1. An insulator for a stator assembly including a stator core having a plurality of teeth, coils wound around the teeth, and a PCBA, the insulator comprising:
at least one insulator adapted to be mounted to the stator core and structured to insulate the stator core from the coils,
said at least one insulator including structure to perform at least one additional function.
2. The insulator according to claim 1, wherein said structure includes a support member to support andor locate the PCBA on the stator core.
3. The insulator according to claim 1, wherein said structure includes a wire guide to guide cross-over wires that form a connection between coils.
4. The insulator according to claim 1, wherein said structure includes positioning structure to precisely position the PCBA with respect to the coils.
5. An insulator for a stator assembly including a stator core having a plurality of teeth, coils wound around the teeth, and a PCBA, the insulator comprising:
at least a first insulator adapted to be mounted to the stator core and structured to insulate the stator core from the coils,
the first insulator including a support member to support andor locate the PCBA on the stator.
6. The insulator according to claim 5, wherein the first insulator is adapted to be mounted to a first side of the stator core and further comprising a second insulator adapted to be mounted to a second side of the stator core opposite to the first side, the first and second insulators structured to insulate the stator core from the coils.
7. The insulator according to claim 5, wherein each insulator includes a main wall having a plurality of petals that correspond to a number of teeth on the stator core.
8. The insulator according to claim 7, wherein each of the petals includes an anchoring protrusion adapted to engage within a respective hole provided in each of the teeth.
9. The insulator according to claim 8, wherein the anchoring protrusion is provided at the end of each petal near an internal diameter of the insulator.
10. The insulator according to claim 8, wherein one of the petals includes an anchoring protrusion having a first shape and the remainder of the petals each have an anchoring protrusion having a second shape that is different than the first shape.
11. The insulator according to claim 10, wherein one of the petals has a circular-shaped anchoring protrusion and the remainder of the petals each have a diamond-shaped anchoring protrusion.
12. The insulator according to claim 8, wherein each of the petals includes a reservoir that surrounds the anchoring protrusion thereof.
13. The insulator according to claim 7, wherein each petal includes a curved flange at the free end thereof.
14. The insulator according to claim 7, wherein at least one petal includes a guide wall at the free end thereof, the guide wall including an asymmetrical shape that is adapted to accommodate a Hall sensor or other component provided to the PCBA.
15. The insulator according to claim 7, wherein each insulator includes side walls that extend from the main wall along slots that separate the petals.
16. The insulator according to claim 15, wherein the main wall and side walls are contoured and arranged to guide the coils around the teeth.
17. The insulator according to claim 7, wherein each of the petals includes radii that control, at least in part, the shape of the coils.
18. The insulator according to claim 7, wherein the main wall includes nine petals.
19. The insulator according to claim 5, wherein one insulator includes one or more guide walls to guide the coils around the teeth.
20. The insulator according to claim 5, wherein each insulator includes a plurality of depressions that are adapted to receive corresponding dimples or protrusions on an outer surface of the stator core.
21. The insulator according to claim 5, wherein the support member includes a plurality of mounting protrusions, the mounting protrusions adapted to engage within corresponding holes or slots provided in the PCBA.
22. The insulator according to claim 21, wherein the mounting protrusions are unevenly spaced so as to allow only one possible mounting position of the PCBA onto them.
23. The insulator according to claim 21, wherein the support member includes three mounting protrusions.
24. The insulator according to claim 5, wherein each insulator is molded of a liquid crystal polymer (LCP).
25. The insulator according to claim 5, wherein one insulator includes guide walls to guide cross-over wires that form a connection between coils.
26. The insulator according to claim 6, wherein the insulators are formed in one piece with one another.
27. The insulator according to claim 26, wherein the insulators are overmolded onto the stator core.
28. An insulator for a stator assembly including a stator core having a plurality of teeth, coils wound around the teeth, and a PCBA, the insulator comprising:
at least a first insulator adapted to be mounted to the stator core and structured to insulate the stator core from the coils,
the first insulator including a guide wall structured to guide cross-over wires that form a connection between coils.
