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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Clifton Wade, III, Florissant, MO (US);
Assignee:
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 2/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 2/304 ;
Abstract
A bearing retainer ring having a compliant tab is mounted on a motor shaft between a C-ring mounted on the shaft and one or more washers and a bearing mounted on the shaft. After completion of the construction of the electric motor, the shaft is loaded axially, deforming the projecting tab and providing axial end play between the bearing and its adjacent washer.