Busbar Arrangements Patents (Class 361/611)
  • Patent number: 7924550
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multiphase line fuse module. According to the invention, said multiphase line fuse module comprises a busbar pack (32), interposed between two supporting plates (16, 42), at least one line fuse (52, 66) with an associated AC contactor (54) per phase, said phase assemblies being arranged one on top of the other in front on a small face of the busbar pack (32) having connections (56, 58) on the small face and being electrically connected to the small face connections (56, 68), and a cover closing the phase assemblies on the front side. The invention thus provides a space-saving system for line fuses (52, 66), AC contactors (54) and busbars in one housing, thereby allowing an easy replacement of the wearing parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Hirschfeld
  • Patent number: 7911769
    Abstract: This invention prevents a deterioration of efficiency of a power supply apparatus due to a semiconductor power supply voltage drop, prevents an increase in wasted power, and prevents erroneous operations due to feeder wire voltage drop. In the mounting structure of electronic circuits having a plurality of busbars as current paths on a printed circuit board, the plurality of busbars have almost parallel portions spaced a predetermined distance apart; a span of the parallel portions of the plurality of busbars is greater than the predetermined distance; and in the parallel portions of the plurality of busbars, the plurality of busbars are connected by a wiring pattern. In the switching power supply apparatus built on a printed circuit board, with its output voltage of less than 2 V and its output current of more than 100 A, a means is provided for making the power efficiency higher than 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideho Yamamura, Naoki Maru, Kazunori Nakajima, Koji Nisisu, Shigeo Oomae
  • Publication number: 20110058311
    Abstract: The vacuum insulated switchgear includes a housing enclosing a control compartment, a switch compartment, and a busbar compartment, each of the three compartments being partitioned by a metallic earthing plate; a first busbar and second busbar extended from an adjacent panel, in the busbar compartment; and a first busbar-connecting bushing and second busbar-connecting bushing making the first and second busbars connectible/disconnectible; a double-breaking three position vacuum switch, two sets of earthing switches, the first busbar-connecting bushing, and the second busbar-connecting bushing being integrally molded to form a switch provided on an electrical phase-by phase basis independently, wherein the switches for three phases are arranged in order side by side in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi KIKUKAWA, Kenji TSUCHIYA, Yuuko KAJIYAMA, Daisuke SUGAI
  • Patent number: 7902655
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide electrical bussing for multichip leadframes. In various embodiments, a leadframe may comprise a first die paddle for receiving a first microelectronic device, a second die paddle for receiving a second microelectronic device, and at least one electrical bus disposed between the first die paddle and the second die paddle. In various ones of these embodiments, the electrical bus may be configured to supply a potential to at least one of the first and second microelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael D. Cusack
  • Patent number: 7881086
    Abstract: A power conversion device in which the inductance of a main circuit is reduced, a surge voltage is suppressed, elements are properly cooled, which is miniaturized and reduced in weight as a whole, and is excellent in handling performance in a manufacturing process and a maintenance work. A positive side arm unit includes IGBT modules, a coupling diode module, a cooling plate on which the modules are mounted, and a first laminated bus bar connected to the respective modules. A negative side arm unit includes IGBT modules, a coupling diode module, a cooling plate on which the modules are mounted, and a second laminated bus bar connected to the respective modules, and both the laminated bus bars and the capacitors are connected to one another by a third laminated bus bar. Both the cooling plates are parallel to each other so that the mount surfaces thereof are set in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Nakayama, Takeshi Oi, Kazuyoshi Toya, Akihiro Murahashi
  • Patent number: 7839642
    Abstract: A support system for an electrical device arranges the plurality of heat-sink assemblies in an orientation that allows the forces associated with an electrical fault that are transferred to the support structure to be reduced. The arrangement allows the electrical fault forces to cancel one another out such that the resulting net force applied to the support structure is significantly reduced. The size, strength and/or robustness of the support system can be reduced as the forces transmitted thereto are greatly reduced. The heat-sink assemblies can be arranged to facilitate ease of maintenance by allowing the heat-sink assemblies to be removed from a front access panel of the electrical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Liebert Corporation
