field of the magnet and generating electromagnetic force to allow the vibration unit to move horizontally and linearly, wherein the coil includes a coil line disposed between the bracket and a printed circuit board and extending outside of the internal space of the bracket such that the coil line is connected with the printed circuit board for applying power from an external source to the coil outside of the internal space of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Jun Park, Jun Kun Choi, Hwa Young Oh, Jee Sung Lee, Yong Jin Kim, Kyung Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8274187
    Abstract: A rotor is provided. The rotor includes a bearing yoke, a supporting member, a rotor substrate, a coil, and a weight coupled to the supporting member. The supporting member is coupled to the bearing yoke. The rotor substrate is supported by the supporting member. The coil is supported by the supporting member and electrically connected to the rotor substrate. The weight is coupled to the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Hyun Kim, Jun Hee Ryu, Byung Hee Mun, Young Il Park
  • Patent number: 8253282
    Abstract: Disclosed is a linear vibrator, the linear vibrator including a substrate supplying electric power, a case including a base supporting the substrate and a cover wrapping the base, a stator fixed to either the base or the cover, a vibrator including magnets each arranged to face both sides of the stator and a weight to which the magnets are fixed, an inner spring coupled to both sides of the weight to wrap the weight, and an external spring, both end portions of which are coupled to an inner lateral surface of the case to wrap the inner spring, and a part of which is coupled to the inner spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Youngil Park
  • Patent number: 8242650
    Abstract: A weight used in a vibration motor includes first and second weight parts that extend along adjacent wing parts to hold the wing parts therebetween; an insertion part that is formed between the first and second weight parts and into which the adjacent wing parts are inserted in the radial direction of the core; and a third weight part that is inserted between the adjacent wing parts (that is, slot) and connects the first weight part and the second weight part in a direction of the rotation axis line such that the insertion part is decoupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakamura, Eisuke Oshima
  • Publication number: 20120189473
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for delivering power and energy using deflecting beams or other oscillating members motivated to oscillate a beam assembly using an eccentrically balanced rotating body that induces deflections in the elastic beam or other oscillating member. One or more rotors may be used on the elastic beams and a mechanical output or outputs are connected to the elastic beams. The rotating body is advantageously maintained in rotation by pulses of electro-magnetic force. One or more outputs may be used to drive heat pumps, compressors, pumps or other equipment to assist in independent energy systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventor: Christopher F.X. Powers
  • Patent number: 8227946
    Abstract: There is provided a flat type vibration motor 100 that includes a bracket 150 with a shaft 140 of which one end is inserted into and fixed to the center thereof, a printed circuit board 110 having a terminal portion 130 receiving external electricity and disposed on the side of the bracket 150, a stator disposed on the top of the printed circuit board 110, a rotor 170 rotatably installed in the shaft 140 and generating vibration while rotating by interaction with the stator 160, and a stopper 180 installed at the other end of the shaft 140. The bracket 150 and the shaft 140 are electrically connected with the terminal portion 130. Further, it is possible to use the bracket or a shaft as an external power connection terminal by electrically connecting a negative terminal to the bracket and the shaft through the contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 8222783
    Abstract: There is provided a holding structure to hold a vibration motor on a circuit board with a sufficient holding strength using an inexpensive and simple means such as caulking and bonding and a vibration motor held on a circuit board using the holding structure. The holding structure having a holder clamps a vibration motor body having an eccentric weight at an end of the rotation shaft around the outer periphery from the outside and supports the vibration motor at the lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Umehara, Kazuaki Sato, Daichi Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 8222782
    Abstract: Disclosed is a brushless motor which allows easy positioning of an air core coil and facilitates quick assembling of the coil because the air core coil is positioned by fitting an air core portion of the air core coil to bosses formed in a coil plate. Moreover, since no jig is required for the positioning of the coil, the positional precision of the coil can be stably attained, thereby enhancing the positional precision of the coil. Furthermore, although the positioning of the coil becomes difficult as the coil is reduced in size, the present invention is capable of easily coping with the thinning and miniaturization of the coils, i.e., thinning and miniaturization of the motor. In addition, the thinning and miniaturization of the motor can also be attained by arranging a circuit board and a coil plate in parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventor: Katsunori Saito
