Wedge assembly for electrical transformer component spacing
Abstract
A wedge assembly that is easily inserted between two surfaces to be supported thereby, and thereafter expanded to produce a selected spacing between those surfaces. This wedge assembly has two outer members that are substantially identical except that they are mirror images of each other. Oppositely directed faces of these of these outer members are substantially parallel for the purpose of contacting the surfaces to be separated. The outer faces of these outer members that are directed toward each other are tapered so as to contact a center member having complementary tapers on both faces. A washer member is provided to contact a common end of the outer members, and a bolt member penetrates this washer and is threadably received in a receptor of the center member. As the bolt member is threaded into the center member, the center member is drawn further into the gap between the outer members and thereby separates these outer members to contact the surfaces to be separated. In the preferred embodiment, the contacting surfaces of the outer member and the center member are provided with guide elements. The wedge assembly is described for use in separating the secondary windings from the laminations of anmore »
- Inventors:
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- Paducah, KY
- LaCenter, KY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875266
- Patent Number(s):
- H000906
- Application Number:
- 07/532545
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1990 Jun 04
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- statutory invention registration; wedge; assembly; electrical; transformer; component; spacing; easily; inserted; surfaces; supported; thereafter; expanded; produce; selected; outer; substantially; identical; mirror; images; oppositely; directed; parallel; purpose; contacting; separated; tapered; contact; center; complementary; tapers; washer; provided; common; bolt; penetrates; threadably; received; receptor; threaded; drawn; gap; separates; preferred; embodiment; guide; elements; described; separating; secondary; windings; laminations; power; secondary windings; secondary winding; oppositely directed; wedge assembly; substantially identical; electrical power; preferred embodiment; substantially parallel; contacting surfaces; selected spacing; mirror images; guide elements; contacting surface; easily inserted; mirror image; /403/254/
Citation Formats
Baggett, Franklin E., and Cage, W. Franklin. Wedge assembly for electrical transformer component spacing. United States: N. p., 1991.
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@article{osti_875266,
title = {Wedge assembly for electrical transformer component spacing},
author = {Baggett, Franklin E. and Cage, W. Franklin},
abstractNote = {A wedge assembly that is easily inserted between two surfaces to be supported thereby, and thereafter expanded to produce a selected spacing between those surfaces. This wedge assembly has two outer members that are substantially identical except that they are mirror images of each other. Oppositely directed faces of these of these outer members are substantially parallel for the purpose of contacting the surfaces to be separated. The outer faces of these outer members that are directed toward each other are tapered so as to contact a center member having complementary tapers on both faces. A washer member is provided to contact a common end of the outer members, and a bolt member penetrates this washer and is threadably received in a receptor of the center member. As the bolt member is threaded into the center member, the center member is drawn further into the gap between the outer members and thereby separates these outer members to contact the surfaces to be separated. In the preferred embodiment, the contacting surfaces of the outer member and the center member are provided with guide elements. The wedge assembly is described for use in separating the secondary windings from the laminations of an electrical power transformer.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
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