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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7812488 | Electronically commutated external rotor motor with a circuit board An electronically commutated motor (ECM 21) has reduced vulnerability to Electro-Static Discharge (ESD). The motor has an internal stator (50) and an external rotor (22) equipped with a permanent magnet (28), which rotor is separated by a... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7554231 | Motor actuator A motor actuator may include a motor, a cam driven by the motor, switch contact pieces operated by the cam, a housing case which accommodates at least the cam, the switch contact pieces, and connection terminals attached to the housing case for connecting an externa... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7310911 | Automatic door opener with magnetic clutch An automatic door opener (10) for opening or closing a door (28) includes a motor (14) driving a drive shaft (50) and an opener arm (18) connected to the door (28) and being responsive to rotation of the drive shaft (50 | 12/25/2007 |
| 7285931 | Brushless motor commutation and control A commutation apparatus drives a brushless motor having a stator equipped with a plurality of coils and a rotor. The commutation apparatus comprises a rotatable commutator shaft, two or more conducting rings carried discretely about the shaft, and two or more conduc... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285929 | Brushless motor commutation and control A commutation apparatus drives a brushless motor having a stator equipped with a plurality of coils and a rotor. The commutation apparatus comprises a rotatable commutator shaft, two or more conducting rings carried discretely about the shaft, and two or more conduc... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7138594 | Push switch A push switch includes an insulative housing (1), a pair of fixed terminals (2), a moveable contact (3) and an actuator(4). The insulative housing (1) made of insulative material has a base (10), a plurality of periphery wal... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7129657 | Single track brush-based position encoder for rotating shaft A position sensor generates a signal representative of the angular position and, if desired, angular velocity of a rotating object using only a single circular track and plural brushes that ride on the track when the object rotates. The single circular track can hav... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6982507 | Electric motor assembly with a module attached to a motor housing An electric motor assembly including a mechanism for mounting a module housing end on a motor housing end, and a mechanism for drivingly connecting a module shaft end to a motor shaft end. The assembly further includes a mechanism for preventing the module housing f... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6946815 | Switch for a variable-speed induction motor A switch for a variable-speed induction motor includes conductive connecting pieces, a rotary member, and a driving unit. The connecting pieces are mounted in a housing, are adapted to be connected to the induction motor, and have distal contact parts that surround ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930457 | DC motor brush filter circuit The present invention provides a motor control circuit including a motor with a motor winding and a brush, a battery, a relay, and a ground return circuit. The battery is for energizing the motor. The relay selectively provides connection between the battery and the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6801389 | Disk drive employing a spindle motor comprising a hub ratchet arm disengaged through angular velocity A disk drive is disclosed employing a spindle motor comprising a hub ratchet arm disengaged through angular velocity. In one embodiment the ratchet arm is connected to the hub and engages a spindle shaft or a stator, and in an alternative embodiment the ratchet arm ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6750576 | Permanent magnet induced electric machine and method for operating such a machine If an interturn short-circuit occurs in a stator coil winding of a permanent magnet excited electric machine, a short-circuit current is produced there that results in an electrically induced magnetic alternating flux which corresponds in its value to the permanent ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6740996 | Motor drive with a combination step control A motor drive is constructed to include a DC motor, the DC motor having a worm at the output shaft thereof, a speed reducing mechanism formed of a main shaft and worm gear meshed with the worm and axially slidably mounted on the main shaft, a clutch adapted to contr... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6710478 | Centrifugal actuator A centrifugal actuator of an electric motor is modified to reduce noise produced by torque pulses of the motor. The centrifugal actuator comprises a damper sleeve that is mounted in a tight friction fit on the motor shaft. The main body of the centrifugal actuator i... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6710271 | Centrifugal operated switch A centrifugal operated switch particularly suitable for operating a circuit for starter windings of a motor. A spindle is connected to and rotated by the motor shaft. Swing arms connected to the spindle move upwardly and outwardly in response to rotational speed of ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6688438 | Actuator with a centrifugal brake An operating mechanism for operating an actuating member is provided with an electric motor, a resetting spring and a centrifugal brake, wherein the actuating member can be operated in a first direction of movement by the electric motor activated by means... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6610942 | Switch assembly for food waste disposer A switch assembly usable in a food waste disposer is disclosed having several improvements over the prior art. The switch assembly positively retains an overload switch, making assembly of the switch into the disposer easier. The switch assembly includes ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6479913 | Electric motor having a no-adjust starting switch An electric motor having a no-adjust starting switch. An actuator button of a starting switch assembly is slidably positioned in a switch housing mounted to an end frame of the motor. As a rotor shaft and associated centrifugal governor which engages the ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6373214 | Method and device for exerting a closing force upon an element that has been opened The present invention relates to a drive system for closing elements, preferably for doors, roller blinds or windows, with a motor, with a position pick-up to detect certain positions of the closing element, with an operating unit which allows authorized ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6355997 | Switch for a variable-speed induction motor A switch includes a casing having a pair of first conductive connecting pieces, a rotary member having a plurality of second conductive connecting pieces, and a switching electrical circuit having a plurality of conductive traces. The second conductive co... