Having Bearing Patents (Class 417/423.12)
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Patent number: 12221974Abstract: A turbo compressor is disclosed. The turbo compressor may have an assembly-type rotational shaft where a permanent magnet is inserted into a connecting sleeve, at least one first locking projection formed on either an inner periphery of the connecting sleeve or an outer periphery of the permanent magnet facing the inner periphery of the connecting sleeve, and at least one first locking groove formed on the other. Thus, the permanent magnet constituting a rotor may be easily coupled into the rotational shaft, and the permanent may be effectively prevented from slipping. Moreover, a magnet embedded in the rotational shaft may be securely fixed so that it is held in a position where it is assembled, thus providing an advantage in concentrically aligning the magnet.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Changgook Moon, Junchul Oh, Byeongchul Lee, Taeyang Kim
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Patent number: 12202585Abstract: Embodiments of a jet pump system are disclosed where certain embodiments comprise an inlet component, an electronic controller which is cooled via the inflow of water through the inlet component, a combined motor impeller system positioned adjacent to the outflow aperture of the inlet component, and a nozzle pump positioned adjacent to the outflow of the motor impeller system.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Garner Development Services, LLCInventor: Steven George Garner
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Patent number: 12146523Abstract: A tilting pad bearing (10) including tilting pads (1, 2, 3) retained and positioned so that the tilting pads can tilt in a housing body (8) with a frame-type spring unit (8), such that, during operation of the tilting pad bearing (10), converging bearing gaps are created between the tilting pads (1,2,3) and a rotor body (4) that is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation. In order to improve the functioning and/or manufacturing of the tilting pad bearing (10), the tilting pad bearing (10) includes rolling elements (6, 7) arranged between the housing body (5) and the tilting pads (1,2, 3).Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Armin Schuelke, Thomas Lang
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Patent number: 12110901Abstract: A wet-running pump bearing retainer (29) includes a radial bearing configured for a lubrication film between an inner sliding surface (41) and a rotor shaft (13) of a pump (1). The radial bearing is fitted into a radially inner section (49) that defines an axial fluid channel (45), located at a first radial distance (D1) to a rotor axis (R) and providing a fluid flow path (F1) in a first axial flow direction. The first radial distance is larger than a radius (D0) of the inner sliding surface. A radially outer section (51) extends from the inner section and defines a second axial fluid channel (47) for a flow path (F2) in a second axial flow direction, opposite to the first flow direction. The second axial fluid channel is located at a second radial distance (D2) to the rotor axis, which is larger than the first radial distance.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: GRUNDFOS HOLDING A/SInventor: Gunnar Gaba
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Patent number: 12025151Abstract: A blower configured to be positioned in confined spaces and to provide ventilation of a fluid, such as temperature controlled air, is disclosed. In various embodiments, the blower is configured to have a reduced axial thickness, which can be desired in such confined spaces. In some embodiments, the blower has an integral filter, a wire channel for the routing of one or more wires, and/or an exposed backplate. In some embodiments, the blower has a snap-fit circuit board, containment system for mounting the motor, one or more vanes for directing fluid flow, shrouded impeller, and/or integrated connector.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Gentherm IncorporatedInventors: John D. Lofy, Ryan Walsh
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Patent number: 12011581Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a micro magnetic-hydraulic suspension centrifugal blood pump, which is a pump and motor integrated device. The blood pump includes a pump housing, a rotor, an impeller, a servo motor, an inner magnetic core group, an outer magnetic ring group, a limiting device, and a suture snap ring device; the rotor and the impeller are seamlessly connected into a whole; the rotor is arranged in an inner pipe of the blood pump; the servo motor drives the rotor to drive the impeller to do work; the inner magnetic core group is arranged at a lower end inside the rotor; the outer magnetic ring group and a wrapping sleeve are upright in a pump cavity lower shell; an inner and outer magnetic combination can achieve a radial magnetic suspension effect of the impeller; a ceramic sheet and a ceramic cone form a temporary limiting bearing; a top end of a vane of the impeller is provided with an inclined surface; and the pump can generate hydraulic suspension during working.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Inventors: Zhongmin Liu, Feng Wan, Yuanyi Peng, Guorong Li
