Power distribution system with snubber plate
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1. A power distribution system unit comprising:
- a housing with an internal bus structure;
a door assembly hinged to the housing and having an internal side and an external side wherein the internal side is accessible when the door assembly is in an open position and is inaccessible when the door assembly is in a closed position;
the door assembly having;
a set of printed circuit boards (PCBs) mounted to the internal side, the set of PCBs having at least one socket;
a set of circuit breakers having an operator in a conical portion and at least one plug disposed opposite the operator;
the at least one plug received in the at least one socket and the conical portion extending through the external side; and
a snubber plate having at least one aperture and a grommet surrounding the at least one aperture, and secured to the external side;
wherein the conical portion extends through the at least one aperture in the snubber plate and retained therein by the grommet.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method managing a circuit breaker in a power distribution system unit. The power distribution system unit can include a housing with an internal bus structure, a door assembly which includes at least one plug received in a socket. A snubber plate is positioned at the socket and includes an aperture through which the plug can be received.
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1. A power distribution system unit comprising:
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a housing with an internal bus structure; a door assembly hinged to the housing and having an internal side and an external side wherein the internal side is accessible when the door assembly is in an open position and is inaccessible when the door assembly is in a closed position; the door assembly having; a set of printed circuit boards (PCBs) mounted to the internal side, the set of PCBs having at least one socket; a set of circuit breakers having an operator in a conical portion and at least one plug disposed opposite the operator; the at least one plug received in the at least one socket and the conical portion extending through the external side; and a snubber plate having at least one aperture and a grommet surrounding the at least one aperture, and secured to the external side; wherein the conical portion extends through the at least one aperture in the snubber plate and retained therein by the grommet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A door assembly for a power distribution system unit comprising:
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a panel having an internal side and an external side; a set of printed circuit boards (PCBs) mounted to the internal side, the set of PCBs having at least one socket; a set of circuit breakers having an operator in a conical portion and at least one plug disposed opposite the operator; the at least one plug received in the at least one socket and the conical portion extending through the external side; and a snubber plate having at least one aperture and a grommet surrounding the at least one aperture, and secured to the external side; wherein the conical portion extends through the at least one aperture in the snubber plate and retained therein by the grommet. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of managing circuit breakers in a power distribution system unit, comprising:
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mounting a set of circuit breakers having an operator in a conical portion and at least one plug disposed opposite the operator to a set of printed circuit boards (PCBs) having at least one socket by receiving the at least one plug in the at least one socket; mounting the set of PCBs to an internal side of a door panel with the conical portion extending through an external side of the door panel; and securing a snubber plate to the external side, the snubber plate having at least one aperture and a grommet surrounding the at least one aperture, with the conical portion extending through the at least one aperture in the snubber plate and retained therein by the grommet. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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