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Electrical machine with protective cap

US8907537B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2009
Grant dateDec 9, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K5/04
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an electrical machine, particularly an alternating current generator, that can be designed as a three-phase alternator, for example, having—preferably electrical—components that are protected from access, wherein to this end there is a protective cap (47) fastened by means of at least one snap region (103), wherein the snap region (103) has a snap-in hook (92) having a snap-in hook root (106), wherein there is a bending region (109) between the snap-in hook (92) and the snap-in hook root (106), wherein the bending region (109) has a cambered surface (112, 115).

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