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Patent number: 12009726Abstract: A vacuum pump (100) includes a rotor (22b), a rotor blade (13), and a magnetic-bearing-integrated stator (22a) including a coil. The rotor includes a pair of spacer members (29), a support member (27), a permanent magnet (26), and a protective ring (28), and in an axial direction of a rotary shaft (11), the support member has a mechanical strength higher than that of the protective ring.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Mori, Tsunehiro Inoue, Tomoo Ota, Masatsugu Takemoto, Yu Fu
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Patent number: 12006951Abstract: A turbo-machine arrangement having a compressor section comprising a compressor shaft, an electric machine having a shaft, the compressor shaft is coaxial to the shaft. The compressor shaft is coupled to the electric machine shaft. The electric machine and compressor section are arranged in a common housing and mounted via bearings. The housing having a supply line via which uncompressed working medium is supplied, a discharge line, via which compressed working medium is discharged, and an ejector, supplied via a first connection with working medium at a first pressure level for drawing in working medium at a lower second pressure level via a second connection. A mixture formed in the ejector is supplied to the electric machine and/or another assembly to be cooled via a third connection.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SEInventors: Dirk Büche, Janine Sutter
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Patent number: 11988228Abstract: Air compressor for a vehicle having improved internal cooling efficiency by ensuring a circulation flow of compressed air for internal cooling and allowing the compressed air to sufficiently flow. The air compressor comprises: a housing with a compression unit for introducing and compressing air from outside; a motor unit which includes a rotor and a stator, and drives the compression unit to rotate according to the rotation of the rotor; a bearing unit supporting the rotor to be rotatable; a cooling circulation flow path formed inside the housing for moving, in an axial direction, some of the air compressed in the compression unit and circulating the air to the compression unit; and a bypass flow path which receives some of the air passing through the cooling circulation flow path and bypasses a partial region of the bearing unit to join the cooling circulation flow path.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Gun Woong Park, Chi Yong Park, Jong Sung Lee, Kyu Sung Choi
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Patent number: 11976593Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a rotating shaft and a bearing assembly. The bearing assembly is configured to support the rotating shaft. The bearing assembly has a first bearing and a second bearing. The first bearing is configured to support an axial load of the rotating shaft when a forward thrust of the rotating shaft is greater than ten percent. The second bearing is configured to support the axial load of the rotating shaft when a thrust of the rotating shaft is between ten percent forward thrust and ten percent aft thrust, inclusive of the end points.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Kudum Shinde, Surender Reddy Bhavanam, Weize Kang
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Patent number: 11937398Abstract: A one-way airflow dual fan assembly of dismantling ease, comprising a first installation casing and a second installation casing, the first installation casing is aligned with the second installation casing, a flap is respectively fixed in both the first installation casing and the second installation casing, a cover plate is provided in the flap, connection mechanisms are provided between the cover plate and the flap, the flap is connected with the cover plate via the plurality of connection mechanisms, and the connection mechanisms comprise respectively a flexible connection component and a limiting part. By cooperation of the cover plates and the connection mechanisms, by pulling the cover plates, under limiting actions of the second wedges, the first wedges are pressed, the U-shaped connection blocks deform flexibly until the flexible connection components are released, and the cover plates are released from the flaps, so that the cover plates can be disassembled.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: GUANGTAI ELECTRIC MACHINE (WUJIANG) CO., LTD.Inventors: Jintang Liu, Jiangen Yu, Jinghan Li
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Patent number: 11863044Abstract: The present disclosure provides a motor for a high-speed electric hair dryer. The motor for the high-speed electric hair dryer includes: an air duct shell, a stator mechanism, a rotor mechanism, blades and a concave motor bracket. The rotor mechanism includes a rotating shaft, a first bearing, a second bearing and a magnetic ring. The stator mechanism is fixed in the concave motor bracket. Installation holes for installing the first bearing and the second bearing are formed in two ends of the concave motor bracket. A semicircular machine cover is arranged on the concave motor bracket. The magnetic ring is arranged in the stator mechanism, the concave motor bracket is fixed in the air duct shell. The rotating shaft passes through one end of the first bearing and is connected to the blades, and the blades are installed in the air duct shell.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventors: Yanping Zeng, Xiping Li
