A lubricant supported electric motor includes a stator presenting a stator raceway, and a rotor movable relative to the stator about an axis. The rotor presents a rotor raceway disposed in radially spaced and opposing relationship with the stator raceway to define a gap therebetween. A lubricant is disposed in the gap for supporting the rotor relative to the stator. The stator raceway includes a bearing structure comprised of a plurality of hydrodynamic surfaces aligned in parallel relationship along the stator raceway and a plurality of hydrostatic pockets disposed in radially recessed relationship relative to the hydrodynamic surfaces.

A lubricant supported electric motor includes an outer stator and an inner stator each extending around an axis in radially spaced relationship with one another. A rotor is rotatably disposed between the inner and outer stators to define an inner gap extending radially between the rotor and the inner stator and an outer gap extending radially between the rotor and the outer stator. A lubricant is disposed in both of the inner and outer gaps for supporting the rotor radially between the inner and outer stators. The lubricant supported motor with a two-sided radial flux configuration results in improved rotor-to-stator system stiffness to allow the lubricant supported electric motor to be used in high shock and high vibration environments, while also providing high torque in a small and lightweight design package.

A motor comprising: (a) a stator having a plurality of ferrous cores surrounded by a plurality of windings; (b) a pair of rotors positioned on opposing sides of the stator, each rotor including a ring gear; and (c) a drive shaft extending through a cutout of the stator, the drive shaft having a pinion gear positioned near an end of the drive shaft in communication with the ring gears of the rotors; wherein the rotors rotate in opposing directions so that the ring gears translate a movement of the rotors to the drive shaft through the pinion gear to rotate the drive shaft in a direction substantially orthogonal to a direction of rotation of the rotors.

A lubricant supported electric motor includes a stator and a rotor and a drive hub. The rotor is moveable relative to the stator and a gap is defined between the rotor and the stator. A lubricant is disposed within the gap to support the rotor relative to the stator and provide a bearing mechanism. The drive hub is coupled to the rotor such that rotation of the rotor causes rotation of the drive hub. The drive hub may be connected to the rotor via a coupler member that is torsionally stiff and axially and radially compliant. The stator may be fixed relative to a connection structure that extends radially within the stator. The connection member may support the drive hub for rotation. Lubricant is supplied via a passageway extending through the connection member into a chamber that includes the gap.

A lubricant supported electric motor includes a stator presenting an stator raceway, and a rotor movable relative to the stator and presenting a rotor raceway disposed in spaced relationship with the stator raceway to define a gap therebetween. A lubricant is disposed in the gap for supporting the rotor relative to the stator. The stator defines at least one hydrostatic support chamber disposed in radially recessed relationship relative to the stator raceway and in fluid communication with the gap. The stator also defines a passageway disposed in fluid communication with the at least one hydrostatic support chamber for providing lubricant to the at least one hydrostatic support chamber and the gap. A flow restriction mechanism is disposed in fluid communication with the passageway for controlling and balancing a supply and pressure of the lubricant in the hydrostatic support chamber.

An axial flux motor structure uses a magnetic levitation force and a rotational force and includes a stator configured so that a coil unit is wound therearound, a permanent magnet unit configured to generate an air gap by generating a repulsive force with the coil unit, and a rotor configured to be fastened to the permanent magnet unit and coupled to a rotary shaft to rotate. A ratio of the number of slots of the stator and the number of poles of the rotor is 3:1.

A motor apparatus having a rotor that includes one or more permanent magnets disposed in ring-like manner, wherein similar poles of adjacent magnets face one another, and further wherein a gear mechanism (e.g., a toothed ring) is configured to transfer rotation from the rotor to an external gear mechanism. The motor may also include a stator comprising one or more solenoids and a bearing assembly that includes a rotating bearing element integrated with a toothed element for engaging with a gear and axle assembly. The rotating bearing element and integrated toothed gear element may pass through cavities of the main solenoids and provide for minimal cavity size, improving motor efficiencies.

A drive module for a motor vehicle includes a housing, an electric machine, a rotor carrier, and an angular position sensor. The electric machine is for generating a drive torque and includes a rotor. The rotor carrier is connected substantially rotationally fixed to the rotor and mounted such that it can be rotated at least radially. The angular position sensor is for measuring an angular position of the rotor carrier. The angular position sensor is arranged such that the angular position of the rotor carrier or a first component substantially rotationally fixed to the rotor carrier can be detected by the angular position sensor in relation to a second component fixed to the housing.

When a case of a rotary electric machine has an inner case member that houses a stator and an outer case member that houses the inner case member, a vibration that is transmitted from stator to the outer case member via inner case member is suppressed. The inner case portion is provided with a first tubular portion and a first protruding portion that protrudes toward a radial inner side from the first tubular portion on an axial first side. The outer case portion is provided with a second tubular portion and a second protruding portion that protrudes toward the radial inner side from the second tubular portion on the axial first side with respect to the first protruding portion. A coolant flow path is formed between the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion, and the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion are fixed to each other.

A single phase brushless high-speed motor, comprising: an outer housing, a stator assembly, and a rotor assembly; the stator assembly including a coil bobbin, stator coils and a stator core; the stator core including two core blocks, which comprise tooth portions, two opposite ends of the tooth portions being provided with a first magnetic yoke and a second magnetic yoke; the tooth portions of the stator core being engaged with each other to form an inner hole of the stator; the rotor assembly comprising an integral bearing, one end of the integral bearing being connected to an impeller, and the other end being mounted around magnets, which form magnetic body having two poles. The volume of the single-phase brushless motor is decreased and the requirements for the miniaturization of single-phase brushless motors are satisfied by arranging a mounting structure comprising a stator assembly and a rotor assembly.