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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1999
Joseph H. Kysely, Palmyra, WI (US);
Richard M. Marusinec, Delafield, WI (US);
Jonathan Schaar, Waukesha, WI (US);
McGraw-Edison Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A transformer includes a tank having a side wall, a core defining a core window, and a pair of coils, each of which surrounds a portion of the core and includes a portion passing through the core window. The transformer further includes a core and coil support member that extends through the core window to support the core and coils. The core and coil support member includes an upper flange and a lower flange, each flange having a channel formed along an outer surface of the flange that conforms in shape to an inner surface of the core. The core and coil support member includes a web that extends between and connects the upper and lower flanges, the web including first and second ends that extend out from the flanges. The transformer includes a support bracket that attaches to the side wall of the tank, and centers and supports the core and coil support member. The support bracket includes three sides that define a channel through which an end of the core and coil member extends. The support bracket also includes a shelf formed from a lower end of a side panel, the shelf being substantially perpendicular to the first direction to support the weight of the core and coil support member when inserted into the channel. The support bracket also includes a tab formed from an upper end of a side panel. The tab is bent inwardly after the core and coil support member is inserted into the channel to provide a lock position to the core and coil support member in the first direction.