Plane change connector assembly
First Claim
1. A connecting device for connecting a first electrical component having multiple co-planar bars extending outwardly in a first plane to a second electrical component also having multiple co-planar bars extending outwardly in a second plane which is at an angle to the first plane, said connecting device comprising:
- a plane change member having a first coupling flange means for engaging the bar of said first electrical component, a planar joining member having two opposing sides, said joining member being in a plane perpendicular to said first coupling flange means and having said first coupling flange means cantilevered from one side of said joining member, a second coupling flange means being in a different plane from said first coupling flange means and being cantilevered from the opposing side of said joining member at right angles to said joining member, said second coupling flange means engaging the bar of said second electrical component;
connecting means for securing the bar of said first electrical component to the first coupling flange means and for securing the bar of said second electrical component to the second coupling flange means;
a first ganging plate means for connecting the multiple co-planar bars of said first electrical component to said first coupling flange means of said plane change member; and
a second ganging plate means for connecting the multiple co-planar bars of said second electrical component to said second coupling flange means of said plane change member.
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Abstract
A plane change connector assembly is provided which connects electrical busbars which are in different planes. The assembly includes a connector which has at least one coupling flange cantilevered from one side of a planar joining member. A second coupling flange is cantilevered from the other side of the planar joining member in a different plane from the first coupling flange and preferably, in a plane at a right angle to the plane of the first coupling flange. The connector can be used as part of an assembly for connecting multiphase systems having multiple co-planar busbars for each phase. In this preferred form, the connector is provided with multiple coupling flanges, and a connector is associated with each phase of the system. The co-planar busbars for each phase are connected with plates which in turn engage the first coupling flanges of the connector. Similar plates engage the second coupling flanges which are in a different plane from the first coupling flanges and the two systems which are in different planes are thereby connected.
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17 Claims
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1. A connecting device for connecting a first electrical component having multiple co-planar bars extending outwardly in a first plane to a second electrical component also having multiple co-planar bars extending outwardly in a second plane which is at an angle to the first plane, said connecting device comprising:
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a plane change member having a first coupling flange means for engaging the bar of said first electrical component, a planar joining member having two opposing sides, said joining member being in a plane perpendicular to said first coupling flange means and having said first coupling flange means cantilevered from one side of said joining member, a second coupling flange means being in a different plane from said first coupling flange means and being cantilevered from the opposing side of said joining member at right angles to said joining member, said second coupling flange means engaging the bar of said second electrical component; connecting means for securing the bar of said first electrical component to the first coupling flange means and for securing the bar of said second electrical component to the second coupling flange means; a first ganging plate means for connecting the multiple co-planar bars of said first electrical component to said first coupling flange means of said plane change member; and a second ganging plate means for connecting the multiple co-planar bars of said second electrical component to said second coupling flange means of said plane change member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A busbar connecting assembly for connecting a first three-phase busway having multiple co-planar outwardly extending busbars for each phase, with the busbars for each phase spaced apart from one another and stacked in separate, parallel planes to a second, three-phase busway also having multiple co-planar outwardly extending busbars for each phase with the busbars for each phase spaced apart from one another and stacked in separate, parallel planes at a predetermined angle to the planes of said parallel planes of the first busway, the connecting assembly comprising:
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a plane change member associated with each phase, each plane change member having a plurality of spaced-apart first coupling flanges parallel to a first plane, a planar joining member having two opposing sides, said joining member being in a plane perpendicular to said first coupling flanges and having said first coupling flanges cantilevered from one side of said joining member, a plurality of spaced-apart second coupling flanges parallel to a second plane which is at the predetermined angle to said first plane, and said second coupling flanges being cantilevered from the opposing side of said joining member; connecting means associated with each phase, said associated connecting means for the first phase connecting the co-planar bars of the first phase of said first electrical components to said first coupling flanges of the associated plane change member for the first phase, and connecting the co-planar bars of the first phase of said second electrical component to said second coupling flanges of the associated plane change member for the first phase; the associated connecting means for the second phase connecting the co-planar bars of the second phase of said first electrical component to said first coupling flanges of the associated plane change member for the second phase, and connecting the co-planar bars of the second phase of said second electrical component to said second coupling flange of the associated plane change member for the second phase; the associated connecting means for the third phase connecting the co-planar bars of the third phase of said first electrical component to said first coupling flanges of the associated plane change member for the third phase, and connecting the co-planar bars of the third phase of said second electrical component to said second coupling flanges of the associated plane change member for the third phase; a first ganging plate means associated with each phase, said first ganging plate means connecting the multiple co-planar bars of each phase of said first electrical component to the first coupling flanges of said associated plane change member for that phase; a second ganging plate means associated with each phase, said second ganging plate means connecting the multiple co-planar bars associated with each phase of said second electrical component to the second coupling flanges of said associated plane change member for that phase; first fastening means for securing said ganging plates to said coupling flanges; and second fastening means for securing said co-planar bars to said ganging plate. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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