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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
May. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Wilfried Gorlt, Filderstadt, DE;
Inventor:
Wilfried Gorlt, Filderstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Johnson Electric S.A., La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A commutator comprises a commutator base of insulating material, a plurality of commutator terminals, each of which has a terminal portion and a contact portion, and a plurality of carbon segments formed on the base and over the contact portions, respectively, of the terminal. Each carbon segment has an inner portion of molded (unsintered) graphite material adjacent to the base and one or more outer exposed portions, containing or formed of sintered graphite.