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Air conditioning valve actuator for a motor vehicle

US6853160B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2000
Grant dateFeb 8, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K37/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An air conditioning valve actuator for a motor vehicle operating on an electric step motor with a permanent magnet capable of delivering mechanical power at least equal to 50 mW, and a reduction unit for decreasing the amplitude of the angular pitch and increase the output torque. The motor is defined by the following relationship: 10−6<γ2/R0<, wherein: γ is the torque constant, proportional to the magnet volume and, R0 is the characteristic coefficient of the volume of copper and the length of the average turn of the coils, in which R0=ρ.Lsp/(Scu.σ), ρ being the resistivity of copper, Lsp being the length of the average turn of a coil, Scu being the copper section of a coil and σ the filling coefficient of a coil. A controller is cooperative with the motor power supply enabling to accelerate gradually the frequency of the supply of the windings.

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