Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation

Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wūrzburg

Continental Automotive Systems Us, Inc.

Siemens Canada Limited

Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg

Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh&co. Kommanditgesellschaft

Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co Kg, Wuerzburg

Siemens Vdo Automotive Canada Inc.

Attila Simofi-Ilyes

Andrew Lakerdas

Stefan Zenon Smorowski

Corneliu Dragoi

Paul McLennan

Martin Volkening

Milenko Stamenic

Peter A Kershaw

John Edward Makaran

Tao Hong

Mike Toner

Steven Russell Van Horne

Thomas Wissmueller

Stefan Beetz

Maurad Berkouk

Sebastien Labat

Bonifacio Castillo

Alex Gubbels

John Fleck

Derek Mudge

William Brehmer

John Van Duynhoven

Richard Illingworth

Antonio Giammarco

Dragan Radakovic

Ovidius Turcanu

Eric Plagens

Jahan Kargar

Steven VanHorne

Michael Groppel

Rod VanWyck

Michael John Koncan

Daniela Pricope

Shan Mugan

The fan assembly provided with a fan ring, including a first leg and a second leg, may be arranged with a shroud that may include a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, a first ring, a second ring, and a third ring. An air passage may be formed between a distal end of the first leg and the third ring, the second ring and the first leg, the second leg and the second sidewall, and a distal end of the first leg and the first ring. The air passage may be configured to improve acoustic performance and air flow efficiency.

Integrated downstream funnel

A cooling fan module is provided. The cooling fan module may include a frame, a fan assembly, a number of guide vanes, and a cylindrical deflector. The frame may include a sidewall that defines an opening and an outer periphery. The fan assembly may be disposed within the opening and include fan blades extending from a hub and terminating at a fan ring. The fan ring may have a curved profile. The number of guide vanes may be disposed radially around the opening. The cylindrical deflector may extend axially from the sidewall and radially surround the number of guide vanes. The cylindrical deflector may be disposed radially between the number of guide vanes and the outer periphery.

Cooling fan module

The present invention provides an adapter device for attaching a cooling fan to a motor in a cooling fan module for an automotive cooling system. The device includes a connection member for rotationally fixed connection with a rotor of the motor. The rotor is surrounded by a stator comprising windings or coils arranged annularly about the rotor. The connection member is separate from the rotor and is configured for insertion into a central aperture or opening of the rotor for connection thereto via an outer surface of the connection member. An attachment member is provided at an end region of the connection member for attachment of a cooling fan thereto. The adapter device is configured to accommodate at least one bearing which supports the rotor for rotation about a rotational axis.

Adapter device for attaching a cooling fan to a motor and cooling fan module for an automotive cooling system

An apparatus for mounting an electric motor, in particular a fan drive of a heating or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, such that vibrations are decoupled, having a number of elastic damping elements which are plug-mounted on the motor, and also comprising a corresponding number of mounting contours, which are associated with said damping elements, in an external housing which at least partially surrounds the motor housing, wherein the respective damping element has a central insertion slot for the corresponding radial lug, and wherein the respective damping element has material spokes, which extend in the manner of a star starting from the insertion slot, so as to form spoke sections which face one another and between which slot regions which are free of material and open at the periphery are formed.

Apparatus for mounting a motor such that vibrations are decoupled

A drive unit for operating a device, in particular a device in a vehicle and a method for operating a drive unit are provided. An electrical drive assembly and a break assembly are combined and arranged together in a common housing. The breaking assembly could be a mechanical breaking assembly or an electrical break assembly. The break assembly automatically locks the shaft of the electrical drive assembly and thus provides self-locking capabilities.

Drive unit and method for operating the drive unit

The present invention provides a cooling fan module for an automotive cooling system, comprising: a cooling fan having a hub and a plurality of fan blades extending from the hub; a motor for driving the cooling fan, the motor having a rotor mounted or supported for rotation about an axis on a fixed shaft or axle of the motor; and an adapter device by means of which the cooling fan is attached to the rotor, wherein the adapter device comprises a connection member for rotationally fixed connection to a body of the rotor, and an attachment member for attachment with the hub of the cooling fan. The connection member may comprise a stub, which is desirably inserted into a central opening or aperture of the rotor body and the adapter device desirably accommodates at least one bearing upon which the rotor is supported for rotation about the rotational axis.

Cooling fan module and adapter device therefor

A fan module assembly includes at least one a rotatable fan () having blades () with tips of blades being joined by an annular fan band (). An electrically conductive squirrel cage () is associated with the fan band to rotate therewith. Flux receiving structure () is associated with the fan band. A shroud () has a shaft () with the fan being associated with the shaft so as to rotate about the shaft and with respect to the shroud. Control structure () is mounted stationary with respect to the shroud generally adjacent to a portion of the fan band. The control structure is constructed and arranged to generate a changing magnetic field, generally at the radius of the fan band, which interacts with the flux receiving structure and the squirrel cage to cause the fan to be driven by tangential force.

