James Robert Panyard - Livonia MI Lawrence William Staley - Ann Arbor MI
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI
International Classification:
B08B 300 B08B 500
US Classification:
134 26
Abstract:
In one embodiment of the present invention, machining chips (34) left in the slots (31) of an end face commutator (28) of a motor's rotor (20) are removed using a high-pressure water spray. The windings (26) of the rotor (20) are substantially shielded from water spray by the rotor (20) being located within a cavity (42) of a pallet carrying the rotor (20). Any water which gets on the windings (26) is dried by a brief application of heated forced air.