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Patent number: 11852156Abstract: A blower assembly for an HVAC system includes a blower wheel, which includes a plurality of blades. A laminated insert is concentric with the blower wheel and radially inward of the plurality of blades. A shaft is coupled to the blower wheel through the laminated insert.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Air International (US) Inc.Inventors: Matthew Ackley, Joseph J. Spryshak
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Patent number: 11846289Abstract: Proposed is a through type drain pump for a fluid draining apparatus of a fluid pipe. The drain pump includes: a housing formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, the housing being configured such that a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port are in communication with each other via a fluid movement path; a rotary shaft having a driving motor, the rotary shaft being rotatably coupled to an output shaft of the driving motor via a coupler; an impeller formed at a lower end of the rotary shaft and configured to be rotated so that the fluid is moved to the fluid outlet port through the fluid movement path; and a mounter mounted at a lower outer side surface of the housing and configured to mount the drain pump on any pipe such that the drain pump is capable of being lifted and inserted into the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Inventor: Sang Ho Choi
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Patent number: 11774146Abstract: Provided are a turbo compressor and a centrifugal chiller comprising the same with which the length of a shaft in an axial direction can be shortened, rotational shake accompanying rotation of the shaft is suppressed, and a device can be made small.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Hasegawa, Kenji Ueda, Shintaro Omura
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Patent number: 11757328Abstract: A sealed induction motor for a chiller assembly is provided. The induction motor includes a stator, a rotor, and a shaft with a first end and a second end. The rotor and the shaft are configured to rotate relative to the stator. The induction motor further includes a first magnetic bearing assembly located proximate the first end of the shaft and a second magnetic bearing assembly located proximate the second end of the shaft. The first and the second magnetic bearing assemblies are configured to support the shaft. The shaft is coupled to a centrifugal compressor using a direct drive connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Paul W. Snell, Ian Casper, Jeb W. Schreiber, Daniela Bilmanis, Ajit Kane
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Patent number: 11752323Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that may include a magnetic drive system of a blood pump. The magnetic drive system may include a drive shaft coupled to an impeller, a driven magnet assembly coupled to at least one of the drive shaft and the impeller, and a driving coil assembly configured to drive the driven magnet assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Nathan Edwards, Benjamin Breidall, Joseph A. Kronstedt
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Patent number: 11637487Abstract: A motor assembly includes a first bearing installed on a rotating shaft adjacent to an impeller to support a first support part of the rotating shaft, a second bearing installed on the rotating shaft adjacent to the rotor to support a second support part of the rotating shaft, a bearing bracket receiving the first and second bearings therein, an elastic member inserted between the first bearing and the bearing bracket or between the second bearing and the bearing bracket to press either the first bearing or the second bearing to get closer to each other, and a separation preventing member installed on the bearing bracket to fix the first bearing, the second bearing and the elastic member to an inner space of the bearing bracket such that at least one portion of the separation preventing member overlaps with one of the first bearing, the second bearing and the elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sunggi Kim, Byungjik Kim, Eunji Hwang, Jisu Hwang
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Patent number: 11616414Abstract: The invention provides a motor for generating rotary power, the motor comprising: a stator for receiving electrical power; a rotor arranged coaxially with respect to the stator and having one or more magnets arranged thereon so that in response to the stator receiving the electrical power, the rotor is caused to rotate; the rotor comprising a rotor housing having an inner wall, the magnets being arranged around the housing, and wherein the inner wall has plural tortuous paths for the flow of coolant extending along the length of the rotor housing. Preferably, the motor has an output shaft arranged at least partially axially within the rotor housing; the inner wall being shaped for engagement with and so as to drive the output shaft.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Inventor: Andrew Cross
