Patent ID: 6967426
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. A brush support jig for use when mounting a brush assembly of a rotary electric machine, the brush assembly including brushes which are in sliding contact with the outer peripheries of slip rings which are mounted on the shaft of the rotary electric machine, a brush holder for supporting the brushes with respect to the slip rings, and a slip ring cover which in conjunction with the brush holder surrounds the outer peripheries of the slip rings, the brush support jig being utilized prior to mounting the brush assembly around the periphery of the slip rings, for restraining the brushes from moving into a space which will become occupied by the slip rings, wherein the brush support jig comprises a combination of a first body and a second body, the second body being constituted by a material having a lower degree of hardness than the first body, and wherein the second body is formed at least upon a face of the first body which becomes positioned radially opposite the slip rings under a condition in which the brush assembly is mounted on the rotary electric machine.