18483166. AXIAL BRUSH ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE (GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC)
AXIAL BRUSH ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE
Organization Name
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor(s)
Dumitru Puiu of Sterling Heights MI US
Mazharul Chowdhury of Canton MI US
Mohammad F. Momen of Rochester Hills MI US
Khorshed Mohammed Alam of Canton MI US
Muhammad A. Zahid of Troy MI US
AXIAL BRUSH ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18483166 titled 'AXIAL BRUSH ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE
Original Abstract Submitted
A rotor assembly includes a rotor shaft and a rotor core supported by the rotor shaft and surrounded by a plurality of windings. The rotor assembly also includes a first brush engaging a first slip ring fixed relative to a first distal end of the rotor shaft. The first brush includes one of a first conical projection or a first convex receptacle and the first slip ring includes the other of the first conical projection or the first convex receptacle. A first electrical connection extends between the first slip ring and the plurality of windings. A second brush is configured to engage a second slip ring with the second slip ring fixed relative to the rotor shaft. A second electrical connection extending between the second slip ring and the plurality of windings.