21 |
Electromagnetic contact device |
US13138731 |
2010-06-14 |
US08378767B2 |
2013-02-19 |
Koji Okubo; Koetsu Takaya; Yasuhiro Naka; Toshikatsu Ohgami |
Two electromagnetic contact devices 1a, 1b are arranged adjacently, a reversible unit 2 is detachably mounted on these electromagnetic contact devices, and two auxiliary contact point units 4a, 4b are detachably mounted on the reversible unit. In addition, two surge absorption units 3a, 3b are detachably mounted on the electromagnetic contact devices. |
22 |
ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACT DEVICE |
US13138731 |
2010-06-14 |
US20120133460A1 |
2012-05-31 |
Koji Okubo; Kouetsu Takaya; Yasuhiro Naka; Toshikatsu Ohgami |
Two electromagnetic contact devices 1a, 1b are arranged adjacently, a reversible unit 2 is detachably mounted on these electromagnetic contact devices, and two auxiliary contact point units 4a, 4b are detachably mounted on the reversible unit. In addition, two surge absorption units 3a, 3b are detachably mounted on the electromagnetic contact devices. |
23 |
Push button mechanism, operation panel, and image forming apparatus |
US11492827 |
2006-07-26 |
US07456369B2 |
2008-11-25 |
Hayato Watanabe |
A push button mechanism that includes plural push button members and one or more positioning members. The plural push button members have push portions for receiving an external force. The positioning member includes plural positioning portions corresponding to each shape of the plural push button members. The positioning member prevents engaging each corresponding push button member with each positioning portion that does not correspond to the push button member. |
24 |
Electronic tripping device for a circuit breaker |
US09701401 |
2001-03-05 |
US06603649B1 |
2003-08-05 |
Thomas Müller; Ulrich Baumgärtl; Wolfgang Röhl; Holger Hochgraef |
An electronic tripping device for a circuit breaker contains circuitry for simulating the response curve of a fuse. This circuitry can be controlled by a single setting mechanism representing the nominal currents or rated currents of fuses. This improves the coordination of protection in sophisticated power supply equipment containing both circuit breakers and fuses. Tripping devices equipped with microprocessors or operating in an analog fashion can be configured for the mode of operation. The new protection system achieves particularly safe operation for the user in that the setting mechanism is combined with a rating plug for the “fuse” mode, thus directly setting the tripping device to one current value. In a manner similar to a true fuse, consequently, the setting mechanism is provided with appropriate labeling. The simulated curves may contain a point of inflection below a limit in a lagging manner, to increase the nominal switching capacity and selectivity limit of a circuit breaker. |
25 |
Surface mounting type electronic component incorporating safety fuse |
US08267433 |
1994-06-29 |
US06259348B1 |
2001-07-10 |
Chojiro Kuriyama |
A surface mounting type electronic component such as a solid electrolytic capacitor is provided which comprises an electronic element, a safety fuse wire having a base end electrically connected to the electronic element, and a resin package enclosing the electronic element together with the fuse wire. The fuse wire also has a tip end which is exposed at a face of the resin package, and the face of the resin package is formed with a layer-like terminal in electrical connection with the tip end of the fuse wire. |
26 |
Modular multi-purpose switch |
US366461 |
1999-08-03 |
US6087601A |
2000-07-11 |
Caroline Callender; Karen E. Grossi |
Switch apparatus in the form of a family of like bases and interconnected housings each carrying two switch actuators and switch circuits. Conductive traces on each printed circuit board are engaged by contact elements operable by movement of each switch actuator to provide signals to connector terminals extending through the base for engagement with an external connector. The base is keyed to the external connector to accept only a specific connector in a specific base to connector orientation. The base includes key members permitting the base to be mounted in only one specific mounting position and one specific orientation in a support. 180.degree. rotation of the base permits the base to be mounted in a different mounting position with different key members. A high current contact is carried on the base and actuated by a switch actuator to operate a high current device. |
