Patent ID: 6369471
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
A fan for a dynamoelectric machine wherein said dynamoelectric machine includes a rotor with a rotatable shaft along a longitudinal axis and a field coil having a pair of coil leads, said fan comprising:a hub having a central aperture configured to accommodate said shaft; a carrier portion extending radially outwardly from said hub having a plurality of vanes on a first side thereof, said carrier having a second side opposite said first side configured to contact an engagement surface of said rotor, said carrier including a pair of channels on said second side for routing said coil leads; wherein said channel has a substantially uniform depth relative to said engagement surface over a predetermined radial length and wherein said channel has a first angular width at a radially outermost portion, and a second angular width at a radially innermost portion, said second angular width being less than said first angular width.