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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
May. 19, 2022
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Krati Bhargava, St. Joseph, MI (US);
James Hull, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/27 (2022.01); H02K 1/30 (2006.01); H02K 7/00 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/30 (2020.01); H02K 7/08 (2006.01); H02K 21/12 (2006.01); H02K 1/2786 (2022.01); H02K 21/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/27 (2013.01); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/30 (2013.01); D06F 37/304 (2013.01); H02K 1/2786 (2013.01); H02K 1/30 (2013.01); H02K 7/003 (2013.01); H02K 7/08 (2013.01); H02K 21/12 (2013.01); H02K 21/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor for a laundry appliance includes a drive shaft coupled to a drum at a first end. The rotor frame is coupled proximate the second end of the drive shaft, where the rotor frame includes at least one polymeric material. A central hub includes a core and a perimetrical ring that extends circumferentially around the core. A plurality of recesses are defined within a planar surface of the perimetrical ring, wherein a portion of the polymeric material is received within the plurality of recesses to secure the rotor frame to the central hub.