Abstract: An electromechanical actuator is adapted to be connected to an external device for displacing the external device to a predetermined position and maintaining the external device at that position. The actuator includes a housing which holds a drive motor for driving the external device to the predetermined position when the motor is energized and a brake mechanism for maintaining the external device at the predetermined position when the brake mechanism is activated. A switching device generates switching signals for energizing the motor to drive the external device to the predetermined position and for de-energizing the motor and activating the brake mechanism when a predetermined time has passed from a moment the drive motor is energized, to maintain the external device at the predetermined position.

Abstract: A multi-functional electronic actuator for actuating multiple independent systems on an automotive vehicle includes a magnet assembly, a rotor mounted within the magnet assembly having an armature and a shaft that rotates when the armature is energized, a device for translating the rotor with respect to the magnet assembly, and devices for actuating a first independent system on the automotive vehicle utilizing the rotational motion of the shaft and for actuating a second independent system on the automotive vehicle utilizing the translation of the rotor shaft with respect to the magnet assembly. Two methods for translating the rotor with respect to the magnet assembly are described as well as various linkages that may be used to actuate the independent systems on the automotive vehicle.

Abstract: A drive device has an electric motor having a rotor, a rotor shaft rotatable by the rotor, a ring magnet which is rotatable during the operation of the electric motor and having at least one North pole and one South pole, a hall sensor oriented to the ring motor, the ring motor being rotatably supported at a distance from the rotor shaft near the rotor shaft, and a drive wheel arranged on the rotor shaft, the ring magnet being in a driving connection with the drive wheel, the drive wheel having a diameter which is a greater than a diameter of the ring magnet.

Abstract: The electric motor disclosed in the specification has an encapsulated stator which includes inner and outer annular composite layers each having a radial flange joined to an end of the other layer by chemical welds, an array of laterally adjacent circular laminations and windings in axially extending slots in the laminations adjacent to the inner composite layers, and a metal band surrounding the laminations, along with encapsulating resin filling the space between the inner an outer layers. The motor also includes an encapsulated rotor having a similar structure, but with magnets inserted in axially extending slots in the laminations adjacent to the outer composite layer and a metal band disposed between the inner annular composite layer and the laminations.

Abstract: A compact miniature motor includes a DC motor, a worm gear, a pinion transfer gear, at least one cluster gear, an output gear, and an output shaft. A socket may be used to accept the output shaft. The gears form a gear train that wraps tightly around the DC motor in the shape of a capital letter J. Inverted trunnions stabilize the pinion transfer gear by extending longitudinally inside thereof. Acoustical chambers packed with grease suppress noise generated by the gear train. A PC board is also provided and has components for rectifying, filtering for constant DC, and modifying AC voltage before passing it to energize the DC motor. The output shaft may drive a product mover for beverage cans inside a vending machine or another type of electromechanical unit requiring the application of high torque.

Abstract: A motor unit fitted with a buffer mechanism which absorbs the turning force of a motor when an output shaft of the motor stops due to an external load while the motor is operative and which can provide stable performance without causing biting between a worm and a worm wheel. The motor unit fitted with the buffer mechanism causes relative rotation between the output shaft and the worm wheel when the output shaft stops turning while the motor is operative. Springs and rubbers are provided in series or in parallel in a power transmission system within the worm wheel with respect to the direction of rotation of the worm wheel so as to function as buffer members by absorbing the turning force of the motor when the output shaft stops turning while the motor is operative.

Abstract: A geared motor is provided. A through hole formed in a base passes a rotor shaft. An annular guide rim to guide a carrier and a cylindrical stationary gear are integrally and concentrically formed on the base which seals an open end of a small motor. A guide to guide the rotation of a movable gear is provided at the top end of the stationary gear. The gears making up the geared motor are disposed in a compact arrangement with high accuracy.

Abstract: The present invention is a new type of an electromechanical actuator that combines two rotary outputs from a solitary electrical input into a single molded housing. The actuator comprises an input assembly responsive to an external electrical control source. Preferably, the control source provides a control signal for each valve door to be controlled. The actuator also comprises a first geartrain assembly responsive to the input control assembly and a second geartrain assembly responsive to the input control assembly. The first geartrain assembly includes a first motor responsive to the input control assembly. A first output gear is operably connected to the first motor and a first rotatable output coupler is connected to the first output gear. The second geartrain assembly includes a second motor responsive to the input control assembly. A second output gear is connected to the second motor and a second rotatable output coupler is connected to the second output gear.

