Patent ID: 7973438
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. An alternating current (AC) generator for vehicles comprising: a frame that supports a rotor and a stator, a rectifier that rectifies an output of the stator and has an output terminal, and a rear cover that covers electric parts including the rectifier, wherein, the rear cover is provided with a drain hole in a side part of the output terminal, a wall part that adjoins the drain hole provided in an output terminal side, the rotor has a rotating shaft, and the output terminal is arranged so as to penetrate a penetrating portion of the rear cover in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the rotating shaft, the wall portion is formed between the penetrating portion of the rear cover and the drain hole, the wall portion is formed projecting toward inside the rear cover, and the output terminal is facing toward a ground surface at a time of being assembled to a vehicle.