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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Steven W. Post, Cassville, MO (US);
Shirish M. Vatkar, Tipp City, OH (US);
Joseph A. Henry, Dayton, OH (US);
Michael David Smith, Rogers, AR (US);
Gerald R. Muehlbauer, Rib Mountain, WI (US);
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Abstract
A grounding device for an electric machine, having a rotating component and a stationary component, includes a core fabricated from a non-conductive material and a plurality of conductive fibers coupled to the core and extending therefrom. The plurality of conductive fibers are configured to electrically couple the rotating component with the stationary component such that an electrostatic charge on the rotating component is directed through the plurality of conductive fibers to the stationary component.