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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2005
Gregory M. Levine, St. Louis, MO (US);
Daniel E. Hilton, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael W. Major, Morro, IL (US);
Stephen J. Burton, Fenton, MO (US);
Scott M. Schroer, St. Charles, MO (US);
Gregory M. Levine, St. Louis, MO (US);
Daniel E. Hilton, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael W. Major, Morro, IL (US);
Stephen J. Burton, Fenton, MO (US);
Scott M. Schroer, St. Charles, MO (US);
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A horizontal axis washing machine includes an integrated motor and controller assembly. The controller is mounted to the electric motor with the controller positioned under a tub of the washing machine. The tub provides drip protection for the controller during operation of the washing machine. Additional embodiments include a motor and controller assembly in which a heat producing component of the controller is thermally coupled to a heat sink. The heat sink is positioned on an endshield of the electric motor and/or external to a housing of the motor controller. A stator of the electric motor can include one or more magnet wires attached directly to a connector for the motor controller.