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Compact dual feeders for circuit breakers and related buckets and motor control centers (MCCs)

US9337629B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2014
Grant dateMay 10, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02B1/48
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Dual starters and/or feeders are positioned in a unit housing to be offset from one another in a front to back direction to provide a compact configuration for a MCC cabinet. The dual starters or feeders can communicate with a respective external handle attached to an inwardly oriented shaft. The handles can be rotary handles that connect to a respective gear assembly that transforms rotational input to linear input.

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