A redundant circuit device including a first system circuit and a second system circuit having identical function, the redundant circuit device comprises: a substrate that is partitioned into a first region in which a part of the first system circuit is provided and a second region in which a part of the second system circuit is provided, each of the first region and the second region having a printed wiring; a first mount component that is included in the first system circuit, has three or more pins, and is surface-mounted on one surface of the substrate; and a second mount component that is included in the second system circuit, has an identical number of pins as that of the first mount component and having an identical function as that of the first mount component, and is surface-mounted on the one surface.

An electric motor includes a printed circuit board, a rotor which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation, and a stator circumferentially surrounded by the rotor. The stator includes stator teeth and coils wound around the stator teeth, the coils being made from a winding wire with winding wire ends. The stator is overmolded by an injection molding, and a plug assembly is made on an upper side of the stator by the injection molding. The plug assembly includes contacts overmolded by the injection molding and defining a plug connection of an external power supply connection on one side and making direct electrical contact with the printed circuit board on another side.

An electric motor includes a rotor which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation and which surrounds a stator on a circumferential side, the stator including stator teeth and coils wound around the stator teeth, the coils being made of a winding wire with winding wire ends, and a printed circuit board. The stator is encapsulated by an injection molding. Receptacles are provided on an upper side of the stator. At least one winding wire end is inserted into the receptacles. An insulation displacement contact is inserted into the receptacles to make electrical contact with the at least one winding wire end. The insulation displacement contact includes a plug-in pin which makes direct electrical contact with the printed circuit board.

The present invention is a fan having rotation sensing, comprising a casing, a motor disposed within the casing, a rotation sensing unit, and a control unit, the rotation sensing unit detecting a first rotation of the casing and outputting a first sensing signal, the control unit having a controller electrically coupled to the rotation sensing unit and the motor, the controller receiving the first sensing signal according thereto to control the motor to perform a first operation mode. Through this design, an operation mode of the fan can be adjusted according to the rotation of the fan in the present invention.

A load adaptive device includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a passive element. The substrate is configured with a first conductor and a second conductor, and the surface area of the first conductor and/or the surface area of the second conductor are at least 15 mm.sup.2. The distance between the center of the first conductor and the center of the second conductor is at least 9 mm. The first electrode, the second electrode and the passive element are disposed on the substrate. The first electrode is electrically connected to the first conductor. Two terminals of the passive element are electrically connected to the second conductor and the second electrode, respectively. In addition, a hand-made circuit module includes the load adaptive device and a hand-made loop. A part of the hand-made loop is consisted of a hand-bonded conductive tape.

A light ranging system including a shaft having a longitudinal axis; a light ranging device configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the shaft, the light ranging device including a light source configured to transmit light pulses to objects in a surrounding environment, and detector circuitry configured to detect reflected portions of the light pulses that are reflected from the objects in the surrounding environment and to compute ranging data based on the reflected portion of the light pulses; a base subsystem that does not rotate about the shaft; and an optical communications subsystem configured to provide an optical communications channel between the base subsystem and the light ranging device, the optical communications subsystem including one or more turret optical communication components connected to the detector circuitry and one or more base optical communication components connected to the base subsystem.

An image sensing device that includes a lens housing; a bulk lens system coupled to the lens housing and configured to receive light from the surrounding environment and focus the received light to a focal plane, the bulk lens system comprising a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens mounted in the lens housing; wherein the first lens, the second lens, or the first lens and the second lens are plastic; and wherein the third lens is glass; an array of photosensors configured to receive light from the bulk lens system and detect reflected portions of the light pulses that are reflected from the objects in the surrounding environment; and a mount that mechanically couples the lens housing with the array of photosensors, wherein the lens housing, the bulk lens system, and the mount are configured to passively focus light from the bulk lens system onto the array of photosensors over a temperature range.

A motor driving circuit includes a wiring pattern formed in a circuit board, which is configured such that electrical current flowing into a motor flows through the wiring pattern; and a current measurement circuit configured to measure an amount of electrical current flowing through the wiring pattern, based on an amount of voltage drop occurring in response to flowing of the electrical current. The motor driving circuit includes a drive unit configured to adjust a current measurement value measured by the current measurement circuit, based on first adjustment data that compensates for variation in resistance of the wiring pattern caused by an individual difference in the circuit board, and to drive the motor based on an adjusted current value which is the adjusted current measurement value.

A light ranging system including a shaft; a first circuit board assembly that includes a stator assembly comprising a plurality of stator elements arranged about the shaft on a surface of the first circuit board assembly; a second circuit board assembly rotationally coupled to the shaft, wherein the second circuit board assembly includes a rotor assembly comprising a plurality of rotor elements arranged about the shaft on a surface of the second circuit board assembly such that the plurality of rotor elements are aligned with and spaced apart from the plurality of stator elements; a stator driver circuit disposed on either the second or the first circuit board assemblies and configured to provide a drive signal to the plurality of stator elements, thereby imparting an electromagnetic force on the plurality of rotor elements to drive a rotation of the second circuit board assembly about the shaft; and a light ranging device mechanically coupled to the second circuit board assembly such that the light ranging device rotates with the second circuit board assembly.

A light ranging system including a shaft; a first circuit board assembly that includes a stator assembly comprising a plurality of stator elements arranged about the shaft on a surface of the first circuit board assembly; a second circuit board assembly rotationally coupled to the shaft, wherein the second circuit board assembly includes a rotor assembly comprising a plurality of rotor elements arranged about the shaft on a surface of the second circuit board assembly such that the plurality of rotor elements are aligned with and spaced apart from the plurality of stator elements; a stator driver circuit disposed on either the second or the first circuit board assemblies and configured to provide a drive signal to the plurality of stator elements, thereby imparting an electromagnetic force on the plurality of rotor elements to drive a rotation of the second circuit board assembly about the shaft; and a light ranging device mechanically coupled to the second circuit board assembly such that the light ranging device rotates with the second circuit board assembly.