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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:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiro Daikoku, Tokyo, JP;
Shigekazu Sakabe, Tokyo, JP;
Toshinori Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuichi Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Nakahara, Tokyo, JP;
Kyouhei Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 3/908 ; H02K 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 3/908 ; H02K 3/04 ;
Abstract
A commutator assembly for an electric motor includes a commutator having commutator segments arranged circumferentially, brushes contacting the commutator segments, and an equalizer connecting commutator segments so they have the same electric potential, the equalizer including printed circuit boards with insulating substrates and a connecting plate having an electrically conducting film on the insulating substrate, electrically connected to the commutator segments.