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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Harris, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jayeson Fougner, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/300 ;
Abstract
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 ( ).