Peter Otto Taube

US Patent:

20080129133, Jun 5, 2008

Filed:

Mar 31, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/594869

Inventors:

Peter Taube - Gibsonia PA, US
Bradley A. Trago - Blacksburg VA, US
Wolfgang Becker - Waldenbuch, DE
Dennis Van Zee - Durand, IL
Ulrich Rueger - Germering, DE

Assignee:

Danaher Motion Stockholm AB - Stockholm

International Classification:

H02K 7/06
B62D 5/04
B62D 3/06
B62D 3/08
F16H 25/22
F16H 25/24

US Classification:

310 80, 180444, 7442471, 310 89

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a device functioning as an electric motor or actuator (′) comprising: a housing () encapsulating a rotating member (), one or several arrangements () for generating a magnetic field due to electrical current, a displaceable shaft () at least partly having exterior grooves (′), said rotating member having a portion () with inner grooves (′) corresponding to grooves on said shaft (′). The device comprises at least one magnetic element () arranged on an outer surface of said rotating member (′) substantially perpendicular to extension direction of said grooves (′) for interaction with said arrangement () and rotating said rotating member.