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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7492072 | Driving unit for analog meter The present invention provides a driving unit for an analog meter. The size of the driving unit is modified into a column shape, so that the first tape and second tape of the stator unit can be placed in double layers, guiding more pins of the input terminal from th... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7394176 | Electric drive with sensor mounted on printed circuit board An electric drive (1) with a motor housing (16), a bearing plate (4), an electrically insulating brush holder plate (3) with formed-on plug housing (11), a printed circuit board (13) with plug lugs 14 which project th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7294949 | Single-phase induction motor A single-phase induction motor comprises a stator having a stator coil; an induction cage rotor rotatably inserted into a receiving groove of the stator, having a rotation shaft at a center thereof, having a plurality of first conductor bars at an outer peripheral p... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285888 | Power generating systems A power generating system includes a torque converter system receiving a rotational motion having a first torque from a source and producing a rotational output having a second torque different from the first torque, a transfer system having a first portion coupled ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7183681 | Electric power steering apparatus In an electric power steering apparatus that generates an auxiliary steering torque by a brushless motor in response to a steering torque applied on a steering wheel and transmits it to an output shaft of a steering mechanism while reducing it by means of a reductio... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6969934 | Method and device for decoupling an actuator from a gear The invention is based on a control drive for operating drive components or adjusting components in motor vehicles. The control drive comprises an electric actuator (12) that acts on force-transmitting elements (19, 13; 40, 41). With these, the adjusti... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6943472 | Drive device Drive device (10), in particular to raise and lower windows in a motor vehicle, with an electric motor (12) featuring an armature shaft (16), a printed circuit board (32) projecting out of an electronic housing (36), a gearbox hous... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6930413 | Linear synchronous motor with multiple time constant circuits, a secondary synchronous stator member and improved method for mounting permanent magnets The linear synchronous motor consists of a specific primary and secondary part. The secondary portion is a ferromagnetic back plate. An array of permanent magnets are attached to the back plate so that a fixed or variable pole pitch occurs in a precise manner betwee... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6917129 | Electromechanical drive device An electro-mechanical drive device for adjustment devices of a motor vehicle, more particularly for a window lifter, has a gearing with a gear housing, an electric motor mechanically connected to the gearing, a control device mounted in the gearing housing and havin... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6833644 | External rotor brush DC motor for a treadmill An external rotor brush motor includes a permanent magnet mounted on a fixed shaft to form an internal stator, a front wheel and a rear wheel mounted on the shaft at two sides, the front wheel having an integrated belt pulley for the mounting of a transmission belt,... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6823754 | Method of calibrating a clutch actuator with a compensating spring A method of calibrating an equilibrium position of an actuator driven by an electric motor with the assistance of a compensating spring, wherein the actuator moves a mechanism and the mechanism opposes the movement with an elastic force, and wherein in the equilibri... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6781271 | Smoothing apparatus with drive motor directly coupled to the smoothing roll A smoothing roll for an apparatus for smoothing plastic foils and plates is driven directly by a rotor coaxially received with a stator in an outer housing with the rotor supported by a bearing on the outer housing or on a part of the housing extending coaxially int... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6713913 | Motor housing and pole-well, in particular for electric window or sunroof motors The invention pertains to a motor housing (1) as well as a pole cover (2), especially for window lift or sunroof motors, having at least one pole cover (2) and a housing (3) closing off the pole cover, which are fastened together using fa... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6707188 | Motor having rotational sensor A rotational sensor of a motor includes a sensor magnet and a sensing element. The sensor magnet is secured to a driving-side rotator of a clutch, which is connected to a rotatable shaft of the motor, to rotate integrally therewith. The sensing element measures a ro... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6700244 | Three-in-one structural combination magneto motor power system A 3-in-1 motor power system comprises a motor body, a drive control mechanism, and a power transmission mechanism. A drive control circuit box is installed at an end face of the motor body, and a gear housing wherein a deceleration gear module is disposed... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6628029 | Drive for a roller shutter winding tube A control device for rotating a tube supporting a roller member to be wound onto or unwound from the tube has at least one electric motor housed in the tube and drive mechanism for transmitting the motion from the motor to the supporting tube. The motor i... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6337524 | Gear motor activating a motor vehicle functional member A geared motor is used control the movement of a vehicle member, such as a window. A reducer casing is arranged at one end of the motor and includes a sensor assembly for detecting the speed and direction of rotation of the motor. The sensor assembly incl... