IP Library Granted Patent US 8,638,013
Granted Patent B2
US 8,638,013 · App. 13/236,967 · Granted Jan 28, 2014

Electromechanical device, actuator using the same, and motor

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Patent No.
US 8,638,013
App. No.
13/236,967
Granted
Jan 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electromechanical device includes a central shaft; a rotor having a rotor magnet disposed along the periphery of the central shaft; a stator disposed on the periphery of the rotor; and a rotation mechanism connected to the rotor and used for transfer of a rotational driving force, wherein in the rotor, between the central shaft and the rotor magnet, a space which opens in at least one of an axial direction of the central shaft and houses at least part of the rotation mechanism is formed.

Claims (30)

1. An electromechanical device, comprising:

a central shaft;

a rotor having a through hole receiving the central shaft and having a rotor magnet disposed along the periphery of the central shaft;

a plurality of bearing sections between the central shaft and the rotor and providing for rotation of the rotor about the central shaft;

a stator disposed on the periphery of the rotor; and

a rotation mechanism connected to the rotor and used for transfer of a rotational driving force,

wherein

in the rotor, between the central shaft and the rotor magnet, a space which opens in at least one of an axial direction of the central shaft and houses at least part of the rotation mechanism is formed.

2. The electromechanical device according to claim 1 , wherein

the central shaft has a through hole extending in the axial direction of the central shaft, and

a conductive line sending electricity for controlling the rotation of the rotor is placed through the through hole.

3. An actuator comprising:

the electromechanical device according to claim 2 .

4. The electromechanical device according to claim 1 , wherein

the rotation mechanism includes a planet gear having a sun gear integrally provided in the rotor and a planetary gear and an outer gear which are disposed in the space and functioning as a speed-increasing gear or a speed reducer.

5. An actuator comprising:

the electromechanical device according to claim 4 .

6. The electromechanical device according to claim 1 , wherein

the rotation mechanism includes a harmonic drive mechanism having a wave generator integrally provided in the rotor and a flexible spline and a circular spline which are disposed in the space.

7. An actuator comprising:

the electromechanical device according to claim 6 .

8. An actuator comprising:

the electromechanical device according to claim 1 .

9. A motor, comprising:

a central shaft;

a rotor having a through hole receiving the central shaft and having a rotor magnet disposed along the periphery of the central shaft;

a plurality of bearing sections between the central shaft and the rotor and providing for rotation of the rotor about the central shaft; and

a stator disposed on the periphery of the rotor;

wherein

between the central shaft and the rotor magnet, a space which opens in at least one of an axial direction of the central shaft and houses at least part of a rotation mechanism connected to the rotor and used for transfer of a rotational driving force is formed.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2016
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1
Reel/Frame 040030/0262 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2011
From: TAKEUCHI, KESATOSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026934/0129 →