Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Explosion-proof current diverting device
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Application No.: US15186191Application Date: 2016-06-17
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Publication No.: US09831739B2Publication Date: 2017-11-28
- Inventor: Robert A. Tejano , Neil F. Hoehle
- Applicant: Inpro/Seal LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Rock Island
- Assignee: Inpro/Seal LLC
- Current Assignee: Inpro/Seal LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Rock Island
- Agency: Hamilton IP Law, PC
- Agent Jay R. Hamilton; Charles Damschen
- Main IPC: H01R39/12
- IPC: H01R39/12 ; H02K5/136 ; F16J15/447 ; H01R39/64 ; H02K11/40 ; H01R39/18 ; H02K5/173

Abstract:
A bearing isolator and explosion-proof current diverting device may be configured to dissipate an electrical charge from a rotating piece of equipment to ground, such as from a motor shaft to a motor housing. One aspect of an explosion-proof current diverter ring may include a stator that may be mounted to the equipment housing and a rotor that may be mounted to a shaft. The rotor may rotate with the shaft. A conductive assembly may be positioned in a radial bore formed in the stator such that the conductive assembly contacts the rotor to conduct electricity from the shaft to the housing through the explosion-proof current diverting device. The explosion-proof current diverting device may be configured to define a flame path to achieve various explosion-proof certifications.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160372987A1 Explosion-proof current diverting device Public/Granted day:2016-12-22
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