Brushless motor having capacitors mounted on sidewall of motor housing
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsMichael Jeffrey Agnes, Garrett Patrick McCormick, Richard Thomas Walter, Christopher Ryan Yahnker
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Abstract
An electronically commutated brushless motor including a motor housing, a bulge formed in a sidewall of the motor housing, and a capacitor assembly housed in the bulge. The capacitor assembly includes a capacitor printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of longitudinal edges and at least one capacitor mounted on the capacitor PCB. The bulge includes a plurality of channels located along an inside surface of a sidewall of the bulge, in which the longitudinal edges of the capacitor assembly are slideably inserted.
Claims19
An electronically commutated brushless motor comprising:
- a motor housing;
- a bulge formed in a sidewall of said motor housing;
- and
- a capacitor assembly including a printed circuit board and at least one capacitor, said capacitor assembly housed in said bulge.
A method for constructing an electronically commutated brushless motor, said method comprising:
- providing a motor housing having a bulge formed in a sidewall of the motor housing;
- and
- providing a capacitor assembly;
- and
- slideably inserting the capacitor assembly in the bulge.
An electronically commutated brushless motor comprising:
- a motor housing comprising a bulge formed in a sidewall of said motor housing;
- a plurality of channels located along an inside surface of a sidewall of said bulge;
- and
- a capacitor assembly slideably inserted in said bulge utilizing said channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.