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US 2013/0076173 A1Published application
Alternator having a heat sink and method
AssigneeRemy Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorsDennis Fisher, Samuel Edrington
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Abstract
An alternator includes a housing having an inner surface and an outer surface, a stationary field coil component fixedly mounted to the inner surface of the housing through one or more mechanical fasteners, and a heat sink component mounted to the outer surface of the housing. The heat sink component includes one or more openings that align with corresponding ones of the one or more mechanical fasteners.
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An alternator comprising:
- a housing having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a stationary field coil component fixedly mounted to the inner surface of the housing through one or more mechanical fasteners;
- and
- a heat sink component mounted to the outer surface of the housing, the heat sink component including one or more openings that align with corresponding ones of the one or more mechanical fasteners.
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An electric machine comprising:
- a housing having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a stationary component mounted to the inner surface of the housing through one or more mechanical fasteners;
- and
- a component mounted to the outer surface of the housing, the component including one or more openings that align with corresponding ones of the one or more mechanical fasteners.
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A method of servicing an alternator comprising:
- opening a housing of the alternator to expose a stationary component;
- accessing one or more mechanical fasteners retaining the stationary component to an inner surface of the housing through one or more openings formed in a heat sink component mounted to an outer surface of the housing;
- disconnecting the mechanical fasteners from the stationary component;
- and
- removing the stationary component from the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.