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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Dana Belgium N.v., Bruges, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DANA BELGIUM N.V., Bruges, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/20 (2006.01); H02K 1/20 (2006.01); H02K 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/207 (2021.01); H02K 1/20 (2013.01); H02K 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for cooling an electric motor are provided. An electric motor system, in one example, comprises a rotor with a plurality of axial air conduits, a first balancing plate positioned on a first axial side of the rotor, the first balancing plate comprising an inlet air duct and an outlet air duct, and a second balancing plate positioned on a second axial side of the rotor, the second balancing plate comprising an inlet air duct and an outlet air duct. In the electric motor system, the inlet air duct in the first balancing plate is radially offset from the inlet air duct in the second balancing plate.