Patent ID: 9293961
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: F16C,H02K

Claim Text:
1. An electric motor comprising: a case, wherein the case defines a motor chamber and a bearing chamber; a shaft at least partially disposed within the case, wherein the shaft spans the motor chamber and the bearing chamber; a bearing mechanism disposed within the bearing chamber, wherein the bearing mechanism is coaxial with the shaft and comprises a plurality of bearings; a bearing cap that at least partially separates and seals the motor chamber from the bearing chamber; a seal at least partially disposed within the bearing chamber on an opposite side of the bearing chamber from the bearing cap, wherein the second seal includes a fixed portion attached to the case, and a rotating portion comprising a tapered face; an oil mist inlet, wherein the oil mist inlet is adjacent to a first side of the bearing mechanism and in fluid communication with the bearing mechanism; and an oil mist outlet, wherein the oil mist outlet is adjacent to a second side of the bearing mechanism and in fluid communication with the oil mist inlet through the plurality of bearings, wherein the second side is opposite the first side.