Patent · US Expired

Canned motor

US5923108A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateJul 28, 1997
Grant dateJul 13, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K5/128
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light weight and compact canned motor having a high cooling efficiency while maintaining its mechanical properties has been developed. The canned motor has a connection end connected to a driven equipment and a free end and comprises a rotor shaft protruding from the connection end; a cylindrical thin-walled can member defining a rotor chamber for housing the rotor shaft and a rotor; a cylindrical thin-walled frame body defining a stator chamber outside of the can member for housing a stator; a connection end plate for covering a connection end opening of the stator chamber; and a free end plate for covering a free end opening of the stator chamber.

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