Tangential drive module assembly and method of assembly for airflow induction

A cooling module includes a shroud () having an integral cover (). The cover receives a bearing structure (). A fan () is provided for moving air. A rotor and stator assembly () has an opened end and includes a stator () having permanent magnets. A rotor () includes a lamination stack (), windings (), a commutator (); and a shaft (). The rotor is associated with the stator so as to rotate with respect thereto. One end () of the shaft is coupled with the fan and another end () of the shaft is received by the bearing structure. A brush and connector unit () is associated with the cover of the shroud and includes brushes () associated with the commutator, and an electrical connector (). The cover covers the opened end of the rotor and stator assembly and covers at least a portion of a brush and connector unit.

Electric motor cooling module having bearing structure nested directly in a brush and connector unit that is mounted directly to a cover of a shroud

A motor case assemblya permanent magnet D.C. electric motor includes a motor casehaving a generally cylindrical wall, a closed end, and an open endopposite the closed end, defining an interior. Permanent magnet structureis mounted to the wallin the interior. A surface defines at least one holethrough the wall. The holeis constructed and arranged to be employed in mounting the caseto a shroud to obtain a mass balance distribution of a motor shroud assembly.

Motor stator assembly mounting features for radial mounting to a shroud and assembly method

A cooling moduleincludes a motor assemblyhaving a motor casehaving at least one open end and including mounting bracketsintegral therewith. Each bracket has only a bottom portionconnected with the motor case. An armature assembly is disposed in the motor case and includes a rotatable shaft. A brush card assemblyis associated with the armature assembly, and an end capis disposed over the brush card assembly and partially covers the open end of the motor case and thereby defining a non end cap covered motor portion. A fanis coupled to an end of the shaft and has a hub substantially covering one end of the motor assembly. A shroudhas a motor cover. Fastening structureis associated with the shroud and engaged with the brackets thereby mounting the motor assembly to the shroud, with the motor cover substantially covering the end cap and the non end cap covered motor portion.

Electric motor case with folded out mounting tabs and economical motor-fan module packaging

A dual fan module systemincludes a two-speed electric motorfor operating a first fan, a one-speed electric motorfor operating a second fan, and switching structure K, K, K, and Kconstructed and arranged to operate the system at more than two different speeds.

Multi-speed dual fan module system for engine cooling applications

A speed control and stall protection systemfor an electric DC brush motor includes a DC brush motor M. At least one relay Kis connected between the motor and a power supply. A speed sensing circuitis constructed and arranged to generate a signal indicative of a speed of the motor. A motor control and protection circuitis constructed and arranged to receive 1) the signal from the speed sensing circuit and 2) a control signal input for operating the at least one relay to control operation of the motor. When a stall condition is determined based on the signal from the speed sensing circuit, the motor control and protection circuit is constructed and arranged to control the at least one relay to disconnect power to the motor.

System and method for speed control and stall protection combination for electric motors such as in engine cooling applications

A multi-speed permanent magnet D.C. electric motor systemincludes at least one permanent magnet DC electric motorconfigured to operate at at least one speed. A current limiting device Ris constructed and arranged to lower electrical input power to the motorso that a speed of the motor is reduced, when the motor is powered together with the current limiting device, as compared to a speed of the motor powered absent the current limiting device. Switching structure K, K, Kis associated with the current limiting device to selectively operate the motor at at least three discrete speeds, even though the motor is configured for at least one-speed operation.

Multi-speed motor system combining at least a one speed electric motor, series resistor and power switches

A method of providing RFI suppression in a DC motor provides a universal terminal bar structureincluding a positive terminal barand a negative terminal bar, a first chokeelectrically connected with the positive terminal bar, a second chokeelectrically connected with the negative terminal bar, a first ground connectionconstructed and arranged to electrically connect the positive terminal bar to ground, a first breakable section A between the first ground connection and the positive terminal bar, a second ground connectionconstructed and arranged to electrically connect the negative terminal bar to ground, and a second breakable section B between the second ground connection and the negative terminal bar. Capacitor structureis attached to the terminal bar structure, and the first breakable section is selectively broken, alone or in combination with the second breakable section to provide versatile RFI suppression.

Universal terminal bar structure with ground contacting feature integrated into a body structure with versatile RFI suppression for electric motors

A brush card assemblyis provided for a permanent magnet brush motor. The motor includes a link wound, high speed side commutatorand an associated high speed side armature winding, and a link wound low speed side commutatorand an associated low speed side armature winding. The brush card assembly includes a brush cardincluding a high speed side having a positive brushand a negative brush' constructed and arranged to be operatively associated with the high speed side commutator, and a low speed side opposite the high speed side. The low speed side has a positive brushand a negative brush&#x2032; constructed and arranged to be operatively associated with the low speed side commutator. The brushes are constructed and arranged with respect to the commutators to provide at least two different operating speeds of the motor.

Brush card assembly with RFI suppression for two or three speed permanent magnet brush motor with link wound dual commutator and dual armature winding configuration

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