Patent ID: 11894631
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A conductor rod, comprising:
a first cylinder conductor extending along a longitudinal axis of the conductor rod, the first cylinder conductor having:
a first inner diameter,
a first outer diameter,
a first terminal connector assembly affixed to the first cylinder conductor proximate a first end of the conductor rod, and
a second terminal connector assembly affixed to the first cylinder conductor proximate a second end of the conductor rod;

a barrel extending along the longitudinal axis of the conductor rod, the barrel having:
a second inner diameter greater than the first outer diameter,
a third terminal connector assembly affixed to the barrel proximate the first end of the conductor rod, and
a fourth terminal connector assembly affixed to the barrel proximate the second end of the conductor rod;

a head-end interface, the first terminal connector assembly being affixed to the head-end interface affixing the first cylinder conductor to the head-end interface, and, the third terminal connector assembly being affixed to the head-end interface affixing the barrel to the head-end interface; and
a connector assembly, the second terminal connector assembly being affixed to the connector assembly affixing the first cylinder conductor to the connector assembly, and, the fourth terminal connector assembly being affixed to the connector assembly affixing the barrel to the connector assembly.