Dynamoelectric brush holder clip and connector
AssigneeAmetek, Inc.
InventorsMichael Coles, Robert A. Ciccarelli, Jr., Nick Vona, Jr.
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Abstract
A brush holder clip and connector for motors and generators is provided in the form of an integral V-shaped spring steel member having an electrical connector extending from one of the legs thereof and opposite an apex of the clip and connector. The housing containing the commutator has a slot therein through which the brush holder passes. The V-shaped clip and connector is inserted into the slot and wedged between the brush holder and an edge of the slot. The clip and connector is electrically conductive and communicative with the brush holder 22 and is adapted for mating interconnection with a wire or other conductor.
Claims15
Apparatus for implementation in a dynamoelectric machine, comprising:
- a housing;
- a commutator received within said housing;
- a brush assembly passing through an opening in said housing;
- and
- a clip interposed between said brush assembly and said housing, said clip comprising a base member and a deflectable lip extending over said base member obliquely from an end thereof and positionally securing said brush assembly with respect to said housing.
Commutating apparatus, comprising:
- a housing receiving a commutator therein and having an opening passing through a wall thereof;
- a brush assembly passing through said opening;
- and
- a spring biasing clip received within said opening and compressively interposed between said wall and said brush assembly, said clip having a base member engaging said brush assembly along the length of said base member, and a deflectable lip engaging said wall at said opening said deflectable lip acutely extending from and over one of said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.