Wedge assembly for electrical transformer component spacing

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:875266

Baggett, Franklin E. ^[1]; Cage, W. Franklin ^[2]

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1. Paducah, KY
2. LaCenter, KY

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.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): H000906
• Application Number: 07/532545
• OSTI ID: 875266
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1990 Jun 04
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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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
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