Magnet mounting clip for a dynamoelectric machine

Claim 2

In a dynamoelectric machine having a cylindrical, hollow housing and a plurality of arcuately shaped magnets having end and side portions and positioned circumferentially within the housing, the improvement comprising: a plurality magnet mounting clips having arcuately shaped base portions, each of said mounting clips being adapted to be positioned between adjacent end portions of adjacently located magnets, deflectable bent flanges at the opposite ends of said base portions which face and engage the end portions of the magnets to bias the magnets apart and into circumferential engagement with the inside of the housing, pairs of deflectable end tabs at the opposite ends of each bent flange for resiliently engaging the opposite side portions of each magnet to retain the magnets in an axial relationship within the housing, and key projections having a first portion extending axially from said base portions and a second portion extending radially outwardly from the base portion and positioned within key slots in the housing to prevent circumferential and axial movement of the magnets relative to the housing.

Claim 3

In a dynamoelectrIc machine, the combination comprising: a cylindrical, hollow housing having two members which are axially abutted and define a pair of outwardly radially extending key slots at circumferentially opposed positions; a pair of arcuately shaped magnets having end and side portions positioned circumferentially within said housing; and a pair of magnet mounting clips each having an arcuately shaped base portion adapted to be positioned between the respective end portions of said magnets and to abut the inside of said housing, a pair of deflectable bent flanges extending radially inwardly from the opposite ends of said base portions of each of said mounting clips and engaging the facing end portions of said magnets and biasing said magnets apart and into circumferential engagement with the inside of said housing; pairs of deflectable tabs at the opposite ends of each of said bent flanges and resiliently engaging the opposite side portions of each of said magnets to retain said magnets in an axial relationship with each other within the housing, and a key projection extending axially from each of said base portions and being bent radially outwardly and received within said key slots of said housing to prevent circumferential movement of said magnets relative to said housing and also to prevent axial movement of said magnets relative to said housing.

Claim 4

In a dynamoelectrIc machine, the combination comprising: a cylindrical, hollow housing having two members which are axially abutted and define a pair of outwardly radially extending key slots at circumferentially opposed positions; a pair of arcuately shaped magnets having end and side portions positioned circumferentially within said housing; and a pair of magnet mounting clips each having an arcuately shaped base portion adapted to be positioned between the respective end portions of said magnets and to abut the inside of said housing, a pair of deflectable bent flanges extending radially inwardly from the opposite ends of said base portions of each of said mounting clips and engaging the facing end portions of said magnets and biasing said magnets apart and into circumferential engagement with the inside of said housing; pairs of deflectable tabs at the opposite ends of each of said bent flanges and resiliently engaging the opposite side portions of each of said magnets to retain said magnets in an axial relationship with each other within the housing, and a key projection extending axially from each of said base portions and being bent radially outwardly and received within said key slots of said housing to prevent circumferential movement of said magnets relative to said housing and also to prevent axial movement of said magnets relative to said housing.