A composite sandwich panel includes a first composite part and a second composite part. A plurality of stiffeners extend between the first and second composite parts. A fiberglass composite perimeter edge closeout is positioned along one or more edges of the first and second composite parts. The fiberglass composite perimeter edge closeout controls a magnetic flux to bond the first and second composite parts to the plurality of stiffeners.

A magnetic encoder in which a support member and a plastic magnet do not adhere to each other is manufactured using a mold. The plastic magnet has a turning molded portion on the outer circumferential side thereof. The gate of the mold is an inner-diameter-side disk gate and a length L thereof in the axial direction is in a range of 0.2 mmL0.6 mm. The tensile strength of the material of the plastic magnet is 65 MPa or more and the Young's modulus thereof is 4000 MPa or more and 15000 MPa or less. The method includes a step of opening the mold and placing the support member as an insert object in the mold, and a step of closing the mold and injecting a melted material of the plastic magnet into a cavity through the disk gate.

A method of forming a device having a compliant member includes applying heat to a thermoplastic elastomer to maintain the thermoplastic elastomer in a softened state. The thermoplastic elastomer is extruded in the softened state as a film of thermoplastic elastomer. One or more of a bobbin and a housing, each having and end, is positioned such that the end extends at least partially into the film of thermoplastic elastomer. The positioning occurs when the thermoplastic elastomer is in the softened state and/or the bobbin and/or housing is at a temperature that is greater than a temperature of the film of thermoplastic elastomer. The film is cooled so that the bobbin and/or housing are secured to the film and so that the thermoplastic elastomer is in a state that exhibits rubber-like properties.

A laminated rotor core (36) wherein permanent magnets (47) are inserted in respective magnet insertion holes (46) is disposed between and pressed by an upper die (37) and a lower die (29). The upper die (37) has resin reservoir pots (50) provided above the laminated rotor core (36) and at positions corresponding to the respective magnet insertion holes (46). Raw resin material put in the resin reservoir pots (50) is heated by the upper die (37). Subsequently, the resin material in a liquefied state is ejected from the resin reservoir pots (50) by plungers (52) that are inserted and moves vertically in the resin reservoir pots (50) and is directly filled in the magnet insertion holes (46). Consequently, the respective magnet insertion holes (46) are filled with the resin material more evenly and highly reliable products can be supplied at low cost.

There are provided a method and a device for manufacturing an iron core product, including: holding first and second inserts by first and second holding portions provided in a holding unit; and then displacing at least one of the first holding portion and the second holding portion such that a posture of the first insert corresponds to an opening of a first receiving portion provided in a first main surface of a first receiver and a posture of the second insert corresponds to an opening of a second receiving portion provided in the first main surface; thereafter inserting the first insert from the first holding portion into the first receiving portion and inserting the second insert from the second holding portion into the second receiving portion in a state where the holding unit is arranged to face the first main surface.

A rotor core manufacturing equipment used in a manufacture of a rotor core where magnets are inserted into magnet housing holes formed in a core body and a resin is supplied into the holes and subsequently cured therein. The equipment includes a stationary mold for holding the core body, a movable mold which is arranged on the core body and in which a resin flow passage is formed, and a cull plate that is arranged between the core body and the movable mold, the cull plate including a filling pot that guides the resin flowing out through the resin flow passage to the magnet housing holes and holds a cull as the cured resin. The filling pot includes an inlet which is opposite an outlet of the resin flow passage. The inlet of the filling pot has an area greater than the outlet of the resin flow passage.

A method of forming a device having a compliant member includes applying heat to a thermoplastic elastomer to maintain the thermoplastic elastomer in a softened state. The thermoplastic elastomer is extruded in the softened state as a film of thermoplastic elastomer. One or more of a bobbin and a housing, each having and end, is positioned such that the end extends at least partially into the film of thermoplastic elastomer. The positioning occurs when the thermoplastic elastomer is in the softened state and/or the bobbin and/or housing is at a temperature that is greater than a temperature of the film of thermoplastic elastomer. The film is cooled so that the bobbin and/or housing are secured to the film and so that the thermoplastic elastomer is in a state that exhibits rubber-like properties.

A radial-type magnetic encoder includes: an annular fixing member; and an annular plastic magnet attached to the annular fixing member. The annular fixing member includes the cylindrical portion, an outward flange portion extending outward in a radial direction from an edge of the cylindrical portion, and a sensor opposed portion bent from an edge of the outward flange portion and opposed to a magnetic sensor which detects rotation of the magnetic encoder, and the annular fixing member has a substantially U-shaped sectional shape along a plane including the radial direction and an axial direction. The annular plastic magnet has a shape that covers a front surface, a back surface, and an end edge of the sensor opposed portion, and an outer-diameter-side part of the outward flange portion.

The present invention provides a semi-product made of a prepreg, a three-dimensional preform and an overmolded part. More particularly, the present invention provides a semi-product made of a prepreg, including at least a first prepreg layer and a second prepreg layer, characterized in that a magnetic material layer is laid between the first prepreg layer and the second prepreg layer. Since the magnetic material layer is added between the prepreg layers, the produced semi-product, when being made into a three-dimensional preform and further into an overmolded part, can be well supported and positioned due to attraction to the magnetic material layer by the magnet on the die, and therefore be precisely shaped.

A method for manufacturing a permanent magnet includes preparing a plurality of permanent magnet blocks having the same size, spacing and arranging the plurality of permanent magnet blocks in a lower mold Having an opened upper side, pressing a side of the lower mold while circulating adhesive in the lower mold and integrating the plurality of permanent magnet blocks such that the adhesive is evenly applied to surface of each of the permanent magnet blocks, thereby forming a permanent magnet assembly and hardening the adhesive by heating the permanent magnet assembly.