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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited, East Tamaki, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Gregory Paul Hill, Auckland, NZ;
Russell Joseph Jackson, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
FISHER & PAYKEL APPLIANCES LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/30 (2006.01); H02K 5/02 (2006.01); H02K 5/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/30 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01); H02K 1/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/30 (2013.01); D06F 39/12 (2013.01); H02K 1/30 (2013.01); H02K 5/02 (2013.01); B60L 2220/14 (2013.01); B60L 2220/16 (2013.01); B60L 2220/44 (2013.01); B60L 2220/50 (2013.01); H02K 1/2786 (2013.01); H02K 1/2793 (2013.01); Y02T 10/641 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotor for a motor comprising a frame having a hub for connecting the rotor to a shaft and a perimeter portion for interacting with a stator of the motor to cause the rotor to rotate about an axis of rotation. The frame comprises legs extending from an outer portion of the frame towards the hub, each leg having an inner end at the hub and an outer end at the outer portion of the frame, the inner ends of a first plurality of legs being spaced from the inner ends of a second plurality of legs in a direction along the axis of rotation.