A geared motor is provided, including an electric motor, a transmission, a drive shaft and a switching device arranged on the drive shaft. The switching device includes a single housing that is distinct and separate from an electric motor housing and a transmission housing. The switching device also includes a contactless, absolute position-measuring device and an evaluation unit, each provided within the single housing, a gear wheel coupled to the drive shaft, and an output unit. The switching device is coupled to the position-measuring device by a pinion, which rotates about the same rotational axis as the drive shaft.

A geared motor is provided, including an electric motor, a transmission, a drive shaft and a switching device arranged on the drive shaft. The switching device includes a single housing that is distinct and separate from an electric motor housing and a transmission housing. The switching device also includes a contactless, absolute position-measuring device and an evaluation unit, each provided within the single housing, a gear wheel coupled to the drive shaft, and an output unit. The switching device is coupled to the position-measuring device by a pinion, which rotates about the same rotational axis as the drive shaft.

A rotor position sensor for a motor vehicle for sensing the rotational position of a rotor of an electric motor includes a sensor housing, in which the components of the rotor position sensor are accommodated. At least part of the sensor housing forms a cover for closing a motor housing of the electric motor.

A mounting bracket and motor including same have mounting bracket arranged on side of the motor's casing away from front end cover, and includes bracket body. A bearing mounting portion for mounting motor's bearing is on bracket body's side close to casing; and protective cover and at least one of protective cover mounting portion and encoder bracket mounting portion on bracket body's side away from casing. Protective cover mounting portion is configured to fixedly connect bracket body and protective cover. Accommodation space for accommodating encoder is defined between bracket body and protective cover; or encoder bracket mounting portion includes first encoder bracket mounting portion, and first encoder bracket mounting portion is fixedly connected to protective cover by encoder bracket. Accommodation space for accommodating encoder is defined between encoder bracket and protective cover, to resolve weak protection problems for encoder during mounting, large motor's overall volume motor, and high motor costs.

A control device 10 for a rotary apparatus 1 includes a driving circuit 40 configured to apply a driving voltage to a stepping motor 20 that rotates an output gear 74, and a control circuit 30 configured to output, to the driving circuit 40, driving pulses in a number corresponding to a driving target included in a driving command signal from the outside. The control circuit 30 includes a driving-pulse output unit 61 configured to output the driving pulse in the number corresponding to the driving target, a position-information acquiring unit 52 configured to acquire position information from a potentiometer 75 that reads a rotating position of the output gear 74 of the rotary apparatus 1, and a rotation-abnormality determining unit 59 configured to determine, based on the position information acquired by the position-information acquiring unit 52, whether a rotation abnormality has occurred in the rotary apparatus 1.

A control device 10 for a rotary apparatus 1 includes a driving circuit 40 configured to apply a driving voltage to a stepping motor 20 that rotates an output gear 74, and a control circuit 30 configured to output, to the driving circuit 40, driving pulses in a number corresponding to a driving target included in a driving command signal from the outside. The control circuit 30 includes a driving-pulse output unit 61 configured to output the driving pulse in the number corresponding to the driving target, a position-information acquiring unit 52 configured to acquire position information from a potentiometer 75 that reads a rotating position of the output gear 74 of the rotary apparatus 1, and a rotation-abnormality determining unit 59 configured to determine, based on the position information acquired by the position-information acquiring unit 52, whether a rotation abnormality has occurred in the rotary apparatus 1.

An encoder assembly is provided for use in an electromagnetic apparatus including an apparatus body and a rotor. The rotor includes a shaft rotatable relative to the apparatus body. The encoder assembly comprises an encoder and a mounting system for mounting the encoder to the apparatus body. The encoder includes an encoder body and an encoder shaft. The encoder shaft is configured to be coupled with the rotor shaft and rotatable relative to the encoder body about an axis. The mounting system includes a mounting frame fixed relative to the apparatus body and a tether interconnecting the encoder body and the mounting frame. The mounting system permits limited radial and axial movement of the encoder body relative to the mounting frame.

An encoder assembly is provided for use in an electromagnetic apparatus including an apparatus body and a rotor. The rotor includes a shaft rotatable relative to the apparatus body. The encoder assembly comprises an encoder and a mounting system for mounting the encoder to the apparatus body. The encoder includes an encoder body and an encoder shaft. The encoder shaft is configured to be coupled with the rotor shaft and rotatable relative to the encoder body about an axis. The mounting system includes a mounting frame fixed relative to the apparatus body and a tether interconnecting the encoder body and the mounting frame. The mounting system permits limited radial and axial movement of the encoder body relative to the mounting frame.

A planar coil linear actuator/transducer. A stack of individually driven planar coils are used. A common core passes through the center of the stack of coils. A mobile magnet resides in the core. The coils are selectively energized in order to drive the magnet as desired. It is possible to control both frequency and amplitude by controlling the motion of the magnet. In a preferred embodiment, each planar coil is created as a copper (or other conductive material) trace on a multi-layer printed circuit board.

The present disclosure includes drive modules for motor-drive assemblies of an industrial automation system. The drive modules may include a housing having a cavity and may also include power circuitry and control circuitry. The power circuitry may convert input DC power to three-phase controlled frequency AC power and may supply the three-phase controlled frequency AC power to a motor. The control circuitry may apply control signals to control operation of the motor. The drive module may also include an adapter that couples to a first end of the housing and couples the housing to the motor. The adapter may be removable and sized according to a frame size of the motor such that the drive module is compatible with the motor. The housing may be independent of the frame size of the motor. As such, the housing may be interchangeable for any motor frame size and/or motor power.