Patent ID: 11925142
Assignee: ARIENS COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F  H | IPC A  F  H

Claim 0:
1. An electric motor for a lawn mower comprising:
a spindle housing having a bore with a spindle clearance opening;
an upper housing coupled to an upper portion of the spindle housing;
a stator positioned within the upper housing;
a spindle shaft extending vertically through the bore of the spindle housing, the spindle shaft having an upper spindle shaft portion and a lower spindle shaft portion;
a rotor coupled to the stator within the upper housing and coupled to the spindle shaft for rotation of the spindle shaft;
an upper bearing supporting the upper spindle shaft portion in the rotor;
a lower bearing supporting the lower spindle shaft portion;
a lower bearing carrier mounted to the spindle housing and supporting the lower bearing proximate to the spindle clearance opening;
a blade adapter coupled for co-rotation with the lower spindle shaft portion;
a bearing debris guard coupled for co-rotation with the spindle shaft, the bearing debris guard positioned around the lower bearing, the lower bearing carrier, and a portion of the blade adapter to protect the lower bearing from debris; and
a blade coupled to the blade adapter with a blade mounting fastener.