ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,286, issued on June 30, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Rotor for an electric machine" was invented by Thomas Niesen (Karlsruhe, Germany), Julian Umlandt (Bischweier, Germany) and Felix Scheumann (Achern, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotor for an electric machine, including a rotor shaft (1) on which an axial stop is provided, which is formed by a securing ring (3) received in a slot (4) in the shaft, and a rotor body (6) pushed onto the rotor shaft (1) and supported axially on the stop. The securing ring (3) is received in a recess (10) in the rotor body (6) and is radially...