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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1998
Jiro Kondo, Obu, JP;
Tomokazu Kondo, Anjo, JP;
Yuichiro Miura, Anjo, JP;
Hideki Kawamura, Chita-gun, JP;
Denso Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A torque motor comprises a rotor having a pair of permanent magnet groups, and a pair of stator cores. Each magnet group includes a plurality of plate or rod-shaped permanent magnets arranged in a circumferential direction. The magnet groups are arranged asymmetrically with respect to a rotary axis of the rotor. That is, one magnet group is displaced one-half angle of the pitch angle of each permanent magnet from the symmetric position of the other magnet group with respect to the rotary axis of the rotor. Alternatively, the stator cores are arranged asymmetrically with respect to the rotary axis of the rotor so that a front end of one stator core is displaced from the symmetric position of a front end of the other stator core in the circumferential direction. A cylindrical magnetic cover is fitted on the rotor to cover the permanent magnets circumferentially.