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US 2003/0145451 A1Published application
Apparatus and method of making a rotor core with elimination of outer periphery machining
AssigneeWhite Consolidated Industries, Inc.
InventorRedmond Wood
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Abstract
An apparatus and an associated method are utilized to make a rotor core. The apparatus includes a support for supporting a lamina stack that has an axis extending along the stack. The apparatus includes a plurality of collets. A collet moving mechanism moves the collets radially inward against the lamina stack. An arrangement receives casting material that is cast to the lamina stack while the collets are against the lamina stack.
Claims11
An apparatus for making a rotor core, the apparatus including:
- a support for supporting a lamina stack that has an axis extending along the stack;
- a plurality of collets;
- a collet moving mechanism for moving the collets radially inward against the lamina stack;
- and
- an arrangement to receive casting material that is cast to the lamina stack while the collets are against the lamina stack.
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A method of making a rotor core, the method including:
- supporting a lamina stack that has an axis extending along the stack;
- placing a plurality of collets about a radially outer periphery of the lamina stack;
- moving the collets radially inward against the lamina stack;
- and
- casting material to the lamina stack while the collets are against the lamina stack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.