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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Roman, Glenview, IL (US);
Richard Nye, Glenview, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 11/40 (2016.01); H01R 39/12 (2006.01); H01R 39/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 11/40 (2016.01); H01R 39/12 (2013.01); H01R 39/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods to mitigate electrical voltage on a rotating shaft in an oil rich environment exposed to a viscous fluid or immersed in oil are disclosed. An example grounding brush assembly includes a plurality of conductive filaments configured to extend through the viscous medium surrounding the rotating shaft to be in electrical contact with the rotating shaft when the brush assembly is disposed proximate the shaft.