US 6,556,425 B2 · Capacitor mounting

Abstract

A simpler, lower-cost way of installing polymer capacitor canisters on motors and other equipment. A bracket and/or fastener is attached to the canister (e.g., by ultrasonic welding a polymer fastener or bracket directly to the polymer canister), and the fastener and/or bracket are used to make the connection between the canister and the equipment. E.g., fasteners may be chosen so that they mate with holes or matching fasteners on the equipment to which the capacitor is being attached. Depending on choice of fastener, installation of the capacitor becomes a simple snap-in action. The capacitor manufacturer can now easily manufacture capacitors with a wide range of built-in fastener arrangements, relieving the equipment manufacturer of most of the work formerly associated with installing a capacitor on equipment.

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Dependent claims

A capacitor in which a capacitive element is housed in a polymer canister, which is installed in equipment, comprising

the polymer canister comprising a polymer wall surrounding the capacitive element;
at least one fastener supported on the exterior surface of the polymer wall,
the fastener configured to attach the canister to the equipment in which the capacitor is to be installed
wherein the fastener is a female fastener configured to mate with a male fastener attached to the equipment.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Capacitor mounting

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Capacitor mounting

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Abstract

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