Abstract: A motor including a rotor and a field frame is provided. The field frame comprises a generally annular yoke, a plurality of generally arcuately spaced apart pole pieces extending from the yoke, and a winding extending at least in part about the pole pieces. The yoke includes a plurality of pole piece connection locations. Each of the pole pieces is associated with a corresponding one of the connection locations. The pole pieces and the yoke are connected at the pole piece connection locations in an interlocking manner.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 3, 2013
Publication date:
November 7, 2013
Applicant:
Advanced Motors & Drives, Inc.
Inventors:
William C. Hittie, JR., Timothy H. Sullivan, William Edwin Drinkwater, Michael J. Rubbo