Racking of electrical distribution devices
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJanakiraman Narayanan, Yatin Vilas Newase, Partha Sarathy Doddapadam Srinivasa Raghavachar, Soundararajan Narayanasamy, Mahesh Jaywant Rane
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Abstract
An electrical distribution apparatus includes a fixed terminal, at least two fingers attached at respective pivot points in the apparatus, and a mechanical spring in operative communication with the at least two fingers, configured to provide tension upon separation of the at least two fingers. According to the apparatus, the at least two fingers are of a different length, length is a measure of the distance from a pivot point of a finger to an end of the finger, and the respective pivot points are each formed between the fixed terminal and each of the two fingers.
Claims16
An electrical distribution apparatus configured to operably connect to a first moving terminal, comprising:
- a fixed second terminal;
- a first pair of contact fingers operably connectable to said fixed terminal, each finger of said first pair of contact fingers comprising a first contact end and a second pivot end, each finger of said first pair of contact fingers being pivotable about a respective pivot point at each respective said second pivot end, and each said first contact end being disposed proximate to each other and configured to be elastically separable from each other;
- a second pair of contact fingers operably connectable to said fixed terminal, each finger of said second pair of contact fingers comprising a third contact end and a fourth pivot end, each finger of said second pair of contact fingers being pivotable about a respective pivot point at each respective said fourth pivot end, and each said third contact end being disposed proximate to each other and configured to be elastically separable from each other;
- wherein,
- said first pair of contact fingers are of a different length than said second pair of contact fingers, and
- length is a measure of a distance from said pivot point of a finger to said contact end of the respective finger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.