- Patent Title: Generator motor wedge with wide arm span and reduced stress levels
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Application No.: US14512676Application Date: 2014-10-13
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Publication No.: US09866085B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Joseph Paul Krause , Dhaval Patel , Jan Henry Abels
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, PC
- Main IPC: H02K3/48
- IPC: H02K3/48 ; H02K3/52
Abstract:
A wedge for use in an electric machine has a central leg and arms extending in both circumferential directions. The wedge has a radially outer full surface defining a cylindrical aperture through an axial length, and ledge surfaces at each axial end of the full surface. A curved merging portion on an outer surface of the arms merges into a curved contact surface. A rotor, a machine and a method are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160105058A1 Generator Motor Wedge With Wide Arm Span and Reduced Stress Levels Public/Granted day:2016-04-14
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