Brush box assembly

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2005-08-02

2005-08-02

Schuberg, Darren (Department: 2834)

Electrical generator or motor structure

Dynamoelectric

Rotary

C310S240000, C310S241000, C310S242000, C310S244000, C310S245000, C029S597000, C029S596000

Reexamination Certificate

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06924577

ABSTRACT:
A brush box assembly for use in an electric motor and an electric motor having a brush biasing mechanism that also retains the brushes to allow installation of a sliding electrical contact assembly is described. The brush box assembly has a plurality of brush holders each with a brush retention slot, a plurality of brushes each adapted to fit in the brush retention slots, the brushes having a contact face and a non-contact face, and a plurality of torsion springs each having a spring loading arm and a spring retention arm, each spring loading arm contacting one brush on the non-contact face and adapted to bias the brush against a sliding electrical contact after installation of the sliding electrical contact assembly, each spring retention arm adapted to contact one brush on the front side and retain the brush in the brush retention slot during installation of the sliding electrical contact assembly. A method of manufacture of a device having brushes with the biasing and retention mechanism is also disclosed.

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