Patent ID: 9293879
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H01R,H02K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A brush holder assembly for removably installing a conductive brush against a moving conductive surface of an electrical generator in a power plant without stopping motion of the conductive surface of the electrical generator, the brush holder assembly comprising: an elongate mounting block elongated in a longitudinal direction between a lower end of the elongate mounting block and an upper end of the elongate mounting block, and the elongate mounting block including a front face, a rear face, an aperture extending from the front face to the rear face for receiving attachment hardware to fixedly secure the rear face against a base of an electrical generator, a stationary brush release positioned proximate the lower end of the elongate mounting block, a stop element defined by the elongate mounting block at a position between the rear face and the front face, and a lock element at another position between the rear face and the front face; and a brush holder component removably mountable to the elongate mounting block such that the brush holder component is detachable from the elongate mounting block without removal of the attachment hardware, the brush holder component comprising: a brush box for receiving a conductive brush, a channel for receiving a portion of the elongate mounting block therein, and a brush catch that is adjustable, in response to engagement with the stationary brush release of the elongate mounting block, from a first position for bearing against a lateral side of the conductive brush to a second position for disengaging the conductive brush, wherein the channel of the brush holder component is slidable along the elongate mounting block until the stop element defined by the elongate mounting block at said position between the rear face and the front face engages a corresponding element of the brush holder component, and wherein the brush holder component is releasably lockable on the elongate mounting block to prevent withdrawal of the brush holder component in the longitudinal direction by engagement between the lock element at said another position between the rear face and the front face of the elongate mounting block and a mating lock element of the brush holder component.