ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,110, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Tokyo).
"Brake for motor" was invented by Toru Takeda (Azumino, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake for a motor includes a fixed-side engaging plate fixed to a motor shaft; a movable-side engaging plate coaxially opposed to the fixed-side engaging plate along the direction of a center axis; and a self-holding type solenoid that moves, in the direction of the center axis, the movable-side engaging plate to a halt cancelation position separated from the fixed-side engaging plate and a halt position where engagement with the fixed-side engaging plate occurs. W...