29-34. (canceled)
35. A brushless DC motor, comprising:
a magnetic rotor; and
a stator assembly adapted to control movement of the rotor,
the stator assembly including a stator core having a plurality of teeth, coils wound around the teeth, a PCBA, and the insulator according to claim 1.
36-42. (canceled)
43. A flow generator for generating a supply of pressurized air to be provided to a patient for treatment, the flow generator comprising:
a housing;
a blower provided to the housing, the blower operable to provide a pressurized flow of air at an outlet,
wherein the blower includes at least one impeller and a motor according to claim 35 to drive the at least one impeller.
44-45. (canceled)
46. A method for manufacturing a stator assembly comprising:
providing a stator core including a plurality of teeth;
providing an insulator to the stator core to insulate the stator core; and
guiding wiring around the teeth, at least in part, via the insulator.
47-51. (canceled)
52. A method for manufacturing a stator assembly comprising:
providing a stator core including a plurality of teeth;
providing at least one insulator to the stator core to insulate the stator core; and
mounting a PCBA to the at least one insulator.
53-59. (canceled)
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A tablet vessel feed apparatus comprising a stock container for storing a plurality of tablet vessels, a vessel takeout section for taking out the tablet vessels from the stock container in accordance with a prescription specifying data, and a conveyor for conveying the tablet vessels taken out from the stock container by the vessel takeout section, the tablet vessel feed apparatus further comprising:
an auxiliary conveyor for conveying the tablet vessel taken out from the stock container toward the conveyor;
a delivery table for receiving the tablet vessel conveyed by the auxiliary conveyor to retain and then deliver the tablet vessel to the conveyor;
a tablet vessel sensor for detecting the tablet vessel on at least any one of the auxiliary conveyor and the delivery table; and
a controller for allowing the vessel takeout section to stop taking out the tablet vessels from the stock container while the tablet vessel sensor detects the tablet vessel.
2. The tablet vessel feed apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising an indicator and a remaining quantity sensor for detecting a remaining quantity of tablet vessels in the stock container, wherein based on a detecting signal of the remaining quantity sensor, the controller allows the indicator to indicate a fact that the remaining quantity of the tablet vessels is less than a predetermined quantity.
3. The tablet vessel feed apparatus as in claim 2, wherein the stock container has a circular rotation member on the bottom thereof so that the circular rotation member is periodically rotated to improve detection accuracy of the remaining quantity sensor.
4. The tablet vessel feed apparatus as in claim 1, wherein when the tablet vessel sensor can not detect the tablet vessel for a predetermined time after commencing the takeout of the tablet vessels from the stock container, the controller allows the indicator to indicate stockout of the tablet vessel.
5. The tablet vessel feed apparatus as in claim 4, wherein the stock container comprises a plurality of containers containing a different size of tablet vessels respectively, and wherein when the controller decides stockout of the tablet vessel having a size corresponding to the prescription specifying data in accordance with a detection signal of the tablet vessel sensor, the controller allows the vessel takeout section to take out the tablet vessel of larger size than the tablet vessel of the size corresponding to the prescription specifying data.
6. The tablet vessel feed apparatus as in claim 5, wherein when the controller also decides stockout of the tablet vessel of larger size, the controller stops treating a prescription on which the prescription specifying data is based.
7. The tablet vessel feed apparatus as in claim 6, wherein as the controller stops treating a prescription on which the prescription specifying data is based, the controller stores the prescription as an untreated prescription, and wherein when the tablet vessel corresponding to the stockout is replenished, the controller allows the vessel takeout section to start taking out the replenished tablet vessel to treat the untreated prescription.
8. The tablet vessel feed apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a recovery box for recovering the tablet vessel on the conveyor, wherein when continuing operation after abnormal shutdown of the apparatus, the controller conducts a restoring process for allowing the conveyor to operate so that the tablet vessel remaining on the conveyor is recovered into the recovery box before restoring to normal operation.