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US-2016123452-A1 · May 5, 2016 · US
Alternator
US12331676B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12331676-B2 |
| Application number | US-202418610690-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | Jul 27, 2023 |
| Publication date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
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An alternator includes a body portion, a rotating shaft, a pulley, a belt, and a retaining member fixed to the body portion and reducing or eliminating the possibility of the pulley coming off the rotating shaft, wherein the retaining member is located away from the rotating shaft and the pulley in an axial direction of the rotating shaft and opposed to the rotating shaft and the pulley, and a width of the belt in the axial direction is smaller than a width of the pulley in the axial direction, and a distance of the retaining member and the belt in the axial direction is equal to or greater than a width of the pulley in the axial direction, and a distance of the retaining member and the rotating shaft in the axial direction is smaller than a width of the pulley in the axial direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. An alternator comprising: a body portion; a rotating shaft rotatably mounted in the body portion; a pulley fixed to the rotating shaft; a belt wrapped around the pulley and configured to cooperate with a crankshaft of an engine; and a retaining member fixed to the body portion and configured to reduce or eliminate a possibility of the pulley coming off the rotating shaft, wherein: the retaining member is located away from the rotating shaft and the pulley in an axial direction of the rotating shaft and faces the rotating shaft and the pulley; a width in the axial direction of the belt is smaller than a width in the axial direction of the pulley; a distance in the axial direction between the retaining member and the belt is equal to or greater than the width in the axial direction of the pulley; and a distance in the axial direction between the retaining member and the rotating shaft is smaller than the width in the axial direction of the pulley. 2. The alternator according to claim 1 , wherein: the distance in the axial direction between the retaining member and the rotating shaft is smaller than a distance in the axial direction between the retaining member and the pulley; and the distance in the axial direction between the retaining member and the rotating shaft is equal to or greater than the width in the axial direction of the belt.
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- What does patent US12331676B2 cover?
- An alternator includes a body portion, a rotating shaft, a pulley, a belt, and a retaining member fixed to the body portion and reducing or eliminating the possibility of the pulley coming off the rotating shaft, wherein the retaining member is located away from the rotating shaft and the pulley in an axial direction of the rotating shaft and opposed to the rotating shaft and the pulley, and a …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F02B67/06. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).