Patent ID: 9077217
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. A motor comprising: a motor housing; a stator located within the motor housing; a rotor supported for rotation within the motor housing upon a rotor shaft, wherein at least a portion of the rotor shaft is hollow, the rotor configured to be supported for rotation by bearings; a sealing sleeve including a main sleeve part defining an open end of the sealing sleeve, the open end sealed with the motor housing, and a removable plug forming part of a closed end of the sealing sleeve, wherein the main sleeve part encircles the rotor, and the removable plug projects into the hollow portion of the rotor shaft and defines a space within the hollow portion; and the sealing sleeve supports the bearings so that the bearings are radially between an inner surface of the sealing sleeve and an outer surface of the rotor shaft.