    Inventor: James K. Martin
  • Patent number: 7830648
    Abstract: A system includes an electrical busway, an electrical enclosure enclosing an electrical apparatus, the electrical enclosure including an interior and a mounting portion with an opening therethrough; and a tap apparatus electrically interconnecting the electrical busway and the electrical apparatus. The tap apparatus includes a first portion electrically interconnected with the electrical busway through the opening of the mounting portion, a second portion removeably coupled to the mounting portion of the electrical enclosure from the interior of the electrical enclosure, and a third portion including a flexible electrical connection electrically interconnected with the electrical apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan J. Strong, Mark T. Teaken
  • Patent number: 7826201
    Abstract: A control box arrangement including at least one control box which is sub-divided, or which can be sub-divided, into a plurality of cuboid compartments, including functional compartments, by wall sections, where vertical wall sections with a horizontal sub-division are provided. A collecting bar arrangement including a distributing bus bar arrangement guides the current, in order to supply electrical energy to appliance components which are arranged in the functional compartments accessible from the front side. An advantageous arrangement of functional compartments and the energy supply of components received therein is achieved by the distribution buses of the distributing bus bar arrangement are guided through a plurality of vertical functional compartments arranged one above the other and separated by horizontal partition bottoms, are mounted inside the compartments, and covered in a protected manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Schell, Tobias Becker
  • Publication number: 20100271759
    Abstract: An electrical switchgear (1) for feeding at least two electrical consumers (3.1 to 3.n) with electrical energy from at least two energy sources (2.1 to 2.n), has at least one section (6.1 to 6.n) with two busbars (7.1 to 7.n) and a number of switches (8.1 to 8.n), wherein each busbar (7.1 to 7.n) is connectable to at least one of the energy sources (2.1 to 2.n) via one of the switches (8.1 to 8.n) for each energy source (2.1 to 2.n), respectively and wherein each busbar (7.1 to 7.n) is connectable to each one of the electrical consumers (3.1 to 3.n) via one of the switches (8.1 to 8.n) for each electrical consumer (3.1 to 3.n), respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Svein Blystad, Rune Van Ravens
  • Patent number: 7813109
    Abstract: Switchgear having a vacuum-insulated switchgear 2 comprising switches having at least breaking and disconnecting functions, each placed in a unit, and solid-insulated bus bars 12 for electrically connecting the switches in each unit; an air-insulated switchgear 1 comprising switches having at least breaking and disconnecting functions, each placed in a unit, and air-insulated bus bars for electrically connecting the switches in each unit; and_the vacuum-insulated switchgear 2 and the air-insulated switchgear 1 are installed side-by-side, wherein the vacuum-insulated switchgear 2 and the air-insulated switchgear 1 are electrically connected through flexible conductors 17 which are provided between the solid-insulated bus bars 12 and the air-insulated bus bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Kikukawa, Kenji Tsuchiya, Yuko Kajiyama
  • Patent number: 7786382
    Abstract: A paired phase electrical power distribution bus way system wherein the three phase paired conductors are surrounded and encapsulated by the neutral conductor and packed all together with the housing as a company element to obtain equal separation between the neutral bus bar assembly and the paired phase conductors. The neutral conductor or bus bar assembly consists of two covers that sandwich the three pairs of phase conductors and the insulator layers to achieve minimum and equal distance between them and to reduce and balance the impedance between the neutral and the paired conductors. The housing compresses each pair through the neutral conductor and insulation layer to maintain contact between the conductors, the neutral, and the housing to get efficient heat conduction to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventor: Elio Burguera
  • Patent number: 7719823
    Abstract: A method for isolating phases in an electrical equipment enclosure having multi-phase bus bars and a mounting base for mounting electrical equipment. The insulation system includes a plurality of components including a plurality of side isolation barriers with each barrier defining at least one slot proximate one edge of the barrier and having at least one tab along another edge of the barrier. A side barrier adapter is configured to engage the isolation barrier and to engage the mounting base. An inner isolation barrier is configured to isolate at least two of the vertical bus bars and couple to the mounting base. A vertical bus rear wall defining a plurality of slots proximate at least two edges of the cover is fastened to the inner isolation barrier. A plurality of corner connectors is configured to engage one of the cover slots and the side isolation barrier slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry W. Josten, Jason P. Wiant
