Patent ID: 8593024

Claim:
A motor for use in a volatile environment, said motor comprising; a housing having an inboard end portion and an outboard end portion, said outboard end portion extending into said volatile environment, a rotor configured for exposure to said volatile environment and disposed in said housing, said rotor supported for rotation within said housing in an inboard set of bearings supported by said housing at said inboard end portion and an outboard set of bearings supported by said housing at said outboard end portion, said outboard set of bearings disposed within said volatile environment, electronics for rotating said rotor, an impervious ceramic barrier separating said electronics and said rotor, and a first flexible seal, said first flexible seal disposed axially outward from said inboard set of bearings and a second flexible seal disposed axially inward from said outboard set of bearings, said first flexible seal and said second flexible seal preventing said volatile environment from contacting said electronics and minimizing vibratory and twisting loads upon said ceramic barrier to minimize damage to said ceramic barrier wherein said ceramic barrier is isolated from said housing.