101 |
Rotational coupling device |
US11150670 |
2005-06-10 |
US07975818B2 |
2011-07-12 |
James A. Pardee |
A rotational coupling device for use as a clutch and/or brake is provided having improved magnetic efficiency and structural integrity. An electrical conduction assembly is disposed within a field shell between radially spaced inner and outer poles of the field shell. The assembly includes a conductor disposed within a shell having a radially extending flange that is disposed proximate the outer pole of the field shell and that is affixed to the field shell at a plurality of points. |
102 |
Electromagnetic clutch for compressor |
US11373962 |
2006-03-14 |
US07721863B2 |
2010-05-25 |
Tomonori Matsumura; Hirokazu Ichinose |
When an armature plate is attracted to a rotor so that the turning force of the rotor is transmitted to the armature plate, the turning force of the armature plate is transmitted to a main shaft via a plate spring. An angle (hereinafter referred to as a slope angle) formed between the plate spring and the armature plate is set so as to be not smaller than 10° and not larger than 63°. Therefore, since the slope angle is larger than the slope angle (about 3°) of the general electromagnetic clutch, the torque increase effect increases about 5 percent as compared with the general electromagnetic clutch, and also an excessive pressing force of the plate spring does not develop. |
103 |
ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH |
US12486643 |
2009-06-17 |
US20090314600A1 |
2009-12-24 |
Motoi Kato; Yoshihiro Kurosu; Haruhiko Ushirode |
An electromagnetic clutch includes a rotor, armature hub, armature, magnetic body and first permanent magnet, field core, excitation coil, and second permanent magnet. The rotor is rotatably disposed in the housing of a driven device. The armature hub is fixed to the rotating shaft of the driven device. The armature is disposed on the armature hub to be movable in an axial direction. The magnetic body is incorporated in the rotor. The first permanent magnet connects the armature to the rotor. The field core is attached to the housing and inserted in the rotor to be in noncontact with it. The excitation coil is disposed in the field core and excited, when cutting off power transmission, to cancel a magnetic force of the first permanent magnet, thus releasing the armature from the first permanent magnet. The second permanent magnet separates the armature from the rotor, when cutting off power transmission, to move the armature toward the armature hub. The first permanent magnet has a Curie temperature lower than the temperature of heat generated by the rotor upon slip rotation. |
104 |
Electromagnetic Clutch |
US11991874 |
2006-08-02 |
US20090266668A1 |
2009-10-29 |
Hideyuki Gonda; Tomonori Matsumura; Tomohiro Yamaguchi |
An electromagnetic clutch according to the present invention includes a rotor unit (11) intended to receive power from an engine of a vehicle. The rotor unit (11) has a pulley (111) around which an endless belt is passed, and a rotor (112) disposed inside the pulley (111). The pulley (111) and the rotor (112) are integrally joined together by fitting dowels (111c) projecting from an inner cylindrical surface of an inner rim (111a) of the pulley (112), into holes (112d) in an outer cylindrical surface of the rotor (112) and caulking the dowels to join the dowels and the holes (112d) together. |
105 |
Electromagnetic clutch |
US11057781 |
2005-02-15 |
US07213695B2 |
2007-05-08 |
Toshihiro Konishi; Toshihiro Hayashi |
An electromagnetic clutch 1 has a construction in which an armature 5 and a plate 7 sandwich an elastic member 9 between them. A spring portion 7d is formed in the plate 7 and an elastic member 9a is so disposed as to cover a front side of the spring portion 7d, too. Elastic members 9b, 9c and 9d are disposed in a thin film form on an inner surface of elongated holes 5a of the armature 5 and the innermost and outermost diameter portions 5b and 5c of the armature 5. The distal end of each elastic member 9b, 9c and 9d is extended to the same plane as an end face 5d of the armature 5 on the rear side or to a position somewhat protruding from the end face on the rear side. |
106 |
Rotational coupling device |
US11150671 |
2005-06-10 |
