IP Library Granted Patent US 7,554,234
Granted Patent B2
US 7,554,234 · App. 11/637,689 · Granted Jun 30, 2009

Motor with rotation suppression mechanism for movable body

Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,554,234
App. No.
11/637,689
Granted
Jun 30, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor for driving a movable body includes a cylinder portion that holds a field magnet, a coil holder disposed rotatably to the cylinder portion, a conducting coil wound on the coil holder and generates a rotational force between the same and the cylinder portion when a current flows in the conducting coil, a brake coil provided on the coil holder, where an electromotive force for generating magnetic field that suppresses relative rotation between the coil holder and the cylinder portion is induced between both ends of brake coil when a current flows in the conducting coil, and a switch interposed between the both ends of the brake coil.

Claims (32)

1. A motor for driving a movable body, the motor comprising:

a field magnet holder that holds a field magnet;

a coil holder rotatable relative to the field magnet holder;

a conducting coil that is wound on the coil holder and generates a rotational force between the coil holder and the field magnet holder when a current flows in the conducting coil;

a brake coil that is wound on the coil holder, where an electromotive force for generating magnetic field that suppresses relative rotation between the coil holder and the field magnet holder is induced at both ends of the brake coil when a current flows in the conducting coil;

a switch unit that is electrically interposed between the both ends of the brake coil; and

a control device that switches the switch unit between an open state and a closed state so as to intermittently perform suppression of the relative rotation between the field magnet holder and the coil holder.

2. The motor according to claim 1 , further comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein the field magnet holder is provided on the stator, and the coil holder is provided on the rotor.

3. The motor according to claim 2 , wherein a braking commutator and a braking brush are provided between the brake coil and the switch unit.

4. The according to claim 1 , further comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein the field magnet holder is provided on the rotor, and the coil holder is provided on the stator.

5. The motor according to claim 4 , wherein a magnetic force detector that detects magnetic force of the field magnet is provided on the stator.

6. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein an intermediate position stopping coil that is disposed such that the magnetic force of the field magnet and magnetic force generated by application of a voltage to both ends of the intermediate position stopping coil attract each other is provided on the coil holder.

7. A motor for driving a movable body, the motor comprising:

a driving field-magnet holder that holds a driving field magnet;

a driving coil holder that is rotatable relative to the driving field-magnet holder;

a conducting coil that is wound on the driving coil holder and generates a rotational force between the driving coil and the driving field-magnet holder when a current flows in the conducting coil;

a braking field-magnet holder that is rotatable together with any one of the driving coil holder and the driving field-magnet holder by a rotational force generated by the conducting coil and holds a braking field magnet;

a braking coil holder that is rotatable relative to the braking field-magnet holder;

a brake coil that is wound on the braking coil holder, where an electromotive force for generating magnetic field that suppresses, the relative rotation between the driving coil holder and the driving field-magnet holder is induced at both ends of the brake coil when a current flows in the conducting coil; and

a switch unit that is electrically interposed between both ends of the brake coil.

8. The motor according to claim 7 , further comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein both the driving field-magnet holder and the braking coil holder are provided on the stator, and both the driving coil holder and the braking field-magnet holder are provided on the rotor.

9. The motor according to claim 7 , further comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein both the driving coil holder and the braking coil holder are provided on the stator, and both the driving field-magnet holder and the braking field-magnet holder are provided on the rotor.

10. The motor according to claim 7 , further comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein both the driving field-magnet holder and the braking coil holder are provided on the rotor, and both the driving coil holder and the braking field-magnet holder are provided on the stator.

11. The motor according to claim 7 , further comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein both the driving field-magnet holder and the braking field-magnet holder are provided on the stator, and both the driving coil holder and the braking coil holder are provided on the rotor.

12. The motor according to claim 8 , wherein a magnetic force detector that detects magnetic force of the braking field magnet is provided on the stator.

13. The motor according to claim 9 , wherein a magnetic force detector that detects magnetic force of the braking field magnet is provided on the stator.

14. The motor according to claim 9 , wherein a magnetic force detector that detects magnetic force of the driving field magnet is provided on the stator.

15. The motor according to claim 10 , wherein a magnetic force detector that detects magnetic force of the driving field magnet is provided on the stator.

16. The motor according to claim 10 , wherein a braking commutator and a braking brush are provided between the brake coil and the switch unit.

17. The motor according to claim 11 , wherein a braking commutator and a braking brush are provided between the brake coil and the switch unit.

18. The motor according to claim 7 , further comprising a control device that switches the switch unit between its opened state and its closed state so as to intermittently perform suppression of the relative rotation between the driving coil holder and the driving field-magnet holder.

19. The motor according to claim 7 , wherein an intermediate position stopping coil disposed such that the magnetic force of the braking field magnet and magnetic force generated by application of a voltage to both ends of the intermediate position stopping coil attract each other is provided on the braking coil holder.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2011
From: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
To: MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026336/0406 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2007
From: YOKOMORI, KAZUHITO; SATO, HIROSHI
To: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019096/0015 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-010038 · Jan 18, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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