US4376903A — Direct current dynamo electric machine

Claim 1

Independent Claim 301 words

A direct current dynamo electric machine comprising: (a) a non-magnetic cylindrical rotor comprising (i) a rotor shaft, (ii) a small diameter sleeve-like insulating cylinder secured to the rotor shaft, (iii) a winding structure with a high-density winding disposed around the outer periphery of the insulating cylinder to occupy a substantial portion of the volume of the rotor between the outer periphery of the insulating cylinder and the outer diameter of the rotor, and (iv) means for disposing of and shaping a large number of coil ends of the winding; and (b) a stator for rotatably supporting the rotor and comprising (i) a yoke, (ii) a pair of main magnets disposed in opposing relation to each other in the yoke, the main magnets being rectangular in cross-section and larger in width than the outer diameter of the rotor in a direction perpendicular to a magnetic field established by the main magnets, (iii) thin trapezoidal pole shoes mounted on the opposing surfaces of the main magnets along substantial portions of the entire areas of the surfaces thereof and wherein each pole shoe has a rotor-opposing surface corresponding to the diameter of the rotor and the pair of pole shoes define therebetween a large working air gap to form a double-pole magnetic field corresponding to the outside portion of the rotor, and (iv) a pair of blocking permanent magnets disposed in opposing relation to each other on opposite sides of the rotor between the main magnets with air gaps formed at both ends of each blocking permanent magnet, for equalizing leakage magnetic fields occurring on both sides of the rotor between those surface portions of the main magnets and the pole shoes not facing the rotor with a reverse magnetic field of the blocking permanent magnets, thereby to converge magnetic fluxes on the rotor.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 301 words

A direct current dynamo electric machine comprising: (a) a non-magnetic cylindrical rotor comprising (i) a rotor shaft, (ii) a small diameter sleeve-like insulating cylinder secured to the rotor shaft, (iii) a winding structure with a high-density winding disposed around the outer periphery of the insulating cylinder to occupy a substantial portion of the volume of the rotor between the outer periphery of the insulating cylinder and the outer diameter of the rotor, and (iv) means for disposing of and shaping a large number of coil ends of the winding; and (b) a stator for rotatably supporting the rotor and comprising (i) a yoke, (ii) a pair of main magnets disposed in opposing relation to each other in the yoke, the main magnets being rectangular in cross-section and larger in width than the outer diameter of the rotor in a direction perpendicular to a magnetic field established by the main magnets, (iii) thin trapezoidal pole shoes mounted on the opposing surfaces of the main magnets along substantial portions of the entire areas of the surfaces thereof and wherein each pole shoe has a rotor-opposing surface corresponding to the diameter of the rotor and the pair of pole shoes define therebetween a large working air gap to form a double-pole magnetic field corresponding to the outside portion of the rotor, and (iv) a pair of blocking permanent magnets disposed in opposing relation to each other on opposite sides of the rotor between the main magnets with air gaps formed at both ends of each blocking permanent magnet, for equalizing leakage magnetic fields occurring on both sides of the rotor between those surface portions of the main magnets and the pole shoes not facing the rotor with a reverse magnetic field of the blocking permanent magnets, thereby to converge magnetic fluxes on the rotor.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 32 words

A direct current dynamo electric machine according to claim 2, wherein the main magnets and the blocking magnets are selected from a group of anisotropic ferrite magnets of the same magnetic characteristics.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 30 words

A direct current dynamo electric machine according to claim 2, wherein the main magnets and blocking magnets are selected from a group consisting of barium ferrite and strontium ferrite magnets.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 82 words

A direct current dynamo electric machine according to claim 2 further comprising intensifying magnets formed by permanent magnets having a small amount of very high coercive force, but not constituting any main magnets themselves, the intensifying magnets being respectively disposed on the rotor-opposing surfaces of the pole shoes so that the direction of the magnetic field of the intensifying magnets and the direction of the magnetic field in the working air gap are vectorially added together to obtain a composite magnetic field.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 22 words

A direct current dynamo electric machine according to claim 3, wherein the permanent magnets of high coercive force are samarium group magnets.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 125 words

A direct current dynamo electric machine according to claim 2, wherein the rotor shaft comprises a rotational shaft and the small diameter sleeve-like insulating cylinder is secured to the rotational shaft; wherein the rotor further comprises a plurality of retaining plates radially secured to the insulating cylinder, both end portions of each retaining plate in the axial direction along the rotor shaft forming projections taperingly extending from opposite axial ends thereof; and wherein the winding further comprises a plurality of coil sections inserted between the retaining plates, each coil section being divided into an inner winding and an outer winding wound separately, and shaping of a large amount of coil ends being secured by the projections in the retaining plate and the two divided windings.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 44 words

A direct current dynamo electric machine according to claim 6, wherein the retaining plates have a plurality of recesses formed in the outer radial circumferences thereof and disposed along the axial direction thereof for receiving binding wire to impair expansion of the high-density winding.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1986-03-14	1986-09-13	1987-03-15	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1990-03-14	1990-09-13	1991-03-15	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1994-03-14	1994-09-13	1995-03-15	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Direct current dynamo electric machine

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