Machine with removable unit having two element electrical connection
US5177529A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/183
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrostatographic printing machine comprising a main frame and at least one unit insertable into and removable from said main frame for cooperative association therewith in producing prints, said main frame and said removable unit having at least one electrical connection to conduct electric current therebetween comprising two electrical contacting elements, one on each of said main frame and said removable unit a first element comprising a plurality of resiliently flexible conductive fibers arranged in a brush-like configuration and the second element comprising a substantially continuous conductive contact surface for electrical contact with said brush each of said contacting elements being connected to an electrical component.
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