Patent ID: 9431782
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: H01R,H02B,H02G,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A current carrying system for use in transporting electrical current between a plurality of electrical devices, said current carrying system comprising: a busbar comprising a first axial end, a second axial end, an electrically conductive shaft extending from the first axial end to the second axial end, and at least one cooling feature defined in at least a portion of said electrically conductive shaft; a casing that defines a busbar channel configured to receive said busbar such that said casing at least partially circumscribes said busbar; and an air vent defined by said at least one cooling feature and said casing, wherein said air vent is in flow communication with ambient air, wherein said casing comprises an air passage that extends from the ambient air to said air vent, said air passage configured to entrain the ambient air into said air vent, and wherein said at least one cooling feature is configured to facilitate a flow of the ambient air through said air vent.