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6246135 | Centrifugal switch device for induction motor A centrifugal switch device for an induction motor includes a microswitch mounted on the casing of the induction motor, a protective cover mounted on the microswitch for encompassing and contacting the push button of the microswitch, a sliding member secu... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6229235 | Accessories tray for an electric motor An electric motor assembly including an integral tray for placement of tools and accessories is disclosed. The tray includes a plurality of compartments having a variety of shapes and sizes. A first portion of the tray is connected to a cover and the tray... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6201325 | Centrifugal actuator for controlling a switch unit particularly a start winding switch unit for an electric motor A centrifugal actuator for operating a motor start winding switch includes a base fixed to the shaft as a bearing shoulder and a hub slidably mounted to the base by a groove mating projection and grooves. The hub has a flange which actuates the switch. Th... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6194799 | High-power low-RPM DC motor A high power low RPM direct current electric motor is disclosed whereby the high power output is achieved in one of two ways or both. In the first case, the need for cooling is reduced simultaneously along with an increase in the utilization of the magnet... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6181037 | Electric motor centrifugal actuator overspeed guard An overspeed guard for an electric motor centrifugal actuator closely conforms to the peripheral contour of the component parts of the actuator and prevents the component parts from separating from the centrifugal actuator on overspeed of the actuator.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6133656 | Brushless commutated torque motor for use with a rotary low frequency sound reproducing apparatus A brushless commutated torque motor suitable for use with a rotary low frequency sound reproducing apparatus, includes a shaft having a longitudinal axis, a position sensor, a rotor having a plurality of permanently magnetized rotor pole sectors, the roto... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6126402 | Air compressor system An air compressor system having an unloader valve which is directly mechanically activated by an air compressor motor's centrifugal mechanism to allow the motor to reach a predetermined speed before a load is applied is disclosed. The unloader valve is mo... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6111331 | Air switch assembly for an electric motor An air switch assembly for an electric motor including a first snap action switch, a second snap action switch, and an actuator, is described. The first snap action switch is connected to the motor start winding and the second snap action switch is connec... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6081056 | Motor and method for producing the same The invention relates to a motor which comprises a drive system which has a stator (10) and a rotor (14), and a control system which controls the drive system and has circuit boards (21), (22), both being housed in a casing (2), wherein the casing (2) has... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6005314 | Systems and apparatus for controlling energization of electric motor windings, and methods of assembling motors Systems and apparatus for integrating an air switch and a power cord into an electric motor, and methods for assembling an electric motor including an integral air switch and an integral power cord, are described. In one embodiment, an air switch and a po... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5977729 | Electrochemical radial cell engine An electrochemical radial cell engine comprising an engine block, a motor supported by the engine block, at least one electrochemical reaction cell including a rotatable enclosure containing a source of anode material, preferably in the form of a multipli... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5951362 | Safety high speed electric toy vehicle A high speed electric toy vehicle having a high current rating electric motor is provided with a fail-safe mechanism which would promptly operate to cut off motor power supply before the battery is burnt or the vehicle housing is melted as a result of ove... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5925953 | Absolute encoder avoiding magnetic interference A correcting signal generator 42 stores the quantitative relation of the magnetic interference between the rotation angle θ3 of a resolver 23 and the detected values A3, B3 of a resolver 22, and outputs the correcting values A8, B8 for the magnetic inter... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5828146 | Apparatus for the bidirectional transfer of information Apparatus for the bidirectional transfer of information comprises in each case: at least one rotating component (1); a further component (2); receivers (4, 5) on the respective components (1, 2), said receivers facing one another in groups on the axis of ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5793131 | Systems and apparatus for controlling energization of electric motor windings, and methods of assembling motors Systems and apparatus for integrating an air switch and a power cord into an electric motor, and methods for assembling an electric motor including an integral air switch and an integral power cord, are described. In one embodiment, an air switch and a po... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5770902 | Motor termination board A motor termination board is disclosed for facilitating interconnection of control components and power components in a Brushless DC motor. The motor termination board includes a first stamping having a plurality of conductive paths, where the first stamp... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5753984 | Apparatus and method for starting a single-phase variable reluctance motor A single-phase switched reluctance motor is disclosed. The motor includes a stator having a plurality of projecting poles and a rotor rotatably disposed adjacent to the stator. The stator and rotor poles may be formed from laminations of ferromagnetic mat... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5751082 | High starting torque induction motor A high starting torque induction motor with simultaneously reduced starting current adapted to be associated with a drive having a high load torque on starting that includes a stator, a rotor, a first end ring fixed on said rotor, a second movable end rin... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5744883 | Contoured switch lever for centrifugal switch A switch lever for use with a centrifugal starting switch of an electric motor. The starting switch has at least one switch contact which is moveable, in response to axial movement of a centrifugal actuator, between a start position in which a starting wi... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5602436 | Motor starting switch with adjustable running clearance A dynamoelectric machine of the present invention includes a stator, a rotor journaled with respect to the stator, and a rotor shaft having a longitudinal axis extending axially from said rotor. An auxiliary winding and a starting switch operable to de-en... | 02/11/1997 |
