US5274528A
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Power distribution and limiter assembly
Assignee: FCI USA LLC
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Filing: 1992-08-03
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Granted: 1993-12-28
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Expires: 2012-08-03
Abstract
Abstract An assembly for both distributing electricity and limiting the flow of current has a housing, input conductors, first output conductors, second output conductors, an insulating spacer block, and limiters. Portions of the input conductors and first output conductors overlay each other with the insulating spacer block therebetween. The limiters electrically connect the input conductors to the output conductors with pairs of limiters connected between a single input conductor and separate output conductors.
Inventors
- 👤 Rocco J. Noschese
- 👤 Frederick D. Hooper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:30
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02B; H02B1/00; H02B1/18; H02B1/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A power distribution and limiter assembly comprising: a housing; input conductors connected to the housing, each input conductor having a terminal at each of its opposite ends; first output conductors connected to the housing, at least some of the first output conductors overlaying at least some of the input conductors; second output conductors connected to the housing, the input conductors, first output conductors, and second output conductors all being spaced from each other; an insulating spacer block located between portions of the input conductors and portions of the first output conductors to electrically insulate the portions from each other; and limiters electrically connecting the input conductors to the output conductors, the limiters comprising pairs of limiters with first ends of both limiters of a pair connected to a single input conductor and second ends of each limiter of each pair connected to a separate output conductor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A power distribution and limiter assembly comprising: a housing; input conductors connected to the housing, each input conductor having a terminal at each of its opposite ends; first output conductors connected to the housing, at least some of the first output conductors overlaying at least some of the input conductors; second output conductors connected to the housing, the input conductors, first output conductors, and second output conductors all being spaced from each other; an insulating spacer block located between portions of the input conductors and portions of the first output conductors to electrically insulate the portions from each other; and limiters electrically connecting the input conductors to the output conductors, the limiters comprising pairs of limiters with first ends of both limiters of a pair connected to a single input conductor and second ends of each limiter of each pair connected to a separate output conductor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An assembly as in claim 1 further comprising a base connected to the housing with the conductors and spacer block sandwiched therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An assembly as in claim 2 further comprising a cover connected to the housing with the terminals therebetween.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An assembly as in claim 1 wherein the first and second output conductors are substantially planar bus bars and the input conductors are bus bars with a recessed area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
An assembly as in claim 1 wherein the spacer block has grooves to receive portions of the input conductors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
An assembly as in claim 2 wherein the base has a groove to receive the spacer block.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
An assembly as in claim 1 wherein the input conductors have three terminals on a first side of the housing and the first and second output conductors each have three terminals at a second side of the housing whereby the assembly can distribute and limit power with three phase electrical cables.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
154 words
A power distribution and limiter assembly comprising: three sets of conductive bus bars, each set having at least three bus bars, each bus bar having a first terminal at a first end and a second terminal at a second end, two of the sets of bus bars at least partially overlapping each other with a space therebetween; a spacer block located between portions of the overlapping sets of bus bars; a housing having the bus bars connected thereto with the terminals extending through holes in the housing; and three pairs of limiters electrically connecting a first set of the bus bars to a second set and a third set of the bus bars, each limiter having a first end connected to a second end terminal of the first set of bus bars and a second end connected to a first end terminal of either one of the second and third sets of bus bars.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
154 words
A power distribution and limiter assembly comprising: three sets of conductive bus bars, each set having at least three bus bars, each bus bar having a first terminal at a first end and a second terminal at a second end, two of the sets of bus bars at least partially overlapping each other with a space therebetween; a spacer block located between portions of the overlapping sets of bus bars; a housing having the bus bars connected thereto with the terminals extending through holes in the housing; and three pairs of limiters electrically connecting a first set of the bus bars to a second set and a third set of the bus bars, each limiter having a first end connected to a second end terminal of the first set of bus bars and a second end connected to a first end terminal of either one of the second and third sets of bus bars.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
An assembly as in claim 8 wherein all of the terminals are located in a single plane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An assembly as in claim 8 wherein the first set of bus bars has two second end terminals on each of its bus bars.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
An assembly as in claim 8 wherein the second end terminals of the first set of bus bar are located between the second set first end terminals and the third set first end terminals.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
An assembly as in claim 8 wherein the limiters are removably connected to the terminals.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
An assembly as in claim 8 wherein the first set of bus bars has first end terminals at a first side of the housing and the second and third sets of bus bars have second end terminals at a second side of the housing generally perpendicular to the first side.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
An assembly as in claim 13 wherein the first set second end terminals are aligned in a row between two separate rows of the second set first end terminals and third set first end terminals.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
128 words
A power distribution and limiter assembly comprising: a base; a housing connected to the base; a cover connected to the housing; three sets of bus bars sandwiched between the base and the housing and having input and output terminals extending through the housing to a space between the housing and cover, a first set of input terminals being located at a first side of the housing and two sets of output terminals being located at an adjacent second side of the housing generally perpendicular to the first side; a spacer block located between overlapping portions of first and second sets of the bus bars; and limiters connecting the first set of bus bars with the second set of bus bars and a third set of the bus bars.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
128 words
A power distribution and limiter assembly comprising: a base; a housing connected to the base; a cover connected to the housing; three sets of bus bars sandwiched between the base and the housing and having input and output terminals extending through the housing to a space between the housing and cover, a first set of input terminals being located at a first side of the housing and two sets of output terminals being located at an adjacent second side of the housing generally perpendicular to the first side; a spacer block located between overlapping portions of first and second sets of the bus bars; and limiters connecting the first set of bus bars with the second set of bus bars and a third set of the bus bars.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
An assembly as in claim 15 further comprising post connectors adapted to connect the cover to the housing with the space formed therebetween.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
An assembly as in claim 15 wherein the bus bars have at least three sets of limiter connection terminals aligned in parallel rows.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
An assembly as in claim 15 wherein the base has a groove to receive the spacer block and the spacer block has grooves to receive at least a portion of one of the overlapping sets of bus bars.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
An assembly as in claim 15 wherein the housing has grooves for receiving the limiters.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
An assembly as in claim 15 further comprising means for mounting the base and housing to a frame.
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