Patent ID: 8044549

Claim:
An electric machine comprising: a housing; a stator mounted within the housing; and a rotor rotatably mounted relative to the stator, the rotor including a spool assembly, the spool assembly including: a spool including a main body portion including a first end portion that extends substantially uninterrupted to a second end portion through an intermediate portion, the spool including a first plurality of mounting elements provided on the first end portion and a second plurality mounting elements provided on the first end portion; and a star member secured to the first end portion of the spool, the star member including a main body having a central opening and a plurality of mounting members that extend radially into the central opening, the plurality of mounting members constraining axial movement of the star member relative to the spool in a first direction and the first plurality of mounting elements constraining axial movement of the star member relative to the spool in a second direction.