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Self-aligning slip ring capsule
Assignee: Kendick Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1970-02-11
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Granted: 1972-03-28
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Expires: 1990-02-11
Abstract
Abstract A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly for concentric relatively rotatable members having an annular recess in the first member, a linear recess in the second member, the linear recess being transverse to the annular recess, a first electrical conductor disposed within the annular recess forming an arcuate conducting element, a second electrical conductor linearly disposed within the linear recess, and a brush member disposed in the annular recess having a portion thereof projecting into the linear recess wherein the brush member is in rotatable contact with the arcuate conducting element and is in slidable contact with the second electrical conductor, thereby causing the brush member to be automatically positioned.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenly C Bugg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:14
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R39/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly for concentric relatively rotatable members comprising: an annular recess in said first member and a linear recess disposed transversely to said annular recess in said second member; a first electrical conductor disposed within said annular recess forming an arcuate conducting element; a second electrical conductor disposed within said linear recess; and a brush member disposed in said annular recess having a portion thereof projecting into said linear recess wherein said brush member is in rotatable contact with said arcuate conducting element and is in slidable contact with said second electrical conductor thereby causing said brush member to be automatically positioned.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly for concentric relatively rotatable members comprising: an annular recess in said first member and a linear recess disposed transversely to said annular recess in said second member; a first electrical conductor disposed within said annular recess forming an arcuate conducting element; a second electrical conductor disposed within said linear recess; and a brush member disposed in said annular recess having a portion thereof projecting into said linear recess wherein said brush member is in rotatable contact with said arcuate conducting element and is in slidable contact with said second electrical conductor thereby causing said brush member to be automatically positioned.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
131 words
A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly comprising: a cylindrical core member; a housing member concentrically disposed in rotatable relation around said core member; an annular recess in said core member; a longitudinal recess in said housing member, said longitudinal recess being transverse to said annular recess; a first electrical conductor disposed within said annular recess forming an arcuate conducting element; a second electrical conductor longitudinally disposed within said longitudinal recess; and a brush member disposed in said annular recess having a portion thereof projecting into said longitudinal recess wherein said brush member is in rotatable contact with said arcuate conducting element and is in slidable contact with said second electrical conductor thereby causing said brush member to be automatically positioned in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said core member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
131 words
A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly comprising: a cylindrical core member; a housing member concentrically disposed in rotatable relation around said core member; an annular recess in said core member; a longitudinal recess in said housing member, said longitudinal recess being transverse to said annular recess; a first electrical conductor disposed within said annular recess forming an arcuate conducting element; a second electrical conductor longitudinally disposed within said longitudinal recess; and a brush member disposed in said annular recess having a portion thereof projecting into said longitudinal recess wherein said brush member is in rotatable contact with said arcuate conducting element and is in slidable contact with said second electrical conductor thereby causing said brush member to be automatically positioned in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said core member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said brush member is compressed between said arcuate conducting element and said second electrical conductor wherein said compression causes a load on said core.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising an opening in said core member adapted to receive each end of said first electrical conductor whereby said ends of said first conductor are threaded into the interior of said core member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising an aperture in said housing member adapted to receive said first end of said second electrical conductor whereby said first end of said second electrical conductor is threaded through said aperture and wherein said first and second ends of said second electrical conductor are joined together, externally from said housing member thereby securing said second electrical conductor in said longitudinal recess.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein a segment of said aperture is spaced apart from and parallel to said longitudinal recess.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a second longitudinal recess in said outer surface of said housing member adapted to receive said first and second ends of said second electrical conductor, wherein said first and second ends of said electrical conductor are joined together, externally from said housing member thereby securing said second electrical conductor in said longitudinal recess.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said brush member comprises: a first end projecting into said longitudinal recess; a second end; and a bent segment formed between said first end and said second end, said bent segment being in rotatable contact with said arcuate conducting element.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the bent segment of said brush member tangentially contacts said arcuate conducting element at two points.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said brush member comprises: a first end projecting into said longitudinal recess; A second end; and a bent segment between said first end and said second end wherein a first surface and a second surface of said bent segment each contact said arcuate conducting element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said first and second surfaces each tangentially contact said arcuate conducting element.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said brush member comprises: a first end projecting into said longitudinal recess; a second end; and a segmentally concave segment formed between said first end and said second, said concave segment being in rotatable contact with said arcuate conducting element.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
