Mounting system for electrical devices

• US 5,116,262 A
• Filed: 06/04/1990
• Issued: 05/26/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AEG Westinghouse Transportation Systems, Inc. (Alstom SA)
• Original Assignee: AEG Westinghouse Transportation Systems, Inc. (Alstom SA)
• Inventors: Marton, Fred S., Schmitz, William E., Segar, William R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schwartz, Larry I.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vu, Hien D.
• Application Number:
  US07/533,278
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: 439/586, 439/590, 439/592, 439/709, 439/561, 439/529, 439/533, 439/532, 439/534, 439/710, 439/711, 439/712, 439/544, 439/278, 439/426, 439/191-193, 439/198, 439/552 , 439/921
• US Class Current: 439/709
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/042 Mounting on perforated supports by means of screws or locking members

Abstract

An arrangement for mounting high voltage electrical devices. A generally planar member made of electrically insulating material is provided with a uniform grid of recesses. Mounting plugs are selectively insertable into desired ones of the recesses of the member. Each mounting plug includes an insulating body which is configured to be removably fixed in a desired one of the recesses of the member. A conductive pin extends through the insulating body and presents a mounting terminal on each side of the member when the plug is inserted into one of the recesses. Each mounting terminal on at least one side of the member is configured for affixing thereto both an electrical lead and a mounting device for an electrical component to be attached to the member.

Claims

1. An arrangement for mounting high voltage electrical devices, comprising:

a generally planar member made of electrically insulating material and including a uniform grid of recesses; and

mounting plugs selectively insertable into desired ones of the recesses of said member, each mounting plug comprising an insulating body which is configured to be removably fixed in a desired one of the recesses of said member and a conductive pin extending through said insulating body and presenting a mounting terminal on each side of said member when the plug is inserted into one of said recesses, each mounting terminal on at least one side of said member including threads for accommodating a fastening device with complementary threads for affixing thereto both an electrical lead and a mounting means for an electrical device to be mechanically attached to said member.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said member includes a frangible portion in each of said recesses which can be punched prior to insertion of a mounting plug.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said member comprises a polycarbonate.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said member has a plurality of walls defining the recesses, each recess wall comprising a raised section which extends into the recess and the insulating body of each said mounting plug has a circumferential groove for accommodating the raised wall section of a respective one of the recesses in said member.

5. The arrangement according to claim 4, wherein said insulating body has a first circumferential portion with a first radial dimension on one side of said groove and a second circumferential portion on the other side of said groove which has a second radial dimension which is larger than the first radial dimension, wherein said mounting plugs are inserted into the recesses so that the first and second circumferential portions are uniformly oriented in the same direction, respectively.

6. The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein, on opposite sides of the raised wall section, said walls defining the recesses are shaped to have first and second complementary portions for engaging said first and second circumferential portions, respectively, of said insulating body.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said insulating body comprises a resilient material.

8. The arrangement according to claim 7 wherein said material comprises one of rubber and plastic.

9. An arrangement for mounting high voltage electrical devices, comprising:

a generally planar member made of electrically insulating material and including an uniform grid of recesses;

mounting plugs selectively insertable into desired ones of the recesses of said member, each mounting plug comprising an insulating body which is configured to be removably fixed in a desired one of the recesses of said member and a conductive pin extending through said insulating body and presenting a mounting terminal on each side of said member when the plug is inserted into one of said recesses, each mounting terminal on at least one side of said member being configured for affixing thereto both an electrical lead and a mounting means for an electrical device to be mechanically attached to said member;

a housing enclosing said planar member, said housing including upper and lower members between which said planar member is secured, one of said upper and lower members including an outer surface having a longitudinal channel formed therein; and

a means for fastening said housing to an external structure, said means including a component slidably engageable with said channel so that the position of said housing can be longitudinally adjusted with respect to the external structure.

10. The arrangement according to claim 9, wherein said component of the fastening means is arrestable in said channel so that the position of the housing can be fixed with respect to the external structure.

11. An arrangement for mounting high voltage electrical devices, comprising:

a generally planar member made of electrically insulating material and including a uniform grid of recesses;

mounting plugs selectively insertable into desired ones of the recesses of said member, each mounting plug comprising an insulating body which is configured to be removably fixed in a desired one of the recesses of said member and a conductive pin extending through said insulating body and presenting a mounting terminal on each side of said member when the plug is inserted into one of said recesses, each mounting terminal on at least one side of said member being configured for affixing thereto both an electrical lead and a mounting means for an electrical device to be mechanically attached to said member;

a housing enclosing said planar member, said housing including upper and lower members between which said planar member is secured, one of said upper and lower members including an outer surface having a longitudinally channel formed therein; and

means for fastening said housing to an external structure, said means including a component slidably engageable with said channel so that the position of said housing can be longitudinally adjusted with respect to the external structure wherein one of said upper and lower members includes piping formed therein for carrying pressurized gas which can be tapped for use by a component mounted on said planar member.

12. The arrangement according to claim 11, wherein said upper and lower members comprise extrusions and said channel and said piping are formed by an extrusion.

13. An arrangement for mounting high voltage electrical devices, comprising:

a generally planar member made of electrically insulating material and including a uniform grid of recesses;

mounting plugs selectively insertable into desired ones of the recesses of said member, each mounting plug comprising an insulating body which is configured to be removably fixed in a desired one of the recesses of said member and a conductive pin extending through said insulating body and presenting a mounting terminal on each side of said member when the plug is inserted into one of said recesses, each mounting terminal on at least one side of said member being configured for affixing thereto both an electrical lead and a mounting means for an electrical device to be mechanically attached to said member; and

a housing enclosing said planar member, said housing including upper and lower members between which said planar member is secured, wherein one of said upper and lower members includes piping formed therein for carrying pressurized gas which can be tapped for use by a component mounted on said planar member.