公开(公告)号：WO2014207446A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-31

申请号：PCT/GB2014/051924

申请日：2014-06-24

Applicant: DEREGALLERA HOLDINGS LTD ,  BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh ,  MUNDELL, Frederick Jack

Inventor： BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh ,  MUNDELL, Frederick Jack

IPC: G01D5/241

CPC classification number: G01D5/241

Abstract: Apparatus (10) for determining the relative position of first and second relatively movable parts (20, 30) of a device, the apparatus (10) comprising: a capacitor assembly (40) comprising a first conductor region (50) provided on the first part (20) and a second conductor region (60), the first and second conductor regions (50, 60) being spaced apart to define opposed sides of a passageway (80) extending between the first and second conductor regions (50, 60), wherein the capacitor assembly (40) is configured to generate a capacitance that varies as the second part moves (30) relative to at least one of the first and second conductor regions (50, 60); and a sensor (70) for monitoring changes resulting from variation in capacitance of the capacitor assembly (40) as the second part (30) moves relative to at least one of the first and second conductor regions (50, 60).

Abstract translation: 一种用于确定装置的第一和第二相对可动部件（20,30）的相对位置的装置（10），所述装置（10）包括：电容器组件（40），包括设置在第一 部分（20）和第二导体区域（60），第一和第二导体区域（50,60）间隔开以限定在第一和第二导体区域（50,60）之间延伸的通道（80）的相对侧面， ，其中所述电容器组件（40）被配置为产生随着所述第二部分相对于所述第一和第二导体区域（50,60）中的至少一个移动（30）而变化的电容; 以及传感器（70），用于当第二部分（30）相对于第一和第二导体区域（50,60）中的至少一个移动时，监测由电容器组件（40）的电容变化引起的变化。

公开(公告)号：WO2014207449A2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-31

申请号：PCT/GB2014/051927

申请日：2014-06-24

Applicant: DEREGALLERA HOLDINGS LTD ,  BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

Inventor： BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

IPC: A47L9/12

CPC classification number: A47L9/12 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/1666 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner (10) comprising: a body (20) defining an air inlet (22), an air outlet (24), and a passageway (26) extending therebetween;an electrostatic dust filter (30) for removing dust from air as it passes through the passageway (26); and an air pump (40) for drawing air into the air inlet (22) and through the passageway (26) to the air outlet (24); wherein the electrostatic dust filter (30) comprises an electrode arrangement (32) configured to kill microorganisms present in air passing through the passageway (26) by exposing air to a voltage in excess of a threshold voltage.

Abstract translation: 一种真空吸尘器（10），包括：限定空气入口（22）的主体（20），空气出口（24）和在其间延伸的通道（26）;用于从空气中去除灰尘的静电除尘过滤器（30） 它通过通道（26）; 以及用于将空气吸入空气入口（22）并通过通道（26）到空气出口（24）的气泵（40）; 其中所述静电除尘过滤器（30）包括电极装置（32），其被配置为通过将空气暴露于超过阈值电压的电压来杀死通过所述通道（26）的空气中存在的微生物。

公开(公告)号：WO2020016083A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：PCT/EP2019/068611

申请日：2019-07-10

Applicant: DEREGALLERA HOLDINGS LTD ,  BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

Inventor： BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

IPC: B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/0195 ,  B62D1/28 ,  B62D7/04 ,  B62D11/04

Abstract: A vehicle (10) comprising: a vehicle body (12) defining a longitudinal axis "L"; a suspension system (40) mounted to the vehicle body (12) and connected to a drive wheel (32A, 32B) defining a drive wheel axis "A", the suspension system (40) being configured to allow displacement of the drive wheel axis "A" relative to the vehicle body (12) with a component of the displacement occurring in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis "L" of the vehicle body (12); a sensor (110) for providing an output indicative of a level of displacement provided by the suspension system (40); and a torque control device (120) for automatically varying torque supplied to the drive wheel (32A, 32B) in dependence upon the output of the sensor (110).

公开(公告)号：WO2017167617A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：PCT/EP2017/056796

申请日：2017-03-22

Applicant: DEREGALLERA HOLDINGS LTD ,  BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

Inventor： BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

IPC: B60K1/02 ,  B60K7/00 ,  B60K17/14 ,  B60K17/356 ,  B60K17/04

CPC classification number: B60K17/046 ,  B60K7/0007 ,  B60K2001/006 ,  B60K2007/003 ,  B60K2007/0038 ,  B60K2007/0061 ,  B60Y2400/301 ,  B60Y2400/73

Abstract: An in- wheel electric motor unit (10) for installation in a vehicle wheel, the in-wheel electric motor unit (10) comprising: a body (20) defining a substantially cylindrical motor chamber (30) having a radius R and defining a central axis; an arrangement of n motor elements (60) circumferentially spaced around the central axis, wherein each of the n motor elements (60) comprises a rotor/stator pair formed by relatively rotatable inner and outer parts (64, 62), the inner and outer parts (64, 62) being separated by a substantially annular gap (66) having a mean radius r n , wherein n ≥3 and Σ r n > R; and a torque transfer mechanism (80) for transferring torque generated by the n motor elements (60) to a common output.

