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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
May. 18, 2011
John Raczek, Weston, WI (US);
Scott Wright, Wausau, WI (US);
Mark Bartz, Wausau, WI (US);
C. Scott Eagleton, Wausau, WI (US);
Jeffrey P. Nelessen, Merrill, WI (US);
Gerald R. Muehlbauer, Wausau, WI (US);
John Raczek, Weston, WI (US);
Scott Wright, Wausau, WI (US);
Mark Bartz, Wausau, WI (US);
C. Scott Eagleton, Wausau, WI (US);
Jeffrey P. Nelessen, Merrill, WI (US);
Gerald R. Muehlbauer, Wausau, WI (US);
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Abstract
A bearing assembly for an electric motor is provided that includes a bearing having an inner race and an outer race, and a bearing float sleeve having an outer race engaging member. The outer race engaging member includes an outer surface sized for slip fit engagement with a bearing seat formed in a motor end member such that the bearing float sleeve can be displaced axially in relation to the bearing seat and an inner surface configured for engagement with the bearing outer race such that the bearing outer race is in a fixed rotational position with respect to the bearing float sleeve. The bearing float sleeve includes at least one feature operational to maintain a fixed rotational position of the bearing float sleeve with respect to the motor end member.