Patent ID: 6239521
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
A motor cover arrangement for covering a cooling fan of a motor enclosed in a motor case, wherein said motor cover arrangement comprises:a cooling fan cover for sheltering around said cooling fan, said cooling fan having an open outlet end mounted on said motor case and an inlet end extended from said motor case to define a fan cavity for disposing said cooling fan therein, wherein an air inlet opening is formed at said inlet end in front of said cooling fan and an air discharge slot is defined between said outlet end and said motor case to communicate said air inlet opening with outside, so that when said cooling fan is driven to rotate by said motor, said cooling fan sucks in air through said air inlet opening and discharges said air to outside through said air discharge slot; andan air intake hood comprising a base shell integrally covering said air inlet opening of said cooling fan cover and an air intake shell extending from said base shell to a side portion of said cooling fan cover to provide an air intake window, wherein an air intake passage is formed between said air intake window positioned at said side portion of said cooling fan cover and said air inlet opening of said cooling fan cover, thereby the air sucked by said cooling fan via said air intake window, said air intake passage and said air inlet opening to cool down said motor is discharged through said air discharge slot.