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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Electric Torque Machines, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventor:
Thomas F. Janecek, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Graco Minnesota Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 11/08 (2006.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01); F16J 15/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 11/08 (2013.01); F16C 33/6603 (2013.01); F16J 15/34 (2013.01); F16C 2380/26 (2013.01); F16N 2210/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A grease inhibitor is disposed about a rotating shaft of an electric machine. The grease inhibitor is configured to inhibit flow of grease towards electromagnetic components of the electric machine along the shaft. The grease inhibitor includes an inner member that rotates with the shaft and that interfaces with a static component to form the grease inhibiting interface.