Rotor for a motor, and a motor and an appliance comprising the rotor, and a method for making a rotor
AssigneeFisher & Paykel Appliances Limited
InventorsGregory Paul Hill, Russell Joseph Jackson
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Abstract
A rotor for a motor comprising a frame having a hub for connecting the rotor to a shaft and a perimeter portion for interacting with a stator of the motor to cause the rotor to rotate about an axis of rotation. The frame comprises legs extending from an outer portion of the frame towards the hub, each leg having an inner end at the hub and an outer end at the outer portion of the frame, the inner ends of a first plurality of legs being spaced from the inner ends of a second plurality of legs in a direction along the axis of rotation.
Claims19
A rotor for a motor comprising a hub for connecting the rotor to a shaft, a perimeter portion for interacting with a stator of the motor to cause the rotor to rotate about an axis of rotation, and a frame between the hub and the perimeter portion, wherein
- the frame comprises legs extending from the hub outwards towards the perimeter portion, each leg having an inner end at the hub, the inner ends of a first plurality of legs being axially spaced from the inner ends of a second plurality of legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.