Generator apparatus coupled to side frame of vehicle and energized by rotation of axle on vehicle
US5753987A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T30/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle axle driven electrical generator assembly for supplying electrical power to electrically operable vehicle brakes, the generator having a magnetic field producing rotor and a stator with conductors in the magnetic field. The rotor has its axis of rotation coaxial with the axis of rotation of the axle and is rotated by a drive shaft which is either secured to the end of the axle or is loosely coupled to the end of the axle. The rotor and the stator are encircled by a housing to which the stator is secured and the housing is restrained with respect to rotation by either a link acting between the housing and a fixed portion of the vehicle or by securing the housing to the fixed portion.
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