  • Patent number: 8212657
    Abstract: A vibrating device for portable electronic device includes a frame, a main circuit board, a motor and a secondary circuit board. The frame defines a recess and a receiving hole. The main circuit board is fixed in the recess of the frame. The motor is fixed in the receiving hole of the frame. The secondary circuit board electronically connects the main circuit board and the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Tse-Shan Peng
  • Patent number: 8198769
    Abstract: The present invention provides a horizontal linear vibrator which can increase vibration strength while at the same time guaranteeing a sufficiently long lifetime and satisfactory responsivity. The horizontal linear vibrator includes a casing, a bracket, a vibration unit and springs. The bracket and the casing form the internal space therein. A coil is provided above the bracket such that the center axis thereof is oriented in a horizontal direction. The vibration unit is disposed through the coil and comprises a magnetic field generating unit and a weight. The magnetic field generating unit includes a magnet assembly and a yoke. The magnet assembly has magnets which are provided on opposite sides of a magnetic body core such that the similar magnetic poles of the magnets face each other. The weight is mounted to the magnetic field generating unit. The springs are coupled to the casing or the bracket and elastically support the vibration unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwa Young Oh, Jun Kun Choi, Yong Jin Kim, Kyung Ho Lee, Seok Jun Park, Je Hyun Bang, Kwang Hyung Lee, Ki Suk Woo, Seung Heon Han, Jae Woo Jun
  • Publication number: 20120140414
    Abstract: Provided is a vibrating device which can generate efficient vibrations in a vibrating member and efficiently apply vibrations to a gas, a jet flow generating device in which the vibrating device has been implemented, and an electronic device in which the jet flow generating device has been implemented. A jet flow generating device 10 has a vibrating device 15 including a frame 4, and actuator 5 mounted on the frame 4, and a vibrating member 3 supported on the frame 4 by an elastic supporting member 6. The vibrating member 3 has a side plate 3b formed on the perimeter portion of a disc-shaped vibrating plate 3a, for example. Vibration of the vibrating member 3 applies vibrations to air within chambers 11a and 11b, whereby gas can alternatingly be blown from nozzles 2a and 2b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroichi Ishikawa, Norikazu Nakayama, Takuya Makino, Tomoharu Mukasa, Hiroyuki Ryoson
  • Patent number: 8137778
    Abstract: A weight for a vibration motor, the weight including: a resin part including: a semi-cylindrical portion having a shaft hole in which a rotary shaft is fitted and expanding radially from the shaft hole at a given center angle so as to be eccentrically weighted with respect to the shaft hole; and a pair of locking projections respectively disposed at both axial end areas of an outer circumferential surface of the semi-cylindrical portion so as to extend radially outwardly therefrom; and a metal part attached to the resin part so as to sit on the outer circumferential surface of the semi-cylindrical portion, the metal part including: a pair of locking recesses positioned and configured to correspond respectively to the locking projections of the resin portion, wherein an elevated portion formed between the pair of locking recesses makes contact with the pair of locking projections of the resin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corportion
    Inventors: Masatoshi Kawano, Mikio Umehara, Daichi Kadowaki
  • Publication number: 20120062059
    Abstract: This invention Angular Momentum Engine turns angular centripetal momentum to linear centripetal momentum. As an analogy picture a small hand held battery operated clock in your hand being turned counter-clockwise at one revolution per minute. The clock battery is then remotely turned on so that the minute hand starts to turn also at one revolution per minute but in the opposite direction clockwise. If you look at the clock the minute hand will appear to be standing still even though it is moving at 1 revolution per minute clockwise. In this patent the hand held clock is replaced by the planetary drive and the minute hand by the flywheel. [FIG. 1 FIG. 2] Forces from a few to millions of pounds of linear momentum can be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Michael J. Carew
  • Patent number: 8130086
    Abstract: A linear vibration generator is disclosed. The linear vibration generator may include: a stator having a coil, which induces a magnetic field when an electric current is applied; an oscillator having a magnet, which has one side facing the coil; a spring member, which is joined to the stator, and which elastically supports the oscillator such that the oscillator moves linearly; a damper, which prevents the oscillator from contacting the stator according to the linear motion of the oscillator; and a guide portion, which guides the linear motion of the oscillator. This linear vibration generator makes it possible to generate stable linear vibration, prevent generation of touch noise when the oscillator impacts the stator, and prevent right/left vibration due to an external impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Choi, Min-Young So, Hwa-Young Oh
