Patent ID: 9531231
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H02K

Claim Text:
1. A motor comprising: a rotor rotatable about an axis; a stator presenting opposite axial ends; a motor shell extending around the axis to at least partly circumscribe the rotor and stator; a pair of motor endshields, each being positioned adjacent a respective one of the stator ends and providing support for the rotor; a fastener extending through the stator and extending through the endshields to thereby interconnect the stator and endshields, said fastener being positioned at least in part radially inside the motor shell; and a controller housing defining an electronics compartment positioned radially outside the motor shell, said controller housing including a connector that extends radially inward past the motor shell, said connector being received on the fastener so as to fix the controller housing to the stator and endshields.