The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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.

Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2006
Applicants:

Masaaki Yamakata, Akishima, JP;

Kiyoshi Akiyama, Akishima, JP;

Inventors:

Masaaki Yamakata, Akishima, JP;

Kiyoshi Akiyama, Akishima, JP;

Assignee:

Rigaku Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A rotating shaft is accommodated in a case. A ferromagnetic portion is formed on the rotating shaft, and electromagnets are provided to the case. Many projecting portions are formed so as to be arranged in a direction along which the movement of the rotating shaft is required to be regulated. Furthermore, Many projecting portions are likewise formed on the ferromagnetic portion. According to this construction, magnetic flux occurring in the electromagnets concentrates, so that restoring force occurs in the axial direction with suppressing reduction of the attractive force in a radial direction to the ferromagnetic portion. Therefore, the movement in the axial direction of the rotating shaft can be regulated.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…