Rotary Slip Ring With Nested Transmission Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional rotary electrical slip ring assemblies are bulky and heavy due to the need for numerous sliding contacts to transmit both high and low intensity currents, making them incompatible with certain applications.
Innovation Solution
A compact rotary slip ring assembly design featuring coaxial rotors and stators with nested electrical energy transmission units, where high-power currents are transmitted through one unit and control signals through another, utilizing insulated and conductive rings with brushes, allowing for reduced size and weight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional slip ring assemblies are provided with numerous sliding contacts to transmit both high and low intensity currents, then the electrical transmission capability is improved, but the dimensions (height) and weight of the rotor and stator increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nested electrical energy transmission units where a second transmission unit is housed within a chamber of the first rotor, which itself is associated with a first stator. This nested configuration allows multiple transmission functions to be integrated in a compact arrangement, reducing the overall height and weight while maintaining the capability to transmit both high and low intensity currents through separate rotor-stator pairs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional slip ring assemblies are provided with numerous sliding contacts to transmit both high and low intensity currents, then the electrical transmission capability is improved, but the dimensions (height) of the rotor and stator increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nested electrical energy transmission units where a second transmission unit is housed within a chamber of the first rotor, which itself is associated with a first stator. This nested configuration allows multiple transmission functions to be integrated in a compact arrangement, reducing the overall height and weight while maintaining the capability to transmit both high and low intensity currents through separate rotor-stator pairs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a conventional side-by-side or stacked arrangement of transmission units to a nested configuration where one transmission unit is positioned within the volume of another. This spatial reorganization in three-dimensional space reduces the axial height requirement while preserving all electrical transmission pathways.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional slip ring assemblies are provided with numerous sliding contacts to transmit both high and low intensity currents, then the electrical transmission capability is improved, but the overall size of the assembly increases making it incompatible with certain applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nested electrical energy transmission units where a second transmission unit is housed within a chamber of the first rotor, which itself is associated with a first stator. This nested configuration allows multiple transmission functions to be integrated in a compact arrangement, reducing the overall height and weight while maintaining the capability to transmit both high and low intensity currents through separate rotor-stator pairs.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design achieves a significantly smaller and lighter rotary slip ring assembly capable of transmitting high currents while maintaining operational efficiency for both power and signal transmission, accommodating various current intensities with adjustable materials and dimensions.
Implementation Method 1
first electrical contacts (27) each connected to first brushes (29) slidable on the first conducting rings (25)
Data Source
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AI summary
The rotary electrical slip ring assembly (1) comprises a first electrical energy transmission unit (2) defined by a first rotor (3) slidably associated with a first stator (4). The slip ring assembly (1) also comprises a second electrical energy transmission unit (6) defined by a second rotor associated with a second stator. The second electrical energy transmission unit (6) is housed in a chamber of the first rotor (3).