System and method for monitoring the status of one or more components of an electrical machine
AssigneeCutsforth, Inc.
InventorsRobert S. Cutsforth, Dustin L. Cutsforth, David William Drury Harrison, Douglas Christopher Bruey
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Abstract
Example brush holder assemblies of an electric machine are disclosed. An example brush holder assembly of an electric machine includes a carbon brush including an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The brush holder assembly also includes one or more lead wires extending out of the carbon brush at an insertion point on the upper surface and a first cavity extending into the carbon brush from the upper surface at a location spaced away from the insertion point of the one or more lead wires and unobstructed by the one or more lead wires.
Claims20
An assembly for a brush holder assembly of an electric machine, comprising:
- a carbon brush including an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface,
- one or more lead wires extending out of the carbon brush at an insertion point on the upper surface;
- a first cavity extending into the carbon brush from the upper surface at a first location spaced away from the insertion point of the one or more lead wires and unobstructed by the one or more lead wires;
- wherein the first cavity is configured to removably receive a first projection of a spacer against the upper surface of the carbon brush in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the carbon brush.
A method of assembling a brush holder assembly of an electrical device, comprising:
- aligning a first projection of a spacer with a first cavity in an upper surface of a carbon brush, the carbon brush including one or more lead wires extending out of the carbon brush at an insertion point on the upper surface, wherein the first cavity is spaced away from the insertion point;
- inserting the first projection into the first cavity in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the carbon brush to releasably attach the spacer to the carbon brush;
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- inserting the carbon brush into a brush holder mounted on the electrical device.
An assembly for a brush holder assembly of an electric machine, comprising:
- a carbon brush including an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface,
- one or more lead wires extending out of the carbon brush at an insertion point on the upper surface;
- a first cavity extending into the carbon brush from a circular opening in the upper surface at a first location spaced away from the insertion point of the one or more lead wires and unobstructed by the one or more lead wires, the first cavity only open to the upper surface;
- wherein the first cavity is configured to removably receive a first projection of a spacer against the upper surface of the carbon brush in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the carbon brush.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.