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US5001379A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Small-sized electric motor

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1989-08-16
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Granted: 1991-03-19
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Expires: 2009-08-16
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Abstract

Abstract An electric motor comprising a rotor having a permanent magnet and a stator having a stator coil disposed around the rotor. The electric motor also comprises a coil bobbin having a flange portion at opposite ends of a cylindrical body portion, one of the flange portions having a groove in which an insertion groove for inserting a coil terminal therein and other flange portion having a coil terminal engaging portion. The electric motor also comprises a coil terminal having one end engaged with the engaging portion and the other end connected to an external connection terminal, and a stator coil which is wound on the bobbin and connected between the coil terminal bend turn portion and the engaging end portion.

Inventors

  • 👤 Koji Katayama

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K3/00; H02K3/46; H02K3/50; H01; H01F; H01F5/00; H01F5/04; H02K3/52; H02K3/521; H02K3/525; H02K5/00; H02K5/04; H02K5/22; H02K5/225

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 181 words
An electric motor including a rotor having a permanent magnet and a stator having a stator coil disposed around the rotor, said stator comprising: a coil bobbin (10) having first (10d) and second (10e) flange portions at respective opposite sides of a cylindrical body portion thereof, said first flange portion having a slot (10a) and said second flange portion having an engagement notch (10c); and a coil terminal (12) having an insertion portion (12a), an external connection portion (12f) and a bending portion (12d) disposed between said insertion and external connection portions, a width of said bending portion being less than a width of said insertion portion so that said bending portion can be bent relative to said insertion portion, said insertion portion being disposed in the slot of said first flange portion, and said bending portion being bent relative to said insertion portion so that said external connection portion is disposed through the engagement notch of said second flange; the stator coil being wound on said coil bobbin and being connected to a coil connection portion of said coil terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 181 words
An electric motor including a rotor having a permanent magnet and a stator having a stator coil disposed around the rotor, said stator comprising: a coil bobbin (10) having first (10d) and second (10e) flange portions at respective opposite sides of a cylindrical body portion thereof, said first flange portion having a slot (10a) and said second flange portion having an engagement notch (10c); and a coil terminal (12) having an insertion portion (12a), an external connection portion (12f) and a bending portion (12d) disposed between said insertion and external connection portions, a width of said bending portion being less than a width of said insertion portion so that said bending portion can be bent relative to said insertion portion, said insertion portion being disposed in the slot of said first flange portion, and said bending portion being bent relative to said insertion portion so that said external connection portion is disposed through the engagement notch of said second flange; the stator coil being wound on said coil bobbin and being connected to a coil connection portion of said coil terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 43 words
The electric motor as defined in claim 1, wherein the insertion portion of said coil terminal further includes an engagement tab (12b), and wherein said first flange further includes a window (10b), said engaging tab being engaged at an edge of said window.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
The electric motor as defined in claim 2, wherein said engagement tab integrally extends from the insertion portion of said coil terminal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
The electric motor as defined in claim 2, wherein the insertion portion of said coil terminal includes projections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
The electric motor as defined in claim 4, wherein said projections comprise first and second projections, said engagement tab being disposed between said first and second projections.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 37 words
The electric motor as defined in claim 1, wherein the insertion portion of said coil terminal includes projections which laterally extend from side edges thereof so that said projections contact inner side wall surfaces of said slot.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 55 words
The electric motor as defined in claim 6, wherein said projections comprise first and second pairs of projections (12g) and the insertion portion includes first and second opposite side edges, said first pair of projections laterally extending from the first side edge, and said second pair of projections laterally extending from the second side edge.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 25 words
The electric motor as defined in claim 1, wherein a width of said external connection portion is less than the width of said bending portion.

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