Patent ID: 7965010
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. An armature for a motor, the armature comprising: a first and second magnetic structure forming a first spatial period of the armature; (i) wherein the first magnetic structure has a first magnetic polarity and includes a first plurality of maglettes, the first plurality of maglettes comprising: (ii) wherein the second magnetic structure is adjacent the first magnetic structure and has a second magnetic polarity that is different from the first magnetic polarity, the second magnetic structure comprising a second plurality of maglettes comprising: wherein an angle between a magnetic polarity vector of a first outer maglette of the first plurality of maglettes and the magnetic polarity vector of an adjacent second outer maglette of the second plurality of maglettes has a third angle magnitude between about 45 degrees and 90 degrees, where the third angle magnitude is different from the first and second angle magnitudes.