US20060278480A1 |
2006-12-14 |
James Pardee |
A rotational coupling device for use as a clutch and/or brake is provided having improved magnetic efficiency and structural integrity. A field shell and a rotor of the device each define radially spaced, axially extending inner and outer poles. The inner pole of the rotor is disposed radially outwardly of the inner pole of the field shell resulting in improved magnetic efficiency. |
107 |
Electromagnetic clutch |
US11057781 |
2005-02-15 |
US20050183923A1 |
2005-08-25 |
Toshihiro Konishi; Toshihiro Hayashi |
An electromagnetic clutch 1 has a construction in which an armature 5 and a plate 7 sandwich an elastic member 9 between them. A spring portion 7d is formed in the plate 7 and an elastic member 9a is so disposed as to cover a front side of the spring portion 7d, too. Elastic members 9b, 9c and 9d are disposed in a thin film form on an inner surface of elongated holes 5a of the armature 5 and the innermost and outermost diameter portions 5b and 5c of the armature 5. The distal end of each elastic member 9b, 9c and 9d is extended to the same plane as an end face 5d of the armature 5 on the rear side or to a position somewhat protruding from the end face on the rear side. |
108 |
Direct method of terminating the ground coil terminal to coil housing |
US10985188 |
2004-11-10 |
US20050082138A1 |
2005-04-21 |
Anh Le; Jonathan Hammond |
The subject invention improves the electrical connection in a clutch assembly for engaging a compressor in a vehicle air conditioning system. In accordance with the subject invention, a tab extends from the mounting plate and the second end of the ground lead is frictionally retained between the tab and the core winding housing. This is accomplished by turning a tab out of the plane of a mounting plate, placing the second end of the ground lead under the tab and bending the tab downwardly to clamp the second end of the ground lead between the tab and the core winding housing to frictionally retain the second end of the ground lead between the tab and the core winding housing. |
109 |
Electromagnetic clutch |
US10923823 |
2004-08-24 |
US20050045444A1 |
2005-03-03 |
Motoaki Yoshida; Hirokazu Ichinose; Isamu Shirai; Shigeru Ito; Takao Shimoyama |
An electromagnetic clutch for separably coupling a drive source and a rotary shaft has a rotor to be disposed in the outside of the rotary shaft concentrically therewith. The rotor is rotated by a drive source and accommodates an electromagnetic coil. The electromagnetic clutch has an armature plate that is attracted toward the rotor by an electromagnetic force generated by the electromagnetic coil so as to adhere to the rotor. Furthermore, the electromagnetic clutch has a coupler for coupling the armature plate and the rotary shaft to each other. The coupler includes a center part to be coupled to the rotary shaft and an elastically-deformable outer part for coupling the center part to the armature plate, the outer part being extended from the center part and elastically deformed when the armature plate is attracted to the rotor. |
110 |
Disc and hub assembly for electromagnetic clutch in a compressor |
US10863286 |
2004-06-09 |
US20040251106A1 |
2004-12-16 |
Jangsoon
Shin; Eungi
Son |
The present invention relates to a disc and hub assembly for an electromagnetic clutch of a compressor. The assembly comprises: a disc (120) adapted to be attracted to or separated from a friction surface of a pulley under the action of an electromagnetic coil; a hub (110) coupled to a driving shaft of the compressor, the hub penetrating the disc (120) and having a flange (112) formed on its outer peripheral surface; a plate spring (130) which includes a plate portion (131) coupled to the top surface of the disc (120), a number of leaf spring portions (135) obliquely extending inwardly from the plate portion (131) to be coupled to the flange (112) of the hub (110) and having ends (137) which are bent toward the disc (120), and dampers (160) coupled to the ends of the leaf spring portions (135); and shock-absorbing means (140) interposed between the disc (120) and the plate portion (131) to reduce noise and impact during on/off of the clutch. |
111 |
Electromagnetic clutch |
US10359637 |
2003-02-07 |
US06823974B2 |
2004-11-30 |