  • Patent number: 8115354
    Abstract: The present invention provides a brushless vibration motor. A bracket has a burring part protruding upwards. A shaft is fitted at a first end thereof into the burring part. A stator comprises at least one coil which is provided on the upper surface of the bracket. The bearing is rotatably fitted over the circumferential outer surface of the shaft. The rotor has a rotor yoke fitted over the circumferential outer surface of the bearing, a magnet coupled to the rotor yoke, and a weight causing eccentric rotation. The stopper is provided on a second end of the shaft and is spaced apart from the upper end of the bearing to by a predetermined distance. The brushless vibration motor of the present invention has no a separate casing, thus enhancing spatial utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Gil An, Sang Won Kim, Yong Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 8106552
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is vibration motor. The vibration motor includes a bearing rotatably fitted over a support shaft which is installed to be perpendicular to a base. A hub is coupled to the bearing, with an eccentric member provided on the edge of the hub. A coil is mounted to the hub to form an electric field. A magnet having 2n poles is mounted on the base, and rotates the hub using electromagnetic force between the magnet and the coil. A detent magnet is mounted to the hub and stops the coil in the middle between the poles of the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Won Kim, Yong Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 8081066
    Abstract: A vibrator assembly includes an electric motor, a shaft driven by the motor, and a cylindrical weight coaxially positioned on the shaft free end, wherein the cylindrical weight has a center of gravity that is radially offset from the shaft axis. The cylindrical weight includes a first portion that is lighter in weight than a second portion. When the vibrator assembly is installed within an electronic device, the cylindrical shape of the weight limits the amount of shaft deflection that can occur when the electronic device is dropped or subjected to other impact forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Gustav Fagrenius, Göran Schack
  • Patent number: 8076808
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flat type vibration motor. The motor includes a bracket having a shaft mounted to the central portion of the bracket, with a lower substrate and a magnet being adhered to the upper surface of the bracket. A casing covers the upper portion of the bracket, and defines an internal space. An upper substrate has on a lower surface thereof a commutator. A coil and a weight are adhered to the upper surface of the upper substrate. A resin member is provided on some portion of the upper substrate and has a bearing holding hole. A bearing is held in the bearing holding hole and rotatably supported by the shaft. A brush is secured at a first end thereof to the lower substrate and contacts at a second end thereof to the commutator to form a contact part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Tae Kim, Sang Won Kim, Sang Gil An
  • Publication number: 20110298320
    Abstract: There is provided a flat type vibration motor 100 that includes a bracket 150 with a shaft 140 of which one end is inserted into and fixed to the center thereof, a printed circuit board 110 having a terminal portion 130 receiving external electricity and disposed on the side of the bracket 150, a stator disposed on the top of the printed circuit board 110, a rotor 170 rotatably installed in the shaft 140 and generating vibration while rotating by interaction with the stator 160, and a stopper 180 installed at the other end of the shaft 140. The bracket 150 and the shaft 140 are electrically connected with the terminal portion 130. Further, it is possible to use the bracket or a shaft as an external power connection terminal by electrically connecting a negative terminal to the bracket and the shaft through the contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20110285228
    Abstract: There is provided a holding structure to hold a vibration motor on a circuit board with a sufficient holding strength using an inexpensive and simple means such as caulking and bonding and a vibration motor held on a circuit board using the holding structure. The holding structure having a holder clamps a vibration motor body having an eccentric weight at an end of the rotation shaft around the outer periphery from the outside and supports the vibration motor at the lower part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio UMEHARA, Kazuaki SATO, Daichi KADOWAKI
  • Patent number: 8053913
    Abstract: A physical energy-converting rotor has a rotor body and multiple weights. When the rotor body is rotated, an inner virtual orbit and an outer virtual orbit are formed and the weights are rotated. The weights are moved back and forth between the inner and outer virtual orbits to form non-balances to keep the rotor body rotating. The physical energy-converting rotor may operate alone, or may cooperate with non-pollution generators such as wind generators and water generators to enhance power-generating effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Rosace International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuang-Tai Tseng, Kuo-Kang Chen, Chih-Che Lin