Abstract: An improved drive arrangement for a starter motor includes a rubber cushion between a drive plate and a pinion gear. The rubber cushion has seals at inner and outer locations which seal against the drive plate. In this way, the area between the drive plate and the rubber cushion is sealed to prevent contaminants from reaching the area and harming the connection between the drive plate and cushion.

Abstract: An electric actuator for use in a vehicle power steering system includes an electric motor (20) and a gearbox (22). The electric motor (20) has a stator (26) and an armature (27) concentric with the stator (26) that is adapted to rotate about a common axis. A single common output shaft (40) extends through the actuator (14) to transmit torque from the motor (20) to a drive portion (70) of the output shaft (40) remote from the gearbox (22), from whence torque is transmitted to the gearbox (22) through a transmission portion (60) of the shaft (40). A clutch (21) may be provided between the motor (20) and the output shaft (40).

Abstract: Feedback potentiometer-type servoactuator uses the ring gear of a planetary gear system to drive the wiper across a resistive arc of less than 360.degree. where the actuator has a travel of multiple turns. The ring gear is supported by spaced struts in the actuator housing.

Abstract: A method of making an electric motor where the motor has a reduction gear and a gear cover mounted thereon. An opening is formed through the gear cover at a location corresponding to a connection portion. A pressure member is inserted into the gear cover through the opening and is pressed against another pressure member to squeeze a choke coil and a connection plate. High current may flow through the pressure members for a short time to weld the choke coil and the connection plate together by way of resistive heating.

Abstract: A gear-reducing, torque-multiplying gear drive assembly includes a stationary outer case housing an internal rotary carrier having an output shaft fixed thereto which is journaled by the case for rotation of the carrier and shaft relative to the case. A pair of electric motors are mounted on the carrier and drive a pair of associated planet gears which are enmeshed with a fixed sun gear. Operating the motors rotates the planet gears causing the carrier and the output stub shafts fixed thereto to rotate about a common axis of the stub shafts.

Abstract: A correcting signal generator 42 stores the quantitative relation of the magnetic interference between the rotation angle .theta.3 of a resolver 23 and the detected values A3, B3 of a resolver 22, and outputs the correcting values A8, B8 for the magnetic interference according to the rotation angle .theta.3. An adder 41 calculates and outputs the corrected detection values A4, B4 by adding the correcting values A8, B8 to the detected values A3, B3 of the resolver 22 output from a latch circuit 14. A resolver rotation angle calculation circuit 47 calculates and outputs an angle .theta.2 by taking an arc tangent of the quotient A4/B4 of the corrected detection values A4, B4. In the same way, a correcting signal generator 44 calculates and outputs the angle .theta.3.

Abstract: A feed-screw unit includes a rotor formed with a female screw, and a reciprocating shaft disposed inside the rotor to be moved forward and backward in the axial direction of the rotor in accordance with rotation thereof. The reciprocating shaft includes a male screw with a first portion to be in engagement with the female screw of the rotor and a second portion to be in non-engagement therewith.

Abstract: A pinion moving member on an output shaft is pushed forward by a pinion pushing member such as a lever which is driven by a plunger of an electromagnet switch. After a pinion gear of the pinion moving member abuts a ring gear, reaction force is stored in a spring as the plunger of the electromagnet switch moves further. When the pinion gear comes into meshing engagement with the ring gear by the reaction force of the spring, a retreat restricting member restricts retreat of the pinion moving member. The retreat restricting member are provided separately from the pinion pushing member so that the the pinion pushing member driven by the electromagnet switch need not restrict the retreat of the pinion moving member.

Abstract: A rotation restricting member made of a resilient body such as a leaf spring is driven by a magnet switch upon energization of a motor and engages engaging grooves formed on an outer peripheral surface of an outer portion of a one-way clutch so that the rotation restricting member restricts rotation of the one-way clutch. The motor has first and second field coils connected in parallel. The first field coil is connected to an exciting coil in the magnet switch in series and the second field coil is connected to a motor contact in the magnet switch in series. When a starter switch is actuated, only the first field coil is actuated first with low voltage. Then, the motor contact is closed and the second field coil is actuated also so that the motor rotates at a high speed with full voltage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit (10) having an electric drive motor (12) and a subsequent connected worm gear (14), which serves for instance to drive the wiper system of a motor vehicle. The drive unit (10) has a drive shaft (16), which includes both the motor armature shaft (18) and the worm shaft (20) of the gear. A unit housing (22), which receives the electric motor (12) and the worm gear (14), is provided with spring means (26) that to overcome the axial play of the drive shaft (16) press in prestressed fashion against the free end face of the worm shaft (20).

