Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Visteon Global Tech., Inc

Jayeson David Fougner

Kevin Roy Harpenau

Richard Kenneth Harris

Steven John Yockey

Steve John Yockey

Anthony Militello

Dean Mark Frederick

Dave W Linden

Dave Linden

An alternator fan having a generally disc-shaped body with opposed first and second faces. The body includes a plurality of ribs that define raised peaks on the first face and recessed valleys on the second face.

Alternator fan

An alternator assembly having a pair of housing members which cooperatively contain a stator , rotor , and bearing . The housing member includes an integrally formed bearing sleeve member which receives the bearing and allows the rotor to rotate within the assembly

Method for producing an alternator assembly housing member

An electrical machine comprising a rotor ( ) mounted on a shaft ( ) for rotation therewith and defining an axis of rotation, and a stator ( ) disposed coaxially with and in opposition to the rotor ( ). The electrical machine further comprises a housing ( ) enclosing the stator ( ) and the rotor ( ), the housing ( ) having a first axial end with a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface and a second axial end with a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface. The electrical machine also includes a first cooling tube ( &prime;) having a first end and a second end and an embedded portion thereof embedded between the first inner surface and the first outer surface of end wall ( ). A second cooling tube ( &prime;) has a first end and a second end and an embedded portion thereof embedded between said inner surface and said outer surface of the wall ( ) of the second axial end. The first end ( ) of the first cooling tube and the first end ( ) of the second cooling tube ( &prime;) are fluidically coupled together to permit fluid flow in parallel between the first cooling tube ( &prime;) and the second cooling tube ( &prime;).

Liquid-cooled electrical machine with parallel flow

A brush holder assembly ( ) for a rotating electrical machine such as an alternator ( ) has a cavity ( ) therein. The cavity ( ) is defined by a first wall ( ), a second wall ( ), a third wall ( ), and a fourth wall ( ). The cavity ( ) is sized to receive a brush ( ) of the rotating electrical machine. One of the walls ( ), ( ), ( ), and ( ) comprise a first drafted surface. A positioning rib ( ) is provided on at least the drafted surface to position the brush ( ) substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis ( ) of the cavity ( ).

Liquid cooled alternator brush holder ribs

An alternator assembly,having a pair of housing members,which cooperatively contain a stator,, rotor,, and bearing,. The housing member,includes an integrally formed bearing sleeve member,which receives the bearing,and allows the rotor,to rotate within the assembly

Alternator assembly

An electrical machine such as an alternator (,) has a first housing (,) and a second housing (,) with a stator core assembly (,) therein. The stator core assembly has a plurality of windings (,) that are positioned within laminations (,). The windings have a first set of end turns (,), a second set of end turns (,), and winding ends,A respective first end cap (,) and a second end cap (,) are placed over respective end turns (,) (,). Potting material (,) is placed between the first end cap (,) and the first set of end turns (,) and the second end cap (,) and the second set of end turns (,). A stud assembly (,) having a stud housing (,) and a plurality of studs (,) is coupled to the first end cap. A bushing (,) is coupled to the studs (,) so that winding ends (,) may be coupled to a flat surface (,) thereof. The bushings (,) are also used to from an electrical connection between the rectifier bridge (,) and the stator core (,).

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Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America

Jayeson David Fougner