# US 2022/0037862 A1 · Electrical distribution module comprising pedestals jointly supporting power bars and power components

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- Number: US 2022/0037862 A1
- Document ID: US20220037862A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/413,363
- Filed: 2019-12-12
- Published: 2022-02-03
- Earliest claimed: 2018-12-21
- Assignees: Safran Electrical & Power
- Applicants: Safran Electrical & Power
- Inventors: Benjamin BOISNIER; Philippe Pierre AVIGNON; Loîc LEMASSON
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220037862A1

## CPC

- H05K 7/14329: {specially adapted for the configuration of power bus bars}
- H01R 9/2416: {Means for guiding or retaining wires or cables connected to terminal blocks}
- H02B 1/20: Bus-bar or other wiring layouts, e.g. in cubicles, in switchyards (installations of bus-bars H02G5/00)
- H02B 1/50: Pedestal- or pad-mounted casings; Parts thereof or accessories therefor
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H02B: BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER

## Abstract

An electrical distribution module, including a plate that supports pedestals which in turn support power components and power bars connected to the power components. Each pedestal includes a base supporting uprights spaced apart from each other and bridges, each bridge connecting two consecutive uprights at a distance from the base to form an opening for a power bar to transition between the plate and the power components supported by the pedestal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electrical distribution module, comprising a plate to which pedestals carrying power components and power bars connected to these power components are attached, wherein each pedestal comprises a base for attaching to the plate provided with posts spaced apart from each other and bridges each connecting two consecutive posts, each bridge being at a distance from the base to delimit, with said base and with the posts which it joins, an opening for a power bar to pass between the plate and the power component carried by said pedestal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The module according to claim 1, wherein the posts of each pedestal protrude from the bridges in the opposite direction to the base in order to delimit, between each pair of consecutive posts, a notch suitable for receiving an end of a power bar.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The module according to claim 2, wherein each bridge has a face opposite to the base wherein a threaded hole is formed, which receives a screw passing through a base of the power component carried by the pedestal and an end of a power bar received in the notch delimited by said bridge and the posts which it joins, in order to jointly attach the base of the power component to the pedestal and to electrically connect the end of the power bar to the base of the power component.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The module according to claim 3, wherein each bridge comprises a side face in which an additional threaded hole is formed, which receives a screw passing through a section of a power bar and an electrical terminal of a supply member to jointly attach the power bar to the bridge and electrically connect it to the electrical terminal of the supply member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The module according to claim 1, wherein each power component is carried by two pedestals.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The module according to claim 1, wherein each pedestal comprises a hole at each end of its base through which it is attached by screwing to the plate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The module according to claim 1, wherein each pedestal comprises studs protruding from its base and through which it is attached to the plate by fitting these studs into corresponding holes of the plate.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The module according to claim 1, wherein each pedestal comprises four posts to delimit three openings and three notches and wherein each pedestal carries a three phase power component.