Step motor with interpole pair stabilizing rest position
US6714733B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K37/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A step motor is composed of a rotor, first and second stators, and a magnetic member. The rotor is rotatably supported and comprised of a magnet having magnetic poles magnetized in four angular sections. The first stator has a pair of counter poles disposed in opposed relation to the magnet and a coil wound around the first stator. The second stator has another pair of counter poles disposed in opposed relation to the magnet and another coil wound around the second stator. The second stator is opposite to the first stator with respect to the rotor such that the counter poles of the first and second stators surround the rotor to stepwise rotate the rotor in response to electric pulses applied to the coils of the first and second stators. The magnetic member has a pair of interpoles positioned in a middle of the first and second stators in opposed relation to the rotor such as to stabilize a rest position of the rotor, which is held when the electric pulse is not applied to the coils.
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