1. An electrical coupling device for use with an engine having a crankshaft and an engine block, the device comprising:
a rotating portion connected to the crankshaft, the rotating portion rotating with rotation of the crankshaft;
a non-rotating portion having a brush biased against the rotating portion;
a flexible member fixed to the non-rotating portion and the engine block, the flexible member establishing an electrical connection between the engine block and crankshaft; and
a bearing connected between the non-rotating portion and the rotating portion.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the bearing is positioned outside of the brush.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the flexible member is sufficiently flexible to compensate for radial wobble of the bearing.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the flexible member includes a first portion, second portion, and third portion, the first portion being offset from the third portion and the second portion extending between the first and third portions.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein the first portion includes an aperture for connecting to the non-rotating portion and the third portion includes an aperture for connecting to the engine block.
6. The device of claim 4 wherein the first portion is parallel to the third portion.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein the brush is biased against the rotating portion with a spring.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein the flexible member is composed of a different material than the engine block.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A disinfection cap for a medical connector, the medical connector including a male connector connection section, in which a valve body blocking an opening of a top face wall is pushed in to form a flow path when a male connector is connected thereto. and a medical connector side locking section configured to prevent pullout of the male connector by engagement with a male connector side locking section, the disinfection cap comprising:
a cap main body including a cap side locking section configured to prevent pullout of the cap main body by engagement with the medical connector side locking section; and
a wiping body held by the cap main body, the wiping body including an impregnation section impregnated with an antiseptic solution,
wherein the wiping body is movable with respect to the cap main body so as to wipe at least a surface of the top face wall, an inner peripheral face of the opening, or a surface of the valve body in the male connector connection section with the impregnation section with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
2. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the wiping body is rotatable around an axis of the male connector connection section with respect to the cap main body with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
3. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the wiping body is movable along an axis of the male connector connection section with respect to the cap main body with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
4. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the wiping body is movable with respect to the cap main body so as to wipe at least the inner peripheral face of the opening with the impregnation section with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
5. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the wiping body includes an operation section coupled to the impregnation section through a coupling section that extends through a through hole formed on the cap main body.
6. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the cap main body is made of a rigid material.
7. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the impregnation section includes an impregnation material.
8. The disinfection cap according to claim 7, wherein the impregnation material is a sponge.
9. The disinfection cap according to claim 7, wherein the impregnation material is nonwoven.
10. The disinfection cap according to claim 7, wherein the impregnation sections includes a flange, a plurality of projections projecting from a lower face of the flange.
11. The disinfection cap according to claim 10, wherein the impregnation material includes a plurality of recesses, the plurality of projections being inserted into the plurality of recesses.
12. A disinfection system comprising:
a disinfection cap including a cap main body including a cap side locking section configured to prevent pullout of the cap main body by engagement with the medical connector side locking section and a wiping body held by the cap main body, the wiping body including an impregnation section impregnated with an antiseptic solution; and
a medical connector, the medical connector including a male connector connection section, in which a valve body blocking an opening of a top face wall is pushed in to form a flow path when a male connector is connected thereto, and a medical connector side locking section configured to prevent pullout of the male connector by engagement with a male connector side locking section;
wherein the wiping body is movable with respect to the cap main body so as to wipe at least a surface of the top face wall, an inner peripheral face of the opening, or a surface of the valve body in the male connector connection section with the impregnation section with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
13. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the wiping body is rotatable around an axis of the male connector connection section with respect to the cap main body with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
14. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the wiping body is movable along an axis of the male connector connection section with respect to the cap main body with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
15. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the wiping body is movable with respect to the cap main body so as to wipe at least the inner peripheral face of the opening with the impregnation section with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
16. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the wiping body includes an operation section coupled to the impregnation section through a coupling section that extends through a through hole formed on the cap main body.
17. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the medical connector side locking mechanism includes a plurality of projections and the cap side locking section includes an axial injection groove and a peripheral grove, the peripheral direction groove engaging the plurality of projection to prevent pullout of the cap main body.
18. The disinfection system according to claim 17, wherein the medical connector comprises a T-type port.
19. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the medical connector side locking mechanism includes an external thread and the cap side locking section includes an internal thread in the cap main body, the external thread engaging the internal thread to prevent pullout of the cap main body.
20. The disinfection system according to claim 19, wherein the medical connector comprises a mixed injection plug.