TERMINAL ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE
First Claim
1. An alternator comprising:
- a housing;
a stator fixedly mounted relative to the housing, the stator including a stator winding, the stator winding including at least five stator leads extending from the stator in an arc that is less than about 90′
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a terminal assembly mounted to an outer surface of the housing and connected with the at least five stator leads, the terminal assembly comprising;
a body formed from a non-electrically conductive material; and
a plurality of conductive members at least partially covered by the body, the plurality of conductive members being associated with the stator winding, whereineach of the plurality of conductive members including a plurality of input connectors spread out along the body in an arc that is greater than 90°
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Abstract
An alternator includes a housing, and a stator fixedly mounted relative to the housing. The stator includes a stator winding. The stator winding includes at least five stator leads extending from the stator in an arc that is less than about 90°. A terminal assembly is mounted to an outer surface of the housing and connected with the at least five stator leads. The terminal assembly includes a body formed from a non-electrically conductive material, and a plurality of conductive members at least partially covered by the body. The plurality of conductive members is associated with the stator winding. Each of the plurality of conductive members includes plurality of input connectors spread out along the body in an arc that is greater than 90°.
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20 Claims
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1. An alternator comprising:
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a housing; a stator fixedly mounted relative to the housing, the stator including a stator winding, the stator winding including at least five stator leads extending from the stator in an arc that is less than about 90′
; anda terminal assembly mounted to an outer surface of the housing and connected with the at least five stator leads, the terminal assembly comprising; a body formed from a non-electrically conductive material; and a plurality of conductive members at least partially covered by the body, the plurality of conductive members being associated with the stator winding, wherein each of the plurality of conductive members including a plurality of input connectors spread out along the body in an arc that is greater than 90°
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11. An alternator comprising:
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a housing; a stator fixedly mounted relative to the housing, the stator including a first stator winding group and a second stator winding group, the first and second stator windings groups including at least five stator leads extending from the stator in an arc that is less than about 90°
; anda terminal assembly mounted to an outer surface of the housing and connected with the at least five stator leads, the terminal assembly comprising; a body formed from a non-electrically conductive material; and a first plurality of conductive members at least partially covered by the body, the first plurality of conductive members being associated with first the stator winding group; a second plurality of conductive members at least partially covered by the body, the second plurality of conductive members being associated with the second stator winding group, each of the first and second pluralities of conductive members including plurality of input connectors, wherein the plurality of input connectors of each of the first and second plurality of conductive members is spread out along the body in an arc that is greater than 90°
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17. An electric machine comprising:
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a housing; a stator fixedly mounted relative to the housing, the stator including a first plurality of stator phase windings having a first plurality of stator leads and a second plurality of stator phase windings having a second plurality of stator leads; and a terminal assembly mounted to the housing and connected with each of the first and second pluralities of stator leads, the terminal assembly comprising; a body formed from a non-electrically conductive material; and a first plurality of conductive members at least partially covered by the body, the first plurality of conductive members being associated with the first plurality of stator phase windings; a second plurality of conductive members at least partially covered by the body, the second plurality of conductive members being associated with the second plurality of stator phase windings, wherein none of the first plurality of conductive members radially overlaps another one of the first plurality of first conductive members and no more than one of the first plurality of conductive members radially overlaps one of the second plurality of conductive members, and wherein none of the second plurality of conductive members radially overlaps another none of the plurality of second conductive members and no more than one of the second plurality of conductive members radially overlaps one of the first plurality of conductive members. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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