Patent ID: 6563240
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
An electric motor having an axis, said electric motor comprising:a housing; an air vent in said housing; an end frame mounted on said housing; a stator supported by said housing; a shaft supported by said end frame for rotation about the axis; a rotor supported by said shaft for rotation therewith relative to said stator; and a baffle having a first end abutting said end frame and a second free end, said second free end positioned substantially within said housing; wherein said air vent is an outlet vent, and wherein said housing also includes an air inlet vent, said outlet vent and said inlet vent being located at opposite ends of said housing, such that said baffle allows air entering said inlet vent to pass through said housing without redirecting around said baffle before exiting said outlet vent.