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle which is driven by a motor powered with electric power generated by an engine, wherein the cylinder, piston, and sub-combustion chamber of the engine have insulation structure so that heat sufficient for evaporating fed fuel is held in the sub-combustion chamber.

Abstract: In a starter for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a pinion; shift mechanism for moving the pinion into mesh with a ring gear of the engine; a housing for accommodating the pinion and the shift mechanism; an electric motor for rotating the pinion; a substantially cylindrical motor casing for accommodating the electric motor; a contact unit for selectively providing electric power to the electric motor; a brush holder stay disposed between the housing and the motor casing, the brush holder stay having a cavity opened toward the motor casing and the contact unit being mounted in the cavity; and a cover for covering the cavity of the brush holder stay, the cover is made of a flexible member so that the cover is naturally curved, and the cover is disposed between the brush holder stay and the motor casing with its concave surface facing the brush holder stay so that the cover is pushed toward the brush holder stay by an axial end of the motor casing.

Abstract: A motor vehicle screen wiper drive unit is a motorized reduction gear unit comprising a reduction gear train between a driving shaft, driven by a motor, and a driven shaft. The gear train comprises at least one worm fixed to the driving shaft and meshing with a first set of teeth of an intermediate gear wheel. The latter also has a second set of teeth meshing with a driven gear wheel which is carried by the driven shaft. The second teeth of the intermediate gear wheel, and the teeth of the driven wheel, are generally helical, being so oriented that the driven wheel exerts an axial force urging the intermediate gear wheel in a direction opposite to that in which the worm is urged by an axial force exerted on the intermediate wheel by the worm. The need for rigid abutment means for the intermediate wheel is thereby avoided.

Abstract: A motor is provided with a speed reducer. The motor includes a rotatable motor shaft having an end face and a threaded portion. The speed reducer includes a gear for communicating with the threaded portion of the motor shaft. A speed reduction case encloses at least a part of the speed reducer and includes a thrust receiving portion facing the end face of the motor shaft. An end spacer is disposed between the thrust receiving portion of the speed reduction case and the end face of the motor shaft. The end spacer includes a press-fitting portion secured at the thrust receiving portion of the speed reduction case to prevent the end spacer from rotating relative to the speed reduction case. The end spacer also includes a protrusion. A thrust force applied to the motor shaft presses the end face of the motor shaft to the protrusion of the end spacer to brake the rotation of the motor shaft by friction.

Abstract: A pedal activated motor attachment for a hand operated food grinder for allowing a user to convert a hand operated machine into a pedal driven machine. The inventive device includes a motor positioned within a housing. The motor powers a series of gears including a drive gear having a socket for receiving the grinder shaft of a hand operated food grinder. The housing has an aperture for receiving an attachment key of the hand operated food grinder whereby the grinder shaft is coupled to the drive gear. A foot pedal is electrically connected to the motor such that the motor is actuatable by depression of the foot pedal.

Abstract: An electromechanically actuated disc brake system for motor vehicles comprising a floating caliper and an actuating unit mounted with the caliper. The actuating unit is an electric motor which, by interpolation of a reducing gear, powers an actuating element, which in turn controls one of two sliding friction linings mounted inside the brake caliper, to interact with the disc brake. With the intent to reduce axial dimensions of the actuating unit, the present invention includes an electric motor with a rotor of ring-shaped design to radially surround the reducing gear.

Abstract: An electric motor has two exciter windings, independent of each other, on a stator, by which windings a resultant magnetic field can be produced. The motor includes a permanently magnetized rotor which has at least one pair of poles, the rotor changing its position as a function of the magnetic field, and the rotor being arranged axially on a rotor shaft. In the case of an electric motor which is of a small size and easy to manufacture, the stator is developed with several arms, and has an opening present at the center to receive the rotor. The individual arms are arranged around the opening and, there are, two pairs of opposite arms. The opposite arms are so bent towards each other so that, upon their receiving a respective exciter winding, they produce magnetic vectors which are perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: A separating wall comprised of a slanting portion, an anti-falling portion and a thrust receiving portion, is provided integrally with a yoke. The slanting portion is formed from the front end of the yoke to the side of a speed reduction mechanism, tilting in the inner radial direction. The anti-falling portion is formed extending substantially vertically from the slanting portion to the inner radial direction preventing planetary gears of the speed reduction mechanism from coming-off mounting pins, by way of contacting the pins supporting the planetary gears and the end surface of a bearing. The thrust receiving portion supports a shaft rotatably via a bearing fitted with the shaft and receives thrust load of the shaft. The thrust receiving portion is cylindrically shaped and bent from the anti-falling portion to the side of an armature core. The cylindrical portion of the thrust receiving portion is pressed and fitted around the outer periphery of the bearing fitted to the shaft.

