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Conical rotor for switched reluctance machine

US5233254A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 27, 1992
Grant dateAug 3, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 27, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K5/1735
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention comprises a motor including a stator having stator teeth. The motor further includes a rotor having rotor teeth wherein the rotor is mounted on a shaft which is supported by a bearing. According to the present invention, the rotor is conically shaped such that the gap between the rotor and stator increases in proportion to the distance from the bearing.

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