Title (en)

Carbon brush for electrical machines

Title (de)

Kohlebürste für eine elektrische Maschine

Title (fr)

Balai en charbon pour machines électriques

Publication

EP 0884810 A3 20000112 (DE)

Application

EP 98110488 A 19980608

Priority

DE 19725082 A 19970613

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0884810A2] the carbon brush (1) makes spring contact with a collector (2), whereby the carbon brush is arranged in a guide (3) to be radially movable wrt. the collector and is flexurally stiffly connected to a flexing arm (7). An arm end of the flexing arm at the brush end is radially movable together with the carbon brush and a second arm end is fixed wrt. the carbon brush. The flexing arm engages a carbon brush body (6) with its arm end in a shape locking fit.

IPC 1-7

H01R 39/38; H01R 39/39

IPC 8 full level

H01R 39/36 (2006.01); H01R 39/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01R 39/36 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 39/381 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

• [Y] GB 2094561 A 19820915 - MABUCHI MOTOR CO
• [Y] EP 0455253 A2 19911106 - SCHUNK METALL & KUNSTSTOFF [DE]
• [A] DE 3722466 A1 19880128 - MABUCHI MOTOR CO [JP]
• [A] GB 2187600 A 19870909 - JOHNSON ELECTRIC IND MFG

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0884810 A2 19981216; EP 0884810 A3 20000112; DE 19725082 A1 19990107; US 6011342 A 20000104

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98110488 A 19980608; DE 19725082 A 19970613; US 9591298 A 19980611