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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179583 | Actuator, optical scanner and image forming device An actuator includes a movable plate having a plate shape, a pair of axial parts that is elastically deformable and supporting the movable plate rotatable, and a tension adjuster adjusting tension on an axial direction of the pair of the axial parts and including a ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8154160 | Drive device control unit A drive device control unit that controls a drive device including a rotating electrical machine, the drive device control unit includes a control substrate that controls the drive device; a switching element module that forms an inverter that drives the rotating el... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7392565 | Tandem windshield wiper system with bellcrank linkage A tandem windshield wiper system including a first windshield wiper assembly having a first lever arm that is adapted to operatively move in a repeated wiping motion across the surface of a windshield. A second windshield wiper assembly having a second lever arm is ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389561 | Tandem windshield wiper system with direct drive motor A tandem windshield wiper system that includes at least one brushless DC motor to provide drive torque through an output that is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the motor. A first windshield wiper assembly having a first lever arm is driven by the motor abo... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7355311 | Rotor of axial gap motor and method of producing same A rotor of an axial gap motor has a circular rotor core. A circular frame member is put on one axial face of the circular rotor core. The frame member has a plurality of magnet receiving recesses that are circularly arranged about the axis of the circular frame memb... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355520 | Motor diagnostic indicator A motor receiving power from a power source. The motor comprises a motor housing, a stator at least partially disposed within the motor housing and supported by the motor housing, a rotor disposed to magnetically interact with the stator, and a visual indicator inte... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348701 | Driving unit and image forming apparatus A driving unit including a motor, a support bracket supporting the motor, at least one stud supporting a gear which is rotated with a driving force of the motor, and a heatproof member disposed between a frame fastening the support bracket and the stud, and an image... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7282838 | Electrical energy generator device with micro-fan array An electrical energy generator device comprising an array of micro-fans each associated to a respective dynamo-electric generator by means of a respective connecting shaft, further comprises, for at least some of the micro-fans (3), a lug element (6) a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7265475 | Electric motor having convex high-speed brush A two speed direct current electric motor comprising: an armature having a commutator assembly that is adapted to receive an electromotive force to cause the armature to operatively rotate. A brush assembly having a common brush and a low-speed brush is disposed abo... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259488 | Rotary electric machine A rotary electric machine comprises a rotating shaft rotatably supported by bearings, a rotor attached integrally with the shaft and a stator facing the rotor. The stator includes a plurality of coils arranged substantially in a circular form in a rotating direction... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255318 | Stud mounting system A housing for a motor is described. The housing extends between a pair of endshields and includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one raised projection extending outwardly from at least one of the housing inner and outer surfaces. The projection inc... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7215049 | Generator for vehicle A generator for a vehicle includes a stator having an armature coil, a rotor having a field coil and a voltage regulator having a surge absorbing capacitor element and a heat sink. The heat sink dissipates heat that is transmitted to the capacitor element, so that t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7190496 | Enhanced environment visualization using holographic stereograms Hologram production techniques can combine source data representing realistic information describing an environment with source data providing representational information describing a feature of the environment and/or some object interacting with the environment. T... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176596 | Pivot joint structure for motor rotor The invention relates to a pivot joint structure of the motor rotor including a spindle and a snap ring. The spindle is centrally disposed in the rotor and the end thereof near the urging part has a scoop channel with smaller outer diameter. The urging part has at l... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171718 | Direct drive windshield wiper assembly A windshield wiper assembly including at least one motor having an output shaft and a windshield wiper operatively connected to the output shaft. The motor includes a stator adapted to provide an electromagnetic flux and a rotor assembly supported for rotation about... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7145277 | Rotary electric machine for a permanent magnet synchronous motor A rotary electric machine comprises a rotating shaft 7 rotatably supported by bearings 2, 3, a rotor 23 attached integrally with the rotating shaft 7, and a stator 5 arranged facing the rotor 23. The stator 5 includes... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141902 | Flat type vibration motor Disclosed is a flat type vibration motor, in which a shaft is supported between a housing and a bracket. A rotor includes an upper board, A and B phase winding coils, an eccentric weight and a rectifier. The rectifier has a plurality of segments electrically connect... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7105979 | Compact heteropolar hybrid alternator-motor A brushless hybrid electrical machine for converting between electrical and mechanical energy has a rotor supported for rotation about an axis of rotation relative to a juxtaposed stator that is stationary and magnetically interacts with the rotor. The rotor include... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7098564 | Work piece A work piece according to the invention has caulking tabs that are connected to each other by means of a bridge piece. As a result, the caulking tabs are lengthened, thus permitting better control of the caulking process because the caulking tabs overlap a component... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091628 | System for harvesting rotational energy from fluid flow in a pressurized system A predetermined portion of the energy available in a flowing fluid within a pipe is converted to torque in a rotating system outside the pipe. The rotational energy thus obtained is available to other uses at the end-user's discretion. A preferred embodiment compris... