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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2018
Nidec Motor Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Daniel E. Hilton, St. Louis, MO (US);
Philip S. Johnson, Granite City, IL (US);
Paul G. Michaels, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jeffrey M. Hutsler, Troy, MO (US);
Nidec Motor Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A motor includes a housing, a shaft, a bearing, a bearing plate, and a seal. The housing includes first and second housing components directly engaging one another along a housing interface. The housing at least in part defines a sealed chamber. The shaft is at least in part received in the chamber. The bearing rotatably supports the shaft. The bearing plate is enclosed within the housing. The bearing plate supports the bearing within the housing. The seal is disposed along the housing interface. The bearing plate is spaced inwardly from the housing interface and the seal.