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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2000
Larry G. Anderson, Erie, PA (US);
James F. Cullen, Jacksonville, FL (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A traction motor speed sensor support arrangement ( ). A proximity sensor ( ) is mounted within a housing ( ) having a sensor support portion ( ) cantilevered from a base portion ( ). Dowel pins ( ) extending from the base portion ( ) position the sensor ( ) at a predetermined locative relative to a rotating wheel ( ) within the motor ( ). A wire ( ) leading from sensor ( ) is formed in a rolling U ( ) to accommodate movement of the motor ( ) relative to the locomotive ( ). The wire ( ) is terminated at a connector ( ) including a back shell portion ( ) containing a stress-relieving loop ( ) formed in wire ( ). The natural frequency of the housing ( ) is controlled to be greater than a predetermined value associated with the natural frequency of the motor operation.