Bus Duct Patents (Class 439/212)
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Patent number: 7234961Abstract: An electrical connector arrangement taps off electrical current from a plurality of coplanar parallel input insulated conductors and supplies the same to a plurality of output conductors, respectively. A rectangular base member is provided having a horizontal upper surface that supports a plurality of parallel coplanar longitudinally-extending input conductors, respectively. A pair of pivot members are connected with the ends of the base member for pivotal movement about transverse horizontal pivot axes, respectively. As the pivot members are pivoted from disengaged positions toward engaged positions parallel with and directly above the base member top surface, bifurcated insulation-piercing knives on the pivot members pierce the insulation layers of the insulated conductors and electrically engage the conductors.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2006Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Uwe Arlitt, Paulo Russo, Rainer Schulze, John Witt, Günter Lucht, Joachim Bury, Torsten Diekmann, Andreas Wedler, Thomas Salomon
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Patent number: 7198524Abstract: The busbar molded article 10 includes: a busbar 12 formed by being stamped out from an electrically conductive substrate; a plurality of terminal parts 17 lined up on the busbar; and a resin band 25 for alignment-correction formed on the side of an end of a plurality of the terminal parts 17, wherein each terminal part 17 is provided with: a first bent part 21 bent by a small bend angle ?1; and a second bent part 22 bent by a large bend angle ?2 by stamping with a pressing machine, the second bent part 22 being formed nearer to the side of a base of each terminal part 17 than the first bent part 21 being formed, so that the resin band 25 is offset to a mold 45 that moves up and down of the pressing machine.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Tsugane, Yoshihiko Nakahama
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Patent number: 7121856Abstract: A device for connection of a plurality of busbars to at least one apparatus of an electrical switchboard. The device comprises mechanical-coupling means to the busbars. The mechanical-coupling means further comprise at least one first element made of insulating material having a shaped body, on which there are defined housing seats, designed to couple each with corresponding busbars insulating them from one another. In addition the device further comprises connection means, operatively coupled to the at least one first element so as to enable direct electrical connection between the busbars and the at least one apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: ABB Service S.R.L.Inventors: Rodolfo Fontana, Giuseppe Morini
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Patent number: 7053302Abstract: The invention relates to a voltage source converter system, and includes a plane parallel bus bar assembly having conductor bars closely related for reducing induced voltage in the assembly. Each gap that is formed between adjacent conductor bars is completely filled by a polymer insulator which is formed for providing complete freedom of access to fully exposed external sides of the bus bar assembly. The invention also relates to a molded, single piece polymer insulator including an elongate rib member of continuous height and thickness, and elongate wing members angularly extended from each longitudinal periphery of the rib member.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2002Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: ABB ABInventors: Anders Björklund, Tomas Larsson, Tommy Bergström
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Patent number: 7037128Abstract: An electrical connector for use with a conductor includes a housing defining a port. The port includes an entrance opening, an exit opening, and a conductor passage extending between and communicating with the entrance and exit openings. The conductor passage is adapted to receive the conductor therethrough. Sealant is disposed in the conductor passage. The sealant is adapted for insertion of the conductor therethrough such that the sealant provides a seal about the inserted conductor. A penetrable closure wall extends across the conductor passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Harry George Yaworski, Kenton Archibald Blue, Rudolf Robert Bukovnik
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Patent number: 6921862Abstract: A connector for conductor bars, which are in-line or extend at a right angle with regard to one another and which rotate 90° around their longitudinal axes. The connector is comprised of a first contact piece and of a second contact piece of which the first contact piece is fastened in an eccentric manner, with regard to the longitudinal axis thereof, to the second contact piece at a position on the second contact piece that is also positioned in an eccentric manner with regard to the longitudinal axis. The first contact piece is connected to the second contact piece in such a manner that their longitudinal axes extend at a right angle with regard to one another but at a distance from one another so that the contact surfaces of the contact pieces do not intersect or overlap one another, but are adjacently arranged such that the pivot by 90° towards one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2001Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michael Bach, Detlev Schmidt, Michael Sebekow, Guenter Seidler-Stahl, Ingo Thiede, Sezai Tuerkmen
