Patent ID: 6271609
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: H02K,H02P

Abstract:
An electric motor comprising:a stator including a stator core, a winding on the stator core;a rotor including a shaft received in the stator core for rotation of the rotor relative to the stator about the longitudinal axis of the shaft;a housing connected together with the stator and rotor to form an assembled motor, the housing being adapted to support the stator and rotor;a printed circuit board having programmable components thereon for controlling operation of the motor, the printed circuit board having contacts mounted thereon and electrically connected to the programmable components for use in programming the programmable components, the printed circuit board being received in the housing;the housing having a port therein generally in registration with the contacts on the printed circuit board, the port being sized and shaped to receive a probe connected to a microprocessor into connection to the contacts inside the housing for programming the motor.