Patent · US Expired

Assembly of electrical equipment, notably a motor starter assembly

US5870277A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 1, 1998
Grant dateFeb 9, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H89/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An assembly of electrical equipment having devices, such as circuit breakers and contactors grouped in pairs, included on a supporting baseplate. Each pair of devices includes a circuit breaker 40 and a contactor 60 and a baseplate 20 having power pins and control pins that cooperate with respective power and control terminals of the devices. Auxiliary units 50,70 are fixed to one of the devices 40,60 while being connected to control terminals 45,65,66 of the one device. The units 50,70 are connected to a linkage with a bus or a control and command system by plugging units 50,70 into control pins 81,82 of the baseplate 20.

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