  • Patent number: 7709737
    Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing a power bus assembly is provided. The power bus assembly includes a first conductive sheet configured to receive a positive charge and distribute the positive charge to a plurality of connection points formed thereon. The power bus assembly also includes a second conductive sheet configured to receive a negative charge and distribute the negative charge to a plurality of connection points formed thereon. Additionally, the power bus assembly includes an insulating sheet arranged between the first conductive sheet and the second conductive sheet to electrically isolate the first conductive sheet from the second conductive sheet. A plurality of vice fasteners are included to secure the first conductive sheet, the second conductive sheet, and the insulating sheet together to form the power bus assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy J Keegan, Scott D. Day, William K. Siebert
  • Patent number: 7688572
    Abstract: A system and method for connecting supply power to motor control components includes use of a motor control center subunit with moveable supply power contacts. After a motor control center subunit is secured into a motor control center compartment, the supply power contacts may be advanced to engage supply power buses. For disconnection, the supply power contacts may be retracted and isolated from the buses before physical removal of the subunit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Edgar Yee, Robert Allan Morris, Scott Edward McPherren, Neal Edward Rowe
  • Patent number: 7684173
    Abstract: An exemplary optical guiding device for optically coupling a plurality of light beams having at least one laser beam, includes a light coupling lens, a light collimating lens, and an optical fiber. The light coupling lens and the light collimating lens are positioned apart along an optical path. The optical fiber is optically coupled to the light couple lens. External laser beam introduced by the optical fiber are optically coupled by the light coupling lens for collimating and mixing the light beams, then collimated by the at least one light collimating lens, and finally emitting out. A backlight module using the optical guiding device with colored semiconductor lasers and light transferring device are also provided. The backlight module has a good color performance, such as high color saturation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Fu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100027196
    Abstract: A control box arrangement including at least one control box which is sub-divided, or which can be sub-divided, into a plurality of cuboid compartments, including functional compartments, by wall sections, where vertical wall sections with a horizontal sub-division are provided. A collecting bar arrangement including a distributing bus bar arrangement guides the current, in order to supply electrical energy to appliance components which are arranged in the functional compartments accessible from the front side. An advantageous arrangement of functional compartments and the energy supply of components received therein is achieved by the distribution buses of the distributing bus bar arrangement are guided through a plurality of vertical functional compartments arranged one above the other and separated by horizontal partition bottoms, are mounted inside the compartments, and covered in a protected manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Schell, Tobias Becker
  • Patent number: 7656648
    Abstract: A bus-bar having a prismatic housing, an elongate conductor extending along a length of the housing, and a resilient retainer which extends along a length of the housing and retains the conductor in the housing is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics UK Ltd., Tyco Electronics Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Malcolm Cant, Jan Van Tilburg, Peter Dirk Jaeger
  • Patent number: 7633741
    Abstract: Apparatus, method, and system for rigidly supporting a switchgear bus assembly through the use of one or more support plates, thereby providing the primary support for the other active modules and bushings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: David Charles Hughes, Brian Todd Steinbrecher, Dan Wycklendt, Timothy A. Myers
  • Patent number: 7619896
    Abstract: The present invention improves heat dissipation of an electrical junction box. An electrical junction box includes a housing which houses a control circuit board disposed perpendicular to a power distribution board. The control circuit board includes a control circuit constructed on one side of an insulating substrate, electrical components mounted on the control circuit, and a heat dissipating means mounted on the other side. The power distribution board includes a plurality of bus bars laminated via a plurality of insulating layers. Consequently, heat generated by the electrical components can be dissipated efficiently by the heat dissipating means, thereby improving heat dissipation of the electrical junction box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisanobu Yamashita, Kunihiro Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7616431
