Patent ID: 11942853
Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A method of assembling an electric motor having a contact adapter including a base member, a contact member, and a protrusion, the contact member and the protrusion extending from the base member, the method comprising:
inserting at least a portion of the contact adapter into a receptacle defined by shield of the electric motor;
attaching the contact member to a busbar disposed within a housing of the electric motor;
placing an end plate to sandwich the protrusion of the contact adapter between the end plate and the shield of the electric motor, wherein the protrusion includes a plurality of deformable ribs;
threading a fastener through the end plate and into the shield; and
applying a predetermined fastening torque to the fastener to deform at least one deformable rib of the plurality of deformable ribs.