Patent ID: 11916441
Assignee: BORGWARNER INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A rotor comprising:
a shaft having an outer surface including a first diameter and a flange extending from the outer surface;
a first plurality of laminations arranged about the shaft, the first plurality of laminations including an outer annular surface and an inner surface defining an opening including a second diameter that is substantially equal to the first diameter;
a first plurality of fasteners that extend through the flange and the first plurality of laminations;
a support member arranged at the first plurality of laminations, wherein the first plurality of fasteners extend through the flange, the first plurality of laminations and into the support member;
a second plurality of laminations arranged about the shaft and coupled to the first plurality of laminations, the second plurality of laminations including an outer annular surface portion and an inner surface portion defining a third diameter that is greater than the first diameter, the second plurality of laminations being arranged axially outwardly of the first plurality of laminations in a first direction; and
a third plurality of laminations arranged about the shaft and coupled to the first plurality of laminations axially outwardly of the first plurality of laminations in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.