Circuit breaker mounting apparatus with cooling channel
AssigneeVertiv Corporation
InventorsLogan Tyler Johnson, Carl Robert Caldwell
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Abstract
A circuit breaker mounting apparatus having a cooling channel is disclosed. A circuit breaker mounting apparatus according to the disclosure is arranged such that a circuit breaker can be mounted with a cooling channel between to allow heat dissipation on all sides thereof. The mounting apparatus is mountable on a flat surface, thus providing separation between the circuit breaker and the flat surface. This arrangement exposes a majority of the mounted circuit breaker to air, thereby allowing for more heat dissipation.
Claims20
An apparatus for mounting a circuit breaker, the apparatus comprising:
- first and second surfaces parallel to one another on a first axis and coplanar to one another along the first axis and a second axis, wherein at least one circuit breaker is mountable such that first and second portions of the at least one circuit breaker are in contact with the first and second surfaces, respectively;
- third and fourth surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces, wherein the third and fourth surfaces are parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first and second surfaces;
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- a fifth surface coupled to and perpendicular to the third and fourth surfaces, wherein the fifth surface is parallel to the first and second surfaces along the first axis and second axis, and wherein the fifth surface is configured for mounting on an adjacent flat surface;
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- wherein the apparatus is arranged such that an air cooling channel is formed between an exposed portion of the at least one circuit breaker and the fifth surface.
An apparatus for mounting a circuit breaker, the apparatus comprising:
- first and second surfaces parallel to one another on a first axis and coplanar to one another along the first axis and a second axis;
- third and fourth surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces, wherein the third and fourth surfaces are parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first and second surfaces;
- a fifth surface coupled to and perpendicular to the third and fourth surfaces, wherein the fifth surface is parallel to the first and second surfaces along the first axis and second axis, and wherein the fifth surface is configured for mounting on an adjacent flat surface;
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- a mounting bracket coupled to the first and second surfaces and in parallel with the fifth surface, wherein at least one circuit breaker is mounted on the mounting bracket, and wherein the mounting bracket includes a plurality of openings such that portions of the at least one circuit breaker are exposed to an air cooling channel formed between the mounting bracket and the fifth surface.
An assembly for ventilating electric circuit breakers, the assembly comprising:
- a mounting apparatus comprising a mount side that is planar and mountable to a support structure, side walls extending in parallel from the mount side, a mounting surfaces extending from each side wall such that the mounting surfaces are parallel to each other and to the mount side, and a ventilation channel that is rectangular and is defined between the mount side and the side walls;
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- wherein both mounting sides are arranged such that, when at least one electric circuit breaker is mounted to the mounting apparatus, the ventilation channel provides space between the mount side and the at least one electric circuit breakers to ventilate the at least one electric circuit breaker during operation thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.