Motor assembly for a washing machine appliance
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Oct 4, 2022
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Nov 19, 2020
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Nov 19, 2020
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A washing machine appliance includes a wash basket rotatably mounted within a wash tub for receiving of a load of articles for washing and a drive motor having a motor shaft for selectively rotating the wash basket and an agitation element. A cooling fan is mechanically coupled to the motor shaft for urging a flow of air as the drive motor rotates the motor shaft and a fan cover is positioned over the cooling fan. The fan cover includes an endcap positioned opposite the cooling fan relative to the drive motor along an axial direction, a peripheral portion defining a plurality of ventilation openings spaced apart along a circumferential direction, and a plurality of louvers positioned over the plurality of ventilation openings for directing the flow of air away from the drive motor.
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