Toshihiro Hayashi |
An electromagnetic clutch reduces clutch operating noise at a low cost by utilizing elastic members which are suited to a spring force of a leaf spring. An approximate nonagonal leaf spring has an outer ring portion, attachment portions connected to a hub, and connecting portions. Under the outer ring portion, securing portions of an armature are disposed. First elastic members are disposed at intermediate points of the securing portions, and a second elastic member is disposed in a gap between the leaf spring and the hub along an axial direction. When actuating the electromagnetic clutch, the leaf spring compresses the second elastic member, and when stopping the electromagnetic clutch, the armature collides with the first elastic member so that an axial position of the armature is secured. |
112 |
Direct method of terminating the ground coil terminal to coil housing |
US10441594 |
2003-05-20 |
US06817459B1 |
2004-11-16 |
Anh Le; Jonathan K. Hammond |
The subject invention improves the electrical connection in a clutch assembly for engaging a compressor in a vehicle air conditioning system. In accordance with the subject invention, a tab extends from the mounting plate and the second end of the ground lead is frictionally retained between the tab and the core winding housing. This is accomplished by turning a tab out of the plane of a mounting plate, placing the second end of the ground lead under the tab and bending the tab downwardly to clamp the second end of the ground lead between the tab and the core winding housing to frictionally retain the second end of the ground lead between the tab and the core winding housing. |
113 |
Rotation support apparatus for compressor pulley |
US10639353 |
2003-08-12 |
US20040032999A1 |
2004-02-19 |
Hiroshi
Ishiguro; Hideo
Ouchi; Masato
Taniguchi |
A radial ball bearing 14 of the three point contact type or four point contact type is used for the rolling bearing for a compressor pulley. The offset amount null, that is the axial distance between the center null of the radial load applied to the follower pulley 4 from the endless belt 11, and the center null of the radial ball bearing 14 is 40% or less of the diameter of the pitch circle. In addition, the radial clearance of the radial ball bearing 14 is 0.2% or less of the diameter of the pitch circle. With this construction, the durability of the rolling bearing to support the follower pulley 4 is secured while made compact. |
114 |
Electromagnetic clutch |
US10021160 |
2001-12-19 |
US06622843B2 |
2003-09-23 |
Junichi Nakagawa; Akira Kishibuchi; Satoshi Kawakami; Naoji Konaga; Katsuya Tsuchizu |
In an electromagnetic clutch, a rotor, an armature and a stator housing including an electromagnetic coil are assembled to a center hub through a bearing member. Therefore, by assembling the center hub to an engine crank shaft, an assembling operation of the electromagnetic clutch to a vehicle is finished. In addition, a stator plate fixed to the stator housing is fixed to an engine through a bushing made of an elastic material. Therefore, a vibration displacement of the stator housing relative to the rotor, generated due to vibration of the engine, can be absorbed. |
115 |
Electromagnetic clutch |
US10359637 |
2003-02-07 |
US20030159901A1 |
2003-08-28 |
Toshihiro
Hayashi |
An electromagnetic clutch reduces clutch operating noise at a low cost by utilizing elastic members which are suited to a spring force of a leaf spring. An approximate nonagonal leaf spring has an outer ring portion, attachment portions connected to a hub, and connecting portions. Under the outer ring portion, securing portions of an armature are disposed. First elastic members are disposed at intermediate points of the securing portions, and a second elastic member is disposed in a gap between the leaf spring and the hub along an axial direction. When actuating the electromagnetic clutch, the leaf spring compresses the second elastic member, and when stopping the electromagnetic clutch, the armature collides with the first elastic member so that an axial position of the armature is secured. |
116 |
Armature for a selectively engageable and disengageable coupling |
US10027095 |
2001-12-20 |
US20020050436A1 |
2002-05-02 |
Charles
A.
Boyer; Jeffrey
C.
