Rectifier assembly for rectifying output of alternator for internal combustion engine
US4189653A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1978 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A rectifier assembly for rectifying the output of an alternator for use with an internal combustion engine, comprising a first set of diodes; a second set of diodes; a first arcuate electric conductive plate for cooling the first set of the diodes and for connecting one terminal of each of the first set of the diodes in common with one pole of an external power source; a second arcuate electric conductive plate for cooling the second set of the diodes and for connecting one terminal of each of the second set of the diodes in common with the other pole of the external power source; and a plurality of electric conductive connectors each connecting the other terminal of corresponding one of the first set of the diodes and the other terminal of corresponding one of the second set of the diodes in common with the corresponding one of the phases of an armature winding of an alternator so as to connect the first set of the diodes and the second set of the diodes in a full-wave rectifying circuit. The connectors are insulated from each other by insulating material and molded integrally and arcuately in a single unit by the insulating material to form a connector assembly, and the first and…
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