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US3346792A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Brushless motors wherein commutation is controlled by an impedance responsive to rotor movement

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1964-06-15
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Granted: 1967-10-10
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Expires: 1984-06-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Noumi Makoto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 04:55
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K29/00; H02K29/06; H02K29/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 136 words
A BRUSHLESS MOTOR COMPRISING: (1) A PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR, (2) A STATOR, (3) AN ARMATURE COIL WOUND AROUND SAID STATOR IN A MANNER TO PROVIDE CURRENT FLOW THERETHROUGH IN ALTERNATE DIRECTIONS, (4) FIRST AND SECOND AMPLIFIERS HAVING THEIR OUTPUTS APPLIED TO SAID ARMATURE COIL FOR SUPPLYING CURRENT FLOW THERETHROUGH IN ALTERNATE DIRECTIONS, (5) FIRST AND SECOND REACTANCE ELEMENTS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND AMPLIFIERS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID AMPLIFIERS, (6) MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY APPLYING A HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL TO BOTH SAID REACTANCE ELEMENTS, AND (7) MEANS FOR ALTERNATELY VARYING PRIMARILY ONLY THE IMPEDANCE VALUE OF ONE OF SAID REACTANCE ELEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR TO THEREBY TURN ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND AMPLIFIERS WHICH ALTERNATELY EXCITE SAID ARMATURE COIL ALTERNATELY WITH THE OUTPUTS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND AMPLIFIERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 136 words
A BRUSHLESS MOTOR COMPRISING: (1) A PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR, (2) A STATOR, (3) AN ARMATURE COIL WOUND AROUND SAID STATOR IN A MANNER TO PROVIDE CURRENT FLOW THERETHROUGH IN ALTERNATE DIRECTIONS, (4) FIRST AND SECOND AMPLIFIERS HAVING THEIR OUTPUTS APPLIED TO SAID ARMATURE COIL FOR SUPPLYING CURRENT FLOW THERETHROUGH IN ALTERNATE DIRECTIONS, (5) FIRST AND SECOND REACTANCE ELEMENTS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND AMPLIFIERS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID AMPLIFIERS, (6) MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY APPLYING A HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL TO BOTH SAID REACTANCE ELEMENTS, AND (7) MEANS FOR ALTERNATELY VARYING PRIMARILY ONLY THE IMPEDANCE VALUE OF ONE OF SAID REACTANCE ELEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR TO THEREBY TURN ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND AMPLIFIERS WHICH ALTERNATELY EXCITE SAID ARMATURE COIL ALTERNATELY WITH THE OUTPUTS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND AMPLIFIERS.

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