Steering wheel segmented slip ring and contact pin assembly
US4868355A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2001/406
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A steering wheel assembly including an insulated base having a surface; a plurality of segmented slip rings having surfaces, disposed separately on the insulated base along a circular line such that they are mutually insulated; a plurality of contact pins that make sliding contact with the segmented slip rings along the circular line, and are set facing the surfaces of the segmented slip rings; and interposing pieces provided between the adjacent segmented slip rings such that the contact pins can move smoothly across the segmented slip rings.
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