Timothy J Garner

US Patent:

20200251967, Aug 6, 2020

Filed:

Feb 5, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/267976

Inventors:

- Orlando FL, US
Justin Nathaniel England - Winter Springs FL, US
Thomas I. Nelson - Oviedo FL, US
Kim M. McCreight - Oviedo FL, US
Timothy J. Garner - Winter Springs FL, US

International Classification:

H02K 11/40
H01R 39/58
H02K 11/20
G01R 31/02

Abstract:

A generator grounding module selectively mountable to a support bracket and selectively engageable with a rotor includes a plate member movable along a mounting axis to selectively attach the generator grounding module to the support bracket, the plate member movable between a first position and a second position in which the plate member is substantially fixed with respect to the support bracket. A mounting block is movable along the mounting axis with respect to the plate member, a grounding strap is coupled to the mounting block and is movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position in which the grounding strap contacts the rotor, and a biasing assembly is connected to the plate member and the mounting block and operable to bias the mounting block along the mounting axis toward the plate member, wherein the plate member is fixedly attached to the support bracket when in the second position and the biasing assembly biases the grounding strap into the engaged position.