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Patent number: 6866526Abstract: In an electric connection box constituted by arranging a bus bar circuit board constituted by arranging a plurality of bus bars having at least two kinds of different potentials on an insulating board in a vertical direction, in bus bar arrangement in which the bus bar having low potential and the bus bar having high potential are contiguously installed in a horizontal direction, the bus bar having the low potential is arranged on an upper side of the bus bar having the high potential in the vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2003Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Norio Ito
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Patent number: 6854996Abstract: A busbar assembly for electrically connecting a plurality of conductors includes a housing defining an interior cavity and first and second ports. The first and second ports each include a conductor passage and communicate with the interior cavity. The conductor passages are each adapted to receive a conductor therethrough. An electrically conductive busbar conductor member is disposed in the interior cavity. At least one holding mechanism is provided to selectively secure each of the conductors to the busbar conductor member for electrical contact therewith. Sealant is disposed in the conductor passages of each of the first and second ports. The sealant is adapted for insertion of the conductors therethrough such that the sealant provides a seal about the inserted conductors. The sealant may be a gel.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Harry George Yaworski, Kenton Archibald Blue, Rudolf Robert Bukovnik
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Patent number: 6840783Abstract: A press-fit bus-bar for distributing power along a backplane or a printed circuit board includes a number of flat bus bar conductors fabricated from an electrically conductive material. Each bus bar conductor is separated from adjacent bus bar conductors by layers of an insulating material. A number of electrically conductive press-fit tails protrude from one edge of each bus bar conductor. When the laminated bus bar conductors and insulating material layers are placed in a housing which is then filled with a hardened epoxy resin, the press-fit tails protrude from the surface of that epoxy resin. These protruding tails can be press-fit in a backplane(s) or printed circuit board(s) for the purpose of supplying these backplane(s) or printed circuit board(s) with electric power.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2002Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gerald Wolford, James Mills, Steven E. Minich, Christopher J. Kolivoski, John D. Dodds, James R. Volstorf, Wilfred J. Swain, James S. Staron
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Publication number: 20040266241Abstract: A vehicle-connector routing structure is provided with which routing can be made through a narrow space. The vehicle-connector routing structure includes a chassis having an engine compartment and a tunnel continuing from the engine compartment, motors provided in the tunnel, and vehicle connectors connected to the motors. The vehicle connectors include bus bars extending at least from the motors to the engine compartment through the tunnel. One bus bar extends to an inverter. The other bus bar is connected to a flexible electric wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsukashima, Takamasa Takeuchi, Sho Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20040192097Abstract: A connector for providing semi-permanent connection between a bus bar and a connector contact is formed by ovelapping a bus bar tab with at least one contact tail of the connector contact and gripping the overlapped bus bar tab and the contact tail with a spring clip. In this manner, the spring clip produces the pressure required to establish adequate contact between the bus bar tab and contact tail. According to another feature, the junction including the bus bar tab, the contact tail and the spring clip are isolated by covering them with an electrically insulating sleeve, this sleeve also serving to retain the spring clip in position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: James Mills, Miguel Conde, Patrick ST-Louis
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Publication number: 20040185698Abstract: A first assembly includes a board member for wiring an electric wire thereon, and a first bus bar electrically connected to the electric wire. The first bus bar includes a first tab-shaped terminal having a first dimension in a first direction and a second dimension smaller than the first dimension in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A second assembly is joined to the first assembly in the first direction. The second assembly includes a mount section in which an electric component is mounted, and a second bus bar electrically connected to the electric component. The second bus bar includes a second tab-shaped terminal having a third dimension in the first direction and a fourth dimension smaller than the third dimension in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2004Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuhiro Hara
