Patent ID: 6057625
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
An insulator for use in a field assembly of a DC motor having a cylindrical motor frame, the field assembly including a winding having a central opening therein and a pole member having a base portion with side surfaces and top and bottom surfaces, the insulator comprising:a body portion;the body portion having a radially inwardly facing edge disposed opposite a back edge of the body portion;tapered tip portions outwardly extending from opposite side boundaries of the body portion, cooperating with the radially inwardly facing edge to form a curved edge corresponding to a curved contour of the pole member; andintegrally formed side walls depending from the side boundaries of the body configured to engage at least a portion of the side surfaces of the pole member such that the body portion is retained on at least one of the top and bottom surfaces of the base portion so as to insulate the winding from the base portion when the base portion is received through the central opening of the winding.