A housing and a power cable for supplying power to components within the housing wherein the power cable is attached to the appliance via a rotatable connection, the rotatable connection comprising a male connector having two longitudinally spaced connectors separated by a separator and a female connector comprising two longitudinally spaced receptacles. The two longitudinally spaced receptacles may be substantially identical and may be shaped to receive the longitudinally spaced connectors and may have a base portion and two upstanding portions forming a U-shape. The two upstanding portions may have a first straight section that extends from the base portion and may have a second section which extends from the first section and is adapted to receive a longitudinally spaced connector and may have a third section which extends from the second section and provides an opening into which a longitudinally spaced connector can be inserted.

An enclosure for a ground ring includes an enclosure housing configured to accept a ground ring and hold the ground ring in a predetermined position around a shaft that is electrically connected to a drive shaft of an electric motor. The ground ring having a first opening for the drive shaft and the enclosure housing has a second opening for the drive shaft. The enclosure includes an attachment configured to hold the enclosure housing around the shaft to dissipate an electrical charge and to form a cavity that contains the ground ring and includes a predetermined gap between a perimeter of the second opening of the enclosure and a surface of the drive shaft.

The present invention relates to an electrical connector in particular an electrical connector having at least two terminals that are connected wherein the electrical connector permit movement of each terminal relative to each other. The electrical connector has a first body part having a first terminal; the first terminal is connected to a second terminal formed in a second body part, the first and second body parts are connected together and can move with respect one to another thereby permitting variable angles to be created between an axis defined by the first terminal and an axis defined by the second terminal.

The present invention relates to an electrical connector in particular an electrical connector having at least two terminals that are connected wherein the electrical connector permit movement of each terminal relative to each other. The electrical connector has a first body part having a first terminal; the first terminal is connected to a second terminal formed in a second body part, the first and second body parts are connected together and can move with respect one to another thereby permitting variable angles to be created between an axis defined by the first terminal and an axis defined by the second terminal.

The present disclosure teaches an electric machine including a housing for receiving a rotor unit and a connecting unit. The rotor unit may rotate around an axis of rotation and have a rotor shaft and a first sliding surface. The connecting unit may include a carrier, a contact part, and a spring part. The carrier part may be made of an electrically conductive material and at least partially surround the rotor shaft and is firmly connected to the housing. The contact part may be made of an electrically conductive material, including a second sliding surface. The spring part may be made of an electrically conductive material, at least partially surrounding the rotor shaft. The spring part may be firmly connected to the carrier part and the contact part and press the contact part against the first sliding surface so the sliding surfaces form the electrically conductive sliding contact.

The present disclosure teaches an electric machine including a housing for receiving a rotor unit and a connecting unit. The rotor unit may rotate around an axis of rotation and have a rotor shaft and a first sliding surface. The connecting unit may include a carrier, a contact part, and a spring part. The carrier part may be made of an electrically conductive material and at least partially surround the rotor shaft and is firmly connected to the housing. The contact part may be made of an electrically conductive material, including a second sliding surface. The spring part may be made of an electrically conductive material, at least partially surrounding the rotor shaft. The spring part may be firmly connected to the carrier part and the contact part and press the contact part against the first sliding surface so the sliding surfaces form the electrically conductive sliding contact.

A brush assembly including a housing having a first opening, a second opening, and an interior space defined between the first opening and the second opening. The brush assembly further includes a removable cover at least partially received within the interior space and covering the first opening, and a brush at least partially received within the interior space and extending from the second opening. The brush is operable to move between an extended position and a retracted position. More of the brush is received within the interior space in the retracted position than in the extended position. The brush assembly further includes a contact received within a mounting aperture formed in the removable cover. The contact is electrically connected to the brush. The brush assembly also includes a spring coupled to the removable cover. The spring biases the brush into the extended position.

A brush assembly including a housing having a first opening, a second opening, and an interior space defined between the first opening and the second opening. The brush assembly further includes a removable cover at least partially received within the interior space and covering the first opening, and a brush at least partially received within the interior space and extending from the second opening. The brush is operable to move between an extended position and a retracted position. More of the brush is received within the interior space in the retracted position than in the extended position. The brush assembly further includes a contact received within a mounting aperture formed in the removable cover. The contact is electrically connected to the brush. The brush assembly also includes a spring coupled to the removable cover. The spring biases the brush into the extended position.

The present invention relates to an electrical connector in particular an electrical connector having at least two terminals that are connected wherein the electrical connector permit movement of each terminal relative to each other. The electrical connector has a first body part having a first terminal; the first terminal is connected to a second terminal formed in a second body part, the first and second body parts are connected together and can move with respect one to another thereby permitting variable angles to be created between an axis defined by the first terminal and an axis defined by the second terminal.

A pinless connector for subsea data communications comprises contactless connectivity data transmitter coupler, comprising one or more first solid state contactless connectivity data transmitters, and contactless connectivity data receiver coupler, comprising one or more first solid state contactless connectivity data receivers, which can allow for rapid collection and/or download data from subsea vehicles or sensors without having to plug in an external connector or physically remove the data recorder from the unit. Typically, these are operative at a low power level, e.g. less than or around 50 milliwatts, at an extremely high data transfer rate or around 5 GBits/second. The connectors may be incorporated into a subsea system comprising two subsea devices. A slip ring system may similarly comprise one or more first solid state contactless connectivity data transmitters and one or more first solid state contactless connectivity data receivers.