US4444067A
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Power drive including a drive slide for electric switchgear
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1981-04-13
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Granted: 1984-04-24
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Expires: 2001-04-13
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a power drive for electric switchgear, for example, protective low-voltage breakers. The power drive comprises a support plate and a drive slide which is guided between the support plate and the top or front side of the switchgear. The drive slide includes side walls into which a projection located on the top side of the switchgear extends for guiding the drive slide on the switchgear. The drive slide cooperates with the switchgear actuating handle through an opening having curved surfaces. The power drive includes a U-shaped leaf-spring which extends transversely to the direction of motion of the drive slide and which provides for elastic transmission of force from a crank coupled to a gear box to the actuating handle of the switchgear.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernhard Preuss
- 👤 Reinhard Zeuke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:06
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H3/00; H01H3/32; H01H3/38; H01H3/22; H01H3/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18888; Y10T74/1892; Y10T74/18968
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
In a power drive for electric switchgear, particularly protective low-voltage breakers, including a support plate and a drive slide having a window-like opening into which an actuating member of the switchgear extends to couple the drive slide to the actuating member, the improvement comprising arrangement of the drive slide between the support plate and a surface of the switchgear beyond which the actuating member extends, the drive slide being in sliding engagement with said support plate and said surface and being guided therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
In a power drive for electric switchgear, particularly protective low-voltage breakers, including a support plate and a drive slide having a window-like opening into which an actuating member of the switchgear extends to couple the drive slide to the actuating member, the improvement comprising arrangement of the drive slide between the support plate and a surface of the switchgear beyond which the actuating member extends, the drive slide being in sliding engagement with said support plate and said surface and being guided therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement according to claim 1, wherein surfaces of the window-like opening are defined by curved surfaces and comprise plastic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The improvement according to claim 2, wherein the drive slide comprises plastic material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The improvement according to claim 1 or 3 wherein the drive slide includes side walls and the switchgear includes a projection extending between the side walls of the slide from the switchgear surface from which the actuating member extends.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the drive slide includes an elongated slot extending in the direction of motion of the drive slide and the power drive includes at least one holding member connected to the support plate and extending through the slot to prevent separation of the drive slide from the support plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The improvement acording to claim 1 and comprising a control slide for securing the drive slide to the support plate and for coupling driving power to the drive slide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
The improvement according to claim 6, wherein the control slide includes an arm and is guided on the support plate parallel to the direction of motion of the drive slide, the drive slide including on a side opposite to a side which includes the elongated hole at least one rib which is engageable by the arm of the control slide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The improvement according to claim 7, wherein the control slide cooperates with the rib of the drive slide to maintain the drive slide secured to the support plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The improvement according to claim 6 or 8, wherein the control slide includes means for frictionally bearing against the support plate to provide drag for the control slide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The improvement according to claim 6 or 8, wherein the control slide carries a control cam for a snap end switch, and includes markings for the "on" position and the "off" position of the switchgear.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The improvement according to claim 1 and comprising a motor for driving the drive slide and means for elastically coupling the motor to the drive slide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The improvement according to claim 6 or 8 and comprising a motor for driving the drive slide and means for elastically coupling the motor to the drive slide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
61 words
The improvement according to claim 12 and comprising a crank arm coupled to the motor, the crank arm having a crank pin, wherein the drive slide has openings therein for receiving a leaf-spring which is arranged transversely to the direction of motion of the drive slide and cooperates with the crank pin for elastically coupling the motor to the control slide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The improvement according to claim 13, wherein the drive slide includes at least one further surface which is in sliding engagement with another surface of the switchgear to further guide the drive slide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The improvement according to claim 14 wherein said further surface is a side surface of said drive slide extending generally perpendicular to said support plate.
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