Oil retainer cooling assembly for an electric motor
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorEfren S. Parra
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AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorEfren S. Parra
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An electric motor having an oil retainer cooling assembly fixed onto the motor shaft between the rotor assembly and support bearing within the motor housing. The retainer cooling assembly is a single piece unit used to retain oil in the support bearing and to induce air flow within the housing to internally cool the electric motor. The oil retainer cooling assembly includes a hub that has a bore for the insertion and attachment of the hub to the motor shaft, a surface in sealing contact with the bearing assembly, a plurality of fan blades protruding radially from the hub, and a shoulder between the hub surface and the fan blades. The oil retainer assembly rotates with the shaft during normal operating conditions, whereby the blades induces air flow within the housing to cool the electric motor and the hub surface maintains sealing contact with bearing assembly to retain oil within the bearing.
A motor assembly comprising;
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