US 11,951,688 B2
Generator injection tool
Anthony Barca, North Huntingdon, PA (US); Lucas Ramsey, Landenberg, PA (US); Bryce Merrill, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Eric Evans, Waxhaw, NC (US); Michael A. Hall, Greensburg, PA (US); and Carl R. Larson, Murrysville, PA (US)
Assigned to SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US)
Filed by Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/657,206.
Prior Publication US 2023/0311424 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H02K 15/12 (2006.01); B29C 65/54 (2006.01); B29C 65/82 (2006.01); H02K 3/34 (2006.01); H02K 5/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 65/542 (2013.01) [B29C 65/8253 (2013.01); H02K 3/345 (2013.01); H02K 5/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/749 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A generator injection tool for injecting an adhesive into a generator that includes a rotor positioned within a stator having a stator vent, the rotor and the stator cooperating to define a gap, the generator injection tool, comprising:
a first carriage sized to fit within the gap;
a tube guide attached to the first carriage;
a tube partially supported by the tube guide, the tube including a first end and a second end, the second end movable between a first position in which the second end is outside of the stator vent and a second position in which the second end is positioned within the stator vent;
a first motor coupled to the tube guide and operable to move the tube between the first position and the second position;
a controller operable to selectively activate the first motor to position the second end of the tube in the second position within the stator vent; and
an adhesive source operable to move the adhesive through the tube from the first end to the second end to inject a portion of the adhesive into the stator vent when the tube is in the second position.