US5138212A
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Brush protection in an electric motor
Assignee: Johnson Electric SA
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Filing: 1991-05-14
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Granted: 1992-08-11
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Expires: 2011-05-14
Abstract
Abstract Brush gear for an electric motor includes stops 19 which prevent the brush leaves 18 from moving too close to the commutator when brushes 18A wear down. The stops 19 are separately formed and supported in grooves 20 in an end cap 16 and secured in position by lipped ends of electrical terminals 21. The stops 19 are preferably formed of metal.
Inventors
- 👤 Chi N. Wong
- 👤 Kam S. Mok
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R39/00; H01R39/02; H01R39/58; H02; H02K; H02K5/00; H02K5/04; H02K5/14; H02K5/143; H02K5/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
An electric motor, comprising: a commutator and a pair of brush leaves each carrying a brush and effective to bias the brush against the commutator to make electrical contact therewith, a separately formed stop for each brush leaf to prevent the brush leaf approaching too close to the commutator, an end cap in which the stop is directly mounted, and external terminals extending through the cap, each of the external terminals being in electrical contact with a respective one of the brush leaves and having a portion thereof which is effective to urge the stop against the end cap and hold it in position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
An electric motor, comprising: a commutator and a pair of brush leaves each carrying a brush and effective to bias the brush against the commutator to make electrical contact therewith, a separately formed stop for each brush leaf to prevent the brush leaf approaching too close to the commutator, an end cap in which the stop is directly mounted, and external terminals extending through the cap, each of the external terminals being in electrical contact with a respective one of the brush leaves and having a portion thereof which is effective to urge the stop against the end cap and hold it in position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A motor according to claim 1, in which each said stop is L-shaped to provide an elbow and the end cap is formed with respective grooves into which the elbow of each said stop can be slidably fitted.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A motor according to claim 1, in which each said stop is formed of metallic material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
122 words
An electric motor having a commutator and a pair of brush leaves each carrying a brush biassing the brush against the commutator to make electrical contact therewith, including metallic stops, one of said stops for each brush leaf to prevent the brush leaf approaching too close to the commutator directly, a plastics end cap for the motor in which the stops are directly mounted, and electrical terminals which extend through and are mechanically fixed to the end cap and fixed to said brush leaves inside the end cap, in which the end cap is integrally formed with grooves into which the stops are mounted and the electrical terminals include an integral part which presses against and holds the stops in the grooves.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
An electric motor having a commutator and a pair of brush leaves each carrying a brush biassing the brush against the commutator to make electrical contact therewith, including metallic stops, one of said stops for each brush leaf to prevent the brush leaf approaching too close to the commutator directly, a plastics end cap for the motor in which the stops are directly mounted, and electrical terminals which extend through and are mechanically fixed to the end cap and fixed to said brush leaves inside the end cap, in which the end cap is integrally formed with grooves into which the stops are mounted and the electrical terminals include an integral part which presses against and holds the stops in the grooves.
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