Accessory Rotary Drive System and Method
AssigneeTSI Products, Inc.
InventorsStephen William O'Brien, Todd Michael Coleman, Christopher Delmont Corfman, Kerry Wayne Whitaker, Charles J. Martis
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Abstract
A drive mechanism that connects to a rotary drive component for transferring rotary motion to another component. The drive mechanism may be a conversion assembly to facilitate a connection to an existing rotary drive component and transfer the rotary motion to another component. The drive mechanism may include a drive shaft, a housing with a rotary bearing and seal, an enclosure and a drive pulley or other transfer component. The drive shaft may include a cap and flange to connect to a rotary drum and extend to a drive pulley in an enclosure.
Claims5
A method for installing a drive mechanism in place of an existing alternator, comprising the steps of:
- a. removing an existing alternator housing from an alternator base, wherein the existing alternator housing and the alternator base form an area around a rotor and a stator, and have an existing rotary drive extending into the area;
- b. removing the rotor and the stator from the existing rotary drive, wherein the rotor is removed by removing an existing connector from the rotary drive;
- c. connecting a rotary drum to the existing rotary drive using the existing connector, wherein the rotary drum includes a central hub, which fits over the existing rotary drive;
- d. connecting a drive shaft to the existing rotary drive, wherein the drive shaft comprises a connection flange, a cap extending from the existing flange to a middle section and a second end section, wherein the connection flange attaches to the central hub to form a drive shaft connection;
- e. attaching a component housing to the alternator base, wherein the component housing replaces the alternator housing and includes a housing opening in which a drive shaft support is attached, and wherein the middle section of the drive shaft passes through the drive shaft support and housing opening;
- f. securing a drive wheel to the second end section of the drive shaft;
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- g. connecting the drive wheel to a rotary wheel of an accessory rotary driven component, whereby the drive wheel provides rotary power to the accessory rotary driven component.
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