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6998744 | Motor gear box with grommets A motor gear box has a direct current motor, a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear, a pinion transfer gear, at least one cluster gear, an output gear, an output shaft, and a collar abutting against the output gear and surrounding the output shaft. The motor gear b... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6944906 | Direct drive windshield wiper assembly A direct drive windshield wiper assembly including at least one brushless DC motor providing a drive torque through an output that is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the motor and a windshield wiper that is driven by the motor about the longitudinal axis in... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946762 | Electric motor drive for a reel mower The invention provides an electric motor drive for a reel mower. The drive includes an electric motor, a casing, an endless traction member and a secondary output shaft. Preferably the electric motor is a brush-less permanent magnet type electric motor. The electric... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6924571 | Spring-driven generator A spring-driven permanent magnet generator comprising a bobbin-mounted coil, inner and outer frame members defining diametrically opposite pole pieces and a structure which cages or essentially surrounds the bobbin and coil combination. A rotor comprising the integr... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6909252 | Pre-drive circuit for brushless DC single-phase motor A pre-drive circuit for a brushless DC single-phase motor permits a cost reduction and an easy adjustment for the control input voltage of a switching device adjacent to a power source in a wider range, especially in increasing the control input voltage. In a drive ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6856057 | Thin brushless motor having resin-insulated concentric ring-shaped bus bars A centralized power distribution unit for a vehicular thin brushless motor includes a plurality of bus bars, a resin insulation layer that covers the bus bars, and an insulating holder having a plurality of holding grooves that hold the bus bars. The bus bars are pr... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6838848 | Brushless motor control method Energization stages are formed by first and second sensor groups and a torque constant is defined for each of the stages. A target current value is computationally determined so as to drive a motor under control. As a torque command showing a target torque of the mo... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836042 | Bearing-like device using magnetic force to actively aid or enhance turning or spinning movement A bearing-like device using magnetic force to both passively facilitate and actively aid or enhance a turning, spinning, or other movement of an attached shaft or other member. In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a conical male component spirally wrapped... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6831765 | Tiltable-body apparatus, and method of fabricating the same The tiltable-body apparatus including a frame member, a tiltable body, and a pair of torsion springs having a twisting longitudinal axis. The torsion springs are disposed along the twisting longitudinal axis opposingly with the tiltable body being interposed, suppor... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6809427 | Electrical generator with ferrofluid bearings An electrical generator includes a magnet constrained to move relative to a conductor by a support structure, with a ferrofluid bearing providing an ultra low friction interface between the magnet and support structure. The assembly has a critical angle of displacem... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6806666 | Single-phase motor Disclosed is a single-phase motor including a stator, a rotor adapted to rotate when electric power is applied to the stator, a ring-shaped magnet coupled to the rotor to rotate along with the rotor; a parking magnet for stopping the rotor within an effective torque... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6787957 | Godet roll for guiding, heating and conveying yarn A godet roll for guiding, heating and conveying yarn on the circumference of a hollow-cylindrical godet roll casing. The godet roll casing is seated on a projecting support by at least one magnetic bearing having bearing pole windings, and a heating device with heat... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6784577 | Vehicular AC current generator rotor having field-coil winding finishing-end hook portions In a rotor for a vehicular alternating current generator, a field coil is wound around an insulating bobbin. A flange of the bobbin is formed with the first, second and third hook portions. A coil winding finishing end is wound around the first hook portion and is o... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6753629 | Brushless DC motor A brushless DC motor includes: a motor section which has a rotor, a stator and a housing; a control circuit section which is integrated with the motor section and separated from the motor section by a partition; and a casing member which covers the control circuit s... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6747380 | Direct winding wire to external conductor connected multi-phase motor Multi-phase motor, in particular, stepping motor or synchronized motor, with a rotor and stator parts that are essentially arranged concentrically with respect to the rotor and that, in each case, have a core and a coil, consisting of winding wire, and wound up upon... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6731038 | Bearing-like device using magnetic force to actively aid or enhance turning or spinning movement A bearing-like device using magnetic force to both passively facilitate and actively aid or enhance a turning, spinning, or other movement of an attached shaft or other member. In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a conical male component spirally wrapped... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6717312 | Defense vehicle aiming ordinance platform having variable reluctance motor An ordinance platform with a variable reluctance electric motor is provided. The motor has a stator integrated with a bearing race which is fixably connected with the tank body. The bearing race provides the function of a rotor and is fixably or integrally connected... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6713906 | Pre-drive circuit for brushless DC single-phase motor A pre-drive circuit for a brushless DC single-phase motor controls a motor rotational speed by driving a drive circuit for the motor. The drive circuit includes four switching elements, namely, two power-supply-side switching elements and two ground-side switching e... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6707184 | Permanent magnet type AC generator having short-circuiting control circuit A vehicle AC generator for charging a battery includes a rotor having a permanent magnet, a stator having an armature winding, a rectifier and a short-circuit unit. The short-circuit unit intermittently short-circuits the armature winding. The armature winding is se... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6674195 | Electric motor with improved terminal connector The invention provides a electric motor which is capable of easily holding and fixing a winding terminal connector for holding and connecting each winding terminal of a stator winding and is superior in workability and resistance to vibration. The electri... | 01/06/2004 |
