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US 2013/0154437 A1Published application
Support ring for electric machine rotors
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsEdward L. Kaiser, Micah Joel Fuchs
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Abstract
A support ring for a rotor having a core and a plurality of windings. The support ring includes an annular base, a plurality of fingers, and a plurality of loaded edges. The plurality of fingers extend radially outward from the annular base, and each generally corresponds to one of the windings. The plurality of loaded edges extend axially from the fingers and are disposed radially outward of the windings.
Claims11
A support ring for a rotor having a core and a plurality of windings, the support ring comprising:
- an annular base;
- a plurality of fingers extending radially outward from the annular base, wherein each of the fingers corresponds to one of the windings;
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- a plurality of loaded edges extending axially from the fingers and disposed radially outward of the windings.
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A rotor, comprising:
- a hub;
- a core disposed radially outward of the hub, relative to an axis of the rotor, and having a plurality of rotor teeth extending axially outward therefrom;
- a plurality of windings wrapped around the rotor teeth;
- a first support ring, having:
- a first disc,
- a plurality of first fingers extending radially outward from the first disc, wherein each of the first fingers corresponds to one of the windings, and
- a plurality of first loaded edges extending axially from the first fingers and disposed radially outward of the windings;
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- a second support ring, having:
- a second disc,
- a plurality of second fingers extending radially outward from the second disc, wherein each of the second fingers corresponds to one of the windings, and
- a plurality of second loaded edges extending axially from the second fingers and disposed radially outward of the windings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.