Patent ID: 6465928
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
A multi-pole generator rotor, comprising:a rotor body, the rotor body having a pair of ends, the rotor body including a central portion having a generally cylindrical outer surface, the outer surface having at least one pair of diametrically opposed slots extending along a length of the central portion, each of the slots being sized to receive therein a plurality of wires, each of the slots further including a pair of opposed retaining flanges; a plurality of retaining members, each of the retaining members being sized for insertion into a corresponding one of the slots and to engage the retaining flanges of its corresponding slot, the retaining members thereby retaining the wires disposed in each slot against radially outward displacement; an end support mounted to each of the ends, each end support having a plurality of prongs, each of the prongs being spaced to receive therebetween a portion of the wire winding; and an end cap mounted to each of the ends of the rotor body over an adjacent one of the end supports, each of the end caps including a plurality of diametrically oriented slots sized to receive therein another portion of the wire winding.