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US 10,607,795 B2Granted
Linkage for fuse switch
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsGordon Stanley Pettersen, Jeeva Jayaraman
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Abstract
A rotatable switching member includes a support bracket having a first arm, a second arm, and a middle portion, and a switch flange. The rotatable switching member further includes a switch bracket connected to the middle portion of the support bracket having an attachment portion and an engagement portion. A handle is fixed to the first arm of the support bracket to rotate the rotatable switching member.
Claims20
A rotatable switching member for use with a serviceable busway plug, the rotatable switching member comprising:
- a support bracket configured to rotate 110°,
- wherein the support bracket has a first arm, a second arm, and a middle portion,
- wherein the support bracket further has a switch flange extending from the middle portion, and
- wherein the second arm has a through hole;
- a switch bracket connected to the support bracket, wherein the switch bracket includes an attachment portion and an engagement portion,
- wherein the engagement portion includes a plurality of teeth that are monolithical with each other and are configured to engage with a surface of a fuse switch, and
- wherein adjacent teeth are spaced a first distance apart, the first distance being sufficient to receive a portion of the fuse switch;
- a pin extending through the through hole of the second arm of the support bracket;
- and
- a handle fixed to the first arm of the support bracket.
7 more elements
A busway plug comprising:
- a housing;
- a fuse box mounted within the housing;
- at least one fuse switch connected to the fuse box;
- a rotatable switching member rotatably mounted to the housing,
- the rotatable switching member having a first engagement part, configured to engage with a first surface of the fuse switch when the rotatable switching member is rotated in a first direction;
- and
- the rotatable switching member having a second engagement part, configured to engage with a second surface of the fuse switch when the rotatable switching member is rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction,
- wherein the second engagement part of the rotatable switching member includes a plurality of teeth that are monolithical with each other and are configured to engage with the second surface of the fuse switch, wherein adjacent teeth are spaced a first distance apart, the first distance being sufficient to receive a portion of the fuse switch.
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A busway plug comprising:
- a housing;
- a fuse box mounted within the housing;
- a plurality of fuse switches connected to the fuse box;
- a rotatable switching member rotatably mounted to the housing, wherein the rotatable switching member has a first engagement part and a second engagement part, wherein the second engagement part has a plurality of teeth that are monolithical with each other, each of the plurality of projections being configured to engage with one of the plurality of fuse switches, wherein adjacent teeth are spaced a first distance apart, the first distance being sufficient to receive a portion of one of the plurality of fuse switches.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.