METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN INDUCTION ROTOR
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1. Method for fabricating a rotor for an induction motor, comprising:
- providing an induction rotor assembly comprising a rotor core having first and second ends, and a plurality of conductor bars, each conductor bar having a respective first exposed end extending beyond the first end of said rotor core, each first exposed end having a respective enclosed opening; and
casting molten material to flow between said first exposed ends and through said respective enclosed openings.
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Abstract
A rotor for an induction motor includes a rotor core having first and second ends and a plurality of conductor bars. Each conductor bar has a respective first end extending beyond the first end of said rotor core. Each first exposed end has a respective enclosed opening. The rotor also includes an end ring comprising a casting of material flowed between the respective first ends of the conductor bars and through the respective closed openings.
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20 Claims
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1. Method for fabricating a rotor for an induction motor, comprising:
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providing an induction rotor assembly comprising a rotor core having first and second ends, and a plurality of conductor bars, each conductor bar having a respective first exposed end extending beyond the first end of said rotor core, each first exposed end having a respective enclosed opening; and casting molten material to flow between said first exposed ends and through said respective enclosed openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Rotor for an induction motor, comprising:
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a cylindrically-shaped laminate stack having a plurality of peripheral grooves running from a first end of the laminate stack to a second end of the laminate stack; a plurality of conductor bars, each carried within a respective one of the plurality of said grooves and each having a respective first end extending beyond the first end of the laminate stack and a respective second end extending beyond the second end of the laminate stack, each respective first and second end of the conductor bars having a respective enclosed opening; a first metal end ring comprising a casting interlocking with each of the enclosed openings of the first end of the conductor bars; and a second metal end ring comprising a casting interlocking with each of the enclosed openings of the second end of the conductor bars. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. Rotor for an induction motor, comprising:
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a rotor core having first and second ends; a plurality of conductor bars, each conductor bar having a respective first end extending beyond the first end of said rotor core, each first end of the conductor bars having a respective enclosed opening; and an end ring comprising a casting of material flowed between the respective first ends of the conductor bars and through the respective closed openings.
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