IP Library Granted Patent US 9,035,506
Granted Patent B2
US 9,035,506 · App. 13/718,530 · Granted May 19, 2015

Motor having holder of flexible printed circuit board and actuator using such motor

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Patent No.
US 9,035,506
App. No.
13/718,530
Granted
May 19, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor includes a rotor, a stator, an excitation coil, and a holder disposed on an outer side of the stator to hold a flexible printed circuit board supplying drive power, wherein the holder includes a main body mounting the flexible printed circuit board thereon, a bridging portion disposed along one of long sides on a first face a of the main body to form a first opening allowing the flexible printed circuit board to be inserted therethrough, and an engaging portion disposed along each of short sides on a second face of the main body to removably fit with a part of a terminal block of the excitation coil.

Claims (25)

1. A motor, comprising:

a rotor;

a stator rotatably supporting the rotor;

an excitation coil wound around the stator; and

a holder disposed on an outer side of the stator, holding a flexible printed circuit board supplying drive power,

wherein the holder comprises:

a main body mounting the flexible printed circuit board thereon and having a plurality of second openings allowing a part of a plurality of terminals to be inserted therethrough;

a bridging portion disposed along one of long sides on a first face of the main body, forming a first opening allowing the flexible printed circuit board to be inserted therethrough; and

an engaging portion disposed along each of short sides on a second face of the main body, removably fitting with a part of a terminal block of the excitation coil.

2. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the main body has an isolation wall disposed on the second surface, isolating the plurality of terminals inserted through the plurality of second openings from one another.

3. The motor according to claim 2 , wherein the first opening has a longitudinal clearance of 1.3 to 1.6 times as large as a thickness of the flexible printed circuit board.

4. An actuator, comprising:

a motor according to claim 2 ;

a control circuit controlling the motor; and

a gear train.

5. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the first opening has a longitudinal clearance of 1.3 to 1.6 times as large as a thickness of the flexible printed circuit board.

6. An actuator, comprising:

a motor according to claim 1 ;

a control circuit controlling the motor; and

a gear train.

7. The motor according to claim 1 , wherein the first opening has a longitudinal clearance of 1.3 to 1.6 times as large as a thickness of the flexible printed circuit board.

8. An actuator, comprising:

a motor according to claim 1 ;

a control circuit controlling the motor; and

a gear train.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2020
From: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
To: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
Reel/Frame 051803/0293 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2012
From: MIYAJI, HARUKA; MATSUI, TAKAYUKI; SUZUKI, TOMOYUKI
To: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029618/0698 →