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Patent number: 6762362Abstract: An electronic system has a power supply, multiple backplanes, and a bus bar assembly electrically interconnected between the power supply and the multiple backplanes. The bus bar assembly includes a power supply member that couples to a power supply and a backplane member that couples simultaneously to multiple backplanes. The backplane member defines multiple rows of holes. Each row of holes includes at least two holes. The bus bar assembly further includes a set of fasteners that fasten the power supply member to the backplane member in order to provide a conductive path between the power supply and the multiple backplanes. The multiple rows of holes defined by the backplane member enable the backplane member to fasten to power supply members having different designs for flexibility.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2001Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Barry Cavanaugh, Keith Johnson
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Patent number: 6712623Abstract: The present invention provides a junction box that is divided into a base circuit part connectable to an external circuit and fuse and/or relay connection circuit parts. The junction box includes a base module including the base circuit part, and a fuse module including the fuse connection circuit part and/or a relay module including the relay connection circuit, and the junction box is assembled by combining the modules. The base circuit part of the base module includes rectangular vertical bus bars that are aligned in parallel in an internal part of a case, and the case incorporates multiple terminal housing compartments into which terminals connectable to external wire terminals are inserted, each terminal incorporating pairs of grip ends of terminals that grip and connect to the vertical bus bars.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2002Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Tatsuya Sumida
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Patent number: 6690097Abstract: The present invention concerns an electric power transmission and distribution system including transmission components each having several parallel, insulated transmission conductors laid against each other, and the ends of which are connected by a terminal block fitted with a tap-off device. This system includes at least one distribution component, having parallel distribution conductors spaced apart from each other, and one at least of the two ends of which is connected to a tap-off device, with no additional means of electrical protection against current overloads. The cross-section of the distribution conductors is smaller than the cross-section of the transmission conductors.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAInventor: Henri Pierrot
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Patent number: 6672889Abstract: A bus bar holder having at least one bus bar receiver formed in a support element, with a width that can be varied for receiving bus bars of different cross sections by means of an adapter element, which can be plugged or locked in a holding structure with a matched and complementary holding structure in a bottom area. There are a variety of adaptations for adapting the bus bar receiver in the depth direction, because a separate spacer is provided, which can be removably attached on the bottom area of the bus bar receiver and which has a free space in the area of the holding structure, through which the holding structure is accessible for inserting the adapter element.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2002Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Eberhard Biermeier, Hans Wagener
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Publication number: 20030236016Abstract: A tubular bus bar is comprised of a conductive pipe member that is three-dimensionally bent, and first and second connections that are provided, e.g., at both ends of the pipe member. The pipe member is covered with an insulating tube, except for those portions at which the first and second connections are formed. The tubular bus bar is lightweight, easy to be recycled, high in power transfer efficiency, and easy to be assembled to an electrical equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2003Publication date: December 25, 2003Applicant: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masakazu Murakami, Hideyuki Fujinami
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Publication number: 20030232532Abstract: A field convertible tap-off base for an electrical busway distribution fitting. The field convertible tap-off base includes an AC phase termination side and a field configurable side having first and second configurable electrical terminals. The AC phase termination side provides terminals for connecting three AC phase conductors of a busway electrical distribution system to any one of a number of load bases configured for electrical components such as circuit breakers, switches, fuses, lugs or other special functions. The first and second configurable terminals permit two additional busway electrical conductors to be used for neutral, high current capacity neutral, secondary ground, DC current or other special functions which might be defined in the busway electrical distribution system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2002Publication date: December 18, 2003Applicant: Square D Company.Inventors: Rodney J. West, Glenn S. O'Nan
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Patent number: 6664478Abstract: Support members for a busbar assembly are provided. The support members include a body formed of an electrically insulative material and at least one receiving formation in the body and configured to receive an electrical conductor. A strengthening insert is located substantially entirely within the body to electrically insulate the strengthening insert from the electrical conductor. The strengthening insert is a material different from the electrically insulative material of the body. Support structures and busbar assemblies and methods of making the support members are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Tyco Electronics UK Ltd.Inventors: David John Mohan, Mark Francis Smith
