US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on April 14 for "Axially securing a shaft component of an electric machine" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,545, issued on April 14, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Axially securing a shaft component of an electric machine" was invented by Julian Umlandt (Bischweier, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shaft system including a shaft having a peripheral groove extending in the circumferential direction, and further including a securing device as well as an interlocking connection by a deformation of the securing device into the groove. The securing device forms a first axial stop for a shaft component. The securing device includes a second axial stop. Also disclosed are an electric machi...