System for connecting motor drives
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1. A bus bar connector system for establishing an electrical connection between a plurality of devices sharing a bus external to the plurality of devices, comprising:
- a first connector operably connected to a printed circuit board in one of the plurality of devices, wherein the first connector includes a first mating portion; and
a first adapter plug, including;
a second mating portion configured to engage the first mating portion of the first connector to establish an electrical connection between the first connector and the first adapter plug, anda receptacle configured to receive a bus bar, wherein the bus bar defines, at least in part, the bus external to the plurality of devices and the receptacle is electrically connected to the second mating portion and wherein each of the plurality of devices includes a housing and an opening in the housing through which a portion of the first adapter plug extends.
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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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17 Claims
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1. A bus bar connector system for establishing an electrical connection between a plurality of devices sharing a bus external to the plurality of devices, comprising:
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a first connector operably connected to a printed circuit board in one of the plurality of devices, wherein the first connector includes a first mating portion; and a first adapter plug, including; a second mating portion configured to engage the first mating portion of the first connector to establish an electrical connection between the first connector and the first adapter plug, and a receptacle configured to receive a bus bar, wherein the bus bar defines, at least in part, the bus external to the plurality of devices and the receptacle is electrically connected to the second mating portion and wherein each of the plurality of devices includes a housing and an opening in the housing through which a portion of the first adapter plug extends. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A bus bar connector system for establishing an electrical connection between a plurality of devices sharing a bus external to the plurality of devices, comprising:
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a first connector operably connected to a printed circuit board in a first device from the plurality of devices, wherein the first connector includes a mating portion; a first adapter plug, including; a mating portion configured to engage the mating portion of the first connector to establish an electrical connection between the first connector and the first adapter plug, and a receptacle configured to receive a bus bar, wherein the receptacle is electrically connected to the mating portion of the first adapter plug and the receptacle includes a first leaf defining a first side of the receptacle of the first adapter plug, a second leaf defining a second side of the receptacle of the first adapter plug, and a base strap connecting a lower edge of the first leaf and a lower edge of the second leaf; a second connector operably connected to a printed circuit board in a second device from the plurality of devices, wherein the second connector includes a mating portion; and a second adapter plug, including; a mating portion configured to engage the mating portion of the second connector to establish an electrical connection between the second connector and the second adapter plug, and a receptacle configured to receive the bus bar, wherein the receptacle is electrically connected to the mating portion of the second adapter plug and the receptacle includes a third leaf defining a first side of the receptacle of the second adapter plug, a fourth leaf defining a second side of the receptacle of the second adapter plug, and a base strap connecting a lower edge of the third leaf and a lower edge of the fourth leaf, and wherein the bus bar defines, at least in part, the shared bus and establishes and electrical connection between the first adapter plug and the second adapter plug. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A bus bar connector system for removably connecting at least two electronic components to each other, comprising,
a first bus bar module that includes a bus bar that is made from an electrically conductive material, the bus bar including a first blade, a second blade, and a covered segment extending between and connecting the first and second blades; -
a second bus bar module that includes a bus bar that is made from an electrically conductive material, the bus bar including a first blade, a second blade, and a covered segment extending between and connecting the first and second blades; a conductive receptacle that defines a splice joint between the first and the second bus bar modules, wherein the conductive receptacle holds one of the first and the second blades of the bus bar from the first bus bar module adjacent to one of the first and the second blades of the bus bar from the second bus bar module; and an insulating cover that substantially covers the conductive surfaces of the bus bar connector system, wherein the insulating cover includes; a first cover on the first bus bar module 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 second cover on the second bus bar module 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. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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