Patents by Inventor Klaus-Peter Eppe
Klaus-Peter Eppe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10793151Abstract: An installation switching device has a housing and screw connecting clamp with an essentially frame-shaped clamping part having longitudinal faces, narrow faces and broad faces, a head-clamp screw received in a clamping part threaded aperture, and a current rail arranged fixed in the device extending through the frame-shaped clamping part interior, wherein a current rail broad face is oriented, as assembled, parallel to a clamping part broad face facing the head clamping screw, the screw supporting itself, screwed in, on the current rail, wherein consequently, the clamping part is displaceable in its longitudinal direction, parallel to the narrow face, relative to the current rail by further screwing in the head clamping screw so a connecting conductor can be fixedly clamped between the current rail face remote from the screw and the clamping part broad face remote from the screw, the housing having a screw receiving region guiding the screw head.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Ralf Weber, Erwin Muders, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Patent number: 10340097Abstract: An installation switching device includes: a housing; and at least one contact clamp, which is arranged in the housing, for connecting at least one electrical conductor through a conductor insertion opening that is provided in the housing, the contact clamp including a clamping frame that has a rectangular cross section and a clamping screw that engages in a first narrow end side of the clamping frame and a clamping end of the clamping screw being cooperating with a section of a contact rail that is fixedly mounted in the housing of the installation switching device, the section being located within the clamping frame, so that a second narrow end side that lies opposite the first narrow end side and is connected thereto via two longitudinal sides that lie opposite one another presses an inserted connecting conductor against a surface of the contact rail that is remote from the clamping screw.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Ralf Weber, Erwin Muders, Klaus-Peter Eppe, Alexander Orban
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Patent number: 10319540Abstract: An electrical installation switching device has an insulating material housing; a switching knob protruding beyond the housing on a housing front face and able to pivot between a switched-on and switched-off position about a first pivot axis; a magnetic short circuit current and/or a thermal excess current trigger; a contact site formed from a fixed and a moveable contact piece, a switching lock having a latching site and being triggerable by an excess and/or short circuit current using the trigger when unlatching the latching site; an operator pivotable between a release and an operating position about a second pivot axis, aligned parallel to the first pivot axis, switching knob having an operating contour, the operator and operating contour cooperating by triggering the switching lock using the trigger when the operator pivots about the second pivot axis to hold the knob in an intermediate position between the on and off position.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Ralf Weber, Erwin Muders, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Publication number: 20180218852Abstract: An electrical service switching device includes: a housing in which at least one contact point is arranged, the housing having a first terminal connection area, in which a plug-in terminal is arranged and is configured for for the purpose of connecting the service switching device to a busbar, and a second terminal connection area, in which a screw terminal for the connection of connection conductors is arranged, the first and the second terminal connection area being formed on opposite narrow sides of the housing; and an arc quenching device associated with the at least one contact point and having an arc inlet side and an exhaust air side at which an exhaust air flow can exit. The exhaust air side of the arc quenching device is oriented towards the first terminal connection area in the housing interior.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Ralf Weber, Erwin Muders, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Publication number: 20180151310Abstract: An installation switching device includes: a housing; and at least one contact clamp, which is arranged in the housing, for connecting at least one electrical conductor through a conductor insertion opening that is provided in the housing, the contact clamp including a clamping frame that has a rectangular cross section and a clamping screw that engages in a first narrow end side of the clamping frame and a clamping end of the clamping screw being cooperating with a section of a contact rail that is fixedly mounted in the housing of the installation switching device, the section being located within the clamping frame, so that a second narrow end side that lies opposite the first narrow end side and is connected thereto via two longitudinal sides that lie opposite one another presses an inserted connecting conductor against a surface of the contact rail that is remote from the clamping screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Ralf Weber, Erwin Muders, Klaus-Peter Eppe, Alexander Orban
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Publication number: 20170369060Abstract: An installation switching device has a housing and screw connecting clamp with an essentially frame-shaped clamping part having longitudinal faces, narrow faces and broad faces, a head-clamp screw received in a clamping part threaded aperture, and a current rail arranged fixed in the device extending through the frame-shaped clamping part interior, wherein a current rail broad face is oriented, as assembled, parallel to a clamping part broad face facing the head clamping screw, the screw supporting itself, screwed in, on the current rail, wherein consequently, the clamping part is displaceable in its longitudinal direction, parallel to the narrow face, relative to the current rail by further screwing in the head clamping screw so a connecting conductor can be fixedly clamped between the current rail face remote from the screw and the clamping part broad face remote from the screw, the housing having a screw receiving