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Method and device for the transmission of electric power between parts turning at low speed

US4409493A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 1981
Grant dateOct 11, 1983
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R35/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Device and method for transmission of electric power between two parts turning at low relative speed. A flexible electrical conductor connects an intermediate part to the turning. A driving device is located between the intermediate part and the turning part with clutching means and electrical switching means disposed between the intermediate and fixed parts. Control means is located between a position detector and the electrical switching means and the clutching means. Thus, when the turning part has been displaced by a certain angle with respect to the fixed part, the electrical connection is displaced so as to cancel the twist which it has undergone because of the rotation of the turning part. The connection between the fixed part and the turning part is then reestablished for another rotation.

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