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EP 1317030 B1 20041027 - Slip ring transmitter

Title (en)

Slip ring transmitter

Title (de)

Schleifringübertrager

Title (fr)

Transmetteur à bague collectrice

Publication

EP 1317030 B1 20041027 (DE)

Application

EP 02026294 A 20021127

Priority

DE 10158381 A 20011128

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1317030A2] The slip ring device has at least one conducting track (10) on a non-conducting board (5) in a stator part (2) and at least one slip ring (4) on a rotor part (3). The conducting track has a solder eye (11) coated with conducting track material for connecting a current or data cable. Conducting wire springs (16) clamped in conductively coated bores have flexible contact shafts (17) pressed against the slip ring by spring force.

IPC 1-7

H01R 39/08; H01R 39/24

IPC 8 full level

H01R 39/64 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 39/64 (2013.01)

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1317030 A2 20030604; EP 1317030 A3 20031210; EP 1317030 B1 20041027; AT E281010 T1 20041115; DE 10158381 A1 20030618; DE 10158381 B4 20050105

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02026294 A 20021127; AT 02026294 T 20021127; DE 10158381 A 20011128