Abstract: Damaging shaft voltages in an induction motor are prevented by an electrostatic shield between the stator winding structure and the rotor structure. The electrostatic shield is held at the same potential as the grounded motor frame. The shield includes an aluminum strip in each winding slot, with one strip in firm engagement with the stator core. The strips are flat strips and extend beyond both ends of the slot to the outer end turns of the stator winding. This places that one strip at the ground reference potential of the motor frame. All strips are connected to the one grounded strip by an end ring. All others are insulated from the core. The strips are connected at only one end to avoid a squirrel cage winding affect.

Abstract: A drive apparatus for an electric vehicle comprises a motor (1), a gear section (9) for transmitting rotation of a rotor shaft (2) of the motor to a wheel, and a case (10, 90) for accommodating the motor and the gear section. The case has a partition (12) that separates a motor chamber (m) for accommodating the motor and a gear chamber (g) for accommodating the gear section, and the partition has an orifice (53) that connects a lower portion of the motor chamber and the gear chamber. Supplying means (5) is provided for supplying oil from the gear chamber into the motor chamber in accordance with rotation of the gear section. Through the operation of the orifice, oil gathers in a lower portion of the motor chamber and, thus, the motor chamber serves as a reservoir.

Abstract: A vibration generator for generating directed vibrations in a compacting device includes a housing and a first and second flyweight shafts rotatably supported in the housing and extending parallel at a distance to one another. The flyweight shafts have a respective flyweight connected thereto. A first and second intermediate shafts are rotatably supported in the housing and extend parallel to and between the first and second flyweight shafts. Gear wheels positive-lockingly connect the first and second intermediate shafts to one another, the first intermediate shaft to the first flyweight shaft, and the second intermediate shaft to the second flyweight shaft. In this manner, the first intermediate shaft and the first flyweight shaft, respectively, the second intermediate shaft and the second flyweight shaft rotate in opposite directions. One of the intermediate shafts has connected thereto two gear wheels, with one being coupled to the first flyweight shaft and another coupled to the second flyweight shaft.

Abstract: An electric motor used in an electric type power steering apparatus and the like, wherein a magnetic field unit outer casing 14 for encasing a magnetic field unit 7 comprising magnets 5 and an armature 6, is formed integral and concentric with a motor yoke 3, and a power supply unit outer casing 15 for encasing a commutator 22 and brushes 27 of a power supply unit 8, having a protruding portion 15a protruding from an axially concentric outer peripheral face thereof arranged eccentric to the magnetic field unit outer casing 14, is formed integral with the motor yoke 3. As a result, the influence of shock from the outside is suppressed, and accommodating space for the power supply unit ensured, so that long motor life is possible.

Abstract: A bearing installation for a Floppy Disk Driver motor which is simple in structure and high in accuracy of a rotating action of a rotary shaft, thus hardly impairing the read and write characteristics of a Floppy Disk Driver device.

Abstract: A geared electric motor 1 used for power window apparatuses, for example, which is provided with an mature 7 having an armature shaft 7a, an output shaft 8 connected with the armature shaft 7a through a worm gear pair (7a7 and 17) and two friction plates 9 and 10 to be in contact with both end faces of the armature shaft 7a. The armature shaft 7a of this motor 1 is prevented from rotation by frictional resistance generating between the friction plates 9, 10 and the armature shaft 7a even if the output shaft 8 is applied with rotatory force.

Abstract: A throttle actuator including driving means having a stator provided with a stator winding and a rotor provided with a sun gear at a rotating shaft thereof, planetary speed reducing means having the sun gear at the rotating shaft, a stationary gear installed at an outer periphery side of the sun gear and a planet gear in mesh with the sun gear and the stationary gear for performing a planetary motion by rotating the rotor, a planetary gear support pin supporting the planet gear and performing a revolutionary motion along with the planet gear, and a planetary arm disposed between the planetary gear support pin and a valve shaft of a throttle valve.

