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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:
Mar. 20, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary W Borcherding, Florissant, MO (US);
Assignee:
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K / ; F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310 90 ; 384209 ; 384214 ;
Abstract
A dynamoelectric machine comprises a housing (H), a rotatable shaft (S) installed in the housing and a bearing (B) in which the shaft is journaled. The bearing is installed in the housing adjacent each end wall (W) thereof. A bearing retainer (3) fits over the bearing and contacts an inner portion (7) of the end wall to hold the bearing in position. The retainer includes fingers (21) for self-aligning the retainer with the bearing and for maximum control and flow of lubricant along each end and outer surface of the bearing.