Patent ID: 9438089
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: F16C,H02K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a rotor bearing having a nesting groove in an outer periphery of the rotor bearing in a circumferential direction, wherein the nesting groove extends in an arc of at least 30 degrees around an axis of the bearing; a curved spring arm positioned in the nesting groove, wherein the spring arm extends in an arc of at least 30 degrees around an axis of the bearing, a stator, wherein the stator has a bore therethrough and wherein the bore has a keyway therein, wherein the rotor bearing is positioned within the bore and the key is urged by the spring arm into contact with the stator, wherein when the key is aligned with the keyway, the key is urged into the keyway by the spring arm.