Motor assembly with integrated cooling means and enclosed compartment for electronic circuitry
AssigneeElco Motor Yachts, LLC
InventorJoseph W. Fleming
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Abstract
A motor assembly includes a structural unit for mounting a motor, for mounting and enclosing electronic circuitry, and for providing a corridor for air to flow and cool the motor and/or the electronic circuitry. The motor assembly includes a substantially water-resistant motor that rotationally drives a fan for cooling the motor and/or rotationally drives a propeller for providing propulsion to watercraft. The electronic circuitry of the motor assembly receives and transmits instructions to a command post by way of electronic signals and distributes power to the motor. The structural unit seals the circuitry from the surrounding environment.
Claims26
A motor assembly comprising:
- a motor;
- motor control circuitry;
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- a structural unit including a compartment defined on a side thereof by an interior wall, the motor control circuitry being received in the compartment and the compartment being configured to enclose and seal the motor control circuitry therein, the structural unit further including opposing side walls, the opposing side walls and the interior wall defining a motor space adjacent to the interior wall and opposite from the compartment, the opposing side walls extending over the length of the motor, wherein the motor space at least partially receives the motor therein.
A structural unit for an electric motor assembly comprising:
- a compartment defined on a side thereof by an interior wall and being configured to enclose and seal motor control circuitry therein;
- opposing side walls, the opposing side walls and the interior wall defining a motor space adjacent the interior wall and opposite from the compartment, the motor space being configured to at least partially receive an electric motor therein;
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- at least two flanges extending from the opposing side walls on a side opposite the compartment, the at least two flanges being configured to match a preconfigured external mounting structure.
A motor assembly comprising:
- a motor;
- motor control circuitry;
- and
- a structural unit including a compartment defined on a side thereof by an interior wall, the motor control circuitry being received in the compartment and the compartment being configured to enclose and seal the motor control circuitry therein, the structural unit further including opposing side walls, the opposing side walls and the interior wall defining a motor space adjacent to the interior wall and opposite from the compartment, wherein the structural unit has first and second end walls perpendicular to the side walls and the motor is contained between the end walls, and wherein the motor space at least partially receives the motor therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.