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US 6,958,558 B2Granted
Electric motor in particular for a steering system in a vehicle
AssigneeZF Lenksysteme GmbH
InventorsJürgen Schüle, Thomas Kühnhöfer, Hans Köhnle, Rolf Martin
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Abstract
An electric motor comprises a stator and a rotor which is rotatably mounted in the stator, the stator having an exciter winding which can be energized via connecting contacts, in a stator housing. The connecting contacts are permanently connected to the stator housing, electrical connecting elements which are accessible from the outside in the radial and axial directions being connected to the connecting contacts.
Claims7
An electric motor, comprising:
- a stator housing;
- electrical connection elements;
- connecting contacts connected to the stator housing, the connecting contacts configured to be connected to the electrical connection elements accessible from outside in directions to be connected, the connecting contacts integrated into the stator housing and forming part of the stator housing, the connecting contacts arranged as clamping elements cast into the stator housing;
- a stator arranged in the stator housing and including an exciter winding energizable via the connecting contacts;
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- a rotor rotatably mounted in the stator;
- wherein the electrical connection elements include stud bolts insertable into the clamping elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.