DEVICE TO SUPPLY POWER TO TRACKLESS VEHICLE Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: electrical equipment of materials handling machinery. SUBSTANCE: device has flexible cable connected to junction box and passed through guide unit installed on electric loader and secured on cable drum, cable- blind hanger, full-swing coupling and current collector unit. Hanger has brackets secured on face walls of room. One of brackets has roller. It has also cable with counterweight on one end passed through roller, bushings installed on cable for sliding along and cable support rings. Full-swing coupling has housing in which frame with sectional cylindrical current collector is secured. Upper part of current collector is rigidly fastened on frame and lower part is installed for turning around vertical axis. Secured on frame are brushes with spring-loaded brush holders embracing current collector. Full-swing coupling is installed for movement along cable. Cable is connected with brush holders at full-swing coupling input and with slip rings, at coupling output. Guide unit has head installed on electric loader post for turning around vertical axis. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 5 dwg