Grounding brush assembly
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsAnthony Simonin, Emmanuel Benevise, Thomas Perrotin
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Abstract
A grounding brush assembly includes a brush and a mounting plate, the brush including a support and conductive fibers disposed within the support. The support includes a mounting portion, first and second lateral rims extending from the mounting portion and axially gripping the fibers, and at least one retention portion extending the first lateral rim. The retention portion includes a mounting part extending in a bore of the mounting plate and at least one retention hook extending radially outwardly from the mounting part and interacting with the mounting plate. The at least one retention hook is located axially on a side of the mounting plate opposite to the first lateral rim.
Claims8
A grounding brush assembly comprising:
- a grounding brush including a brush having a support and a plurality of conductive fibers disposed at least partially within the support, the support including a mounting portion, a first lateral rim extending from one axial side of the mounting portion and a second lateral rim extending from an opposing axial side of the mounting portion, the first and second lateral rims axially gripping the conductive fibers;
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- a brush mounting plate having a bore;
- wherein the support of the brush further includes at least one retention portion extending from the first lateral rim of the support and having a mounting part extending within the bore of the mounting plate and at least one retention hook extending radially outwardly from the mounting part and interacting with the mounting plate so as to axially retain the support of the brush with respect to the mounting plate, the at least one retention hook being located axially on a side of the mounting plate opposite to the first lateral rim with respect to the mounting plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.