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Brushless motor having housing enabling alignment of stator and sensor

US6661140B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2001
Grant dateDec 9, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K2211/03
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronically commutated brushless motor including a housing for accurately angularly aligning a position sensor relative to a position of a stator. The housing includes an integrally formed bridge for precisely situating the position sensor within the bridge, and a plurality of integrally formed locating ribs formed on an internal surface of a circumferential wall portion of the housing for precisely angularly situating the stator within the housing. Since the locating ribs and the bridge are all integrally formed on the housing, this eliminates the possibility of angular misalignment of the position sensor relative the stator during assembly of the motor.

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