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US 12,573,925 B2Granted
Assembly for varnish injection of a vehicle motor
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorXiaogang Zhang
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Abstract
A motor assembly tool includes a stator defining a plurality of slots and a varnish application fixture. The fixture includes a disc defining a plurality of slots, an outer shield disposed on the disc radially outward of the slots of the disc, and an inner shield disposed on the disc radially inward of the slots on the disc. The disc is disposed on the stator and the outer and inner shields are configured to direct varnish through the slots of the disc and into the slots of the stator.
Claims19
A motor assembly tool, comprising:
- a stator defining a plurality of slots;
- and
- a varnish application fixture comprising:
- a disc defining a plurality of slots;
- an outer shield disposed on the disc radially outward of the plurality of slots of the disc;
- and
- an inner shield disposed on the disc radially inward of the plurality of slots on the disc,
- wherein the disc is disposed on the stator and the outer and inner shields are configured to direct varnish through the plurality of slots of the disc and into the plurality of slots of the stator.
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A varnish application fixture for a stator of an electric motor, the fixture comprising:
- a first portion comprising:
- a first disc defining a plurality of slots;
- a first outer shield disposed radially outward of the plurality of slots of the first disc;
- a first inner shield disposed radially inward of the plurality of slots of the first disc;
- and
- a first case extending from an outer edge of the first disc,
- a second portion comprising:
- a second disc defining a plurality of slots;
- a second outer shield disposed radially outward of the plurality of slots of the second disc;
- a second inner shield disposed radially inward of the plurality of slots of the second disc;
- and
- a second case extending from an outer edge of the second disc,
- wherein the first and second portions encapsulate the stator to direct varnish through the plurality of slots of the first and second discs into the stator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.