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DC Motor
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1979-09-20
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Granted: 1981-08-11
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Expires: 1999-09-20
Abstract
Abstract A brushless DC motor includes a permanent field magnet secured to a rotor and having a radially directed annular surface, and two phase coil elements in the form of a sectorial loop secured to a stationary stator and disposed in a plane parallel to the annular magnet surface, the loop having circumferentially extending portions which are in inner and outer relation in respect to the center of the annular magnet surface, with the magnet and each coil element being relatively rotatable about the axis of the rotor. The mean radial distance f between the inner and outer circumferentially extending portions of each coil element and the radial width b of the annular surface of the magnet are selected as that the ratio b/f is within the range of 0.8 to 1.2 for maximizing the viscosity factor μ of the motor. In addition to providing the above ratio within the stated range or as an alternative thereto, the mechanical viscosity factor μ can be maximized by providing a reduced air gap d'=√2d/√ab, in which a is the mean radius of the magnet, d is the size of the air gap between the annular magnet surface and the stator, and d' has a value within the range of 0.15 to 0.30.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Kondo
- 👤 Yoshio Kishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:40
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K29/00; H02K29/06; H02K29/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
In a DC motor including a field magnet having a radially directed annular surface, and at least one coil element in the form of a loop disposed in a plane parallel to said surface, said loop having circumferentially extending portions which are in inner and outer relation in respect to the center of said annular surface, said magnet and each said coil element being relatively rotatable about an axis through said center of the annular surface; the improvement comprising providing each said coil element with a mean radial distance f between said inner and outer circumferentially extending portions which is related to the radial width b of said annular surface of the magnet so that the ratio b/f is within the range of 0.8 to 1.2.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
In a DC motor including a field magnet having a radially directed annular surface, and at least one coil element in the form of a loop disposed in a plane parallel to said surface, said loop having circumferentially extending portions which are in inner and outer relation in respect to the center of said annular surface, said magnet and each said coil element being relatively rotatable about an axis through said center of the annular surface; the improvement comprising providing each said coil element with a mean radial distance f between said inner and outer circumferentially extending portions which is related to the radial width b of said annular surface of the magnet so that the ratio b/f is within the range of 0.8 to 1.2.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A DC motor according to claim 1; in which said motor further includes a supporting means, a rotor rotatably supported by said supporting means and in axial alignment with said axis through said center of the annular surface, and a stator means secured to said supporting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A DC motor according to claim 2; in which said magnet is secured to said rotor and said at least one coil element is secured to said stator means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A DC motor according to claim 3; in which said motor includes two coil elements positioned on said stator means at a phase difference of Nπ/2 electrical degrees, where N is an odd integer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A DC motor according to claim 4; in which said motor further includes sensing elements positioned on said stator means in a phase relation to said coil elements of N'2π electrical degrees, where N' is an integer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A DC motor according to claim 5; in which a magnetic flux is interlinked between said coil elements and said magnet and in which said sensing elements supply rotor positioning signals to said coil elements which are proportional to the interlinked magnetic flux for imparting a torque to said rotor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A DC motor according to claim 6; in which said motor includes a drive circuit to which said rotor positioning signals are applied for supplying a sinusoidally varying drive signal to said coil elements, and said magnet is circumferentially magnetized along said annular surface thereof in a sinusoidally varying manner.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A DC motor according to claim 7; in which said magnet has a plurality of poles of alternating polarities.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A DC motor according to claim 1; in which each said coil element is in the form of a loop of a sectorial configuration.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
117 words
In a DC motor including a field magnet having a radially directed annular surface, stator means, and at least one coil element in the form of a loop secured to said stator means and disposed in a plane parallel to said surface, said magnet and each said coil element being relatively rotatable about an axis through said center of the annular surface; the improvement comprising providing the motor with a reduced air gap d'=√2d/√ab within the range of 0.15 to 0.30, in which d is the length of an air gap between said annular surface and said stator means, a is a mean radius of said annular surface, and b is the radial width of the magnet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
117 words
In a DC motor including a field magnet having a radially directed annular surface, stator means, and at least one coil element in the form of a loop secured to said stator means and disposed in a plane parallel to said surface, said magnet and each said coil element being relatively rotatable about an axis through said center of the annular surface; the improvement comprising providing the motor with a reduced air gap d'=√2d/√ab within the range of 0.15 to 0.30, in which d is the length of an air gap between said annular surface and said stator means, a is a mean radius of said annular surface, and b is the radial width of the magnet.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
A DC motor according to claim 10; in which said motor further includes a supporting means and a rotor rotatably supported by said supporting means and in axial alignment with said axis through said center of the annular surface, and said stator means is secured to said supporting means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A DC motor according to claim 11; in which said magnet is secured to said rotor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
A DC motor according to claim 12; in which said motor includes two coil elements positioned on said stator means at a phase difference of Nπ/2 electrical degrees, where N is an odd integer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
A DC motor according to claim 13; in which said motor further includes sensing elements positioned on said stator means in a phase relation to said coil elements of N'2π electrical degrees, where N' is an integer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
50 words
A DC motor according to claim 14; in which a magnetic flux is interlinked between said coil elements and said magnet, and in which said sensing elements supply rotor positioning signals to said coil elements which are proportional to the interlinked magnetic flux for imparting a torque to said rotor.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
A DC motor according to claim 15; further including a drive circuit to which said rotor positioning signals are applied for supplying a sinusoidally varying drive signal to said coil elements; and in which said magnet is circumferentially magnetized along said annular surface thereof in a sinusoidally varying manner.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
A DC motor according to claim 10; in which said magnet has a plurality of poles of alternating polarities.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
A DC motor according to claim 10; in which each said coil element is in the form of a loop of a sectorial configuration.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
178 words
In a DC motor including a field magnet having a radially directed annular surface, stator means, and at least one coil element in the form of a loop secured to said stator means and disposed in a plane parallel to said annular surface, said loop having circumferentially extending portions which are in inner and outer relation in respect to the center of said annular surface, said magnet and each said coil element being relatively rotatable about an axis through said center of the annular surface; the improvement comprising providing each said coil element with a mean radial distance f between said inner and outer circumferential extending portions which is related to the radial width b of said annular surface of the magnet so that the ratio b/f is within the range of 0.8 to 1.2; and further providing a reduced air gap d'=√2d/√ab within the range 0.15 to 0.30, and in which a is a mean radius of said annular surface and d is the length of an air gap between said annular surface and said stator means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
178 words
In a DC motor including a field magnet having a radially directed annular surface, stator means, and at least one coil element in the form of a loop secured to said stator means and disposed in a plane parallel to said annular surface, said loop having circumferentially extending portions which are in inner and outer relation in respect to the center of said annular surface, said magnet and each said coil element being relatively rotatable about an axis through said center of the annular surface; the improvement comprising providing each said coil element with a mean radial distance f between said inner and outer circumferential extending portions which is related to the radial width b of said annular surface of the magnet so that the ratio b/f is within the range of 0.8 to 1.2; and further providing a reduced air gap d'=√2d/√ab within the range 0.15 to 0.30, and in which a is a mean radius of said annular surface and d is the length of an air gap between said annular surface and said stator means.
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