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Patent number: 11543019Abstract: Provided is a gear box including a lubricating oil pool arranged at a bottom of the gear box, and at least one oil stirring box that includes an oil storage chamber, the oil storage chamber being provided with an oil scooping port and at least one oil outlet. The at least one oil stirring box is arranged on a rotary component in the gear box and rotatable along with the rotary component. A lubricating oil in the lubricating oil pool is allowed to flow through the oil scooping port into the oil storage chamber when the at least one oil stirring box rotates to the lubricating oil pool. The lubricating oil in the oil storage chamber is further allowed to flow out of the at least one oil outlet to a lubrication point when the oil stirring box rotates to the vicinity of the lubrication point.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: NANJING HIGH-SPEED GEAR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongpu Mao, Aimin He, Yizhong Sun, Hechao Zhang, Fei Zhu
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Patent number: 11460038Abstract: An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly. The ESP assembly comprises an electric motor, a centrifugal pump, and a hybrid magnetic radial bearing, wherein the hybrid magnetic radial bearing is disposed inside the electric motor or disposed inside the centrifugal pump.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: David Christopher Beck, Christopher Watson, Robert C. de Long
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Patent number: 11434920Abstract: An axial flow pump for pumping a liquid has a motor. The motor of the pump is arranged such that the liquid to be pumped flows around the motor. No elaborate rotary leadthroughs of the pump shaft through the pipe system are needed. Furthermore, the bearings of the motor are lubricated by the liquid to be pumped, thereby avoiding risky oil lubrication. As a result, the axial flow pump is suitable for use in drinking water pipelines.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Voith Patent GmbHInventor: Benjamin Keck
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Patent number: 11394275Abstract: A motor unit includes a motor having a motor shaft disposed along a central axis which extends in an axial direction, and a cooling unit which cools the motor, wherein the cooling unit includes a first suction port configured to suction a first refrigerant which cools the motor, a first discharge port configured to discharge the first refrigerant suctioned from the first suction port, a second suction port configured to suction a second refrigerant which cools the first refrigerant by exchanging heat with the first refrigerant, and a second discharge port configured to discharge the second refrigerant suctioned from the second suction port.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihisa Okuhata
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Patent number: 11027113Abstract: A mechanical circulatory support device. The mechanical circulatory support device includes an inner casing defining a fluid flow path, the fluid flow path defines a longitudinal axis. A rotor is mounted within the fluid flow path and configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis. A housing is included, the inner casing and the rotor being substantially disposed within the housing. The housing having a cross-sectional shape in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis which decreases in thickness extending from a medial position to opposite lateral positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Godshall, Mustafa Ertan Taskin, Jeffrey A. Larose, Nick Youker, Andre Simon
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Patent number: 10843258Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, a molten metal pump comprising a refractory material body defining an elongated chamber is provided. The chamber is configured to receive a shaft and impeller assembly. The chamber includes an open top through which the shaft passes and a bottom inlet. The impeller is located in or adjacent the inlet. The body further defines an elongated passage adjacent to the chamber. An opening provides fluid communication between the elongated passage and the elongated chamber. The elongated passage is in fluid communication with a discharge channel configured to direct molten metal at least substantially perpendicular to an elongated axis of the elongated chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Pyrotek, Inc.Inventors: Jason Tetkoskie, Richard S. Henderson
