Current Diverter Ring
First Claim
1. An explosion-proof CDR comprising:
- a. a cap configured for engagement with a housing, wherein said cap is formed with a cap body having a central bore to accommodate a portion of a shaft extending from said housing, and wherein said cap body includes at least one body radial bore extending into said central bore;
b. a stator configured for engagement with said cap, wherein said stator is formed with a central bore to accommodate a portion of said shaft, and wherein said stator is formed with an axial projection extending toward said cap and positionable over a portion of said cap body; and
,c. a conductive assembly positioned in said at least one body radial bore, wherein said conductive assembly and said cap are configured such that a portion of said conductive assembly contacts said shaft.
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Abstract
The current diverter rings (CDRs), captured CDRs, bearing isolators, and explosion-proof CDRs serve to dissipate an electrical charge from a rotating piece of equipment to ground, such as from a motor shaft to a motor housing. One embodiment of the explosion-proof CDR includes 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 may be encompassed by stator and a cap, which cap may be secured directly to the stator or the housing. A conductive assembly may be positioned in a radial channel formed in the stator such that the conductive assembly contacts the shaft to conduct electricity from the shaft to the housing. Another embodiment of an explosion-proof CDR does not require a rotor. The explosion-proof CDR may be configured to define a flame path to achieve various explosion-proof certifications.
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20 Claims
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1. An explosion-proof CDR comprising:
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a. a cap configured for engagement with a housing, wherein said cap is formed with a cap body having a central bore to accommodate a portion of a shaft extending from said housing, and wherein said cap body includes at least one body radial bore extending into said central bore; b. a stator configured for engagement with said cap, wherein said stator is formed with a central bore to accommodate a portion of said shaft, and wherein said stator is formed with an axial projection extending toward said cap and positionable over a portion of said cap body; and
,c. a conductive assembly positioned in said at least one body radial bore, wherein said conductive assembly and said cap are configured such that a portion of said conductive assembly contacts said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An explosion-proof CDR comprising:
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a. a stator configured to be engaged with a housing, wherein said stator is formed with a stator groove therein, wherein said stator is formed with a central bore, and wherein said stator is formed with at least one radial bore; b. a rotor configured to be engaged with a shaft protruding from said housing, wherein said rotor is formed with a central bore to accommodate a portion of said shaft, wherein said rotor is configured to cooperate with said stator groove, and wherein a portion of said rotor is exposed to a radially inward portion of said at least one radial bore in said stator; c. at least one conductive assembly engaged with said at least one radial bore, wherein a portion of said at least one conductive assembly is positioned such that a portion thereof contacts said rotor; d. a cap configured to be engaged with said stator, wherein said cap cooperates with said rotor and said stator groove to form a plurality of interfaces between said rotor and said cap. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of preventing an explosion, said method comprising:
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a. engaging an explosion-proof CDR with a housing, wherein a rotatable shaft extends from said housing, and wherein a portion of said shaft is positioned within said explosion-proof CDR; b. defining a flame path within said explosion-proof CDR via at least one interface between a first portion of said explosion-proof CDR that is rigidly secured to said housing and a second portion of said explosion-proof CDR that is engaged with said first portion; and
,c. configuring said first portion to engage at least one conductive assembly, wherein said conductive assembly is configured to contact a surface of said shaft on said portion of said shaft positioned within said explosion-proof CDR, and wherein said conductive assembly is configured to conduct electric current from said shaft to said first portion of said explosion-proof CDR. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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