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US4866322A
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Electrical machine, especially electric motor
Assignee: SWF Auto Electric GmbH
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Filing: 1987-08-07
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Granted: 1989-09-12
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Expires: 2007-08-07
Abstract
Abstract For easily assembling an electric motor a locking lug is formed onto the brush support plate. In an assembly position the ratchet lug of said locking lug engages a cavity of the brush and keeps it at a distance from the commutator so that the commutator can easily be installed between the brushes. In order to release the arrest of the brushes during the assembly a releasing part of the locking lug projects into a recess in the housing cover. This arrangement is easy to manufacture and reduced the number of assembly steps. In a second embodiment the releasing part of the locking lug lies above the front side of the housing cover and projects into a recess in the housing cover lid.
Inventors
- 👤 Udo Baumeister
- 👤 Bernd Walther
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:59
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K5/00; H02K5/04; H02K5/14; H02K5/143; H02K5/148; H01; H01R; H01R39/00; H01R39/02; H01R39/38; H01R39/40; H02K2205/00; H02K2205/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
An electrical machine, especially an electric motor, comprising a housing cover having an open front side closed by a lid, and an armature rotatably located within the housing cover with a commutator and at least one brush that is located in a tube fixed to a brush support plate and movable in a straight line towards the commutator, the brush resiliently lying on the commutator in its operational position and arranged to be arrested in an assembly position at a certain distance from the commutator by a deflectable locking lug fixed onto the brush support plate, the deflectable locking lug engaging into a cavity formed in the brush, the locking lug having a free end, the locking lug projecting into a recess of the housing cover upon assembly of the motor by means of a releasing part at the free end of the locking lug, the releasing part being engaged by the housing cover to release the brush for movement toward the commutator from the assembly position, and the releasing part completely closes the recess in the housing cover.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
An electrical machine, especially an electric motor, comprising a housing cover having an open front side closed by a lid, and an armature rotatably located within the housing cover with a commutator and at least one brush that is located in a tube fixed to a brush support plate and movable in a straight line towards the commutator, the brush resiliently lying on the commutator in its operational position and arranged to be arrested in an assembly position at a certain distance from the commutator by a deflectable locking lug fixed onto the brush support plate, the deflectable locking lug engaging into a cavity formed in the brush, the locking lug having a free end, the locking lug projecting into a recess of the housing cover upon assembly of the motor by means of a releasing part at the free end of the locking lug, the releasing part being engaged by the housing cover to release the brush for movement toward the commutator from the assembly position, and the releasing part completely closes the recess in the housing cover.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
An electrical machine according to claim 1 wherein an area of the releasing part that can be seen from outside slopes to such an extent--while the locking lug is detensioned--that after the assembly it is even with outside of the housing cover and of the lid respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
76 words
An electrical machine according to claim 1, the releasing part and housing cover each having a post-assembly position in which a surface of the releasing part facing the front side of the housing cover is sloping to such an extent--while the locking lug is detensioned--at an angle different from 90°, with respect to the axis of the brush support plate that it is lying on the outer edge of the front side of the housing cover.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
An electrical machine according to claim 3 wherein, in said post-assembly position, the surface of the releasing part facing the front side of the housing cover is totally lying on the front side of the housing cover.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
An electrical machine according to claim 1 wherein, the recess in the housing cover gets concially smaller from the front side of the housing cover onwards and that the releasing part of the locking lug has a corresponding form.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electrical machine according to claim 1 wherein the locking lug is integrally formed onto the brush support plate at its end towards the commutator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
An electrical machine according to claim 6, wherein the locking lug goes off the brush support plate in axial directlon and that it changes into a section by a first curve of about 180° and by a second curve of about 90° in the opposite direction which section is substantially in parallel to the brush support plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
An electrical machine according to 1 wherein the recess is in a collar of the lid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
An electrical machine according to 1 wherein the recess is in a collar of the lid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
An electrical machine according to claim 1 wherein the lid is made by injection-moulding.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
162 words
An electrical machine, especially an electric motor, comprising a housing cover having an open front side closed by a lid, and an armature rotatably located within the housing cover with a commutator and at least one brush that is preferably located in a tube fixed to a brush support plate and movable in a straight line towards the commutator, the brush resiliently lying on the commutator in its operational position and arranged to be arrested in an assembly position at a certain distance from the commutator by a deflectable locking lug fixed on the brush support plate, the deflectable locking lug engaging into a cavity formed in the brush, the locking lug extending beyond the front side of the housing cover at its free end by means of a releasing part, the releasing part projecting into a recess of the lid upon assembly of the lid and the cover to release the brush for movement toward the commutator from the assembly position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
162 words
An electrical machine, especially an electric motor, comprising a housing cover having an open front side closed by a lid, and an armature rotatably located within the housing cover with a commutator and at least one brush that is preferably located in a tube fixed to a brush support plate and movable in a straight line towards the commutator, the brush resiliently lying on the commutator in its operational position and arranged to be arrested in an assembly position at a certain distance from the commutator by a deflectable locking lug fixed on the brush support plate, the deflectable locking lug engaging into a cavity formed in the brush, the locking lug extending beyond the front side of the housing cover at its free end by means of a releasing part, the releasing part projecting into a recess of the lid upon assembly of the lid and the cover to release the brush for movement toward the commutator from the assembly position.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrical machine according to claim 10 wherein the releasing part completely closes the recess in the lid respectively.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electrical machine according to claim 10 wherein the recess in the lid is axially closed on the side turned away from the housing cover.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrical machine according to claim 10 wherein the recess in the lid is radially closed towards the outside.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrical machine according to claim 12 wherein the locking lug radially ends in front of the housing cover.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electrical machine according to claim 12 wherein the axial measurement of the recess is bigger than the corresponding measurement of the releasing part of the locking lug.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrical machine according to claim 10 wherein the releasing part completely closes the recess in the housing cover and the lid respectively.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
An electrical machine according to claim 10 wherein an area of the releasing part that can be seen from outside slopes to such an extent--while the locking lug is detensioned--that after the assembly it is even with outside of the housing cover and of the lid respectively.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
76 words
An electrical machine according to claim 10, the releasing part and housing cover each having a post-assembly position in which a surface of the releasing part facing the front side of the housing cover is sloping to such an extent--while the locking lug is detensioned--at an angle different from 90°, with respect to the axis of the brush support plate that it is lying on the outer edge of the front side of the housing cover.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
An electrical machine according to claim 18 wherein, in said post-assembly position, the surface of the releasing part facing the front side of the housing cover is totally lying on the front side of the housing cover.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
39 words
An electrical machine according to claim 10 wherein the recess in the housing cover gets conically smaller from the front side of the housing cover onwards and that the releasing part of the locking lug has a corresponding form.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electrical machine according to claim 10 wherein the locking lug is integrally formed onto the brush support plate at its end toward the commutator.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
57 words
An electrical machine according to claim 21 wherein the locking lug goes off the brush support plate in axial direction and that it changes into a section by a first curve of about 180° and by a second curve of about 90° in the opposite direction which section is substantially in parallel to the brush support plate.
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