A motor is provided for use in a machine. The motor includes a segmented stator comprising magnetically isolated core segments.

A flywheel system includes a fixture providing a base and a stator, rotor having a cavity to receive the stator, a generator/motor module having a plurality of permanent magnets mechanically coupled to the rotor and an active magnetic bearing module. The active magnetic bearing module includes a plurality of magnetizable elements mechanically coupled to or integrated in the rotor, and a plurality of electromagnets mechanically coupled to a shaft and configured to magnetically couple with the plurality of first magnetizable elements to actively stabilize the rotor relative to the fixture. The windings of the generator/motor module are arranged around the rotation axis of the rotor at a first distance from the rotation axis of the rotor, the electromagnets of the active magnetic bearing module are arranged around the rotation axis of the rotor at a second distance, and the first distance is greater than or equal to the second distance.

A brushless DC motor utilizing a single pole double throw reed switch as a rotor position sensor. In one embodiment, the motor has a four-pole internal stator with bifilar windings providing alternating polarization for each subsequent pole, and a hollow outer rotor with radially magnetized ring-shaped permanent magnet. The rotor magnet has magnetically uninterrupted four-pole torque generating surface and incorporates features to interact with the reed switch. A non-uniform air gap between the stator poles and an inner surface of the rotor magnet allows generating a complementary reluctance torque between the energization pulses. The motor includes means to limit the electric current through the reed switch.

A motor includes a rotor frame; a shaft; first and second rotor magnets that are coupled with the shaft, formed separately, and spaced apart in an axial direction of the shaft; a stator portion having a stator core, a winding around the stator core, and a plurality of first salient pole portions; a torque holding portion facing the rotor magnets in a radial direction, being arranged between the rotor frame and the stator portion in the axial direction of the shaft, and having a plurality of second salient pole portions; and a circuit board arranged, in the axial direction of the shaft, on a side of the stator portion opposite the rotor frame. An electronic component is arranged at the circuit board.

A free piston device, comprises a housing with a cylindrical inner wall having a first wall opening and a second wall opening; a cylindrical piston movable in axial direction and rotatable around its longitudinal axis; the piston comprising a first skirt forming a first chamber, said first skirt having at least a first opening in the form of a hole through the wall of the skirt for allowing passage of a fluid directly into or out of said chamber; control means for controlling axial and angular movement of said piston; sensing means for providing signals related to the axial position and/or the angular position of the piston; a digital control unit for rotating the piston around its longitudinal axis in synchronism with its axial movement.

A motor is provided for use in a machine. The motor includes a segmented stator comprising magnetically isolated core segments.

Provided are a washing machine motor including: an outer shaft connected to a washing tub; an inner shaft rotatably disposed inside the outer shaft and connected to a pulsator; an inner rotor connected to the outer shaft; an outer rotor connected to the inner shaft; a stator disposed between the inner rotor and the outer rotor with an air gap; and a planetary gear setmounted on the inner shaft so as to reduce a rotational speed. The washing machine motor includes the planetary gear set which increases a torque by reducing a rotational speed in the inner shaft connected to the pulsator to thereby allow implementation of a large-capacity washing machine.

A brushless DC motor utilizing a single pole double throw reed switch as a rotor position sensor. In one embodiment, the motor has a four-pole internal stator with bifilar windings providing alternating polarization for each subsequent pole, and a hollow outer rotor with radially magnetized ring-shaped permanent magnet. The rotor magnet has magnetically uninterrupted four-pole torque generating surface and incorporates features to interact with the reed switch. A non-uniform air gap between the stator poles and an inner surface of the rotor magnet allows generating a complementary reluctance torque between the energization pulses. The motor includes means to limit the electric current through the reed switch.

A washing machine driving apparatus includes: an outer shaft connected with a washing tub; an inner shaft rotatably arranged inside the outer shaft and connected with a pulsator; an inner rotor connected with the outer shaft; an outer rotor connected to the inner shaft; and a stator disposed with an air gap between the inner rotor and the outer rotor, The stator comprises: stator cores; a bobbin wrapped on the outer surface of each of the stator cores; a first coil wound on one side of each of the stator cores; and a second coil wound on the other side of each of the stator cores A first bearing and a second bearing are disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the outer shaft. The first bearing and the second bearing are mounted in a first bearing housing and a second bearing housing fixed to an outer tub.

An outer rotor type brushless motor of the present invention comprises: a rotor portion having a rotor frame, a shaft, and a rotor magnet; a bearing housing; a stator portion facing the rotor magnet and having a stator core, a plurality of first salient pole portions extending toward the rotor magnet from the stator core, an insulation surrounding the first salient pole portion, and a winding around the first salient pole portion through the insulation; and a torque holding portion provided on an inner side of the outer circumference portion of the rotor frame and an outer circumference of the bearing housing, and having a plurality of second salient pole portions disposed coaxially with the stator core and extending toward the rotor magnet, where the first salient pole portions and the second salient pole portions are provided in different numbers.