US4319150A
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End shield mounting system for dynamoelectric machine
Assignee: Emerson Electric Co
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Filing: 1979-04-23
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Granted: 1982-03-09
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Expires: 1999-04-23
Abstract
Abstract An electric motor in which concentricity between stator and rotor is maintained solely by frictional forces between radial faces of the motor's end shields and radial faces of the stator. The motor is assembled by positioning the rotor in the stator by shims in the air gap. End shields are mounted on the rotor shaft, with radial portions of the end shield in face-to-face abutment with a face of the stator. Short through-bolts extending through the radial faces of the end shields and through the stator are tightened sufficiently to maintain the air gap between stator and rotor during shipment and use of the motor. Self-aligning bearings compensate for any lack of squareness between the stator's bore and its end faces. Special patterns on the end shield faces abutting the stator facilitate repair and reassembly of the motor.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph T. Roddy
- 👤 William R. Butler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:55
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K15/00; H02K15/16; H02K5/00; H02K5/04; H02K5/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
In a dynamo-electric machine comprising a stator having a pair of end faces and an axial bore therethrough, and end turns extending axially from said stator, a rotor received in said bore, a rotor shaft, a pair of end shields, one end shield for each end face of said stator, said end shields surrounding said end turns and carrying bearings within which said rotor shaft is journaled, a plurality of mating apertures in said stator and said end shields, and a plurality of through-bolts extending axially through said apertures, the improvement wherein said bearings are self-aligning bearings, wherein said through-bolts constitute the sole radial locating means between said stator and said end shields, wherein said end shields include a plurality of radially extending foot portions having axially inner and axially outer surfaces, wherein said stator includes a laminated stator core having a coating of varnish thereon, said through-bolts engaging said outer surfaces of said foot portions and holding said inner surfaces of said foot portions against an axially outer face of said laminated stator core, and wherein said axially inner surfaces of said foot portions include means for cutting into said varnish.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
In a dynamo-electric machine comprising a stator having a pair of end faces and an axial bore therethrough, and end turns extending axially from said stator, a rotor received in said bore, a rotor shaft, a pair of end shields, one end shield for each end face of said stator, said end shields surrounding said end turns and carrying bearings within which said rotor shaft is journaled, a plurality of mating apertures in said stator and said end shields, and a plurality of through-bolts extending axially through said apertures, the improvement wherein said bearings are self-aligning bearings, wherein said through-bolts constitute the sole radial locating means between said stator and said end shields, wherein said end shields include a plurality of radially extending foot portions having axially inner and axially outer surfaces, wherein said stator includes a laminated stator core having a coating of varnish thereon, said through-bolts engaging said outer surfaces of said foot portions and holding said inner surfaces of said foot portions against an axially outer face of said laminated stator core, and wherein said axially inner surfaces of said foot portions include means for cutting into said varnish.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein said cutting means comprise a pattern of raised ribs on each of said foot portions with at least two of said patterns being different.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein the distance between said axially outer surfaces of said foot portions is less than twice the axial dimension of said stator core.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The improvement of claim 3 wherein the distance between said axially outer surfaces of said foot portions is no more than one inch greater than the axial dimension of said stator core.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein said through-bolts are under an axial tension of at least 1500 lbs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement of claim 5 wherein neither of said end shields includes a part in axial coextension with said stator core.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
197 words
In a dynamo-electric machine comprising a stator having a pair of end faces and an axial bore therethrough and end turns extending axially from said stator, a rotor received in said bore, a rotor shaft, a pair of end shields, one end shield for each end face of said stator, said end shields surrounding said end turns and carrying bearings within which said rotor shaft is journaled, a plurality of mating apertures in said stator and said end shields, and a plurality of tension elements extending axially through said apertures, the improvement wherein said bearings are self-aligning bearings, wherein said tension elements constitute the sole radial locating means between said stator and said end shields, wherein said end shields are castings having a plurality of radially extending foot portions having axially inner and axially outer surfaces, wherein said stator includes a laminated stator core having a coating of varnish thereon, said tension elements engaging said outer surfaces of said foot portions and holding said inner surfaces of said foot portions against an axially outer face of said laminated stator core, and wherein said axially inner surfaces of said foot portions include means for cutting into said varnish.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
197 words
In a dynamo-electric machine comprising a stator having a pair of end faces and an axial bore therethrough and end turns extending axially from said stator, a rotor received in said bore, a rotor shaft, a pair of end shields, one end shield for each end face of said stator, said end shields surrounding said end turns and carrying bearings within which said rotor shaft is journaled, a plurality of mating apertures in said stator and said end shields, and a plurality of tension elements extending axially through said apertures, the improvement wherein said bearings are self-aligning bearings, wherein said tension elements constitute the sole radial locating means between said stator and said end shields, wherein said end shields are castings having a plurality of radially extending foot portions having axially inner and axially outer surfaces, wherein said stator includes a laminated stator core having a coating of varnish thereon, said tension elements engaging said outer surfaces of said foot portions and holding said inner surfaces of said foot portions against an axially outer face of said laminated stator core, and wherein said axially inner surfaces of said foot portions include means for cutting into said varnish.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
228 words
In a dynamo-electric machine comprising a stator having a pair of end faces and an axial bore therethrough, a rotor received in said bore, a rotor shaft, a pair of end shields, one end shield for each end face of said stator, said end shields carrying bearings within which said rotor shaft is journaled, a plurality of mating apertures in said stator and said end shields, and a plurality of tension elements extending axially through said apertures to hold said end shields to said end faces of said stator, the improvement wherein said end shields are castings having a plurality of axially extending leg portions, each leg portion including an axially extending recessed wall and a radially extending foot portion having an axially inner surface engaging said stator core and an axially outer surface, said apertures in said end shields extending through said foot portions, the distance between said inner and outer surfaces of said foot portions being substantially less than the axial length of said wall, wherein said stator includes a laminated stator core having a coating of varnish thereon, said tension elements engaging said outer surfaces of said foot portions and holding said inner surfaces of said foot portions against an axially outer face of said laminated stator core, and wherein said axially inner surfaces of said foot portions include means for cutting into said varnish.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
228 words
In a dynamo-electric machine comprising a stator having a pair of end faces and an axial bore therethrough, a rotor received in said bore, a rotor shaft, a pair of end shields, one end shield for each end face of said stator, said end shields carrying bearings within which said rotor shaft is journaled, a plurality of mating apertures in said stator and said end shields, and a plurality of tension elements extending axially through said apertures to hold said end shields to said end faces of said stator, the improvement wherein said end shields are castings having a plurality of axially extending leg portions, each leg portion including an axially extending recessed wall and a radially extending foot portion having an axially inner surface engaging said stator core and an axially outer surface, said apertures in said end shields extending through said foot portions, the distance between said inner and outer surfaces of said foot portions being substantially less than the axial length of said wall, wherein said stator includes a laminated stator core having a coating of varnish thereon, said tension elements engaging said outer surfaces of said foot portions and holding said inner surfaces of said foot portions against an axially outer face of said laminated stator core, and wherein said axially inner surfaces of said foot portions include means for cutting into said varnish.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The improvement of claim 8 wherein said bearings are self-aligning bearings and wherein said tension elements constitute the sole radial locating means between said stator and said end shields, said tension elements being under an axial tension of at least 1500 lbs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The improvement of claim 8 wherein said foot portions are several times thicker than said recessed walls and said apertures in said foot portions are offset to one side of each said foot portion.
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