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Patent number: 6661672Abstract: An electric connection box having a circuit formed inside a case (upper case) by arranging vertical bus bars in parallel inside the case. Terminals project from one side of each of the vertical bus bars. Pressure welding tabs having a pressure-welding slot respectively and pressure-welding pieces project from the other side of each of the vertical bus bars, with the pressure welding tabs and the pressure-welding pieces vertical to a longitudinal direction of the vertical bus bars. The vertical bus bars are arranged in parallel, and the pressure-welding piece of the vertical bus bar is connected by pressure welding to the pressure-welding slot of the pressure-welding tab.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2003Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Katsuya Ito
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Patent number: 6637166Abstract: To enable vehicles such as truck tractors, motor homes and recreational vehicles to receive electrical power and communications when parked, a power and communications assembly is provided. A base is mountable in an exterior surface of the vehicle openings through the base are defined for mounting a respective connection moiety so each mounted moiety can be engaged with a complementary connection moiety when a main cover for the base and the mounted moieties is opened against a bias causing it to be normally closed. The connection moieties mountable in the base openings are selected from a group which includes electrical power connectors, telephone circuit connectors, and connectors for coaxial cables and fiber optic cables. Features of either a base opening or a mounted connection moiety can be engaged by its own secondary cover; the several secondary covers when engaged can be accommodated with a space protected by the main cover when it is closed.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: R. A. Phillips Industries, Inc.Inventor: Gregory W. Kinsey
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Patent number: 6634892Abstract: An electrical connector housing includes a first shell carrying connector mounts, fuse mounts and relay mounts. A second shell comprises second connector mounts, and fitted to the first shell. The electrical connector housing contains a connector circuitry module, a fuse circuitry module, a relay circuitry module and a printed board. The connector circuitry module includes connector-connecting circuitry formed of a first bus bar stack and a flexible printed board, while the fuse circuitry module includes fuse-connecting circuitry formed of a second bus bar stack. Likewise, the relay circuitry module includes relay-connecting circuitry formed of a third bus bar stack.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2001Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Masayoshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 6629854Abstract: In a structure of wiring connection, plate-like first to fourth wirings are typically used. A connecting portion of the first wiring is connected to that of the third wiring, and a connecting portion of the second wiring is connected to that of the fourth wiring. Each main portion of the first wiring and the second wiring runs together in parallel to face each main face thereof to the other, and that of the third wiring and the fourth wiring runs together in the same manner. Each elbow portion of the first wiring to the fourth wiring is defined as a portion between the main portion and the connecting portion thereof. Between any one of the first wiring to the fourth wiring and one of the other wirings, a specific distance defined as a distance between gravity centers in sections of two corresponding wirings of the first wiring to the fourth wiring cut along a plane vertical to each main face of the two corresponding wirings is less than the predetermined plate width of each of the two corresponding wirings.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2001Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshinori Murakami
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Patent number: 6596946Abstract: An insert molding having a conductor member with an end portion utilized as a contact point. A fixation member holds a portion of the conductor member. A resin portion covers the conductor member in areas other than the contact point with the fixation member formed integrally with the resin portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2002Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Sakai Yagi
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Patent number: 6549428Abstract: A device for supporting and fixing bus-bars in cabinets for switchboards, comprising: a first element, constituted by a body made of insulating material, which has a first side provided with means for direct engagement to a supporting frame and a second side provided with a plurality of first seats for coupling to corresponding bus-bars; a second element, constituted by a body made of insulating material which has a shaped side along which a plurality of second seats are provided for coupling to the bus-bars, the first and second elements being mutually connected in order to geometrically couple the first and second seats and to clamp the bus-bars inside the seats.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: ABB Service S.r.l.Inventors: Rodolfo Fontana, Alessandro Leone
