Patent ID: 9490683
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: H02K

Claim Text:
1. A motor, comprising: an excitation coil electrically connected with a bus terminal through which current flows when the motor is in operation, the bus terminal including a thermal contact surface; a thermosensitive element attached to the bus terminal and including a collection surface in thermal contact with the thermal contact surface; and a bracket attached to the bus terminal and holding the thermosensitive element at least partially between the bracket and the bus terminal, wherein the bracket, which is pre-deformed elastically, applies elastic pre-pressure to the thermosensitive element in a direction towards the bus terminal, wherein the bracket includes an elastic tab which is spaced apart from the collection surface, the bus terminal is detachably mounted to the bracket and is inserted between the elastic tab and the collection surface, and the elastic tab provides elastic pre-pressure to the bus terminal, wherein the bracket includes a main body portion and two side arms, the two side arms extend out laterally from two opposite sides of the main body portion respectively, two opposite ends of the elastic tab are connected to the two side arms respectively and a longitudinally extending passage is formed between a middle portion of the elastic tab and the collection surface, and the bus terminal is inserted into the passage, and wherein the elastic tab is a stamped portion of a metal sheet, and a protrusion which protrudes towards the passage is a stamped middle portion of the elastic tab.