Patent ID: 6388351
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: F16C,H02K

Abstract:
A bearing load washer for an electric motor, the electric motor comprising an endshield, a bearing, and a rotor shaft, the endshield comprising a bearing pocket having an inner surface, the bearing pocket sized to receive the bearing, said load washer comprising:a first portion having a first end and a second end; a second portion extending from said second end of said first portion; a third portion extending from said second portion; a fourth portion extending from said third portion to said first end of said first portion, said first, second, third, and fourth portions forming a washer body having a substantially circular shape, said first, second, third, and fourth portions are non-planar; an outer circumferential surface; and at least one raised area extending radially from said outer circumferential surface, said at least one raised area configured to increase an outside diameter of said washer so that said outer circumferential surface engages the inner surface of the bearing pocket at each raised area of said outer circumferential surface.