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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2014
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Mark Lyon Klopp, Berne, IN (US);
Zachary Joseph Stauffer, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Michael Allen Marks, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Abstract
According to an embodiment of the invention, an electric machine for use in an environment having moisture is provided. The machine includes a housing that has an inner surface defining a cavity in the housing. The housing defines a leak path exit adapted to remove moisture accumulating within the housing away from the housing. The electric machine further includes a stator secured to the housing and a rotor that is rotatably secured to the housing. The electric machine further includes a moisture guide positioned at least partially within the cavity and adapted to guide at least some of the moisture toward the leak path exit.