Plural Transformers Patents (Class 360/281.8)
  • Patent number: 11780339
    Abstract: A rotatable LIDAR device including contactless electrical couplings is disclosed. An example rotatable LIDAR device includes a vehicle electrical coupling including (i) a first conductive ring, (ii) a second conductive ring, and (iii) a first coil. The example rotatable LIDAR device further includes a LIDAR electrical coupling including (i) a third conductive ring, (ii) a fourth conductive ring, and (iii) a second coil. The example rotatable LIDAR device still further includes a rotatable LIDAR electrically coupled to the LIDAR electrical coupling. The first conductive ring and the third conductive ring form a first capacitor configured to transmit communications to the rotatable LIDAR, the second conductive ring and the fourth conductive ring form a second capacitor configured to transmit communications from the rotatable LIDAR, and the first coil and the second coil form a transformer configured to provide power to the rotatable LIDAR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Samuel William Lenius, Pierre-yves Droz
  • Patent number: 11129585
    Abstract: A computer tomography installation having contactless data signal transmission is provided. The device includes a conductor element that is longitudinally slit coaxial, at least one high-frequency transmitting unit that feeds a high-frequency carrier signal modulated with a data signal to be transmitted into the conductor element, and at least one longitudinally slit coaxial coupling conductor element that is configured to receive the emitted modulated high-frequency carrier signal from the near field of the conductor element. The device also includes a high-frequency receiving unit that is electrically connected to the coupling conductor element and is configured to extract the data signal from the received modulated high-frequency carrier signal. The conductor element and the coupling conductor element are arranged to be movable relative to each other. The conductor element is arranged on a rotatable gantry part, and the coupling conductor element is arranged on a stationary gantry part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventor: Volker Model
  • Patent number: 9757089
    Abstract: In a method and a device for wireless data transmission between two parts of a medical imaging device that are moving relative to one another, at least: a first communication device has at least one transmission unit to transmit at least one radio-frequency signal, a second communication device has at least one reception unit to receive at last one radio-frequency signal, and the first and second communication devices are arranged at the different parts of the rotating unit. A directional coupler has at least two radio-frequency conductors; with one of the radio-frequency conductors being connected at one end thereof with the first communication device, and the other end thereof is terminated with a real resistor. The second radio-frequency conductor is connected with the second communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Werner Reichel
  • Patent number: 9362047
    Abstract: A contactless rotary joint has a stationary and a rotating part. Furthermore at least one of the parts has a rotary joint body made of a plastic material and holding a capacitive data link and a rotating transformer. The rotating transformer has a magnetic core for transmission of electrical power. To prevent interference of the capacitive data link by electrical and/or magnetic fields from the rotating transformer a shield is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SCHLEIFRING UND APPARATEBAU GMBH
    Inventor: Nils Krumme
  • Patent number: 9093217
    Abstract: A rotary three-phase transformer with free linked fluxes including a first portion and a second portion that are movable in rotation relative to each other about an axis A. A first body defines a first annular slot of axis A, a second annular slot of axis A, a third annular slot of axis A, and a fourth annular slot of axis A. The coils of the first portion include a first toroidal coil of axis A in the first slot, a second toroidal coil of axis A in the second slot, a third toroidal coil of axis A in the second slot, a fourth toroidal coil of axis A in the third slot, a fifth toroidal coil of axis A in the third slot, and a sixth toroidal coil of axis A in the fourth slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: LABINAL POWER SYSTEMS
    Inventor: Cedric Duval
  • Patent number: 6661616
    Abstract: In a head drum assembly and a tape drive having said head drum assembly, the head drum assembly comprises a fixed shaft secured to a lower stator; a rotor having a motor part, and provided with a magnetic head; an upper stator disposed at a distance in an axial direction with the rotor held and secure to said shaft; and rotary transformers individually provided between the rotor and the stator. Thereby, there is realized a small and high performance head drum assembly and a tape drive in which crosstalk between different transmission system is prevented, and which improved mounting accuracy of rotary transformations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Yasukochi