Patent ID: 9577489
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H02K

Claim:
1. An electric motor mountable to a machine, said motor comprising: a rotor rotatable about an axis; a stator; a housing including a first endshield and a controller can, with the stator being positioned axially between the first endshield and the can; a fastener extending through and interconnecting the first endshield, the stator, and the can, wherein said fastener projects axially beyond at least one of the first endshield and the can for connection to the machine; and a shell at least partly circumscribing the stator and positioned between the first endshield and the can, wherein said housing further includes a seal assembly positioned between the shell and the can, wherein said seal assembly seals the can, wherein said seal assembly includes a second endshield and a gasket, wherein said second endshield includes a plurality of arcuately spaced apart nubs, wherein said gasket includes a plurality of arcuately spaced apart nub-receiving openings corresponding to and receiving the nubs.