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US 12,726,071 B2Granted
Grounding brush and associated assembly
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsAnthony Simonin, Emmanuel Benevise, Tommy Jullien, Thomas Perrotin, Benoît Hauvespre
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Abstract
A grounding brush includes a plurality of conductive fibers and a support inside which the conductive fibers are mounted. The support includes a mounting portion and two lateral flanks extending from the mounting portion and axially gripping the conductive fibers. Each lateral flank of the support has a free end with a convex surface in contact with the conductive fibers.
Claims16
A grounding brush comprising:
- a plurality of conductive fibers;
- and
- a support inside of which the conductive fibers are mounted, the support including a mounting portion and two lateral flanks extending from the mounting portion and axially gripping the conductive fibers, each lateral flank having a free end with a convex surface in contact with the conductive fibers, the convex surface of each lateral flank of the support having a cross sectional profile formed as a circular arc.
A grounding brush comprising:
- an annular support including a mounting portion with opposing axial ends and two lateral flanks each extending radially inwardly from a separate one of the axial ends of the mounting portion such that an annular channel is defined between the two lateral flanks, each lateral flank having a free inner radial end with a convex surface, the convex surface of each lateral flank of the support having an axial cross section formed as a circular arc;
- and
- a plurality of circumferentially spaced conductive fibers each having an outer radial end disposed within the annular channel of the support and an inner radial end contactable with a shaft, the two lateral flanks of the support axially gripping the conductive fibers such that the convex surface of each flank contacts the conductive fibers.
A grounding brush comprising:
- a plurality of conductive fibers;
- and
- a support inside of which the conductive fibers are mounted, the support including a mounting portion and two lateral flanks extending from the mounting portion and axially gripping the conductive fibers, each lateral flank having a free end with a convex surface in contact with the conductive fibers;
- wherein each lateral flank of the support has at least one oblique portion extending obliquely inward from the mounting portion and further includes a bent-over lip extending from the oblique portion outward, at least the bent-over lip including the convex surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.