Connector and spring assembly for a generator
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1. An assembly comprising:
- a resistor pack having a support housing including a first clip-shaped cavity therein and a suppression resistor mounted thereon;
a first spring clip having an omega shape with first and second curved end portions, the spring clip, including the first and second curved end portions, being disposed within the first clip-shaped cavity; and
a first connector abutted by opposing portions of the first spring clip wherein the connector extends radially outward from the clip; and
a pin, wherein the pin is received by the first curved end portion of the first spring clip.
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Abstract
An assembly includes a resistor pack, a first spring clip, and a first rigid connector. The resistor pack has a first clip-shaped cavity therein. The first spring clip is disposed within the first clip-shaped cavity and the first connector is abutted by opposing portions of the first spring clip.
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16 Claims
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1. An assembly comprising:
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a resistor pack having a support housing including a first clip-shaped cavity therein and a suppression resistor mounted thereon; a first spring clip having an omega shape with first and second curved end portions, the spring clip, including the first and second curved end portions, being disposed within the first clip-shaped cavity; and a first connector abutted by opposing portions of the first spring clip wherein the connector extends radially outward from the clip; and a pin, wherein the pin is received by the first curved end portion of the first spring clip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15)
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10. A generator comprising:
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a rotor shaft having an inner diameter; a rectifier located within the inner diameter of the rotor shaft; a resistor pack located axially adjacent to the rectifier and within the inner diameter, wherein the resistor pack has a support housing that includes first and second clip-shaped cavities therein and has a suppression resistor mounted thereon; a main field winding with an end turn support disposed adjacent the resistor pack; first and second spring clips, each of the first and second spring clips having first and second curved end portions, wherein the first and second spring clips, including the first and second curved end portions, are disposed within the first and second clip-shaped cavities, respectively; and first and second rigid connectors, wherein the first connector is abutted by opposing portions of the first spring clip and the second connector is abutted by opposing portion of the second spring clip, and wherein the first and second connectors extend radially outward from the resistor pack to connect to the end turn support. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 16)
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13. A spring clip comprising:
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first and second closed loop end portions bi-symmetrically arranged and spaced from one another and configured to receive a pin therein, wherein the first and second closed loop end portions are biased toward one another to provide a clamping force; first and second electrical contact portions, wherein the first electrical contact portion extends from and is disposed inward of the first closed loop end portion, wherein the second electrical contact portion extends from and is disposed inward of the second closed loop end portion such that the first and second electrical contact portions are bi-symmetrically arranged and spaced from one another; and a curved middle portion connected between the first and second electrical contact portions, wherein the first and second electrical contact portions adjacent the curved middle portion are spaced further apart from one another than the first and second electrical contact portions adjacent the first and second closed loop end portions. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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