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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBrock M. Lape, Michael J. Bousquet, Kenneth J. Hatley, Richard M. Hatley, William G. Newman, Kenneth G. Troiano
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A tool is provided for driving a slide or wedge within a slot of an armature or field of a dynamoelectric machine. The armature or field includes a core, and the core includes one or more vent slots for facilitating ventilation of the armature or field. The tool includes a drive for applying a driving force, and a push block is connected to the drive. At least one guide rail is configured to cooperate with the push block. The drive operates on the push block to drive a slide or wedge. The at least one guide rail reduces deflection or skew of the push block during a driving operation.
A tool for driving a slide under a wedge within a slot of an armature or field of a dynamoelectric machine, wherein said armature or field comprises a core, said core comprising one or more vent slots for facilitating ventilation of said armature or field, said tool comprising:
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