Patent ID: 6781262
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
A generator, comprising:a rotor shaft extending in an axial direction and defining an axis of rotation; a first pole member and second pole member each mounted to the rotor shaft and opposing one another, the first pole member having a first set of pole claws and the second pole member having a second set of pole claws, the first set of pole claws and second set of pole claws extending axially inward and intermeshed with and spaced apart from one another; and a deflector corresponding to either of the first or second pole member, the deflector including: a disc supported about the rotor shaft adjacent the corresponding pole member and affixed to rotate with the corresponding pole member the disc of the deflector further including a relief feature and cylindrical mounting extension that intersect to create a lead wire passage, and a plurality of non-magnetic axial extensions extending from the disc, the non-magnetic axial extensions including a base extending between adjacent pole claws of the corresponding pole member and a central portion terminating adjacent an intermeshed pole claw of the opposing pole member.