Stepping motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9776553-B2
Application number	US-201514683758-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2015
Priority date	Apr 22, 2014
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

A stepping motors includes a bracket including a first protruding line and a second protruding line formed on both sides, a stator and a rotor disposed on the bracket, a lead screw coupled with the rotor, and a moving member which moves back and forth according to a rotation of the lead screw, in which the moving member includes a first guide groove which slides on the first protruding line and a second guide groove which slides on the second protruding line, and the first guide groove and the second guide groove include first sections which have widths corresponding to the first protruding line and the second protruding line, respectively, and second sections which have greater widths than the first sections.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stepping motor comprising:
a bracket comprising a first protruding line and a second protruding line formed on both sides;
a stator and a rotor disposed on the bracket;
a lead screw coupled with the rotor; and
a moving member which moves back and forth according to a rotation of the lead screw,
wherein the moving member comprises a first guide groove which slides on the first protruding line and a second guide groove which slides on the second protruding line, and
wherein the first guide groove and the second guide groove comprise first sections which have widths corresponding to the first protruding line and the second protruding line, respectively, and second sections which have greater widths than the first sections.

2. The stepping motor of claim 1 , wherein the bracket comprises:
a housing disposed on one side;
a supporter disposed on the other side;
a first connecting bar which connects the housing with the supporter and comprises the first protruding line formed therein; and
a second connecting bar which connects the housing with the supporter and comprises the second protruding line formed therein.

3. The stepping motor of claim 1 , wherein the first protruding line is thicker than the second protruding line.

4. The stepping motor of claim 1 , wherein the first guide groove comprises a first section formed on one side and a second section formed on the other side, and
wherein the second guide groove comprises a first section formed on the other side and a second section formed on the one side.

5. The stepping motor of claim 1 , wherein the first section and the second section of the first guide groove and the first section and the second section of the second guide groove have widths which satisfy following Formulas 1 and 2,
D 21 <D 11 <D 12   [Formula 1]

D 21 <D 11 <D 22   [Formula 2]

wherein D 11 indicates the width of the first section of the first guide groove, D 12 indicates the width of the second section of the first guide groove, D 21 indicates the width of the first section of the second guide groove, and D 22 indicates the width of the second section of the second guide groove.

6. The stepping motor of claim 2 , wherein the housing comprises an opening through which the moving member passes.

7. The stepping motor of claim 6 , comprising a cover which is connected to the housing and seals the stator.

8. The stepping motor of claim 2 , comprising a plurality of reinforcing portions formed on outer surfaces of the first connecting bar and the second connecting bar.

9. The stepping motor of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of reinforcing portions are connected to one another through connection portions.

10. The stepping motor of claim 1 , comprising a substrate coupled with the bracket.

11. The stepping motor of claim 10 , wherein the bracket comprises protecting rails coupled with an edge portion of the substrate.

12. The stepping motor of claim 1 , wherein the moving member comprises a body comprising the first guide groove and the second guide groove formed thereon.

13. The stepping motor of claim 12 , wherein the moving member comprises a coupling portion formed on a top of the body.

14. The stepping motor of claim 12 , wherein the body comprises:
a through-hole into which the lead screw is inserted; and
an accommodating groove into which a magnet is inserted.

15. A head lamp assembly comprising:
the stepping motor according to claim 1 ; and
a head lamp coupled with the moving member of the stepping motor.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Su Hyoung

Classifications

• H02K21/145

  having an annular armature coil (with homopolar co-operation H02K21/20) · CPC title

• B60Q1/076 Primary

  by electrical means {including means to transmit the movements, e.g. shafts or joints} · CPC title

• H02K37/24

  Structural association with auxiliary mechanical devices · CPC title

• H02K11/33

  Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics (H02K11/38 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60Q2200/30

  Special arrangements for adjusting headlamps, e.g. means for transmitting the movements for adjusting the lamps · CPC title