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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
May. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/10 ; H02K 1/922 ; H02K 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/10 ; H02K 1/922 ; H02K 1/300 ;
Abstract
To prevent water entering a labyrinth from flowing into contact portions between slip rings and brushes, the labyrinth is formed as a stepped structure by an annular slinger-side stepped portion projecting toward a generator shaft from the inner peripheral surface of a slinger unit and a slip ring-side stepped portion projecting toward the slinger unit from the outer peripheral surface of a slip ring support unit.