Grounding brush assembly
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsBenoit Arnault, Emmanuel Benevise, Thomas Perrotin, Bruno Constant
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Abstract
A grounding brush assembly includes a grounding brush and a brush mounting plate, the brush being provided with a plurality of conductive fibers and a support in which the conductive fibers are housed. The mounting plate is secured to the support and includes a radial portion extending radially outwardly with respect to the support and an axial portion extending axially from the radial portion so as to be spaced radially outwardly from and at least partly radially surrounding the support. The mounting plate also includes at least one collar extending radially outwardly from the distal end of the axial portion.
Claims9
A grounding brush assembly comprising:
- a grounding brush including a support and a plurality of conductive fibers housed inside of the support;
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- a brush mounting plate secured to the support and including a radial portion extending radially outwardly with respect to the support, an axial portion extending axially from the radial portion so as to be spaced radially outwardly from and at least partly radially surrounding the support, and at least one collar extending radially outwardly from a distal end of the axial portion;
- wherein the mounting plate includes at least one attachment lug extending axially from the axial portion, the at least one attachment lug having a distal end and a hook extending radially from the distal end such that the hook is offset axially with respect to the at least one collar on the side opposite to the radial portion of the mounting plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.