Patents

US 12068663 B2: Brushless motor having an overmolded rotor

Granted
2024-08-20
Filed
2021-07-29 application 17388812
Type
Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract

An electric brushless DC motor is provided including a rotor assembly having a substantially-cylindrical metallic rotor body and at least one rotor magnet mounted on a surface of the rotor body, a stator assembly rotatably disposed relative to the rotor assembly, and a molded structure formed in contact with the rotor body. The molded structure includes a main body having a first axial end that engages at least one axial end of the at least one rotor magnet to axially retain the at least one rotor magnet on the surface of the rotor body and a second axial end that integrally forms a fan adjacent the rotor body.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240820.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2,415 patentsUS company or organizationMeridian Avenue, CTPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
John B. FogleWhite Hall, MD18PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Colin M. CrosbyBaltimore, MD22PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
David J. SmithColumbia, MD123PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Merritt J. TennisonSeattle, WA11PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Madhur M. PurohitTowson, MD21PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H02KDynamo-electric machinesH02K7/145PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B25FCombination or multi-purpose tools not otherwise provided for; details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided forB25F5/00PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2021-07-30Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
CROSBY, COLIN M. signed 2016-06-28
SMITH, DAVID J. signed 2016-06-28
FOGLE, JOHN B. signed 2016-07-11
PUROHIT, MADHUR M. signed 2016-07-11
TENNISON, MERRITT J. signed 2016-08-03
BLACK & DECKER INC. NEW BRITAIN, CT57034/740ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

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