Alternator for motor vehicles
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1. An alternator for motor vehicles having a housing formed with a stator (5) held between a front bracket (1) and a rear bracket (6), characterized by:
- (a) a first mounting flange (21a) extending downwardly from the front bracket, integral therewith, and defining a first boss (41a) having a first U-shaped groove (31a) for accommodating a mounting bolt to secure the alternator to an engine,(b) a second mounting flange (81) extending downwardly from the rear bracket, integral therewith, and defining a second boss (41b) having a second U-shaped groove (31b) for accommodating an engine mounting bolt, and(c) a third mounting flange (21b;
2b) extending upwardly from the front bracket, integral therewith, and defining a third boss (41c;
4c) for accommodating an engine mounting bolt, wherein(d) said first and second grooves have axes perpendicular to the direction of an axis of rotation of the alternator, and(e) said first and second grooves are oppositely oriented such that openings thereof face each other.
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Abstract
An alternator for motor vehicles having a mounting structure suitable for mounting to an engine, in which at least one mounting projecting section having U-grooves in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the axis of rotation is formed integral with each of the front and rear brackets constituting a housing so as to enable mounting the alternator to an engine. The alternator thus constituted has a simple, low-cost mounting structure and improved strength such as vibration resistance.
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5 Claims
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1. An alternator for motor vehicles having a housing formed with a stator (5) held between a front bracket (1) and a rear bracket (6), characterized by:
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(a) a first mounting flange (21a) extending downwardly from the front bracket, integral therewith, and defining a first boss (41a) having a first U-shaped groove (31a) for accommodating a mounting bolt to secure the alternator to an engine, (b) a second mounting flange (81) extending downwardly from the rear bracket, integral therewith, and defining a second boss (41b) having a second U-shaped groove (31b) for accommodating an engine mounting bolt, and (c) a third mounting flange (21b;
2b) extending upwardly from the front bracket, integral therewith, and defining a third boss (41c;
4c) for accommodating an engine mounting bolt, wherein(d) said first and second grooves have axes perpendicular to the direction of an axis of rotation of the alternator, and (e) said first and second grooves are oppositely oriented such that openings thereof face each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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