Patent ID: 11870316
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  F | IPC B  F  H

Claim 11:
12. A motor comprising:
a motor housing;
a stator disposed within the motor housing, the stator including a stator core, a plurality of stator windings, and an end insulator including a plurality of teeth configured to electrically insulate the stator core from the plurality of stator windings and an annular body extending away from the stator core;
a rotor rotatably received within the stator and including a rotor shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and a plurality of permanent magnets; and
a bearing bridge including a center pocket arranged to support a bearing of the rotor shaft,
wherein the bearing bridge is received at least partially within the end insulator, the annular body of the end insulator includes at least one peripheral opening located within the motor housing, and the motor housing includes at least one retaining member projecting radially through the at least one peripheral opening and engaging the bearing bridge to radially support the bearing bridge relative to the motor housing.