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US 8,618,713 B2Granted
Brush holder apparatus
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMichael David Kuban, Paul August Quail, Albert Eugene Steinbach
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Abstract
A brush holder apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the brush holder apparatus includes: a first support member; a second support member affixed to the first support member; a brush retainment member affixed to the first support member and extending substantially parallel with the second support member; and a cam member operably connected to the second support member, the cam member configured to retain a brush against the brush retainment member.
Claims15
A brush holder apparatus comprising:
- a first support member;
- a second support member affixed to the first support member;
- a brush retainment member affixed to the first support member and extending substantially parallel with the second support member;
- a cam member operably connected to the second support member, the cam member configured to retain a brush against the brush retainment member;
- a back plate operably connected to the first support member;
- and
- a cam limiter member affixed to the back plate, the cam limiter member configured to limit movement of the cam member.
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A dynamoelectric machine comprising:
- a dynamoelectric machine housing substantially containing:
- a stator;
- a rotor collector ring;
- and
- a brush holder assembly electrically coupling the rotor collector ring and the stator, the brush holder assembly including:
- a brush;
- and
- a brush holder apparatus for receiving the brush member, the brush holder apparatus including:
- a first support member;
- a second support member affixed to the first support member;
- a brush retainment member affixed to the first support member or the second support member, the brush retainment member extending substantially parallel with the second support member, the brush retainment member being configured to receive a brush having apertures therein;
- and
- a cam member operably connected to the second support member, the cam member configured to retain the brush against the brush retainment member.
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A brush holder apparatus comprising:
- a first support member;
- a second support member affixed to the first support member;
- a brush retainment member affixed to the first support member and extending substantially parallel with the second support member, the brush retainment member being configured to receive a brush having apertures therein;
- a cam member operably connected to the second support member, the cam member configured to retain a brush against the brush retainment member;
- a back plate operably connected to the first support member;
- and
- a cam limiter member affixed to the back plate, the cam limiter member configured to limit movement of the cam member,
- wherein the cam limiter member mechanically limits movement of the cam member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.