Bracket assembly for supporting terminal leads in auxiliary generator for aircraft
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsEric A. Brust, Paul Henry Verstrate, Anthony L. Biermann, Derek R. Hochstetler, Jose Rafael Relampagos Ridao
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Abstract
A bracket assembly for supporting terminal leads in an auxiliary generator of an aircraft, which includes a first bracket adapted and configured to be fastened to a stator housing of the generator to retain a main stator within the stator housing, and a second bracket adapted and configured to be fastened to a top surface of the first bracket to support a plurality of terminal leads in such a manner so that they are not susceptible to damage from resonance and vibration.
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An auxiliary generator assembly for supporting terminal leads, comprising:
- a) a first metallic bracket fastened to a stator housing of the generator to retain a main stator within the stator housing, wherein the first metallic bracket is fastened to the stator housing with one or more fasteners passing through the first metallic bracket and into the stator housing;
- and b) a second non-metallic bracket fastened to a top surface of the first metallic bracket to support a plurality of terminal leads within the stator housing with the first metallic bracket axially between the second non-metallic bracket and a flange of the stator housing, wherein the second non-metallic bracket is fastened to the top surface of the first metallic bracket with one or more fasteners passing through the second non-metallic bracket and into the first metallic bracket.
An auxiliary generator assembly for supporting terminal leads, comprising:
- a) a first metallic bracket fastened to a stator housing of the generator at existing fasteners locations previously used for fastening a pair of circumferentially spaced apart stator flange washers, and serving to retain a main stator within the stator housing, wherein the first metallic bracket is fastened to the stator housing with one of more fasteners passing through the first metallic bracket and into the stator housing;
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- b) a second non-metallic bracket fastened to a top surface of the first bracket and including mounting locations for supporting a plurality of terminal lead clamps with the first metallic bracket axially between the second non-metallic bracket and a flange of the stator housing, wherein the second non-metallic bracket is fastened to the top surface of the first metallic bracket with one or more fasteners passing through the second non-metallic bracket and into the first metallic bracket.
An auxiliary generator assembly for supporting terminal leads, comprising:
- a) a first metallic bracket fastened to a stator housing of the generator at existing fasteners locations previously used for fastening a pair of circumferentially spaced apart stator flange washers, and serving to retain a main stator within the stator housing, wherein the first metallic bracket is fastened to the stator housing with one or more fasteners passing through the first metallic bracket and into the stator housing;
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- b) a second non-metallic bracket fastened to a top surface of the first bracket and including mounting locations for supporting a plurality of terminal lead clamps, wherein the first bracket has a stepped protrusion on a bottom surface thereof for contacting a stator sleeve to apply a preload force thereto to prevent vibrations, wherein the second non-metallic bracket is fastened to the top surface of the first metallic bracket with one or more fasteners passing through the second non-metallic bracket and into the first metallic bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.