Patent ID: 7119462

Claim:
An interconnecting assembly for a rotor assembly of a dynamoelectric machine, said interconnecting assembly being part of an electrically conductive path generally extending from a radially inward section of the rotor assembly to a top winding of a stacked winding located at a radially outward section of the rotor assembly, the interconnecting assembly comprising: a first connecting member connected to a radial lead at the inward section of the rotor assembly, said first connecting member comprising multiple conductive leaves and including a flexible bend positioned to provide a resilient-connection relative to at least a radial direction; and a second connecting member mechanically connected to said first connecting member by way of said resilient connection, said second connecting member electrically connected to said first connecting member and to said top winding, said second connecting member including a stiffener for providing support relative to an outer portion of said bend to increase stiffness and prevent buckling of the bend due to a centrifugal force that develops during operation of the machine.