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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Matthew Payne, Glenmont, OH (US);
Markus Steinberger, Sagamore Hills, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/01 (2006.01); F02B 63/04 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); F02B 63/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 63/042 (2013.01); F02B 63/044 (2013.01); F02B 63/06 (2013.01); H02K 7/1815 (2013.01); F02B 2063/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A generator module includes a housing arranged for mounting to a rear face of an internal combustion engine, a generator stator fixed in the housing, a generator rotor arranged radially inside of the generator stator, and a bearing arranged to support a radial inside of the generator rotor on the housing. The generator rotor may include a rotor carrier and a plurality of stacked plates secured to the rotor carrier. The bearing may be at least partially radially aligned with the plurality of stacked plates.