Abstract:
This vibration generation device includes a rotor that is configured to be rotatable about a rotation axis, the rotor including a weight having a center of gravity that is eccentric with respect to the rotation axis; a shaft that is inserted into the rotor and configured to rotatably support the rotor; and a restriction part that is disposed further inward than the weight in a radial direction, the restriction part being attached to one end of the shaft, and the restriction part restricting a movement of the rotor in an axial direction.
Abstract:
A stator for a linear stepper motor includes four stator sheets and two stator windings. The four stator sheets are oriented towards each other, provided with bent polar arms, and have two inner stator sheets each defining a sheet recess and two outer stator sheets that are arranged in an offset manner. THE four stator sheets are joined into an integral coil body by a stator overmold. One of the stator windings is wound onto the coil body between one inner stator sheet and one outer stator sheet and connected with connector pins. The four stator sheets and the stator overmold including a stator flange and a pin socket are integrally formed such that radial envelope surfaces of the at least four stator sheets are free from the stator overmold. A stator recess inside the stator is arranged centrically in the stator overmold.
Abstract:
An electric drive system including: a rotary motor system including a hub assembly, a first rotating assembly, a second rotating assembly, and a third rotating assembly, wherein the hub assembly defines a rotational axis about which the first rotating assembly, the second rotating assembly, and the third rotating assembly are coaxially aligned and are capable of independent rotational movement independent of each other; a mechanical guide system supporting the hub assembly and constraining movement of the hub assembly so that the rotational axis of the hub assembly moves along a defined path that is in a transverse direction relative to the rotational axis; and a multi-bar linkage mechanism connecting to each of the first and third rotating assemblies and connecting the hub assembly to the mechanical guide system, wherein the multi-bar linkage mechanism causes the rotational axis of the hub assembly to translate along the defined path in response to relative rotation of the first rotating assembly and third rotating assembly with respect to each other.
Abstract:
A roller system has a frame, a plurality of rollers (supported by the frame) forming a roller plane, and an external rotor motor (“motor”) spaced from the roller plane. As an external rotor motor, the motor has a stator and an external rotor radially outward of the stator to substantially circumscribe the stator. To kinetically couple the motor with the rollers, the system also has a transmission coupling coupled with the external rotor and at least one of the rollers. The transmission coupling and external rotor are configured so that rotation of the external rotor causes the at least one roller to rotate in response to a torque received through the transmission coupling.
Abstract:
A ratio W1/W2 of a circumferential width W1 of each of inclined hill portions G2 of a radial dynamic pressure generating portion G and a circumferential width W2 of each of inclined groove portions G3 is 1.2 or larger. And when an inner diameter of a bearing member is D, the circumferential width W2 of each of the inclined groove portions satisfies 0.2D≦W2≦0.4D.
Abstract:
An electric pump is provided, which includes a housing, a shaft, a rotor assembly and a stop assembly. The shaft is fixed to the housing, the rotor assembly is rotatable about the shaft, and the rotor assembly is sleeved on the shaft. The stop assembly is configured to limit the position of the rotor assembly in the chamber. The stop assembly includes a first stop and a second stop, the first stop is fixed with respect to a second portion of the shaft, and the second stop is fixed with respect to a first portion of the shaft. No relative movement occurs between the stop assembly and the shaft, which reduces the abrasion between the stop assembly and the shaft resulted from friction, and facilitates improving a service life of the stop assembly.
Abstract:
An electric brushless DC motor is provided including an outer rotor assembly having a metallic rotor body, rotor magnets mounted within an inner surface of the rotor body, and a molded structure formed within the rotor body. The molded structure includes a main body formed on inner surface of the rotor body to securely cover and retain the rotor magnets on the inner surface of the rotor body, an axial fan formed at an end of the rotor body opposite the rotor magnets, and a sense magnet mount formed at approximately a radial center portion of the axial fan. Alternatively or additionally, the molded structure includes a radial member projecting inwardly from the main body towards a center of the outer rotor assembly, and a bearing support member having a substantially cylindrical shape in an axial direction of the outer rotor and supported by the at least one radial member.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the spindle motor for driving a hard disk drive, comprising: a fixed engine component (10, 12, 16, 18), a rotary motor component (14) which is rotatably mounted relative to the stationary motor component by means of a fluid dynamic bearing system, a bearing gap (20) disposed between the fixed (10, 12, 16, 18) components and the rotary motor component (14) and filled with a bearing fluid, and has at least one open end, at least one sealing gap (34) for sealing the open end of the bearing gap (20), at least one cover cap (30) for covering the sealing gap (34), which is secured to the rotatable motor component (14), a disk clamp (44) for attachment of at least one magnetic storage disk (48) on the rotatable motor member (14) and an electromagnetic drive system (40, 42) to drive the rotatable motor member (14). According to the invention, the disk clamp (44, 156) is centered on a peripheral surface of the cover cap (30, 118).
Abstract:
A motor includes a rotor hub with a first horizontal surface, a cylindrical surface, a second horizontal surface, and a projecting portion. The first horizontal surface is located above the sleeve. The cylindrical surface extends downward from the first horizontal surface. The second horizontal surface is located above a stator. The projecting portion projects downward from the second horizontal surface, and surrounds the sleeve or the holding portion. The cylindrical surface and an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve together define a tapered gap therebetween where the radial distance therebetween decreases with increasing height. The holding portion, the projecting portion, and coils are located radially in this order, and at least portions thereof are positioned to radially overlap with one another.
Abstract:
A spindle motor for a hard disk drive includes a base and a bearing assembly coupled to the base. The bearing assembly includes a sleeve configured to rotatably support a shaft therein. A rotor hub is affixed to the shaft so as to be rotatable with the shaft about a rotational axis. A stator is arranged in between the rotor hub and the base. A first magnet is arranged over the stator and on a bottom surface of the rotor hub. In particular, the rotor hub includes a body portion, a peripheral wall portion extending from the body portion in a direction towards the base, and a flange portion having a disk seating surface configured for supporting one or more disks thereon. The peripheral wall portion is configured to at least partially surround the stator in a radial direction. There is also provided a method of fabricating the spindle motor and a hard disk drive incorporating the spindle motor.