  • Publication number: 20110266901
    Abstract: A flat type vibration motor realizing strong fastening of a rotor frame and an eccentric weight without welding, that is, a flat type vibration motor provided with a cover case having a tubular part with an opening closed by a stator structure and supporting one end of a shaft and with a rotor frame supported to be able to rotate via a slide bearing through which the shaft runs and having an axial direction field-type rotary magnet and an eccentric weight, wherein the rotor frame has a disk part having a burring part into which a slide bearing is fitted and at least one rivet hole, while the eccentric weight has a covering part superposed over the disk part at the side opposite to the stator structure, at least one rivet which is inserted from the covering part through the rivet hole and have heads which are crushed at the stator structure side of the disk part, and an eave-shaped taper part hanging down from the covering part over the outer circumferential edge of the disk part to the stator structure side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicants: SANYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD., SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki KANAI
  • Publication number: 20110241464
    Abstract: In order to provide a vibration motor surface mounting structure capable of preventing a vibration motor from tipping over without using a part such as metal holder requiring complicated assembly, for a vibration motor having an eccentric weight mounted on the rotating shaft of the motor and mounted on a surface of a printed circuit board, a support member having extensions extending to the side of the rotating shaft on which the eccentric weight is mounted is used, a portion of this is fixed to the motor or the frame thereof, and a bottom surface including the extensions of the support member is secured to the mounting surface of the printed circuit board by soldering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Daichi Kadowaki, Kazuaki Sato
  • Patent number: 8018105
    Abstract: An electromagnetic vibrator for use in a portable communication device includes a housing including a track directed in a first dimension; a coiling including at least one coil turn, oriented in a second dimension essentially perpendicular to the first dimension, coiled around the track and being arranged to receive an electric voltage; a permanent magnet assembly arranged for motion along the track to which the permanent magnet assembly is tightly fitted; and a ferrofluid mixture placed between the track and the permanent magnet assembly allowing motion of the permanent magnet assembly in the first dimension in dependence of the electric voltage as supplied to the coiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Mats Erixon, Mats Wolf, Stefan Hellstrom
  • Patent number: 8013486
    Abstract: There is provided a holding structure to hold a vibration motor on a circuit board with a sufficient holding strength using an inexpensive and simple means such as caulking and bonding and a vibration motor held on a circuit board using the holding structure. The holding structure having a holder clamps a vibration motor body having an eccentric weight at an end of the rotation shaft around the outer periphery from the outside and supports the vibration motor at the lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Umehara, Kazuaki Sato, Daichi Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 8008818
    Abstract: A flat vibration motor able to be mounted to a device side board by just reflow processing and able to reduce the occupied area, that is, a flat vibration motor provided with a stator plate having a through hole into which one end of a shaft is fit, the stator plate having a magnetic metal core plate having detent torque generating holes 10a to 10c, interconnect patterns arranged on a first electrical insulating film formed on this front surface, and electrode patterns arranged on a second electrical insulating film formed on a back surface of the magnetic metal core plate and connected with the interconnect patterns through the through holes h1 to h3, the insides of the detent torque generating holes 10a to 10c being covered by front-to-back superposed films formed by extensions of the first electrical insulating film and second electrical insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Saito, Naoki Kanai, Mitsuru Ooi, Masaki Arai
  • Patent number: 7990002
    Abstract: A vibration motor includes a rotary shaft, an armature core secured to the rotary shaft and having a plurality of salient poles, an armature coil wound around each of the salient poles except at least one salient pole, a frame serving as an outside cover, a plurality of magnets secured to the frame and having respective different polarities, and a weight adapted to rotate together with the rotary shaft and disposed eccentrically, wherein the weight is disposed inside the frame and secured to the armature core in such a manner that at least a part of the weight is inserted in a hollow provided in at least the one salient pole having no armature coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Masaaki Matsubara
