Patent ID: 11909150
Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A video pipe inspection system including a drum reel, a push cable, and a slip ring, the slip ring comprising:
a rotating element;
a static element; and
an electrical contact assembly coupling the rotating element and static element, the electrical contact assembly comprising two or more axially aligned electrical contact subassemblies, wherein one electrical contact subassembly is disposed in the rotating element and another electrical contact subassembly is disposed in the static element;
wherein a first of the electrical subassemblies includes an elastically deformable printed circuit board (PCB); and
a spring element;
and wherein the slip ring is disposed in a drum reel to communicate power and/or data signals between a rotating portion of the drum reel to pay in and out a push cable, and a stationary portion that couples to a camera control unit or other static element.