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US5492458A
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Stator of electric fan
Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-01-06
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Granted: 1996-02-20
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Expires: 2015-01-06
Abstract
Abstract An electric fan includes a housing having a hub formed in the center, a shaft has one end force-fitted in the hub and having an annular flange formed in the other end, two polar plate are force-fitted on the shaft, and a stator is disposed between the polar plates. The upper polar plate and the lower polar plate each includes a hole for engaging with the shaft and the holes have one or more teeth for solidly engaging with the shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Alex Horng
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 03:54
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K1/00; H02K1/06; H02K1/12; H02K1/18; H02K1/187; F; F04; F04D; F04D25/00; F04D25/02; F04D25/08; F04D29/00; F04D29/60; F04D29/64; F04D29/644; F04D29/646; H02K1/14; H02K1/145; H02K11/00; H02K11/30; H02K11/33; H02K7/00; H02K7/14; H02K2201/00; H02K2201/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
261 words
An electric fan comprising: a housing including a center having a hub formed therein, a shaft including a first end force-fitted in said hub, a second end having an annular flange formed therein, and a center portion having an enlarged portion formed thereon, said enlarged portion having a larger outer diameter than that of the annular flange and the first end, an electric board including a first center hole force-fitted on said first end of said shaft, a lower polar plate including a second center hole force-fitted on said first end of said shaft, a stator including a third center hole engaged on said enlarged portion, and an upper polar plate including a fourth center hole force-fitted on said annular flange so as to stably retain said stator between said upper polar plate and said lower polar plate, said fourth center hole of said upper polar plate and said second center hole of said lower polar plate each including at least one tooth formed therein for engaging with said shaft so as to be solidly secured to said shaft and so as to solidly retain said stator between said upper and said lower polar plates, and wherein said at least one tooth is defined by at least two pairs of slits which extend radially out from each of said fourth center hole and said second center hole, said at least two pairs of slits having a longitudinal length parallel to a longitudinal axis of the shaft, said at least one tooth being defined between said at least two pairs of slits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
261 words
An electric fan comprising: a housing including a center having a hub formed therein, a shaft including a first end force-fitted in said hub, a second end having an annular flange formed therein, and a center portion having an enlarged portion formed thereon, said enlarged portion having a larger outer diameter than that of the annular flange and the first end, an electric board including a first center hole force-fitted on said first end of said shaft, a lower polar plate including a second center hole force-fitted on said first end of said shaft, a stator including a third center hole engaged on said enlarged portion, and an upper polar plate including a fourth center hole force-fitted on said annular flange so as to stably retain said stator between said upper polar plate and said lower polar plate, said fourth center hole of said upper polar plate and said second center hole of said lower polar plate each including at least one tooth formed therein for engaging with said shaft so as to be solidly secured to said shaft and so as to solidly retain said stator between said upper and said lower polar plates, and wherein said at least one tooth is defined by at least two pairs of slits which extend radially out from each of said fourth center hole and said second center hole, said at least two pairs of slits having a longitudinal length parallel to a longitudinal axis of the shaft, said at least one tooth being defined between said at least two pairs of slits.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electric fan of claim 1, wherein said enlarged portion is formed integrally with said shaft to prevent relative rotation between the shaft and enlarged portion and to facilitate assembly of the electric fan.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
277 words
An electric fan comprising: a housing including a center having a hub formed therein, a shaft including a first end force-fitted in said hub, a second end having an annular flange formed therein, and a center portion having an enlarged portion formed thereon, said enlarged portion having a larger outer diameter than that of the annular flange and the first end, an electric board including a first center hole force-fitted on said first end of said shaft, a lower polar plate including a second center hole force-fitted on said first end of said shaft, a stator including a third center hole engaged on said enlarged portion, and an upper polar plate including a fourth center hole force-fitted on said annular flange so as to stably retain said stator between said upper polar plate and said lower polar plate, said fourth center hole of said upper polar plate and said second center hole of said lower polar plate each including at least one tooth formed therein for engaging with said shaft so as to be solidly secured to said shaft and so as to solidly retain said stator between said upper and said lower polar plates, and wherein said at least one tooth comprises four teeth in each of said fourth center hole and said second center hole, said four teeth being defined in each of said fourth and second center holes by four pairs of slits, said four pairs of slits being equally spaced about the fourth center hole and about the second center hole and extending radially out therefrom, said four pairs of slits having a longitudinal length parallel to a longitudinal axis of the shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
277 words
An electric fan comprising: a housing including a center having a hub formed therein, a shaft including a first end force-fitted in said hub, a second end having an annular flange formed therein, and a center portion having an enlarged portion formed thereon, said enlarged portion having a larger outer diameter than that of the annular flange and the first end, an electric board including a first center hole force-fitted on said first end of said shaft, a lower polar plate including a second center hole force-fitted on said first end of said shaft, a stator including a third center hole engaged on said enlarged portion, and an upper polar plate including a fourth center hole force-fitted on said annular flange so as to stably retain said stator between said upper polar plate and said lower polar plate, said fourth center hole of said upper polar plate and said second center hole of said lower polar plate each including at least one tooth formed therein for engaging with said shaft so as to be solidly secured to said shaft and so as to solidly retain said stator between said upper and said lower polar plates, and wherein said at least one tooth comprises four teeth in each of said fourth center hole and said second center hole, said four teeth being defined in each of said fourth and second center holes by four pairs of slits, said four pairs of slits being equally spaced about the fourth center hole and about the second center hole and extending radially out therefrom, said four pairs of slits having a longitudinal length parallel to a longitudinal axis of the shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electric fan of claim 3, wherein said enlarged portion is formed integrally with said shaft to prevent relative rotation between the shaft and enlarged portion and to facilitate assembly of the electric fan.
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