Abstract: An electric motor with an internal rotor (10), which comprises a free intal chamber (12), and a stator (14) disposed at a radial spacing from the rotor (10) has a more compact construction and can be assembled more easily. The electric motor is characterized in that at least part of a gear (16) is disposed in the free internal chamber (12) of the rotor (10).

Abstract: A reduction gear device with a differential gear mechanism 4 for an electric vehicle, has a planetary gear type reduction gear mechanism 3 for transmitting a power from an electric motor 2 to right and left wheels 6, 6 of the vehicle through the differential gear mechanism 4. The reduction gear mechanism 3 is contained in a casing 1, while either of output shafts 4a, 4b of the differential gear mechanism 4 penetrates an output shaft 2c of the electric motor 2.

Abstract: An electric motor has a detachably mounted gear cover and a reduction gear located within the gear cover. One pressure member is inserted into the gear cover through an opening formed through the gear cover and urged against another pressure member to squeeze a choke coil and a connection plate. A high current is flowed through the pressure members for a short time to weld the choke coil and connection plate together through resistive heating.

Abstract: To reduce the outlay in terms of manufacture and assembly, a motor-gear drive unit is provided, which includes a motor housing and adjoining gear case, and in which:a) a motor-gear shaft (3) is mounted in the motor housing (1) in a first bearing, preferably a cup bearing (7);b) the motor-gear shaft (3) is mounted in the gear case (2) in a second bearing in the form of a preferably metallic, cylindrical bearing (8);c) the gear case (2) consists of a plastic part with an axially loadable bearing orifice (2.3) having circumferentially radially projecting shaped webs (2.31) for receiving the cylindrical bearing (8); andd) the cylindrical bearing (8) is pressed into the bearing receptacle (2.3) axially in bearing contact with a press fit relative to the shaped webs (2.31).

Abstract: An electric actuator has an elongate base, a power unit and an encoder device which are fixedly mounted on respective opposite ends of the base in confronting relation to each other, a slide table displaceable longitudinally along the base, a ball screw for transmitting rotational power from the power unit to the slide table, and a pair of guide lands integral with the base for guiding the slide table longitudinally along the base.

Abstract: An adjustable coupler has a rotary magnet rotor with magnet modules gaps from electroconductive elements on an electroconductive rotor. The magnet modules each have two side-by-side permanent magnets with their respective poles reversed and have a neutral plane between the magnets. The magnet modules can be turned for torque adjustment between a maximum torque position in which the neutral planes intersect at the rotary axis of the coupler, and a minimum torque position at which the magnet modules are turned 90 degrees from the maximum torque position.

Abstract: In an indicating device having a stepping-motor drive, an indicating element can be driven by a gear wheel which is in engagement with a worm which is connected with a stepping motor by a worm shaft. The stepping motor is preferably formed of two stators, and of two permanent-magnet rotors which are arranged, fixed for rotation, on the two ends of the worm shaft. The rotors are arranged with half a pole spacing apart, preferably 90.degree..

Abstract: A motorised reduction gear unit, especially one for driving screen wipers of a vehicle, includes a hollow gearbox casing which is closed by a closure plate. At least a portion of the external surface of the closure plate is electrically conductive. The unit also includes an electronic suppressor comprising a group of electronic components arranged on the conductive portion of the external surface of the closure plate. The suppressor components are enclosed by a housing of generally cap-like configuration, which is electrically conductive. The housing includes at least one means for connecting it electrically with the conductive portion of the external surface of the closure plate.

Abstract: An electric motor which is capable of changing an output torque with a simple arrangement without using an expensive power unit for controlling the supply of voltage (current) to an armature. The electric motor has a motor section constituted by an armature, a first pole piece, and a second pole piece, and has a slide bevel gear which meshes with a bevel gear of an input shaft. The slide bevel gear moves in an axial direction in correspondence with the steering torque, which movement is transmitted to the second pole piece by a pressing lever to rotatively move the second pole piece. Consequently, the opposing positions of poles of the first pole piece and the second pole piece are relatively changed to change polarities, so that a driving force corresponding to the steering torque is outputted.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compact motor with a speed reducing mechanism, including a cylindrical casing having an open end, a stator fixedly provided in the casing, an exciting coil provided in the casing, a rotor provided in the casing and having a high-speed output shaft on which a pinion is fixed, a cover for covering the open end of the casing, a low-speed output shaft projecting from a hole formed through the cover, and a reduction gear train interposed between the pinion and the low-speed output shaft for transmitting power to the low-speed output shaft. The compact motor further includes a lever connected to the low-speed output shaft; an eccentric cylinder formed integrally with a final gear of the reduction gear train and adapted to eccentrically rotate about a gear shaft for rotatably supporting the final gear; and a connecting member having one end pivotally engaging with an outer circumference of the eccentric cylinder and another end pivotally engaging with the lever.

