US 6,982,506 B1
Cooling of high speed electromagnetic rotor with fixed terminals
Tyrone A. Johnsen, Rockford, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Rockford, Ill. (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/930,470.
Int. Cl. H02K 9/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 310—61 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rotary electric machine assembly comprising:
a stator;
a shaft including a hollow core;
an inner flanged band including an inner hub supported on said shaft, a first flange and a first containment band;
an outer-flanged band supported on said inner-flanged band including an outer hub, a second flange and a second containment band;
a coolant passage defined between said inner hub and said outer hub; and
a rotor supported on said outer hub between said first and second flanges, said rotor including end portions of windings supported by said first containment band and said second containment band.