Hoffmann & Co Elektrokohle Ag

Schunk Hoffmann Carbon Technology Ag

Martin Ganzel

Klaus Reiser

Johann Angerer

The invention relates to a current collector strip () for a sliding contact device () which bears in a prestressed fashion against a contact wire (), in particular in order to supply current to rail vehicles, having a sliding strip () which is arranged on a sliding strip carrier () and which has a carbon molding () and at least one metallic conducting device () which is arranged in the carbon molding and has the purpose of bringing about locally increased conductivity, wherein the conducting device is formed as at least one disc-shaped conducting device which extends transversely to a sliding direction () and in the direction of a prestressing force in a plane and which is connected to the sliding strip carrier and extends in a slot (), formed in the carbon molding, as far as to a contact surface () of the sliding strip.

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Bad Ischl, Austria

Martin Ganzel