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Contact arrangement with contact pieces guided towards each other and are displaced in a longitudinal manner and a roller-type contacts for making contact in one such contact arrangement

US7114955B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 4, 2003
Grant dateOct 3, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R39/643
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In order to simplify the construction and to reduce the size of a contact arrangement (1) comprising at least one outer contact piece (3) and at least one inner contact piece (5) which are guided towards each other such that they can be displaced in a longitudinal manner, also comprising a roller-type contact (2) provided with contact rollers (7), arranged for electrically conductive connection between the inner contact piece (5) and the outer contact piece (3), the or at least one outer contact piece (3) comprises a recess (4) with a concave cross-sectional defining wall, wherein the rolling contact is at least partially arranged (2) for the transfer of current. The invention also relates to a roller-type contact (2) for one such contact arrangement.

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