Patent ID: 6198191
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
A brush assembly for a CS-130 alternator, comprising:two brushes;a brush housing having a first end, an exterior surface, and two brush chambers openly communicating with the first end of the brush housing, each brush chamber being sized to receive one of the brushes, the brush housing being sized and configured to be operably mounted adjacent to a voltage regulator in a CS-130 alternator, and the brush housing comprising an outwardly extending flange positioned to matingly engage the voltage regulator;two rigid conductors matingly disposed on the exterior surface of the brush housing with a first terminal end of each rigid conductor disposed adjacent one of the brush chambers, the first terminal end of each rigid conductor being disposed within one of the brush chambers, and one of the rigid conductors having a second terminal end extending about the outwardly extending flange, aligned openings being formed through the outwardly extending flange formed on the brush housing and the second terminal end of the rigid conductor so that a mounting bolt can be positioned through the aligned openings to secure the brush assembly to the housing;means for electrically connecting the rigid conductors to an electrical power source; andmeans for electrically connecting the first terminal end of each rigid conductor to one of the brushes while permitting the brushes to reciprocatingly move in the brush chambers.