Switching assembly and interconnect assembly therefor
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05K-007/00
H05K-007/12
H01R-003/00
출원번호
US-0623149
(2015-02-16)
등록번호
US-9532476
(2016-12-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Mills, Patrick Wellington
McCormick, James Michael
Muckefuse, Jeffrey Alan
출원인 / 주소
LABINAL, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
10
초록▼
An interconnect assembly for a switching assembly in which the switching assembly includes a bus bar and an electromagnetic switching device having a contactor bus. The interconnect assembly is structured to mechanically couple and electrically connect the contactor bus to the bus bar. The interconn
An interconnect assembly for a switching assembly in which the switching assembly includes a bus bar and an electromagnetic switching device having a contactor bus. The interconnect assembly is structured to mechanically couple and electrically connect the contactor bus to the bus bar. The interconnect assembly includes a socket member structured to engage the bus bar, a post assembly that includes a post member structured to extend through the contactor bus, in which at least a portion of the post member extends into the socket member, and a locking member disposed on the post member. The locking member is structured to extend through and removably engage the socket member in order to mechanically couple and electrically connect the contactor bus to the bus bar.
대표청구항▼
1. An interconnect assembly for a switching assembly, the switching assembly comprising a bus bar and an electromagnetic switching device having a contactor bus, the interconnect assembly being structured to mechanically couple and electrically connect the contactor bus to the bus bar, the interconn
1. An interconnect assembly for a switching assembly, the switching assembly comprising a bus bar and an electromagnetic switching device having a contactor bus, the interconnect assembly being structured to mechanically couple and electrically connect the contactor bus to the bus bar, the interconnect assembly comprising: a socket member structured to engage the bus bar;a post assembly comprising a post member structured to extend through the contactor bus, at least a portion of the post member extending into the socket member; anda locking member disposed on the post member,wherein the locking member is structured to extend through and removably engage the socket member in order to mechanically couple and electrically connect the contactor bus to the bus bar,wherein the bus bar has a through hole, andwherein the socket member comprises an annular projection structured to engage the bus bar to retain the socket member in the through hole thereof. 2. The interconnect assembly of claim 1 wherein the socket member further comprises a receiving portion disposed opposite said annular projection; wherein said receiving portion includes a generally rhombus-shaped aperture having a first apex, a second apex, a third apex opposite the first apex, and a fourth apex; and wherein said receiving portion further includes a first groove disposed proximate said first apex and a second groove disposed proximate said third apex. 3. The interconnect assembly of claim 2 wherein said locking member comprises a first lateral protrusion and a second lateral protrusion disposed opposite the first lateral protrusion; wherein the first lateral protrusion is shaped to generally correspond with said first groove; and wherein the second lateral protrusion is shaped to generally correspond with said second groove. 4. The interconnect assembly of claim 1 wherein said post member has a head portion and an end portion opposite said head portion, said end portion having a recess; and wherein said locking member is structured to fit within said recess in order to mechanically couple the locking member to the post member. 5. The interconnect assembly of claim 1 wherein the post member comprises a head portion having a number of apertures extending therethrough, each aperture including a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter less than the first diameter of the first portion; and wherein the post assembly further comprises a dampening assembly, the dampening assembly comprising: a number of set screws, each being disposed in the first portion of a corresponding one of the apertures,a number of detent posts extending through the second portion of the corresponding one of the apertures, each detent post comprising a rounded end portion structured to engage the contactor bus and a head portion opposite the rounded end portion, the head portion being larger than the second diameter of the second portion, anda number of springs each being disposed between a corresponding one of the set screws and a corresponding one of the detent posts. 6. The interconnect assembly of claim 1 wherein the locking member comprises a number of threads; and wherein the post member comprises a threaded portion structured to engage the threads of the locking member. 7. The interconnect assembly of claim 1 wherein the post member further comprises a head portion having a hex socket disposed central thereto. 8. The interconnect assembly of claim 1 wherein the post member is not threadably coupled to the socket member. 