134 words
A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly for concentric relatively rotatable members comprising: a plurality of radially aligned, spaced annular recesses in said first member and a plurality of spaced linear recesses disposed transversely to said annular recesses in said second member; a first electrical conductor disposed within each of said annular recesses forming a plurality of arcuate conducting elements; a second electrical conductor linearly disposed within each of said linear recesses; a brush member disposed in each of said annular recesses having a portion thereof projecting into a preselected one of said linear recesses wherein each of said brush members is in rotatable contact with the arcuate conducting element associated therewith and is in slidable contact with said second electrical conductor associated therewith thereby causing each of said brush members to be automatically positioned.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
134 words
A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly for concentric relatively rotatable members comprising: a plurality of radially aligned, spaced annular recesses in said first member and a plurality of spaced linear recesses disposed transversely to said annular recesses in said second member; a first electrical conductor disposed within each of said annular recesses forming a plurality of arcuate conducting elements; a second electrical conductor linearly disposed within each of said linear recesses; a brush member disposed in each of said annular recesses having a portion thereof projecting into a preselected one of said linear recesses wherein each of said brush members is in rotatable contact with the arcuate conducting element associated therewith and is in slidable contact with said second electrical conductor associated therewith thereby causing each of said brush members to be automatically positioned.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
158 words
A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly comprising: a cylindrical core member; a housing member concentrically disposed in rotatable relation around said core member; a plurality of radially aligned, spaced annular recesses in the outer surface of said core member; a plurality of spaced longitudinal recesses in the inner surface of said housing member; a first electrical conductor disposed within each of said annular recesses forming a plurality of arcuate conducting elements; a second electrical conductor longitudinally disposed within each of said longitudinal recesses; and a brush member disposed in each of said annular recesses having a portion thereof projecting into a preselected one of said longitudinal recesses wherein each of said brush members is in rotatable contact with the arcuate conducting element associated therewith and is in slidable contact with said second electrical conductor associated therewith thereby causing each of said brush members to be automatically positioned in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said core member.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
158 words
A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly comprising: a cylindrical core member; a housing member concentrically disposed in rotatable relation around said core member; a plurality of radially aligned, spaced annular recesses in the outer surface of said core member; a plurality of spaced longitudinal recesses in the inner surface of said housing member; a first electrical conductor disposed within each of said annular recesses forming a plurality of arcuate conducting elements; a second electrical conductor longitudinally disposed within each of said longitudinal recesses; and a brush member disposed in each of said annular recesses having a portion thereof projecting into a preselected one of said longitudinal recesses wherein each of said brush members is in rotatable contact with the arcuate conducting element associated therewith and is in slidable contact with said second electrical conductor associated therewith thereby causing each of said brush members to be automatically positioned in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said core member.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
49 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein each adjacent brush member is oriented such that said preselected longitudinal recess associated with each of said brush members is different from said preselected longitudinal recess associated with said adjacent brush member, thereby angularly displacing said projecting portions of said adjacent brush members.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said angular displacement between adjacent brush members is approximately 90*.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
172 words
A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly comprising: a cylindrical core member; a housing member concentrically disposed in rotatable relation around said core member; at least one annular recess in the outer surface of said core member; at least one pair of spaced longitudinal recesses in the inner surface of said housing member; a first electrical conductor disposed within each of said annular recesses forming a plurality of arcuate conducting elements; a second electrical conductor longitudinally disposed within each of said pairs of longitudinal recesses; a brush member disposed in each of said annular recesses having a first end, a second end and a bent segment between said first and second ends, said first and second ends each projecting into said pair of longitudinal recesSes and are each in slidable contact with said second electrical conductor associated therewith and said bent segment being in rotatable contact with said arcuate conducting element thereby causing each of said brush members to be automatically positioned in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said core member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
172 words