  • Patent number: 7977834
    Abstract: A vibration motor is provided, comprising a case having an upper case and a lower case which are coupled to each other; a shaft installed in the case while being supported by the case; a rotor rotatably coupled with the shaft; a stator arranged around the shaft; a first substrate installed on an upper surface of the lower case; and a second substrate coupled to a lower surface of the lower case and electrically connected to the first substrate. The lower case has a first opening and the first substrate is electrically connected to the second substrate through the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Il Park, Jae Jun Eom
  • Patent number: 7969053
    Abstract: A flat type vibration motor with increased vibration amount comprises a vibrator (1), a hard circuit board (2), a rotor (3), a shaft (5), a lower case (9), a magnet (8), a flexible circuit board (11), a brush (10) and winding coils (a, b). The rotor (3) is formed by injection-molding the vibrator (1). The winding coils (a, b) and the hard circuit board (2) are both mounted on the vibrator (1), thus the outer edge of the vibrator (1) can be extended to the position beyond the winding coils (a, b) and the hard circuit board (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Kelong Zhao, Xuezhong Wu
  • Publication number: 20110133583
    Abstract: A vibrating screen. The vibrating screen includes a vibrator, a screen box and a base. The vibrator includes at least a motor and an eccentric block coupled thereto. Each motor has a main motor shaft (2, 2A, 2B). A rotor winding (12) and a stator winding (11) are mounted at one end of the shaft (2). Another rotor winding (14) and stator winding (13) or a counterweight (5, 500) which is equal to them in weight are mounted at the other end of the shaft (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: BEIJING JISHENGLONG TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
    Inventors: Guozhen Zhao, Minghong Zhang, Deqi Pan
  • Publication number: 20110109181
    Abstract: In the invention, in order for a brush assembly to be easily built in a motor, the motor includes an aligning means for aligning a main body portion of the brush assembly relative to a lower case engaging the main body portion with the lower case and a guide means for guiding the brush assembly in a direction which is at right angles to a rotational axis L after the main body portion has been aligned relative to the lower case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eisuke Ohshima, Hideaki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7921972
    Abstract: The invention concerns a system, in particular suitable for high power engines, comprising at least a rotor and means comprising active sections fit for making the rotor(s) rotate by their synchronized deformation, characterized in that the rotor material comprises an Al, Fe alloy with at least one other element, the alloy comprising at least more or less 80% in weight of Al and at least between 0.1 and 15.0% in weight in Fe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Sagem Defense Securite
    Inventors: Oscar D'Almeida, Mathias Woydt, Jean-Thierry Audren
  • Patent number: 7911090
    Abstract: A stator of an electrical machine has a cross section, a longitudinal extension, a jacket surface, a plurality of winding holders configured for receiving field windings, the winding holders being distributed inhomogenously around an inner circumference of the cross section, such that a density of the field windings in at least one first region formed around a stator circumference is smaller than in an adjacent second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ludwig Schoen, Florian Esenwein
  • Patent number: 7911098
    Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a base, a coil unit, which is coupled to the base, a magnet, which is coupled to the coil unit such that the magnet can move relatively, and a plurality of leaf springs, which are interposed between the magnet and the base. Here, the plurality of leaf springs face one another and are coupled to one another Thus, the linear vibrator can increase the range of vibration displacement in a structure and increase the amount of vibration in the linear vibrator. Also, even though the linear vibrator becomes thinner, the range of displacement can be increased because the weight is vibrated horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Ho Lee, Jun-Kun Choi, Jae-woo Jun, Hwa-Young Oh, Kwang-Hyung Lee, Je-Hyun Bang, Seok-Jun Park, Yong-Jin Kim, Seung-Heon Han
  • Patent number: 7911097
    Abstract: Provided is a vibration motor including a supporting shaft, a rotor rotatably coupled to the supporting shaft, a stator facing the rotor, and a case having a lower plate where the supporting shaft and the stator are coupled, an upper plate facing the lower plate and the rotor, and having at least a portion having a first thickness and a portion having a second thickness greater than the first thickness at a position adjacent to the supporting shaft, and a side plate extending from the upper plate to couple to the lower plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young Il Park
  • Publication number: 20110043061
