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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Kazutoshi Nakano, Kariya, JP;
Nobuhiro Shioya, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Kazutoshi Nakano, Kariya, JP;
Nobuhiro Shioya, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/173 (2006.01); H02K 19/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to the present invention, there is provided an automotive alternator which includes a rotor, a stator, a rolling bearing, and a bearing cover. The rotor includes a rotary shaft and works to create a rotating magnetic filed. The stator works to generate an AC power in the rotating magnetic field created by the rotor. The rolling bearing rotatably supports the rotary shaft of the rotor. The bearing cover covers an axial end of the rolling bearing. The bearing cover has flexibility in an axial direction of the rotary shaft and is fitted in place with the flexibility thereof.