Patent · US Expired

Epoxy insulator coating on an alternator heat sink

US5712517A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 1992
Grant dateJan 27, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A resinous coating applied to the heat sink portion of an alternator housing provides a low cost method for insulating a portion of the rectifier assembly from the housing and for insulating the stator winding lead wires that are routed through coated heat sink ventilation windows.

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