| BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY Patent applications |
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| 20110273055 | Method and Apparatus for Retaining Laminations of a Stator of an Electrical Machine - A retainer in the stator of an electrical machine holds a plurality of stacked stator laminations in compression at an inner diameter of a stator core. The plurality of laminations have a central aperture and a plurality of teeth circumferentially spaced about the central aperture. The plurality of stacked laminations forms a contiguous stator core with a central aperture for housing a rotor and stator winding slots extending from one axial face of the stator core to an opposite axial face of the stator core. The retainer is adapted to be fitted in the stator slots adjacent the windings and adjacent the central aperture. The retainer extends from one axial face of the stator core to the opposite axial face of the stator core. The retainer has opposite longitudinal ends abutting the axial opposite faces of the stator core that hold the laminations in compression. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110167610 | Method of Constructing a Linear Drive Motor Assembly with a Core - A method of constructing a linear drive motor assembly is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a support plate and a platen with a plurality of teeth are provided. A honeycomb core comprising a commercially available, off-the-shelf honeycomb material is provided. The honeycomb core has a plurality of cells arranged in a planar array where the plurality of cells is defined by walls extending in planes substantially perpendicular to the planar array. The support plate is directly secured to one side of the planar array. The platen is secured directly to the other side of the planar array. A forcer having a motor stack is magnetically coupleable to the platen to form a linear drive motor. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110072632 | Hydraulically Positioned Shaft Bearing Attachment Method - A mounting system is disclosed for mounting a bearing assembly or other mechanical element to a shaft. The mounting system uses a tapered sleeve mechanism to secure the bearing assembly on the shaft. Specifically, a pressure loaded piston drives the sleeve from a pre-assembled position to an initial position. The initial position is determined by monitoring the pressure applied to the piston. Once the initial position has been reached, a linear indicator is used to measure the axial sleeve movement from the initial position to a final position. The system remains in place after the bearing is installed on the shaft and facilitates removal of the bearing assembly from the shaft. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20100260542 | Shaft Bearing Attachment System - A mounting system is disclosed for mounting a bearing assembly or other mechanical element to a shaft. The mounting system uses a tapered sleeve mechanism to secure the bearing assembly on the shaft. Specifically, a plurality of screws point load the tapered sleeve and drive it from a pre-assembled position to an initial position. Once the initial position has been reached a plurality of fasteners then drive the sleeve from the initial position to a final position. The difference between the initial position and final position determined by the width of a removable spacer used in the mounting system. The system also incorporates a jack screw mechanism used to dismount the bearing assembly from the shaft. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100043204 | Method of Constructing a Linear Drive Motor Assembly with a Core Comprising Commercially Available, Off-The-Shelf Honeycomb Material - A method of constructing a linear drive motor assembly is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a support plate and a platen with a plurality of teeth are provided. A honeycomb core comprising a commercially available, off-the-shelf honeycomb material is provided. The honeycomb core has a plurality of cells arranged in a planar array where the plurality of cells is defined by walls extending in planes substantially perpendicular to the planar array. The support plate is directly secured to one side of the planar array. The platen is secured directly to the other side of the planar array. A forcer having a motor stack is magnetically coupleable to the platen to form a linear drive motor. | 02-25-2010 |
