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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1993
Toshiaki Makino, Kudamatsu, JP;
Katsuyuki Terada, Kudamatsu, JP;
Michio Sebata, Kudamatsu, JP;
Morishige Hattori, Kudamatsu, JP;
Hideo Takai, Hikari, JP;
Toshi Yasui, Kudamatsu, JP;
Masabumi Oshima, Hitachi, JP;
Akiyoshi Iida, Mitsukaido, JP;
Yasushi Takano, Chiyoda-machi, JP;
Chisachi Katoo, Ami-machi, JP;
Kenji Kobayashi, Chiyoda-machi, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention relates to a current collector for an electrically powered vehicle. The collector includes a current collecting member which collects current from a current supplying body and conducts the current to a load in the vehicle. The current collecting member is coupled to a driving system through a first insulating element. The driving system moves the current collecting member to the current supplying body. A sensor for controlling the driving system is positioned between the driving system and the insulating element.