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Patent number: 6508656Abstract: The multiple pin contactor device for bus bar systems includes at least one bus bar (3) consisting of at least two plates (1) stacked on top of and fixed to one another. This device includes at least one set of contactor pin forks (5) which coincide and are arranged one above the other, in which the contactor pin forks (5) of the different plates (1) are movable independently of one another when the plug-in contactor (10) is introduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2001Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Alain Chevassus-More, Christian Pernot
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Patent number: 6492594Abstract: A modular electrical conductor system having at least one electrical carrier member and at least one electrical connector. The carrier member includes a dielectric carrier shell having a longitudinal axis. A plurality of enclosed channels and at least one open channel extend longitudinally through the carrier member. An electrical carrier conductor extends through each enclosed channel. The open channel has a longitudinally extending opening to receive at least one conductor cable insertable laterally into the at least one open channel. The electrical connector includes a dielectric connector shell having a like plurality of connector channels to the carrier member extending longitudinally therethrough. A connector conductor extends longitudinally through each connector channel and beyond each of the first and second connector ends.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2000Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Power Ease, L.L.C.Inventors: Robert P. Magyar, Philip Hague, Philipp Steiner, Michael Joss
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Patent number: 6489567Abstract: A device for connecting bus bars of a bus bar system with connectors of a piece of electric installation equipment using connecting pieces, which are cut, angled and/or bent from a rectangular flat material. The cost for different bar elements for the connection can be reduced without a need to surrender adaptation to the transmission of current strenghts of different sizes because the connecting pieces are respectively formed by several identical bar elements which are held, vertically with respect to their width, at a distance from each other which corresponds to a thickness of the flat material. The bar elements are maintained apart by a packaging holder which has alternating spacers and holding plates perpendicular with respect to a broad side of the bar elements. The holding plates delimit receivers for the bar elements on both sides of the packaging holders.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2001Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Rittal Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jürgen Zachrai
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Patent number: 6479751Abstract: The invention relates to a contact disc (1) for a conducting plate (2) of busbars, comprising a contact surface (3) projecting upwards with respect to the surface of the conducting plate where the contact surface (3) is integral with the conducting plate (2) and where the segment-shaped slots (4a, 4b 14) are arranged all around, to make possible a deformation of the plate without a significant reduction of the surface of the contact disc provided for receiving an electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Didier Bisson, Philippe Guyon, Christian Pernot
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Patent number: 6439908Abstract: A power supply for a printhead assembly includes a first strip of an electrically conductive material, the first strip having a pair of spaced terminals projecting from a side edge thereof and a second strip of an electrically conductive material, the second strip having a single terminal projecting from a corresponding side edge thereof. The arrangement is such that, when the two strips are arranged side by side, the single terminal of the second strip is arranged between, and equidistantly from, the two terminals of the first strip. A strip of insulating material arranged between the two strips. This symmetrical arrangement of terminals reduces the liklihood of reversing polarity when the assembly is installed. The assembly also includes a TAB film to which a Memjet chip is affixed and which is electrically connected to resilient contact fingers on the two strips and also to a flexible film joined to a data connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventors: Kia Silverbrook, Tobin Allen King, Garry Raymond Jackson
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Publication number: 20020094711Abstract: The present invention, sometimes called Enterlink Conductor, provides a new approach to sharing public processes while maintaining specified controls for separation and security between process participants in a federated system with state that interconnects applications of multiple companies. The Enterlink Conductor comprises a process engine that executes compound processes, a compound process repository that stores compound processes, a process engine user interface to monitor and manage the process engine, a conductor engine that controls the operation of the process engine, a conductor repository that stores participant objects and relationship objects; and a conductor user interface to monitor and manage the conductor engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2001Publication date: July 18, 2002Inventors: Mark H. Hellbusch, Girish U. Balsavar
