US4651041A
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Electric motor
Assignee: Aisin Corp
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Filing: 1986-04-03
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Granted: 1987-03-17
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Expires: 2006-04-03
Abstract
Abstract An electric motor for controlling the tilt of a throttle valve is disclosed. A rotatable field magnet having at least two pairs of N and S poles is mounted on a rotary shaft carrying the throttle valve for rotation relative to a disk-shaped stator yoke having at least one armature coil formed therearound. The coil includes a first toroidal windings of conductor effective for the development of torque wound in one direction and a second toroidal windings of conductor similarly effective for the development of torque wound in the other direction and disposed away from said first toroidal windings of conductor circumferentially of the stator yoke at an angular interval which is equal to about 2n-1 times the pole-to-pole interval of said magnet, said first and second windings being electrically connected to each other. The first and second windings of conductor are phase shifted in spaced-apart relation to each other. Further, a spring is provided which act to urge the rotatable shaft in the direction which will cause the throttle valve to tilt to its "closed" position.
Inventors
- 👤 Manabu Shiraki
- 👤 Hiroyuki Amano
- 👤 Tomoaki Nishimura
- 👤 Katsumasa Shimizu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 01:08
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K29/00; H02K29/06; H02K29/08; F; F02; F02D; F02D11/00; F02D11/06; F02D11/10; F02D2011/101; F02D2011/102; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/74
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
231 words
In an apparatus including means defining an air passage, a throttle valve supported tiltably by a shaft extending across the axis of said air passage and adapted to open and close the passage, spring means for urging said throttle valve toward a position where said valve throttles off said air passage, and an electric motor connected operatively to said shaft, whereby said throttle valve is tiltable by said motor in a direction which causes the air passage to be opened by said throttle valve, said motor comprising a rotatable shaft coupled directly to said shaft supporting said throttle valve, field magnet means including at least one magnet having at least two pairs of N and S poles, and stator armature means including at least one coil of conductor, said coil having a first toroidal windings of conductor wound in one direction around a ring-shaped stator yoke and a second toroidal windings of conductor wound in the other direction and disposed away from said first windings of conductor circumferentially of said stator yoke at an angular interval which is equal to about "2n-1" times the interval between adjacent N and S poles of said magnet, said first and second windings of conductor being electrically connected to each other to form said one coil of said stator armature means, and said coil being positioned in face-to-face confronting relation to said field magnet means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
231 words
In an apparatus including means defining an air passage, a throttle valve supported tiltably by a shaft extending across the axis of said air passage and adapted to open and close the passage, spring means for urging said throttle valve toward a position where said valve throttles off said air passage, and an electric motor connected operatively to said shaft, whereby said throttle valve is tiltable by said motor in a direction which causes the air passage to be opened by said throttle valve, said motor comprising a rotatable shaft coupled directly to said shaft supporting said throttle valve, field magnet means including at least one magnet having at least two pairs of N and S poles, and stator armature means including at least one coil of conductor, said coil having a first toroidal windings of conductor wound in one direction around a ring-shaped stator yoke and a second toroidal windings of conductor wound in the other direction and disposed away from said first windings of conductor circumferentially of said stator yoke at an angular interval which is equal to about "2n-1" times the interval between adjacent N and S poles of said magnet, said first and second windings of conductor being electrically connected to each other to form said one coil of said stator armature means, and said coil being positioned in face-to-face confronting relation to said field magnet means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, said field magnet means includes two said magnets which are disposed on opposite sides of said stator yoke with the portions thereof of like poles facing each other with said stator yoke interposed therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first and second toroidal windings of conductor of said coil are phase shifted in spaced-apart relation to each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said stator armature means includes a plurality of said coils of conductor and said first and second toroidal windings of conductor of said plurality of coils are phase shifted in spaced-apart from each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting the current tilt of said throttle valve, means for instructing the desired tilt of said throttle valve, and means operable in conjunction with said detecting means and said instructing means for controlling the operation of said motor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising means for controlling the flowing of excitation current to said coil.
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