Electromagnetic operable mechanical brake for an electric motor

US6483217B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Jorg Roth-Stielow · Bretten, DE
• Josef Schmidt · Graben-Neudorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 16, 2000
• Grant date: Nov 19, 2002
• Expiry date: May 16, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D2121/22
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An electromagnetically actuated mechanical brake 12 for an electric motor, for a geared motor, with an excitation coil 5 for the electromagnetic actuation of the brake 12, in particular for releasing the brake 12, and with a circuit arrangement 9 to supply an excitation current to the excitation coil 5, in which the excitation coil 5 and the circuit arrangement 9 are together integrated into a structural unit 13.