Electrical slip ring apparatus having multiple spaced apart support structures
AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Corporation
InventorAnthony L. Bowman
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an electrical slip ring assembly having a plurality of conductive rings held in place by multiple spaced apart comb-like structures advantageously eliminates the need for molding the conductive rings as part of the base or plating the conductive rings into completed bases. Further, the present invention eliminates the need to machine an annular base or perform expensive and time consuming operations to roll conductive strips into a machined base member.
Claims24
An electrical slip ring assembly, comprising:
- a first plurality of annular conductive rings spaced from each other;
- a second plurality of circumferentially spaced electrically non-conductive support structures, each having inwardly extending slots;
- said first plurality of conductive rings each being mounted in said inwardly extending slots in one of each of said second plurality of support structures such that each of conductive rings is spaced from adjacent ones of said conductive rings.
An electrical slip ring assembly, comprising:
- a first plurality of annular conductive rings spaced from each other;
- a second plurality of circumferentially spaced electrically non-conductive support structures, each having inwardly extending slots;
- said first plurality of conductive rings each mounted in said inwardly extending slots in one of each of said second plurality of support structures such that each of conductive rings is spaced from adjacent ones of said conductive rings,
- wherein said conductive rings are vertically spaced from each other when mounted to said second plurality of support structures.
An electrical slip ring assembly, comprising:
- a first plurality of annular conductive rings spaced from each other;
- a second plurality of circumferentially spaced electrically non-conductive support structures, each having inwardly extending slots;
- said first plurality of conductive rings each mounted in said inwardly extending slots in one of each of said second plurality of support structures such that each of conductive rings is spaced from adjacent ones of said conductive rings,
- wherein said conductive rings are horizontally spaced from each other when mounted to said second plurality of support structures.
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