Patent ID: 8418350
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a sheet of magnetic permeable material, the sheet having a width and a length, and a first surface and an opposite second surface with a thickness extending therebetween: forming in the sheet a plurality of slots in the first and second surfaces and at least partially extending through the sheet thickness parallel to the width of the sheet and spaced along a length of the sheet, the slots defining a plurality of teeth in the sheet between the slots and enabling the sheet to be conformable to a support surface when the sheet is mounted to the support surface to form a secondary of a motor, the plurality of teeth having a motor pitch; forming in the first surface of the sheet a plurality of pockets adjacent the plurality of slots, the pockets extending parallel to the width and being spaced along the length of the sheet, the pockets for forming a sensor operatively connected to a control of the motor; and mounting the sheet to the support surface to form the secondary of the motor wherein the sheet is conformable to the support surface.