A. C. generator for vehicles having loose-free terminal structure
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsYoshinori Hayashi, Hitoshi Irie
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Abstract
In an a.c. generator for vehicles, an output terminal connected to a rectifier circuit unit has a seat surface on which an electric cable for connection with a storage battery is seated. The seat surface is positioned outside a rear cover and an insulating member in the longitudinal direction of the output terminal. The electric cable is tightened to the seat surface by a nut engaged with the output terminal, while holding the electric cable from contacting the insulating member. Thus, the insulating member is restricted from being deformed and the nut is restricted from loosening even when the insulating member contracts.
Claims10
An a.c. generator comprising:
- a housing;
- a rectifier circuit unit fixed to the housing;
- a rear cover fixed to the housing to cover the rectifier circuit unit and having a fitting hole;
- an output terminal unit tightened to the rectifier circuit unit and extending outward through the fitting hole of the rear cover;
- an insulating member fit in the fitting hole of the rear cover and fit around the output terminal unit;
- an electric cable for connection with the output terminal unit;
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- a tightening member for tightening the electric cable to the output terminal unit,
- wherein the output terminal unit has a seat surface formed outside the rear cover and the insulating member in a longitudinal direction of the output terminal unit and a threaded part formed near the seat surface, and
- wherein the tightening member is engaged with the threaded part of the output terminal unit to tightly fix the electric cable to the seat surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.