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US 2004/0000985 A1Published application
Sliding-type electric component including carbon fiber contact
AssigneeAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorHisashi Komatsu
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Abstract
A sliding-type electric component includes a contact element. The contact element including a bundle of carbon fibers, and a sliding portion formed on the side portion thereof. The sliding portion being capable of linear contact or surface contact with a track of a conductive pattern.
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A sliding-type electric component comprising:
- a contact element,
- wherein the contact element comprises a bundle of carbon fibers, and a sliding portion formed on the side portion thereof, and the sliding portion is capable of linear contact or surface contact with a track of a conductive pattern.
A sliding-type electric component comprising:
- a contact element, wherein the contact element comprises a sliding portion to be slid with respect to the track of the conductive pattern, and the sliding portion is formed by covering at least part of a bundle of carbon fibers with a covering layer.
A sliding-type electric component, comprising:
- a contact element,
- wherein the contact element is a bundle of carbon fibers bent into a bifurcated shape, and the carbon fibers are formed with sliding portions to be slid with respect to a conductive pattern having a pair of tracks at both end on the side opposite to the bent section,
- wherein the bundle of carbon fibers as the contact element is covered with a cylindrical holding member at least partly or entirely of the portion thereof except for the sliding portion in a state of being exposed, and
- wherein the holding member constrains and integrates the bundle of carbon fibers at least partly.
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A sliding-type electric component, comprising
- a contact element,
- wherein the contact element is a bundle of carbon fibers bent into a bifurcated shape, and the carbon fibers are formed with sliding portions to be slid with respect to a conductive pattern having a pair of tracks at both end on the side opposite to the bent section,
- wherein the bundle of carbon fibers as the contact element is covered with a holding member formed of resin at least partly or entirely of the portion thereof except for the sliding portion in a state of being exposed, and
- wherein the contact element is formed by insert-molding the bundle of carbon fibers into the holding member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.