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US 12,009,644 B2Granted
Racking system for electrical equipment
AssigneeUlc Technologies, LLC
InventorsBenjamin Artes, Benjamin J. Lagosz-Sinclair, Aalap Rajendra Shah, John Jayne, Dennis John Semet
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Abstract
A robotic system is configured to autonomously or semi-autonomously rack a circuit breaker from an electrical cabinet or other electrical-connection station. The robotic system may perform work on circuit breakers, ground-and-test devices, or other electrical equipment.
Claims11
A circuit breaker racking system, comprising:
- a movable support structure for receiving and carrying a circuit breaker;
- a clamping arrangement including a pair of jaws configured to secure a portion of the circuit breaker to the clamping arrangement for moving the circuit breaker into and out of a storage structure;
- at least one of the jaws of the pair of jaws being movable relative to the other of the jaws for securing a portion of the circuit breaker between the pair of jaws;
- an elongated member attached to and movable with one of the jaws being configured to cooperate with at least one feature of the circuit breaker to further secure the circuit breaker to the clamping arrangement;
- a latch arrangement configured to engage a portion of the storage structure to inhibit relative movement between the support structure and the storage structure;
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- a release arrangement configured to open a locking mechanism securing the circuit breaker to the storage structure.
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A circuit breaker racking system, comprising:
- a movable support structure for receiving and carrying a circuit breaker;
- a clamping arrangement configured to secure a portion of the circuit breaker to the clamping arrangement for moving the circuit breaker into and out of a storage structure;
- a latch arrangement configured to engage a portion of the storage structure to inhibit relative movement between the support structure and the storage structure;
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- a release arrangement configured to open a locking mechanism securing the circuit breaker to the storage structure, wherein the release arrangement includes at least one movable arm configured to engage a respective latch on one of the storage structure or the circuit breaker and move the respective latch to an unlatched position to facilitate removal of the circuit breaker from the storage structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.