Patent ID: 11870308
Assignee: BORGWARNER INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A stator comprising:
a stator core;
a plurality of stator windings supported by the stator core, the plurality of stator windings including a void; and
a radially insertable thermistor assembly positioned in the void in contact with at least the adjacent ones of the plurality of stator windings, the radially insertable thermistor assembly comprising:
a thermistor housing including a sensing portion and a cable outlet portion, the cable outlet portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the sensing portion, the housing including a first end, a second end, an intermediate portion defined between the first end and the second end, and a plurality of outwardly extending elements projecting outwardly of the intermediate portion, the first end and the intermediate portion extending into the void defined between a crossing of two adjacent stator windings, the thermistor housing connecting to one of the stator and the plurality of stator windings, and a sensing element arranged at the thermistor housing.