Stud mounting system
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1. A method for mounting a motor to a support, said method comprising:
- providing a mounting system, the mounting system including a plurality of fasteners, the motor including a pair of endshields and a housing extending therebetween, the housing including a plurality of recessed openings, an outer surface, an inner surface, a housing body extending between the inner surface and the outer surface, and a plurality of raised projections, wherein each of the projections has a thickness that is equal to a thickness of the housing body;
attaching the fasteners through the openings formed in the housing, such that the fasteners extend radially outwardly through the housing and a head of the fasteners is substantially co-planar with an un-recessed portion of the inner surface of the housing and such that the head of the fasteners remain positioned between rotating components of the motor and the housing outer surface, wherein attaching the fasteners further comprises inserting each of the fasteners through a respective one of the plurality of raised projections such that the fasteners extend radially outwardly from the housing; and
attaching the motor to the support using the plurality of fasteners.
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Abstract
A housing for a motor is described. The housing extends between a pair of endshields and includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one raised projection extending outwardly from at least one of the housing inner and outer surfaces. The projection includes at least one opening extending therethrough and at least one fastener configured to attach to the inner surface and extend outwardly through the housing opening.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for mounting a motor to a support, said method comprising:
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providing a mounting system, the mounting system including a plurality of fasteners, the motor including a pair of endshields and a housing extending therebetween, the housing including a plurality of recessed openings, an outer surface, an inner surface, a housing body extending between the inner surface and the outer surface, and a plurality of raised projections, wherein each of the projections has a thickness that is equal to a thickness of the housing body; attaching the fasteners through the openings formed in the housing, such that the fasteners extend radially outwardly through the housing and a head of the fasteners is substantially co-planar with an un-recessed portion of the inner surface of the housing and such that the head of the fasteners remain positioned between rotating components of the motor and the housing outer surface, wherein attaching the fasteners further comprises inserting each of the fasteners through a respective one of the plurality of raised projections such that the fasteners extend radially outwardly from the housing; and attaching the motor to the support using the plurality of fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A motor housing configured to receive a motor extending between a pair of endshields, said housing comprising:
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an inner surface; an outer surface, said inner surface configured to extend between a rotating component of the motor and said outer surface; a housing body extending between said inner surface and said outer surface, said body comprising a thickness; a plurality of raised projections extending radially outwardly from at least one of said housing inner surface and said housing outer surface defining a recess with respect to said housing inner surface of the housing body including an assembly of the rotating component and a stator of the motor, each of said plurality of raised projections comprising at least one opening extending therethrough, each of said plurality of raised projections comprising an inner surface and a thickness equal to said housing body thickness; and at least one fastener having a top surface, said at least one fastener extends outwardly through said housing opening such that said top surface is substantially co-planar with an un-recessed portion of said housing inner surface. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A motor comprising:
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a pair of endshields; a housing extending between said endshields and including an assembly of a stator and a rotor, wherein said housing includes a plurality of raised projections extending outwardly from said housing, said housing comprising an outer surface, an opposite inner surface, and a body extending therebetween, said body comprising a thickness, each of said plurality of raised projections defining a recess with respect to said housing inner surface and comprising an inner surface and a thickness equal to said housing body thickness, at least one opening extending through said recess, and at least one fastener having a top surface, said at least one fastener extends radially outwardly through said housing such that said top surface is substantially co-planar with said inner surface; wherein said housing inner surface extends between said stator-rotor assembly and said housing outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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