Aupac Co., Ltd.

Shinya Ashimura

Yuzuru Yoshida

Toru Abe

Masakazu Suwa

Mitsuhiko Yamaguchi

Satoru Baba

A rotary connector includes a rod-shaped rotating side electrode rotatably supported by an external shell case and a fixed side electrode supported by the external shell case. Rotating side electrode and the fixed side electrode are disposed so that one end parts of the electrodes face each other spaced apart to form a clearance therebetween, the rotary connector further has a cylindrical liquid impregnated member, disposed so as to surround the outer peripheral surface close to the one end part of the fixed side electrode, that covers the clearance formed between the fixed side electrode and the rotating side electrode from outer peripheral sides of the fixed side electrode and the rotating side electrode, and the region formed by one end part of the rotating side electrode, one end part of the fixed side electrode, and the inner peripheral surface of the liquid impregnated member is filled with liquid metal.

Rotary connector

A flat type commutator is provided which secures fixing of carbon (graphite) commutator pieces to both metal plates with terminals attached thereto for connecting winding and electrically insulating support, and which can be manufactured easily and at a low manufacturing cost. The flat type commutator has a brush slide-contact surface which is perpendicular to the axial direction of a rotor, wherein a plurality of commutator pieces (3), which are mutually isolated by slits (4), are directly fixed to an electrically insulating support (1), and a metal plate (5) for connecting the commutator pieces, each having terminals (6) for connecting windings is fixed on the outer peripheral surface of each commutator piece (3) which is parallel with the axial direction of the rotor. In the manufacture of this flat type commutator, there is simultaneously done the formation of the commutator pieces (3) and fixing of the commutator piece (3) to the electrically insulating support (1) and the metal plate (5) for connecting the commutator piece.

Method of manufacturing flat-type commutator

There is provided a flat type commutator which secures fixing of carbon (graphite) commutator pieces to both metal plate with terminals attached thereto for connecting winding and electrically insulating support, and which can be manufactured easily and at a low manufacturing cost. A flat type commutator with the brush slide-contact surface thereof being perpendicular to the axial direction of a rotor, wherein a plurality of commutator pieces 3 mutually isolated by slits 4 are directly fixed to an electrically insulating support 1, and a metal plate 5 for connecting said commutator pieces, each having terminals 6 for connecting windings is fixed on the outer peripheral surface of said each commutator piece 3 which is in parallel with the axial direction of the rotor. In the manufacture of this flat type commutator, there is simutaneously done the formation of the commutator piece 3 and fixing of the commutator piece 3 to the electrically insulating support 1 and the metal plate 5 for connecting the commutator piece.

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Chigasaki, Japan

Shinya Ashimura