Abstract: A current-collecting brush apparatus is disclosed in which brushes are held slidably on a brush holder and pressed against a rotor by a brush-pressing spring. Pigtails connected to supply current to the brushes comprise a plurality of spiral conductors in parallel which are connected by being coiled in mutual opposite directions to offset the magnetic fluxes generated therein.

Abstract: A brush holder for dynamo-electric machine has the following parts: a brush making sliding contact with the surface of a rotary collector; a stationary holder part fixed to the stationary part of the dynamo-electric machine opposite to the collector; and a detachable holder part detachably secured to the stationary holder part and holding the brush when separated from the stationary holder part, the detachable holder part being provided with a retainer that clamps the brush when the detachable holder part is separated from the stationary holder part and unclamps the brush when it is attached to the stationary holder part, the brush clamping portion and the portion of the retainer therearound being coated with a coating film of a material having a friction coefficient smaller than the material of the retainer. This arrangement obviates various unfavorable phenomena such as jumping of the brush, sparking on the sliding surface, cracking in the brush and so forth.

Abstract: A brush holding device for an electric rotary machine for holding a brush electrically connecting the stationary part of the electric rotary machine to a rotating slip ring, the device comprising a brush box supported on the stationary part to accommodate the brush therein, a main wall detachably mounted on a main post extending from the brush box, a brush retaining element in the form of a band for retaining the brush in the brush box, a handle for carrying the main wall together with the brush, and a manipulating lever for unlockably locking the main wall to the brush box, whereby the brush can be easily and simply replaced.

Abstract: A brush holding apparatus for a rotary electric machine permitting removal and replacement of brushes without stopping the rotation of the rotary electric machine comprises a brush holder which can be detached from a stationary unit, and a securing device for detachably securing the brush holder to the stationary unit. A manipulating lever is provided on the stationary unit to actuate the securing device. The brush holder can easily be mounted on or detached from the stationary unit by the manipulation of the manipulating lever for the puppose of removal and replacement of the brushes while the rotary electric machine is in operation.