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Patent number: 10753392Abstract: A porous gas bearing is disclosed. The porous gas bearing includes a housing having a fluid inlet and an aperture. A porous surface layer is disposed within the housing surrounding the aperture in a circumferential direction. The porous surface layer includes a plurality of segments arranged in a longitudinal direction of the aperture. The porous surface layer is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. A damping system includes a plurality of dampers. The plurality of dampers is disposed circumferentially about the aperture. The plurality of dampers is arranged in between a first segment of the plurality of segments of the porous surface layer and a second segment of the plurality of segments of the porous surface layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sung Hwa Jeung, Jay H. Johnson, Donald Lee Hill, Matthew Cambio
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Patent number: 10413647Abstract: A mechanical circulatory support device. The mechanical circulatory support device includes an inner casing defining a fluid flow path, the fluid flow path defines a longitudinal axis. A rotor is mounted within the fluid flow path and configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis. A housing is included, the inner casing and the rotor being substantially disposed within the housing. The housing having a cross-sectional shape in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis which decreases in thickness extending from a medial position to opposite lateral positions.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Godshall, Mustafa Ertan Taskin, Jeffrey A. Larose, Nick Youker, Andre Simon
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Patent number: 10378555Abstract: An electric compressor for compressing a gas, and in particular, an electric compressor for a motor vehicle comprising a compressor wheel, an electric motor, wherein the compressor wheel can be driven by the electric motor, a control unit, wherein the electric motor can be controlled by the control unit, and a housing having at least one open end for receiving the control unit. The housing has at least one recess on the inner circumference at the open end that is designed so as to be open in the direction of the housing interior. The control unit can be inserted into the housing in such a way that it closes the open end of the housing and the recess on the inner circumference.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: MAGNA POWERTRAIN BAD HOMBURG GMBHInventors: Wolfgang Back, Nicolai Schmolzer, Gerd Schlager
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Patent number: 10087945Abstract: A centrifugal compressor (1) that includes: an auxiliary bearing (7) which supports a shaft (2), which is supported by a magnetic bearing (6), when the shaft (2) is displaced from a reference position; and a stopper (8) that is provided only for a first auxiliary bearing (7a) among the first auxiliary bearing (7a) and a second auxiliary bearing (7b), that is fixed to the shaft (2), and that restricts a movement of the shaft (2) in both directions in an axial direction by the stopper (8) being brought into contact with the first auxiliary bearing (7a).Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuaki Kurihara, Nobuyoshi Sakuma
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Patent number: 9887609Abstract: A shaftless fan structure having an axial air slit includes: a base, including a bottom plate connected with a fasten post; a rotor set, including a impeller sleeved on the fasten post and a magnetic member, wherein the impeller is formed with a bottom surface oppositely arranged with respect to the bottom plate, and the magnetic member is disposed on the bottom surface; a rolling bearing, fastened between the fasten post and the rotor set; and a stator set, disposed on the bottom plate and including a magnetic inducing portion oppositely arranged with respect to the magnetic member, wherein an axial air slit is formed between the magnetic inducing portion and the magnetic member. Accordingly, an objective of being shaftless is achieved, and the total height can be reduced through altering the arrangement of the magnetic member and the stator set.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Fu-Lung Lin, Shih-Wei Huang, Tsung-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 9816562Abstract: A vacuum pump comprises: a ball bearing which supports a rotor; a holding section which elastically holds an outer ring of the ball bearing; and a grease which is filled between the outer ring and the holding section, the grease having a consistency of NLGI No. 1.5 or less.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Koichi Shimizu, Osamu Ashida
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Patent number: 9790951Abstract: A shaftless fan includes a fan stator, a vane rotor and a rolling bearing. The rolling bearing is installed between the fan stator and the vane rotor and includes an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of rolling elements rollably installed between the inner and outer rings, and the inner and outer rings of the rolling bearing are rotated in opposite direction with respect to each other, so that the vane rotor can be rotated on the fan stator to connect the fan stator with the vane rotor through the rolling bearing, so as to achieve the shaftless effect.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: COOLER MASTER (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Fu-Lung Lin, Hui-Hai Yang, Tong-Xian Chen
