Commutator with integral oil throw and recovery structure
US6979922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K13/006
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A commutator 100 for an electric motor includes a body 112 having opposing ends. Commutator bars 118 are attached to a periphery of the body. Oil throw and recovery structure 122 is integral with the body and is disposed at one of the ends of the body. The oil throw and recovery structure 122 flares outwardly from the one end of the body and defines a continuously curved, annular surface 124 terminating in an annular tip 126. The commutator 100 is constructed and arranged to be mounted to a shaft 128 with the oil throw and recovery structure 122 being adjacent to a bearing 132. The oil throw and recovery structure is constructed and arranged to deflect oil, moving from the bearing and contacting the annular surface, in a direction away from the one end of the body with the annular tip directing the oil back to the bearing.
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