[특허]Illuminated vehicle wheel with bearing seal slip ring assembly

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B60Q-001/00
출원번호	US-0014477 (2011-01-26)
등록번호	US-8322901 (2012-12-04)
발명자 / 주소	Michelotti, William M.
출원인 / 주소	Michelotti, William M.
대리인 / 주소	St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens LLC
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 38 인용 특허 : 17

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An illuminated vehicle wheel assembly having arrays of illuminated electrical elements such as light emitting diodes, which are powered by the vehicle power systems by way of a slip ring assembly associated with the bearing or bearing seal of the vehicle wheel.

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1. An illuminated wheel assembly comprising: a wheel having electrically operated illumination elements mounted thereon, and having a hub;a bearing assembly located in said wheel hub, said bearing assembly comprising an annular bearing and an annular bearing slip ring located on one annular surface

1. An illuminated wheel assembly comprising: a wheel having electrically operated illumination elements mounted thereon, and having a hub;a bearing assembly located in said wheel hub, said bearing assembly comprising an annular bearing and an annular bearing slip ring located on one annular surface of said annular bearing, said bearing slip ring having one or more pairs of electrically conductive circles on its exterior surface;an external brush assembly, said external brush assembly having spring biased contact elements extending axially toward and electrically connecting with said electrically conductive circles;a power supply;wiring operably connecting said power supply to said external brush assembly;wiring operably connecting said one or more pairs of electrically conductive circles of said bearing slip ring to said electrically operated illumination elements. 2. The illuminated wheel assembly of claim 1, further comprising a tubular wheel spacer having a flange at one end, said flange retaining said external brush assembly in a spaced relationship with said bearing slip ring with said external brush assembly bearing against said bearing slip ring with said spring biased contact elements electrically connecting with said one or more pairs of electrically conductive circles to provide power transfer therebetween. 3. The illuminated wheel assembly of claim 1, wherein said contact elements are spring biased by a wave spring. 4. The illuminated wheel assembly of claim 1, wherein said contact elements are spring biased by a resilient foam. 5. The illuminated wheel assembly of claim 1, wherein said bearing slip ring is a bearing seal slip ring which is provided together with a bearing seal. 6. The illuminated wheel assembly of claim 5, wherein said bearing seal slip ring is affixed to a bearing seal. 7. A power transfer assembly comprising: a rotating element having electrically operated elements therein, said rotating element rotating on a bearing, the bearing having at least one bearing seal;said bearing seal being provided with an exterior surface, and having a bearing seal slip ring on the exterior surface of the bearing seal, the bearing seal slip ring having one or more pairs of electrically conductive circles, said one or more pairs of electrically conductive circles being electrically connected to said electrically operated elements;an external brush assembly having spring-loaded contact elements extending axially toward and electrically connecting with said electrically conductive circles. 8. The power transfer assembly of claim 7, further comprising a tubular spacer having a flange at one end, said flange retaining said external brush assembly in a spaced relationship with said bearing seal slip ring with said external brush assembly bearing against said bearing seal slip ring with said spring biased contact elements electrically connecting with said one or more pairs of electrically conductive circles to provide power transfer therebetween. 9. The power transfer assembly of claim 7, wherein said contact elements are spring biased by a wave spring. 10. The power transfer assembly of claim 7, wherein said contact elements are spring biased by a resilient foam. 11. An illuminated wheel assembly comprising: a wheel having a hub, and having electrically operated illumination elements therein;a bearing assembly located in said wheel hub, said bearing assembly comprising an annular bearing having an annular bearing seal, and an annular bearing seal slip ring located on one annular surface of said annular bearing seal, said bearing seal slip ring having one or more pairs of electrically conductive circles on its exterior surface, said one or more pairs of electrically conductive circles being electrically connected to said electrically operated elements;an external brush assembly, said external brush assembly having spring biased contact elements extending axially toward and electrically connecting with said electrically conductive circles;a power supply;wiring operably connecting said power supply to said external brush assembly;wiring operably connecting said one or more pairs of electrically conductive circles of said bearing slip ring to said electrically operated illumination elements; anda tubular spacer having a flange at one end, said flange retaining said external brush assembly in a spaced relationship with said bearing seal slip ring with said external brush assembly bearing against said bearing seal slip ring with said spring biased contact elements electrically connecting with said one or more pairs of electrically conductive circles to provide power transfer therebetween. 12. The illuminated wheel assembly of claim 11, wherein said contact elements are spring biased by a wave spring. 13. The illuminated wheel assembly of claim 11, wherein said contact elements are spring biased by a resilient foam. 14. An illuminated wheel assembly comprising: a wheel having electrically operated illuminated elements therein;a bearing having at least one bearing seal, said bearing seal being provided with an exterior surface; and a slip ring, said slip ring incorporated into said at least one bearing seal allowing for power to be transferred through said at least one bearing seal to said electrically operated elements via electrical wiring. 15. An illuminated wheel assembly comprising: a wheel having electrically operated illuminated elements therein;a bearing having at least one bearing seal, said bearing seal being provided with an exterior surface; and a slip ring, said slip ring incorporated into said at least one bearing seal allowing for power to be transferred through said at least one bearing seal to said electrically operated illuminated elements via electrical wiring;an external brush assembly having brushes and spring-loaded contact elements extending axially toward and electrically connecting with said electrically conductive circles, said slip seal assembly being retained in a fixed position by a wheel spacer; anda power supply providing power to said spring-loaded contact elements. 16. A method of modifying a stock bearing with a bearing for an illuminated wheel assembly comprising the steps of: removing a bearing seal from a stock bearing housing;seating a replacement seal having a slip ring on its outer surface in the bearing housing in the location of the removed bearing seal; andthreading slip ring output wiring from said bearing into a channel in the illuminated wheel and electrically connecting the slip ring output wiring to electrically operated illuminated elements.

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