A guiding device is for the winding of electrically conductive wires about a plurality of poles of a rotor of an electric machine that are distributed about a shaft extending axially in the rotor. The device includes a guide head that is able to be mounted on the shaft. The guide head includes a metallic basic structure provided with a plurality of arms that extend radially from an inner part of the metallic basic structure provided with a central orifice, and a plastics structure overmoulded on the metallic basic structure, in a set-back manner with respect to an internal cylindrical surface of the central orifice, such that the internal cylindrical surface of the central orifice of the metallic basic structure is designed to be in direct contact with the shaft of the rotor for mounting on the shaft of the rotor with an interference fit.

The invention relates to a method for actively balancing a rotor (1), comprising: providing a device with a rotor (1) that can be rotated around an axis of rotation and a mechanism (2) allocated to the rotor (1) for actively balancing, in which a magnetic fluid (7) is received in a fluid chamber (6) formed on the rotor (1), which partially fills the fluid chamber (6) and contains at least one of the following fluids: ferrofluid and magnetorheological fluid; holding the magnetic fluid (7) by means of a permanent magnetic field of a permanent magnet (5) arranged on the rotor (1) in an initial position in the fluid chamber (6); rotating the rotor (1) around the axis of rotation (3), and passing the fluid chamber (6) and permanent magnet (5) by an electrical exciter system with a fixedly arranged electromagnet (8) during the rotation of the rotor (1), wherein the permanent magnetic field of the permanent magnet (5) and an electromagnetic field of the electromagnet (8) here overlap in an activated state for active balancing purposes, so that the magnetic fluid (7) in the fluid chamber (6) performs a mass displacement proceeding from the initial position. Also created is a device with a rotor (1) and a mechanism (2) allocated to the rotor (1) for actively balancing the rotor (1).

A method for producing a squirrel-cage rotor of an asynchronous machine includes the following steps: providing a main body, which is magnetically conductive at least in parts and has substantially axially extending grooves; inserting electrical conductors into the grooves in such a way that the conductors protrude from the axial ends of the magnetically conductive main body; positioning electrically conductive end rings, which have a plurality of openings for receiving the respective conductors; and establishing electrical contact between the conductors and the end rings by way of one or more additive manufacturing processes.

An electric machine includes a stator and rotor. The rotor has rotor laminated core mounted on a shaft, and the shaft includes an oil channel. The rotor laminated core has channels parallel to the axis of the shaft and termination plates are disposed at the ends of the rotor laminated core. The oil channel has transverse bores that are arranged on the front side of the electric machine in planes distanced axially from one another. A balancing plate at an end of the rotor laminated core includes a peripheral wall having apertures that communicate with the channels of the rotor laminated core, such that oil impacting the peripheral wall passes into the channels. Stator winding heads and the rotor laminated core can be cooled simultaneously via two cooling paths the axially offset transverse bores.

An electric machine includes a stator and rotor. The rotor has rotor laminated core mounted on a shaft, and the shaft includes an oil channel. The rotor laminated core has channels parallel to the axis of the shaft and termination plates are disposed at the ends of the rotor laminated core. The oil channel has transverse bores that are arranged on the front side of the electric machine in planes distanced axially from one another. A balancing plate at an end of the rotor laminated core includes a peripheral wall having apertures that communicate with the channels of the rotor laminated core, such that oil impacting the peripheral wall passes into the channels. Stator winding heads and the rotor laminated core can be cooled simultaneously via two cooling paths the axially offset transverse bores.

An electric motor includes a balancing member coupled to an output shaft for rotation with a rotor. The balancing member substantially balances a mass of the rotor about a longitudinal axis. The balancing member includes a bushing supported on the output shaft and is positioned between a face of the rotor and a fan. The bushing includes a balancing feature formed on an outer circumference of the bushing.

An electric motor includes a balancing member coupled to an output shaft for rotation with a rotor. The balancing member substantially balances a mass of the rotor about a longitudinal axis. The balancing member includes a bushing supported on the output shaft and is positioned between a face of the rotor and a fan. The bushing includes a balancing feature formed on an outer circumference of the bushing.

In one form there is disclosed an internally balanced involute-type speed reducer; the reducer comprising a stator stage, an input stage, an output stage, and a plurality of gear sets in mesh. In a further form there is disclosed an actuator assembly for a robot; said actuator assembly comprising a stator core located within an outer housing and subtended by inner and outer mounting hubs; said hub supporting a drive train and bearings within the actuator assembly. In a further form there is disclosed a transducer system operable in conjunction with the reducer or actuator assembly.

In one form there is disclosed an internally balanced involute-type speed reducer; the reducer comprising a stator stage, an input stage, an output stage, and a plurality of gear sets in mesh. In a further form there is disclosed an actuator assembly for a robot; said actuator assembly comprising a stator core located within an outer housing and subtended by inner and outer mounting hubs; said hub supporting a drive train and bearings within the actuator assembly. In a further form there is disclosed a transducer system operable in conjunction with the reducer or actuator assembly.

A rotor assembly for a hybrid module includes a rotor carrier, a rotor segment, an end ring, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a compressed spring. The rotor carrier includes a first outer cylindrical surface and a radial surface, and the rotor segment is installed on the first outer cylindrical surface. The end ring is fixed to the rotor carrier and arranged for fixing to an engine flexplate. The first spacer is disposed axially between the rotor segment and the radial surface, and the second spacer is disposed axially between the rotor segment and the end ring. The compressed spring is disposed axially between the end ring and the second spacer to press the first spacer, the second spacer, and the rotor segment against the radial surface for frictional torque transmission between the rotor segment and the rotor carrier.