Patent ID: 9664232
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F16C,H02K

Claim:
1. A generator assembly, comprising: a housing; a rotor and stator in the housing; a bearing assembly between a shaft of the rotor and a portion of the housing; a bearing liner adjacent the portion of the housing and spaced from a first surface of the bearing assembly, wherein a portion of the bearing liner is configured to project over an entirety of the first surface of the bearing assembly, wherein the first surface of the bearing assembly is orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the shaft; a bearing retainer adjacent a second surface of the bearing assembly, the bearing retainer including a recess to accommodate all of the second surface of the bearing assembly, wherein the second surface of the bearing assembly is orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the shaft in response to axial movement of the bearing assembly induced by vibration caused by rotation of the shaft or induced by a source external to the generator assembly; and a dampener disposed in the recess, wherein the dampener is in direct contact with the bearing assembly.