patent · US9882433

Contactless electrical coupling for a rotatable LIDAR device

30 January 2018

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Abstract

A rotatable LIDAR device including contactless electrical couplings is disclosed. An example rotatable LIDAR device includes a vehicle electrical coupling including (i) a first conductive ring, (ii) a second conductive ring, and (iii) a first coil. The example rotatable LIDAR device further includes a LIDAR electrical coupling including (i) a third conductive ring, (ii) a fourth conductive ring, and (iii) a second coil. The example rotatable LIDAR device still further include...

Provenance

Collection: Cited prior art

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Filed: 2016-07-19
Source: Google Patents bibliographic record
Granted: 2018-01-30
Inventors: Samuel William Lenius; Pierre-Yves Droz; Waymo LLC