US4494028A
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Integral coaxial commutation and rotor magnets and apparatus and method for making same
Assignee: Rotron Inc
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Filing: 1982-09-30
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Granted: 1985-01-15
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Expires: 2002-09-30
Abstract
Abstract An integral field and commutation magnet for use in DC brushless motor has both commutation and field magnet portions. Magnetized segments in both the field and commutation portions have oppositely oriented magnetic fields in the outward radial direction. An apparatus and method for making the one piece integral field and commutation magnet employ a fixture with a current conductor associated with magnetic flux paths corresponding to the segments of the commutation and field magnet portions to magnetize a single piece of permanently magnetizable material.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred A. Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 08:32
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F13/00; H01F13/003; H02; H02K; H02K15/00; H02K15/02; H02K15/03; H02K29/00; H02K29/06; H02K29/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
An integral annualr field and commutation magnet for a brushless DC motor formed on a single piece of permanently magnetized material and including a first annular field magnet portion at a first location and a second annular commutation magnet portion at a second location axially displaced from the first location, said field magnet portion having magnetized and unmagnetized sectors, said unmagnetized sectors being substantially unmagnetized portions of the magnetic material of said piece, being adjacent to magnetized sectors of the field magnet portion and integral therewith and having a substantial angular length.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
An integral annualr field and commutation magnet for a brushless DC motor formed on a single piece of permanently magnetized material and including a first annular field magnet portion at a first location and a second annular commutation magnet portion at a second location axially displaced from the first location, said field magnet portion having magnetized and unmagnetized sectors, said unmagnetized sectors being substantially unmagnetized portions of the magnetic material of said piece, being adjacent to magnetized sectors of the field magnet portion and integral therewith and having a substantial angular length.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The magnet according to claim 1, wherein adjacent sectors of the commutation magnet portion are oppositely magnetized in directions proceeding radially outward from a central axis of the magnet and said adjacent sectors form said pattern of magnetization as a continuous pattern of adjacent north and south poles on an axially extending surface and encircling the axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The magnet according to claim 2, wherein at least two of the field magnet portion sectors are permanent magnet sectors oppositely polarized in directions proceeding radially outward from a central axis of the magnet, said oppositely polarized sectors and said unmagnetized sectors forming a sequence of north and south poles and substantially unmagnetized locations on said axially extending surface and encircling the axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The magnet according to claim 1, wherein axially adjacent permanent magnet sectors of commutation and field portion are magnetized in corresponding directions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
113 words
The magnet according to claim 1, wherein the magnet is an annular ring adapted for use in an inverted motor, the field magnet portion being at one end and the commutation magnet portion being at the other end, the field magnet portion including two sectors oppositely magnetically polarized in directions proceeding radially outward from the axis of the ring, the two sectors of the field magnet portion being spaced apart with unmagnetized sectors of the annular ring located therebetween, the commutation portion including two sectors oppositely magnetically polarized in directions proceeding radially outward from the axis and each of the two sectors of the commutation portion extending substantially 180° about the annular ring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
A motor including a magnet according to claim 1 and including at least one stator field winding for establishing a stator field in the location of the field magnet portion of the integral magnet, at least one Hall device located proximate the commutation portion of the magnet and circuit means for altering the energization of the winding in dependence on the angular position of the commutation magnet portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
85 words
The motor according to claim 6, wherein the motor is inverted, the magnet comprising an annular ring mounted within a cup, the commutation and field magnet sectors being at opposite ends of the ring, the stator field winding and an associated core being located inside the ring in proximity to the field magnet portion, said circuit means being mechanically supported on the stator structure adjacent the commutation magnet portion, and the Hall device extending inward from the circuit means into proximity with the commutation portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The magnet according to claim 1 wherein the first and second locations of the field and commutation portions are at opposite ends of the annular one piece magnet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
83 words
An integral annular field and commutation magnet for a brushless DC motor having integral annular field and commutation portions at axially displaced first and second locations, said commutation portion comprising integral alternating oppositely radially magnetized commutation magnet sectors in close succession around the annular commutation magnet portion and the field magnet portion comprising integral oppositely radially magnetized field magnet sectors and integral substantially unmagnetized sectors of substantial angular length angularly adjacent radially magnetized sectors in the field magnet portion and defining null sectors.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
83 words
An integral annular field and commutation magnet for a brushless DC motor having integral annular field and commutation portions at axially displaced first and second locations, said commutation portion comprising integral alternating oppositely radially magnetized commutation magnet sectors in close succession around the annular commutation magnet portion and the field magnet portion comprising integral oppositely radially magnetized field magnet sectors and integral substantially unmagnetized sectors of substantial angular length angularly adjacent radially magnetized sectors in the field magnet portion and defining null sectors.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The magnet according to claim 9, wherein the field and commutation portions form the effective ends of the annular magnet.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The magnet according to claim 9, wherein polarized field magnet sectors bound each null sector in the circumferential direction around the annular magnet and each null sector of the field magnet sector is bound in an axial direction by at least one polarized commutation sector.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The magnet according to claim 9, wherein each null sector has an effective arcuate extent greater than 20° mechanical.
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