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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Hiroshi Sakakibara, Chita-gun, JP;
Kenji Kuroiwa, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Sakakibara, Chita-gun, JP;
Kenji Kuroiwa, Wako, JP;
Assignees:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K005/00 ; H02K005/24 ; H02K009/00 ; F16F015/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An alternator is vertically mounted to an engine in a vehicle. The engine is arranged such that a crank shaft is vertical with respect to the ground and a crank shaft pulley is fixed to a lower end of the crank shaft such that a rotation axis of the crank shaft pulley is parallel to the crank shaft. The engine is provided with a mounting bracket and the alternator is fixed to the mounting bracket in a condition that an alternator pulley faces downward and electrical components are arranged at the upper portion of the alternator.