Patent ID: 6559566
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
An electric motor comprising:a stator having a center axis; a shaft rotatably supported within the stator and aligned coaxially with the stator center axis; an end shield mounted to the stator, the end shield having an outer peripheral edge spaced from and extending around the stator center axis; a component compartment formed integrally with the end shield at the peripheral edge of the end shield, the component compartment having a hollow interior volume and an opening to the interior volume that is accessible from outside the motor; a motor component inserted through the component compartment opening and into the interior volume; and, the component compartment has at least one projecting flange and the motor component has a projecting tab that engages against the component compartment flange, and a fastener connects the motor component tab to the component compartment flange thereby securing the motor component in the component compartment.