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US 7,352,095 B2Granted
Electric motor that provides motor length reduction
AssigneeRegal-Beloit Corporation
InventorsWilliam A. Archer, Philip Wayne Johnson, Scott A. Coonrod, Kamron Mark Wright, Donald E. Bair
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Abstract
A method for reducing a length of a motor is described. The method includes engaging a motor enclosure at a first end with a motor winding assembly, inserting a mid shield into the motor enclosure from a second end of the enclosure, and fastening the mid shield to the motor winding assembly. The method further includes engaging the second end of the motor enclosure with a motor control unit, at least a portion of the motor control unit within the motor enclosure, and fastening the motor control unit to the mid shield.
Claims7
A motor comprising:
- a motor enclosure;
- a motor winding assembly configured for placement within said motor enclosure;
- a motor control unit comprising a chassis and components, said chassis configured to engage an end of said motor enclosure;
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- a mid shield configured for placement within said motor enclosure between said motor control unit and said motor winding assembly, said mid shield configured such that said components of said motor control unit extend into said motor enclosure and into at least one open space formed in said mid shield, and further configured to align said motor control unit and said motor winding assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.