Coupling system for interrupter-conductor connection in high voltage circuit breakers
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsMatthew D. Cuppett, Brian Christopher
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Abstract
A coupling system for securing an elongated rod to a connector that links the elongated rod to a device, and methods therefor, are disclosed herein. The coupling system includes a swivel member pinned in a receptacle of the connector, and a fastener secured to the swivel member. The elongated rod is secured to the fastener. The elongated rod may be a conductor rod and the device may be an interrupter for a circuit breaker.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- an elongated rod extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end of the elongated rod;
- a connector including a receptacle for receiving the first end of the elongated rod, the connector including a base for connection to a device to be linked with the elongated rod;
- a coupling system in the receptacle of the connector for coupling the elongated rod to the connector, the coupling system including:
- a fastener secured to the first end of the elongated rod;
- a swivel member mounted to the fastener;
- a pin securing the swivel member to the connector in the receptacle;
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- an electrical contact positioned around the first end of the elongated rod and in engagement with the connector in the receptacle.
A coupling system for connecting a conductor rod to an interrupter, the coupling system comprising:
- a connector including a receptacle for receiving a first end of the conductor rod, the connector including a base for connection to the interrupter;
- a swivel member in the receptacle of the connector;
- a pin for securing the swivel member to the connector in the receptacle;
- a fastener secured to the swivel member in the receptacle, wherein the conductor rod is engageable to the fastener;
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- an electrical contact positioned around the first end of the conductor rod and in engagement with the connector in the receptacle.
A method for connecting a conductor rod to an interrupter, the method comprising:
- engaging a swivel member to a first end of the conductor rod with a fastener;
- positioning the first end of the conductor rod in a receptacle of a connector so that a passage through the swivel member is aligned with bores of the connector and an electrical contact around the elongated rod is positioned in the receptacle in engagement with the connector;
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- inserting a pin through the aligned bores of the connector and the passage of the swivel member to axially secure the conductor rod to the connector in the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.