Alternator
First Claim
1. In a slip ring end housing for a CS-130 alternator, the slip ring end housing having a predetermined length, an open first end, a second end and a sidewall extending therebetween, the second end of the slip ring end housing including a bearing well having an inner side and an outer side, and including a plurality of spaced apart heat sink fins, each of the heat sink fins having an inwardly disposed end and an outwardly disposed end, and the outwardly disposed end being disposed in a level below the outer side of the bearing well, the improvement comprising:
- at least one of the heat sink fins extending outwardly in a direction coincident with an axial axis of the slip ring end housing such that the outwardly disposed end of the heat sink fin is disposed about level with the outer side of the bearing well thereby increasing the surface area of the heat sink fin without increasing the length of the CS-130 alternator, and wherein each of the heat sink fins has a semi-circular shape.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a replacement alternator constructed to replace an existing CS-130 alternator in a vehicle where the CS-130 alternator was disposed in a predetermined alternator space within the vehicle. The alternator space has a predetermined length, width and height. The alternator comprises a housing defining an alternator interior space. The housing is sized to fit within the predetermined alternator space. A rotor coil having a plurality of wire windings wound thereabout is disposed in the alternator interior space of the housing and rotatably supported by the housing. The wire windings of the rotor coil have an electrical current flowing therethrough for generating a rotating magnetic field as the rotor coil rotates. Means are provided for selectively rotating the rotor coil at a speed of at least 1600 revolutions per minute. The alternator includes a stator positioned in the rotating magnetic field generated by the rotor coil and supported by the housing. The stator carries a plurality of stator windings wound thereabout in a predetermined configuration to provide an output of the alternator. Means are provided within the alternator interior space of the housing for inducing a stabilized output current of at least about 43 amperes of current at about 1600 revolutions per minute of the rotor coil.
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7 Claims
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1. In a slip ring end housing for a CS-130 alternator, the slip ring end housing having a predetermined length, an open first end, a second end and a sidewall extending therebetween, the second end of the slip ring end housing including a bearing well having an inner side and an outer side, and including a plurality of spaced apart heat sink fins, each of the heat sink fins having an inwardly disposed end and an outwardly disposed end, and the outwardly disposed end being disposed in a level below the outer side of the bearing well, the improvement comprising:
at least one of the heat sink fins extending outwardly in a direction coincident with an axial axis of the slip ring end housing such that the outwardly disposed end of the heat sink fin is disposed about level with the outer side of the bearing well thereby increasing the surface area of the heat sink fin without increasing the length of the CS-130 alternator, and wherein each of the heat sink fins has a semi-circular shape. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. In a slip ring end housing for a CS-130 alternator, the slip ring end housing having a predetermined length, an open first end, a second end and a sidewall extending therebetween, the second end of the slip ring end housing including a bearing well having an inner side and an outer side, and including a plurality of spaced apart heat sink fins, each of the heat sink fins having an inwardly disposed end and an outwardly disposed end, and the outwardly disposed end being disposed in a level below the outer side of the bearing well, the improvement comprising:
three heat sink fins extending outwardly in a direction coincident with an axial axis of the slip ring end housing such that the outwardly disposed end of the heat sink fin is disposed about level with the outer side of the bearing well thereby increasing the surface area of the heat sink fin without increasing the length of the CS-130 alternator.
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4. In a replacement slip ring end housing of the type for replacing an existing slip ring end housing of a CS-130 alternator having a predetermined length, the slip ring end housing having an open first end, a second end and a sidewall extending therebetween, the second end of the slip ring end housing including a bearing well having an inner side and an outer side, and including a plurality of spaced apart heat sink fins, each of the heat sink fins having an inwardly disposed end and an outwardly disposed end, and the outwardly disposed end being disposed in a level below the outer side of the bearing well, the improvement comprising:
a plurality of the heat sink fins extending outwardly in a direction coincident with an axial axis of the slip ring end housing such that the outwardly disposed ends of the heat sink fins are disposed about level with the outer side of the bearing well thereby increasing the surface area of the heat sink fins without increasing the length of the CS-130 alternator. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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