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Dynamoelectric machine brush rigging

US4293789A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 10, 1979
Grant dateOct 6, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 10, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K2205/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An end cap assembly for a direct current motor. The assembly includes a brush retainer supported by the end cap that engages spring biased brushes to maintain the brushes in a retracted position. When an armature shaft is assembled to the end cap a portion thereof engages the retainer to move it relative to the end cap to a position where the brushes now engage the commutator of the armature. The retainer becomes a part of the motor. The end cap is formed as a one-piece plastic part that carries metallic brush holders and a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker is connected to one of the brush holders and to a terminal by C-shaped clips.

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