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Patent number: 6399882Abstract: A busway and a door assembly for use with the busway are described. The door assembly provides access to the conductive busbars through openings in the busway housing. The door assembly includes an insulator plate having openings therethrough for access to the busbars. The insulator plate includes two hinge grooves disposed on opposite edges of the insulator plate. Additionally, the door assembly includes a dual-hinged door which includes a pair of hinge rods adapted for engagement with the hinge grooves. By pivotally rotating on the first hinge rod within the first hinge groove, the door may be opened to a first position. Conversely, by pivotally rotating on the second hinge rod within the second hinge groove, the door may be opened in a second direction. Once in either open position, the door cannot be removed from the insulator plate. Additionally, insulator stabs extend from the insulator plate and are disposed between the busbars to prevent arcing between the exposed areas of the busbars.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1998Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.Inventors: Nathan H. Faulkner, John J. Brockhaus
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Patent number: 6385052Abstract: A drive unit for power control of electric motors comprises a circuit board (10) with surface leads and a number of logic components as well as power controlling semi-conductors (11), and two or more power distribution bars (16) which extend along the circuit board (10) and are connected to a power source and/or one or more motor connections. Each of the power distribution bars (16) is a sheet metal stamping formed with a number of integral connector pins (20) which are to be received in a number of apertures (22) in the circuit board (10) and rigidly connected to the surface leads for communication with the semi-conductors (11). Each one of the power distribution bars (16) is stamped from a flexible thin sheet metal and is folded along a longitudinal line (31) into two parallel sections (32,33). The connector pins (20) extend from a first one (32) of the two sections (32,33).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2000Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: Inmotion Technologies ABInventor: Peter Klas Svensson
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Patent number: 6339192Abstract: A bus bar in which the noise of an apparatus connected to a bus bar is absorbed by the frame to reduce the noise propagated and radiated from the power feed cable and in which the apparatus may be reduced in size to achieve space saving while being reduced in cost. A plurality of power source layers and a plurality of frame grounding layers are arranged neighboring to one another with dielectric layers in-between, while a plurality of frame grounding layers are arranged neighboring to each other with dielectric layers in-between to provide a multi-layered structure including the frame grounding layers. The frame grounding layers are contacted with a fastener with a casing of a frame apparatus in surface contact to constitute a stable grounding of low impedance, while absorbing the noise proper to the insulating layer by interlayer capacitative coupling.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1998Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Yuji Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20020004328Abstract: A multiple pin contactor device for bus bar systems comprises at least one bus bar (3) consisting of at least two plates (1) stacked on top of and fixed to one another. This device comprises at least one set of contactor pin forks (5) which coincide and are arranged one above the other, in which the contactor pin forks (5) of the different plates (1) are movable independently of one another when the plug-in contactor (10) is introduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2001Publication date: January 10, 2002Inventors: Alain Chevassus-More, Christian Pernot
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Patent number: 6329598Abstract: A water-resistant busway with a water drainage duct of the present invention (10) comprises a joint assembly (12) arranged between the ends of first and second busway housings (14, 16). Joint assembly (12) includes a water-resistant cover (30) releasably attached to first and second housings (14, 16) by cover fastening devices (32, 34). Water-resistant cover (30) includes an access hole (36) disposed therein, with access hole (36) receiving a complementary access hole plug (38). Housing spacers (22, 24, 26, 28) each include a water drainage duct (118) disposed therein to drain water from above the water barrier (104) and web (46) of upper piece (42) of housing (14) to below the water barrier and web (46) of the lower piece (44) of housing (14).Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1999Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Andre J. M'Sadoques, William H. Calder, Joseph G. Nagy, David A. Reid, Steven E. Richard, Adil Ibrahim, Jeffrey L. Cox
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Patent number: 6322400Abstract: A one-piece plastic part is configured to support a bus bar in an electrical equipment cabinet. The plastic part includes an elongated front wall and an elongated box frame structure projecting transversely from a rear side of the front wall. The front wall and the box frame structure together define peripheral boundaries of an elongated chamber configured to contain the bus bar. The front wall defines a front side of the chamber, and is configured to block electrically conductive access to the bus bar through the front side of the chamber. The box frame structure defines an open rear side of the chamber, and is configured to provide access for insertion of an electrical terminal through the open rear side for connection of the terminal to the bus bar in the chamber. A first aperture in the terminal is configured to receive a fastener which fastens the terminal to the bus bar.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1999Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Marconi Communications, Inc.Inventors: Jay Perry, Joseph Williams