A self-aligning rotary electrical contact assembly comprising: a cylindrical core member; a housing member concentrically disposed in rotatable relation around said core member; at least one annular recess in the outer surface of said core member; at least one pair of spaced longitudinal recesses in the inner surface of said housing member; a first electrical conductor disposed within each of said annular recesses forming a plurality of arcuate conducting elements; a second electrical conductor longitudinally disposed within each of said pairs of longitudinal recesses; a brush member disposed in each of said annular recesses having a first end, a second end and a bent segment between said first and second ends, said first and second ends each projecting into said pair of longitudinal recesSes and are each in slidable contact with said second electrical conductor associated therewith and said bent segment being in rotatable contact with said arcuate conducting element thereby causing each of said brush members to be automatically positioned in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said core member.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 17 wherein each adjacent brush member is oriented such that said pair of longitudinal recesses associated with each of said brush members is different from said pair of longitudinal recesses associated with said adjacent brush member.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of assembling a self-aligning rotary contact including concentric relatively rotatable members comprising the steps of: providing an annular recess in said first member; forming an arcuate electrical conductor within said annular recess; providing a linear recess transversely to said annular recess in said second member; forming a linear electrical conductor within said linear recesses; inserting a brush member in said annular recess, said brush member being in rotatable contact with said arcuate electrical conductor and having a first end thereof extending beyond the periphery of said annular recess; and inserting said first member into said second member and inserting said first end of said brush member into said linear recesses wherein said first end of said brush member is in slidable contact with said linear conductor and whereby said brush member is aligned in a position determined solely by said position of said linear recess.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of assembling a self-aligning rotary contact including concentric relatively rotatable members comprising the steps of: providing an annular recess in said first member; forming an arcuate electrical conductor within said annular recess; providing a linear recess transversely to said annular recess in said second member; forming a linear electrical conductor within said linear recesses; inserting a brush member in said annular recess, said brush member being in rotatable contact with said arcuate electrical conductor and having a first end thereof extending beyond the periphery of said annular recess; and inserting said first member into said second member and inserting said first end of said brush member into said linear recesses wherein said first end of said brush member is in slidable contact with said linear conductor and whereby said brush member is aligned in a position determined solely by said position of said linear recess.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
243 words
A method of assembling a self-aligning rotary contact assembly including a cylindrical core member and a substantially cylindrical housing member comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of radially aligned, spaced annular recesses in the outer surface of said core member; forming an arcuate electrical conductor within each of said annular recesses; providing a plurality of spaced, longitudinal recesses in the inner surface of said housing member; forming a longitudinal electrical conductor within each of said longitudinal recesses; inserting a brush member in each of said annular recesses, each of said brush members being in rotatable contact with said arcuate electrical conductor associated therewith and having a first end thereof extending beyond the periphery of said annular recess; inserting a portion of said core member into said housing member and inserting said first end of said first brush member into a first one of said longitudinal recesses wherein said first end of said brush member is in slidable contact with said longitudinal conductor associated therewith; and continuing to insert said core member into said housing member and inserting said first end of said second brush member into a second one of said longitudinal recesses in slidable contact with said longitudinal contact associated therewith whereby each of said brush members is aligned in a position determined solely by said position of said longitudinal recesses and whereby each of said brush members is positioned in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said core member.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
243 words
A method of assembling a self-aligning rotary contact assembly including a cylindrical core member and a substantially cylindrical housing member comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of radially aligned, spaced annular recesses in the outer surface of said core member; forming an arcuate electrical conductor within each of said annular recesses; providing a plurality of spaced, longitudinal recesses in the inner surface of said housing member; forming a longitudinal electrical conductor within each of said longitudinal recesses; inserting a brush member in each of said annular recesses, each of said brush members being in rotatable contact with said arcuate electrical conductor associated therewith and having a first end thereof extending beyond the periphery of said annular recess; inserting a portion of said core member into said housing member and inserting said first end of said first brush member into a first one of said longitudinal recesses wherein said first end of said brush member is in slidable contact with said longitudinal conductor associated therewith; and continuing to insert said core member into said housing member and inserting said first end of said second brush member into a second one of said longitudinal recesses in slidable contact with said longitudinal contact associated therewith whereby each of said brush members is aligned in a position determined solely by said position of said longitudinal recesses and whereby each of said brush members is positioned in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said core member.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-03-28 | 1975-09-27 | 1976-03-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-03-28 | 1979-09-27 | 1980-03-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-03-28 | 1983-09-27 | 1984-03-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |