US4455516A
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Brushless motor
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1982-09-30
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Granted: 1984-06-19
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Expires: 2002-09-30
Abstract
Abstract A brushless D.C. motor which can provide a speed detection signal or position detection signal continuously even when the speed of rotation of the rotor is reduced includes a ring-shaped driving magnet magnetized to develop N and S poles alternatively; a rotary yoke having a plurality of flanges extending from the outer peripheral edge thereof toward a stationary yoke substantially to the middle of the outer peripheral end surface of the driving magnet in such a manner as to embrace the driving magnet, the flanges extending over two adjacent magnetic poles of different polarities at the boundary between these magnetic poles; and a magnetic-electric transducer element disposed at a position spaced from and opposing to the path of rotation of the flange surfaces adjacent to the stationary yoke and spaced from and opposing to the path of rotation of the outer peripheral end surface of the driving magnet.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidetaka Furusho
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 14:47
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K29/00; H02K29/06; H02K29/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A brushless D.C. motor comprising: (a) a ring-shaped driving magnet magnetized to develop N and S poles alternately and having a peripheral rim surface; (b) a rotory yoke extending over the driving magnet and having a plurality of flanges extending from the outer peripheral edge thereof to the mid portion of the peripheral rim surface of said driving magnet, said flanges extending over two adjacent magnetic poles of different polarities at the boundary between these magnetic poles; and (c) a magnetic-electric transducer element disposed adjacent to the lower portion of the peripheral rim surface of said driving magnet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A brushless D.C. motor comprising: (a) a ring-shaped driving magnet magnetized to develop N and S poles alternately and having a peripheral rim surface; (b) a rotory yoke extending over the driving magnet and having a plurality of flanges extending from the outer peripheral edge thereof to the mid portion of the peripheral rim surface of said driving magnet, said flanges extending over two adjacent magnetic poles of different polarities at the boundary between these magnetic poles; and (c) a magnetic-electric transducer element disposed adjacent to the lower portion of the peripheral rim surface of said driving magnet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A brushless D.C. motor according to claim 1, further comprising means including an additional magnetic-electric transducer element located beside said first-mentioned magnetic-electric transducer element for detecting whether the rotation of the rotor is appropriate or not.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A brushless D.C. motor according to claim 1, wherein a Hall element is used as said magnetic-electric transducer element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
110 words
In a brushless D.C. motor having a rotor including a ring-shaped magnet having sections of opposite magnetic polarity alternating circumferentially therearound, and means including a magnetic-electric transducer element located adjacent the lower rim portion of said magnet for developing signals corresponding to the alternating magnetic field produced during rotation of said magnet, the improvement including means for increasing the alternations of the magnetic field of said magnet during its rotation, said means including a yoke extending over said magnet and having a plurality of flanges extending at least partially down over the rim thereof, each of said flanges extending down over two sections of said magnet of opposite magnetic polarity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
In a brushless D.C. motor having a rotor including a ring-shaped magnet having sections of opposite magnetic polarity alternating circumferentially therearound, and means including a magnetic-electric transducer element located adjacent the lower rim portion of said magnet for developing signals corresponding to the alternating magnetic field produced during rotation of said magnet, the improvement including means for increasing the alternations of the magnetic field of said magnet during its rotation, said means including a yoke extending over said magnet and having a plurality of flanges extending at least partially down over the rim thereof, each of said flanges extending down over two sections of said magnet of opposite magnetic polarity.
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