Abstract: An eccentric-motion motor for driving a utilization mechanism includes a stator defining a closed surface pathway, an armature composed of a permanent magnet rollably disposed on the closed surface pathway, a series of electromagnetic elements disposed in the stator along the closed surface pathway, circuitry for successively energizing the electromagnetic elements to cause them to attract and/or repel the armature so that it rolls along the closed surface pathway, and a coupler mechanism for coupling the armature to the utilization mechanism so that as the armature is caused to roll, the utilization mechanism is powered by the operation of the motor.

Abstract: A motor vehicle screen wiper drive unit in the form of a motorised reduction gear unit has a body which is provided with a removable brush carrier plate, together with at least one electrical component connected to the brush carrier plate through a flexible electrical conductor, this component, or these components, being part of the power supply circuit for the drive unit. The brush carrier plate includes means for retaining the said component or components temporarily during fitting of the carrier plate in the body of the unit. The electrical component is arranged for sliding movement with respect to the carrier plate, into cooperation with retaining means formed in the body of the unit for retaining the component. A method of assembly of a brush carrier plate with at least one associated electrical component, in the body of such a drive unit, is also described.

Abstract: An eccentric-motion motor for driving a utilization mechanism includes a stator defining a closed surface pathway, an armature composed of a permanent magnet rollably disposed on the closed surface pathway, a series of electromagnetic elements disposed in the stator along the closed surface pathway, circuitry for successively energizing the electromagnetic elements to cause them to attract and/or repel the armature so that it rolls along the closed surface pathway, and a coupler mechanism for coupling the armature to the utilization mechanism so that as the armature is caused to roll, the utilization mechanism is powered by the operation of the motor.

Abstract: A gear motor (1), with an electric motor (4) whose rotor (7) has a hollow shaft (8), drives, through at least one gear box (26) with at least one drive step, at least one load. For the purpose of compact configuration combined with low vibration, there is coaxially disposed in the hollow shaft (8) an output shaft (19) which can be shifted selectively by means of a first clutch (24) to the hollow shaft (8), and by means of a second clutch (16) via the gear box (26) to the hollow shaft (8). Preferably the clutches are configured as magnetic clutches, and again preferably the first clutch (24) is disposed for the direct shifting of the hollow shaft (8) to the output shaft (19) at the one end of the hollow shaft (8), and the second clutch (16) at the other end of the hollow shaft (8). The gear motor (1) is used preferentially for driving rotary parts in crystal pulling apparatus.

Abstract: The oscillating mass is integral with a toothed wheel which is engaged with pinions at the periphery of a plate. Many rotors at the periphery of the plate are located between sections of a peripheral, annular stator. The sections of the stator comprise cores and coils. It is thus possible with a simple construction of small thickness to obtain sufficient efficiency and power of the generator without considerable multiplication of the movement of the oscillating mass. The plate has a recess capable to receive a movement of an electronic watch of an existing caliber. The generator comprising the plate, the oscillating mass, the rotors and the stator constitutes an independent module capable to be assembled with a movement of an existing watch.

Abstract: Axial elongation of a magnetostrictive element during a power phase of option in a motor, effects conversion of axial force to a torque applied to a rotor through cam discs held in axial engagement by a clutch disc during axial force transfer. Rotor rotation by such torque angularly displaces the cam discs relative to each other against the bias of a spring device during the power phase, followed by a free-wheeling phase during which axial withdrawal of the clutch disc occurs in response to contraction of the magnetostrictive element and angular restoration of the cam discs to a limit position under the spring bias.

Abstract: In a windscreen wiper system with a wiper arm pivotally mounted and a drive causing the wiper arm to pivot. The drive has a reversible electrical motor and a control unit which switches the electrical motor. The motor has a housing in two sections. The first section can be mounted immovably in relation to the vehicle and includes the stator portion. The second section of the housing can turn in relation to the first, includes the rotor portion, and is connected to the wiper arm. The rotating second section of the housing is preferably provided with a bearing sleeve which is mounted on an axial supporting lug of the first section of the housing.