    Abstract: A support assembly is provided for an electrical enclosure including a housing having first and second opposing sides, electrical bus members, and at least one electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. Each of the electrical bus members is electrically connectable to a corresponding one of the circuit breakers. The support assembly includes at least one support member having first and second opposing ends, first and second opposing edges, and a plurality of apertures extending from the first edge toward the second edge and receiving the electrical bus members. A fastener assembly supports the support member(s) between the first and second sides of the housing. Each support member extends only a portion of the width between the first and second sides of the housing, and supports the electrical bus members, without being attached to the housing at a location between the first and second sides thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley E. Moore, Amy W. Rowell, Michael H. Abrahamsen
  • Publication number: 20090213532
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical switchgear comprising at least one panel, especially for low voltage, a device compartment especially for receiving inserts, switching devices, control devices, and similar, a busbar compartment in which the busbars are accommodated in a horizontal direction, a multi-terminal busbar compartment in which the multi-terminal busbars extend vertically, and at least one wire compartment. The wire compartment for control wires and signal wires is located on one side of the panel while the wire compartment for power wires is placed on the other side of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Patent GMBHLadenburg
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
  • Patent number: 7580247
    Abstract: A load center system includes a primary bus bar with primary stabs for receiving a first type of circuit breaker, the primary stab extending from a primary base portion of the primary bus bar. A secondary bus bar with a secondary base portion and secondary stabs is coupled to the primary bus bar in a generally overlapping position, for receiving a second type of circuit breaker. Both the primary and secondary bus bars can be formed from stamping. By utilizing bus bars with base portions, the primary and secondary bus bars together provide for ease of assembly, and structural integrity, while allowing either of the first type of circuit breaker and the second type of circuit breaker to be coupled to the load center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Inventors: Dave Pearson, William J. Broghammer
  • Patent number: 7563982
    Abstract: A bus bar assembly includes a first bus bar having at least first and second mounting arms and a second bus bar having at least third and fourth mounting arms. The first and third mounting arms are adapted to alternately interleave with one another such that the position of the first mounting arm relative to the third mounting arm is opposite as to the position of the second mounting arm relative to the fourth mounting arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph S. Kimmel
  • Patent number: 7558053
    Abstract: An electrical bus assembly for an electrical enclosure includes a single branch circuit with a plurality of branch circuit buses. First electrical bus members include first ends electrically connected to corresponding branch circuit buses, and second ends electrically connected to a first circuit breaker. Second electrical bus members include first ends electrically connected to corresponding branch circuit buses, and second ends electrically connected to a second circuit breaker. The single branch circuit provides electrical power to the first and second circuit breakers. The first electrical bus members extend in a first lateral direction with respect to the branch circuit buses, and the second electrical bus members extend in a second, opposite lateral direction. The electrical bus assembly enables the first circuit breaker to be disposed horizontally adjacent to the second circuit breaker within a corresponding one of the cells of the electrical enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley E. Moore, Amy W. Rowell, Michael H. Abrahamsen
  • Patent number: 7558052
    Abstract: A seal assembly for an electrical enclosure having a draw-out circuit breaker and a number of conductors is provided having a movable first seal member and a movable second seal member. The circuit breaker includes a protruding nose portion that is engaged by the first and second seal members in a manner that sealingly engages the nose portion. The arrangement of the first and second seal members and the nose portion provides for the sealing engagement to be maintained when the circuit breaker is moved from a first position in which the circuit breaker is not electrically connected to the number of conductors and a second position in which the circuit breaker is electrically connected to the number of conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Jarrod L. Coomer, Michael H. Abrahamsen, David A. Metcalf, Timothy Fair, Stanley E. Moore
  • Patent number: 7548411
