End cap assembly and electrical motor utilizing same

An end cap assembly for attenuating electrical noise of an electrical motor having a shaft and a housing case, the assembly comprising:

• a conductive panel having inner and outer surfaces and including interconnecting and/or non-interconnecting conductive members;
• an attenuating circuit including a number of discrete, reactive electrical components supported at the inner surface of the conductive panel and electrically connected by the conductive members;
• terminals connected to and extending away from the outer surface of the conductive panel to facilitate connection of the end cap assembly in an electrical system;
• an electrically insulating end cap housing for housing the conductive panel and the plurality of discrete electrical components, wherein the conductive panel and the plurality of discrete electrical components attenuate conductive electrical noise and wherein the conductive panel functions as a radiated field transmission shield.

An electrical motor having attenuated conducted electrical noise and radiated field transmissions, the electrical motor comprising:

• a housing case;
• a device including a shaft disposed within the housing case for converting electrical energy into rotary motion of the shaft;
• an end cap assembly attached on or in the housing case as original equipment of the motor, the end cap assembly including a conductive panel having interconnecting conductive members and an attenuating circuit having a number of discrete electrical components supported at an inner surface of the conductive panel and electrically interconnected by the conductive members, wherein the conductive panel and the attenuating circuit attenuate the conducted electrical noise and wherein the conductive panel functions as a radiated field transmission shield;
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• a retainer connected to and extending from the lower surface of the conductive panel for connecting the assembly to the housing case both mechanically and electrically wherein the retainer is an electrical node of the attenuating circuit.

An electrical motor having attenuated conducted electrical noise and radiated field transmissions, the electrical motor comprising:

• a housing case;
• a device including a shaft disposed within the housing case for converting electrical energy into rotary motion of the shaft;
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• an end cap assembly attached on or in the housing case as original equipment of the motor, the end cap assembly including a conductive panel having interconnecting conductive members and an attenuating circuit having a number of discrete electrical components supported at an inner surface of the conductive panel and electrically interconnected by the conductive members, wherein the conductive panel and the attenuating circuit attenuate the conducted electrical noise and wherein the conductive panel functions as a radiated field transmission shield, wherein the end cap assembly includes a bearing assembly for rotatably supporting the shaft.

An end cap assembly for attenuating electrical noise of an electrical motor having a shaft and a housing case, the assembly comprising:

• a conductive panel having inner and outer surfaces and including interconnecting and/or non-interconnecting conductive members;
• an attenuating circuit including a number of discrete electrical components supported at the inner surface of the conductive panel and electrically connected by the conductive members;
• terminals connected to and extending away from the outer surface of the conductive panel to facilitate connection of the end cap assembly in an electrical system;
• an electrically insulating end cap housing for housing the conductive panel and the plurality of discrete electrical components, wherein the conductive panel and the plurality of discrete electrical components attenuate conductive electrical noise and wherein the conductive panel functions as a radiated field transmission shield;
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• a retainer connected to and extending from the lower surface of the conductive panel for connecting the assembly to the housing case both mechanically and electrically wherein the retainer is an electrical node of the attenuating circuit.