Brush holder assembly for an electric motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10411565-B2
Application number	US-201615381870-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2016
Priority date	Dec 17, 2015
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

The present invention relates to a brush holder assembly ( 100 ) for an electric motor ( 1 ) of a motor vehicle equipment item comprising:
a plate ( 9 ) intended to hold at least one connection brush ( 7 ) against a collector ( 6 ) arranged on a rotor ( 6 ) of en electric motor ( 1 ), the plate ( 9 ) extending in a plane perpendicular to said rotor ( 6 ), at least one induction coil ( 19 ) intended to be connected to said connection brush ( 7 ), the brush holder assembly ( 100 ) also comprising at least one retaining element ( 27 ) of the at least one induction coil ( 18 ) configured to hold the induction coil ( 19 ) in a plane parallel to the plate ( 9 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A brush holder assembly for an electric motor of a motor vehicle equipment item, comprising:
a plate for holding at least one connection brush against a collector arranged on a rotor of the electric motor, the plate extending in a plane perpendicular to said rotor; and
at least one induction coil configured to be connected to said connection brush,
wherein the brush holder assembly comprises at least one retaining element of the at least one induction coil configured to hold the at least one induction coil in a plane parallel to the plate, and
wherein the at least one retaining element is removably secured on the plate.

2. The brush holder assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one retaining element comprises resilient retaining arms of the at least one induction coil.

3. The brush holder assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the resilient arms form a retaining clip of the at least one induction coil.

4. The brush holder assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining element comprises a mounting base that snap-fastens onto the plate.

5. The brush holder assembly according to claim 1 , in which the plate has a general shape of a disc, perforated in a centre to allow the collector to pass through.

6. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the plate is made of bakelite.

7. The brush holder assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining element is made of polyamide.

8. The brush holder assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one electrical connection column to be secured to the plate and extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the plate, said electrical connection column comprising at least one connection terminal intended to be connected to the at least one induction coil.

9. An electric motor of a windscreen wiper system, comprising:
a collector; and
the brush holder assembly according to claim 1 .

10. A brush holder assembly for an electric motor of a motor vehicle equipment item, comprising:
a plate for holding at least one connection brush against a collector arranged on a rotor of the electric motor, the plate extending in a plane perpendicular to said rotor; and
at least one induction coil configured to be connected to said connection brush,
wherein the brush holder assembly comprises at least one retaining element of the at least one induction coil configured to hold the at least one induction coil in a plane parallel to the plate, and
wherein the at least one retaining element comprises a quarter-turn type mounting base for installation on the plate.

11. The brush holder assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the quarter-turn type mounting base has a generally T-shaped design for insertion into a complementary slot in the plate and to be pivoted to block translational movement of the at least one retaining element in relation to the plate, the at least one retaining element further comprising an elastically deformable arm provided with a stop pin configured to be inserted in a complementary shape in the plate to block the rotation of the at least one retaining element in relation to the plate.

12. The brush holder assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one retaining element comprises a hook located on the part of the quarter-turn type mounting base configure to be inserted into the complementary slot of the plate, said hook serving as a wire guide for a power cable of the at least one induction coil.

Assignees

• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage

Inventors

• Servin Alain
• Faucher Christophe

Classifications

• H02K13/006

  Structural associations of commutators · CPC title

• H02K5/148

  Slidably supported brushes · CPC title

• H02K11/026 Primary

  Suppressors associated with brushes, brush holders or their supports · CPC title

• H01R39/38

  Brush holders · CPC title

• H02K13/00

  Structural associations of current collectors with motors or generators, e.g. brush mounting plates or connections to windings (supporting or protecting brushes or brush holders in motor casings or enclosures H02K5/14); Disposition of current collectors in motors or generators; Arrangements for improving commutation · CPC title