Motor lead connector for ingress protected motor
AssigneeNidec Motor Corporation
InventorsMichael W. Major, Richard A. Belley, Marc J. Corcoran
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Abstract
An electric motor having a rotor, a stator, a case at least partially enclosing the rotor and the stator, and a lead connector. The lead connector includes a body having a base, a terminal end, and an intermediate portion extending between the base and the terminal end. The lead connector also includes a first sealing interface extending substantially circumferentially about the intermediate portion and a second sealing interface abutting the case.
Claims20
An electric motor comprising:
- a rotor;
- a stator;
- a case at least partially enclosing the rotor and the stator;
- and
- a lead connector including—
- a body having a base, a terminal end, and an intermediate portion extending between the base and the terminal end;
- a first sealing interface extending substantially circumferentially about the intermediate portion;
- a second sealing interface abutting the case;
- a terminal connecting assembly comprising a wiper contact configured for providing electrical communication with a controller, the wiper contact extending further away from the base than at least a portion of the first sealing interface.
A lead connector for an electric motor, the lead connector comprising:
- a body having a base, a terminal end, and an intermediate portion extending between the base and the terminal end;
- a first sealing interface extending substantially circumferentially about the intermediate portion;
- a gasket configured to form a second sealing interface between the base and the electric motor;
- and
- a terminal connecting assembly comprising a wiper contact configured for providing electrical communication with a controller, the wiper contact extending further away from the base than at least a portion of the first sealing interface.
A lead connector for an electric motor, the lead connector comprising:
- a body having a base, a terminal end, and an intermediate portion extending between the base and the terminal end, the intermediate portion tapering away from the base;
- a sealing interface extending substantially circumferentially about the intermediate portion;
- and
- a terminal connecting assembly comprising a wiper contact configured for providing electrical communication with a controller, the wiper contact extending further away from the base than at least a portion of the sealing interface,
- the base being configured for securement to the electric motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.