    Abstract: A weight used in a vibration motor includes first and second weight parts that extend along adjacent wing parts to hold the wing parts therebetween; an insertion part that is formed between the first and second weight parts and into which the adjacent wing parts are inserted in the radial direction of the core; and a third weight part that is inserted between the adjacent wing parts (that is, slot) and connects the first weight part and the second weight part in a direction of the rotation axis line such that the insertion part is decoupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakamura, Eisuke Oshima
  • Patent number: 7888832
    Abstract: A vibration motor having mounting hardware with a width dimension able to be kept within a thickness of a motor case, that is, a vibration motor provided with a vibration motor body attaching an eccentric weight to a motor shaft sticking out from a bearing part of a motor case and attaching a pair of motor terminals to a plastic end cap closing an opening of the motor case and with mounting hardware carrying this vibration motor body and to be set on a board, wherein the mounting hardware has a raised bottom flat-shaped part facing a barrel circumference of the motor case, oriented in an axial direction, and to be bonded to mounting patterns on the board, a collar-shaped support piece extending from this raised bottom flat-shaped part and fit over the bearing part in the axial direction, and a plug-in support piece extending from the raised bottom flat-shaped part to the opening side and plugged into first and second positioning slots provided in the plastic end cap in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: Sanyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nakamura Masato
  • Publication number: 20110025149
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flat type vibration motor. The motor includes a bracket having a shaft mounted to the central portion of the bracket, with a lower substrate and a magnet being adhered to the upper surface of the bracket. A casing covers the upper portion of the bracket, and defines an internal space. An upper substrate has on a lower surface thereof a commutator. A coil and a weight are adhered to the upper surface of the upper substrate. A resin member is provided on some portion of the upper substrate and has a bearing holding hole. A bearing is held in the bearing holding hole and rotatably supported by the shaft. A brush is secured at a first end thereof to the lower substrate and contacts at a second end thereof to the commutator to form a contact part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Yong Tae KIM, Sang Won KIM, Sang Gil AN
  • Patent number: 7880352
    Abstract: A spring-sheet-type vibration motor comprises a motor body with an output shaft on a front end and an end cap coupled between a supporting bracket and the motor body on the rear end. The end cap supports one or more electric brushes against the motor body. The supporting bracket includes an end face and a prolonged portion extending therefrom toward the front end of the motor body. One or more connecting terminals are coupled to the supporting bracket, with a first portion coupled to the end face and a front end of a second portion coupled to the prolonged portion. Each terminal further includes a third portion extending obliquely away from the front end of the second portion, a fourth portion bending upward from an end of the third portion, and a contact disposed on a lower surface of a connecting area of the third portion and the fourth portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Chengji Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sunbin Du, Jianping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20110012459
    Abstract: A power generating device includes a carrier module, a stator module, a rotor module and a power generating module. The stator module is assembled to the carrier module, and has a first circuit board and a plurality of driving coils. The rotor module is located in an electromagnetic field, and has a multipolar magnetic rotor and a rotating axle. A magnetic field of the multipolar magnetic rotor interacts with the electromagnetic field to make the rotor module rotating relative to the stator module, and make the multipolar magnetic rotor producing a varying magnetic field. The power generating module is located in the varying magnetic field, and has a second circuit board and a plurality of induction coils. The induction coils induct the varying magnetic field to output an induction circuit to the second circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SILICON TOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Lone Chang, Chi-Yuan Chin
  • Patent number: 7866941
    Abstract: A fan comprises a ventilation device and a vibration device. The ventilation device comprises a housing, an impeller disposed in the housing and rotating with respect to a rotating center, and a driving mechanism disposed in the housing and connected to the impeller to rotate the impeller. The vibration device is disposed on the impeller and comprises at least one fixed element, at least one movable element, and at least one track. The fixed element is fixed to the track, and the movable element is slidably disposed on the track. When the movable element slides on the track, a vibration notification is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shi-Lin Li, Fu-Lei Yu, Jian-Long Li, Chih-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20100289357
