IP Library Granted Patent US 9,151,348
Granted Patent B2
US 9,151,348 · App. 14/163,592 · Granted Oct 6, 2015

Electromagnetic brake unit

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Patent No.
US 9,151,348
App. No.
14/163,592
Granted
Oct 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A magnetic brake unit includes an operation unit, a rotating plate placed below the operation unit and coaxially rotating with the operation unit in conjunction with an operation of the operation unit, and an electromagnetic brake that is placed to be in contact with the rotating plate and can magnetically adsorb the rotating plate, in which the rotating plate includes an adsorbed surface in contact with the electromagnetic brake, the electromagnetic brake includes an adsorbing surface in contact with the rotating plate, the electromagnetic brake applies a braking force against a pivoting to the rotating plate when the electromagnetic brake magnetically adsorbs the rotating plate, the rotating plate is pivotable in a state of being in contact with the electromagnetic brake when the electromagnetic brake does not magnetically adsorb the rotating plate, and a polymer material section is formed at least one of the adsorbed surface and the adsorbing surface.

Claims (22)

1. A magnetic brake unit comprising:

an operation unit that is rotation-operated;

a rotating plate placed below the operation unit and coaxially rotating with the operation unit in conjunction with an operation of the operation unit; and

an electromagnetic brake that is placed in contact with the rotating plate and can magnetically adsorb the rotating plate,

wherein the rotating plate, on a lower side, includes an adsorbed surface in contact with the electromagnetic brake,

wherein the electromagnetic brake, on an upper side, includes an adsorbing surface in contact with the rotating plate and the magnetic brake includes a yoke having a tubular shape, and the yoke has an outer circumferential section and an inner circumferential section that is slightly lower than the outer circumferential section,

wherein the electromagnetic brake applies a braking force against a pivoting to the rotating plate in a case where the electromagnetic brake magnetically adsorbs the rotating plate,

wherein the rotating plate is pivotable in a state of being in contact with the electromagnetic brake in a case where the electromagnetic brake does not magnetically adsorb the rotating plate, and

wherein a polymer material section is on at least one of the adsorbed surface and the adsorbing surface, and

wherein the outer circumferential section of the yoke constitutes the adsorbing surface always in contact with the rotating plate, and the inner circumferential section opposes the rotating plate via a gap.

2. The magnetic brake unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the polymer material section is formed by baking on at least one of the adsorbed surface and the adsorbing surface.

3. The magnetic brake unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the polymer material section has a sheet shape with an adhesive ad applied or attached to one surface, and is attached via the adhesive ad to at least one of the adsorbed surface and the adsorbing surface.

4. The magnetic brake unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein a dynamic friction coefficient of the polymer material section is at least 0.3.

5. The magnetic brake unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the polymer material section comprises one of polyimide or polyethylene naphthalate.

6. The magnetic brake unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the operation unit is connected to a speed multiplication mechanism that can multiply a rotating operation which is added, and the rotating operation added to the operation unit is transmitted to the rotating plate via the speed multiplication mechanism.

7. The magnetic brake unit according to claim 6 ,

wherein the speed multiplication mechanism comprises a planetary gear mechanism.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 4, 2019
From: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048233/0715 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2014
From: SANO, TADASHI
To: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032044/0341 →