Patent · US Expired

Assembly of electrical equipment, notably a motor starter assembly

US5870278A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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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

A motor starter assembly made up of sub-assemblies each formed from a circuit breaker 40 and a contactor 60 and positioned on a baseplate 20 with which a set of power bars 23 is associated. The baseplate includes a support area 21 for the sub-assemblies and a connection are preferably a bracket 22 that is overhanging in relation to the support area. The baseplate further includes power connection elements and or control connection elements provided on the bracket and the connection area to permit plugging in of the sub-assemblies on the baseplate along an engagement direction Z approximately parallel with the support area and perpendicular to a direction X of a set of bars.

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