US 11,781,565 B2
Integrated e-machine controller for turbomachine having fastener arrangement for electronics components
Valeriy Fedorikhin, Redondo Beach, CA (US); and Adam Robinson, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC., Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by Garrett Transportation I Inc., Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/304,878.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412374 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. F04D 29/62 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01); F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01)
CPC F04D 29/624 (2013.01) [F04D 17/10 (2013.01); F04D 25/06 (2013.01); F04D 29/4206 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid compressor device comprising:
a housing;
a rotating group supported for rotation within the housing about an axis, the rotating group including a compressor wheel;
an e-machine that is operably coupled to the rotating group and configured as at least one of a motor and a generator; and
an integrated controller of the e-machine and supported by the housing, the integrated controller having an arcuate support structure that extends about the axis, the arcuate support structure having a radial area that faces radially relative to the axis, the radial area including a first seat and a second seat, the second seat spaced apart circumferentially from the first seat, the integrated controller having a first electronics component supported on the first seat and a second electronics component supported on the second seat, the integrated controller including a retainer clip that is unitary and resiliently flexible between a neutral position and a flexed position, the retainer clip fixed to the support structure and in the flexed position to retain the first electronics component on the first seat and the second electronics component on the second seat;
the retainer clip being fixed to the support structure and in the flexed position to bias the first electronics component radially toward the first seat to retain the first electronics component on the first seat and to bias the second electronics component radially toward the second seat to retain the second electronics component on the second seat.