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Elevator motor with flat construction

US5962948A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 26, 1997
Grant dateOct 5, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 26, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66B11/0438
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An elevator motor (2) employing permanent magnets (30) attached in a circle on the surface (36) of the rotor disc (12). The rotor disc (12) forms part of both the magnetic circuit and the supporting structure of the rotor (13). The permanent magnets (30) are placed in a separate cavity formed in the stator disc and having one side open, said cavity also housing the stator windings (17). The outer cavity wall directed towards the rotor disc (12) is provided with a sealing member to close the cavity.

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