US 7,352,095 B2
Electric motor that provides motor length reduction
William A. Archer, Fort Wayne, Ind. (US); Philip Wayne Johnson, Bluffton, Ind. (US); Scott A. Coonrod, Fort Wayne, Ind. (US); Kamron Mark Wright, Fort Wayne, Ind. (US); and Donald E. Bair, Fort Wayne, Ind. (US)
Assigned to Regal-Beloit Corporation, Beloit, Wis. (US)
Filed on May 31, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/142,611.
Prior Publication US 2006/0267432 A1, Nov. 30, 2006
Int. Cl. H02K 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 310—89  [310/90] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor comprising:
a motor enclosure;
a motor winding assembly configured for placement within said motor enclosure;
a motor control unit comprising a chassis and components, said chassis configured to engage an end of said motor enclosure; and
a mid shield configured for placement within said motor enclosure between said motor control unit and said motor winding assembly, said mid shield configured such that said components of said motor control unit extend into said motor enclosure and into at least one open space formed in said mid shield, and further configured to align said motor control unit and said motor winding assembly.