| 摘要 |
A rotary connector is provided for an electric apparatus in a steering wheel that consumes a relatively large amount of current. The rotary connector has a stator housing mounted on a vehicle body of an automobile, a rotor housing rotatably mounted to the stator housing and coupled to the steering wheel, an attachment that couples the rotor housing to the stator housing so that the rotor housing is rotatable relative to the stator housing, and a flat cable accommodated in a space defined by the rotor housing and the stator housing. The attachment has an annular flange formed at an outer periphery thereof, and a slip-ring mechanism provided between the flange and a bottom of the stator housing. The slip-ring mechanism has movable contact plates supported by the flange and a non-movable contact plate on the stator housing. The contact plates are in sliding contact with each other to provide current flow therebetween, thereby providing an additional electrical connection between the steering wheel and the vehicle body for an electrical apparatus that consumes a large amount of current.
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