Patents
US 12507623 B2: Outer rotor brushless motor and planetary gear assembly for power tool
- Granted
- 2025-12-30
- Filed
- 2022-05-02 application 17734323
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A power tool is provided including a housing, a brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor, and a gear assembly. The motor includes a stator having an inner stator, a rotor shaft extending along a center axis and including a first bearing and a second bearing; an outer rotor, a first end cap, and a second end cap. The first end cap includes a radial back plate having a center opening in the radial back plate through which the rotor shaft extends and pins projecting around the rotor shaft and parallel to the rotor shaft. The gear assembly is mounted on the first end cap and includes planetary gears supported by the pins in engagement with the rotor shaft.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251230.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK & DECKER INC. 2,415 patents | US company or organization | Meridian Avenue, CT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Jefferies | Baltimore, MD | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bhanuprasad V. Gorti | Perry Hall, MD | 37 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John B. Fogle | White Hall, MD | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John D. Cox | Timonium, MD | 42 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D34/78 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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