Power tools with switched reluctance motor
US7064462B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K2203/03
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of assembling a power tool, a power tool, a method of assembling an electrical device, and an electrical device includes a switched reluctance motor. The electrical device is preferably a hand-held power tool, however, any type of electrical device that includes a switched reluctance motor may benefit from any number of aspects of the invention. In one independent aspect, the invention provides a construction that reduces tolerance stack-up. In another independent aspect, the invention provides a self-contained electronics package that plugs into a switched reluctance motor to provide control operation of the switched reluctance motor. In another independent aspect, the invention provides enhanced cooling that increases the efficiency of the electrical device using a switched reluctance motor. In another independent aspect, the invention provides an encapsulated magnet that allows for contaminant free motor control over the life of the SR motor. In another independent aspect, the invention provides an apparatus and a method for aligning magnets of a magnet hub with respect to the rotor poles the magnet poles represent.
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