9. An interconnect assembly for a switching assembly, the switching assembly comprising a bus bar and an electromagnetic switching device having a contactor bus, the interconnect assembly being structured to mechanically couple and electrically connect the contactor bus to the bus bar, the interconnect assembly comprising: a socket member structured to engage the bus bar, wherein the socket member comprises a first portion structured to engage the bus bar and a second portion opposite the first portion;a post assembly comprising a post member structured to extend through the contactor bus, at least a portion of the post member extending into the socket member, wherein the post member comprises a head portion and an end portion disposed opposite said head portion;a locking member disposed on the post member; anda number of compression springs disposed between the end portion of the post member and the second portion of the socket member, wherein said locking member extends through said number of compression springs, andwherein the locking member is structured to extend through and removably engage the socket member in order to mechanically couple and electrically connect the contactor bus to the bus bar. 10. A switching assembly comprising: a number of bus bars, wherein the corresponding one of the bus bars has a surface, a circular aperture extending through the corresponding one of the bus bars, and an annular groove being concentric with the circular aperture and extending from the surface partially into the corresponding one of the bus bars;an electromagnetic switching device comprising a number of contactor buses;at least one interconnect assembly for mechanically coupling and electrically connecting a corresponding one of the bus bars to a corresponding one of the contactor buses, the at least one interconnect assembly comprising: a socket member engaging the corresponding one of the bus bars;a post assembly comprising a post member extending through the corresponding one of the contactor buses, at least a portion of the post member extending into the socket member, wherein the socket member comprises an annular projection being concentric with the annular groove and welded to the corresponding one of the bus bars proximate the annular groove; anda locking member disposed on the post member,wherein the locking member extends through and removably engages the socket member in order to mechanically couple and electrically connect the corresponding one of the contactor buses to the corresponding one of the bus bars. 11. The switching assembly of claim 10 wherein the corresponding one of the bus bars has a through hole; and wherein the annular projection engages the corresponding one of the bus bars to retain the socket member in the through hole thereof. 12. The switching assembly of claim 11 wherein the socket member further comprises a receiving portion disposed opposite said annular projection; wherein said receiving portion includes a generally rhombus-shaped aperture having a first apex, a second apex, a third apex opposite the first apex, and a fourth apex; wherein said receiving portion further includes a first groove disposed proximate said first apex and a second groove disposed proximate said third apex; wherein said locking member comprises a first lateral protrusion and a second lateral protrusion disposed opposite the first lateral protrusion; wherein the first lateral protrusion is shaped to generally correspond with said first groove; and wherein the second lateral protrusion is shaped to generally correspond with said second groove. 13. The switching assembly of claim 11 wherein said post member has a head portion and an end portion opposite said head portion, said end portion having a recess; and wherein said locking member fits within said recess in order to mechanically couple the locking member to the post member. 14. The switching assembly of claim 10 wherein the socket member comprises a first portion structured to engage the corresponding one of the bus bars and a second portion opposite the first portion; wherein the post member comprises a head portion and an end portion disposed opposite said head portion; wherein the at least one interconnect assembly further comprises a number of compression springs disposed between the end portion of the post member and the second portion of the socket member; and wherein said locking member extends through said number of compression springs. 15. The switching assembly of claim 10 wherein the post member comprises a head portion having a number of apertures extending therethrough, each aperture including a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter less than the first diameter of the first portion; wherein the corresponding one of the bus bars has a number of depressions; and wherein the post assembly further comprises a dampening assembly, the dampening assembly comprising: a number of set screws, each being disposed in the first portion of a corresponding one of the apertures,a number of detent posts extending through the second portion of the corresponding one of the apertures, each detent post comprising a rounded end portion and a head portion opposite the rounded end portion, the rounded end portion extending into a corresponding one of the depressions and engaging the corresponding one of the contactor buses, the head portion being larger than the second diameter of the second portion, anda number of springs each being disposed between a corresponding one of the set screws and a corresponding one of the detent posts. 16. The switching assembly of claim 10 wherein the locking member comprises a number of threads; wherein the post member comprises a threaded portion engaging the threads of the locking member; and wherein the post member is not threadably coupled to the socket member. 17. The switching assembly of claim 10 wherein the post member further comprises a head portion having a hex socket disposed central thereto. 18. The switching assembly of claim 10 wherein the at least one interconnect assembly includes a first interconnect assembly and a second interconnect assembly; and wherein the electromagnetic switching device is a single-phase power switching contactor.
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