    Abstract: This invention prevents a deterioration of efficiency of a power supply apparatus due to a semiconductor power supply voltage drop, prevents an increase in wasted power, and prevents erroneous operations due to feeder wire voltage drop. In the mounting structure of electronic circuits having a plurality of busbars as current paths on a printed circuit board, the plurality of busbars have almost parallel portions spaced a predetermined distance apart; a span of the parallel portions of the plurality of busbars is greater than the predetermined distance; and in the parallel portions of the plurality of busbars, the plurality of busbars are connected by a wiring pattern. In the switching power supply apparatus built on a printed circuit board, with its output voltage of less than 2 V and its output current of more than 100 A, a means is provided for making the power efficiency higher than 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideho Yamamura, Naoki Maru, Kazunori Nakajima, Koji Nisisu, Shigeo Oomae
  • Publication number: 20090116174
    Abstract: A switchgear cabinet assembly or rack assembly including an electric supply device that can be or is connected to a primary power supply. Equipment that is housed in at least one switchgear cabinet or rack on the user side, or equipment that is to be supplied with electricity can be or is connected to the electric supply device. To achieve simple and reliable connection options, a sub-distribution device is located in the switchgear cabinet or rack or in a separate cabinet or rack. The device has at least one sub-distribution unit that can be or is connected to the primary power supply, having a housing or frame and being retained and secured by a mounting unit. According to this invention, the sub-distribution unit can be or is connected to primary supply lines that lead to the primary power supply and to pre-fabricated connection lines that lead to the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Heinrich Strackbein, Ralf Dahmer, Markus Hain, Jorg Kreiling, Hartmut Lohrey
  • Publication number: 20090116175
    Abstract: A support assembly is provided for an electrical enclosure including a housing having first and second opposing sides, electrical bus members, and at least one electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. Each of the electrical bus members is electrically connectable to a corresponding one of the circuit breakers. The support assembly includes at least one support member having first and second opposing ends, first and second opposing edges, and a plurality of apertures extending from the first edge toward the second edge and receiving the electrical bus members. A fastener assembly supports the support member(s) between the first and second sides of the housing. Each support member extends only a portion of the width between the first and second sides of the housing, and supports the electrical bus members, without being attached to the housing at a location between the first and second sides thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: STANLEY E. MOORE, AMY W. ROWELL, MICHAEL H. ABRAHAMSEN
  • Publication number: 20090115257
    Abstract: A switchboard apparatus and method are provided including a switchboard bus with conductors secured to the switchboard apparatus; a power quality meter operatively connected to the switchboard bus to obtain bus voltage and current. The apparatus also includes a capacitor operatively connected to and electrically in-parallel with the switchboard bus; the at least one capacitor further including a switch, the switch configured to open and close so as to connect and disconnect the capacitor operatively connected to the switchboard bus upon the occurrence of predetermined conditions; a controller controls the switch. The capacitor is connected to and disconnected from the switchboard bus as a function of the power factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: William Robert Letourneau, Richard Stillwell
  • Patent number: 7518851
    Abstract: A distribution switchgear has an equipment room, main busbar room and cable room, which are formed in a distribution panel housing by partitioning the housing, from front to back such that the equipment room is located just behind the front door of the housing, with the busbar room behind the equipment room. In the equipment room are disposed a circuit breaker, a current transformer on a load side of the circuit breaker and a zero-phase-sequence current transformer on a power supply side of the circuit breaker. The equipment units are vertically arranged in the equipment room. In the busbar room are a solid-insulated main busbar, a solid-insulated link busbar connected with the main busbar and connected with one side of each of the equipment units and a solid-insulated branch busbar connected with the other side of each of the equipment units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Tsuchiya, Yoshinori Nishizawa, Yuko Kajiyama
  • Patent number: 7499263
    Abstract: A mobile power source for use with a power cable having a connector. The mobile power source includes a housing, a generator, an enclosure, at least one power terminal, a door, and at least one fastening device. The generator is mounted in the housing to generate electrical power. The at least one power terminal is mounted within the enclosure, electrically connected to the generator, and configured to receive power generated by the generator. The door is positioned over the enclosure so as to cover the at least one power terminal, and limit access to the at least one power terminal. The at least one fastening device is adjacent to the door, and configured to secure the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dale R. Herbstritt, Jiri Podsednik
