Coil carrier fixture and field coil carrier assembly

Claim 2

A coil carrier fixture for mounting an annular field coil, said fixture comprising: (a) a base having a continuous tubular wall with opposite upper and lower ends, a lower annular flange connected to, extending about and projecting outwardly from said lower end of said tubular wall, and an upper end wall extending across said tubular wall and connected to said upper end of said tubular wall; (b) a lid separate from said base, said lid having an inner central portion disposable in substantially flush engaging relation with said upper end of said tubular wall and said upper end wall of said base for detachable attachment of said lid to said upper end wall of said base, said lid also having an outer peripheral portion defining an upper annular flange extending about and projecting outwardly from said upper end of said tubular wall of said base and spaced above said lower annular flange thereof when the lid is attached on the base; and (c) means for detachably attaching said lid central portion to said upper end wall of said base; (d) said tubular wall and lower annular flange of said base and said upper annular flange of said lid defining an external cavity in which the annular field coil can be confined about the exterior of said tubular wall of said base and between said lower and upper annular flanges of said respective base and lid and into and from which the field coil can be inserted and removed by detachment of said lid from said base.

Claim 3

The fixture as recited in claim 1, wherein said detachably attaching means is a plurality of fasteners.

Claim 4

The fixture as recited in claim 1, wherein said upper end wall is a flat plate disposed within and extending across said open upper end of said tubular wall, said plate being connected to an upper edge of said tubular wall such that the annular field coil can be inserted downwardly past said upper plate and over said tubular wall into a mounted position wherein the field coil surrounds an exterior surface of said tubular wall and rests upon said lower annular flange.

Claim 5

The fixture as recited in claim 1, wherein said lid is a flat plate.

Claim 6

The fixture as recited in claim 1, wherein said base and lid are composed of an electrically conductive material.

Claim 7

A field coil carrier assembly, comprising: (a) an annular wire wound electrical field coil; and (b) a coil carrier fixture including (i) a base having a continuous tubular wall with opposite upper and lower ends, a lower annular flange connected to, extending about and projecting outwardly from said lower end of said tubular wall, and an upper end wall extending across said tubular wall and connected to said upper end of said tubular wall, (ii) a lid separate from said base, said lid having an inner central portion disposed in substantially flush engaging relation with said upper end of said tubular wall and said upper end wall of said base, said lid also having an outer peripheral portion defining an upper annular flange extending about and projecting outwardly from said upper end of said tubular wall of said base and spaced above said lower annular flange thereof, and (iii) means for detachably attaching said lid central portion to said upper end wall of said base, (iv) said tubular wall and lower annular flange of said base and said upper annular flange of said lid defining an external cavity, said annular field coil being confined about the exterior of said tubular wall of said base and between said lower and upper annular flanges of said respective base and lid.

Claim 8

A field coil carrier assembly, comprising: (a) an annular wire wound electrical field coil; and (b) a coil carrier fixture including (i) a base having a continuous tubular wall with opposite upper and lower ends, a lower annular flange connected to, extending about and projecting outwardly from said lower end of said tubular wall, and an upper end wall extending across said tubular wall and connected to said upper end of said tubular wall, (ii) a lid separate from said base, said lid having an inner central portion disposed in substantially flush engaging relation with said upper end of said tubular wall and said upper end wall of said base, said lid also having an outer peripheral portion defining an upper annular flange extending about and projecting outwardly from said upper end of said tubular wall of said base and spaced above said lower annular flange thereof, and (iii) means for detachably attaching said lid central portion to said upper end wall of said base, (iv) said tubular wall and lower annular flange of said base and said upper annular flange of said lid defining an external cavity, said annular field coil being confined about the exterior of said tubular wall of said base and between said lower and upper annular flanges of said respective base and lid.

Claim 9

The assembly as recited in claim 6, further comprising: a resin material impregnating said field coil and said carrier fixture so as to secure said field coil thereto.

