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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2004
Applicant:
Alan E. Lesak, Franklin, WI (US);
Inventor:
Alan E. Lesak, Franklin, WI (US);
Assignee:
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/16 (2006.01); H02K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electric motor that includes a stator, a rotor including a rotor shaft and a support member coupled to the stator. A first bearing is at least partially disposed within the support member and a printed circuit board is coupled to the stator. A second bearing is at least partially disposed within the printed circuit board. The first bearing and the second bearing cooperate to support the rotor shaft for rotation relative to the stator.