Patent ID: 8368257
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. A linear brushless DC motor comprising: a stationary base assembly including at least one linear guide and an array of magnets, the stationary base assembly further including a passive component of a limit position sensor; a movable coil assembly situated on the stationary base assembly, the movable coil assembly comprising: a master controller/scheduler that is external to the movable coil assembly, the master controller/scheduler being connected to the motor controller of the movable coil assembly through a communication cable, wherein the at least one coil, the Hall-effect sensor, the amplifier, the motor controller and the active component are assembled so that the at least one coil, the amplifier and the motor controller are collectively displaced when the movable coil assembly is moved relative to the stationary base assembly using the at least one linear guide.