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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1994
Kenji Kobayashi, Kudamatsu, JP;
Yasushi Takano, Ibaraki, JP;
Akiyoshi Iida, Mitsukaido, JP;
Masahiro Ikegawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Syuya Hagiwara, Mito, JP;
Morishige Hattori, Kudamatsu, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A current collecting apparatus provided with sliders 2 for collecting electric power from a power feeder 1, a current collector 3 for collecting power, an insulator for insulating and supporting the current collector 3, and a flexible conductor for delivering the power collected by the current collector 3 to a conductor 5, which is connected to the flexible conductor and used for supplying the power to the vehicle side. The conductor 5 and the insulator 4 are disposed so that the former is offset with respect to the latter in the crosswise direction of a railway vehicle. With this arrangement, aerodynamic noise emanating from the current collector loaded on the vehicle running at high speed can be substantially reduced.