# US 2021/0281156 A1 · Stepping motor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0281156 A1 - Document ID: US20210281156A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/137,396 - Filed: 2020-12-30 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-06 - Assignees: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. - Applicants: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Suohe Wei - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210281156A1 ## CPC - H02K 37/04: with rotors situated within the stators - H02K 1/243: {of the claw-pole type} - H02K 3/524: {for U-shaped, E-shaped or similarly shaped cores} - H02K 7/083: {radially supporting the rotary shaft at both ends of the rotor (H02K7/086, H02K7/09 take precedence)} - H02K 2203/03: Machines characterised by the wiring boards, i.e. printed circuit boards or similar structures for connecting the winding terminations - H02K 2213/03: Machines characterised by numerical values, ranges, mathematical expressions or similar information - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a stepping motor. The stepping motor includes a rotor assembly including a rotating shaft and a magnetic steel sheathed outside the rotating shaft and a number of stator assemblies. The stator assembly spacing is sheathed outside the rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a fixed claw pole around the periphery of the rotor assembly and a coil on the fixed claw pole. The stator assemblies are arranged in layers along the axial direction of the rotor assembly in turn. Because the plurality of stator assemblies are arranged in the same shaft to drive a rotor assembly together, the problem of easy eccentricity is avoided, and the output efficiency is greatly increased. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A stepping motor comprising: a rotor assembly comprising a shaft and magnets sleeved outside the shaft, along a circumferential direction of the shaft for forming a plurality of first magnetic poles and a plurality of second magnetic poles; a plurality of stator assemblies sleeved outside the rotor assembly and sequentially stacked and arranged along an axial direction of the rotor assembly, each of the stator assembly comprising a fixed claw pole wound on the periphery of the rotor assembly and a coil sheathed on the fixed claw pole; wherein the fixed claw pole comprises a first claw pole part and a second claw pole part which are oppositely arranged and mutually matched; wherein the first claw pole part comprises a first base sleeved on the shaft and first pole claws bending and extending from an edge of the base along the axial direction of the shaft towards the second claw pole part, and the first pole claws are distributed at intervals along the circumferential direction of the first base; the second claw pole part comprises a second base sleeved on the shaft and second pole claws bending and extending from the edge of the base along the axial direction of the shaft towards the first base, and the second pole claws are distributed at intervals along the axial direction of the second base; the first pole claws and the second pole claws extend in a staggered manner, each first pole claw is positioned between two adjacent second pole claws, and the first pole claw and the second pole claw form a pole claw ring; the coil is sleeved on the periphery of the pole claw ring; and the polarities of the first pole claw and the second pole claw are opposite, and the polarity of the pole claw ring is set corresponding to the polarity of the magnet. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The stepping motor as described in claim 1, wherein the stator assembly further comprises a skeleton sleeved on the periphery of the claw pole ring, and the coil is sleeved and fixed on the skeleton. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The stepping motor as described in claim 2, wherein the first pole claw bends and extends from a side of the first base close to the shaft, the stator assembly further comprises a housing bending and extending from an edge of the first base on a side away from the shaft toward the second base, and the coil is located between the housing and the claw pole ring. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The stepping motor as described in claim 2, wherein the second pole claw bends and extends from a side of the second base close to the shaft, the stator assembly further comprises a housing bending and extending from an edge of the second base on a side away from the shaft toward the first base, and the coil is located between the housing and the claw pole ring. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The stepping motor as described in claim 3, wherein the stator assembly further comprises a circuit board fixed outside the housing, and the skeleton extends out as supporting feet in a direction away from the shaft, the housing is provided with an avoiding hole corresponding to the supporting feet, and the supporting feet extend to the outside of the housing through the avoiding hole and are fixedly connected with the circuit board. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The stepping motor as described in claim 4, wherein the stator assembly further comprises a circuit board fixed outside the housing, and the skeleton extends out as supporting feet in a direction away from the shaft, the housing is provided with an avoiding hole corresponding to the supporting feet, and the supporting feet extend to the outside of the housing through the avoiding hole and are fixedly connected with the circuit board. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The stepping motor as described in claim 5, wherein the coil is provided with a connection end, and the connection end is wound on the supporting feet and electrically connected with the circuit board. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The stepping motor as described in claim 6, wherein the coil is provided with a connection end, and the connection end is wound on the supporting feet and electrically connected with the circuit board. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The stepping motor as described in claim 1, wherein the first pole claw and the second pole claw are arranged at equal intervals, and widths of the first pole claw and the second pole claw are gradually reduced along respective extending directions. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The stepping motor as described in claim 1, wherein the stepping motor further comprises end covers respectively sleeved on two ends of the shaft, and the end cover is connected with the shaft through a bearing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The stepping motor as described in claim 9, wherein a gasket is arranged between the magnet and each end cover. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The stepping motor as described in claim 1, wherein a plurality of stator assemblies are divided into at least two different phases, first pole claws or second pole claws of the stator assemblies of the same phase are arranged identically, the coils of the stator assemblies of the same phase are mutually connected in series or in parallel, and the claw pole ring of the stator assemblies of different phases are mutually staggered by a first angle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The stepping motor as described in claim 12, wherein the stator assemblies of different phases are staggered in the axial direction of the rotor assembly. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The stepping motor as described in claim 1, wherein the magnet comprises a plurality of magnet units arranged along the shaft axis, and a single magnet unit corresponds to at least two stator assemblies. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The stepping motor as described in claim 12, wherein an included angle between adjacent magnetic poles of the magnet and the shaft connecting line is at least twice the first angle.