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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard M. Kleber, Clarkston, MI (US);
Michael D. Hanna, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 15/12 (2006.01); H02K 15/00 (2006.01); H02K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 15/0012 (2013.01); H02K 17/165 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49012 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for fabricating a rotor for an induction motor includes disposing a first flux material on a plurality of first exposed ends of a respective plurality of conductor bars of a rotor core. A second flux material is disposed on a first end face of the rotor core. A first portion of a conductive material is cast over the plurality of first exposed ends to form a first shorting end ring to electrically and mechanically connect the plurality of conductor bars.