Steiner |
An armature for a selectively engageable and disengageable coupling and a method of making the armature are provided. The armature includes a substantially annular body that is disposed about a first axis. The body may be formed by stamping or fine-blanking. One side of the body is hardened through a nitriding process. A grinding wheel is then applied at an angle to the same side of the body along a diametrical line of the body extending perpendicular to the first axis. As a result, the body is configured so that the thickness of the body increases as the distance from the diametrical line increases. In particular, the thickness of the body varies along each cross-section taken along the line from a minimum thickness at the innermost portion of the cross-section to a maximum thickness at the outermost portion of the cross-section. The inventive armature reduces galling, and the resulting noise, that occur during burnishing of couplings incorporating the armature. |
117 |
Armature for a selectively engageable and disengageable coupling |
US09515779 |
2000-02-29 |
US06364084B1 |
2002-04-02 |
Charles A. Boyer; Jeffrey C. Steiner |
An armature for a selectively engageable and disengageable coupling and a method of making the armature are provided. The armature includes a substantially annular body that is disposed about a first axis. The body may be formed by stamping or fine-blanking. One side of the body is hardened through a nitriding process. A grinding wheel is then applied at an angle to the same side of the body along a diametrical line of the body extending perpendicular to the first axis. As a result, the body is configured so that the thickness of the body increases as the distance from the diametrical line increases. In particular, the thickness of the body varies along each cross-section taken along the line from a minimum thickness at the innermost portion of the cross-section to a maximum thickness at the outermost portion of the cross-section. The inventive armature reduces galling, and the resulting noise, that occur during burnishing of couplings incorporating the armature. |
118 |
Electromagnetic coupling armature assembly with flux isolator springs |
US700439 |
1991-05-15 |
US5119915A |
1992-06-09 |
Dennis J. Nelson |
An armature assembly for an electromagnetic coupling includes an armature plate made of a material having low magnetic reluctance and also includes an output hub having angularly spaced and radially extending mounting arms for supporting the armature plate. The armature plate is connected to the mounting arms by angularly spaced leaf springs which couple the armature plate and the output hub for rotation in unison while allowing the armature plate to move axially relative to the mounting arms when the coupling is engaged and disengaged. The leaf springs are made of a material having high magnetic reluctance and are formed with tabs or fingers which are sandwiched between the armature plate and the mounting arms to create a flux barrier for magnetically isolating the armature plate from the mounting arms and the output hub. |
119 |
Electrically-powered drive apparatus |
US374794 |
1989-07-03 |
US4984668A |
1991-01-15 |
Masayoshi Onishi; Hiromasa Ozawa |
An electrically powered drive apparatus comprises a first clutch plate secured to an output shaft and a second clutch plate mounted to a gear which is rotatably and slidably provided on the output shaft. The second clutch plate comprises a resilient transmission member and a magnetically-attracted contact member. The resilient transmission member is secured at a first portion to the gear and is adapted to resiliently deflect. The contact member is secured to a second portion of the resilient transmission member. The resilient transmission member has teeth into which pins extend in meshing engagement. When a clutch coil is energized, the contact member is attracted by the first clutch plate to thereby cause the pins to engage the teeth, thereby transmitting rotational force from the drive source to the gear. When the clutch coil is de-energized, the contact member is released to return to its home position with the aid of the resiliency of the resilient transmission member. |
120 |
Spring connected armature assembly for electromagnetic clutch |
US413818 |
1989-07-28 |
US4972932A |
1990-11-27 |
Mamoro Nakamura; Hideya Hori |
In an electromagnetic clutch, the movable clutch plate which acts as an armature is connected to a drive member by a spring plate having a plurality of deformable arms. The deformable arms are rigidly connected to the drive member at one end thereof while the opposite ends of the arms are connected to the clutch plate by rivets with the reduced armature shank portions of the rivets being located in elongated holes in the ends of the arms. The heads of the rivets are located in notches in the drive member to prevent relative rotation of the clutch plate relative to the drive member while permitting axial movement relative thereto. |