Patent ID: 11876423
Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A rotor of an electric machine, the rotor comprising:
a rotor assembly having multiple poles;
a conductive winding, which is wound around one or more of the multiple poles; and
an end winding support to support the conductive winding and comprising:
a first part comprising an elongate body about which the conductive winding is wound, the elongate body having a surface defining a first groove; and
a second part, which is attached to an outboard portion of the first part,
the second part comprising a body which extends outwardly from the elongate body and which has a surface defining a second groove corresponding to the first groove,

wherein the first groove widens around a recess into a widened section at an inboard portion of the first part, which is opposite the outboard portion of the first part, and the rotor further comprises:
a busbar, which is configured to be seated within the widened section of the first groove; and
a fastening element, which is engageable with the recess to secure the busbar in the widened section of the first groove.