Mounting bracket for water cooled type alternator

• US 10,193,413 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2015
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC (SPX Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC (SPX Corporation)
• Inventors: Samp, Chad
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hanh
• Application Number:
  US14/969,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20170170700A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,141 Days
• Field of Search: 310 89, 310 91, 474112, 474114, 474115, 474133, 248656, 248666
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/00 Casings; Enclosures; Supports
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/04 Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/24 specially adapted for suppression or reduction of noise or vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/26 Means for adjusting casings relative to their supports

Abstract

A mounting bracket for a water cooled type alternator is provided. The mounting bracket includes a body, a plurality of bolts attached to the body, a plurality of pivot arms including a first pivot arm attached to a first bolt in the plurality of bolts at first end of the first pivot arm, and a link arm coupled to the body at a second bolt in the plurality of bolts.

Claims

1. A mounting bracket for a water cooled type alternator, the mounting bracket comprising:

a body;

a plurality of bolts attached to the body;

a plurality of pivot arms including a first pivot arm attached to a first bolt in the plurality of bolts at a first end of the first pivot arm; and

a link arm coupled to the body at a second end of the first pivot arm.

2. The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein the link arm is further coupled to a chassis of a tester for a water cooled type alternator.

3. The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein the body is arcuate in shape.

4. The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein the body includes two substantially perpendicular portions.

5. The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein the plurality of bolts includes a third bolt and a fourth bolt, the first bolt, the second bolt, the third bolt and the fourth bolt being placed at equal distances along the body of the mounting bracket.

6. The mounting bracket of claim 1, further comprising:

a mounting pin couplable to a second end of the first pivot arm.

7. The mounting bracket of claim 6, wherein the mounting pin is positioned on the first pivot arm in a direction perpendicular to the body of the mounting bracket.

8. The mounting bracket of claim 6, wherein the mounting pin is coupled to a locking device configured to hold a water cooled type alternator on the mounting pin.

9. The mounting bracket of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of mounting pins arranged relative to the body to match a mounting hole pattern of a water cooled type alternator attachable to the mounting bracket.

10. A tester comprising the mounting bracket of claim 1.

11. A system for mounting a water cooled type alternator, comprising:

a tester including a chassis; and

a mounting bracket attached to the chassis via a link arm, the mounting bracket including;

a body, a plurality of bolts attached to the body of the mounting bracket, a pivot arm, at least one bolt in the plurality of bolts attached to a first end of the pivot arm, and a mounting pin coupled to a second end of the pivot arm.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the pivot arm in pivotable about the at least one bolt to adjust a position of the mounting pin based upon a mounting hole pattern of a water cooled type alternator.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the body is arcuate in shape.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the body includes two substantially perpendicular portions.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of bolts includes at least four bolts placed at equal distances along the body of the mounting bracket.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the mounting pin is positioned on the pivot arm in a direction substantially perpendicular to the body of the mounting bracket.

17. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a water cooled type alternator attached to the mounting pin.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the mounting pin is coupled to a locking device configured to hold the water cooled type alternator.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the mounting pin for each bolt in the plurality of bolts is arranged relative to the body to match a mounting hole pattern of the water cooled type alternator.

20. A method for providing a mounting bracket for a water cooled type alternator, the method comprising:

providing a body of a mounting bracket;

providing a plurality of bolts attached to the body, a first bolt in the plurality of bolts attached to a first pivot arm at a first end of the first pivot arm and a second bolt in the plurality of bolts attached to a second pivot arm at a first end of the second pivot arm; and

providing at least two mounting pins, a first mounting pin coupled to a second end of the first pivot arm and a second mounting pin coupled to a second end of the second pivot arm coupled to the second bolt for mounting a water cooled type alternator, the first mounting pin and the second mounting pin being movable to respective positions to match a mounting hole pattern of the water cooled type alternator.