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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2015
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Dhaval Patel, Loves Park, IL (US);
Eric A. Brust, Machesney Park, IL (US);
Brady A. Manogue, Beloit, WI (US);
Kevin J. Koester, Winnebago, IL (US);
Glenn W. Hufstedler, Loves Park, IL (US);
Shaun Maconaghy, Shabbona, IL (US);
Christine Lynn Ooyen, Winnebago, IL (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A wedge for use in a generator rotor includes a wedge body extending for an axial length and having a generally triangular cross-section, a first side of the wedge body extending for the axial length of the wedge body, a second side of the wedge body extending for the axial length of the wedge body and having a generally flat surface, a third side of the wedge body extending for the axial length of the wedge body and having a generally flat surface, a first arm extending circumferentially away from the wedge body at an interface between the first side and the second side and extending axially along the wedge body, and a second arm extending circumferentially away from the wedge body at an interface between the first side and the third side and extending axially along the wedge body.