Combined spring and retaining ring
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorMohammad Moasher
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Abstract
A rotor assembly includes a rotor for an electric motor, a rotor carrier non-rotatably connected to the rotor, a rotor carrier flange, and a split spring. The rotor carrier includes a groove and a castellated portion and the split spring is disposed in the groove and arranged to clamp the rotor carrier flange against the castellated portion. The split spring may include an annular portion disposed in the groove and a tapered portion extending radially inwards from the annular portion. The split spring may also include a cut portion separating opposite circumferential ends of the annular portion.
Claims9
A rotor assembly, comprising:
- a rotor for an electric motor;
- a rotor carrier non-rotatably connected to the rotor, the rotor carrier comprising a groove and a castellated portion;
- a rotor carrier flange;
- and
- a split spring arranged to clamp the rotor carrier flange against the castellated portion, the split spring comprising:
- an annular portion disposed in the groove;
- and
- a tapered portion extending radially inwards from the annular portion, the tapered portion comprising a plurality of radially inwardly extending tabs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.