Abstract: A configuration of a rectifying device configuring a vehicle-use rotating electric machine is such that when a lead drawn out from a stator winding is inserted into a through hole of a rear bracket forming a casing, a periphery of the lead is enclosed, and the through hole sealed, by a tubular member extended from a main body portion of a terminal block, and the through hole not blocked by the tubular member is sealed by a stopper portion extended in the same way from a main body portion of the terminal block. Even when the number of leads drawn out is reduced, standardization of the rear bracket is carried out by the through hole (3a) of the rear bracket being sealed by the stopper portion.

Abstract: In this rectifying apparatus, a circuit board is disposed between a first rectifying element holding portion and a second rectifying element holding portion such that first rectifying element connecting portions are disposed in a loosely fitted state inside a second penetrating aperture that is formed on the second rectifying element holding portion, and second rectifying element connecting portions are disposed in a loosely fitted state inside a first penetrating aperture that is formed on the first rectifying element holding portion; first leading electrodes of a plurality of first rectifying elements respectively extend axially and are connected to each of the first rectifying element connecting portions; and second leading electrodes of a plurality of second rectifying elements respectively extend axially and are connected to each of the second rectifying element connecting portions.

Abstract: Radial direction outer side sizes of a first rectifying unit, a circuit board, and a second rectifying unit configuring a rectifying device are disposed so as to be sequentially smaller in a direction away from a frame of a rotating electrical machine main body, and at predetermined intervals, a cover covering the rectifying device has a cover end wall portion, a cover outer wall portion, and a cover intermediate portion, an inner peripheral side inlet portion is formed in the cover end wall portion, an outer peripheral side inlet portion is formed in the cover intermediate portion, and the outer peripheral side inlet portion is formed of an axial direction covering portion, and a radial direction covering portion that connects the axial direction covering portion and an outer peripheral portion of the cover end wall portion.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a casing having an air inlet and an air outlet and having therein an air passage, and a heat exchanger and an air-sending fan which are arranged in the air passage in the casing. The air passage is divided into a plurality of air passage sections by, for example, a partition. The air-conditioning apparatus can reduce pressure loss in an indoor unit.

Abstract: In the vehicular AC power generator of the present invention, a part where the blade pitch is narrow and a part where the blade pitch is wide are provided in the circumferential direction on a fan fixed in an annular shape to a pole core. In the narrow-pitch part, two or more blade portions are provided in contact with each of the end surfaces of the two or more adjacent claw magnetic poles. This configuration can suppress deformation of the blade portions caused by rotation and can suppress increase in noise occurring from the fan.

Abstract: An indoor unit includes a casing having a suction port formed in an upper part and a blow-out port formed on a lower side at a front face part, an axial-flow or diagonal-flow fan provided on the downstream side of the suction port in the casing, and a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of the fan and on the upstream side of the blow-out port in the casing, in which air blown out of the fan and refrigerant are heat-exchanged.

Abstract: A cover covering a rectifying device includes a cover end wall portion, a cover outer wall portion, and a cover intermediate portion interposed between the cover end wall portion and the cover outer wall portion. The cover end wall portion includes an inner peripheral side intake portion, and the cover intermediate portion includes an outer peripheral side intake portion. The outer peripheral side intake portion includes an axial direction covering portion existing in a position that is closer to a rotary electric machine main body than the cover end wall portion in an axial direction, and a radial direction covering portion that connects the axial direction covering portion to an outer peripheral portion of the cover end wall portion. Intake holes are provided respectively in the inner peripheral side intake portion, the axial direction covering portion, and the radial direction covering portion.

Abstract: A rotor of a vehicle AC generator according to the present invention is the rotor of the vehicle AC generator which includes: magnetic pole cores; a field coil wound around the magnetic pole cores; and cooling fans fixed to the magnetic pole cores. In the rotor of the vehicle AC generator, each cooling fan includes: a base portion fixed to the axial end surfaces of the magnetic pole cores; a plurality of blade portions which are each axially arranged in a standing condition from the base portion; and a base rib which is provided in the base portion at a position apart from each root portion of the plurality of the blade portions and arranged in parallel to the extending direction of the blade portion.

Abstract: In this rectifying apparatus, a circuit board is disposed between a first rectifying element holding portion and a second rectifying element holding portion such that first rectifying element connecting portions are disposed in a loosely fitted state inside a second penetrating aperture that is formed on the second rectifying element holding portion, and second rectifying element connecting portions are disposed in a loosely fitted state inside a first penetrating aperture that is formed on the first rectifying element holding portion; first leading electrodes of a plurality of first rectifying elements respectively extend axially and are connected to each of the first rectifying element connecting portions; and second leading electrodes of a plurality of second rectifying elements respectively extend axially and are connected to each of the second rectifying element connecting portions.

