Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation

Steven Russell Van Horne

Andrew Lakerdas

Attila Simofi-Ilyes

Stefan Zenon Smorowski

John Van Duynhoven

Michael John Koncan

A brush card assemblyis provided for a permanent magnet brush motor. The motor includes a link wound, high speed side commutatorand an associated high speed side armature winding, and a link wound low speed side commutatorand an associated low speed side armature winding. The brush card assembly includes a brush cardincluding a high speed side having a positive brushand a negative brush' constructed and arranged to be operatively associated with the high speed side commutator, and a low speed side opposite the high speed side. The low speed side has a positive brushand a negative brush&#x2032; constructed and arranged to be operatively associated with the low speed side commutator. The brushes are constructed and arranged with respect to the commutators to provide at least two different operating speeds of the motor.

Brush card assembly with RFI suppression for two or three speed permanent magnet brush motor with link wound dual commutator and dual armature winding configuration

A commutator bar () includes a body and first and second anchors disposed in spaced relation with each anchor and coupled to a proximal end of the body. A free end of the first anchor () extends in a direction towards the proximal end H of the body, and a free end of the second anchor () extends in a direction towards a distal end () of the body. Third and fourth anchors () and (), are disposed in spaced relation and each have one end coupled to a distal end of the body and a free end extending in a direction towards the proximal end of the body. Fifth and sixth anchors () and () each have one end coupled to the body at a location between the proximal and distal ends. A free end of the fifth anchor extends toward one side of the body and a free end of the sixth anchor extends toward the other side of body.

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St. Thomas, Canada

Steven Russell Van Horne