Integrated driver-encoder assembly for brushless motor

Abstract

An improved brushless motor apparatus has a first housing section which defines a generally cylindrical chamber enclosed by first and second end walls. A first rotor section is rotatively mounted in the chamber. The chamber has a plurality of formed stators winding in line communication with a first coupler. The rotor having a second rotor section extending beyond said second end wall to which a actuation disk is detachably mounted. The actuator disk has magnetized on one face a commutator ring and a encoder ring. A driver board is detachably mounted to the second end wall and has fixably mounted thereto a second coupler mating with the first coupler. A plurality of commutator sensors are aligned opposite to the commutator ring and a plurality of encoder sensors are aligned opposite the encoder ring. The driver board has mounted to its second face a third coupler and a driver circuit in electronic communication with the commutator and encoder sensors, and the second coupler and the third coupler. A third end wall is detachably mounted to said end wall locating the driver board and actuation disk therebetween.