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US 7,256,528 B2Granted
Tie ring
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAugusto Xavier Jurado, Ernesto Camilo Rivera
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Abstract
A tie ring is provided wherein the tie ring includes a tie ring structure defining at least one strap cavity. The tie ring structure includes a tie ring top surface and a tie ring bottom surface, wherein the tie ring top surface defines at least one top surface opening and wherein the tie ring bottom surface defines at least one bottom surface opening, wherein the at least one top surface opening and the at least one bottom surface opening are communicated with the at least one strap cavity.
Claims15
A tie ring assembly, comprising:
- a tie ring structure defining at least one strap cavity, said tie ring structure including a tie ring top surface and a tie ring bottom surface, wherein said tie ring top surface defines at least one top surface opening and said tie ring bottom surface defines at least one bottom surface opening, said at least one bottom surface opening being communicated with said at least one top surface opening via said at least one strap cavity;
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- at least one terminal connection strap, said at least one terminal connection strap including a first connection strap end connected to a second connection strap end via a strap body, wherein said at least one terminal connection strap is disposed within said at least one strap cavity such that strap body is contained within said at least one strap cavity and such that said first connection strap end and said second connection strap end is communicated with said at least one bottom surface opening.
An alternator assembly, comprising:
- an alternator support structure, wherein said alternator support structure defines an alternator shaft cavity and includes an alternator support structure external portion;
- an alternator shaft, wherein said alternator shaft is non movably disposed within said alternator shaft cavity;
- a plurality of alternator rotor windings, wherein said plurality of said alternator rotor windings are disposed to be non-movably associated with said alternator support structure external portion such that said alternator rotor windings are evenly distributed along said alternator support structure external portion;
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- a tie ring assembly, wherein said tie ring assembly includes a tie ring structure defining at least one strap cavity, said tie ring structure including a tie ring top surface and a tie ring bottom surface. wherein said tie ring top surface defines at least one top surface opening and said tie ring bottom surface defines at least one bottom surface opening, said at least one bottom surface opening being communicated with said at least one top surface opening via said at least one strap cavity and at least one terminal connection strap, said at least one terminal connection strap including a first connection strap end connected to a second connection strap end via a strap body, wherein said at least one terminal connection strap is disposed within said at least one strap cavity such that said strap body is contained within said at least one strap cavity and such that said first connection strap and said second connection strap end is communicated with said at least one bottom surface opening.
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