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US4839546A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rotational noise reduction structure in dc motor with rotor magnets

Assignee: Shinano Tokki Corp
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Filing: 1987-10-06
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Granted: 1989-06-13
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Expires: 2007-10-06
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Abstract

Abstract A method and apparatus for reducing the rotational noise in dc motors with rotor magnets, comprising forming the rotor magnet so that its magnetic center plane is aligned with the geometric center plane of the stator core, thereby providing for a distribution of the air gap magnetic flux density about the magnetic center plane in an asymmetric manner and reducing the rotational noise of the motor without the need to reduce the axial dimensions of the magnet.

Inventors

  • 👤 Haruo Kitahara

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 06:21
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K7/00; H02K7/08; H02K7/09; H02K21/00; H02K21/12; H02K21/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
A magnet rotor type dc motor, said motor having a stator core and a rotor magnet, characterized in that the magnetic center plane of said rotor magnet, providing for a maximum value of the magnetic flux density, is spaced from the geometric center plane of the rotor magnet and is axially aligned with the geometric center plane of said stator core to attract said stator core toward the magnetic center plane of the rotor magnet instead of toward the geometric center plane of the rotor magnet, whereby rotational noise of the motor is suppressed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
A magnet rotor type dc motor, said motor having a stator core and a rotor magnet, characterized in that the magnetic center plane of said rotor magnet, providing for a maximum value of the magnetic flux density, is spaced from the geometric center plane of the rotor magnet and is axially aligned with the geometric center plane of said stator core to attract said stator core toward the magnetic center plane of the rotor magnet instead of toward the geometric center plane of the rotor magnet, whereby rotational noise of the motor is suppressed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
The motor of claim 1, wherein the magnetic flux density is distributed asymmetrically about the geometric center plane of the stator core.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 77 words
A magnet rotor type dc motor, said motor having a stator core and a rotor magnet, characterized in that the magnetic center plane of said rotor magnet is spaced from the geometric center plane of the rotor magnet and is axially aligned with the geometric center plane of said stator core for a maximum value of the magnetic flux density about the geometric center plane of the stator core, whereby rotational noise of the motor is suppressed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 77 words
A magnet rotor type dc motor, said motor having a stator core and a rotor magnet, characterized in that the magnetic center plane of said rotor magnet is spaced from the geometric center plane of the rotor magnet and is axially aligned with the geometric center plane of said stator core for a maximum value of the magnetic flux density about the geometric center plane of the stator core, whereby rotational noise of the motor is suppressed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 125 words
A magnet rotor type dc motor, said motor having a stator core and a rotor magnet, characterized in that the magnetic center plane of said rotor magnet, providing for a maximum value of the magnetic flux density, is spaced from the geometric center plane of the rotor magnet and is axially aligned with the geometric center plane of said stator core, to attract the maximum area of the electromagnetic attractive force between said rotor magnet and said stator core toward the magnetic center plane of the rotor magnet instead of toward the geometric center plane of the rotor magnet, to reduce the components of electromagnetic attractive force in the direction of the rotational axis of the motor, whereby rotational noise of the motor is suppressed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 125 words
A magnet rotor type dc motor, said motor having a stator core and a rotor magnet, characterized in that the magnetic center plane of said rotor magnet, providing for a maximum value of the magnetic flux density, is spaced from the geometric center plane of the rotor magnet and is axially aligned with the geometric center plane of said stator core, to attract the maximum area of the electromagnetic attractive force between said rotor magnet and said stator core toward the magnetic center plane of the rotor magnet instead of toward the geometric center plane of the rotor magnet, to reduce the components of electromagnetic attractive force in the direction of the rotational axis of the motor, whereby rotational noise of the motor is suppressed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 57 words
The motor of claim 4 wherein the magnetic center plane of said rotor magnet providing for a maximum value of the magnetic flux density is formed within said rotor magnet in a desired position spaced from the geometric center plane of said rotor magnet, so as to coincide with the geometric center plane of said stator core.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 29 words
The motor of claim 4, wherein the magnetic flux density in the axial direction of said motor is distributed asymmetrically about the magnetic center plane of said rotor magnet.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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