Rotor assembly for an electric motor
US12224627B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K2213/03
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A rotor assembly includes a shaft defining a lubricant inlet channel for receiving a lubricant and a lamination stack. The lamination stack is rotatably coupled to the shaft, extends between first and second lamination stack ends, and defines a lubricant cooling channel in fluid communication with the lubricant inlet channel. The rotor assembly also includes a first end cap adjacent to the first lamination stack end and a second end cap adjacent to the second lamination stack end. One of the first end cap and the second end cap defines an end cap inlet at a first radial distance from the shaft, a lubricant outlet channel defined to extend at least partially radially inward toward the shaft, and an end cap outlet at a second radial distance from the shaft which is less than the first radial distance for expelling the lubricant.
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