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End winding support segment with integrated lubricant manifold

  • US 10,333,365 B2
  • Filed: 01/16/2015
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An end winding support segment for a generator rotor comprising:

  • a support segment body with a curved inner surface between a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end configured to be adjacent to a rotor shaft;

    a winding support arm extending radially outward from the support segment body;

    a groove on the curved inner surface of the support segment body, the groove having a depth that is varied as the groove extends circumferentially between the first circumferential end of the support segment body and the second circumferential end of the support segment body; and

    an orifice extending from the groove to an exterior surface of the support segment body adjacent the winding support arm.

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