Direct current motor with non-superposed armature windings

Claim 2

A direct current motor comprising: a housing having at least a portion thereof formed of magnetic material; a shaft disposed centrally and journalled for rotation within said housing; a first element disposed within said housing comprising an annular field magnet having eight poles disposed centrally about said shaft, each said pole being magnetized into alternate N and S polarities in equal angular spaces; a second element disposed within said housing comprising an armature spaced from said field magnet and having three armature windings disposed thereon in non-superposed relationship in equal pitches with respect to each other and in a face-to-face relationship with respect to said field magnet poles; said portion of said housing formed of magnetic material closing the magnetic path of said field magnet and said armature being disposed in said magnetic path, each winding of said armature being formed and disposed thereon such that the angular spacing of those conductor portions thereof that contribute to the generation of torque is equal to the angular width of said field magent poles; one of said elements being fixed to said shaft and the other of said elements being fixed to said housing, said one of said elements being thereby made rotatable relative to the other of said elements.

Claim 3

A direct current motor comprising: a housing having at least a portion thereof formed of magnetic material; a shaft disposed centrally and journalled for rotation within said housing; a first element disposed within said housing comprising an annular field magnet having sixteen poles disposed centrally about said shaft, each said pole being magnetized into alternate N and S polarities in equal angular spaces; a second element disposed within said housing comprising an armature spaced from said field magnet and having six armature windings disposed thereon in non-superposed relationship in equal pitches with respect to each other and in a face-to-face relationship with respect to said field magnet poles; said portion of said housing formed of magnetic material closing the magnetic path of said field magnet and said armature being disposed in said magnetic path, each winding of said armature being formed and disposed thereon such that the angular spacing of those conductor portions thereof that contribute to the generation of torque is equal to the angular width of said field magnet poles; one of said elements being fixed to said shaft and the other of said elements being fixed to said housing, said one of said elements being thereby made rotatable relative to the other of said elements.

Claim 4

A direct current motor comprising: a housing having at least a portion thereof formed of magnetic material; a shaft disposed centrally and journalled for rotation within said housing; a first element disposed within said housing comprising an annular field magnet having sixteen poles disposed centrally about said shaft, each said pole being magnetized into alternate N and S polarities in equal angular spaces; a second element disposed within said housing comprising an armature spaced from said field magnet and having six armature windings disposed thereon in non-superposed relationship in equal pitches with respect to each other and in a face-to-face relationship with respect to said field magnet poles; said portion of said housing formed of magnetic material closing the magnetic path of said field magnet and said armature being disposed in said magnetic path, each winding of said armature being formed and disposed thereon such that the angular spacing of those conductor portions thereof that contribute to the generation of torque is equal to the angular width of said field magnet poles; one of said elements being fixed to said shaft and the other of said elements being fixed to said housing, said one of said elements being thereby made rotatable relative to the other of said elements.

Claim 5

A direct current motor comprising: a housing having at least a portion thereof formed of magnetic material; a shaft disposed centrally and journalled for rotation within said housing; a first element disposed within said housing comprising an annular field magnet having twelve poles disposed centrally about said shaft, each said pole being magnetized into alternate N and S polarities in equal angular spaces; a second element disposed within said housing comprising an armature spaced from said field magnet and having five armature windings disposed thereon in non-superposed relationship in equal pitches with respect to each other and in a face-to-face relationship with respect to said field magnet poles; said portion of said housing formed of magnetic material closing the magnetic path of said field magnet and said armature being disposed in said magnetic path, each winding of said armature being formed and disposed thereon such that the angular spacing of those conductor portions thereof that contribute to the generation of torque is equal to the angular width of said field magnet poles; one of said elements being fixed to said shaft and the other of said elements being fixed to said housing, said one of said elements being thereby made rotatable relative to the other of said elements.

Claim 6

A direct current motor comprising: a housing having at least a portion thereof formed of magnetic material; a shaft disposed centrally and journalled for rotation within said housing; a first element disposed within said housing comprising an annular field magnet having twelve poles disposed centrally about said shaft, each said pole being magnetized into alternate N and S polarities in equal angular spaces; a second element disposed within said housing comprising an armature spaced from said field magnet and having five armature windings disposed thereon in non-superposed relationship in equal pitches with respect to each other and in a face-to-face relationship with respect to said field magnet poles; said portion of said housing formed of magnetic material closing the magnetic path of said field magnet and said armature being disposed in said magnetic path, each winding of said armature being formed and disposed thereon such that the angular spacing of those conductor portions thereof that contribute to the generation of torque is equal to the angular width of said field magnet poles; one of said elements being fixed to said shaft and the other of said elements being fixed to said housing, said one of said elements being thereby made rotatable relative to the other of said elements.

Claim 7

A direct current motor comprising: a housing having at least a portion thereof formed of magnetic material; a shaft disposed centrally and journalled for rotation within said housing; a first element disposed within said housing comprising an annular field magnet having sixteen poles disposed centrally about said shaft, each said pole being magnetized into alternate N and S polarities in equal angular spaces; a second element disposed within said housing comprising an armature spaced from said field magnet and having seven armature windings disposed thereon in non-superposed relationship in equal pitches with respect to each other and in a face-to-face relationship with respect to said field magnet poles; said portion of said housing formed of magnetic material closing the magnetic path of said field magnet and said armature being disposed in said magnetic path, each winding of said armature being formed and disposed thereon such that the angular spacing of those conductor portions thereof that contribute to the generation of torque is equal to the angular width of said field magnet poles; one of said elements being fixed to said shaft and the other of said elements being fixed to said housing, said one of said elements being thereby made rotatable relative to the other of said elements.

Claim 8

A direct current motor comprising: a housing having at least a portion thereof formed of magnetic material; a shaft disposed centrally and journalled for rotation within said housing; a first element disposed within said housing comprising an annular field magnet having sixteen poles disposed centrally about said shaft, each said pole being magnetized into alternate N and S polarities in equal angular spaces; a second element disposed within said housing comprising an armature spaced from said field magnet and having seven armature windings disposed thereon in non-superposed relationship in equal pitches with respect to each other and in a face-to-face relationship with respect to said field magnet poles; said portion of said housing formed of magnetic material closing the magnetic path of said field magnet and said armature being disposed in said magnetic path, each winding of said armature being formed and disposed thereon such that the angular spacing of those conductor portions thereof that contribute to the generation of torque is equal to the angular width of said field magnet poles; one of said elements being fixed to said shaft and the other of said elements being fixed to said housing, said one of said elements being thereby made rotatable relative to the other of said elements.