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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Inventor:
Bryan J. Stout, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 15/02 (2006.01); H02K 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/12 (2013.01); H02K 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of assembling an electrical machine having an axis of rotation is provided. The method includes aligning a plurality of laminations that each includes a slot and coupling a plurality of keys to the plurality of laminations. The method also includes moving the plurality of keys from a first position to a second position to facilitate coupling together the plurality of laminations, and indexing the plurality of keys to facilitate forming at least one planar surface that is positioned orthogonal to the axis of rotation.