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Patent number: 9664547Abstract: A flow measurement assembly includes a coupler and a flow channel. The coupler maintains a magnet and a sensor spaced from the magnet. The flow channel is positionable between the magnet and the sensor. The flow channel includes a housing having an inlet, an outlet spaced from the inlet, and a flow conduit fluidly open to the inlet and the outlet. A ferrous body is movably disposed in the conduit. The sensor is configured to detect a frequency of a change within a magnetic field as the ferrous body travels within the flow conduit between the magnet and the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.Inventors: Michael Lee Koltz, Jr., Mansur Ibne Omar
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Patent number: 9592326Abstract: A centrifugal blood pump for circulating blood is provided, wherein an impeller makes no contact at all with a housing and a rotating shaft and moves in a rotating manner with the impeller in a stably levitating state. Also provided is a blood pump in which the impeller rotates at high speed even when the blood pump is reduced in scale. The blood pump contains a magnet of enhanced magnetic force at the inside of a housing and at an outer peripheral surface of an impeller and providing a fixed-interval spacing on the periphery of a bearing section makes it possible to ensure a state where no contact at all is made between the housing, a shaft, and the impeller, and makes it possible to cause the impeller to rotate stably over a long period of time.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: MEDTECH HEART INC.Inventors: Setsuo Takatani, Akihisa Akao, Tadahiko Shinzi
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Patent number: 9509190Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole electrical motor elongated in a longitudinal direction, comprising a housing, a stator comprised inside the housing, a rotor comprised inside the stator rotatably connected to the stator, wherein the rotor has a locked end and a non-locked end and is locked in the locked end to avoid movement of the rotor in the longitudinal direction, and the rotor is able to move along the longitudinal direction in the non-locked end of the rotor to avoid thrust loads on the rotor due to thermal expansion of the rotor during rotor heating when the electrical motor is in operation and further comprising a locked bearing connected to the stator for supporting the rotor in the locked end and a non-locked bearing connected to the stator for supporting the rotor in the non-locked end, wherein the bearings are at least partially made from a ceramic material.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: WELLTEC A/SInventor: Jørgen Hallundbæk
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Patent number: 9429164Abstract: A rotor (2) provided for a canned motor of a wet-running centrifugal pump forms the shaft for the drive of the impeller (7) and includes at least one permanent magnet (12) which is encapsulated in a fluid-tight manner. The peripheral part of the encapsulation in the region of the at least one permanent magnet (12) forms the rotor shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Oluf Kjaer, Finn Mathiesen Hoj, Helge Grann, Kare Iversen
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Patent number: 9427510Abstract: A system and a method for starting a rotor of an implantable blood pump are described. For example, a blood pump system includes a rotary motor having a stator and a rotor. The rotor has permanent magnetic poles for magnetic levitation of the rotor, and the stator has a plurality of pole pieces arranged circumferentially at intervals. The blood pump system includes a controller configured to control a start phase of the rotor, wherein the start phase is prior to the rotor being positioned in a predefined geometric volume for pumping blood and wherein the start phase includes performing a rotation of the rotor by an angle larger than an angle corresponding to a quarter of an angular distance between two neighboring magnetic poles of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: THORATEC CORPORATIONInventors: Andre Siebenhaar, Andreas Fleischli
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Patent number: 9107997Abstract: A medical functional device includes at least one first fluid system for receiving at least one medical fluid, at least one first conveying device for conveying the medical fluid, at least one second fluid system for receiving at least one operating fluid, and at least one second conveying device for operating the at least first conveying device, in which the first conveying device is arranged such as to be actuated by means of the operating fluid. A treatment apparatus and a method are also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Alexander Heide, Juergen Klewinghaus, Robin Partenfelder, Arne Peters, Christoph Wiktor
