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Commutator with resiliently clamped resistor ring

US4859893A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 21, 1988
Grant dateAug 22, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49011
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A resistor ring, typically a varistor, is clamped in intimate contact with terminals of a commutator using a clip-on plastic clamp having a plurality of shock-absorbing spring fingers, thus avoiding the application of heat which could damage the resistor ring.

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