System for Connecting Motor Drives
First Claim
1. A bus bar connector system for removably connecting at least two electronic components to each other, comprising,a bus bar module that includesa bus bar with a first blade for connecting to a first electronic component, a second blade for connecting to a second electronic component, and a covered segment extending between and connecting the first and second blades;
- a cover that is made from an insulating material and that is connected to the bus bar and extends over the covered segment of the bus bar; and
a clip that engages the bus bar module and is movable between at least first and second positions, such that the clip in the first position overlies at least one of the first and second blades of the bus bar, and the clip in the second position is spaced from the at least one of the first and second blades of the bus bar.
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Abstract
A system for connecting motor drives to each other is disclosed that does not require the use of wire or tools. The system includes an adapter plug and bus bar modules that connect to each other at a conductive receptacle of the adapter plug to define a splice joint at the point of connect of the bus bar modules. The bus bar modules may include insulating covers and insulating clips may overlie the splice joints so that the system is substantially devoid of exposed surfaces of its conductive materials.
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19 Claims
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1. A bus bar connector system for removably connecting at least two electronic components to each other, comprising,
a bus bar module that includes a bus bar with a first blade for connecting to a first electronic component, a second blade for connecting to a second electronic component, and a covered segment extending between and connecting the first and second blades; -
a cover that is made from an insulating material and that is connected to the bus bar and extends over the covered segment of the bus bar; and a clip that engages the bus bar module and is movable between at least first and second positions, such that the clip in the first position overlies at least one of the first and second blades of the bus bar, and the clip in the second position is spaced from the at least one of the first and second blades of the bus bar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A bus bar connector system, comprising:
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an adapter plug that includes a plug housing and a conductive receptacle mounted to the plug housing; a first bus bar module that includes a bus bar having a first blade that engages the conductive receptacle of the adapter plug; a second bus bar module that includes a bus bar having a second blade that engages the conductive receptacle of the adapter plug so that a splice joint is defined at the adapter plug, the splice joint connecting the first and second bus bar modules to each other so that the bus bars of the first and second bus bar modules are in electrical communication with each other; a clip that engages at least one of the adapter plug, the first bus bar module, and the second bus bar module, the clip overlying the splice joint so that the splice joint is enclosed between the clip and the adapter plug. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A bus bar connector system for connecting multiple motor drives to each other, comprising:
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a first adapter plug that can connect to a first motor drive and that includes a first conductive receptacle; a second adapter plug that can connect to a second motor drive and that includes a second conductive receptacle; a third adapter plug that can connect to a third motor drive and that includes a third conductive receptacle; a pair of bus bar modules that are longitudinally aligned with each other so that a pair of outwardly positioned ends of the pair of bus bar modules are connected to the first and third adapter plugs and a pair of inwardly positioned ends of the pair of bus bar modules are connected to each other at a splice joint defined at the second adapter plug, the splice joint holding the pair of inwardly positioned ends of the pair of bus bar modules in longitudinally adjacent alignment with each other, so that the pair of bus bar modules interconnect the first motor drive, the second motor drive, and the third motor drive with each other; and a clip that overlies the splice joint. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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Specification