Appeal No. 2006-2534
Application No. 10/789,411
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention is directed to an electric machine including a rotor having a
laminated rotor core which is mounted onto a shaft. According to Appellants, the rotor core has
opposite end surfaces for attachment of a plate in such a manner as to allow an axial movement
of the laminations in the area of the plate. An understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of exemplary independent claim 1 which is reproduced as follows:
1. An electric machine, comprising:
a shaft; and
a rotor core mounted onto the shaft and formed of a plurality of stacked laminations, said
rotor core having opposite end surfaces for attachment of a plate in such a manner as to allow an
axial deflection of the laminations in the area of the plate, said plate having a rotor core distal
planar outer surface and extending to an area of the shaft.
The Examiner relies on the following reference in rejecting the claims:
Carlson 2,421,115 May 27, 1947
Claims 1 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Carlson.
Rather than reiterate the opposing arguments, reference is made to the briefs and answer
for the respective positions of Appellants and the Examiner. Only those arguments actually
made by Appellants have been considered in this decision. Arguments which Appellants could
have made but chose not to make in the briefs have not been considered (37 CFR
§ 41.37(c)(1)(vii)).
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
Last modified: September 9, 2013