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Patent number: 9074601Abstract: A pump for pumping molten metal includes a refractory base that can be submerged in a bath of molten metal. A refractory shaft sleeve has upper and lower end portions and is fastened to the base at the lower end portion. The shaft sleeve is enclosed at the upper end portion and includes openings at a lower end portion. The base includes an impeller chamber that is in fluid communication with the shaft sleeve and includes an outlet from the impeller chamber. The pump includes a motor. A refractory shaft extends in the shaft sleeve and is connected to the motor. A refractory impeller is connected to the shaft and is rotatable in the impeller chamber of the base. A gas source flows gas comprising inert gas into the shaft sleeve under pressure. A regulator regulates at least one of flow rate and pressure of the gas so as to avoid cavitation of the pump while outletting the gas through the openings of the shaft sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Inventor: Bruno Thut
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Patent number: 9068572Abstract: This centrifugal blood pump apparatus includes an impeller provided in a blood chamber, a first permanent magnet provided in one surface of the impeller, and a second permanent magnet provided in an inner wall of the blood chamber, for attracting the first permanent magnet. The attractive force between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet on the opening side of a sidewall of the blood chamber is set to be smaller than the attractive force between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet on the opposite side of the opening. As a result, inclination of the impeller with respect to a dividing wall during pump operation can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Thoratec CorporationInventors: Takayoshi Ozaki, Hiroyuki Yamada, Kenichi Suzuki, Ken Sugiura
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Patent number: 9057376Abstract: A tube pump for transferring molten metal includes a refractory tube having upper and lower end portions. A motor is disposed near the upper end portion of the refractory tube. A refractory shaft extends in the refractory tube and is connected to the motor near the upper end portion of the refractory tube. A refractory impeller is connected to the shaft in the lower end portion of the refractory tube. An upper outlet extends from upper end portion of the refractory tube through which molten metal flows upon rotation of the impeller. The refractory tube is enclosed at its upper end portion. A gas source flows gas into the refractory tube at or near its upper end portion under a pressure which prevents overflow of the molten metal above the outlet. Flux may be directed into the refractory tube alone or with gas.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Inventor: Bruno H. Thut
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Patent number: 9024492Abstract: A laser-welded joint structure between insulation frame and bearing cup of fan includes a base having a bearing cup and a stator having at least one insulation frame. The insulation frame includes a sleeve portion defining a bore axially extending therethrough. The sleeve portion is provided on an inner wall surface with at least one pressing section that radially projects into the bore to press a lower side against an upper end of the bearing cup and a bearing received therein. A portion of at least one lateral side of each pressing section that is in contact with the upper end of the bearing cup is melted by laser beam to form a laser-welded joint, so that the insulation frame and the bearing cup are integrally connected together at reduced manufacturing cost and have increased structural strength. A method of forming the laser-welded joint structure is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Ping-Tsang Ho, Chin-Sung Pan, Feng Liu
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Publication number: 20150104335Abstract: The internal-driven compressor having a powered compressor rotor. The internal-driven compressor includes a compressor housing including a suction port and a discharge port, an internal driver including a rotor and a stator, the rotor and the stator located within the compressor housing, the stator located radially inward of the rotor, and a powered compressor rotor including an annular body extending about a center axis, wherein the rotor is fixed to the powered compressor rotor and configured to rotate the powered compressor rotor about the center axis in response to a force imparted by the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATEDInventor: Wolfgang Faller
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Publication number: 20150098847Abstract: An electric vacuum pump includes a rotary member including an armature and a commutator; a brush arranged to slide in contact with the commutator; a motor part provided with a rotary shaft integral with the rotary member; a pump part connected to the rotary shaft and configured to operate in sync with the motor part; and a bearing supporting the rotary shaft between the motor part and the pump part, the commutator and the brush being placed on a non-pump side opposite to a pump side on which the pump part is placed in an axial direction of the rotary shaft with respect to the armature.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Atsushi SUGIMOTO, Katsuhiko MAKINO, Shota YAMANAKA
