Conductor embedded in an injection molded component for the cover of an electric motor

An intermediate article of manufacture for a cover for a gear pot of an electric motor, the cover including an outside and an inside, a plastic component injection-molded substantially onto the outside and having at least one recess open towards the inside, and several conductive strips positioned substantially at the outside and embedded in the plastic component, the intermediate article comprising:

• said conductive strips including separable connecting webs, said at least one recess being adjacent said connecting webs before said connecting webs are separated.

A cover assembly for a gear pot of an electric motor, the cover assembly comprising:

• a metal cover disposed generally in a plane and having an outside and an inside, the inside for facing inside of the gear pot when the cover assembly is assembled onto the gear pot, the cover having an edge defining an aperture in the cover, the aperture communicating between the outside and the inside;
• a plastic component made of plastic material injection-molded substantially onto the outside of the cover and into said aperture, the plastic component having at least one recess open to the inside of the cover;
• at least one conductive strip embedded in the plastic component adjacent the outside of the cover, the at least conductive strip having at least one blade terminal that lies in a plane substantially parallel to the plane in which the cover is disposed, said recess extending generally perpendicularly to said at least one blade terminal, through said aperture to said at least one blade terminal.