Generator output reconnection switch
AssigneeOnan Corporation
InventorsClyde S. Edwards, Richard R. Scroggins
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Abstract
The present invention is directed towards an electrical switch. The switch has a first board to which input and output leads are attached proximate one end of a plurality of buses on the first board. Proximate the other ends of the plurality of buses are electrical contacts. The switch also has a second board which is interchangeably attachable to the first board. The second board includes a plurality of electrical buses that are selectively arranged to electronically connect the contacts on the first board. The connections electrically connect the input and output leads on the first board to provide a predetermined arrangement of electrical connections.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- (a) an electrical generator having a plurality of armature coils;
- (b) a first board mounted on the generator and including a plurality of electrically conducting buses, to which input and output leads are attachable proximated one end, and having an electrical contact proximate another end, selected ones of the leads are also attached to selected ones of the field coils;
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- (c) a second board being interchangeably attachable to the first board, including a plurality of electrically conducting buses, wherein the buses are configured and arranged to selectively electrically connect selective ones of the contacts on the first board, thereby electrically connecting selected ones of the input leads to selected ones of the output leads to provide predetermined generator electric output, when the second board is not in place the connections are not made.
An electrical switch comprising:
- (a) a first board including a plurality of electrically conducting buses, wherein disposed proximate one end of each bus is a terminal to which a plurality of input and output leads are attachable and disposed proximate another end of each bus is an electrical contact;
- (b) a second board being interchangeably attachable to the first board, including a plurality of electrical buses, wherein the buses are configured and arranged to selectively electrically connect selected ones of the contacts on the first board, thereby electrically connecting selected ones of the input leads to selected ones of the output leads to provide a predetermined arrangement of electrical connections, the contacts being spring loaded for biasing the contacts towards the second board;
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- (c) a means for fastening the first board to the second board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.