    Abstract: The present invention provides a brushless vibration motor. A bracket has a burring part protruding upwards. A shaft is fitted at a first end thereof into the burring part. A stator comprises at least one coil which is provided on the upper surface of the bracket. The bearing is rotatably fitted over the circumferential outer surface of the shaft. The rotor has a rotor yoke fitted over the circumferential outer surface of the bearing, a magnet coupled to the rotor yoke, and a weight causing eccentric rotation. The stopper is provided on a second end of the shaft and is spaced apart from the upper end of the bearing to by a predetermined distance. The brushless vibration motor of the present invention has no a separate casing, thus enhancing spatial utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Sang Gil AN, Sang Won KIM, Yong Tae KIM
  • Patent number: 7825555
    Abstract: A surface mount-type vibration motor and an installation structure for a surface mount-type vibration motor, where soldered portions are prevented from separating from a circuit board without requiring any design change in a vibration motor body. A section where a motor holding section of a motor holder and motor support sections of the motor holder are connected is bent in an arc shape having elasticity to form the motor holder, the motor holding section holding a vibration motor body to which an elastic holder is attached, the motor support sections being arranged along a circuit board. First contact sections and second contact sections are formed in the connection section such that distal ends of the first and second contact sections are of a band-like shape projecting toward the inside of the vibration motor body. The motor holder reduces a load applied to portions where the surface mount-type vibration motor is soldered to the circuit board and also improves bonding strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Namiki Seimitsu Houseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidehiro Uchiumi, Kazuo Morita, Toshio Suzuki, Tomohide Aoyagi, Takeshi Kogawa, Mitsugu Kudo
  • Publication number: 20100270878
    Abstract: A vibration motor according to embodiments includes: a case defining a through-hole; a shaft supported by the case; a rotor rotatably coupled to the shaft; a stator disposed around the shaft to face the rotor; a brush electrically connecting the rotor; a first substrate electrically connected to the brush and disposed within the case; a second substrate electrically connected to the first substrate and disposed outside the case; and a connecting terminal and an anti-corrosion agent disposed within the through-hole, the connecting terminal electrically connecting the first substrate and the second substrate, and the anti-corrosion agent partially formed on the connecting terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventor: Young Il Park
  • Publication number: 20100264766
    Abstract: A rotor is provided. The rotor includes a bearing yoke, a supporting member, a rotor substrate, a coil, and a weight coupled to the supporting member. The supporting member is coupled to the bearing yoke. The rotor substrate is supported by the supporting member. The coil is supported by the supporting member and electrically connected to the rotor substrate. The weight is coupled to the supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Hyun Kim, Jun Hee Ryu, Byung Hee Mun, Young II Park
  • Publication number: 20100259114
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is vibration motor. The vibration motor includes a bearing rotatably fitted over a support shaft which is installed to be perpendicular to a base. A hub is coupled to the bearing, with an eccentric member provided on the edge of the hub. A coil is mounted to the hub to form an electric field. A magnet having 2n poles is mounted on the base, and rotates the hub using electromagnetic force between the magnet and the coil. A detent magnet is mounted to the hub and stops the coil in the middle between the poles of the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Sang Won KIM, Yong Tae KIM
  • Patent number: 7812488
    Abstract: An electronically commutated motor (ECM 21) has reduced vulnerability to Electro-Static Discharge (ESD). The motor has an internal stator (50) and an external rotor (22) equipped with a permanent magnet (28), which rotor is separated by an air gap from the internal stator (50). The rotor has a shaft (34) on which a magnetic yoke element (24) is mounted. A leakage flux region on an end face (27) of the magnet (28) actuates a Hall sensor (48) located adjacent a first aperture (48?) in a circuit board (46) supporting electronic control components. In order to prevent static discharges from passing through the first aperture (48?) and endangering the electronic components, the circuit board (46) is formed with a second aperture (43) on whose edge is provided at least one electrical conductor (95?, 95?), connected to ground (112), to which any charge that builds up during operation can harmlessly discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: EBM-Papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Pino Cosco, Klaus S. Fischer
  • Publication number: 20100253166
    Abstract: Disclosed are a rotor and a vibration motor. The rotor includes a rotor substrate, a coil electrically connected to the in rotor substrate, a coil cover for supporting the coil and a weight coupled to the coil cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Young Il Park