Claim 10

The assembly as recited in claim 6, wherein said detachably attaching means is a plurality of fasteners.

Claim 11

The assembly as recited in claim 6, wherein said upper end wall is a flat plate disposed within and extending across said open upper end of said tubular wall, said plate being connected to an upper edge of said tubular wall such that the annular field coil can be inserted downwardly past said upper plate and over said tubular wall into a mounted position wherein the field coil surrounds an exterior surface of said tubular wall and rests upon said lower annular flange.

Claim 12

The assembly as recited in claim 6, wherein said lid is a flat plate.

Claim 13

The assembly as recited in claim 6, wherein said base and lid are composed of an electrically conductive material.

Claim 14

In a dynamoelectric machine including at least one rotor with a pole body spider having an outer projection and a pole head fastened to said projection, a field coil carrier assembly comprising: (a) an annular electrical field coil; (b) a metal coil carrier fixture including (i) a base having a continuous tubular wall with opposite upper and lower ends, a lower annular flange connected to, extending about and projecting outwardly from said lower end of said tubular wall, and an upper end wall extending across said tubular wall and connected to said upper end of said tubular wall, said upper end wall resting upon said outer projection of said pole body spider and supporting said tubular wall in surrounding relation about said outer projection, (ii) a lid separate from said base, said lid having an inner central portion disposed in substantially flush engaging relation with said upper end of said tubular wall and said upper end wall of said base so as to underlie said pole head such that said upper base wall and central lid portion are sandwiched between said fastened together pole head and pole body spider outer projection, said lid also having an outer peripheral portion defining an upper annular flange extending about and projecting outwardly from said upper end of said tubular wall of said base and spaced above said lower annular flange thereof, and (iii) means for detachably attaching said lid central portion to said upper end wall of said base, (iv) said tubular wall and lower annular flange of said base and said upper annular flange of said lid defining an external cavity, said annular field coil being confined about the exterior of said tubular wall of said base and between said lower and upper annular flanges of said respective base and lid.

Claim 15

In a dynamoelectric machine including at least one rotor with a pole body spider having an outer projection and a pole head fastened to said projection, a field coil carrier assembly comprising: (a) an annular electrical field coil; (b) a metal coil carrier fixture including (i) a base having a continuous tubular wall with opposite upper and lower ends, a lower annular flange connected to, extending about and projecting outwardly from said lower end of said tubular wall, and an upper end wall extending across said tubular wall and connected to said upper end of said tubular wall, said upper end wall resting upon said outer projection of said pole body spider and supporting said tubular wall in surrounding relation about said outer projection, (ii) a lid separate from said base, said lid having an inner central portion disposed in substantially flush engaging relation with said upper end of said tubular wall and said upper end wall of said base so as to underlie said pole head such that said upper base wall and central lid portion are sandwiched between said fastened together pole head and pole body spider outer projection, said lid also having an outer peripheral portion defining an upper annular flange extending about and projecting outwardly from said upper end of said tubular wall of said base and spaced above said lower annular flange thereof, and (iii) means for detachably attaching said lid central portion to said upper end wall of said base, (iv) said tubular wall and lower annular flange of said base and said upper annular flange of said lid defining an external cavity, said annular field coil being confined about the exterior of said tubular wall of said base and between said lower and upper annular flanges of said respective base and lid.

Claim 16

The machine as recited in claim 12, further comprising: a resin material impregnating said field coil and said carrier fixture so as to secure said field coil thereon.

Claim 17

The machine as recited in claim 12, wherein said detachably attaching means is a plurality of fasteners.

Claim 18

The machine as recited in claim 12, wherein said upper base wall and central lid portion and said pole head and ple body spider are composed of the same electrically conductive material.

Claim 19

The machine as recited in claim 12, wherein said tubular wall of said base is supported in outwardly spaced surrounding relation about said pole body spider outer projection so as to define an air gap therebetween.