US 12,266,972 B2
Laminate with varnish accumulation feature
Akash Changarankumarath Pradeepkumar, Westland, MI (US); and Singar Rathnam, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/946,184.
Prior Publication US 2024/0097509 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. H02K 1/16 (2006.01); H02K 3/12 (2006.01); H02K 3/30 (2006.01); H02K 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC H02K 1/16 (2013.01) [H02K 3/12 (2013.01); H02K 3/30 (2013.01); H02K 15/105 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stator of an electric motor, the stator comprising:
an outer laminate including a ridge and defining a first slot; and
an inner laminate including a second slot aligned with the first slot of the outer laminate,
wherein the ridge is configured to direct varnish applied by a varnish injector into the first slot and the second slot.