Riser commutators
AssigneeEnergy Conversion Systems Holdings, LLC
InventorsShepard Lynn Hockaday, Pimol Ballard Vonkchalee, Winford Lee Stephens, Danny Earl Thornton, Robert Eugene Jenkins, Jr.
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Abstract
Rotary switches, and in particular riser-style commutators, are detailed together with featured strips from which they are made. Segments formed from the strips may include anchor notches and slots for receiving reinforcing rings. The structure of the strip additionally permits electrical isolation of adjacent riser segments to occur through its coining rather than through slotting.
Claims12
A strip of electrically-conducting material for a commutator assembly comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- a first length that extends between the first end and the second end;
- an extension extending outward from the first length to a third end, the extension has a second length, the extension being sized so as to be assembled in the commutator assembly;
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- a first chord protruding from a first side of the extension and extending along a portion of the second length, the first chord includes a recessed area formed adjacent to the first chord and extending along a remaining portion of the second length, the recessed area is sized so as to electrically insulate the strip from an adjacent strip in the commutator assembly;
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- an indented area extending along the second length and parallel to the first chord and the recessed area, the indented area being sized so as to anchor the strip within the commutator assembly.
A strip of electrically-conducting material for a commutator assembly comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- a first length that extends between the first end and the second end;
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- an extension extending outward from the first end of the first length to a third end, the extension has a second length, the extension being sized so as to be assembled in the commutator assembly, the extension having an indented area and being sized so as to mount the strip in the commutator assembly,
- wherein the first length includes at least one notch formed adjacent to the extension and parallel to the second length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.