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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2017
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Emily Brimhall, Alpine, UT (US);
Austin Carlson, Provo, UT (US);
Kevin Rees, Herriman, UT (US);
Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Seth Myer, Eagle Mtn., UT (US);
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Emily Brimhall, Alpine, UT (US);
Austin Carlson, Provo, UT (US);
Kevin Rees, Herriman, UT (US);
Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Seth Myer, Eagle Mtn., UT (US);
Hall Labs LLC, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
In various example embodiments, a low energy electric motor brake is described comprising one or more electronic switches that connect the input wires to an electric motor together, thus shorting out the motor and braking the motor. The electronic switches are separate from the control system, and provide the braking function. This alleviates the motor controllers and other system control units from providing the braking function to the motor. The electronic switches require minimal to no power in order to maintain the brake to the motor. The control unit may be placed in a low power or sleep mode while the electronic switches maintain the brake.