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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Dan M. Ionel, Fox Point, WI (US);
Alan E. Lesak, Franklin, WI (US);
Inventors:
Dan M. Ionel, Fox Point, WI (US);
Alan E. Lesak, Franklin, WI (US);
Assignee:
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stator for a motor having a rotor includes a plurality of laminations each formed in a first elongated arrangement. Each lamination includes a first leg, a second leg, and an intermediate portion that are configured to be rearranged and stacked in a stackwise direction to define a core having a second U-shaped arrangement. A coil is coupled to the first leg.