IP Library Granted Patent US 12,097,940
Granted Patent B2
US 12,097,940 · App. 17/706,204 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

High efficiency rotating equipment having contra-rotating propeller

Inventor: Dohyun Kang (Changwon-si, KR)
Assignee: VAM CO., LTD.
B63H1/16B63H5/10B63H21/17B64C11/001B64C11/48B64D27/24B63H2001/165B63H2023/005
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Patent No.
US 12,097,940
App. No.
17/706,204
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to rotating equipment, and more specifically, to high efficiency rotating equipment which generates thrust through contra-rotating or produces electricity. The rotating equipment includes: a plurality of propeller modules ( 10, 20 ) including a plurality of blades ( 11, 21 ) installed inside along a circumferential direction; and a rotary module ( 40 ) which rotates the plurality of propeller modules ( 10, 20 ) or is rotated.

Claims (36)

1. Rotating equipment comprising:

a plurality of propeller modules comprising a plurality of blades installed inside along a circumferential direction; and

a rotary module for rotating the plurality of propeller modules or being rotated by the plurality of propeller modules,

wherein the rotary module comprises:

a body which has a hollow structure so that the plurality of blades are installed within the hollow structure and rotate around a longitudinal axis of the body; and

a plurality of electric rotary drives which are installed in the body, respectively corresponding to the plurality of propeller modules, and are rotated by a power supply,

wherein the plurality of propeller modules are arranged along the longitudinal axis of the body,

wherein the electric rotary drives comprise:

one or more stators which are fixed to the body at positions corresponding to respective propeller modules; and

one or more rotors which are coupled to the respective propeller modules and rotated by magnetic interaction with the one or more stators, and

wherein each of the one or more stators is installed in a pair with a rotor therebetween with respect to a radial direction, and

wherein at least one of the plurality of propeller modules rotates in a different direction from another of the plurality of propeller modules.

2. The rotating equipment of claim 1 , wherein the one or more rotors comprises:

a plurality of permanent magnets arranged at preset intervals along the circumferential direction; and

a plurality of rotor cores installed between the plurality of permanent magnets.

3. The rotating equipment of claim 1 , wherein the rotor comprises:

a surface attachment permanent magnet installation; and

a pair of surface attachment permanent magnets which correspond to the respective pairs of the stators and are installed, along the circumferential direction, on an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of the permanent magnet installation.

4. Rotating equipment comprising:

a plurality of propeller modules comprising a plurality of blades installed along a circumferential direction; and

a rotary module for rotating the plurality of propeller modules or being rotated by the plurality of propeller modules,

wherein the rotary module comprises:

a rotary shaft, at least one of two ends of which is coupled to the propeller modules;

a body configured to rotatably support the rotary shaft; and

an electric rotary drive which is installed in the body and rotates the rotary shaft coupled to the propeller modules,

wherein the electric rotary drive comprises:

a stator coupled to the body; and

a rotor which is coupled to the rotary shaft and rotated by magnetic interaction with the stator,

wherein the stator is installed in a pair with the rotor therebetween with respect to a radial direction, and

wherein at least one of the plurality of propeller modules rotates in a different direction from another of the plurality of propeller modules.

5. The rotating equipment of claim 4 , wherein the rotor comprises:

a plurality of permanent magnets arranged at preset intervals along the circumferential direction; and

a plurality of rotor cores installed between the plurality of permanent magnets.

6. The rotating equipment of claim 4 , wherein the rotor comprises:

a surface attachment permanent magnet installation; and

a pair of surface attachment permanent magnets which correspond to the respective pairs of the stators and are installed, along the circumferential direction, on an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of the permanent magnet installation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2022
From: KANG, DOHYUN
To: VAM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059416/0329 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0142021 · Oct 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230128150A1 · Apr 27, 2023
Cited By (1)
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