27 |
Fuse box connector assembly |
US362311 |
1994-12-22 |
US5562502A |
1996-10-08 |
Friedrich J. A. Kourimsky |
A fuse box for an automobile comprises assembly modules mountable therein for connecting electrical devices of the vehicle to power supply lines via fuses. Certain fuses are connected to a single electrical devices via conducting wires and other fuses are connected to a plurality of electrical devices by electrical wires. Power is supplied to the other terminal of the fuse via one of various power terminals mounted to the assembly modules and mated to power lines. The plurality of electrical cables for connection to a common fuse, are connected to an IDC branch terminal mounted in a connector module housing, the connector module then pluggable into the assembly module at the vehicle assembly line. |
28 |
Plastic casing provided with coding elements for machine processing |
US430767 |
1989-11-02 |
US4998893A |
1991-03-12 |
Konrad Mantlik |
A plastic casing for reception of electric contact elements which is suited for processing by machine, including coding elements for permitting the machine to recognize the electric contact elements present in the casing so that the casing can be properly assembled with a mating second casing to avoid assembling errors. The coding elements include grooves and coding pins, the grooves being provided in the first-mentioned casing. At least one of the coding pins being extractably inserted in a selected one of the grooves so that the presence and non-presence of the coding pins provides a predetermined code which is read by the machine. The coding arrangement can also be used to prevent incorrect mating of the casing with a plug. |
29 |
Circuit breaker with snap action magnetic trip actuator |
US287853 |
1981-07-29 |
US4377795A |
1983-03-22 |
John T. Schultz; Clifford F. Bishop |
A multipole circuit breaker having a housing with a top wall center recess receiving a center strut of an interior trim. An operating assembly is interconnected with a trip assembly through a transistor link passing beneath the center recess and is operable by the magnetic assembly to assist the operating assembly in separating the breaker contacts in response to a fault current. A closure member overlapped by the interior trim prevents access to the load wires. A voltage reject configuration is provided on the housing to prevent mounting in a panelboard designed to carry voltages higher than that for which the circuit breaker is rated and a jaw assembly for the breaker is disclosed having a plurality of contact positions with each leg of a U shaped bus stab. |
30 |
Circuit interrupter with interlocked removable trip unit |
US853983 |
1977-11-23 |
US4181906A |
1980-01-01 |
Joseph J. Matsko; Emroy W. Lange; Paul Skalka |
A circuit interrupter is provided with a trip unit removably inserted into the housing of circuit interrupter through the cover thereof. The trip unit is secured to the housing by spring clips mounted therein cooperating with recesses in the enclosure of the trip unit to permit insertion of the trip unit with the cover installed but preventing removal of the trip unit without prior removal of the circuit interrupter cover. |
31 |
Circuit breaker with replaceable rating adjuster and interlock means |
US32797273 |
1973-01-30 |
US3826951A |
1974-07-30 |
MATER A; SHIMP A |
An improved circuit breaker comprises an externally accessible plug-in type replaceable rating adjuster removably supported on the housing of the circuit breaker. The rating adjuster comprises resistor means having a first resistance value. The plug-in rating adjuster can be removed and replaced by another plug-in rating adjuster comprising resistor means having a different resistance value to thereby enable a rating change of the circuit breaker in the field. Interlock means is provided to automatically trip the circuit breaker if the circuit breaker is closed when the rating adjuster is removed and to maintain the circuit breaker in a tripped condition so long as the rating adjuster is removed to thereby prevent operation of the circuit interrupter while the rating adjuster is removed. Keying means prevents the mounting of an improper rating adjuster on the breaker.
