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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2012
Edward Simeon Chupka, Bardstown, KY (US);
Jerrod Aaron Kappler, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy T. Hertrick, Lousiville, KY (US);
Edward Simeon Chupka, Bardstown, KY (US);
Jerrod Aaron Kappler, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy T. Hertrick, Lousiville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
One exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a motor assembly for a washing machine. The motor assembly includes a rotor and a stator. The stator includes an inner diameter and an outer diameter with the inner diameter including an insulator. The insulator defines a fastening opening for joining the stator to the washing machine. The insulator includes a locating pin that is separate and in a different plane from the fastening opening and configured to mate with a bearing retainer in the washing machine.