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US5057731A
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Simplified spindle motor for disc drive
Assignee: Phoenix America Inc
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Filing: 1990-08-15
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Granted: 1991-10-15
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Expires: 2010-08-15
Abstract
Abstract A dynamoelectric machine intended for use as a three-phase spindle motor in a computer disc drive. The motor includes a stator having nine poles, only six being provided with coils. A rotor has eight permanent magnet poles that coaxially surround in operative relation the nine poles. The six windings are connected to define three discrete electrical phases.
Inventors
- 👤 Clyde J. Hancock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:50
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/20; G11B19/2009; H; H02; H02K; H02K1/00; H02K1/06; H02K1/12; H02K1/16; H02K1/165; H02K21/00; H02K21/12; H02K21/22; H02K29/00; H02K29/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
For use in a three-phase dynamoelectric machine, a rotor or stator comprising a plurality of circularly arranged magnetic poles on a common ferromagnetic core and separated by slots, the number of poles and slots being nine, said poles and slots being further arranged into three discrete sets of three adjacent poles and slots corresponding to three electric phases, respectively, the slots between sets being larger than the slots within the sets, the adjacent poles of adjacent sets having coils thereon, the intermediate pole of each set having no coil thereon, said larger slots of adjacent sets thereby receiving the conductors of two coils, the slots within said sets thereby receiving the conductors of only single coils, respectively, and said poles having tips which are evenly circumferentially spaced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
For use in a three-phase dynamoelectric machine, a rotor or stator comprising a plurality of circularly arranged magnetic poles on a common ferromagnetic core and separated by slots, the number of poles and slots being nine, said poles and slots being further arranged into three discrete sets of three adjacent poles and slots corresponding to three electric phases, respectively, the slots between sets being larger than the slots within the sets, the adjacent poles of adjacent sets having coils thereon, the intermediate pole of each set having no coil thereon, said larger slots of adjacent sets thereby receiving the conductors of two coils, the slots within said sets thereby receiving the conductors of only single coils, respectively, and said poles having tips which are evenly circumferentially spaced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The rotor or stator of claim 1 wherein all coils are wound in the same direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The rotor or stator of claim 1 wherein, the two opposite end poles of each set have the coils thereon connected in series to constitute one phase.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The rotor or stator of claim 3 wherein the adjacent poles of adjacent sets are generally aligned parallel and tangentially to an imaginary circle concentric with the circular pole arrangement, said poles that have no coil being aligned generally radially of said imaginary circle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The rotor or stator of claim 4 wherein said larger slots are generally orthogonal in cross-section and said smaller slots are generally triangular.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The rotor or stator of claim 1 wherein the other of said rotor or stator includes a permanent magnet array having a plurality of magnetic poles circularly arranged, means coaxially mounting said rotor and stator for relative rotation, the number of permanent magnetic poles being one more or one less than the number of ferromagnetic poles.
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