Electrical bus bar assembly
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorPatrick Reedy
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Abstract
An electrical bus bar assembly includes a first bus bar segment, a second bus bar segment separated from the first bus bar segment, and a first plurality of bearings formed of an electrically conductive material and in electrical contact with the first bus bar segment and the second bus bar segment. The first plurality of bearings is configured to allow the first bus bar segment to move relative to the second bus bar segment. A method of manufacturing such an electrical bus bar assembly is also provided.
Claims19
An electrical bus bar assembly, comprising:
- a first bus bar segment;
- a second bus bar segment separated from the first bus bar segment;
- a first plurality of bearings formed of an electrically conductive material and in electrical contact with the first bus bar segment and the second bus bar segment, the first plurality of bearings contains roller bearings arranged in a parallel alignment, the first plurality of bearings is configured to allow the first bus bar segment to move relative to the second bus bar segment;
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- a bearing retainer configured to maintain alignment of the first plurality of bearings, the bearing retainer is further configured to maintain the parallel alignment of the roller bearings.
An electrical bus bar assembly, comprising:
- a first bus bar segment;
- a second bus bar segment separated from the first bus bar segment;
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- a first plurality of bearings formed of an electrically conductive material and in electrical contact with the first bus bar segment and the second bus bar segment, wherein the first plurality of bearings is configured to allow the first bus bar segment to move relative to the second bus bar segment;
- a clamp having a spring member disposed within the clamp and wherein the spring member is configured to apply a normal force to the first bus bar segment, the second bus bar segment, and the first plurality of bearings;
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- a second plurality of bearings disposed between the spring member and the first bus bar segment.
An electrical bus bar assembly, comprising:
- a first bus bar segment;
- a second bus bar segment in mechanical and electrical contact with the first bus bar segment;
- a clamp having a spring member disposed within the clamp and wherein the spring member is configured to apply a normal force to the first bus bar segment and the second bus bar segment;
- a sealed electrically insulative housing surrounding the clamp, a portion of the first bus bar segment, and a portion of the second bus bar segment;
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- a lubricant disposed within the sealed electrically insulative housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.