US 9,071,094 B2Granted

Securing device for use in an electric machine

AssigneeRegal Beloit America, Inc.

InventorsPatrick Allen Gasser, Wesley Kenneth Anderson

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Abstract

An electric machine includes a housing, a bearing and a securing device. The housing defines a bearing seat and a support surface. The bearing cooperates with the bearing seat and defines a bearing clamping surface. The securing device is connected to the housing and includes a fastener and a member defining a member clamping surface. The member and the fastener secure the bearing to the housing. The securing device has a first position for assembly of the bearing into the bearing seat and a second position for constraining the bearing in the housing. The member clamping surface overlies the bearing clamping surface when the member is in the second position. The member provides continuous movement from the first position to the second position. The support surface engages the member when the member is in the second position.

Claims15

Dependent claims

An electric machine, comprising;

a housing defining a bearing seat, having a bearing bore and a bearing support face, the bore defining a centerline thereof and said housing defining a first support surface and a second support surface, spaced from the first support surface in a direction along the centerline of the bearing bore;
a bearing cooperating with the bearing seat of said housing, said bearing defining a bearing clamping surface;
a securing device connected to said housing, said securing device comprising;
a fastener;
and
a member, said member defining a member clamping surface, said member and said fastener adapted to secure said bearing to said housing, said securing device having a first position for assembly of said bearing into said bearing seat and a second position for constraining said bearing in said housing, wherein said member clamping surface overlies said bearing clamping surface when said member is in the second position, said member configured to provide continuous movement from the first position to the second position, said member in contact with the second support surface when said member is in the second position and said member in contact with the first support surface when said member is in the first position.

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