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US 4,535,264 AGranted
Slip ring assembly with inner recess to prevent shorting
AssigneeLucas Industries public limited company
InventorMaurice J. Allport
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AssigneeLucas Industries public limited company
InventorMaurice J. Allport
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A slip ring assembly comprises an insulating body having a pair of slip rings on its external surface, each slip ring having electrically connected thereto a respective connector element a part of which is disposed radially inwardly of the slip rings. The body has an internal bore which receives a shaft of a rotary electric machine in use, a side wall of the bore being provided with axially extending recesses which are disposed radially inwardly of the connector element parts respectively. The presence of these recesses, which may alternatively be of helical or annular configuration, ensures that the connector elements do not contact the aforementioned shaft in operation and thereby create a short-circuit. The slip ring assembly is produced by placing the rings and the connector elements in an annular mould cavity whose radially inner surface has projections thereon which correspond to the desired configuration of the recesses in the completed assembly.
A slip ring assembly for a rotary electric machine, comprising a body formed from electrically insulating material and having an external surface, at least one electrically conductive slip ring supported on said external surface of said body, and at least one electrically conductive connector element electrically connected to said at least one slip ring and extending axially of said body, said at least one connector element having a part which is disposed inwardly of said at least one slip ring and which is embedded in said body, said body having an internal bore which is adapted to receive a shaft of said rotary electric machine, the internal bore being provided with recess means for maintaining a positive clearance between said connector element and the shaft to prevent shorting of said connector element and the shaft, said recess means being defined in the surface of said body adjacent to said internal bore and extending axially of said body for substantially the entire axial extent of said port along said body, said recess means being disposed radially inwardly of said part of said at least one connector element to be interadjacent thereto and interposed between said connector element and the shaft whereby the shaft is separated from said body adjacent to said part by said recess means.
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