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Electric motor with internal brake

US5982063A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1997
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K11/00
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electric motor assembly has an inner-rotor configuration including a hollow space within the rotor hub. The hollow space houses at least part of a brake for providing a braking force between a rotor and a stator of the electric motor. The brake can be configured to provide a braking force when no power is flowing to the electric motor, and can have an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of the rotor.

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