Universal arm and mounting block for a current collector

Details Universal arm and mounting block for a current collector Universal arm and mounting block for a current collector

1998-02-20

2000-11-28

Le, Mark T.

Electricity: transmission to vehicles

Collectors

Trolley

191 603, 191 68, 191 64, B60L 500

Patent

active

061522732

ABSTRACT:
A current collector assembly for positioning a current collecting shoe into electrical contact with an electrified rail for use with a mobile unit. The collector assembly includes a pair of identical mounting blocks which are used to mount the collector assembly to the mobile unit. The mounting blocks can be used with either a single collector head configuration or a dual collector head configuration. The collector assembly includes a universal support arm that can be used either alone or in combination with a second identical support arm to connect a collector head to the mounting block. The universal support arm includes a main body and a first and a second end. The first end extends at an angle with respect to the main body and is connected to a connecting rod passing through the mounting block. The second end of the support arm includes a pair of mounting holes which are used to connect the support arm to the collector head. In the single arm embodiment, a pair of connectors affix the support arm to the collector head, while in the dual arm embodiment, a single connector secures each of the support arms to the collector head. Since the support arms and the mounting blocks for both the single arm and dual arm configurations are identical, the universal support arm and mounting block of the invention reduces the number of components required for switching between a single arm and a dual arm configuration.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1692893 (1928-11-01), Gutzat
patent: 1826854 (1931-10-01), Wilmot

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