Magnetic pathway cleaning assemblies and vehicles incorporating the same
US9336936B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61F19/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of a magnetic pathway cleaning assembly include a magnet having a pathway facing surface and a magnet sweeper having a sweeping portion that is slidably engageable with the pathway facing surface of the magnet and a translation shaft having a first end opposite a second end. The first end is coupled to the sweeping portion and the second end terminates at a contact surface. A spring is engaged with the translation shaft such that the spring biases the magnet sweeper into a retracted position offset from the pathway facing surface of the magnet. Further, the magnet sweeper is actuatable such that a force applied to the contact surface of the translation shaft moves the sweeping portion along the pathway facing surface of the magnet.
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