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Electrical machine having a conductive sleeve

US12199491B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 2022
Grant dateJan 14, 2025
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2223/70
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical machine having a non-rotating part, a rotating part, at least one bearing supporting said rotating part and having a rotating ring and a non-rotating ring, a fiber grounding brush fixed to said non-rotating part and having a support secured to the non-rotating part and a plurality of conductive fibers having a first end secured to said support and a second free end, opposite to said first end, extending towards the rotating part, and a conductive sleeve having a base fastened to the rotating part or to the rotating ring of the bearing and a conductive layer covering at a portion of a surface of the base, the second free end of the conductive fibers of the fiber grounding brush being in contact with said conductive layer.

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