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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2003
Norman R. Long, Tipp City, OH (US);
Chih M. Lin, Tipp City, OH (US);
William J. Watkins, Tipp City, OH (US);
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
An electric motor having an integrally formed bonding apparatus that allows an installer to quickly and efficiently bond the electric motor to a bonding grid of a bonding area. A fastener having a head is inserted into an aperture of the housing of the electric motor such that a bonding conductor is captured between the housing and the head. The bonding conductor is electrically coupled to the housing via direct contact between the bonding conductor and the housing and/or via indirect contact through the fastener. An integrally formed surface of the housing prevents the bonding conductor from moving out from under the head.