Patents Examined by Thomas M. Dolgherty
  • Patent number: 5793145
    Abstract: An induction motor includes a stator defining stator inner and outer diameters extending about a longitudinal axis, the stator includes a plurality of windings extending longitudinally and circumferentially about the longitudinal axis between the stator inner diameter and the stator outer diameter and passing an electric current therethrough to create a magnetic field, a rotor extends along the longitudinal axis having a rotor length and a rotor outer diameter less than the stator inner diameter, the rotor being rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the stator, the rotor including at least one electrically conductive bar extending parallel to the longitudinal axis adjacent the rotor outer diameter for receiving an induced current due to the magnetic field, an end cap at each end of the rotor contacting the at least one electrically conductive bar and a capture ring attached to each end of the rotor to prevent movement between the end caps and the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin M. Avakian, Gita P. Rao, Dariusz A. Bushko, John R. Oleksy