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US 4,801,270 AGranted
Shaft mounting and electrical grounding device
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorRichard F. Scarlata
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Abstract
A device which supports a shaft rotatably in an electrically grounded frame. The shaft is mounted in bearings in the aperture of an electrically conductive molded member mounted on the frame. A grounding brush is secured to the molded member and electrically connects the shaft with the molded member so as to electrically ground the shaft.
Claims11
A device for supporting a shaft rotatably in an electrically grounded frame, including:
- an electrically conductive molded member mounted on the frame, said molded member having an aperture therein;
- means, mounted in the aperture of said molded member, for rotatably supporting the shaft;
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- means, mounted on said molded member, for electrically connecting said molded member to the shaft so as to electrically ground the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.