  • Publication number: 20090009932
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical low-voltage switchgear, comprising at least two power units accommodated in slide-in units or in a housing, and comprising control units assigned to the power units. The control units are spatially separated from the power units and power levers and are connected to one another via signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: ABB PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Kraft, Hans-Peter Merkel
  • Patent number: 7450368
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a housing having a front, a back, a plurality of sides, a plurality of sections disposed between the sides, at least one electrical apparatus, and a plurality of electrical bus members electrically connected to the electrical apparatus. The electrical apparatus is disposed within a first one of the sections of the housing, and a substantial portion of the electrical bus members are collectively disposed within a second one of the sections of the housing. At least the second one of the sections and the substantial portion of the electrical bus members collectively disposed therein are accessible from the front of the housing, regardless of whether the electrical apparatus is within or removed from the first one of the sections of the housing. An electrical bus assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Paul K. Parker, James E. Smith, Chandrakant Z. Tailor, Robert Yanniello
  • Publication number: 20080259532
    Abstract: Apparatus, method, and system for rigidly supporting a switchgear bus assembly through the use of one or more support plates, thereby providing the primary support for the other active modules and bushings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: David Charles Hughes, Brian Todd Steinbrecher, Dan Wycklendt, Timothy A. Myers
  • Patent number: 7440260
    Abstract: An electrical bus member mounting system is provided for an electrical enclosure including a housing having a front, a back and a plurality of sides, a plurality of sections disposed between the sides, at least one electrical apparatus disposed within a first one of the sections, and an electrical bus assembly electrically connected to the electrical apparatus. The electrical bus member mounting system includes a mounting assembly having a first portion and a second portion. A plurality of electrical bus members are coupled to the first portion and the second portion is coupled at or about at least one of the sides of the housing within a second one of the sections thereof. Accordingly, the electrical bus member mounting system consolidates a substantial portion of the electrical bus assembly at a single location within the second one of the sections of the housing, in order to facilitate access thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Paul K. Parker, James E. Smith, Paul A. Colbaugh, Marcy D. Scialabba, Ronald A. Carder
  • Patent number: 7425144
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the economical and reliable assembly of buss plates and components thereon, having a bushing positioned on one or more surfaces or therebetween. A novel spring-like retainer is employed to retain a plurality of bushings in proximity to a plurality of buss plate through holes to facilitate easy assembly. The use of the spring retainer eliminates the requirement for costly and potentially adverse pre-assembly soldering of the busing into position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Inventors: Scott M. Bader, Craig C. Bader
  • Patent number: 7417848
    Abstract: A reduced form factor component support is provided for motor control centers and similar packaged electrical systems. The reduced form factor component support may be used with smaller components, such as small motor starters, motor drives, and so forth. Electrical connections with standard bus bars in the enclosure are made through special connectors mounted on subplates in the rear of the enclosure, or by an invertible stab housing that can allow the reduced form factor component support to share conventional slots in a bus cover, thereby providing access to the supply power in the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Herberto Bergmann, Eric Krieg, Chester Malkowski, Jr., Arnaldo Hiroyuki Omoto, Luis Ricardo Luzardo Pereira, José Batista Ferreira Neto
  • Patent number: 7414194
    Abstract: A bus bar wiring board includes a first conductive bus bar, a second conductive bus bar, a first insulating board, in which one end portions of the first and the second bus bars are embedded and a second insulating board, in which the other end portions of the first and the second bus bars are embedded. A first longitudinal direction of a cross-section of the first bus bar intersects a second longitudinal direction of a cross-section of the second bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Nakayama, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Keiichi Ito, Yoshihiko Nakahama
  • Patent number: 7414828
    Abstract: A current distributor includes a common, uninterrupted first main busbar as a main current supply and a number of current distributor modules which are each associated with a respective circuit breaker and can be disposed in a row along the main busbar. The current distributor module or each current distributor module has a first connection line for supplying current to a load circuit. The current distributor module or each current distributor module has a housing, a slot formed on a front side of the housing for plugging on an associated circuit breaker, and a first channel which passes through the housing in a transverse direction for accommodating the first main busbar. A first contact opening of the slot corresponds to the first channel and a second contact opening of the slot corresponds to a housing receptacle for a connection socket of the first connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Birner
  • Patent number: 7414827
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gas-insulated switchgear device, in which a space for dismantlement and inspection work which facilitates the dismantlement and inspection work of circuit breakers at the time of the occurrence of accidents of the circuit breakers are provided and an installation area for the gas-insulated switchgear device can be reduced. The gas-insulated switchgear device includes a pair of spaced apart main bus lines, three circuit breakers connected between the main bus lines, a common space for dismantlement and inspection work provided between two of the three circuit breakers, and branch bus lines provided above the common dismantlement and inspection work space using the common dismantlement and inspection work space and disposed in such a manner that insulatedly leading-out directions of the branch bus lines cross in order to balance voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Japan AE Power Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Kashiwa, Ryoichi Shinohara, Takeru Yamamoto, Yoshiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7335041
    Abstract: A bus bar support, including a lower part which can be mounted with a lower side thereof to the base. Several bus bars which are disposed in a longitudinal direction and at a distance from each other, are used to insert, in an isolated manner, bush bars extending in a transversal direction and are arranged in an upper side of the lower side. The bush bar support also includes a removable upper part which blocks and closes the bus bars. One object of this invention is to provide bus bars in a simple manner, which are easy to handle and which can adapt in many ways to the bus bars which have various cross sections. As a result, the bus bar support includes separate sliding elements which are used to define the bus bar receiving elements in a direction of thickness extending from the lower side to the upper side. Bearing inserts are used to define the bus bar receiving elements in a direction of width extending in a transverse manner on the longitudinal extension of the inserted bus bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ulrich Haubach
  • Patent number: 7334315
    Abstract: For use in switchgear equipment having channel bus bars joined together at a bus joint, there is provided a method of servicing and maintaining a channel bus splice assembly and method. The channel bus splice assembly comprises switchgear or switchboard equipment having channel bus bars joined together at a bus joint, there is provided a channel bus splice assembly. The channel bus splice assembly comprises an inner splice plate defining a plurality of throughbores. A sliding clamp plate is configured to reciprocally move within the inner splice plate. The sliding clamp plate defines a plurality of access ports. A pair of nut plates is coupled to the sliding clamp plate and having threaded orifices corresponding to selected throughbores in the inner splice plate. An outer splice plate having a plurality of throughbores corresponding to the threaded orifices in the nut plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason P. Wiant, Harry W. Josten
  • Patent number: 7302775
    Abstract: A barrier movement operator with improved mounting and power distribution capabilities is disclosed. The disclosed system includes an elongate member mounted from an overhead structure in a substantially horizontal manner. A head end of a barrier movement operator may be supported by the elongate member and the elongate member may be used to mount accessory devices such as lights and extension cords, and to provide mains voltage to the mounted accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Olmsted
  • Patent number: 7227740
    Abstract: A non-conductive bus shroud for a dual circuit breaker system that has a plurality of vertical walls extending generally perpendicular from the top side and including at least one bus member support vertical wall. The dual circuit breaker system includes a housing assembly having a back wall, a first circuit breaker having at least one protruding line terminal, a second circuit breaker having at least one protruding line terminal and at least one bus member extending between the at least one first circuit breaker line terminal and the at least one second circuit breaker line terminal. The bus shroud has a planar member with a top side, a bottom side, a front edge, a back edge, at least one first circuit breaker terminal opening, and a second circuit breaker terminal opening. When the shroud is installed over the circuit breakers, the vertical walls protect and support the bus member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey Lee Johnson
  • Patent number: 7224577
    Abstract: A method and a mounting plate system for electrical equipment in a switchgear cabinet having spaced apart frame members. The mounting plate system comprises a first mounting plate having a plurality of orifices located proximate an outer edge of the first mounting plate. A second mounting plate having a plurality of orifices located proximate an outer edge of the second mounting plate, wherein the first and second mounting plates are configured to couple to the electrical equipment in the frame members, releaseably secure the electrical equipment to the frame member from the rear of the switchgear cabinet and facilitate removal of the electrical equipment from the front of the switchgear cabinet. Another embodiment, the mounting plate system provides one of the first and second mounting plates defining a through-hole configured to accept the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason P. Wiant, Harry W. Josten, Robert D. Meyer
  • Patent number: 7173810
    Abstract: A bus assembly that is structured to be coupled to a multiple pole circuit breaker and to a plurality of horizontally aligned vertical line conductors is disclosed. The circuit breaker has a back side with a line terminal and a load terminal for each pole extending therefrom. At least two terminals are associated with different poles are vertically aligned. The bus assembly includes a first set of line buses structured to be coupled to the line terminals, and include at least one line bus having a horizontal offset, as well as a second set of load buses structured to be coupled to the load terminals and extending in a direction generally parallel to the load terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Neal Edward Rowe, Michael Howard Abrahamsen
  • Patent number: 7173811
    Abstract: An offset assembly for a circuit breaker includes at least one two plane member having a first plate and a second plate. The first and second plates are joined at an edge and extend generally perpendicular to each other. The second plate is structured to be coupled to the quick disconnect and the first plate is structured to be coupled to the circuit breaker terminal so that the second plate is not aligned with the centerline of the circuit breaker terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Howard Abrahamsen, Neal Edward Rowe, Stanley Ervin Moore, Timothy Fair, Marlyce Jean Scott
  • Patent number: 7173809
    Abstract: According to the invention, the busbar system comprises at least one first (2) and one second busbar block (3) with busbars (6), whereby the busbars (6) of the first busbar block (2) are electrically connected to a number of supply terminals (5) mounted in a fixed manner thereon and to the busbars (6) of the second busbar block (3) by means of a multiphase connecting plug (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Bauer, Georg Bollinger, Wolfgang Brandl, Georg Edenharter, Peter Hartinger, Stefan Merz, Klaus Reisky, Norbert Sörgel
  • Patent number: 7112741
    Abstract: An electronic module includes a housing, an electronic circuit arrangement arranged therein, and at least one cylindrical bus bar which is connected to the circuit arrangement and which projects through an opening formed at the housing to form a connection area with electric connection leads. In order to provide a module with strain relief that is protected against external influences, a substantially plate-shaped connection lug whose radial extension exceeds that of the bus bar is formed at the bus bar, and a connection unit is arranged at the housing in order to form the connection area. The connection unit has a base plate which contacts the housing and which has an opening through which the connection lug is guided at least partially and can be received in a positive engagement by the connection unit. The bus bar is secured in position by a closure element that is arranged at the connection unit on the housing side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Jakob Hechler
  • Patent number: 7091417
    Abstract: A busway fitting bus assembly for a busway fitting, wherein the busway fitting has a housing assembly defining an enclosed space, the housing assembly having a top end, a bottom end, and a sidewall, the sidewall having a side opening, at least one tap bus extending between the side opening and the enclosed space. The busway fitting bus assembly includes a plurality of elongated, main bus members, the main bus members structured to extend the length between the busway fitting housing assembly bottom end and the busway fitting housing assembly top end, and a support assembly having an extruded body structured to enclose and support the plurality of main bus members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur J. Jur, Philip D. Miller, Robert G. Towne, Douglas V. Taylor, Stephen W. Oneufer