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Patent number: 8979512Abstract: An oil-retaining bearing fan device includes a fan base seat, at least one oil-retaining bearing and at least one magnetic member. The oil-retaining bearing is disposed in a bearing hole of the fan base seat. The oil-retaining bearing has at least one receiving hole for receiving the magnetic member therein. The magnetic member serves to apply a magnetic attraction force to a shaft of the fan device to make the shaft quickly restore to its optimal operation position so as to reduce wear and lower the noises and vibration of the fan device in operation. Therefore, the lifetime of the fan device can be prolonged.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Asia Vital Components (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Shu-Fen Liu
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Patent number: 8974197Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of providing a compressor mechanism having a front housing, center housing and rear housing. The center housing includes an integrated compressor bearing support and compressor base surface that divides the housing into cantilevered wall sections. The system and method constructed in this manner provides a compact structure for an electric compressor with the ability to reduce noise vibration harshness.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Halla Visteon Climate Control CorporationInventors: Timothy Raymond VanBritson, Michael Gregory Theodore, Jr., Kanwal Bhatia, Scott Wenzel, Brian Robert Kelm
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Patent number: 8959920Abstract: An assembly or system is provided for selectively regulating journal bearing lubrication between at least first and second levels in an aircraft engine. A high pressure pump includes movable portions at least in part supported by a journal bearing. A selector valve is configured to selectively supply lubrication flow to the journal bearing. In addition, a relief valve is configured to receive a signal from the selector valve defining a pressure level at which the relief valve should relieve pressure.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventor: Martin A. Clements
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Publication number: 20150050170Abstract: A magnetic bearing device comprises a first carrier generation section generating a first carrier signal; a second carrier generation section generating a second carrier signal whose phase differs by (?/2+?) radian from the phase of the first carrier signal; a first demodulation section performing demodulation by sampling the first modulated signal at sampling timing shifted by a phase ? from timing at which the first carrier signal becomes a peak; a second demodulation section performing demodulation by sampling the second modulated signal at sampling timing shifted by a phase (??) from timing at which the second carrier signal becomes a peak; and a controller controlling current in each of the first radial electromagnet and the second radial electromagnet, based on a result of the demodulation by each of the first demodulation section and the second demodulation section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventor: Junichiro KOZAKI
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Publication number: 20150030481Abstract: A dynamic pressure bearing apparatus includes a bearing portion; a shaft; a substantially annular bushing; a radial dynamic pressure bearing portion; and a seal gap. A minute horizontal gap extending radially is defined between an upper surface of the bearing portion and a lower surface of the bushing. The seal gap is arranged to be in communication with an exterior space through the horizontal gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomotsugu Sugiyama, Teiichi Hirono, Shinichiro Noda, Akihiro Kimura, Yoshiharu Ikegami, Tomohiro Hasegawa, Masafumi Fujimoto, Tomohiro Yoneda
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Patent number: 8939738Abstract: A thrust shaft for a fan has a shaft body with an enlarged disk adjacent one axial end to provide a rotating surface in a pair of thrust bearings. A first cylindrical portion extends from the disk in a first direction, and a second cylindrical portion extending from the disk in a second opposed direction. The second cylindrical portion has a hollow bore, and there are a plurality of holes extending through the second cylindrical portion to communicate an outer periphery with the bore. A ratio of the diameter of the bore to a diameter of the plurality of air holes is between 6.60 and 7.00. A ratio of an overall length of the second cylindrical portion, and a distance from a face of the enlarged disk to a center of the holes is between 14.4 and 15.2. A thrust bearing assembly, a fan, a cabin air supply system, and a method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Craig M. Beers, Lawrence Binek, Valentina Lugo