Rotary bearing with current feed-through means
US7387514B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R39/64
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a rotary bearing with current feed-through means, in particular for a sausage clipping machine, wherein the rotary bearing has a bearing casing and a bearing shaft rotatably accommodated therein and wherein the bearing casing and the bearing shaft are at least partially made from an electrically conducting material. It is further provided that there is at least one current path which passes through the bearing casing and the bearing shaft and which is electrically insulated at least with respect to the electrically conducting portions of the bearing shaft and the bearing casing and which has at least one outer connecting terminal on the bearing casing and the bearing shaft respectively.
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