| 摘要 |
An installation and support apparatus or assembly 18 is provided for use in combination with an electric machine 10, such as a starter-alternator, which is adapted to be operatively installed between the engine block 12 and the transmission assembly 16 of a vehicle. The apparatus 18 includes a stationary support member or member 20, an inner or crankshaft engaging bearing 22, and an outer or rotor engaging bearing 24. Member 20 cooperates with bearings 22 and 24 to automatically create or form a relatively precise and uniform gap 54 between the stator assembly 26 and the rotor assembly 30 of electric machine 10, and further provides independent and additional support to the electric machine 10 and the vehicle's crankshaft 14. |
