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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
Masanobu Kakihara, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toru Shikayama, Kitakyushu, JP;
Masanobu Kakihara, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toru Shikayama, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Abstract
The disclosure discloses a linear motor comprising: a field system in which a plurality of permanent magnets are linearly arranged: and an armature configured to face said field system and to have an armature core provided with armature windings, said linear motor running along a predetermined direction of travel with either said field system or said armature serving as a mover and the other serving as a stator, wherein: said armature core comprises: auxiliary teeth that are respectively provided on both ends along said direction of travel and around which said armature windings are not wound; and a plurality of main teeth that are provided between said auxiliary teeth, and each of said auxiliary teeth comprises an end portion shape in which a dimension in a teeth height direction orthogonal to said direction of travel is variable along said direction of travel.