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Patent number: 6315589Abstract: A combination DC/data connector for connecting electrical equipment stacked in a rack to a continuous vertical combined DC/data bus includes a data connector which cooperates with a slot in the DC/data bus assembly to align the DC/data connector with the bus assembly and make contact with data buses on the walls of the slot. The DC/data connector also includes a pair of DC connectors which slide into channels in the DC bus bars of the DC/data bus assembly after the DC/data connector has been aligned with the bus assembly by the data connector. The data contacts of the DC/data connector are mounted on both sides of a printed circuit card which can be slid into the data connector, and which provides the interconnections between the data contacts and the equipment data interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2000Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Astec International LimitedInventors: Brian Inniss, Michael Hutchins
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Publication number: 20010025716Abstract: An end cap for closing one end of trunking, the end cap having a closure part for closing an interior space of the trunking and a fixing part for fixing it to a back of a base section of the trunking. The closure and fixing parts are connected together by a connecting part. The connecting part constitutes an elastic coupling which allows the closure part to move relative to the fixing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Inventor: Y von Buard
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Publication number: 20010027044Abstract: An end cap for closing an end of trunking includes a closure part for closing an interior space of the trunking and a fixing part for fixing it to a back of a base section of the trunking. The fixing part includes a chimney for inserting a nail. The chimney is substantially perpendicular to the back of the base section and has a height substantially equal to the depth of the base section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Inventor: Yvon Buard
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Patent number: 6297452Abstract: The present invention relates to a curved or bent multilayer arrangement for conductor rails comprising several electrically conductive strips (1, 2) separated by layers of insulating material. In this arrangement, the conductive strips (1, 2) possess, along the line of the fold in the rail, a number of windows (5) arranged such that the windows of one strip are staggered with respect to those of another, and in which those same windows are sized in such a manner that the conductive strips (1, 2) are not overlaid along the line of the fold.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1999Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Christian Pernot
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Patent number: 6266232Abstract: An electric load center having a basepan having a surface with a modular extension mounting foot extending from a lower end wall of a circuit breaker support rail for receiving a modular extension basepan, the modular extension mounting foot having a slot for receiving a flexible snap hook of the modular extension basepan to secure the modular extension basepan to the basepan.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1999Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.Inventors: William E. Rose, Daniel Lee Pack
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Patent number: 6238225Abstract: A bus bar assembly that includes a plurality of bus bars having substantially planar portions disposed in juxtaposition. Adjacent bus bars are electrically isolated from each other. The portion of each of the bus bars is made from an electrically conductive material and has a region provided with at least one interconnect hole extending through the bus bar and adapted to cooperatively receive a pin member. The regions of the bus bars are disposed substantially in a plane so as to permit pin members of equal lengths to be utilized for making electrical connections with the bus bars.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1999Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: TVM Group, Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Middlehurst, Donald E. Wood, Robert S. Jetter
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Patent number: 6179628Abstract: An electric connection box of the present invention comprises an upper case, a lower case fitting with the upper case, a connector housing connecting with a connector from the outside, one or a plurality of bus-bars each arranged sandwiched between the upper case and the lower case and having a terminal portion comprised of a plurality of terminal pieces positioned arranged in parallel inside the connector housing and a bus-bar body integrally formed with the terminal portion, and an insulator provided at least between the plurality of terminal pieces to connect and secure the terminal pieces to each other, by which insulator the narrow width terminal pieces are connected with each other and disturbance of the pitch or deformation is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1999Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shin Hasegawa, Mitsuo Tanaka, Tadashi Ikezawa
