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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7569969 | Armature, rotating electric machine, DC motor, and brushless motor An insulator is mounted in an armature core. Coils are wound around teeth of the armature core by way of concentrated winding. A power feeding member, which supplies a current to the coils, includes a connecting portion. A separating portion, which is provided in th... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7550893 | Armature, method for manufacturing the armature, and direct current motor Coils are provided on a plurality of tooth sections of a core. The coils are formed by successively winding a conductor on the tooth sections with at least one tooth section between each successive windings, such that each portion of the conductor extending between ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7476999 | Torque producing device Device (100) for producing torque, the device including an armature (102) made of a printed circuit board, at least one winding (124) formed on the armature in a substantially rectangular spiral path, at least one magnetic field inducer (108 | 01/13/2009 |
| 7449810 | Electric motor and electric tool having the motor In a circular saw, an end plate provided on an end of a rotor core has a cylindrical shaft insulator and a plate extending radially from the shaft insulator. The plate is disposed at a position separated from the end of the rotor core. The plate includes slot parts,... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7418843 | Drum type washing machine A washing machine has a tub that may be made of plastic. A drum is rotatably installed in the tub. A shaft may pass through the tub and connect to the drum for transmission of a driving power from a motor to the drum. The washing machine has a bearing supporting par... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7388313 | Armature for a direct current motor An armature for a direct current motor, in particular for a permanent-magnet-excited DC motor, has an armature body, with armature teeth joined in one piece together via a short-circuit ring and offset by equal circumferential angles, each with a tooth neck for rece... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380424 | Drum type washing machine Drum type washing machine including a tub of plastic having a wall for holding washing water therein and mounting a driving part thereon, a drum rotatably arranged inside of the tub, a shaft passed through the tub and connected to the drum for transmission of a driv... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7362029 | Fuel pump comprising an electric motor The invention relates to a fuel pump which comprises an electric motor. Said electric motor is provided with carbon brushes (11) that cover a plurality of lamellae (17) of a collector (9). Grooves (7) in an armature (6) include sec... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362027 | Electric machine with a laminated rotor core An electric machine includes a shaft and a rotor core mounted onto the shaft and formed of a plurality of stacked laminations. The rotor core has opposite end surfaces for attachment of a plate in such a manner as to allow an axial deflection of the laminations in t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358637 | Method of compressing lamination stacks for permanent magnet rotor The present invention is a method of compressing lamination stacks for a permanent magnet rotor. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of stages of lamination stacks and magnet carriers on a rotor shaft to form an assembly; positioning a spacer betw... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7342345 | Paddled rotor spaceblocks A dynamoelectric machine cooled by a gas flow. The machine may include a rotor, an endwinding extending axially beyond the rotor, a spaceblock located about the endwinding, and a passageway positioned about the spaceblock. The spaceblock may include a C-channel exte... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7246428 | Method for making a coil piece onto a core of rotary electric machine A method for mounting a coil onto a stator for a rotary electric machine. The method includes forming a coil piece by winding wire having a flat cross section into a single row lamination state including wire layers that are aligned along a line that is perpendicula... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7188403 | Manufacturing method of armature comprising core constituted by assembling split core members The armature of a motor comprises a core constituted by assembling a plurality of split core members. Each split core member has at least two teeth. The method for manufacturing the armature comprises the steps of: winding a conductive wire on each tooth of each spl... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7157828 | Fuel pump for high torque in compact structure In a fuel pump, four permanent magnets are installed in a housing. An armature is installed inside the permanent magnets rotatably. Six magnetic pole coil portions of the armature are installed in a central core. Each magnetic pole coil portion has a coil core, a bo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6993822 | Method for manufacturing stator of motor for washing machines A method for manufacturing a core of a motor for washing machines. In the manufacturing method, a pair of core bands are formed by punching the electric steel plate so that both core bands are opposite to each other in orientation and the teeth of one core band alte... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979928 | Axial retention feature for restraining composite reinforcing rings A magnetic shield assembly for confining rotor windings in a generator includes a substantially cylindrical tubular shield of two or more part-annular segments adapted to enclose the rotor windings; a plurality of axially spaced rings located on the tubular shield; ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6965186 | Electric motor for hybrid vehicles An electric motor for a hybrid vehicle includes a rotor disposed and coupled between an internal combustion engine and a transmission, the rotor being coupled, at one end thereof in a direction of a rotation axis, to a crank shaft of the internal combustion engine a... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6930430 | Armature support structure of starter for automotive engine A starter for an internal combustion engine is provided which includes a pair of angular contact ball bearings used to support an armature shaft. The bearings are disposed close to opposed ends of a core of an armature. The core has disposed thereon coils which defi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921999 | Electric motor An electromagnetic rotary actuator is driven by a single-phase voltage. Permanent magnets on a rotor interact over a part-cylindrical small airgap with a soft-iron stator having pole teeth that carry at least one winding for rotating the rotor within a limited angul... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6900571 | Rotor for synchronous induction motor, including slots and slits, and compressor The present invention aims to strengthen the durability against the centrifugal force acted on a rotor of a synchronous induction motor to increase reliability of the motor. The rotor for the synchronous induction motor of the invention includes: at least one pair o... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6806613 | Commutator integrated armature of electric rotary machine A commutator-integrated armature of a rotary electric machine is comprised of a rotary shaft, an armature core composed of a plurality of laminated sheets, an armature coil composed of a plurality of conductor segments. The conductor segments have in-slot portions r... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6774529 | Rotor body The invention relates to a rotor body, especially for the rotor of the starter or the starter-generator of an internal combustion engine. Said rotor body is provided with a hub (4) that extends coaxially with respect to the axis of rotor rotation (A). The inv... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6741010 | Rotor disc assembly having rotor rim with alternate magnets and laminated pole pieces A rotor disc (14), for use in an electrical machine (10), has at least one circumferential rotor rim (16) mounted thereon. The rotor rim (16) comprises at least one row of alternate magnets (20) and laminated pole pieces (18... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6720687 | Wake reduction structure for enhancing cavity flow in generator rotor endwindings A gas cooled dynamoelectric machine is provided that is comprised of a rotor, a rotor winding comprising axially extending coils and concentric endwindings, and a plurality of spaceblocks located between adjacent endwindings thereby to define a plurality of cavities... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6713930 | Power generator A power generator that operates at a reduced temperature level includes a flux shunt that reduces the amount of fringing magnetic flux axially impinging upon a stator, flange, and multiple keybars during operation of the generator. By reducing the amount of axially ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6707206 | Magnetic material fixing structure of motor rotor A magnetic material fixing structure of motor rotor including multiple overlapping silicon steel plates. An outer circumference of each silicon steel plate is recessed to form multiple receptacles at equal intervals. A magnetic material is disposed in each receptacl... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6703733 | Removable self-locking field winding block A multi-pole electric machine rotor assembly includes a rotor forging including a rotor body having poles 13 with pole faces and a winding module including a plurality of field windings positioned adjacent the pole faces and winding insulators disposed be... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6614142 | Rotor for an electrical machine, and an electrical machine including such a rotor A rotor is provided for use at high speed. The rotor comprises a stack of laminations held under compression between opposed flanges. The laminations have a plurality of teeth. Some of the laminations have lugs having passages formed therein through which... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6608419 | Flux shunt for a power generator stator assembly A power generator that operates at a reduced temperature level includes a flux shunt that reduces the amount of fringing magnetic flux axially impinging upon a stator, flange, and multiple keybars during operation of the generator. By reducing the amount ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6495942 | Non-metallic structural rotor enclosure A non-metallic structural enclosure for a generator rotor replaces conventional containment components including rotor wedges, rotor teeth and retaining rings. The enclosure includes a non-metallic tube formed of a plurality of spaced rings or of a contin... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6495943 | Spaceblock scoops for enhanced rotor cavity heat transfer A gas cooled dynamoelectric machine is provided that is comprised of a rotor, a rotor winding comprising axially extending coils and concentric endwindings, and a plurality of spaceblocks located between adjacent endwindings thereby to define a plurality ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6437476 | Multi-pole electric machine including flat winding for generator fields A generator rotor includes a rotor body having defined pole regions with pole faces and parallel sides adjacent the pole faces. A winding module is fitted over the parallel sides of the rotor body, and a pair of spindles are secured to respective ends of ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6433453 | Revolving speed increasing apparatus A revolving speed increasing apparatus in which the repulsion of the magnets acts effectively only in the rotational direction to increase the revolving speed by the magnets. A rotary plate, fixed to a rotary shaft so as to integrally rotate, and a fixed ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6291919 | Conductive structural interface for a non-metallic rotor enclosure An electrically conductive enclosure shield is disposed between a rotor enclosure and the rotor winding assemblies. The shield reduces transverse shear loads generated by non-uniform centrifugal radial forces in a generator rotor, while providing adequate... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6218761 | Armature with plane commutator for an electric motor The armature (26) has metal segments (42) separated from each other by grooves (46) distributed around its circumference on a front side thereof. Commutator covers (48) are placed on the segments (42) and soldered with the segments (42) in order to form t... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6163952 | Method of manufacturing armature of motor using hoop member A motor armature having a simplified assembly comprises an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder arranged coaxially, and a plurality of pole pieces provided radially at equal intervals between the inner and outer cylinders. The inner cylinder is formed int... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6144130 | Structure of rotor for generators and method of manufacturing the same rotor The present invention provides a structure of a rotor for a generator in which a rotor capable of being ground very easily with a high accuracy is incorporated. This structure of a rotor comprises a rotor mounted fixedly on a rotary shaft supported rotata... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6133668 | Rotor structure for a motor A rotor structure for a motor includes a rotor body having two sides, two sun plates each attached to one of the two sides of the rotor body and each having a copper wire wound thereon, and two end caps each secured to a corresponding one of the two sun p... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6127759 | Motor for an electric power steering assembly A motor for an electric power steering assembly comprises permanent magnets constituting four or more poles secured to the inner wall of a yoke, a shaft disposed inside the yoke so as to be able to rotate freely, an armature secured to the shaft having a ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6111329 | Armature for an electromotive device An armature for an electric motor is constructed from a pair of precision machined copper plates cut in a pattern to produce a series of axially extending surface conductive bands with each band separated from the other by an insulated cutout. The precisi... | 08/29/2000 |
