1. A traction drive for an elevator, comprising:
a sheave for actuating a transmission means of the elevator; and
a synchronous motor coupled to said sheave, said synchronous motor including,
a stator with at least one winding for generating a rotating magnetic field around a motor axis, and
a shaftless rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets and magnetic sectors, said rotor being formed from said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors alternating in a circumferential direction about the motor axis and wherein said permanent magnets are longer in a direction of the motor axis than a core of said stator.
2. The traction drive according to claim 1 wherein said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors are detachably fixed to one another by holding means formed from a non-magnetic material.
3. The traction drive according to claim 1 wherein said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors are fixed to one another non-removably by at least one of welding, bonding, sintering, molding and an adhesive.
4. The traction drive according to claim 1 wherein said permanent magnets have a low flux density.
5. The traction drive according to claim 4 wherein said permanent magnets are made from one of a Ferrite material, a Rare Earth element bonded with polymers or a Rare Earth element.
6. The traction drive according to claim 1 wherein said magnetic sectors are made as one piece from a ferromagnetic material or a paramagnetic material.
7. The fraction drive according to claim 1 wherein said magnetic sectors are made of ferromagnetic or pararnagnetic sheets, fixed to one another detachably by holding means.
8. The fraction drive according to claim 1 wherein said magnetic sectors are made of ferromagnetic or paramagnetic sheets, fixed to one another non-removably by at least one of welding, bonding, sintering, molding and. an adhesive.
9. The traction drive according to claim 1 wherein said rotor and said sheave are coupled to one another by elastic means.
10. A traction drive for an elevator, comprising:
a sheave for actuating a transmission means of the elevator;
a synchronous motor, said synchronous motor including,
a stator with at least one winding for generating a rotating magnetic field around a motor axis, and
a shaftless rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets and magnetic sectors, said rotor being formed from said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors alternating in a circumferential direction about the motor axis and wherein said permanent magnets are longer in a direction of the motor axis than a core of said stator; and
elastic means coupling said rotor and said sheave to one another, wherein the elastic means is disposed axially between the rotor and the sheave and is in direct axial contact with the rotor and the sheave.
11. The traction drive according to claim 10 wherein said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors are detachably fixed to one another by cup-shaped holders disposed at axial ends of the rotor, wherein the axial ends of the rotor are radially disposed within the cup-shaped holders, wherein the cup-shaped holders are formed from a non-magnetic material.
12. The traction drive according to claim 11 wherein said holding means are supported by bearings.
13. The traction drive according to claim 10 wherein said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors are fixed to one another non-removably by at least one of welding, bonding, sintering, molding and an adhesive.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A portable control unit for activating a panel assembly of a vehicle comprising:
a housing, a first switch disposed on the housing, at least one connector, and a battery;
wherein the at least one connector is configured to engage a receptor of a panel assembly of a vehicle, the panel assembly lacking a power source, such that the battery provides power to the panel assembly and the first switch controls movement of a panel within the panel assembly.
2. The portable control unit of claim 1, wherein the first switch is a trigger switch.
3. The portable control unit of claim 2, further comprising a second switch disposed on the housing that controls the function of the trigger switch.
4. The portable control unit of claim 3, wherein the second switch toggles between a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein when the second switch is in a first orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the panel to move in a first direction, and when the second switch is in a second orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the panel to move in a second direction.
5. The portable control unit of claim 4, further comprising a third switch and a fourth switch disposed on the housing, wherein activating the third switch controls the panel to move in a third direction and activating the fourth switch controls the panel to move in a fourth direction.
6. The portable control unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one connector comprises a first connector and a second connector, the first connector configured to engage a first receptor of a panel assembly of a first vehicle, and the second connector configured to engage a second receptor of a panel assembly of a second vehicle.
7. The portable control unit of claim 1, wherein the battery is rechargeable.
8. The portable control unit of claim 7, wherein the battery is a 9 volt battery or a 12 volt battery.
9. The portable control unit of claim 1, wherein the portable control unit is hand-held.
10. A portable control unit for activating at least one of an electric moonroof and an electric window comprising:
a housing, a first switch disposed on the housing, at least one connector, at least one battery, and at least one wire connecting the at least one connector to the at least one battery;
wherein the at least one connector is capable of connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor in a vehicle lacking a power source, such that the at least one battery provides power to the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor, and the first switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor.
11. The portable control unit of claim 10, wherein the first switch is a trigger switch.
12. The portable control unit of claim 11, further comprising a second switch disposed on the housing that controls the function of the trigger switch.
13. The portable control unit of claim 12, wherein second switch toggles between a first orientation and a second orientation to control the function of the trigger switch, wherein when the second switch is in a first orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive at least one of a moonroof and a window in a first direction, and when the second switch is in a second orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a second direction.
14. The portable control unit of claim 13, further comprising a third switch and a fourth switch disposed on the housing, wherein activating the third switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a third direction and activating the fourth switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a fourth direction.
15. The portable control unit of claim 10, wherein the at least one connector comprises a first connector and a second connector, the first connector capable of electrically connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor of a first vehicle, and the second connector capable of electrically connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor of a second vehicle.
16. The portable control unit of claim 10, wherein the at least one battery is rechargeable.
17. A portable control unit for opening and closing at least one of an electric moonroof and an electric window comprising:
a housing, a trigger switch and a second switch disposed on the housing, at least one connector and at least one battery;
wherein the at least one connector is capable of connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor in a vehicle lacking a power source, such that the at least one battery provides power to the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor, and the trigger switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor, and the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor drives at least one of a moonroof and a window;
wherein the second switch toggles between a first orientation and a second orientation to control the function of the trigger switch, wherein when the second switch is in a first orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a first direction, and when the second switch in a second orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a second direction.
18. The portable control unit of claim 17, further comprising a third switch and a fourth switch disposed on the housing, wherein activating the third switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a third direction, and activating the fourth switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a fourth direction.
19. The portable control unit of claim 17, wherein the at least one connector comprises a first connector and a second connector, the first connector capable of electrically connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor of a first vehicle, and the second connector capable of electrically connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor of a second vehicle.
20. The portable control unit of claim 17, wherein the battery is rechargeable.