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6333577 | Automotive AC dynamo-electric machine An automotive AC dynamo-electric machine is capable of providing a sufficient rotational output for starting an engine by running a rotor at high speed in a motor operation mode for starting the engine, thus obviating the need for increasing a size thereo... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6291917 | Electrical drive unit An electric drive unit for windshield washers of a motor vehicle, including a drive motor having an armature accommodated in a substantially cup-shaped pole housing, a substantially cup-shaped gearbox, secured by its face end to the pole housing, for rece... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6285103 | Permanent magnetic generator A permanent magnetic generator comprises a base 21 having fixedly a first magnetic body 23; a stator member 35 horizontally disposed above the base 21 through support members 27 and has a stator support 36; a drive-motor support 50 horizontally disposed a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6204585 | Work unit having an integrally mounted drive unit A work unit for automatic machine tools is provided with a spindle that moves in translation and rotates with respect to a work axis. The spindle is housed within a sleeve that is slidable along the work axis, with the spindle being rotatable within. Rota... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6157105 | Starter A contact shaft moving device that reduces the wearing of a pinion in a ring gear. More specifically, the contact shaft moving device moves a contact shaft in such a direction as to cause a moving contact to be in direct contact with a stationary contact ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6104112 | Brushless electric motor assembly A compact, self contained brushless motor assembly which has a stator fixedly mounted onto a hub. Located about the stator is a rotor with a shaft being connected to the rotor which is conducted through a center through hole formed within the hub. A heat ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6097123 | Brake and stall detector for a motorized actuator An actuator for an HVAC system includes a motor coupled by an electrically operated clutch to a gear train which drives an output connector. A spring is connected to the transmission to drive the output connector to a normal position in the event of a pow... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5982059 | Electric generator and lighting assembly A generator and lighting assembly is provided for use on a mechanism, e.g. a power driven tool, having a shaft that is rotated during use. The assembly includes a rotor assembly 122 including a rotor shaft 102 affixed to the mechanism shaft, and a permane... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5793130 | Miniature electric generator and lighting apparatus A miniature electric generator and lighting apparatus is provided for use in a power-driven tool. The apparatus includes a rotor assembly 22 having a permanent magnet, and a stator assembly 24 within which the shaft and magnet are received. The stator ass... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5789835 | Positioning apparatus The present invention discloses a positioning apparatus that, together with rotating an object (driven object), positions and guides said object to an arbitrary position within its rotating plane. This positioning apparatus can easily be made compact in s... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5773904 | Electric machine having at least one clutch An electric machine which can be operated optionally as a motor or generator and in particular can be installed in the drive train of a motor vehicle with a hybrid drive. The machine includes a stator and a rotor of substantially cylindrical shape, The ro... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5739611 | Electro-magnetic clutch with mechanism To make the turning "on" and "off" of a clutch in an electro-magnetic clutch smoother, the electro-magnetic clutch has a first rotating member rotatable in response to the driving force applied to the input axis, and a second rotating member arranged oppo... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5386165 | Electric motor, especially for a windshield wiping system of a motor vehicle In order to be able to completely eliminate the axial play of an armature spindle of an electric motor, especially for a windshield wiping system of a motor vehicle, even though conditions change over time, a prestressing member acted upon by a spring leg... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5051635 | Ball-splined shaft assembly A ball-splined shaft assembly suitable for use in a robot arm or the like is provided. The assembly includes a shaft formed with a plurality of circumferential grooves spaced apart from one another at a predetermined pitch and a pair of longitudinal groov... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4804874 | Electromagnetic clutch An electromagnetic clutch of the type which includes a rotor secured around a rotation shaft, a drive member rotatably mounted around the rotation shaft, an armature mounted through a resilient member to the drive member with a gap to the rotor, a bearing... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4535261 | Smallsize motor with reduction gear and clutch mechanism This invention employs the structure that the clutch mechanism is provided between the rotating shaft (4) of a smallsize motor itself and the reduction mechanism (21) and said clutch mechanism is coupled or decoupled by a magnetic force generated by the e... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4137473 | Electrical drive device An electrical drive device comprising a stator arrangement of the claw pole type surrounding a stator chamber or compartment and producing therein at least one magnetic field containing at least one rotary field component. There is provided a permanent ma... | 01/30/1979 |
