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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2008
Applicant:
Satish D. Savant, Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Satish D. Savant, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 9/00 (2006.01); H02K 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure, in one form, provides an electric motor/generator low hydraulic resistance cooling mechanism including a hollow cooling stator case having an inner and outer coaxial surface. The inner surface defines a generally cylindric cavity for receiving a stator in heat transference contact with the inner surface. The outer surface has integrated spiral groove cooling passages that are defined by filleted rectangular cross sections.