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Patent number: 6175509Abstract: The present invention is a mounting platform for placement of a first device on a first plane in close proximity to a second device on a second plane. In the preferred embodiment, the first device is a voltage regulator circuit, the second device is a microprocessor, the first plane is the surface of the platform printed circuit board (PCB), and the second plane is the surface of the base printed circuit board. Typically the microprocessor is electrically coupled to the base printed circuit board and the voltage regulator circuit is electrically coupled to the platform printed circuit board. The mounting platform is mounted as a mezzanine over the base printed circuit board on the platform printed circuit board. Mounting the voltage regulator in this way allows the voltage regulator output to be placed adjacent to the microprocessor chip while at the same time minimizing the amount of valuable board space that is used.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1997Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: Hewlett-Packard CompanyInventor: James K. Koch
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Patent number: 6142806Abstract: A wiring member 20 is provided in a housing 10, has a round cross-section, and has integral tab shaped contact members 21 at the ends thereof. The wiring member 20 is bent into a specified shape before the contact members 21 are formed. The wiring member 20 is then fixed in a first moulding and encapsulated by insert moulding of a cover. Since the wiring member 20 is cross-sectionally round, it can be bent in any direction. Consequently, there is a high degree of freedom of design and the bending operation can be carried out easily. Further, as the process for forming the contact members 21 is carried out after the bending process, the accuracy is improved.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1998Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Kazunori Yamashita, Mitsuhiro Fujitani
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Patent number: 6142807Abstract: A low-current busway which includes a busbar spacing compatible with a high-current busway is described. A common bus plug connector for use with a high-current busway and a low-current busway is also described. The low-current busway includes busbars defined by first centerline-to-centerline spacing and a first thickness. The high-current busway includes busbars which include plug-in tabs with a second centerline-to-centerline spacing generally equal to the first spacing. The plug-in tabs are of a second thickness generally equal to the first thickness. The common bus plug connector includes a plurality of conducting fingers spaced at a third centerline-to-centerline spacing generally equal to the first and second spacings.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1998Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.Inventor: Nathan H. Faulkner
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Patent number: 6127631Abstract: A chassis (200) having cable management features includes a frame (210) for holding communication modules (105) that have cables (305) coupled to front surfaces thereof. The chassis also includes cable tunnels (225) formed beneath the frame (210). The cable tunnels (225) are each defined by sidewalls and upper and lower surfaces that form an aperture through the tunnel (225), and the module cables (305) from a particular module (105) can be routed through its associated cable tunnel (225) beneath the frame (210). The chassis (200) also includes cable guides (230), each defining an opening associated with a particular communication module (105), wherein cables (305) coupled to that communication module (105) can be routed through its associated cable tunnel (225) and then through its associated cable guide (230).Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1999Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.Inventors: Philip Scott Green, Richard John Gulley, Tony Mark, Alan J. Schlenz, Patrick A. Wolfer
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Patent number: 6086396Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for linking electrical devices, such as switches, to three live phases and neutral of a.c. mains supply, has three main conductors and two neutral strips embedded in a solid body of polymeric material in a mold housing. The neutral strips are on opposite sides of the body and are interconnected by a spacer tube having its ends clamped against the strips by a threaded rod passed through the tube and engaging nuts. The conductors and strips are made from cut and folded conductive sheets presenting projecting terminals. At each side of the body there are groups of three live and one neutral terminal, the live terminals being individually offset and the neutral terminals being at different ends of the live terminals on opposite sides so that an arrangement results in which the groups on one side are respectively aligned with groups on the other side.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1997Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Inventor: Derek Linaker
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Patent number: 6066006Abstract: An electrical insulator for providing insulation between electrical contacts includes an injection molded housing. The housing includes a plurality of apertures adapted to receive the electrical contacts. Electrical contacts are inserted into the apertures and are installed utilizing ultrasonic welding.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1998Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Kevin Gerard Shaw