Flat wire cable coil for coupling to a rotating element
US6644449B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/131
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A rotating handler arm is mounted on an upright column, and has electrical components thereon, which require powering. The power is carried to the rotating arm by a multi conductor flat cable that is supported on a platform adjacent to the rotating arm in a coil. The cable clamped to the platform as well as to the rotating member. The coil is made of a sufficient number of individual coil sections so that the coil will tighten as the rotating arm rotates in a first direction, and loosen as the rotating arm rotates in a second direction to avoid the need for slip rings or other complex electrical transmission elements.
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