US4733120A
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Flat type stepping motor
Assignee: Tamagawa Seiki Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-06-24
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Granted: 1988-03-22
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Expires: 2007-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A flat type stepping motor used mainly for driving an ultra small size floppy disk is disclosed. According to the invention, a rotor yoke holder holding a pair of yokes on the rotor unit is secured to the end of a rotary shaft, while a stator unit is disposed radially outward of the rotor unit within the interior of the motor casing. The end of the rotor shaft is carried by a bearing unit, the end of which is introduced into the inside of the rotor yoke holder. The bearing unit and the rotor yoke holder are overlapped with each other in the axial direction of the stepping motor, to conserve axial space.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiji Kawabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:52
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K37/00; H02K37/10; H02K37/12; H02K37/14; H02K37/18; H02K5/00; H02K5/04; H02K5/16; H02K5/173; H02K5/1735
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A flat type stepping motor comprising a casing (1) having a bearing holding unit (7), a pair of bearing units (9, 10) mounted within said bearing holding unit (7), a rotary shaft (12) mounted for rotation in said bearing units (9, 10), a rotor yoke holder (19) secured to an end of said rotary shaft (12), a pair of rotor yokes (13, 14) mounted on the outer periphery of said rotor yoke holder (19), a magnet (15) mounted between said rotor yokes (13), (14), and a stator unit (6) mounted in operative association with said rotor yokes (13, 14) and said magnet (15) within the interior of said casing (1), characterized in that the end of said bearing holding unit (7) is introduced into the interior of said rotor yoke holder (19) and in that said bearing holding unit (7) and the rotor yoke holder (19) are overlapped with each other in the axial direction of the motor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A flat type stepping motor comprising a casing (1) having a bearing holding unit (7), a pair of bearing units (9, 10) mounted within said bearing holding unit (7), a rotary shaft (12) mounted for rotation in said bearing units (9, 10), a rotor yoke holder (19) secured to an end of said rotary shaft (12), a pair of rotor yokes (13, 14) mounted on the outer periphery of said rotor yoke holder (19), a magnet (15) mounted between said rotor yokes (13), (14), and a stator unit (6) mounted in operative association with said rotor yokes (13, 14) and said magnet (15) within the interior of said casing (1), characterized in that the end of said bearing holding unit (7) is introduced into the interior of said rotor yoke holder (19) and in that said bearing holding unit (7) and the rotor yoke holder (19) are overlapped with each other in the axial direction of the motor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A flat type stepping motor according to claim 1 characterized in that said bearing holding unit (7) and said rotor yoke holder (19) are generally cylindrical in shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A flat type stepping motor according to claim 1 characterized in that said bearing holding unit (7) has a step portion (7c), and a washer (11) is positioned between said step portion (7c) and said one bearing unit (10).
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