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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2003
Frank Edward Staigl, Iii, Greenville, OH (US);
Chih Min Lin, Tipp City, OH (US);
William James Watkins, Tipp City, OH (US);
Frank Edward Staigl, III, Greenville, OH (US);
Chih Min Lin, Tipp City, OH (US);
William James Watkins, Tipp City, OH (US);
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
An electric motor including having a housing, a stator fixed relative to the housing, a shaft rotatable about a motor axis, a rotor supported by the shaft for rotation with the shaft relative to the stator, a terminal board fixed relative to the housing, and first and second electrical terminals supported by the terminal board. The electric motor also includes an operating condition selection device including a moveable portion supported by the terminal board for pivotable rotation about a second axis between a first position corresponding to a first operating condition and a second position corresponding to a second operating condition. At least a portion of the moveable portion substantially remains in a fixed axial position relative to the second axis while pivoting between the first and second positions. The electrical terminals are accessible through a conduit receiving aperture for testing purposes.