Abstract: A commutator for an electric machine comprises a support member made from insulating molding compound, a plurality of metal conductor segments (3), disposed thereon in evenly spaced manner around the commutator axis, with terminal elements disposed thereon for a rotor winding, and an interference-suppression device, to which the conductor segments are connected in electrically conductive manner.

Abstract: A commutator for an electric machine comprises a support member made from insulating molding compound, a plurality of metal conductor segments (3), disposed thereon in evenly spaced manner around the commutator axis, with terminal elements disposed thereon for a rotor winding, and an interference-suppression device, to which the conductor segments are connected in electrically conductive manner.

Abstract: A commutator is made loading prefabricated metal conductor segments into a die assembly. The die assembly includes a first and second inner die and an outer die, wherein spacer strips of the outer die define the air-insulation gaps. The first step is filling of the first molding compound into intermediate spaces present between each of two adjacent conductor segments, the spaces being bounded radially outwardly by the spacer strip and radially inwardly by a rib of the first inner die, then removing the first inner die; followed by inserting the second inner die to define the contour of the support member to be molded. The last step is injecting the second molding compound into the die under pressure, in the course of which the first and second molding compounds are cross-linked and cured by pressure and heat of the second molding compound.

Abstract: A drum commutator for an electric machine includes a sleeve-shaped support element made of an insulating pressing material, a plurality of metallic conductor segments which are evenly arranged around the support element, and an interference suppression disk which is connected in an electrically conducting manner to the conductor segments in the area of the ends lying opposite the connecting lugs. The conductor segments have resilient contact tongues at the ends that are opposite the connecting lugs. Assigned points of contact of the contact tongues, which are located at a distance from the base, are directly connected to the interference suppression disk. The resilient contact tongues are separated from the adjacent parts of the drum commutator in the area between the base and the point of contact such that the position of the contact tongues relative to the adjacent parts can be modified due to thermal expansion in said area.

Abstract: A commutator for an electric machine comprises a support member (1) made from an insulating molding compound, a plurality of metal conductor segments (3) disposed thereon in evenly spaced manner around the commutator axis (2), with terminal elements disposed thereon for a rotor winding, and an interference-suppression device (9, 9?), to which the conductor segments (3) are connected in electrically conductive manner and which comprises a number of individual interference-suppression elements (10) corresponding to the number of conductor segments (3), wherein the conductor segments (3) are provided with contact tabs (18), which are respectively connected, at a distance from their root points (19), via associated contact points (23), to the adjoining contact poles (24) of two neighboring interference-suppression elements (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a commutator for an electrical machine, comprising a carrier body produced from a moulding material, and a plurality of metallic conductor segments which are homogeneously arranged on said carrier body about the commutator axis and comprise connecting elements thereon. Said carrier body has two regions which are produced from different moulding materials and are pressed against each other in a positively locking manner, namely a carrier body base and a leakage current screen. The radially outwardly open leakage current screen comprising isolating surfaces charged with a leakage current is arranged between the conductor segments and consists of a first moulding material which is more resistant to leakage current than the second moulding material of the carrier body base.

Abstract: A commutator for an electric machine comprises a support member (1) made from an insulating molding compound, a plurality of metal conductor segments (3) disposed thereon in evenly spaced manner around the commutator axis (2), with terminal elements disposed thereon for a rotor winding, and an interference-suppression device (9, 9?), to which the conductor segments (3) are connected in electrically conductive manner and which comprises a number of individual interference-suppression elements (10) corresponding to the number of conductor segments (3), wherein the conductor segments (3) are provided with contact tabs (18), which are respectively connected, at a distance from their root points (19), via associated contact points (23), to the adjoining contact poles (24) of two neighboring interference-suppression elements (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a drum commutator comprising a cylinder-shaped support base (1) produced from an insulating pressed material, a plurality of metal conductor segments (3) with terminal lugs (8) disposed thereon and an equal amount of carbon segments (4) that are electrically connected to the conductor segments (3). The drum commutator, adjacent to the terminal lugs (8), further comprises an annular, closed substantially regularly cylindrical surface (19) with alternating pressed material zones and metal zones, as well as a metallized inner surface of the carbon segments (4) that communicates with the support base (1). When producing such a drum commutator, the conductor segments (3) are preferably first connected to a conductor blank via bridge portions which are removed once the conductor blank has been assembled with a carbon cylinder and the support base has been injection-molded onto it.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drum commutator comprising a cylinder-shaped support base (1) produced from an insulating pressed material, a plurality of metal conductor segments (3) with terminal lugs (8) disposed thereon and an equal amount of carbon segments (4) that are electrically connected to the conductor segments (3). The drum commutator, adjacent to the terminal lugs (8), further comprises an annular, closed substantially regularly cylindrical surface (19) with alternating pressed material zones and metal zones, as well as a metallized inner surface of the carbon segments (4) that communicates with the support base (1). When producing such a drum commutator, the conductor segments (3) are preferably first connected to a conductor blank via bridge portions which are removed once the conductor blank has been assembled with a carbon cylinder and the support base has been injection-molded onto it.