Abstract translation: 一种用于安装在车轮中的轮内电动机单元（10），所述轮内电动机单元（10）包括：主体（20），其限定大致圆柱形的电动机室（30） ），其具有半径R并且限定中心轴线; 围绕所述中心轴线周向间隔开的n个电动机元件（60）的布置，其中所述n个电动机元件（60）中的每一个包括由可相对旋转的内部和外部部分（64,62）形成的转子/定子对，所述内部和外部 部分（64,62）由具有平均半径rn的大致环形间隙（66）隔​​开，其中n≥3且Σ r _{n ＆gt; R等 和用于将由n个电动机元件（60）产生的转矩传递到公共输出的转矩传递机构（80）。}

公开(公告)号：WO2014167287A3

公开(公告)日：2014-10-16

申请号：PCT/GB2014/050974

申请日：2014-03-27

Applicant: DEREGALLERA HOLDINGS LTD ,  BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

Inventor： BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

IPC: G01D5/241 ,  G05G9/047 ,  B62D1/12

Abstract: A controller(20) for converting a force applied by a user in at least one direction into an output indicative of the force applied, comprising: a support (30) comprising a first part(32) of a capacitor assembly (40A-D)(40A'-D'); and a user-engageable part (50) resiliently coupled to the support (30) and comprising a second part (42A-D)(42A'-D')of the capacitor assembly (40A-D)(40A'-D'), wherein movement of the user-engageable part (50) relative to the support (30) varies the capacitance of the capacitor assembly(40A-D)(40A'-D'); characterised in that the user-engageable part (50) is substantially immovable relative to the support (30) in the at least one direction.

公开(公告)号：WO2014140533A3

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：PCT/GB2014/050659

申请日：2014-03-06

Applicant: DEREGALLERA HOLDINGS LTD ,  BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

Inventor： BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

IPC: F16F1/02 ,  F16F3/02 ,  B60G11/18

Abstract: A torsion device (10) comprising: a first part comprising a first resilient torsion member (20) including: a first support end (22);a first free end (24) spaced from the first support end (22); and a first engagement region (26);a second part comprising a second resilient torsion member (30) including: a second support end (32);a second free end (34) spaced from the second support end (32); and a second engagement region (36);wherein the second part is rotatable relative to the first part about an axis of rotation (A) between a first angular position and a second angular position, and the first and second torsion members are configured to urge the first and second engagement regions (26, 36) together to cause flexure of at least one of the first and second resilient torsion members (20, 30) as the second part rotates relative to the first part from the first angular position to the second angular position.

公开(公告)号：WO2021180518A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：PCT/EP2021/055204

申请日：2021-03-02

Applicant: DG INNOVATE LTD ,  BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

Inventor： BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

IPC: B60L3/00 ,  B60L15/00 ,  H02P25/22

Abstract: An electric motor system (100), comprising: a motor unit (110) comprising: a first part (120); a second part (130) movable relative to the first part (120); a plurality of spaced activatable motor elements (140) provided on the first part (120), each activatable motor element (140) being operative when activated by application of an electric current thereto for creating relative movement between the first and second parts (120, 130); and a plurality of power electronics drive modules (150), each power electronics drive module (150) being operatively associated with a different subset of the plurality of activatable motor elements (140) and comprising a power converter (155) operative to convert direct current into a periodic current for powering the activatable motor elements (140); and a power supply arrangement (170) comprising: at least one direct current power source (180); and a plurality of n parallel direct current power supply lines (190), each of the parallel direct current power supply lines (190) being operative to transmit direct current from the at least one direct current power sources (180) to a different subset of the plurality of power electronics drive modules (150).

公开(公告)号：WO2021156383A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：PCT/EP2021/052699

申请日：2021-02-04

Applicant: DG INNOVATE LTD ,  BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

Inventor： BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

IPC: H02K21/00 ,  H02K1/17 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K21/04 ,  H02K21/44 ,  H02K41/03

Abstract: Apparatus (200) for use as a motor or generator, comprising: a first part (210); a second part (230) movable relative to the first part (210) and spaced from the first part (210) by an air gap (260); and a plurality of spaced activatable magnet elements (220) provided on the first part (210), each activatable magnet element (220) being operative when activated by application of an electric current thereto to direct a magnetic field across the air gap (260) towards the second part (230); wherein each activatable magnet element (220) comprises: a pole piece (222) defining an air-gap facing surface (223 A, 223B), the pole piece (222) comprising: a first limb (224 A); a second limb (224B); and a coil-winding section (224C) positioned between the first and second limbs (224A, 224B); a permanent magnet arrangement (225) provided between the first and second limbs 224A, 224B) of the pole piece; and an electrically conductive coil (226) wound around the coil-winding section (224C) of the pole piece, wherein the electrically conductive coil (226) is operative to generate a magnetic flux oriented to oppose the magnetic flux of the permanent magnet arrangement (225); characterised in that the pole piece (222) further comprises a parallel flux path section (224D) extending in parallel to the coil-winding section (224C) operative to allow magnetic flux from the permanent magnet arrangement (225) to flow in parallel to the coil-winding section (224C).

公开(公告)号：WO2014006415A3

公开(公告)日：2014-01-09

申请号：PCT/GB2013/051783

申请日：2013-07-05

Applicant: ZYK S.A. ,  BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

Inventor： BOUGHTWOOD, Martin Hugh

IPC: H01G9/07 ,  H01G7/06 ,  H01G7/02 ,  H01G4/20

Abstract: Energy storage apparatus (100) comprising: a porous conductor substrate (110); an insulator layer (120) in contact with inner surfaces (112) of the porous conductor substrate (110); and a conductor layer (130) in contact with outer surfaces (122) of the insulator layer (120).