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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Wei Song, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Bryan Stout, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Wei Song, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Bryan Stout, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Abstract
A method for securing a plurality of permanent magnets about a perimeter of a rotor core is described that includes positioning the plurality of magnets with respect to the rotor core, the magnets including at least one feature formed at each side thereof, each feature opposing a feature formed in an adjacent magnet, and applying a material between the magnets that engages the features formed in the magnets to form a molded material, the material extending into a groove formed within the rotor core such that the molded material operates to engage the rotor core, the engagement of the molded material with the rotor core and the engagement of the molded material with the magnets operative to maintain a position of the magnets with respect to the rotor core.