Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electric machine rotor endcap
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Application No.: US15138368Application Date: 2016-04-26
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Publication No.: US10432056B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Michael W. Degner , Edward Chan-Jiun Jih , Tienli Wang , Prasad Dev Hanumalagutti
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent David B. Kelley
- Main IPC: H02K9/19
- IPC: H02K9/19 ; H02K5/20

Abstract:
A vehicle electric machine may include a stator having end windings extending axially from the stator. A rotor may be disposed within the stator and including an endcap having an outer face defining outlets and a furrowed outer periphery with an edge configured to distribute coolant released from the outlets onto the outer face to different axial locations of the end windings during rotation. The furrowed outer periphery may taper toward an in inner flat portion. The outlets may be contained within the inner flat portion. The furrowed outer periphery may be symmetric about any axis perpendicular to and passing through an axis of rotation of the rotor. The outer face may further define channels extending from the outlets to the edge. The channels may be recessed in the outer face. The furrowed outer periphery may define concentric circumferential ridges.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170310190A1 ROTOR ENDCAP Public/Granted day:2017-10-26
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