Abstract: A flat commutator for an electrical machine comprises a support body (1) made of an insulating molding compound, a plurality of conductor segments (3) and an equal number of carbon segments (4), which are disposed at the ends and are connected in electrically conductive relationship to the conductor segments (3). Each of the conductor segments (3) is provided with a thick-walled terminal region (6) disposed on the periphery of the support body (1), a contact region (7), which is also thick-walled, disposed between the support body (1) and the associated carbon segment (4), and a thin-walled transition region (8) disposed between the terminal region (6) and the contact region (7).

Abstract: A commutator (10, 110, 210) with a reinforcing system comprising a stepped insulating ring (20, 120, 220) with a support piece (22, 122, 222) and a center or flange piece (24, 124, 224) and a metal ring (18,118, 218) which has a rectangular cross-section and is fitted into the stepped shape of the insulating ring such that part of the radial outer surface of the metal ring abuts the radial inner surface of the center or flange piece, and the end inner surface of the metal ring completely abuts the end outer surface of the support piece.

Abstract: A reinforcement ring (10) for rotating bodies, for example commutators, comprises at least one metal ring (12) having a rectangular cross-section and a fiberglass ring (14) having a rectangular cross-section, the metal ring and the fiberglass ring both being connected at their end faces to form a unit.

Abstract: A reinforcement ring (10) for rotating bodies, for example commutators, comprises at least one metal ring (12) having a rectangular cross-section and a fiberglass ring (14) having a rectangular cross-section, the metal ring and the fiberglass ring both being connected at their end faces to form a unit.

Abstract: A method for producing a molded plastic and copper flat rotary switch or commutator with parts of the segments lying in a cylindrical surface is disclosed. A cup-shaped unfinished piece is formed by modification of a flat material, having an outside annular flange and a number of axial grooves which are radially open on the inside as well as distributed uniformly around the periphery corresponding to the number of segments in the cylindrical part of the unfinished piece, on the outside of the cylindrical wall of the unfinished piece, a layer with a thickness which corresponds to the radial thickness of the material parts occluding the grooves radially on the outside is pushed, beginning at the flat part corresponding to the subsequent brush contact surface, toward the free end of the casing with formation of the annular flange and opening of the grooves.

Abstract: Anchoring elements of commutator lamellas are formed in a manner that of the inner circumference of the commutator mantle, longitudinal ribs 2 each having two longitudinal ridges 2a are formed by deforming without cutting the material of starting outline A, such as by trenching by plowing, the material mainly moving in a radial direction, whereby between the ribs 2 the longitudinal interspaces 3 are sharply defined. Subsequently, the ridges 2a are flattened by a flattening mandrel, whereby the prevailing part of the ridge mass is deformed in a tangential direction into the area of the longitudinal interspaces 3.

Abstract: Anchoring elements of commutator lamellas are formed in a manner that of the inner circumference of the commutator mantle, longitudinal ribs 2 each having two longitudinal ridges 2a are formed by deforming without cutting, the material of starting outline A, such as by trenching by plowing, the material mainly moving in radial direction, whereby between the ribs 2 the longitudinal interspaces 3 are sharply defined. Subsequently, the ridges 2a are flattened by a flattening mandrel, whereby the prevailing part of the ridge mass is deformed in tangential direction into the area of the longitudinal interspaces 3.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing commutators for electric motors wherein a hollow cylindrical body is provided having longitudinal grooves and ridges on its inner surface. The circumferential widths of the inner grooves are initially larger than the desired ultimate widths. A plurality of longitudinal outer grooves are formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical body, the outer grooves each having a bottom wall radially spaced from the longitudinal axis a distance substantially equal to the radial spacing of the bottom walls of the inner groove from the longitudinal axis. The outer grooves are staggered circumferentially relative to the inner grooves and the spaces therebetween define a plurality of yieldable cross-pieces. Radially inwardly directed shrinking forces are applied uniformly to the outer surface of the cylindrical member to break the yieldable cross-pieces and thereby decrease the widths of the inner grooves, the decrease thereof being equal to the widths of the outer grooves.