Slipring housing with bayonet lock
AssigneeSchleifring GmbH
InventorJens Recknagel
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Abstract
A slipring device includes a first part and a second part rotatable against each other. Both parts include housings with slipring components. A first housing at the first part has a hollow shaft with a bayonet lock notch to engage with a locking ring having at least one bayonet lock protrusion. The locking ring can easily be attached by a bayonet lock to lock the first part and the second part together.
Claims15
A slipring device comprising a first part and a second part arranged for relative rotation about a center axis, wherein:
- the first part comprises a first housing holding at least a first slipring component;
- the second part comprises a second housing holding at least a second slipring component;
- a first bearing is arranged between the first housing and the second housing;
- the first housing comprises a hollow shaft about which the second part and/or the second housing is/are disposed;
- the hollow shaft comprising at least one bayonet lock notch;
- the first housing further comprises a locking ring having at least one bayonet lock protrusion oriented in a radial direction to the center axis matching to the at least one bayonet lock notch;
- wherein the locking ring is coupled to the outside of the hollow shaft and is configured to press against a spring between the locking ring and the second housing, in a direction parallel to the center axis, to hold the second housing against the first housing in a defined position;
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- a second bearing is arranged between the second housing and the locking ring.
A slipring device comprising a first part and a second part arranged rotatably against each other about a center axis, wherein:
- the first part comprises a first housing holding at least a first slipring component;
- the second part comprises a second housing holding at least a second slipring component;
- the first housing comprises a hollow shaft about which the second part and/or the second housing is/are disposed;
- a first bearing is arranged between the hollow shaft and the second housing;
- the hollow shaft comprising at least one bayonet lock notch;
- the first housing further comprises a locking ring having at least one bayonet lock protrusion oriented in a radial direction to the center axis matching to the at least one bayonet lock notch;
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- the locking ring is attached to the outside of the hollow shaft and is configured to hold the second housing against the first housing in a defined position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.