region guiding the screw head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Ralf Weber, Erwin Muders, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Publication number: 20170323741Abstract: An electrical installation switching device has an insulating material housing; a switching knob protruding beyond the housing on a housing front face and able to pivot between a switched-on and switched-off position about a first pivot axis; a magnetic short circuit current and/or a thermal excess current trigger; a contact site formed from a fixed and a moveable contact piece, a switching lock having a latching site and being triggerable by an excess and/or short circuit current using the trigger when unlatching the latching site; an operator pivotable between a release and an operating position about a second pivot axis, aligned parallel to the first pivot axis, switching knob having an operating contour, the operator and operating contour cooperating by triggering the switching lock using the trigger when the operator pivots about the second pivot axis to hold the knob in an intermediate position between the on and off position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Ralf Weber, Erwin Muders, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Patent number: 8198556Abstract: An installation switching device includes an insulating housing having a front face, and a switching handle disposed on the front face and configured to be operated by an operator and switched between a switched-on position and a switched-off position. The installation switching device also includes a slide fitted to the front face and moveable between a locked position and a released position. The slide is in the form of a frame and having at least one transverse web transverse to a movement direction of the slide and a holding projection configured to block any switching of the switching handle when the slide is in the locked position and to release the switching handle for switching when the slide is in the released position. The front face includes at least one structural element corresponding to the at least one transverse web.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Joachim Majewski, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Patent number: 8129641Abstract: An installation switching device includes a housing having a terminal connecting area and a screwless spring-loaded terminal fixed in position in the terminal connecting area, and a spring operating lever. The screwless spring-loaded terminal includes a clamping spring having a contact limb, a clamping limb having a clamping window with a clamping edge, and a curved spring rear connecting the contact and clamping limbs and configured to interact with a mount part surrounding a clamping strip, such that a connecting conductor is clampable between a rear face of the clamping strip and the clamping edge.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Joachim Majewski, Roland Ritz, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Patent number: 8093984Abstract: An installation switching device includes a housing, a main contact point having an arc quenching chamber, an input terminal, an output terminal, an impact-style armature system configured to move the main contact point to an open position, a latching mechanism having a latching point and configured to open an isolating contact point disposed in a secondary current path parallel to a main current path, a main thermostatic bimetallic strip configured to act on the latching point to as to cause the main contact point to remain in the open position, a current limiting resistor disposed in the secondary current path, a selective thermostatic bimetallic strip disposed in the secondary current path and configured to act on the latching mechanism, a handle configured to act on the latching mechanism so as to open and close the main contact point, and a phase connecting rail.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Manfred Hofmann, Wolfgang Pump, Ralf Wieland, Albert Stieger, Joachim Majewski, Roland Ritz, Klaus-Peter Eppe, Erwin Muders, Joachim Becker, Rainer Ludovici, Heinz-Erich Popa, Wolfgang Suess
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Publication number: 20110209972Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to an installation switching device, having a housing with a front side, a fastening side, narrow sides, and wide sides. The device also includes a screwless clamp terminal with a clamping spring for connecting conductors. The clamping spring is fixed in position in a clamp terminal chamber of the housing. The opening of the clamp terminal chamber can be partially covered by a clamp covering part which is pivotably connected to the housing. The clamp covering part includes a number of connection openings in a connection area, the number corresponding to the number of connecting conductors to be connected. The clamp covering part can act against the clamping spring in an opening manner in pivoting in the direction of the housing interior.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: ABB AGInventors: Klaus-Peter EPPE, Albert Stieger, Carola Thielen, Erwin Muders
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Patent number: 7980903Abstract: An installation switch has an insulating housing and a terminal connecting arrangement for clamping a connecting conductor having an annular terminal shoe. The terminal connecting arrangement includes a terminal socket having an interior disposed between an insertion opening for receiving the terminal shoe and an access opening and a terminal screw having a screw head and a screw shank disposed in the interior of the terminal socket, the screw being actuatable in a longitudinal direction within the interior of the terminal socket between an open state and a clamped state. The arrangement further includes a connection plate having a screw hole with interior threads for threadably engaging the terminal screw when in the clamped state and a retaining device preventing the terminal screw from being removed from the terminal socket when in the open state.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Matthias Bitz, Ralf Kraus, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Patent number: 7896685Abstract: An installation switching device comprises a housing having a front and a rear face, a mounting side, at least one front and rear narrow side, two wide sides and having an opening at least on the rear face. The installation switching device further comprises a screwless terminal connection including a clamping spring disposed in a terminal connection space and configured to connect a plurality of connecting conductors and a terminal cover part swivelably connected to the housing and configured to cover the opening, the terminal cover part having a terminal face with a plurality of terminal openings, each corresponding to one of the plurality of connecting conductors to be connected and a guide device molded onto each of the at least one terminal openings and configured to guide the connecting conductors.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Klaus-Peter Eppe, Carola Thielen, Albert Stieger, Richard Hack
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Patent number: 7839241Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical service switching device, e.g., a circuit breaker, having a magnetic release with a magnet armature, a thermal release, a fixed and moving contact piece, a switching mechanism which can be tripped by the thermal and magnetic release and has a latching point which is formed by a tripping lever and a catch lever which is mounted in a fixed position such that it can rotate and has an elongated hole in order to guide a clip, wherein the magnet armature can act on the contact lever, to which the moving contact piece is fitted, in order to open the contact point in the event of a short, and the switching mechanism can hold the contact lever permanently in the open position, having a switching toggle for manual operation of the switching mechanism, and having an intermediate lever which is articulated at one of its ends with the contact lever and at its other end on the clip, wherein the clip is articulated with at least one limb on the switching toggle.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2008Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Ralf Weber, Erwin Muders, Klaus-Peter Eppe, Joachim Becker
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Publication number: 20100227513Abstract: An installation switch has an insulating housing and a terminal connecting arrangement for clamping a connecting conductor having an annular terminal shoe. The terminal connecting arrangement includes a terminal socket having an interior disposed between an insertion opening for receiving the terminal shoe and an access opening and a terminal screw having a screw head and a screw shank disposed in the interior of the terminal socket, the screw being actuatable in a longitudinal direction within the interior of the terminal socket between an open state and a clamped state. The arrangement further includes a connection plate having a screw hole with interior threads for threadably engaging the terminal screw when in the clamped state and a retaining device preventing the terminal screw from being removed from the terminal socket when in the open state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: ABB AGInventors: Matthias Bitz, Ralf Kraus, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Publication number: 20100133074Abstract: A locking apparatus for prevention of unauthorized switching-on of a service switching device includes a release lever disposed within a device housing, a switching mechanism movable from a latched state to an unlatched state by the release lever, and a release lever actuating part disposed in an area of the device housing in which the release lever is disposed. The release lever actuating part is movable from outside the switching device between a switched-on position and a switched-off position. The release lever actuating part is coupled to the release lever so as to hold the release lever in the unlatched state when the release lever actuating party is in the switched-off position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: ABB AGInventors: Klaus-Peter Eppe, Erwin Muders, Hermann Schmitt
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Publication number: 20100127816Abstract: An installation switching device includes a housing, a main contact point having an arc quenching chamber, an input terminal, an output terminal, an impact-style armature system configured to move the main contact point to an open position, a latching mechanism having a latching point and configured to open an isolating contact point disposed in a secondary current path parallel to a main current path, a main thermostatic bimetallic strip configured to act on the latching point to as to cause the main contact point to remain in the open position, a current limiting resistor disposed in the secondary current path, a selective thermostatic bimetallic strip disposed in the secondary current path and configured to act on the latching mechanism, a handle configured to act on the latching mechanism so as to open and close the main contact point, and a phase connecting rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: ABB AGInventors: Manfred Hofmann, Wolfgang Pump, Ralf Wieland, Albert Stieger, Joachim Majewski, Roland Ritz, Klaus-Peter Eppe, Erwin Muders, Joachim Becker, Rainer Ludovici, Heinz-Erich Popa, Wolfgang Suess
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Publication number: 20100116634Abstract: An installation switching device includes a housing having a terminal connecting area and a screwless spring-loaded terminal fixed in position in the terminal connecting area, and a spring operating lever. The screwless spring-loaded terminal includes a clamping spring having a contact limb, a clamping limb having a clamping window with a clamping edge, and a curved spring rear connecting the contact and clamping limbs and configured to interact with a mount part surrounding a clamping strip, such that a connecting conductor is clampable between a rear face of the clamping strip and the clamping edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: ABB AGInventors: Joachim Majewski, Roland Ritz, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Patent number: D658135Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: ABB Stotz-Kontakt GmbHInventors: Ralf Weber, Joachim Körner, Dirk Hauck, Gerhard Ziegler, Klaus-Peter Eppe
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Patent number: D658136Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: ABB Stotz-Kontakt GmbHInventors: Ralf Weber, Joachim Körner, Dirk Hauck, Gerhard Ziegler, Klaus-Peter Eppe