Abstract: A circuit board has first rectifying element connecting portions and second rectifying element connecting portions, and is disposed between a first rectifying element holding portion and a second rectifying element holding portion, a plurality of first rectifying elements are each held by the first rectifying element holding portion, and are connected to the first rectifying element connecting portions by extending a first leading electrode axially, a plurality of second rectifying elements are each held by the second rectifying element holding portion, and are connected to the second rectifying element connecting portion by extending a second leading electrode axially, and a radial ventilation channel that passes through the rectifying apparatus in a radial direction is configured by disposing the circuit board so as to be spaced apart from at least one of the first rectifying element holding portion and the second rectifying element holding portion in an axial direction.

Abstract: In the present rectifying apparatus, a circuit board is disposed between a first rectifying element holding portion and a second rectifying element holding portion, and is configured such that only a housing linking portion, a stator winding connecting portion, and a voltage regulator connecting portion protrude from the first rectifying element holding portion and the second rectifying element holding portion when viewed from an axial direction, a plurality of first radially inner fins are formed on a radially inner side of the first rectifying element holding portion, and a plurality of second radially outer fins are formed on a radially outer side of the second rectifying element holding portion.

Abstract: A configuration of a rectifying device configuring a vehicle-use rotating electric machine is such that when a lead drawn out from a stator winding is inserted into a through hole of a rear bracket forming a casing, a periphery of the lead is enclosed, and the through hole sealed, by a tubular member extended from a main body portion of a terminal block, and the through hole not blocked by the tubular member is sealed by a stopper portion extended in the same way from a main body portion of the terminal block. Even when the number of leads drawn out is reduced, standardization of the rear bracket is carried out by the through hole (3a) of the rear bracket being sealed by the stopper portion.

Abstract: A cooling device mounted in a flow path formed by an internal space of a cooling fluid duct being mounted on the periphery of a frame of a rotating electric machine is configured in such a manner that at least one of the end-face portions between a first end-face portion through which a cooling fluid flows into the cooling device and a second end-face portion from which the cooling fluid flows out thereof is placed tilting with respect to at least one of a first orthogonal surface perpendicular to an inflow direction of the cooling fluid and a second orthogonal surface perpendicular to an outflow direction of the cooling fluid, or with respect to a flow-path-width's direction perpendicular to a direction in which an axis line of a stator extends.

Abstract: A cooling device mounted in the interior of a frame of a rotating electric machine is configured in such a manner that at least one of the end-face portions between a first end-face portion through which a cooling fluid flows into the cooling device and a second end-face portion from which the cooling fluid flows out thereof is placed tilting with respect to a minimum-width's direction of a frame's internal flow-path in vicinity to the cooling device, or with respect to at least one of an inflow direction and outflow direction of the cooling fluid.

Abstract: An automotive rotary electric machine has a cooling fan including a flat ring-shaped mounting base plate fixed to a rotor, and a plurality of fan blades arranged in a row circumferentially such that each stands on a surface of the mounting base plate, the fan blades having an S-shaped cross-sectional shape that displaces gradually forward in a direction of rotation from a trailing edge that is an outer circumferential edge toward a leading edge that is an inner circumferential edge, and in which an arc shape near the trailing edge that is convex forward in the direction of rotation and an arc shape near the leading edge that is convex rearward in the direction of rotation are connected smoothly.

Abstract: A vehicle AC generator capable of enhancing a cooling effect by increasing an air volume of cooling air is obtained. The AC generator includes: a casing having a ventilation port on an outer periphery; a stator installed in the casing; a rotor supported in the stator in a rotatable manner; a fan installed oppositely to the ventilation port in the casing and rotated integrally with the rotor; and a protrusion formed on a surface of the casing opposing a tip end of the fan at a position adjacent to an outer periphery of the ventilation port of the casing.

Abstract: A sliding surface of a high-temperature portion is subjected to an electro-discharge surface treatment with one or both of a high-temperature hard material (4) and a material having a lubricating property at a high temperature (6). The high-temperature hard material (4) is any or a mixture of cBN, TiC, TiN, TiAlN, TiB2, WC, Cr3C2, SiC, ZrC, VC, B4C, Si3N4, ZrO2, and Al2O3. The material having the lubricating property at the high temperature (6) contains chromium and/or chromium oxide (Cr2O3) and/or hexaboron nitride (hBN). An electrode formed by compression molding of the high-temperature hard material, and the high-temperature lubricating material containing at least one of Cr and hBN and having the lubricating property at the high temperature is used as the electrode for the electro-discharge surface treatment.