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32 |
Noninterchangeable circuit breaker |
US80871059 |
1959-04-24 |
US3098178A |
1963-07-16 |
NORDEN ALEXANDER R |
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33 |
Circuit breaker panelboard |
US57485256 |
1956-03-29 |
US2910630A |
1959-10-27 |
HAMMERLY HERMAN J |
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34 |
PLUG-ON NEUTRAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH LOCKOUTS AND RELATED LOADCENTERS AND METHODS |
US15840029 |
2017-12-13 |
US20190180966A1 |
2019-06-13 |
Jeffrey Scott Gibson |
Plug-on neutral circuit breakers include a housing, a plug-on neutral clip with legs extending out from the housing and a mechanical coupler of a lockout latch assembly in the housing coupled to a latch link and the plug-on neutral clip to move the mechanical coupler in response to a change in position of the plug-on neutral clip between first and second positions associated with partially and fully installed orientations to thereby provide a lockout state when not in the second position. |
35 |
Socket used to house female plugs and micro-relays |
US10707929 |
2004-01-26 |
US07112101B2 |
2006-09-26 |
Montserrat Piñol Pedret; Jose Maria Pares Caselles |
A plugboard for housing sockets and micro-relays, of the type used for housing a plurality of connectors suitable for mounting sockets or micro-relays, which is composed of a base (1) and a plurality of holes (4) for housing connectors (2) suitable for mounting sockets or micro-relays Said holes (4) not being but instead rotated 180° with regard to the position of the adjacent holes (4) intended for housing the connectors (2) suitable for mounting sockets or micro-relays to said plugboard. |
36 |
Connecting structure of a fuse link and external terminals |
US09717134 |
2000-11-22 |
US06456188B1 |
2002-09-24 |
Hirokazu Tsuchiya |
A connecting structure of a fuse link 21 and external terminals 22,23 is provided, wherein a terminal connecting nut 27 is screwed to a male threaded portion 26 projecting through a metallic fuse member 25 of the fuse link 21 retained in a setting portion 24 so as to secure the external terminal 22 to the metallic fuse member 25 in a conductive state and a terminal connecting bolt 28 is put through both of the external terminal 23 and the metallic fuse member 25 and is screwed to a female threaded portion 68 so as to secure the external terminal 23 to the metallic fuse member 25 in a conductive state. |
37 |
Keyboard apparatus free from incorrect fitting of key-top in type and fitting direction thereof |
US09408332 |
1999-09-29 |
US06297809B1 |
2001-10-02 |
Hideki Ito |
When plural types of key-switch bodies arranged on a keyboard base are fitted with the corresponding types of key-tops, fitting of an incorrect key-top on a key-switch is avoided. Each key-top has a key-top side assortment cord comprising a unique combination of convex portions and concave portions which is determined by the type thereof, and a housing of each key-switch body has a body side assortment cord comprising a unique combination of convex portions and concave portions engageable with the key-top side assortment cord in pairs. The key-tops can be fitted to the key-switch bodies only when the key-top side assortment cord is brought into engagement with the body side assortment cord. |
38 |
Auxiliary switch mounting configuration for use in a molded case circuit breaker |
US09525571 |
2000-03-15 |
US06232859B1 |
2001-05-15 |
Dave S. Christensen; Roger N. Castonguay; James Rosen; Francesco DeVizzi |
A molded case circuit breaker assembly using auxiliary switches to perform indication and control functions. The circuit breaker assembly having at least one pole comprising a stationary and a moveable contact where the moveable contact is connected to a moveable contact arm which is activated by a spring mechanism. The spring mechanism is affixed to an operating handle. A trip device, housed in a mid-cover of the molded case, separates the stationary and moveable contacts when a fault is sensed. The mid-cover comprises at least one auxiliary switch compartment, where a single auxiliary switch compartment is capable of housing multiple compatible auxiliary switches. |
39 |
Tightening type connector having different size nuts |
US624359 |
1996-04-11 |
US5685679A |
1997-11-11 |
Tomohiro Sugiura |
In a different nuts assembling construction in which according to the kind of nuts 71, 73, there are provided plural pairs of nut fitting grooves 61, 63 into which both sides of seats 75, 77 of nuts 71, 73 are fitted, the thicknesses D1, D2 of seats 75, 77 of nuts 71, 73 are formed in a manner to be different for each kind of the nuts 71, 73; and the groove thicknesses of the nut fitting grooves 61, 63 are formed by being matched to the thicknesses D1, D2 of corresponding seats 75, 77, so that where an attempt is made to fit the 71, 73 into wrong nut fitting grooves 61, 63, the thicknesses D1, D2 of the seats 75, 77 are not matched to the groove thicknesses of the nut fitting grooves 61, 63, whereby a worker can easily detect that the kind of the nuts 71, 73 is wrong. |
40 |
Electronic trip assembly for high ampere-rated circuit breaker |
US248908 |
1994-05-25 |
US5488338A |
1996-01-30 |
Raymond K. Seymour; Paul T. Rajotte; Elaine B. Bogue |
A high ampere-rated circuit breaker which meets the electrical code requirements of the world market. The electronic trip unit is contained within the circuit breaker cover and is configured to prevent access to the accessory unit selection switches. Rejection pins on the back of the trip unit insure correct correlation between the trip unit and circuit breaker ratings. |