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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2006
Harry Schilling, Eichstaett, DE;
Harry Schilling, Eichstaett, DE;
Schleifring und Apparatebau GmbH, Fuerstenfeldbruck, DE;
Abstract
A sliding contact assembly comprises: at least one contact slide track; a brush holder for holding at least one brush contact member and maintaining the at least one brush contact member in sliding contact with the at least one contact slide track during relative movement between the brush contact member and the contact slide track; and a collecting container disposed to collect particles of abraded material from the at least one brush contact member; wherein a cover is provided to surround substantially the brush holder and the at least one brush contact member, the cover having walls extending along a direction of the contact slide track laterally of the brush holder and the brush contact member and along a side of the brush holder remote from the contact slide track; the collecting container is disposed at a downstream end of the cover; and the cover is designed to channel a stream of air, generated within the cover by movement of the contact slide track, towards the collecting container.