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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Paul Krause, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Dhaval Patel, Loves Park, IL (US);
Jan Henry Abels, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 3/48 (2006.01); H02K 3/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 3/527 (2013.01); H02K 2213/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wedge for use in an electric machine has a central leg and arms extending in both circumferential directions. The wedge has a radially outer full surface defining a cylindrical aperture through an axial length, and ledge surfaces at each axial end of the full surface. A curved merging portion on an outer surface of the arms merges into a curved contact surface. A rotor, a machine and a method are also disclosed.